WW1 Ship Losses

[PhilB]

I`d like to get the Dictionary of Disasters at Sea in the Age of Steam but it`s £120+, covers a lot more than WW1 and my wife would notice it in the bank statement. Is there another book that gives good coverage of WW1 losses?

[Malcolm]

The following may help

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWI%20LOSSES-C.htm

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWI%20LOSSES%20INDEX.htm

http://www.naval-history.net/index.htm

http://www.worldwar1atsea.net/

http://www.wrecksite.eu/wrecksite.aspx

http://uboat.net/

http://uboat.net/wwi/

http://www.gwpda.org/naval/n0000000.htm

Aye

Malcolm

[daggers]

"Title British vessels lost at sea, 1914-18

Publication Stephens, 1977

ISBN 0850592917

Subject World War, 1939-1945. Naval operations - British

Dewey Class Number 940.545

Note Reprint of the original official publications 'Navy losses' and 'Merchant shipping (losses)' which were first published in August 1919 by HMSO

Physical Description vi,70p;vi,184p ; 24cm "

I have had it on extended loan from my library, and cannot help with price.

I think critics would say "indispensible"

D

[auchonvillerssomme]

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchRe...amp;n=200000169

[PhilB]

Thanks gents. Much obliged!

[Michael Lowrey]

Phil,

Sorry for the late response, just noticed this thread.

I handle much of the WWI material for the uboat.net website. I'm also one of the people that explains the (previously) unexplained, that is to say that I attribute out which U-boat sank or damaged particular ships etc.

There are two published sources on WWI ship losses that I use heavily. These are British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 and Lloyd's War Losses: The First World War. Most everything else out there is derived from one or both of these sources.

Lloyd's War Losses is pricey and your wife would probably notice.

I would also recommend David Hepper's British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era 1860 - 1919, with provides details on British warship losses (full disclosure: I'm among the people thanked). A.J. Tennent's British Merchant Ships Sunk by U-Boats in the 1914-1918 War is useful and affordable, combining information from BVLAS, LWL, Lloyd's Register, and attribution from Spindler's official history of U-boat operations against merchant shipping. Note that Tennent's book only covers steamers of 500 grt+.

Best wishes,

Michael

[PhilB]

Thanks, Michael.

[Tbrd35]

Good Morning,

I read your posting and was wondering if there are books/lists that carry the names of those that went down on American ships. I'm researching a Patrick Reddington who according to his family lore was in the American Army (Draft Reg West Lenox Mass.) but went down at sea and was lost. I tend to think he survived the war and just lost contact with his family. Can anyone help?

Pat

Tbrd35@hotmail.com

[Michael Lowrey]

Pat,

That's not so easy to research. I can offer a few places to start though:

U.S. ships hit during the war: http://www.usmm.org/ww1merchant.html (never use the attributions to a specific U-boat listed there as they are often wrong)

See also http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/ -- you can search for U.S.-flagged ships but your relative could have been on a British-flagged ship (troop transport).

U.S. World War I casualties -- incomplete list but includes the missing: http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwi.php

U.S. Navy, Marine and Coast Guard casualties, complete list through 11/11/1918: http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyUS-Casualties.htm

Neither of these shows a Patrick Reddington.

Best wishes,

Michael