The Great naval leader Admiral William Snowden Sims.

Merchant ship world war one. The title Merchant Navy was granted by King George V after the First World War to recognise the contribution made by merchant sailors. Its vessels served as troop transports as hospital ships and in many other roles. A policy of unrestricted warfare meant that merchant seafarers were at risk of attack from enemy ships.

Otto Weddigen in his small U-9 sank 3 British cruisers in less than hour on 22 Sep 1914. The basic source for the cargo ships serving in NOTS is the book by Lewis P. Torpedoed on October 8 1917 seven miles ENE of North Arklow light Vessel Ireland.

Search and download cards recording the award of campaign medals to merchant seamen in the First World War BT 35111 BT 35112 and MT 91404. Though no records of individual merchant seamen and women survive for the First World War the Crew Lists and Agreements for 1915 enable you to search almost a million names of those at sea during. The supply of food to the civilian population as well as equipment and ammunition was dependent on imports from Europe and across the Atlantic.

A merchant ship is a vessel that transports cargo passengers or both. The SS Greldon was an armed merchant steamer. In 1939 a third of the worlds merchant ships.

ANCHUSA convoy sloop Flower-class Anchusa-type ordered 117 Aubretia and Anchusa-types built to look like merchant ships with concealed armament T01 118. Later Candiope 1919 scrapped 1924. Although they were civilians many New Zealand merchant seafarers found themselves in the firing line especially in the far-off North Atlantic where the German U-boat menace threatened to turn the tide of the war.

This category is for merchant ships designed built or operated during World War I 19141918. A Note on Sources. The Union Companys large modern fleet was one of this countrys most valuable war assets.