List of shipwrecks in October 1915

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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

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[2] Her 40 crew were rescued by Mossoul ( France).[3][4]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1915
Ship Country Description
Antonie  France World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Cerigo Strait (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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.

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[16]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[7][30][31]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.[38]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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) (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.). Her crew survived.[39]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1915
Ship Country Description
SMS S100  Kaiserliche Marine The S90-class torpedo boat collided with Preussen ( Germany) and sank in the Baltic Sea.[27]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.). 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

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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.

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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.[54]
Rumina  Norway 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.[55]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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.[56][57]
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) (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) with the loss of four of her crew.[58]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1915
Ship Country Description
HMT Bonar Law  Royal Navy The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1915
Ship Country Description
HMS Argyll  Royal Navy The Devonshire-class cruiser ran aground on Inchcape, Forfarshire and was wrecked.
HMS Hythe  Royal Navy The auxiliary minesweeper was run into and sunk by HMS Sarnia ( Royal Navy) in the Dardanelles with the loss of 154 lives.[59]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1915
Ship Country Description
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.[60]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1915
Ship Country Description
HMY Aries  Royal Navy World War I: The naval yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercote Point, Kent (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) with the loss of 22 of her crew.[61]
Eidsiva  Norway World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived.[62]
HMT John G. Watson  Royal Navy The naval trawler was lost on this date.[5]
HMS Louis  Royal Navy
File:HMS Louis stranded Suvla Bay 1915.jpg
HMS Louis

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.[63]
Toward  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland. Her crew survived.[64]

References

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  3. ↑ "French steamer sunk by Austrian submarine" The Times (London). Wednesday, 6 October 1915. (409), col B, p. 10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "French ships torpedoed in the Aegean Sea" The Times (London). Saturday, 16 October 1915. (40987), col E, p. 8.
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Ship events in 1915
Ship launches: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Ship commissionings: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Ship decommissionings: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Shipwrecks: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
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