The list of shipwrecks in January 1915 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1915.
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References |
1 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Formidable | ||
Mary Agnes | The schooner was driven ashore at Rosslare Strand, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[2] | |
Obidense | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea on the Shipwash Sands. All 44 crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat, a Royal Navy destroyer and a British collier.[3] | |
Otto | The three-masted schooner ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset United Kingdom and was declared a constructive total loss. She was rebuilt at Whitstable, Kent in 1918 and sold to a Belgian buyer.[2] |
2 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Bjørgvin | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Rockall, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Brynhild (flag unknown).[4] | |
Jamaica | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Angeiras, Portugal with the loss of all hands.[4] | |
Maryetta | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Fair Isle, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew.[4] | |
Sunlight | The steam barge collided with Snowdrop ( |
4 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS C31 | World War I: The C-class submarine struck a mine in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium and sank with the loss of all sixteen crew. | |
Rambler | The fishing steamer was driven ashore south of Brunswick, Georgia in a heavy gale and broke up. Six crew were killed.[6] |
6 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT The Banyers | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine placed by the cruiser SMS Kolberg ( |
7 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Elfrida | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[8] | |
Thames | World War I: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Holm Sound, Scapa Flow, as a blockship. The stern and superstructure removed post World War I.[9][10] |
8 January
editFor the loss of the British cargo ship Hemisphere on this day, see the entry for 28 December 1914.
12 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Nile | The passenger ship struck the Howaro Rock and consequently foundered in the Inland Sea of Japan. All on board were rescued by Fukuku Maru ( |
13 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Amalia Scotto | The cargo ship was driven against the quayside in a gale at Naples, Italy, and sank.[12] | |
Chignecto | The passenger ship was wrecked on the Trinity Ledge, in the Bay of Fundy. All on board survived.[13] | |
Cobequid | The passenger ship was wrecked on the Trinity Ledge, in the Bay of Fundy. All on board survived.[14] | |
Nomad | The steamer sank at Stonington, Connecticut after colliding with Puritan (flag unknown).[15] | |
HMS Roedean | The auxiliary minesweeper, a converted rail car ferry, was driven onto HMS Imperieuse ( | |
Ruth | The schooner went ashore on White Beach, Waterford, Connecticut. Abandoned after cargo was salvaged.[15] | |
HMS Viknor | World War I: The auxiliary cruiser struck a mine in the Atlantic Ocean off Tory Island, County Donegal and sank with the loss of all 295 crew. | |
SM U-31 | World War I: The Type U 31 submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the east coast of the United Kingdom with the loss of all 31 crew. |
14 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Highland Brae | World War I: The cargo liner was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) north east by east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( | |
Sao Paulo | World War I: The minesweeper struck a mine in the North Sea west of Amrum Bank and sank. | |
Wilfred M. | World War I: The schooner was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 625 nautical miles (1,158 km) north east by east of Pernambuco by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( |
15 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Saphir | World War I: Gallipoli campaign: The Émeraude-class submarine was sunk in the Dardanelles with the loss of fourteen of her 27 crew.[19] |
16 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HM Tug Char | The naval tug collided with Erivan ( | |
Motor | The coaster foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all hands.[20] |
17 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Åhus | World War I: The cargo ship sank after striking a mine off Rauma in the Baltic. Everyone onboard, eleven persons, perished. The explosion was witnessed from a distance by two other ships, but for fear of the minefield they could not come to the rescue.[22] | |
George Royle | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Sheringham, Norfolk with the loss of thirteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Glenprosen ( | |
Georgios | flag unknown | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Sinope, Turkey by Royal Navy torpedo boats.[23] |
Penarth | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Sheringham with the loss of 22 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Glenprosen ( |
18 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Delhi | During a voyage from Craig to Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, with a crew of 27 and cargo of 7.5 tons of merchandise and empty oil drums aboard, the 986-gross register ton steamer was wrecked without loss of life on Straits Island Reef (56°24′30″N 133°48′30″W / 56.40833°N 133.80833°W) in Southeast Alaska. During a storm on 5 February, she floated off the reef and several days later the motor vessel Takue ( | |
HMS E10 | World War I: The E-class submarine sank in the North Sea. |
20 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Luella Nickerson | The schooner sank near the breakwater at Point Judith, Rhode Island. Later refloated.[26] |
21 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Drott | World War I: The cargo ship, en route from Stockholm to Rauma, Finland, sank after striking a mine in the Baltic Sea. Five casualties, including the master.[27] | |
Durward | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of the Maas Lightship ( | |
Hizir Reis | World War I: The Isa Reis-class gunboat was sunk by mines in the Bosporus. Salvaged, repaired and returned to service. | |
SM U-7 | World War I: The Type U5 submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands (53°43′N 6°02′E / 53.717°N 6.033°E) by SM U-22 ( | |
Yeo | The ketch departed Lydney, Gloucestershire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31] |
22 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Golden Oriole | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 37 nautical miles (69 km) east by north of Lowestoft, Suffolk[32] | |
Hetty | The schooner was driven ashore at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[33] She was refloated on 28 January.[34] | |
Hydro | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rathlin Island, County Donegal with the loss of fourteen of her twenty crew. Four of the survivors were rescued by Mynegen ( | |
Vauxhall | The collier struck a submerged wreck and sank in the North Sea off Sheringham, Norfolk. All thirteen crew were rescued by a Royal Navy patrol vessel.[36] | |
Windsor | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[32] |
23 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Windsor | World War I: The trawler caught a mine in her nets and was sunk in the North Sea when it exploded. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Bernicia ( |
24 January
editShip | State | Description |
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SMS Blücher | World War I: Battle of the Dogger Bank: The armoured cruiser was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Indomitable, HMS Lion, New Zealand, HMS Princess Royal and HMS Tiger (all | |
Loch Torridon | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Orduna ( |
25 January
editShip | State | Description |
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SMS Gazelle | World War I: The Gazelle-class cruiser struck a mine and was damaged in the Baltic Sea off Cape Arkona, Rügen, Pomerania. She was not repaired and served as a hulk for the remainder of the war. |
26 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Britannia | The King Edward VII-class battleship ran aground at Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth. She suffered considerable bottom damage, but was refloated after 36 hours and repaired. | |
Elizabeth Palmer | The schooner collided with Washingtonian ( | |
Washingtonian | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Fenwick Island, Delaware, after colliding with the schooner Elizabeth Palmer ( |
27 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Velingheli | The schooner collided with Laertes ( | |
William P. Frye | World War I: The sailing ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich ( |
29 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Watuppa | The tug struck a rock and sank in the Cape Cod Canal near Bournedale, Massachusetts.[26] |
30 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Ben Cruachan | World War I: The collier was scuttled in the Irish Sea by SM U-21 ( | |
Ikaria | World War I: The ship was sunk in 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Le Havre, France by SM U-20 ( | |
Kilcuan | World War I: The ship was sunk in the Irish Sea by SM U-21 ( | |
Linda Blanche | World War I: The ship was sunk in the Irish Sea by SM U-21 ( | |
Nevsehir | World War I: The Taskopru-class gunboat was mined in the Bosporus. | |
Oriole | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of Cap d'Antifer, Seine Maritime by SM U-20 ( | |
Perth | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached on the Hert Sands off Tynemouth, Northumberland.[46] | |
Svecia | World War I: The cargo ship departed Liverpool, bound for Odense. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, a total of 18. Swedish official War statistics puts the likely cause as having struck a mine.[27] | |
Tokomaru | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) north west of the Le Havre Lightship ( |
31 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Asama | The Asama-class armored cruiser ran aground on an uncharted rock at the entrance to the bay at Puerto San Bartolomé, Baja California, Mexico.[49] She was refloated on 8 May, emergency repairs begin on 21 June at San Diego, California. The ship arrived on 18 December at Yokosuka, and returned to service in March 1917.[50][51] | |
Ikaria | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) north west of Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France by SM U-20 ( |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Ashdene | The coaster departed from London for the River Tyne in early January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31] |
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