American Steamer Sunk. Portland
The American steamer Harry Luckenbach has been torpedoed. Eight of the crew perished…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1918
68 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 4
American Steamer Sinking. Vancouver
The New York steamer Texan is sinking at sea. A vessel which has arrived at an Atlantic port reports having picked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. British Destroyers Wrecked During Gale. Sydney
The Admiralty announces mm British destroyers on the night of January 12 were totally wrecked on the coast of Scotland during a violent gale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Steamer Torpedoed. Sydney
A message states that the steamer Andania has been sunk with malls for Australia aboard. The Andania survivors, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miscellaneous Your Own Lifeboat
"Carry your own lifeboat," is the motto of an Italian inventor, G. Piperao, who has visited England with what is probably the most ambitious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maryborough to Mackay. Anxiety as to Schooner's Fate
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the schooner Orete, which left Maryborough on January 16th for Mackay, and has not since been heard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jumped From Ferry Steamer. Artilleryman's Gallant Rescue
The police report that a soldier named W. M. Martin jumped off a ferry steamer in the harbor yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Steamer Torpedoed
The Admiralty reports that the armed boarding steamer Rouvain was torpedoed and sunk in the eastern Mediterranean on January 21. Seven officers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish Steamer Tordedoeo
The Barcelona steamer Conferino, of 3600 tons, was torpedoed 500 miles off Cape Orchilla. A submarine towed four boats with 37 survivors to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increased Steamer Freights
Increased steamer freights from Japan to Australia are now quoted at 150/ per ton, as against 50/ prior to the war. The Japanese Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Wrecked. 158 Lives Lost. London
It is feared that 156 lives were lost in the wreck of the steamer Florizel off Cape Race. Only 40 were rescued. The ship grounded in a fog and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newfoundland Wreck
A Vancouver message reports that heroic rescues saved 35 lives from the steamer Florizel, which was wrecked on the Newfoundland coast. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Steamer Sunk. London
The large German Ice-breaker Hindenburg struck a mine south of Aaland this morning and sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer's Fate Uncertain
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the steamer Dolphin, which left Southern Queensland a week ago for Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Missing
The steamer Hopewell, which left Cairns over a week ago for Maryborough, has not since been heard of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Missing
Sydney, Monday.—The steamer Hopewell, which left Cairns over a week ago, for Maryborough, has not since been heard of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Tank Steamer Sinks U Boat
A New York message says: An American tank steamer, on arriving, reported a battle with a Hun U-boat, which was hit and sunk after an hour's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreckage Found
A quantity of wreckage, believed to be from, the missing ketch, Warrigal, has been washed up at Norfolk Island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coaster Ashore
The steamer Investigator ran ashore on Wardang Island while en route from Port Pirie to Port Victoria. The sea is calm, and she will probably be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Aground
An Adelaide message slates the steamer Investigator ran aground on Wardang Island while on a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Victoria. She is…
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