List of shipwrecks in October 1915
The list of shipwrecks in October 1915 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1915.
October 1915 | ||||||
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1 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | Norway | The coaster suffered an onboard explosion and fire and sank in the English Channel off Cap la Heve, Seine-Maritime, France.[1] |
Lackawanna | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Michigan and was severely damaged.[1] |
Pine Brance | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Fame ( Norway at Archangelsk, Russia and was a total loss. |
Providencia | France | World War I: The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Matapan, Greece (35°33′N 20°56′E / 35.550°N 20.933°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[2] Her 40 crew were rescued by Mossoul ( France).[3][4] |
2 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Alexandra or Alexandra II |
Royal Navy | The naval tug was lost on this date.[5] |
Arabian | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Cerigo, Greece (36°04′N 22°53′E / 36.067°N 22.883°E by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[6][7] |
Sailor Prince | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 56 nautical miles (104 km) south east by south of Cape Sidero, Crete, Greece (34°36′N 27°04′E / 34.600°N 27.067°E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.[7][8] |
Sainte Marguerite | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Cerigo by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[9] Her crew were rescued by Mossoul ( France).[4] |
3 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antonie | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Cerigo Strait (35°58′N 21°53′E / 35.967°N 21.883°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[10] |
Iki | Imperial Japanese Navy | The coast defense and training ship was sunk as a gunnery target by the battlecruisers Kongō and Hiei (both Imperial Japanese Navy). |
4 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Craigston | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Ovo Island, Greece (36°07′N 22°30′E / 36.117°N 22.500°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[5][7][11] |
Yunnan | France | World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) south of Cape Matapan Greece by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member. She was beached. Survivors were rescued by Mossoul ( France). Yunnan was salvaged in 1919, repaired and returned to service as Ionopolis under the Greek flag.[4][12] |
5 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alose | French Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Galloper Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of twelve of her crew.[13] |
Burrsfield | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) wast of Cape Matapan, Greece (35°57′N 21°00′E / 35.950°N 21.000°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four crew.[5][7][14] |
Novocastrian | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) south east by east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[15] |
X 130 | Royal Navy | World War I: The barge, under tow of Burrswood ( United Kingdom), was shelled and sunk 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Cape Matapan (35°57′N 21°00′E / 35.950°N 21.000°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[16] |
6 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Brighton Queen | Royal Navy | World War I: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of eight of her crew.[17] |
Dimitrios Dandiolos | Greece | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta (35°43′N 18°24′E / 35.717°N 18.400°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[18] |
Forth | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General Laurie ( United States).[19] |
Novocastrian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew survived.[20] |
Scawby | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[7][21] |
Silverash | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 184 nautical miles (341 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[7][22] |
Texelstroom | Netherlands | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the Shipwash Lightship ( United Kingdom). Her crew survived.[23] |
7 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amiral Hamelin | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) west of Cape Matapan, Greece (35°37′N 19°08′E / 35.617°N 19.133°E) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 71 lives.[24] |
Halizones | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 122 nautical miles (226 km) south east by east of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[25] |
Katja | Russia | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Sevastopol by SM UB-14 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[26] |
SMS T43 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The S7-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of three of her crew.[27] |
8 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apscheron | Imperial Russian Navy | World War I: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea 24 nmi (44 km) south of Cape Chersones by SM UB-14 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[28][29] |
Thorpwood | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 122 nautical miles (226 km) south of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece (33°12′N 25°28′E / 33.200°N 25.467°E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[7][30][31] |
9 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Apollo | Royal Navy | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) south of Gavdos, Greece (33°44′N 24°40′E / 33.733°N 24.667°E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[5][7][32] |
Arabia | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Ystad, Sweden.[28] |
10 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Newcastle | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of Folkestone, Kent. Her crew survived.[33] |
Wrestler | United Kingdom | The tug was lost on this date,[30] |
11 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Germania | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Sweden and was subsequently sunk by an onboard explosion.[34] |
Seileren | Norway | The four-masted barque collided with another vessel in the Irish Sea off Torr Head, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
Thorpwood | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
12 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Combe | United Kingdom | The ammunition carrier was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date.[5][36] |
HMT Frons Olivae | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of eleven of her crew.[37] |
HMT Restore | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Otranto Channel (40°20′N 18°42′E / 40.333°N 18.700°E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.[38] |
14 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Salerno | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of the Longsand Lightship ( United Kingdom) (51°45′N 1°42′E / 51.750°N 1.700°E). Her crew survived.[39] |
15 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS S100 | Kaiserliche Marine | The S90-class torpedo boat collided with Preussen ( Germany) and sank in the Baltic Sea.[27] |
16 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Volscian | United Kingdom | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west by south of Folkestone, Kent. She was beached but was later refloated.[40] |
17 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Javelin | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the Longsand Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member.[41] |
18 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aleppo | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea. She was beached but was later refloated.[42] |
Algardi | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the Thames Estuary, and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 22 October.[43] |
Pernambuco | Germany | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Oxelösund, Södermanland County, Sweden by a Royal Navy submarine.[44] |
Salerno | Norway | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[45] |
Scilla | Italy | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Aegean Sea off the Sporades, Greece by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[46] |
19 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Erin II | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of seven of her crew.[47] |
20 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Star Of Buchan | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of seven of her crew.[48] |
21 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cape Antibes | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the White Sea with the loss of six of her crew.[5][7] |
Monitoria | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°47′N 1°31′E / 51.783°N 1.517°E). Her crew survived.[30][49] |
Roi Leopold | Belgium | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Macau Bank off Gironde, France. She was raised c.1921, repaired and returned to service.[50] |
22 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cissie | Norway | The barque collided with another vessel in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of seven of her 22 crew.[43] |
HMT Lord Denman | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date.[5] |
HMT Scott | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off the Tongue Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of three of her crew.[51] |
23 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ilaro | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member.[52] |
Marquette | United Kingdom | World War I: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Salonica, Greece by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 167 lives.[7][53] |
SMS Prinz Adalbert | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Liepāja, Latvia by HMS E8 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 672 of her 675 crew. |
Rumina | Sweden | World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Baltic Sea by U-17. She was ordered into Libau, East Prussia, Germany but struck a mine en route and sank with the loss of six lives.[54] [55] |
24 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Charity | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5] |
Isabel Monks | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Ydun ( Norway) in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) off the Tuskar Rock, Ireland. Both vessels sank, their crews survived.[56] |
25 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Selma | Norway | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east north east of North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of nineteen of her crew.[57][58] |
Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (13°04′S 36°49′W / 13.067°S 36.817°W). She subsequently foundered.[59] |
HMS Velox | Royal Navy | World War I: The Viper-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom) (50°41′N 1°20′W / 50.683°N 1.333°W) with the loss of four of her crew.[60] |
26 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wolfe | Sweden | The wooden barque departed from Burntisland for Malmö. Lost with all hands, 13 men, in the North Sea of unknown causes.[61] |
27 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Bonar Law | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5] |
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Argyll | Royal Navy | The Devonshire-class cruiser ran aground on Inchcape, Forfarshire and was wrecked. |
HMS Hythe | Royal Navy | The auxiliary minesweeper collided with the armed boarding steamer HMS Sarnia ( Royal Navy) in the Dardanelles and sank with the loss of 154 lives.[62] |
30 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Turquoise | French Navy | World War I: The Émeraude-class submarine was sunk in the Dardanelles off Nagara Point, Turkey. She was refloated by Ottoman forces on 3 November and taken into the Ottoman Navy as Mustadieh Ombashi.[63] |
31 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMY Aries | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercote Point, Kent (51°00′N 1°24′E / 51.000°N 1.400°E) with the loss of 22 of her crew.[64] |
Eidsiva | Norway | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived.[65] |
HMT John G. Watson | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5] |
HMS Louis | Royal Navy | World War I: Dardanelles Campaign: The Laforey-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in Suvla Bay by Turkish coastal artillery. |
HMT Othello II | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Lethercote Point with the loss of nine of her crew.[66] |
Toward | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland. Her crew survived.[67] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Stranger | United States | The Louisiana Naval Militia gunboat sank in mid-October at New Orleans, Louisiana, during the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915.[68][69][70] |
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