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Year	Name	Date and details
1891	HERO	7 May. Foundered
1893	CONSERVATIVE	13 May. Foundered off the Smalls.
	YOUNG ALFRED	14 May. Foundered off the Smalls.
1894	NILE	1 Jun.  Struck rock and sank off Iceland
1895	MONMOUTH	Nov. Foundered off the Saltees.
1896	LAUREL	29 Mar.  Foundered off the Saltees.
1897	WATERIA	6 Apr. Total wreck.
1898	SEA FOAM	5 May. Wrecked off Ushant.
1899	ESCORT	24 Apr.  Sank after collision, 18 m E of Lundy.
1901	LORD ROBERTS	Aug. Foundered off St.Anne's Head.
	WATERWITCH	21 Sep.  Foundered in Jack Sound.
1902	SKART	26 Aug.  Foundered off Lundy.
1903	DORIS	10 Jan. Foundered off Coningbeg Light.Ship, S. of Co.Wexford.
	ANGLESEY	24 Sep.  Lost off Yokane, Co.Cork.
1905	HYDRANGEA	15 Jul. Wrecked on the Seven Stones, Scillies.
1906	SHAMROCK	2 Feb.  Wrecked on Pennyholt Stack, near Broad Haven.
	HINDUSTAN	6 Feb.  Foundered off Saltees Rocks.
	FULMAR	16 Feb.  Foundered on Dogger Bank, off Wexford.
	MERLIN	18 Apr.  Caught fire and foundered 40 m W of St.Anne's Head.
	CORNWALL	May .  Wrecked at Oporto.
	GENERAL ROBERTS	May.  Foundered off the Seven Stones, Scilly Is.
	PALESTINE	31 May.  Foundered after collision 8 m. WSW of Smalls.
	MAREC	Sep. Foundered off St.Anne’s Head.
1907	EFFORT	3 Sep.  Foundered off Tuskar LH.
	RESOLUTE	14 Sep. Foundered 140 miles SW of St. Ann’s Head.
1908	TANTALLON CASTLE	11 Jan.  Foundered off Saltee Is., Co.Wexford.
	DEVON	End Jan. Lost with all hands, off Land’s End (Position uncertain.)
	CLYTIE	2 Feb. Sank in collision off Mine Head, Co.Waterford.
	GOLDFINDER	20 Mar.  Foundered 12 miles N of Godrevy Is., St.Ives.
	MANAOS	29 Sept. Wrecked on Clohane Is., Mizen Hd., Co.Cork
1909	LIFE BRIGADE	8 Feb.  Foundered 10 miles north-west of Pendeen LH, Cornwall.
	PERFECT	13 Jul. CTL Fishguard.
	ST. VINCENT	22 Aug.  Foundered 30 miles NE by E of the Smalls.
1910	TRITON	20 Jan.  Foundered 12 miles SSW Black Ball Head
1912	RODNEY	12 Aug. Foundered off the Smalls.
	EAGLE	11 Dec. Sank after collision in Milford Haven.
1915	AVANCE  M119	21 Mar. Captured by U-boat and sunk by gunfire, 25 m. WSW Portland Bill; no loss of life
	GLOXINIA	1 Apr.  Captured and sunk by U-10 in N.Sea, 40 miles NE by E from Tyne.
	DON	6 May. Mined 100 miles E by S of Spurn Point.  All hands lost.
	VICTORIA	1 Jun.  Shelled, captured and sunk by U-34, 145 miles W. by S. from St.Anne's Head.
	DELTA B	2 Jun?  Belgian trawler &  crew, based in Milford. Shelled by U-boat off Scilly Is.
	ROEBUCK	18 Aug. Lost off Courtown, Co Wexford. CTL
	FLORA	12 Nov.  Wrecked at Fishguard.
1916	ERNEST	30 Sep. Foundered off Rockabill LH, Skerries, Co.Meath.
	SPEEDWELL V	28 Oct. Wrecked on Splough Rock, off Greenore Pt., Rosslare.  No survivors.
1917	FRIENDSHIP	13 Feb. Captured and sunk by German U-boat off Smalls.  No survivors.
	PENCAER	16 Mar. Sunk by U-boat 8 m. SE Mine Head LH.
	OUR BAIRNS	17 Sep. Captured and sunk by German U-boat off Coningbeg LV.  No loss of life.
1918	GENERAL LEMAN	29 Jan. Captured by U-Boat, sunk by gun fire, 14 m SE Berry Head
	TRIUMPH	23 Dec.  Wrecked at Padstow.
1921	PURSUIT	Jul. Foundered.
	ARIES	3 Nov.  Foundered.
1922	THRIFT	12 Jan. Foundered off Coningbeg Lightship.
	UNITY	23 May.  Caught fire off Clovelly.
	RICHARD ROBERTS	26 Jul. Ran aground on Spanish coast, CTL .
	NILE	24 Oct. Struck submerged rock in Crookhaven, Co.Cork; foundered 3 days later. CTL.
1923	PETUNIA	Feb.  Missing in Cardigan Bay, with all hands.
	CARYSFORT	Feb. Missing after 22nd. , with all hands.
	AVANCE M205	3 Mar.  Foundered off Rosslare.  No loss of life.
	CAMBRIA	Mar.  Abandoned by crew in Irish Sea; salvaged.
	SCARBORO CASTLE	30 Sep.  Destroyed by fire, St.Brides Bay.
	MINNIE	18 Nov.  Destroyed by fire and sank, off Wexford.
1924	HYACINTH	25 Mar. Sank in Irish Sea.
	KALMIA	27 Jun. Foundered 20 miles W of Lundy.
1927	CLUNY	2 May.  Collided with St Patrick’s Bridge, Wexford; constructive total loss.
	VALLETTA	28 Oct. Stranded at Rosslare, CTL.
1928	OKU	11 Feb.  Foundered off Fastnet.  Crew saved.
	MAGNOLIA	25 Jun.  Foundered off SW Ireland
	CAWDOR	31 Oct.  Foundered on Atlantic fishing grounds.
	ELECTRIC	3 Nov. Wrecked near Tresore Point, Ireland.
1930	ARRAVALE	27 Mar.  Wrecked in Bantry Bay.  Two survivors, six lost.
	AVOLA	25 Jul. Burned and sunk 15 miles off Hook Head, Co.Wexford
1932	STROMO	24 Apr.  Foundered off Saltees, Co.Wexford
	DILYS	17 Sep. Sank after collision off the Eddystone.
1933	STANFREL	May.  Lost off Skelligs, Dingle, Co.Kerry
	TALLY HO	29 May. Sank off Irish coast.
	OLDHAM	2 Jul.  Foundered off St.Anne’s Head.
	SOUTH TYNE	14 Jul.  Sank in Moray Firth.
1934	MANSFIELD	7 Apr.  Foundered 20 miles from Coningbeg Lightship.
	HIROSE	11 Apr. Foundered off SW coast or Ireland.
1935	FLECK	1 Feb.  Wrecked Arklow Bank.
	SYDNELSIE	12 Jul. Foundered off Blasket Is., Co.Kerry.
1938	VICTOR	3 Jan. Foundered off Galway.
	GORDON RICHARDS	14 Jan.  Lost with all hands; position unknown.
	HORATIO	15 Jul.  Foundered 30 miles WSW of St.Ann's Head
	NOGI and HATANO	16 Aug.  Both wrecked together in heavy seas in Galway Bay
1939	MOPSA	4 Oct. Ran ashore on Aberdeen Beach.  CTL
1940	TOGIMO	11 Feb.  Sunk by U-37 SW of Fastnet.
	XANIA	17 Mar. Sunk in collision
	JOHN BAPTISH	Sep.  Presumed mined S. of Coningbeg LV, Co. Wexford; lost with all hands.
	RESPONDO	Sep.  Lost with all hands, possibly by a/c attack, off Old Head of Kinsale.
	BASS ROCK	24 Sep. Bombed by enemy a/c off Old Head of Kinsale.
1941	THOMAS DEAS	16 Feb.  (Fishing out of Fleetwood)  Sunk by mine, 4m off Spurn Pt.
	ABERDEEN	11 Mar. Sunk by enemy a/c in Cardigan Bay.
	BIANCA	20 Mar.  Torpedoed by enemy a/c, Irish Sea.
	EXETER	29 Mar. Bombed by German a/c,  5 miles SW of Ballycotton
	WHITBY	4 Apr. Sunk by enemy a/c 3 miles SSE of Blackwater LV, off Co.Wexford.
	BEN ADEN	20 Apr.  Foundered
	FORT RONA	13 May.  Sunk by enemy a/c 15m WSW of Bardsey Is.
	WESTFIELD	6 Jul. Missing, presumed sunk by enemy a/c off St Govan's Hd.
	RECENIA	8 Oct. Stranded and wrecked on Barn Scar, Cumberland.
	CALIPH	2 Nov.  Sunk by enemy a/c 12m. S. of Old Head of Kinsale.
1943	LOCH AWE	Apr.  Missing after 5 Apr.
1945	ELY	14 Jan.  Lost through collision with HMS TRILLIUM, corvette.
	GOZO	24 Jul.  Mined off Old Head of Kinsale.  Crew survived.
	ILFRACOMBE	28 Sep.  Wrecked Straw Is.
	GRENADA	3 Oct.  Mined off Old Head of Kinsale; nine lives lost, one survivor.
	CRAIGEWAN	Oct.  Missing off S.Irish coast after 12 October.
1946	CRAIGMILLAR	30 Apr.  Foundered S of Galley Hd., Co.Cork
	VICTORIA II	29 May. Sank after collision with tug, 16 m. NNE of Liverpool.
	CHARMOUTH	14 Nov. Mined off Ballycotton; nine killed, five survivors.
1947	EAST COAST	6 Nov.  Foundered off Ballycotton; later salvaged and returned to service.
1948	MINT	14 Aug. Grounded on sandbank off Irish Coast,  CTL.
	EPHRATAH	4 Sep.  Constructive total loss, after grounding in Fishguard harbour.
	STAR OF PEACE	15 Oct. Foundered 221 miles W by 1 S from St.Anne’s Head.
1949	ANN MELVILLE	24 May. Foundered S. of Ireland, at 50.10N, 8.16W.
1950	MILFORD VISCOUNT	Apr. Lost with all hands off W. Coast of Ireland.
	YEZO	4 Oct. Foundered off the Porcupine Bank.
1951	BRAES O' MAR	1 Feb. Foundered 15m WNW of the Skelligs, Dingle, Co.Kerry
1952	HEATHERY BRAE	4 May. Sank off Guernsey.
1953	RICHARD CROFTS	20 Feb.  Sank off Tiree. Eight crew lost, four survived.
	HERO	18 May.  Sank after collision off the Smalls.
1956	MERCHANT VANGUARD	16 Jun.  Wrecked on The Hook, Dunmore, Co.Waterford.
1957	ROBERT LIMBRICK	5 Feb. Wrecked W. side Ardmore Bay, Mull Sound. No survivors.
1961	SUTHERNESS	10 Jun. Lost off Islay.
1962	BOSTON HERON	3 Dec.  Wrecked on Glas Island, off Harris.
1968	WILLIAM RHODES MOORHOUSE	16 Apr. Foundered off Fishguard.
1974	JADE STAR GLORY	16 Jan.  Wrecked off Co.Wexford.
1983	DORIS	7 Jan.  Sank after explosion and fire.

 

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