The list of shipwrecks in November 1915 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1915.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith May | The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued by the Ballygarry Lifeboat. [1] | |
| Glynn | The schooner was driven ashore in South Bay, Wexford. Her crew survived. [1] | |
| Maria Reed | The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued by the Ballygeary Lifeboat. [1] | |
| Marsden | The tug was lost in the Mediterranean Sea on this date. [2] | |
| Sea View | The schooner was driven ashore in South Bay, Wexford. Her crew survived. [1] | |
| HM Torpedo Boat 96 | The torpedo boat collided with the troopship Tringa ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | The passenger steamer was wrecked on the bar at Coos Bay, Oregon. Two lifeboats swamped killing seven passengers and five crew. [5] [6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friargate | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew. [7] | |
| Woodfield | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east south east of Ceuta, Spain ( 35°42′N4°28′W / 35.700°N 4.467°W ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Woolwich | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 104 nautical miles (193 km) south of Cape Sidero, Greece ( 33°35′N26°30′E / 33.583°N 26.500°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Yakusuni Maru | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alboran, Morocco ( 35°46′N3°42′W / 35.767°N 3.700°W ) by SM U-38 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dahra | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Arzew, Algeria ( 36°22′N0°25′W / 36.367°N 0.417°W ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Ionio | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Ivi, Algeria ( 36°28′N0°04′E / 36.467°N 0.067°E ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Le Calvados | World War I: The troopship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of Cape Ivi, Algeria by SM U-38 ( | |
| SM UC-8 | The Type UC I submarine ran aground on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands ( 52°23′N5°05′E / 52.383°N 5.083°E ). She was subsequently interned and taken into Dutch Navy service as HNLMS M 1. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas | | World War I: The ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sollum by SM U-35 ( |
| Buresk | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north by west of Cape Bengut, Algeria by SM U-38 ( | |
| Dagmar | The steel-hulled, four-masted barque departed from Glasgow, Scotland for Gothenburg, Sweden. Lost with all 24 crew without a trace. [19] | |
| Dagö | World War I: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Osmussaar, Estonia ( 59°18′N23°22′E / 59.300°N 23.367°E ) by SM U-9 ( | |
| King William | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) east by north of the Spurn Lightship ( | |
| SMS S129 | The S90-class torpedo boat ran aground and sank in the North Sea near the island of Scharhörn with no casualties. [4] [22] | |
| Sidi Ferruch | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 42 nautical miles (78 km) off Algiers, Algeria by SM U-38 ( | |
| HMS Tara | World War I: The armed boarding steamer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sollum by SM U-35 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Moneim | World War I: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk at Sallum by a German submarine. [25] | |
| Alastair | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of seven of her crew. [26] | |
| Birgit | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of the Vestra Bank Lightship (flag unknown) ( 60°51′N17°47′E / 60.850°N 17.783°E ) by SM U-10 ( | |
| Caria | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) south by east of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece ( 33°14′N25°47′E / 33.233°N 25.783°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Clan Macalister | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) south by east of Cape Martello ( 33°10′N22°50′E / 33.167°N 22.833°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| HMS E20 | World War I: The E-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Marmara by SM UB-14 ( | |
| Elisa Francesca | World War I: The brigantine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria ( 37°22′N6°33′E / 37.367°N 6.550°E ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Glenmoor | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) northeast of the Cap de Fer, Algeria ( 37°06′N7°12′E / 37.100°N 7.200°E ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Lumina | World War I: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) east by south of Cape Martello ( 33°04′N25°56′E / 33.067°N 25.933°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Prince Abbas | World War I: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk at Sallum by a German submarine. [25] | |
| Ticino | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the Cap de Fer ( 37°17′N7°12′E / 37.283°N 7.200°E ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Yser | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north northwest of the Cap de Fer ( 37°00′N7°15′E / 37.000°N 7.250°E ) by SM U-38 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS A3 | The A1-class torpedo boat foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands. [4] | |
| Bearnais | The tanker, a schooner, was severely damaged by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde. She was later repaired and returned to service as a cargo ship. [35] | |
| Carl | The wooden schooner departed Visby destined for Gävle, and has not been heard from since, presumed lost in the Baltic Sea with the crew of seven. [36] | |
| France | World War I: The passenger ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) south west of Cape Teulada, Sardinia, Italy ( 38°08′N9°54′E / 38.133°N 9.900°E ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Moorina | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 105 nautical miles (194 km) south of Cape Martello Cape Martello, Crete, Greece ( 33°10′N25°10′E / 33.167°N 25.167°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Nord | The tanker struck an uncharted rock off Port Arthur, South Australia and was abandoned. She foundered the next day. Her 42 crew survived. Nord was on a voyage from Melbourne, South Australia to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. [39] | |
| HMT Princess Victoria | The 128.3-foot (39.1 m), 272-ton minesweeping naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, Finistère, France. [40] [41] [42] | |
| SMS Undine | World War I: The Gazelle-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Scania, Sweden by HMS E19 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ancona | World War I: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia ( 38°14′N10°08′E / 38.233°N 10.133°E ) by SM U-38 ( | |
| Den of Crombie | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 112 nautical miles (207 km) south west of ( 33°10′N24°50′E / 33.167°N 24.833°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Sesnon #3 | With no crew on board, the 41-ton scow sank without loss of life at Nome, Territory of Alaska. [45] | |
| Sesnon #8 | The barge was reported lost at Nome, Territory of Alaska. [45] | |
| Sir Richard Awdry | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Gavdos, Greece ( 31°25′N25°38′E / 31.417°N 25.633°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Wacousta | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Gavdos ( 33°46′N24°43′E / 33.767°N 24.717°E ) by SM U-35 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Californian | World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 61 nautical miles (113 km) south west of Cape Matapan, Greece ( 36°26′N22°40′E / 36.433°N 22.667°E ) by SM U-35 ( | |
| Clare (or Clare of Juneau) | After her engine broke down and her anchor dragged during a gale, the 5-ton motor vessel was wrecked near Wedge Island ( 55°27′20″N131°29′15″W / 55.45556°N 131.48750°W ) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived. [48] | |
| Firenze | World War I: The passenger ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 37 nautical miles (69 km) off Syracuse, Sicily ( 36°40′N16°04′E / 36.667°N 16.067°E ) by gunfire from SM U-38 ( | |
| Irene | World War I: The yacht, used as a lighthouse tender, struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east south east of the Tongue Lightship ( | |
| Jesus Marie | World War I: The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the north Sea off Dunkirk, Pas-de-Calais by SM UB-17 ( | |
| Masséna | World War I: The pre-dreadnought battleship was scuttled as a breakwater at Cape Helles, Ottoman Empire. | |
| Skraastad | The cargo ship departed Port Talbot, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Bordeaux, Gironde France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia | World War I: The cargo liner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south west of Crete, Greece ( 33°32′N23°10′E / 33.533°N 23.167°E ) by SM U-34 ( | |
| France | World War I: The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by a submarine. Her 73 crew were rescued by a tug. [55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rhineland | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) south east of Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of twenty of her crew. [56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carthese | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. [57] | |
| Dinorwic | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Goodwick. She was later refloated. [57] | |
| Emerald Ray | The schooner was wrecked in a gale at Kingstown, County Dublin. [57] | |
| Echo | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Goodwick. [57] | |
| Holme Wood | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Goodwick. [57] | |
| Industry | The schooner was wrecked in a gale at Kingstown. [57] | |
| Inveresk | The barque was wrecked in a gale at Kingstown. [57] | |
| Moorside | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of eight of her crew. [58] | |
| Nigel | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Boulogne with the loss of five of her crew. [59] | |
| HMY Resource II | The naval yacht was lost on this date. [2] | |
| Susitna | The 11-gross register ton, 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor passenger vessel was wrecked on the south end of Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. All three people on board survived. [45] | |
| Thora | The ketch was wrecked in a gale at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. [57] | |
| Tryfilia | The cargo ship was wrecked at Wexford, Ireland. Her twenty crew were rescued [57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Silvery Wave | The naval trawler was lost on this date. [2] | |
| St. Malo | The cargo ship capsized and sank in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of eleven of her crew. [57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry W. Lewis | The schooner struck on Sow and Pigs Reef, near Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, and was run ashore at Tarpaulin Cove, Massachusetts. Repaired and returned to service. [60] | |
| Treneglos | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west of Gavdos, Greece ( 34°30′N22°42′E / 34.500°N 22.700°E ) by SM U-34 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Prince | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) south west by west of Gavdos, Greece ( 33°56′N22°46′E / 33.933°N 22.767°E ) by SM U-34 ( | |
| Wandra | The cargo ship was wrecked in Jervis Bay, New South Wales. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oksfjord | The barque was driven ashore on Île Houat, Morbihan, France with the loss of six of her crew. [63] | |
| Unknown barge | The barge, under tow of Albert J. Stone ( | |
| HMT Xerxes | The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the North Sea off Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire with the loss of a crew member. [65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMHS Anglia | ( | |
| Lusitania | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Folkestone. Her crew survived. [67] | |
| Ulriken | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) east of the Galloper Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enosis | World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) east south east of Malta by SM U-33 ( | |
| Helen W. Martin | World War I: The schooner was sunk by a mine in the White Sea three miles (4.8 km) east north east of Cape Orlov, Russia. Raised, repaired and put in Danish service. [71] [72] | |
| Ruth | The scow capsized at Port Jefferson, New York. [60] | |
| Scow #38 | The scow capsized at Port Jefferson, New York. [60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Falmouth III | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel of Dover, Kent with the loss of seven of her crew. [73] | |
| Hallamshire | World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west by south of Cerigotto, Greece ( 35°38′N23°01′E / 35.633°N 23.017°E ) by SM U-34 ( | |
| Knickerbocker | The ocean-going barge, under tow by Coastwise ( | |
| San Miguel | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her 25 crew were rescued by the trawler Viceroy ( | |
| Senju Maru | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Malta ( 35°26′N16°23′E / 35.433°N 16.383°E ) by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith G | The 5-net register ton motor vessel dragged her anchor and was wrecked in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived. [78] | |
| Merganser | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk by gunfire in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) west-northwest of Gozo, Malta ( 36°30′N13°00′E / 36.500°N 13.000°E ), by the submarine SM U-33 ( | |
| SMS Norburg | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endurance | ||
| SMS Island | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraina | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Black Sea by SM UC-13 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marusja Raja | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Black Sea off Sochi by SM UC-13 ( | |
| Unione | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Adriatic Sea ( 41°46′N19°32′E / 41.767°N 19.533°E ) by SM U-16 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daldorch | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. She was refloated on 1 December. [83] | |
| Liguria | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( 42°00′N3°59′E / 42.000°N 3.983°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| HMT Ruby | The naval trawler was wrecked in Grandes Bay, Crete, Greece. [85] | |
| Sven | World War I: The cargo ship departed Middlesbrough, United Kingdom for Malmö, Sweden and has not been heard from since. Presumed foundered - possibly mined - in the North Sea with the crew of fifteen. [86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Algerien | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 27 nautical miles (50 km) north north west of San Pietro Island, Italy ( 39°22′N7°54′E / 39.367°N 7.900°E ) by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tivoli | The passenger steamer burned off Bloody Point, Chesapeake Bay. Two crew and four passengers were killed. [88] | |
| Tringa | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of the Galite Islands, Tunisia ( 38°07′N9°28′E / 38.117°N 9.467°E ) by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsway | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east south east of Cape Bon, Tunisia ( 37°00′N11°22′E / 37.000°N 11.367°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Klar | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off North Foreland, Kent. [92] | |
| Omara | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Cape Bon ( 37°08′N10°55′E / 37.133°N 10.917°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Tanis | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Zembra, Tunisia ( 37°11′N10°49′E / 37.183°N 10.817°E ) by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akula | World War I: The submarine struck a mine and sank off Hiiumaa with the loss of all 35 crew. | |
| HM Gunboat Shaitan | The auxiliary river gunboat was lost on this date. [2] | |
| HMT William Morrison | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea ( 51°53′N1°31′E / 51.883°N 1.517°E ) with the loss of three of her crew. [95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dotterel | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4.75 nautical miles (8.80 km) north by east of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of five of her crew. [96] | |
| HMS Duchess of Hamilton | World War I: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine in the Thames Estuary ( 51°47′N1°40′E / 51.783°N 1.667°E ) and sank with the loss of nine of her crew. [97] | |
| Maliniche | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Malta ( 35°35′N15°22′E / 35.583°N 15.367°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| SM UC-13 | World War I: The Type UC I submarine ran aground in the Black Sea ( 41°00′N30°08′E / 41.000°N 30.133°E ) and was scuttled. | |
| Zarifis | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Malta ( 35°15′N16°33′E / 35.250°N 16.550°E ) by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colenso | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 95 nautical miles (176 km) east south east of Malta ( 35°34′N16°33′E / 35.567°N 16.550°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Langton Hall | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 112 nautical miles (207 km) east south east of Malta by SM U-33 ( | |
| Middleton | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) south west by west of Gavdos, Greece by SM U-39 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella M. Doughty | The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on 3 November to Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland on a fishing trip and vanished. Believed lost in a gale in November or on 5 December. Lost with all six hands. [103] [104] [105] |