List of shipwrecks in January 1915
The list of shipwrecks in January 1915 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1915.
January 1915 | ||||||
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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 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Formidable | ![]() |
World War I: The Formidable-class battleship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Start Point, Devon by SM U-24 (![]() ![]() |
Mary Agnes | ![]() |
The schooner was driven shore at Rosslare Strand, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
Obidense | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea on the Shipwash Sands. All 44 crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat, a Royal Navy destroyer and a British collier.[2] |
Otto | ![]() |
The three-masted schooner ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset United Kingdom and was declared a constructive total loss. She was rebuilt at Whitstable, Kent in 1918 and sold to a Belgian buyer.[3][1] |
2 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bjørgvin | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Rockall, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Brynhild (flag unknown).[4] |
Jamaica | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Angeiras, Portugal with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Maryetta | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Fair Isle, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew. [4] |
Sunlight | ![]() |
The steam barge collided with Snowdrop (![]() |
4 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS C31 | ![]() |
World War I: The C-class submarine struck a mine in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium and sank with the loss of all sixteen crew. |
6 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT The Banyers | ![]() |
World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her crew.[6] |
7 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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SS Elfrida | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[7] |
8 January
For the loss of the British cargo ship Hemisphere on this day, see the entry for 28 December 1914.
10 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Potaro | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 560 nautical miles (1,040 km) east by north of Pernambucp, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm (![]() |
12 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nile | ![]() |
The passenger ship struck the Howaro Rock and consequently foundered in the Inland Sea of Japan. All on board were rescued by Fukuku Maru (![]() |
13 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amalia Scotto | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven against the quayside in a gale at Naples and sank.[10] |
HMS Roedean | ![]() |
The auxiliary minesweeper was driven onto HMS Imperieuse (![]() |
HMS Viknor | ![]() |
World War I: The auxiliary cruiser struck a mine in the Atlantic Ocean off Tory Island, County Donegal and sank with the loss of all 295 crew. |
SM U-31 | ![]() |
World War I: The Type U 31 submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the east coast of the United Kingdom with the loss of all 31 crew. |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Highland Brae | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo liner was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) north east by east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm (![]() |
Wilfred M. | ![]() |
World War I: The schooner was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 625 nautical miles (1,158 km) north east by east of Pernambuco by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm (![]() |
15 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Saphir | ![]() |
World War I: Gallipoli Campaign: The Émeraude-class submarine was sunk in the Dardanelles with the loss of fourteen of her 27 crew.[12] |
16 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Char | ![]() |
The naval tug collided with Erivan (![]() |
Motor | ![]() |
The coaster foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all hands.[13] |
17 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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George Royle | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Sheringham, Norfolk with the loss of thirteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Glenprosen (![]() |
Georgios | flag unknown | The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Sinope, Turkey by Royal Navy torpedo boats.[15] |
Penarth | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Sheringham with the loss of 22 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Glenprosen (![]() |
Åhus | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank after striking a mine off Rauma in the Baltic. Everyone onboard, eleven persons, perished. The explosion was witnessed from a distance by two other ships, but for fear of the minefield they could not come to the rescue. [17] |
18 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS E10 | ![]() |
World War I: The E-class submarine sank in the North Sea. |
21 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Durward | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of the Maas Lightship (![]() ![]() |
SM U-7 | ![]() |
World War I: The Type U5 submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands (53°43′N 6°02′E / 53.717°N 6.033°E) by SM U-22 (![]() |
Yeo | ![]() |
The ketch departed Lydney, Gloucestershire for Barnstaple, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
Drott | ![]() |
World War I:The cargo ship, en route from Stockholm to Rauma, Finland, sank after striking a mine in the Baltic Sea. Five casualties, including the master. [22] |
22 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Golden Oriole | ![]() |
World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 37 nautical miles (69 km) east by north of Lowestoft, Suffolk[23] |
Hetty | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[24] She was refloated on 28 January.[25] |
Hydro | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rathlin Island, County Donegal with the loss of fourteen of her twenty crew. Four of the survivors were rescued by Mynegen (![]() |
Vauxhall | ![]() |
The collier struck a submerged wreck and sank in the North Sea off Sheringham, Norfolk. All thirteen crew were rescued by a Royal Navy patrol vessel.[27] |
Windsor | ![]() |
World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[23] |
23 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ben Cruachan | ![]() |
World War I: The collier was scuttled in the Irish sea by SM U-21 (![]() |
Kilcuan | ![]() |
World War I: The ship was sunk in the Irish Sea by SM U-21 (![]() |
Linda Blanche | ![]() |
![]() Linda Blanche. World War I: The ship was sunk in the Irish Sea by SM U-21 ( |
Windsor | ![]() |
World War I: The trawler caught a mine in her nets and was sunk in the North Sea when it exploded. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Bernicia (![]() |
24 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Blücher | ![]() |
![]() SMS Blücher. World War I: Battle of the Dogger Bank: The armoured cruiser was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by HMS Indomitable, HMS Lion, New Zealand, HMS Princess Royal and HMS Tiger (all |
Loch Torridon | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Orduna (![]() |
25 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Gazelle | ![]() |
World War I: The Gazelle-class cruiser struck a mine and was damaged in the Baltic Sea off Cape Arkona, Rügen, Pomerania. She was not repaired and served as a hulk for the remainder of the war. |
26 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Britannia | ![]() |
The King Edward VII-class battleship ran aground at Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth. She suffered considerable bottom damage, but was refloated after 36 hours and repaired. |
Elizabeth Palmer | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the cargo ship Washingtonian (![]() ![]() |
Washingtonian | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Fenwick Island, Delaware, after colliding with the schooner Elizabeth Palmer (![]() ![]() |
27 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Velingheli | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Laertes (![]() |
William P. Frye | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich (![]() |
30 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ben Cruachan | ![]() |
World War I: The collier was scuttled in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of the Morecambe Lighthouse, Lancashire (53°36′N 3°51′W / 53.600°N 3.850°W) by SM U-21 (![]() ![]() |
Kilcoan | ![]() |
World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the Irish Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) north west of the Liverpool Bar Lightship (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Linda Blanche | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Irish Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) north west of the Liverpool Bar Lightship (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Oriole | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of Cap d'Antifer, Seine Maritime by SM U-20 (![]() |
Perth | ![]() |
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached on the Hert Sands off Tynemouth, Northumberland.[40] |
Tokomaru | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) north west of the Le Havre Lightship (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Svecia | ![]() |
The cargo ship departed Liverpool, bound for Odense. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, a total of 18. Swedish official War statistics puts the likely cause as having struck a mine. [43] |
31 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Asama | ![]() |
The Asama-class armored cruiser ran aground on an uncharted rock at the entrance to the bay at Puerto San Bartolomé, Baja California, Mexico.[44] She eventually was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
Ikaria | ![]() |
World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France by SM U-20 (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ashdene | ![]() |
The coaster departed from London for the River Tyne in early January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
References
- 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times (40741). London. 2 January 1915. col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "More rain.". The Times (40741). London. 2 January 1915. col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Further Norwegian losses.". The Times (40742). London. 4 January 1915. col D, p. 15.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40742). London. 4 January 1915. col C, p. 15.
- ↑ "HMT The Banyers (FY450) [+1915]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 "A German cruiser at work.". The Times (40784). London. 22 February 1915. col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "P. and O. liner sunk.". The Times (40750). London. 13 January 1915. col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40752). London. 15 January 1915. col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "HMS Roedean". Scapa Flow. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Loss of patrol boat.". The Times (40754). London. 18 January 1915. col B, p. 5.
- 1 2 3 "Two wrecks off Sheringham.". The Times (40755). London. 19 January 1915. col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "The beaten Turk.". The Times (40756). London. 20 January 1915. col C, p. 7.
- ↑ "SS Penarth (1915)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ Swedish Board of Trade: ”Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920” (Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920), Stockholm 1921, p 172-3
- ↑ "Durward". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ ""Stop or I fire!"". The Times (40759). London. 23 January 1915. col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "U 7". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Missing vessels posted". The Times (40793). London. 4 March 1915. col D, p. 10.
- ↑ Swedish Board of Trade: ”Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920” (Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920), Stockholm 1921, p 173-4
- 1 2 "BRITISH FISHING VESSELS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 2 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40759). London. 23 January 1915. col F, p. 12.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40765). London. 30 January 1915. col C, p. 15.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40760). London. 25 January 1915. col C, p. 5.
- ↑ "London steam collier sunk". The Times (40759). London. 23 January 1915. col B, p. 4.
- 1 2 3 Gray, Edwyn A. (1994). The U-Boat War: 1914–1918. London: L. Cooper. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0-85052-405-9.
- ↑ "Mine in a trawl.". The Times (40760). London. 25 January 1915. col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "LOCH TORRIDON". Clydesite. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40763). London. 28 January 1915. col D, p. 15.
- ↑ "Eitel Friedrich in U.S. port.". The Times (40800). London. 12 March 1915. col C, p. 9.
- ↑ "Ben Cruachan". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- 1 2 "The sinking of two steamers.". The Times (40766). London. 1 February 1915. col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "Kilcoan". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Belfast steamer sunk". The Times (40766). London. 1 February 1915. col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Linda Blanche". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Oriole". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40766). London. 1 February 1915. col B, p. 14.
- ↑ "Tokomaru". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "The sinking of the Tokomaru.". The Times (40767). London. 2 February 1915. col D, p. 6.
- ↑ Swedish Board of Trade: ”Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920” (Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920), Stockholm 1921, p 173-4
- ↑ "Japanese cruiser ashore". The Times (40772). London. 8 February 1915. col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Ikaria". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Marine insurance market.". The Times (40769). London. 4 February 1915. col F, p. 14.
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