Peacetime and Civilian Wartime Losses, 1888-1988
Where further details of a loss are available, they can be found by clicking on the ship’s name in UNDERLINED BLUE.
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| 1891 | HERO | 7 May. Foundered |
| 1893 | CONSERVATIVE | 13 May. Foundered off the Smalls. |
| YOUNG ALFRED | 14 May. Foundered off the Smalls. | |
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1894 |
1 Jun. Struck rock and sank off Iceland |
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| 1895 | MONMOUTH | Nov. Foundered off the Saltees. |
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1896 |
29 Mar. Foundered off the Saltees. | |
| 1897 | WATERIA | 6 Apr. Total wreck. |
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1898 |
5 May. Wrecked off Ushant. |
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| 1899 | ESCORT | 24 Apr. CTL. |
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1901 |
Aug. Foundered off St.Anne's Head. |
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| WATERWITCH | 21 Sep. Foundered in Jack Sound. | |
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1902 |
SKART |
26 Aug. Foundered off Lundy. |
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1903 |
DORIS |
10 Jan. Foundered off Coningbeg Light.Ship, S. of Co.Wexford. |
| ANGLESEA | 24 Sep. Lost off Yokane, Co.Cork. | |
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1905 |
15 Jul. Wrecked on the Seven Stones, Scillies. |
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1906 |
2 Feb. Wrecked on Pennyholt Stack, near Broad Haven. |
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6 Feb. Foundered off Saltees Rocks. |
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| FULMAR | 16 Feb. Foundered on Dogger Bank, off Wexford. | |
| MERLIN | 18 Apr. Caught fire and foundered 40 m W of St.Anne's Head. | |
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May . Wrecked at Oporto. |
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May. Foundered off the Seven Stones, Scilly Is. |
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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. | |
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1908 |
11 Jan. Foundered off Saltee Is., Co.Wexford. |
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End Jan. Lost with all hands, off Land’s End (Position uncertain.) |
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2 Feb. Sank in collision off Mine Head, Co.Waterford. |
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| GOLD FINDER | 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. |
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11 Dec. Sank after collision in Milford Haven. |
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| 1915 | AVANCE M119 | 21 Mar. Captured by U-boat and sunk by gunfire, 25 m. WSW Portland Bill; no loss of life |
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1 Apr. Captured and sunk by U-10 in N.Sea, 40 miles NE by E from Tyne. |
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| 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 | |
| 1916 | EARNEST | 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. |
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3 Nov. Foundered. |
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1922 |
12 Jan. Foundered off Coningbeg Lightship. |
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| UNITY | 23 May. Caught fire off Clovelly. | |
| RICHARD ROBERTS | 26 Jul. Ran aground on Spanish coast, CTL . | |
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24 Oct. Struck submerged rock in Crookhaven, Co.Cork; foundered 3 days later. CTL. |
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1923 |
Feb. Missing in Cardigan Bay, with all hands. |
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| CARYSFORT | Feb. Missing after 22nd. , with all hands. | |
| AVANCE M205 | 3 Mar. Foundered off Rosslare. No loss of life. | |
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Mar. Abandoned by crew in Irish Sea; salvaged. |
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| SCARBOROUGH CASTLE | 30 Sep. Destroyed by fire, St.Brides Bay. | |
| MINNIE | 18 Nov. Destroyed by fire and sank, off Wexford. | |
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1924 |
25 Mar. Sank in Irish Sea. |
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27 Jun. Foundered 20 miles W of Lundy. |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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1932 |
24 Apr. Foundered off Saltees, Co.Wexford |
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| DILYS | 17 Sep. Sank after collision off the Eddystone. | |
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1933 |
May. Lost off Skelligs, Dingle, Co.Kerry |
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29 May. Sank off Irish coast. |
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2 Jul. Foundered off St.Anne’s Head. |
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11 Jul. Sank in Moray Firth. |
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| 1934 | MANSFIELD | 7 Apr. Foundered 20 miles from Coningbeg Lightship. |
| HIROSE | 11 Apr. Foundered off SW coast or Ireland. | |
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1935 |
1 Feb. Wrecked Arklow Bank. |
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| SYDNELSIE | 12 Jul. Foundered off Blasket Is., Co.Kerry. | |
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1938 |
3 Jan. Foundered off Galway. |
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14 Jan. Lost with all hands; position unknown. |
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| 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 | |
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Sep. Presumed mined S. of Coningbeg LV, Co. Wexford; lost with all hands. |
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| 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. | |
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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. |
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4 Sep. Constructive total loss, after grounding in Fishguard harbour. |
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15 Oct. Foundered 221 miles W by 1 S from St.Anne’s Head. |
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1949 |
24 May. Foundered S. of Ireland, at 50.10N, 8.16W. |
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1950 |
Apr. Lost with all hands off W. Coast of Ireland. |
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| YEZO | 4 Oct. Foundered off the Porcupine Bank. | |
| 1951 | BRAES O' MAR | 1 Feb. Foundered 15m WNW of the Skelligs, Dingle, Co.Kerry |
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1952 |
HEATHERY BRAE |
4 May. Sank off Guernsey. |
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1953 |
20 Feb. Sank off Tiree. Eight crew lost, four survived. |
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| HERO | 18 May. Sank after collision off the Smalls. | |
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