IVERNIA Cunard S.S. Co.; 1900; C. S. Swan & Humer; 14,278 tons; 582x64-9x37-8; 1,668 n.h.p.; 16 knots; quadruple-expansion engines. The liner Ivernia, commissioned as an auxiliary transport, was torpedoed and sunk on January 1st, 1917, 58 miles S.E. of Cape Matapan when on her way to Alexandria. At the time of the attack the Ivernia was carrying about 2,400 troops of the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Rifle Brigade and Yeomanry. Of these three officers and 82 other ranks were drowned. The ship's surgeon, the chief engineer and 34 of the crew were also drowned. The submarine responsible for the sinking was the UB-47, which was one of the craft sent from Germany to the Mediterranean in sections and assembled at Pola. She was commanded by Lt. Cdr. Steinbauer who had torpedoed the French battleship Gaulois a few days previously. From 'Dictionary of Disasters at Sea' The Times published a casualty list for the crew of the Ivernia on the 9 Jan 1917 ( there are quite a few errors ) Also, the ship name for several on CWGC is misspelt "Ivemia" and one "Iverina", here's a list of 35 names (unless noted otherwise service is Mercantile Marine and Tower Hill Memorial) BARNES, HENRY, Fireman, age 36 CHEW, ROBERT, Fireman, age 25 EDWARDS, JAMES, Cook, age 26 EDWARDS, JOHN GEORGE, Waiter, age 35 EDWARDS, ROBERT ARTHUR, Trimmer, age 18 FOULKES, FREDERICK, Scullion, age 20 FREW, JAMES, Donkeyman, age 60 GANAIT, KARL, Trimmer, age 20 GARRIGAN, PATRICK, Fireman, age 33 GILBY, ALBERT JOSEPH, Barkeeper, age 27 GOODWIN, WILLIAM, Waiter, age 39 GRAHAM, WILLIAM, Waiter, age 18 HANIGAN, JAMES, Greaser. age 63 HARPAS, OMEY, Trimmer, Indian Merchant Service, BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL HARRISON, JAMES, Fireman, age 39 HOLLAND, JOHN FRANCIS, Ordinary Seaman, age 15 JONES, JOHN OWEN, 2nd Steward, age 42 KITTOW, EDWARD SYDNEY DUNN, Waiter, age 34 LINGWOOD, THOMAS HENRY, Waiter, age 23 McCARTNEY, WILLIAM, Trimmer, age 22 McDERMOTT, EDWARD, Trimmer, age 23 McEVOY, THOMAS, Fireman, age 29 McGUIRK, JAMES, Fireman, age 36 McHALE, JAMES, Fireman, age 35 MORLEY, MARTIN JOSEPH, Fireman, age 41 NOLAN, EDWARD, Seaman, age 24 PARKER, JOSEPH EDMUND, Surgeon, age 54 PHILLIPS, PATRICK, Trimmer, age 20 SHEA, JOHN, Fireman, age 47 SHEA, THOMAS, Fireman, age 20 SHERIDAN, HENRY PATRICK, Able Seaman, age 62 SHINGLER, FREDERICK, Waiter, age 47 THOMPSON, THOMAS, Boatswain's Mate, age 40 WARD, JOHN JOSEPH, Fireman, age 32 WILSON, ANDREW CAMPBELL, Chief Engineer
