For other ships with the same name, see
ML-18 .
History Name ML-18 Owner Royal Navy Builder Electric Launch Company Completed 1915 Maiden voyage 1915 In service 1915 Out of service 29 September 1919 Fate Disappeared General characteristics Type Motor launch Tonnage 37 disp Length 34.1 metres (111 ft 11 in) Beam 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in) Depth 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) Propulsion Diesel engine Speed 19 knots
ML-18 was a British motor launch boat that disappeared in the North Sea while on passage from Norway .
ML-18 was constructed in 1915 by the Electric Launch Company . She was completed in 1915 and served from 1915 until her loss in 1919.
The ship was 34.1 metres (111 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in) and a depth of 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in). The ship was assessed at 37 disp with a diesel engine that could reach a speed of 19 knots.
On 29 September 1919, ML-18 along with ML-62 and ML-191 were on passage from Norway when they disappeared in the North Sea . The crew and ships were never found; the number of casualties is unknown.[ 1]
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1919
Shipwrecks 1 Jan: HMY Iolaire 21 Jan: UC-40 30 Jan: Nimrod 7 Feb: HMS Erin's Isle 8 Feb: U-16 10 Feb: UC-91 18 Feb: Mirabeau 20 Feb: UC-71 22 Feb: U-21 7 Mar: HNoMS Thor 6 Apr: SMS Vulkan 15 Apr: U-118 17 Apr: USS Freehold 26 April: Narval , Kit , Kashalot 27 Apr: USS Courtney , USS Otis W. Douglas 28 Apr: USS Gypsum Queen , USS James April (unknown date): Borets za Svobodu 4 May: HMS Cupar 5 May: SMS Leipzig 2 Jun: Rucumilla 9 Jun: HMS L55 16 Jun: HMS Kinross 18 Jun: Oleg 21 Jun: Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow – SMS Bayern , SMS Bremse , SMS Brummer , SMS Cöln , SMS Dresden , SMS Derfflinger , SMS Emden , SMS Friedrich der Grosse , SMS G38 , SMS G39 , SMS G40 , SMS Hindenburg , SMS Grosser Kurfürst , SMS Kaiser , SMS Kaiserin , SMS Karlsruhe , SMS König , SMS König Albert , SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm , SMS Markgraf , SMS Moltke , SMS Prinzregent Luitpold , SMS S32 , SMS S36 , SMS S50 , SMS Seydlitz , SMS V45 , SMS V46 , SMS Von der Tann , SMS G102 28 Jun: Duchess of Richmond Jun (unknown date): Erinpura 27 Jul: USS May 30 Jul: USS G-2 13 Aug: Basilicata 18 Aug: Dvina 1 Sep: HMS Vittoria 4 Sep: HMS Verulam 8 Sep: Valbanera 9 Sep: USS St. Sebastian , USS SP-471 10 Sep: USS Coco , USS Katherine K. , USS Patrol No. 1 , USS Sea Hawk 11 Sep: USS Helena I 16 Sep: HMS M25 , HMS M27 , West Arvada 29 Sep: ML-18 , ML-62 , ML-191 , Ossifrage 30 Sep: August Helmerich 3 Oct: Frank O'Connor 7 Oct: Sizergh Castle 9 Oct: Daram 17 Oct: SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I 18 Oct: HMS H41 21 Oct Gavriil 31 Oct: Fazilka 13 Nov: Council Bluffs 22 Nov: Myron 24 Nov: Poltava 12 Dec: USS Kerwood 18 Dec: Cufic Unknown date: UB-14 Other incidents