List of shipwrecks in December 1918
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The list of shipwrecks in December 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1918.
December 1918 | ||||||
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Einswarden | ![]() |
The Einswarden-class Vorpostenboot was sunk by mines in the German Bight.[1] |
2 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Tours | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Deepslade Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Tours was refloated on 29 June 1919.[2] |
5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Cassandra | ![]() |
Russian Civil War: British campaign in the Baltic: The Template:Sclass2- struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of ten of her 400 crew.[3] |
7 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Gerisoles | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in Lake Superior with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Inkerman | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in Lake Superior with the loss of all hands.[4] |
8 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Minola | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in Lake Ontario.[4] |
North West | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in Lake Ontario.[4] |
9 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Eva C. | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°00′N 86°00′W / 42.000°N 86.000°W). Her crew were rescued.[5] |
10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Benito Juarez | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Molokai, Hawaii.[6] |
Moto | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with a warship and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
12 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Helen Stewart | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain. Her eight crew survived.[7] |
13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Rudmore | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Crown of Galicia (![]() |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Grecian Prince | ![]() |
The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of six of her eight crew.[9] |
Sehome | ![]() |
The passenger ship collided with General Frisbie (![]() |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Nils | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck at New York, United States and was beached.[7] |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Margaret Ann | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Crow Rock.[7] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Spartak | ![]() |
Russian Civil War: British campaign in the Baltic: Battle of Revel: The Template:Sclass- ran aground on the Develsej Bank on the approaches to Tallinn while under pursuit by HMS Calypso and HMS Caradoc (both ![]() ![]() |
27 December
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Teaser | ![]() |
The patrol vessel was destroyed by fire in Hampton Roads, Virginia. |
28 December
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Tenadores | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 2 January 1919. |
29 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Merida | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked in the English Channel off Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France.[12] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Yâdigâr-ı-Millet (aka Jadhigar-i-Millet) | ![]() |
The salvaged Template:Sclass- sank at her dock at İstanbul, Turkey. Raised in 1924 and scrapped.[13] |
U-3 | ![]() |
The Type U-3 submarine foundered while under tow. |
References
- ^ "Einswarden Patrols (1917-1918), Escorts, Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". Navypedia. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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- ^ "Soviet Naval Battles during Civil War (Redone)". Soviet-Empire. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Kapitan Izylmetyev Destroyers (1916-1928)". Navypedia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Merida". Uboat.net. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Muavenet-I Milliye destroyers (1910), Torpedo Ships, Ottoman/Turkish Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 14 June 2018.