The list of shipwrecks in October 1915 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1915.
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References |
1 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | The coaster suffered an onboard explosion and fire and sank in the English Channel off Cap la Heve, Seine-Inférieure, France.[1] | |
Lackawanna | The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Michigan and was severely damaged.[1] | |
Pine Brance | The cargo ship collided with Fame ( | |
Providencia | 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 ( |
2 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT Alexandra or Alexandra II |
The naval tug was lost on this date.[5] | |
Arabian | 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 ( | |
Sailor Prince | 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 ( | |
Sainte Marguerite | 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 ( |
3 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Antonie | 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 ( | |
Budrie | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.[11] | |
Iki | The coast defense and training ship was sunk as a gunnery target by the battlecruisers Kongō and Hiei (both |
4 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Brownstone | The schooner sank near New Haven, Connecticut.[12] | |
Craigston | 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 ( | |
Yunnan | 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 ( |
5 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Alose | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Galloper Lightship ( | |
Burrsfield | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cape Matapan, Greece (35°57′N 21°00′E / 35.950°N 21.000°E) by SM U-33 ( | |
Novocastrian | 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.[17] | |
X 130 | World War I: The barge, under tow of Burrsfield ( |
6 October
editShip | State | Description |
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SMS Bahrenfeld | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. | |
HMS Brighton Queen | 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.[19] | |
Dimitrios Dandiolos | 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 ( | |
Forth | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General Laurie ( | |
Islam | While hauled out on the beach in Golovnin Bay at the mouth of the Niukluk River on the coast of the Territory of Alaska with no one aboard, the 11-gross register ton steamer was destroyed during a storm when large waves struck her and broke her up.[22] | |
Novocastrian | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew survived.[23] | |
Scawby | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( | |
Silverash | 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 ( | |
Texelstroom | 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 ( |
7 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Amiral Hamelin | 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 ( | |
Halizones | 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 ( | |
Katja | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Sevastopol by SM UB-14 ( | |
SMS T43 | 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.[30] |
8 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Apscheron | 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 ( | |
Thorpwood | 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 ( | |
Tyconda | The 186-gross register ton, 104.3-foot (31.8 m) sternwheel passenger paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska. All ten people on board survived.[34] |
9 October
editShip | State | Description |
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SMS A. Upmeyer | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. | |
HMS Apollo | 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 ( |
10 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Newcastle | 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.[36] | |
Washington | While under tow in rough seas by the tug Pioneer ( | |
Wrestler | The tug was lost on this date.[32] |
11 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Germania | The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Sweden and was subsequently sunk by an onboard explosion.[38] | |
Seileren | The four-masted barque collided with another vessel in the Irish Sea off Torr Head, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[39] | |
Thorpwood | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
12 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Combe | The ammunition carrier was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date.[5][40] | |
HMT Frons Olivae | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of eleven of her crew.[41] | |
Lighter #6 | The lighter capsized and sank at Westport, Connecticut.[12] | |
HMT Restore | World War I: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Straits of Otranto (40°20′N 18°42′E / 40.333°N 18.700°E) by SM U-39 ( |
14 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Salerno | 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 ( |
15 October
editShip | State | Description |
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SMS T100 | The training ship, a former S90-class torpedo boat, collided with Preussen ( | |
No. 2 | The crewless submarine foundered off the Sosnovets Lighthouse in Svyatanos Bay, in the White Sea whilst being towed to Murmansk. Attempts to refloat her were abandoened a year later and she was declared a total loss.[44] |
16 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Volscian | 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.[45] |
17 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT Javelin | 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 ( |
18 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Aleppo | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea. She was beached but was later refloated.[47] | |
Algardi | The cargo ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the Thames Estuary, and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 22 October.[48] | |
Pernambuco | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Oxelösund, Södermanland County, Sweden by a Royal Navy submarine.[49] | |
Salerno | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[50] | |
Scilla | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Aegean Sea off the Sporades, Greece by SM U-35 ( |
19 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT Erin II | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( |
20 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT Star Of Buchan | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( |
21 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Cape Antibes | 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 | 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.[32][54] | |
Roi Leopold | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Macau Bank off Gironde, France. She was raised c.1921, repaired and returned to service.[55] |
22 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Cissie | 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.[48] | |
HMT Lord Denman | The naval trawler was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date.[5] | |
HMT Scott | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off the Tongue Lightship ( |
23 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Ilaro | 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.[57] | |
Marquette | 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 ( | |
SMS Prinz Adalbert | 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 ( | |
Rumina | World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Baltic Sea by SM U-17 ( |
24 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT Charity | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5] | |
Isabel Monks | The coaster collided with Ydun ( | |
W. N. Zwicker | The schooner ran ashore on Cowes Reef near Shippan Point, Connecticut. Refloated and returned to service.[12] |
25 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Selma | 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.[62][63] | |
Trafalgar | 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.[64] | |
HMS Velox | World War I: The Viper-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( |
26 October
editShip | State | Description |
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SMS Burgermeister Monckeberg | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. | |
Wolfe | The wooden barque departed from Burntisland for Malmö. Lost with all hands, 13 men, in the North Sea of unknown causes.[66] |
27 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMT Bonar Law | The naval trawler was lost.[5] | |
Frances R | The 38-foot (11.6 m) motor vessel was found sunk near the mouth of the Chickamin River (55°47′N 130°58′W / 55.783°N 130.967°W) in Southeast Alaska. The three men who had been aboard were never found, although evidence found aboard suggested that two of them had left her in a skiff which was found capsized in Behm Canal.[67] |
28 October
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Argyll | The Devonshire-class cruiser ran aground on Inchcape, Forfarshire and was wrecked. | |
HMS Hythe | The auxiliary minesweeper collided with the armed boarding steamer HMS Sarnia ( | |
No. 2 | The No. 1-class submarine was lost in the Barents Sea. |
29 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Shark | The 19-gross register ton, 46.7-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Seldovia, Territory of Alaska. Both people on board survived.[69] |
30 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Turquoise | 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 Müstecip Onbaşı.[70] |
31 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Alert | The 14-gross register ton, 56.5-foot (17.2 m) motor passenger vessel sank near "Point Aloa" – presumably a reference to Point Alava (55°11′30″N 131°11′00″W / 55.19167°N 131.18333°W) – in Southeast Alaska. All six people on board survived.[71] | |
HMY Aries | World War I: The naval yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercoat Point, Kent (51°00′N 1°24′E / 51.000°N 1.400°E) with the loss of 22 of her crew.[72] | |
Eidsiva | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived.[73] | |
Gerard | The steam trawler was stranded near the island of Ameland and became a total loss.[74] | |
HMT John G. Watson | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5] | |
HMS Louis | World War I: Dardanelles Campaign: The Laforey-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in Suvla Bay by Turkish coastal artillery.[citation needed] | |
HMT Othello II | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercoat Point with the loss of nine of her crew.[75] | |
Toward | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland. Her crew survived.[76] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Admiral | The fishing vessel was lost in the Yukon River at Andreafsky, Territory of Alaska.[71] | |
USS Stranger | The Louisiana Naval Militia gunboat sank in mid-October at New Orleans, Louisiana, during the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915.[77][78][79] |
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