The list of shipwrecks in September 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1914.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Arizona | ![]() | While pulled out on the beach with no one aboard, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel was stranded on a spit and destroyed by a gale on the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska at Chiukak ( 64°31′N163°22′W / 64.517°N 163.367°W ), ten nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of Golovin. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ajax | ![]() | World War I: The trawler (120 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber with the loss of nine of her crew. [2] |
HMT Eyrie | ![]() | The naval trawler was lost on this date. [3] |
Fittonia | ![]() | World War I: The trawler (146 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber with the loss of seven of her crew. [2] |
S:t Paul | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship, en route from Gothenburg to Sunderland, struck a mine in the North Sea, about 28 nautical miles (52 km) northeast of Tyne, and sank quickly. The crew survived, and was transported back to North Shields by the steamer D/S Bruse (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMT Lindsell | ![]() | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Speedy (![]() |
Maple Branch | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (4,338 GRT, 1905) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) south west of the St. Paul Rocks by SMS Karlsruhe (![]() |
Shirotaye | ![]() | World War I: The Asakaze-class destroyer was wrecked in the Yellow Sea (approximately 36°00′N120°30′E / 36.000°N 120.500°E ) whilst involved in a battle with SMS Jaguar (![]() |
HMS Speedy | ![]() | World War I: The Alarm-class torpedo gunboat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one of her 91 crew. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fox | ![]() | The 15-gross register ton, 51.9-foot (15.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Shelter Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Juneau, Territory of Alaska. All three people on board survived. [9] |
Indian Prince | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (2,846 GRT) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil, by the auxiliary cruiser SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Pathfinder | ![]() | ![]() World War I: The Pathfinder-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Firth of Forth ( 56°07′N2°09′W / 56.117°N 2.150°W ) by SM U-21 ( |
Runo | ![]() | World War I: The passenger ship (1,679 GRT) struck a mine placed by the cruiser SMS Albatross (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Argonaut | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Chameleon | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Imperialist | ![]() | World War I: The trawler struck a mine placed by the minelayer SMS Albatross (![]() ![]() |
Lobelia | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Harrier | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Montana | ![]() | During a voyage from Detroit, Michigan, to Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada, to load a cargo of lumber, the wooden steam barge burned to the waterline near North Point on the coast of Michigan and sank in 63 feet (19 m) of water in Thunder Bay on the coast of Lake Huron off Sulphur Island at 44°59′02″N83°16′01″W / 44.98375°N 83.266883°W . Her crew abandoned ship in her boat and was rescued by the passenger ship Alpena (![]() |
Pegasus | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Pollux | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Rideo | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Rhine | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Seti | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Valiant | ![]() | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Revigo | ![]() | World War I: The trawler (230 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Andromeda (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kamerun | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled at Duala, Kamerun. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and entered British service as Cameronia. [18] |
HMS Oceanic | ![]() | The armed merchant cruiser (17,272 GRT, 1899) ran aground off Foula, Shetland Islands. All on board were rescued by the fishing trawler Glenogil (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | ![]() | After she became disabled by a broken tail shaft during a voyage from Juneau to Tyee, Territory of Alaska, the 12-net register ton motor vessel drifted onto rocks, was pounded against them by the surf, and sank off Point Styleman ( 57°58′30″N133°53′45″W / 57.97500°N 133.89583°W ) in Snettisham Inlet in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived, but she was a total loss. [1] |
Chesterfield | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [19] |
Tua | ![]() | The steamer, en route from Peterhead to Helsingborg, sank after a collision in poor visibility with an unnamed British warship, about 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Peterhead. The ship sank quickly, and one British passenger and one crew member died. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Indus | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,413 or 3,393 GRT, 1904) was captured in the Indian Ocean ( 11°00′N83°45′E / 11.000°N 83.750°E ) by SMS Emden (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elsinore | ![]() | World War I: The tanker (6,542 GRT, 1913) was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 73 nautical miles (135 km) south west by west of Cape Corrientes, Mexico by SMS Leipzig (![]() |
Lovat | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (6,102 GRT) was captured and scuttled in the Indian Ocean 260 nautical miles (480 km) east of Madras, India by SMS Emden (![]() |
Meteor | ![]() | The minesweeper ran aground in the Baltic Sea off "Merholm Island" and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to the Baresund. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Killin | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,544 GRT) was captured in the Indian Ocean 410 nautical miles (760 km) north east by north of Madras, India by SMS Emden (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diplomat | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (7,615 GRT) was captured and scuttled in the Indian Ocean 480 nautical miles (890 km) north east of Madras, India by SMS Emden (![]() |
SMS Hela | ![]() | World War I: The Gazelle-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea southwest of Heligoland by HMS E9 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMAS AE1 | ![]() | The E-class submarine was lost in the Pacific Ocean off New Britain with the loss of all 35 crew. Wreck found in 2017. |
SMS Cap Trafalgar | ![]() | ![]() World War I: Battle of Trindade: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk at Trindade, Brazil in a battle with HMS Carmania ( |
Clan Matheson | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (4,775 GRT, 1906) was scuttled in the Bay of Bengal 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west by south of the mouth of the Hoogli River by SMS Emden (![]() ![]() |
Highland Hope | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (5,150 or 5,510 GRT, 1903) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km) south west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe (![]() |
Trabboch | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (4,028 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west by south of the mouth of the Hoogli River by SMS Emden (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Argyll | ![]() | World War I: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship (1,185 GRT, 1872) was scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow as a block ship. Salvaged, except for her boiler, at some point. [24] |
Fisgard | ![]() | The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) off Portland Bill, Dorset in a storm with the loss of two of her 64 crew. Survivors were rescued by Crown of Galicia, Danube and Southampton (all ![]() |
Indrani | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (5,706 GRT, 1912) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 145 nautical miles (269 km) north by west of Cabo São Roque, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe (![]() |
Fisgard II | ![]() | The training ship, a former Audacious-class battleship, sank in a storm in the English Channel off Portland Bill with the loss of 21 of her 64 crew. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Francis H. Leggett | ![]() | The steam schooner sank in a gale in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon with the loss of 60 of the 62 people on board. One survivor each were rescued by Buck and by Beaver (both flag unknown). [26] [27] |
Montmagny | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Lingan (![]() |
Rosewood | ![]() | World War I: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow as a block ship. Mostly scrapped in place later, stern and boilers still in place. [29] [30] |
SMS William | ![]() | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gamma | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with some loss of life. [31] |
Ocean | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Vlieland. Her crew were rescued. [31] |
Teeswood | ![]() | World War I: The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship (1,589 GRT, 1882) was scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow as a block ship. Scrapped in 1924. [32] [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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SMS Lesum | ![]() | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
HMS Pegasus | ![]() | World War I: The Pelorus-class cruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Königsberg (![]() |
USRC Tahoma | ![]() | The revenue cutter struck an uncharted reef – thereafter known as Tahoma Reef ( 51°48′N175°47′E / 51.800°N 175.783°E ) – in the Aleutian Islands and sank without loss of life. Her crew abandoned ship in three lifeboats and was rescued by the merchant steamer Cordova (![]() ![]() |
HMS Yarmouth II | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Margate and Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. [35] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Belgian King | ![]() | The cargo liner foundered in the Black Sea off Cape Kureli, Ottoman Turkey with the loss of 22 of the 120 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Princesse Eugenie (![]() |
Cornish City | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,816 GRT, 1906) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 245 nautical miles (454 km) south west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Aboukir | ![]() | ![]() World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast ( 52°18′N03°41′E / 52.300°N 3.683°E ) by SM U-9 ( |
HMS Cressy | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
HMS Hogue | ![]() | World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast ( 52°18′N03°41′E / 52.300°N 3.683°E ) by SM U-9 (![]() |
Kilmarnock | ![]() | World War I: The trawler (165 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 31 nautical miles (57 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her cew. [2] |
Mauritzia | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore on Öland and was wrecked. [36] |
Rothenfield | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. Wreck blown up as a hazard to navigation in 1962. [41] [42] |
Rio Iguassu | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,817 GRT, 1898) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 155 nautical miles (287 km) south west by west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe (![]() |
Urmston Grange | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in Scapa Flow. Wreck blown up as a hazard to navigation in 1962. [41] [42] |
Walküre | ![]() | World War I: Bombardment of Papeete: While French personnel were scuttling her, the cargo ship, captured by French forces on 15 August, was sunk at Papeete, Tahiti, by gunfire by the armoured cruisers SMS Gneisenau and SMS Scharnhorst (both ![]() |
Zélée | ![]() | World War I: Bombardment of Papeete: While her crew was scuttling her, the Surprise-class gunboat was sunk at Papeete, Tahiti, by gunfire by the armoured cruisers SMS Gneisenau and SMS Scharnhorst (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rebono | ![]() | World War I: The trawler (176 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of the Spurn Lightship (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrew Nebinger | ![]() | The schooner went ashore on Little Gull Island, New York. Refloated and returned to service. [46] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bankfields | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,763 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Guayaquil by SMS Leipzig (![]() |
King Lud | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,650 GRT, 1906) was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south south west of Point de Galle, Ceylon by SMS Emden (![]() |
Tymeric | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,314 GRT) was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west by north of Colombo, Ceylon by SMS Emden (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Foyle | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (4,147 GRT) was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west by north of Colombo, Ceylon by SMS Emden (![]() |
Lacouna | ![]() | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Ferryland Head, Newfoundland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [47] |
Ribera | ![]() | World War I: The cargo ship (3,500 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 210 nautical miles (390 km) west by north of Colombo by SMS Emden (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anglo-Norman | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Kaipara Harbour, North Island, New Zealand and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [48] |
Agda | ![]() | The auxiliary schooner struck a submerged object and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Khiva (![]() |
SMS Cormoran | ![]() | World War I: Siege of Qingdao: The Bussard-class cruiser was scuttled at Qingdao, China. [7] |
SMS Iltis | ![]() | World War I: Siege of Qingdao: The Iltis-class gunboat was scuttled at Qingdao, China. |
SMS Luchs | ![]() | World War I: Siege of Qingdao: The Iltis-class gunboat was scuttled at Qingdao, China. |
SMS T50 | ![]() | The S7-class torpedo boat was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. [7] |
SMS Taku | ![]() | World War I: Siege of Qingdao: The Taku-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Qingdao. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Zélée | ![]() | The Surprise-class gunboat was shelled and sunk at Papeete, Tahiti by SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau (both ![]() |