FIRST WORLD WAR LIVERPOOL
A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS BY AMANDA TAYLOR
The Sinking of the Burutu
The RMS Burutu sank on 3rd October 1918 in the Irish Sea after an accidental collision with the SS City of Calcutta. The ships were travelling in convoy at night with no lights due to the wartime regulations. The Burutu was badly damaged in the collision and sank very quickly with the loss of many lives.
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It has been difficult to get an accurate count of how many lives were lost, contemporary accounts vary and official records do not match up with each other. In the tables below I have tried to gather all the names available.
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Below the tables is a blog which contains information about the sinking of the ship, individuals who were lost, reports from newspapers and any other relevant information that I have come across. You can use the menu on the right to jump to specific sections of this page.
The Burutu
The City of Calcutta
Burutu Crew Lost
The offical roll of honour printed by the Elder Dempster shipping company gives 77 names for crew lost on the Burutu, this does not tally with the Deaths at Sea register, the list below is a collation from both sources.
Burutu Passengers Lost
The details of passengers losses have been taken from the register of deceased passengers, the entry for the Burutu was completed in January 1919, presumably to give some time for the recovery of bodies and confirmation of identities of survivors and casualties.
Burutu Blog
