List of shipwrecks in 1918

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The list of shipwrecks in 1918 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1918. The website http://www.wrecksite.eu/Wrecksite.aspx records 1,807 ships lost in 1918.


Operator Ship Class Cause Location
21 January  Royal Navy Louvain Armed boarding steamer Torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat Aegean Sea
February  United Kingdom Golden Light Schooner Sank[1] Off Lundy, Bristol Channel
14 February  United Kingdom Chrysopholis Cargo ship Ran aground[2] Off Southport, Irish Sea
10 March Belgium L Dens & Compagnie.[3] Prince Charles de Belgique Cargo ship.[3] Sank after collision with Firtree.[3] English Channel, 3 to 4 nautical miles (5.6 to 7.4 km) east of Bull Point 51°20′N 4°06′W / 51.333°N 4.1°W / 51.333; -4.1.[3]
13 March Belgium Lloyd Royal Belge SA.[4] Londonier Cargo ship.[4] Torpedoed and sunk by UC-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4] 50°31′N 1°19′W / 50.517°N 1.317°W / 50.517; -1.317.[4]
18 March  United Kingdom Atlantic Sun Cargo ship.[4] Torpedoed and sunk by U-46 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4] Off Orsay, Scotland (55°49′N 7°10′W / 55.817°N 7.167°W / 55.817; -7.167).[4]
3 April  Royal Navy E1 E class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
3 April  Royal Navy E9 E class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
4 April  Royal Navy C26 C class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
4 April  Royal Navy E8 E class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
5 April  Royal Navy C27 C class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
5 April  Royal Navy C35 C class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
7 April  United States Vera Cruz Sailing ship.[5] Wrecked.[5] Tampico, Mexico.[5]
8 April  Royal Navy E19 E class submarine Scuttled to avoid capture by advancing German forces Off Harmaja Light, Gulf of Finland
8 April  United Kingdom Tainui Cargo ship.[6] Torpedoed and abandoned.[6]
23 April  Royal Navy Thetis Apollo-class cruiser Zeebrugge Raid: Scuttled in attempt to block entrance to the Bruges Canal. Zeebrugge, Belgium
23 April  Royal Navy Intrepid Zeebrugge Raid: Scuttled in attempt to block entrance to the Bruges Canal. Zeebrugge, Belgium
23 April  Royal Navy Iphigenia Zeebrugge Raid: Scuttled in attempt to block entrance to the Bruges Canal. Zeebrugge, Belgium
14 May  Royal Navy Phoenix Acheron-class destroyer Sunk by SM U-27 Off Vlorë, Adriatic Sea
10 June  Austro-Hungarian Navy Szent István Tegetthoff-class battleship Sunk by Italian torpedo boat MAS-15 Off Pula, Adriatic Sea
22 June  Belgium Chilier Cargo ship.[5] Captured by, and sunk by gunfire from U-151.[5] 39°30′N 53°40′W / 39.5°N 53.667°W / 39.5; -53.667.[5]
20 July  United Kingdom SS Justicia Passenger liner/troopship Torpedoed six times between July 19 & 20 by UB-64 and UB-124 Off Malin Head Ireland
26 July  France Monastir Tanker.[4] Torpedoed and damaged by UC-74.[4] Kasos Straits, Crete. Beached in Poro Bay.[4]
2 August  Royal Navy Ariel Acheron-class destroyer Mined Western end of the Heligoland Bight
3 August  United Kingdom Chrysolite Steamer Believed run down by steamer Geraint off Morte Point, Devon, UK[1]
17 August  Belgium Moghram Tanker.[4] Wrecked by explosion of petrol from SS Monastir, which it was involved in salvaging.[4] Poro Bay, Crete.[4]
18 August Belgium Lloyd Royal Belge SA.[5] Gasconier Cargo ship.[5] Struck a mine and sank.[5] Off Udsire, Norway.[5]
26 September Belgium Armement Louis Hermans.[3] Paul Cargo ship.[3] Torpedoed and sunk by UB-21.[3] Robin Hood Bay, England (54°27′N 0°30′W / 54.45°N 0.5°W / 54.45; -0.5).[3]
2 October Belgium Lloyd Royal Belge SA.[4] Keltier Cargo ship[4] Torpedoed by U-55 and sunk with the loss of all hands.[4] Atlantic Ocean (46°16′N 9°52′W / 46.267°N 9.867°W / 46.267; -9.867).[4]
2 October  Kaiserliche Marine Z Barracks ship[4] Scuttled.[4] Bruges, Belgium.[4]
3 October  Kaiserliche Marine M Barracks ship[4] Scuttled.[4] Bruges, Belgium.[4]
5 October  Spain Maria Schooner[5] Torpedoed and sunk[5] Gulf of Salonica[5]
5 October  German Empire Rio Pardo Cargo ship[5] Scuttled[5] Zeebrugge[5]
5 October  German Empire Gelderland Cargo ship[5] Scuttled[5] Zeebrugge[5]
25 October  Canada Princess Sophia Coastal liner Grounded on Vanderbilt Reef and sank with loss of 343 lives Near Juneau, Alaska
October German Empire Kaiserliche Marine Brugge Depôt ship Scuttled by retreating Germans. Zeebrugge, Belgium
1 November  Austro-Hungarian Navy Viribus Unitis Tegetthoff-class battleship Sunk at anchor by an Italian human torpedo At Pula, Adriatic Sea
5 November  United States Lake Harris Armed cargo vessel Beached after a gunfight off Land's End with a surfaced German submarine Penzance railway station, Cornwall[1]
5 November  United Kingdom Epic Admirality tug Beached whilst towing Lake Harris off rocks Penzance railway station, Cornwall[1]
11 November  Kaiserliche Marine Feronia Depot ship.[5] Scuttled.[5] Antwerp, Belgium.[5]


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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penznace. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. 
  2. ^ "The Chrysopolis wreck of 1918". Martyn Griff. http://www.martyngriff.co.uk/page02.htm. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  6. ^ a b Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4. 
Ship events in 1918
Ship launches: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Ship commissionings: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Ship decommissionings: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Shipwrecks: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
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