Ellida This 1124 ton Norwegian steamship was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine of Runswick Bay on April 19 1917. Details of ship were: Built Bergen 1901, Dimensions, 229ft long by 35ft beam. Engines 3cy 16, 25 and 43. The approximate position for this wreck is 54 33 00N 00 37 00W.

Lampada The 2220 ton armed collier Lampada ex Snilesworth was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine 3 miles north of Whitby on December 8 1917. Details of the ship were: Built by Short Bros. of Sunderland in 1889. Engines by J Dickenson of Sunderland 3cy 21, 35 and 58-42. 2SB, 6RF (ribbed furnaces). Dimensions of the ship were 281ft long by 40ft beam.

Afrique This 2457 ton French steamship, built in 1911 by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine on June 12 1918. Details of the ship were: Dimensions; 295ft long by 41ft beam. Engines; TCY 21, 33 and 56. 2SB 6CF. AN approximate position is 54 32 00N 00 34 00W.

Gulana A commissioned Admiralty tug of 166 tons, the Guiana sank after a collision on January 29 1918 in an approximate position of 54 32 00N 00 31 00W.

Brentwood The Cory collier Brentwood, 1192 tons, was lost to a mine on January 12 1917 some 4 miles east north east of Whitby. One of the first casualties of the year, the loss of the Brentwood heralded the start of a particular callous period in the escalating submarine war in this locality, as the loss of the Hurstwood, Corsican Prince and Saint Ninian were to demonstrate. Contempery reports claim that the master and one crew member were taken prisoner in this incident. Built by SP Austin and Co of Sunderland in 1904, the dimensions of the ship were 224ft long by 36ft beam. Engines TCY, 20, 33 and 54 by CLark of Sunderland, 1SB, 4PF. Sister ship to the Brentwood, the SS Huntswood, lost four of her crew to submarine attack on Monday February 5 1917. When some 6 miles north-east of Whitby, her secound mate saw a periscope just 150-200 yards away on the port side. The torpedo het near the engine room, blowing a 3ft hole above and below the waterline. The Hurstwood sank with 4 of her 15 crew.

Spero The Runswick Bay Lifeboat, assisted by Whitby lifeboat rescued the crew of the SS Spero of Newcastle, in the early hours of January 13 1923. The location is unknown. This wreck has become confused with that of the Sparrow reputed to have been lost of Whitby piers and positioned at 54 30 48N 00 37 01W, in 34m and known as the "Steeple-i-Street" wreck. No information from Lloyds Register has been found relating to the Sparrow.

Unknown An unknown wreck not far from the Sparrow is at 54 31 12N 00 37 12W. This may even be the same wreck with positions from different sources. Diving at slack water is 2 hours after predicted time.

Hercules The 1295 ton Norwegian collier Hercules was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine 3 miles east-north-east of Whitby on December 30 1917. Her bell was raised in 1996

Garthwaite The armed steamship Garthwaite, of 5690 gross tons, was reported as torpedoed and sunk by German submarine on December 13 1917, 4 miles east of Whitby in position 54 29 45N 00 27 10W. There are two alternative positions for this wreck at 54 29 45N 00 32 00W and 54 29 45N 00 26 53W, and it could be that of the Crimdon. Details of the ship were: Built by W Dobson and Co, Newcastle in 1917. Rigistered London. Dimensions were 400ft long by 52ft beam by 33ft depth. Engines 3CY by NEME, 26, 43 and 72-48. 3SB 9CF.

Crimdon This Swedish collier, of 1710 gross tons, was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine on July 27 1918 while carrying a cargo of 2050 tons of coal. Dimensions of the ship were 262ft long by 34.7ft beam. Built by William Gray in Hartlepool in 1878. Compound engines by Richardson of Hartlepool. 2SB. An approximate position is 54 30 00N 00 32 00W.

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