The list of shipwrecks in June 1916 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1916.
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Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Ardent | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Acasta-class destroyer was shelled and sunk by SMS Westfalen (![]() |
HMT Beneficent | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Strait of Otranto by SMS Orjen (![]() |
Dewsland | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) north east of Cape Carbon, Algeria ( 37°07′N5°30′E / 37.117°N 5.500°E ) by SM U-39 (![]() |
SMS Elbing | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Pillau-class cruiser was rammed, holed and disabled by SMS Posen (![]() |
Excellenz Mehnert | ![]() | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Winterton, Norfolk, United Kingdom ( 52°42′N2°02′E / 52.700°N 2.033°E ). Her crew survived. [4] |
HMS Fortune | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Acasta-class destroyer was shelled and sunk by SMS Westfalen and other warships (all ![]() |
SMS Frauenlob | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Gazelle-class cruiser was torpedoed, shelled and sunk by HMS Southampton (![]() |
SMS Lützow | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Derfflinger-class battlecruiser was scuttled by SMS G38 (![]() ![]() |
Parkgate | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east south east of the Sunk Lightship (![]() |
SMS Pommern | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Deutschland-class battleship was torpedoed and sunk by HMS Faulknor (![]() |
SMS Rostock | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Karlsruhe-class cruiser was torpedoed, shelled and damaged by HMS Achates and HMS Broke (both ![]() ![]() |
Salmonpool | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east by east of Cape Carbon ( 37°10′N5°30′E / 37.167°N 5.500°E ) by SM U-39 (![]() |
HMS Sparrowhawk | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Acasta-class destroyer collided with HMS Broke (![]() |
HMS Turbulent | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Talisman-class destroyer was shelled and sunk with the loss of 90 of her 102 crew. |
SMS V4 | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The V1-class destroyer was sunk. [7] |
SMS W84 | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk with the loss of 99 of her 102 crew. Survivors were rescued by Para (![]() |
HMS Warrior | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Warrior-class cruiser foundered due to damage suffered the previous day from gunfire by the battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger and four destroyers (all ![]() ![]() |
SMS Wiesbaden | ![]() | World War I: Battle of Jutland: The Wiesbaden-class cruiser was torpedoed, shelled and sunk by HMS Invincible and HMS Onslow (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Golconda | ![]() | World War I: The passenger ship struck a mine placed by SM UC-3 (![]() |
Sevastopol | ![]() | The Gangut-class battleship ran aground off Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Useful ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMT Klondyke | ![]() | The naval trawler was lost on this date. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eagre | ![]() | The coaster sprang a leak in the North Sea off Covehithe, Suffolk and was abandoned by her three crew. [12] |
Eleonore | ![]() | The passenger ship was struck by a tornado at Easton Landing 18 miles (29 km) above Memphis, Tennessee causing her to capsize. One crewman and 11 passengers killed, 17 missing. [13] |
HMS Hampshire | ![]() | World War I: The Devonshire-class cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Orkney Islands. There were only twelve survivors of over 600 people on board. |
Lars Jorgensen | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore on Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [12] She was refloated on 17 July. [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carolyn | ![]() | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Kola Peninsula one mile (1.6 km) south east of the Gorodestskiy Light House near Archangelsk, Russia in the Barents Sea. [15] [16] |
Flyn | ![]() | The coaster foundered in the English Channel off Alderney, Channel Islands. [17] |
Oddvin | ![]() | The coaster foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Aderane Jacoba (![]() |
Prosper III | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship struck two mines and sank in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Lutece (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aamot | ![]() | The cargo ship was driven ashore off Loshavn, Vest-Agder. Her crew were rescued. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cementcrug | ![]() | World War I: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Tuapse by SM U-38 (![]() |
Ekaterina | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Psezuape Estuary, Black Sea by SM U-38 (![]() |
HMT Kaphreda | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine placed by SM UC-6 (![]() ![]() |
Malorossija | ![]() | World War I: The ship was shelled and damaged in the Black Sea by SM U-38 (![]() |
Principe Umberto | ![]() | World War I: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea ( 40°19′N19°10′E / 40.317°N 19.167°E ) by SM U-5 (![]() |
Vera | ![]() | World War I: The transport ship was shelled and damaged in the Black Sea by SM U-38 (![]() |
Heidi | ![]() | World War I: The wooden schooner struck a mine in the Baltic Sea close to the Stockholm archipelago and was split in two. The crew was saved. The aft part of the hull was floating on the cargo and later towed to port. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Orkedal | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Her 33 crew were rescued by the trawler Bruinvisch (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Orion | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Black Sea off Gagri by SM U-38 (![]() |
Para | ![]() | World War I: The wooden schooner struck a mine in the Baltic Sea close to the Almagrundet lightship, split in two and sank within a minute. Her fifteen crew survived. [28] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emmy | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine close to Falsterbo in the Baltic Sea. Five of her crew perished. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ellvira | ![]() | The 12-gross register ton, 31.5-foot (9.6 m) motor vessel was wrecked on the coast of Montague Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. All four people on board survived. [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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SMS Herman | ![]() | World War I: The decoy vessel was sunk in the Baltic Sea by four Imperial Russian Navy destroyers with the loss of about 60 of her 90 crew. [31] |
Maria C. | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea east of Ustica by SM U-35 (![]() |
Motia | ![]() | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Ustica by SM U-35 (![]() |
San Francesco di Paola | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea ( 39°50′N13°45′E / 39.833°N 13.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Antonia V | ![]() | World War I: The schooner was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea ( 42°05′N13°00′E / 42.083°N 13.000°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Bear | ![]() | The passenger ship was wrecked on Sugarloaf Rock in dense fog off Cape Mendocino. The ship was later raised, or boilers, equipment and some of the cargo salvaged. Five passengers were killed when a lifeboat swamped, or two collided and capsized. [36] [37] [38] [39] |
Giosue | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea ( 41°00′N11°35′E / 41.000°N 11.583°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
S. Francesco | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea ( 41°15′N12°00′E / 41.250°N 12.000°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Tavolara | ![]() | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Civitavecchia, Lazio ( 41°50′N14°25′E / 41.833°N 14.417°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelina | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Pionbino Channel ( 43°00′N10°05′E / 43.000°N 10.083°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Annetta | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Ligurian Sea ( 43°10′N10°05′E / 43.167°N 10.083°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Audace | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cape Corse, Corsica, France ( 43°30′N9°15′E / 43.500°N 9.250°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Sardinia | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 38 nautical miles (70 km) west of Gorgona, Italy ( 43°30′N8°50′E / 43.500°N 8.833°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
S. Maria | ![]() | World War I: The barque was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Cape Corse by SM U-35 (![]() |
Wakefield | ![]() | The steamer struck a sunken piling and sank in shallow water at Mathias Point, Virginia. The vessel was scheduled to be raised. [48] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolmetta M | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Ligurian Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Porto Maurizio, Liguria by SM U-35 (![]() |
Era | ![]() | World War I: The barque was sunk in the Ligurian Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Porto Maurizio by SM U-35 (![]() |
Eufrasia | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Caboi, Corsica ( 43°00′N8°45′E / 43.000°N 8.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Gafsa | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Ligurian Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Porto Maurizio ( 43°15′N8°15′E / 43.250°N 8.250°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Rondine | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Ligurian Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east of Porto Maurizio by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Poviga | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 72 nautical miles (133 km) off the Porquerolles ( 41°45′N6°30′E / 41.750°N 6.500°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aquila | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( 41°15′N5°30′E / 41.250°N 5.500°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Beachy | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 98 nautical miles (181 km) north east by east of Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain ( 40°50′N5°40′E / 40.833°N 5.667°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
HMS Eden | ![]() | The River-class destroyer collided with France (![]() |
Mendibil-Mendi | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Shipwash Lightship (![]() |
Olga | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 110 nautical miles (200 km) west by south of Cape Felene ( 41°00′N5°55′E / 41.000°N 5.917°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Rona | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 212 nautical miles (393 km) east by south of the Capo de Melle ( 40°55′N5°45′E / 40.917°N 5.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Seaconnet | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the North Sea off Scroby Sand or 60 miles (97 km) east of Great Yarmouth. [60] [61] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Corton Lightship | ![]() | World War I: The lightship struck a mine placed by SM UC-6 (![]() |
Ems | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Kattegat by a Royal Navy submarine. Her crew survived. [63] |
France et Russie | ![]() | World War I: The three-masted schooner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Sóller, Mallorca, Spain ( 40°45′N2°40′E / 40.750°N 2.667°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Mario C. | ![]() | World War I: The barquentine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cap Calabria, Spain ( 40°32′N3°45′E / 40.533°N 3.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Saint Jacques | ![]() | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure. [66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Merkuriy | ![]() | World War I: The ship struck a mine placed by SM UC-15 (![]() |
Oxelösund | ![]() | The cargo ship capsized and sank in Gefle Bay with the loss of a crew member. [68] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Françoise d'Amboise | ![]() | World War I: The barque was sunk in the North Sea 68 nautical miles (126 km) north west of Fair Isle, United Kingdom ( 60°00′N3°45′W / 60.000°N 3.750°W ) by SM U-22 (![]() |
Otis Tarda | ![]() | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west of the Newarp Lightship (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMT Laurel Crown | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine placed by SM U-75 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Burma | ![]() | World War I: The coaster struck a mine placed by SM UC-6 (![]() |
Citta di Messina | ![]() | World War I: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk in the Adriatic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Otranto, Apulia by SM U-15 (![]() |
Fourche | ![]() | World War I: The Bouclier-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Otranto ( 40°09′N18°48′E / 40.150°N 18.800°E ) by SM U-15 (![]() |
Giuseppina | ![]() | World War I: The full-rigged ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Vinaròs, Castellón, Spain ( 40°35′N1°25′E / 40.583°N 1.417°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Hérault | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) north east of Cabo San Antonio, Spain ( 39°25′N0°45′E / 39.417°N 0.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bear | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Mendocino, California, and was a total loss. [77] |
Canford Chine | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Calella, Catalonia, Spain ( 41°35′N2°45′E / 41.583°N 2.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Checcina | ![]() | World War I: The brig was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Barcelona, Spain ( 41°05′N2°25′E / 41.083°N 2.417°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Clara | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) north of Majorca, Spain ( 40°55′N5°15′E / 40.917°N 5.250°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Daiyetsu Maru | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Barcelona ( 41°10′N2°45′E / 41.167°N 2.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Fournel | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Barcelona, Spain ( 41°50′N5°00′E / 41.833°N 5.000°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
G. W. Robertson | ![]() | The steamer burned at dock at night at Greenville, Mississippi. All 15 crew survived. [83] |
SMS Henny Pickenpack | ![]() | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
Northland | ![]() | The 608-ton schooner, or steamer, sank in the harbor at Kake, Territory of Alaska. She was salvaged in 1917 and taken to Seattle, Washington, for repair. [84] [85] |
San Francesco | ![]() | World War I: The barque was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Barcelona ( 41°00′N2°15′E / 41.000°N 2.250°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Saturnina Fanny | ![]() | World War I: The full-rigged ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) off Barcelona ( 41°15′N2°25′E / 41.250°N 2.417°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Astrologer | ![]() | World War I: The coaster struck a mine placed by SM UC-1 (![]() |
Panther | ![]() | The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with James H. Hill (![]() |
Novik | ![]() | The destroyer ran aground off Naissaar. She was refloated with assistance from the icebreaker Petr Veliky (![]() |
HMT Tugela | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine placed by SM UC-1 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Geisha | ![]() | The steamer ashore near Woods Hole, Massachusetts. [93] |
Mongibello | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain ( 39°45′N5°20′E / 39.750°N 5.333°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Northland | ![]() | The cargo ship sank at Kake, Alaska. [95] |
Pino | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Port Mahon ( 39°55′N5°30′E / 39.917°N 5.500°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Roma | ![]() | The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Menorca ( 39°50′N5°10′E / 39.833°N 5.167°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Waalstroom | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of the Shipwash Lightship (![]() |
Windermere | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 58 nautical miles (107 km) south south east of Port Mahon ( 39°50′N5°40′E / 39.833°N 5.667°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Knuthenborg | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Rhone (![]() |
Mercurius | ![]() | World War I: The dredger struck a mine placed by SM UC-1 (![]() |
Serpente | ![]() | The Sirio-class torpedo boat collided with Citta di Bari (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carlo Alberto | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily ( 37°45′N12°10′E / 37.750°N 12.167°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
Giuseppina | ![]() | World War I: The barquentine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily ( 38°18′N9°50′E / 38.300°N 9.833°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() |
HMT Hirose | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk ( 52°08′10″N1°42′20″E / 52.13611°N 1.70556°E ) with the loss of ten of her crew. [105] |
Teano | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 24 nautical miles (44 km) north west of Marettimo, Italy ( 38°15′N11°45′E / 38.250°N 11.750°E ) by SM U-35 (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Moeris | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 46 nautical miles (85 km) south east of Cape Sidero, Crete, Greece by SM UB-44 (![]() |
SM U-10 | ![]() | World War I: The Type U 9 submarine struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland and sank with the loss of all 29 crew. |
HMT Whooper | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine placed by SM UC-1 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aventino | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk by enemy action. [102] |
Chinchinella | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk by enemy action. [109] |
Dora | ![]() | The coaster struck a rock off Nyak, Alaska and was beached. [77] |
Famiglia | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk by enemy action. [109] |
Heidi | ![]() | World War I: The schooner struck a mine and sank in the Sea of Åland off Svenska Högarna. Her crew were rescued. [19] |
Jag San Espera | Flag unknown | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk by enemy action. [109] |
Nitsa | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Albal (![]() |
Sagrado | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk by enemy action. [109] |
Santissima | ![]() | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk by enemy action. [109] |
Svaren | ![]() | World War I: The schooner was sunk by enemy action. [109] |