The list of shipwrecks in October 1915 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1915.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The coaster suffered an onboard explosion and fire and sank in the English Channel off Cap la Heve, Seine-Inférieure, France. [1] | |
| Lackawanna | The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Michigan and was severely damaged. [1] | |
| Pine Brance | The cargo ship collided with Fame ( | |
| Providencia | World War I: The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Matapan, Greece ( 35°33′N20°56′E / 35.550°N 20.933°E ) by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Alexandra or Alexandra II | The naval tug was lost on this date. [5] | |
| Arabian | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Cerigo, Greece ( 36°04′N22°53′E / 36.067°N 22.883°E by SM U-33 ( | |
| Sailor Prince | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 56 nautical miles (104 km) south east by south of Cape Sidero, Crete, Greece ( 34°36′N27°04′E / 34.600°N 27.067°E ) by SM U-39 ( | |
| Sainte Marguerite | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Cerigo by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonie | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Cerigo Strait ( 35°58′N21°53′E / 35.967°N 21.883°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Budrie | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. [11] | |
| Iki | The coast defense and training ship was sunk as a gunnery target by the battlecruisers Kongō and Hiei (both |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brownstone | The schooner sank near New Haven, Connecticut. [12] | |
| Craigston | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Ovo Island, Greece ( 36°07′N22°30′E / 36.117°N 22.500°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Yunnan | World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) south of Cape Matapan Greece by SM U-33 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alose | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Galloper Lightship ( | |
| Burrsfield | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cape Matapan, Greece ( 35°57′N21°00′E / 35.950°N 21.000°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Novocastrian | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) south east by east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew survived. [17] | |
| X 130 | World War I: The barge, under tow of Burrsfield ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Bahrenfeld | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. | |
| HMS Brighton Queen | World War I: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of eight of her crew. [19] | |
| Dimitrios Dandiolos | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta ( 35°43′N18°24′E / 35.717°N 18.400°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Forth | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General Laurie ( | |
| Islam | While hauled out on the beach in Golovnin Bay at the mouth of the Niukluk River on the coast of the Territory of Alaska with no one aboard, the 11-gross register ton steamer was destroyed during a storm when large waves struck her and broke her up. [22] | |
| Novocastrian | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew survived. [23] | |
| Scawby | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( | |
| Silverash | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 184 nautical miles (341 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( | |
| Texelstroom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the Shipwash Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amiral Hamelin | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) west of Cape Matapan, Greece ( 35°37′N19°08′E / 35.617°N 19.133°E ) by SM U-33 ( | |
| Halizones | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 122 nautical miles (226 km) south east by east of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece by SM U-39 ( | |
| Katja | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Sevastopol by SM UB-14 ( | |
| SMS T43 | World War I: The S7-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of three of her crew. [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apscheron | World War I: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea 24 nmi (44 km) south of Cape Chersones by SM UB-14 ( | |
| Thorpwood | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 122 nautical miles (226 km) south of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece ( 33°12′N25°28′E / 33.200°N 25.467°E ) by SM U-39 ( | |
| Tyconda | The 186-gross register ton, 104.3-foot (31.8 m) sternwheel passenger paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska. All ten people on board survived. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS A. Upmeyer | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. | |
| HMS Apollo | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) south of Gavdos, Greece ( 33°44′N24°40′E / 33.733°N 24.667°E ) by SM U-39 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of Folkestone, Kent. Her crew survived. [36] | |
| Washington | While under tow in rough seas by the tug Pioneer ( | |
| Wrestler | The tug was lost on this date. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Germania | The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Sweden and was subsequently sunk by an onboard explosion. [38] | |
| Seileren | The four-masted barque collided with another vessel in the Irish Sea off Torr Head, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. [39] | |
| Thorpwood | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Combe | The ammunition carrier was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date. [5] [40] | |
| HMT Frons Olivae | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of eleven of her crew. [41] | |
| Lighter #6 | The lighter capsized and sank at Westport, Connecticut. [12] | |
| HMT Restore | World War I: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Straits of Otranto ( 40°20′N18°42′E / 40.333°N 18.700°E ) by SM U-39 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Salerno | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of the Longsand Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS T100 | The training ship, a former S90-class torpedo boat, collided with Preussen ( | |
| No. 2 | The crewless submarine foundered off the Sosnovets Lighthouse in Svyatanos Bay, in the White Sea whilst being towed to Murmansk. Attempts to refloat her were abandoened a year later and she was declared a total loss. [44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volscian | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west by south of Folkestone, Kent. She was beached but was later refloated. [45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Javelin | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the Longsand Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleppo | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea. She was beached but was later refloated. [47] | |
| Algardi | The cargo ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the Thames Estuary, and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 22 October. [48] | |
| Pernambuco | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Oxelösund, Södermanland County, Sweden by a Royal Navy submarine. [49] | |
| Salerno | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [50] | |
| Scilla | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Aegean Sea off the Sporades, Greece by SM U-35 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Erin II | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Star Of Buchan | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Antibes | World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the White Sea with the loss of six of her crew. [5] [7] | |
| Monitoria | World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea ( 51°47′N1°31′E / 51.783°N 1.517°E ). Her crew survived. [32] [54] | |
| Roi Leopold | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Macau Bank off Gironde, France. She was raised c.1921, repaired and returned to service. [55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cissie | The barque collided with another vessel in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of seven of her 22 crew. [48] | |
| HMT Lord Denman | The naval trawler was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date. [5] | |
| HMT Scott | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off the Tongue Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ilaro | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member. [57] | |
| Marquette | World War I: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Salonica, Greece by SM U-35 ( | |
| SMS Prinz Adalbert | World War I: The Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Liepāja, Latvia by HMS E8 ( | |
| Rumina | World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Baltic Sea by SM U-17 ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Charity | The naval trawler was lost on this date. [5] | |
| Isabel Monks | The coaster collided with Ydun ( | |
| W. N. Zwicker | The schooner ran ashore on Cowes Reef near Shippan Point, Connecticut. Refloated and returned to service. [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selma | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east north east of North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of nineteen of her crew. [62] [63] | |
| Trafalgar | The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 13°04′S36°49′W / 13.067°S 36.817°W ). She subsequently foundered. [64] | |
| HMS Velox | World War I: The Viper-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Burgermeister Monckeberg | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. | |
| Wolfe | The wooden barque departed from Burntisland for Malmö. Lost with all hands, 13 men, in the North Sea of unknown causes. [66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Bonar Law | The naval trawler was lost. [5] | |
| Frances R | The 38-foot (11.6 m) motor vessel was found sunk near the mouth of the Chickamin River ( 55°47′N130°58′W / 55.783°N 130.967°W ) in Southeast Alaska. The three men who had been aboard were never found, although evidence found aboard suggested that two of them had left her in a skiff which was found capsized in Behm Canal. [67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Argyll | The Devonshire-class cruiser ran aground on Inchcape, Forfarshire and was wrecked. | |
| HMS Hythe | The auxiliary minesweeper collided with the armed boarding steamer HMS Sarnia ( | |
| No. 2 | The No. 1-class submarine was lost in the Barents Sea. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shark | The 19-gross register ton, 46.7-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Seldovia, Territory of Alaska. Both people on board survived. [69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Turquoise | World War I: The Émeraude-class submarine was sunk in the Dardanelles off Nagara Point, Turkey. She was refloated by Ottoman forces on 3 November and taken into the Ottoman Navy as Müstecip Onbaşı. [70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | The 14-gross register ton, 56.5-foot (17.2 m) motor passenger vessel sank near "Point Aloa" – presumably a reference to Point Alava ( 55°11′30″N131°11′00″W / 55.19167°N 131.18333°W ) – in Southeast Alaska. All six people on board survived. [71] | |
| HMY Aries | World War I: The naval yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercoat Point, Kent ( 51°00′N1°24′E / 51.000°N 1.400°E ) with the loss of 22 of her crew. [72] | |
| Eidsiva | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived. [73] | |
| Gerard | The steam trawler was stranded near the island of Ameland and became a total loss. [74] | |
| HMT John G. Watson | The naval trawler sank after collision with tanker Rosalind off Stornoway. [5] [75] | |
| HMS Louis | World War I: Dardanelles Campaign: The Laforey-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in Suvla Bay by Turkish coastal artillery.[ citation needed ] | |
| HMT Othello II | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercoat Point with the loss of nine of her crew. [76] | |
| Toward | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland. Her crew survived. [77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | The fishing vessel was lost in the Yukon River at Andreafsky, Territory of Alaska. [71] | |
| USS Stranger | The Louisiana Naval Militia gunboat sank in mid-October at New Orleans, Louisiana, during the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915. [78] [79] [80] |