List of shipwrecks in 1917
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The list of shipwrecks in 1917 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1917. A list of 3,620 wrecks lost in 1917 can be found at http://www.wrecksite.eu/ and searching for "ships lost in 1917."
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[edit] January
[edit] 2 January
- Gallier (
United Kingdom) torpedoed and sunk by U-95 (
Kaiserliche Marine) 7 nautical miles (13 km) east north east of the Wolf Rock.[1]
[edit] February
- Mantola ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-81 ( Kaiserliche Marine south west of Ireland.[2]
[edit] 12 February
- Aghios Spyridon (
Greece) torpedoed and sunk 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Pendeen Lighthouse.[1]
[edit] 17 February
- U-83 ( Kaiserliche Marine) attacked and sunk by Q-ship HMS Farnborough (
Royal Navy) . Thirty five crew killed.
[edit] 21 February
- Mendi ( United Kingdom) rammed and sunk by SS Darro off St Catherine's Point. A total of 646 passengers and crew were killed.
[edit] 25 February
- Laconia ( United Kingdom): Sunk near Fastnet Rock by German submarine U-50 ( Kaiserliche Marine)
[edit] March
[edit] 4 March
- Narcis (
Belgium) sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. Developed a 32° list on 5 March, abandoned on 6 March at 49°30′N 22°17′W / 49.5°N 22.283°W. Later sunk by gunfire from Taramac ( United Kingdom) as a danger to navigation.[3]
[edit] 13 March
- La Campine ( Belgium) captured and sunk by UC-50 at 56°00′N 4°57′E / 56°N 4.95°E.[3]
[edit] 9 March
[edit] 12 March
[edit] 19 March
- HMS Paragon ( United Kingdom) sunk in battle with German destroyers.
[edit] 23 March
- HMS Laforey ( United Kingdom) exploded and sank off Boulogne with the loss of 59 crew. Eighteen survivors rescued.
[edit] 29 March
- Schaldis ( Belgium) torpedoed and sunk by UC-75 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 6 nautical miles (11 km) north north east of Whitby, England.[4]
[edit] April
[edit] 2 April
- Sail-steamer Zealandia (
United States) ran aground off Southport.[5]
[edit] 4 April
- Trevier ( Belgium) torpedoed, shelled and sunk by UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine) in the North Sea (52°15′N 3°49′E / 52.25°N 3.817°E).[4]
[edit] 5 April
- Siberier ( Belgium) torpedoed and sunk by U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) off Fastnet Rock (52°18′N 11°40′W / 52.3°N 11.667°W).[3]
[edit] 6 April
- Kongshaug (
Norway): The coaster was captured and scuttled in the North Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Kinnaird Head, Scotland by UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). All crew were rescued by a Scottish fishing vessel.[6]
[edit] 7 April
- Caminho (
Portugal) sunk by gunfire from UC-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 30 nautical miles (56 km) south south west of Cape Ferrat (45°22′N 2°48′W / 45.367°N 2.8°W).[1] - Lapland ( United Kingdom) struck a mine off the Liverpool Bar Lightship and damaged, later repaired and returned to service.[3]
[edit] 24 April
- Barque Cordelia (
Sweden) sunk by gunfire from a U-boat at 51°08′N 15°13′W / 51.133°N 15.217°W.[1]
[edit] May
[edit] 4 May
- Assos ( Greece) captured 30 nautical miles (56 km) east north east of Barfleur, France by UB-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) and scuttled.[1]
- Ilva (
Italy captured by UC-69 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Coelleira Island, Spain and scuttled.[4]
[edit] 26 May
- Carlos de Eizaguirre (
Spain) A mine exploded and sank the ship off Cape Town on 26 May at 0330 hours. 84 died and 24 survived. Its owner was "Compañía Transatlántica Española". There's a book about this shipwreck edited in Spanish.[7]
[edit] 28 May
- Asters ( Norway) torpedoed and sunk 150 miles (240 km) north west of the Scilly Isles by the German U-boat UC-55
[edit] June
[edit] 4 June
- HMT Southland ( United Kingdom) Torpedoed and sunk by UB-14 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 140 nautical miles (260 km) off Tory Island, Ireland.
[edit] 7 June
- UC-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine) sunk by Q-ship HMS Pargust ( Royal Navy), which it had attacked. Twenty three crew killed.
[edit] 15 June
- Kristianiafjord ( Norway) wrecked off Cape Race, Newfoundland. All 1,144 passengers and crew rescued.
- Espinho ( Portugal) sunk by gunfire and torpedo from U-39.[1]
[edit] July
[edit] 5 July
- Cuyahoga ( United Kingdom) torpedoed and sunk by U-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 130 nautical miles (240 km) west north west of Tory Island, County Donegal (55°12′N 12°10′W / 55.2°N 12.167°W).[3]
[edit] 6 July
- Indutiomare ( Belgium) torpedoed and sunk by UC-61 ( Kaiserliche Marine) at 50°34′N 01°24′W / 50.567°N 1.4°W.[3]
[edit] 8 July
- Valetta ( United Kingdom) sunk by U-boat. Forty four survivors rescued by USS Jacob Jones United States.
[edit] 9 July
- HMS Vanguard ( Royal Navy) exploded and sank at Scapa Flow. Only two survivors, 843 crew killed.
[edit] 12 July
- Claire ( Belgium) torpedoed and sunk by U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) at 40°01′N 06°05′E / 40.017°N 6.083°E with the loss of 26 crew.[1]
[edit] 22 July
- Dafila ( United Kingdom) sunk by U-boat. Twenty six survivors rescued by USS Jacob Jones ( United States Navy) .
[edit] 26 July
- Schooner Blanchette (
Italy) captured and sunk by U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine) off Cape Capraia, Italy.[1]
[edit] August
[edit] 1 August
- Otowa (
Japan) ran aground and sank on coast of Mie Prefecture.
[edit] 7 August
- Trento ( Italy) captured by U-61 and scuttled 150 nautical miles (280 km) west north west of Ushant.[1]
[edit] 8 August
- Schooner George A. Marsh ( United States) sank during a storm on Lake Ontario. Twelve people killed, including seven children.
- Berlenga ( Portugal) Torpedoed and sunk by UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine) in the Bay of Biscay (47°00′N 5°15′W / 47°N 5.25°W).[1]
[edit] 15 August
- FV Nelson ( United Kingdom) and FV Ethel & Millie ( United Kingdom) sunk by UC-41 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Seven crew of Ethel & Millie taken prisoner.
- Bandai Maru (
Japan) sunk by gunfire from U-33 off Cape Bon, Tunisia.[3]
[edit] 21 August
- UC-41 ( Kaiserliche Marine) sunk after an internal explosion in Tay estuary. All 27 crew and 7 British POWs killed.
[edit] September
[edit] 2 September
- U-28 ( Kaiserliche Marine) sunk by explosion of Olive Branch, ( United Kingdom) which it had attacked. All 39 crew killed.
[edit] 6 September
- SS Elisabethville ( Belgium) torpedoed and sunk by UC-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine) in the Bay of Biscay (47°05′N 3°04′W / 47.083°N 3.067°W) with the loss of 14 lives.[1]
[edit] 7 September
- Minnehaha ( United Kingdom) torpedoed and sunk by U-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 43 lives.
[edit] 10 September
- Eburoon ( Belgium) wrecked in Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.[1]
[edit] 17 September
- Paraciers (
France) torpedoed and sunk by UC-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Spurn Lightship, North Sea.[3]
[edit] October
[edit] 9 October
- Nervier ( Belgium) torpedoed by U-101 then attacked with gunfire. Sank on 12 October off the Orkney Islands with loss of all hands.[1]
[edit] 19 October
- HMS Orama ( Royal Navy) torpedoed by U-boat. Three hundred and five survivors rescued by USS Jacob Jones ( United States Navy).
[edit] November
[edit] 9 November
- Ballogie United Kingdom torpedoed and sunk 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north east of Filey by UC-47 with the loss of 13 lives.[1]
[edit] 16 November
[edit] 17 November
- RFA Crenella
Royal Fleet Auxiliary torpedoed by U-101 and damaged, returned to port, repaired and returned to service
[edit] 27 November
- Almond Branch United Kingdom torpedoed and sunk by U-57 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south east of Dodman Point with the loss of one crew member.[1]
[edit] 30 November
- Derbent torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea by U-96 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east by east of Lynn's Point, England.[1]
[edit] December
[edit] 2 December
- UB-81 ( Kaiserliche Marine) mined off the Isle of Wight and sunk. Seven crew escaped, 27 killed.
[edit] 6 December
- USS Jacob Jones ( United States Navy) torpedoed off Scilly Isles by U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Sixty four crew killed, two taken prisoner.
- Ambiorix ( Belgium) sank at 49°59′N 1°13′W / 49.983°N 1.217°W after collision with SS Primo ( Norway).[1]
[edit] 17 December
- USS F-1 ( United States Navy) sank after a collision with USS F-3 ( United States Navy) off Point Loma, California. Nineteen crew killed.
[edit] 24 December
- Canova ( United Kingdom) torpedoed and sunk by U-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Mine Head, Ireland.[1]
[edit] 31 December
[edit] Unknown date
- Saint Chamond ( United Kingdom) torpedoed and sunk off Clodgy Point, St Ives, Cornwall by U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "SS Mantola WWI shipwreck reveals silver haul". BBC News Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15246156. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Zealandia wrecked 2 April 1917". Martyn Griff. http://www.martyngriff.co.uk/page04a.htm. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "D/S Kongshaug". Warsailors. http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/kongshaug.html. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.libreriadenautica.com/items/carlos-de-eizaguirre-LCVCF-1.html Cadiz y el Vapor Correo de Filipinas Carlos de Eizaguirre
- ^ "1893 - 1920". St. Ives Trust. http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1893_-_1920.HTM. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1917 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
