Hamburg-Amerika Linie; 1873; J. Caird & Co.; 3,382 tons; 360 -2x40x26; 600 n.h.p.; 14 knots; compound engines. The liner Pomerania, Capt. Schwensen, left New York on November 14th, 1878, for Hamburg with a large number of passengers and the U.S. mails. Early on the morning of Monday, the 25th, she called at Plymouth and landed passengers and mails for England, together with some 7,500 dollars in specie, leaving for Cherbourg with 109 passengers and 111 crew. At about midnight when off Dover, and proceeding at a speed of 14 knots, she was struck on the starboard side, nearly amidships, by the iron barque, Moel Eilian, 1,100 tons, Capt. Pritchard. Of the nine boats carried on the liner four were smashed in the collision. The remaining five were got away, but one was overcrowded and capsized, drowning many of its occupants. Distress signals were sent up and in response the s.s. Glengarry, Capt. Hogg, came to the rescue and picked up a number of survivors. The Pomerania remained afloat for some 20 minutes after the collision and during that time many passengers went below with the object of securing their valuables, and lost their lives when the vessel suddenly sank. The number drowned was 48. Capt. Schwensen was carried down with the ship, but coming to the surface was later picked up by the City of Amsterdam and taken to Maasluis. The Moel Eilian was in such a state as to prevent her from rendering aid, and much damaged she reached Dover. The German government was prompt to recognise the aid of the Glengarry, and £150 was sent to the Board of Trade representative at Leith to be awarded to the crew as soon as the vessel reached that port. Capt. Hogg was presented with £100, and £50 was distributed among the crew.

The WW1 German attack Submarine UB55 was a very successful Sub with a very successful and lucky Captain in Klt Ralph Wenninger. He had previously commanded  2 other successful Subs UB17 and UC17. In UB55 he had commanded 5 patrols in the Channel and Bay of Biscay sinking 25 ships including a selection of 3 very big (Over 3,000 Ton) ships. His biggest prize was the 8,232 Ton Chattahoochie, which despite being in the centre of a very well escorted convoy, he sank during a 2 hour attack after hitting her with 3 torpedoes.
                    
UB55 sailed on its last patrol on 21 April 1918 and had a crew of 28 plus 7 trainees. However while trying to negotiate the Dover Barrage the Sub encountered a group of Trawlers and Drifters and while attempting to avoid them by diving they got caught in the mined net and had a mine detonate against her stern. She settled on the seabed and started to fill with water.

Built in Dumbarton by W. Denny & Brothers for the London & North-Western Railway Co. in 1900, the Anglia was 1862 tons with a 424hp triple expansion engine and 2 props, giving her a top speed of 21 knots. She measured 329ft x 39ft x 16ft.

She was taken over as an auxiliary hospital ship in WW1 and as she was crossing the Channel from France on November 17, 1915, with a large number of victims of trench warfare on their way home, she struck a mine (laid by UC-5) and sank one mile east of Folk stone Gate. The steamship struck the mine on the port side, forward of the bridge, the violence of the explosion blowing the Master, Capt Manning, from his position on the bridge to the deck below. Fortunately he was not seriously injured and at once ordered the lifeboats to be swung out, the first of which got away safely with about 50 survivors. The ship initially sank bow first with her propellers spinning as the stern rose above the water before righting herself after this the ship took a heavy list and sank within ten minutes. The total number of wounded on board was 13 officers and 372 other ranks, in addition were the usual medical staff and ship's company. Most of the seriously wounded soldiers were located near where the mine exploded and none survived, in total 129 soldiers and crew were lost. The disaster occurred at about 12:30pm and was seen from the collier Lusitania (voyaging from London to Lisbon), which steamed to the Anglia's assistance and lowered two boats.  These had set off when the Lusitania herself struck a mine (again laid by UC-5) and began to sink, Lusitania's boats quickly returned and took off the remainder of her company, with no loss of life.