List of shipwrecks in December 1914
The list of shipwrecks in December 1914 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1914.
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| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | ||
1 December
- Anna (
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Italy): The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Wolf Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued; eight of them by Mira (
United Kingdom).[1] - Val de Saire (
France): The schooner, sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off the Tuskar Rock, Ireland and was abandoned. Her ten crew were rescued by Wexford ( United Kingdom) and the Rosslare Lifeboat.[1][2]
2 December
- Drummuir ( United Kingdom): World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) east by north of Cape Horn, Chile by SMS Leipzig (
Kaiserliche Marine).[3] - HMT Tom Tit (
Royal Navy): The naval trawler was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire[4]
4 December
- Bellevue ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5]
5 December
- Charcas ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Pacific Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south by west of Valparaiso, Chile by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich ( Kaiserliche Marine).[3][5]
- Harlington ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was driven aground in the North Sea on the Middle Sunk Sands. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Clacton Lifeboat.[6][7]
- Waterloo (
Norway): The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of fourteen of her seventeen crew. The survivors were rescued by Cloch ( United Kingdom).[6][7]
8 December
- SMS Gneisenau ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands: The Scharnhorst-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands by HMS Inflexible ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 598 of her 764 crew.
- SMS Leipzig ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands: The Bremen-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands by HMS Cornwall and HMS Glasgow (both Royal Navy) with the loss of 270 of her 288 crew.
- SMS Nürnberg ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands: The Königsberg-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands by HMS Kent ( Royal Navy) the with the loss of 327 of her 334 crew.
SMS Scharnhorst
- SMS Scharnhorst ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands: The Scharnhorst-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands by HMS Inflexible ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 860 crew.
9 December
- Emma (
Sweden): The cargo ship ran aground on the Knavestone Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She sank on or before 13 December.[8] - SM U-11 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Type U 9 submarine struck a mine in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium (51°06′N 1°09′E / 51.100°N 1.150°E) and sank with the loss of all 26 crew.
11 December
- Earl Howard ( United Kingdom): World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) north east by north of the Spurn Lightship (
United Kingdom) with the loss of nine of her crew.[9] - Emma & John ( United Kingdom): The smack was driven ashore and wrecked east of Lyme Regis, Dorset.[10]
- Rosaleen ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in Oxwich Bay. Her crew were rescued.[11] She was refloated on 15 December.[12]
12 December
- Ispolnitelni (
Imperial Russian Navy): The Lovki-class destroyer was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden by the explosion of her own mines.[13] - Kildalton ( United Kingdom): World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean 870 nautical miles (1,610 km) south west by south of Valparaiso, Chile by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich ( Kaiserliche Marine).[3]
- Letuchi ( Imperial Russian Navy): The Lovki-class destroyer was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Gotland by the explosion of her own mines.[13]
13 December
- Mesûdiye (
Ottoman Navy): World War I: The ironclad was torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles by HMS B11 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 37 of her 673 crew. - Silurian ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground at Oporto, Portugal. She broke in two and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by the salvage vessel Leixões (
Portugal).[8]
16 December
- Constance ( United Kingdom): World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham by Kaiserliche Marine warships.[9]
- Elterwater ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her crew.[3]
- HMT Margaret ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[14]
- Princess Olga ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east north east of Scarborough.[3]
- Wayside Flower ( United Kingdom): World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Hartlepool by Kaiserliche Marine warships.[9]
17 December
- HMT Lorenzo ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was wrecked in Hoy Sound, Orkney Islands.[15]
18 December
- Jubilee ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk and was wrecked with the loss of one of her three crew.[16]
- Kelvindale ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on the Anegada Reef, Tortola, Virgin Islands.[17] She was refloated on 28 December but found to be severely damaged.[18]
- Kisagata Maru (
Japan): The cargo ship collided with a hopper barge at Moji-Ku, Kitakyūshū and sank. She was declared a total loss.[17] - Rivulet ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship struck a rock off the Hole in the Wall Reef, Abaco, Bahamas and foundered.[17]
- SM U-5 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Type U 5 submarine sank in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium with the loss of all 29 crew.
- West Cock ( United Kingdom): The tug collided with Needles ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank with the loss of two of her crew.[16]
19 December
- HMT Orianda ( Royal Navy): World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by HMS Brighton ( Royal Navy).[19]
- Tritonia ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of Tory Island, County Donegal.[3]
20 December
- Curie (
French Navy): World War I: The Brumaire-class submarine was scuttled at Pula, Austria-Hungary. She was later refloated and entered service as U-14 (
Austro-Hungarian Navy). - HMT Garmo ( Royal Navy): World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of five of her crew.[20]
- Montrose ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.
22 December
- Brazil ( United Kingdom): The steam barge was in collision with Megantic ( United Kingdom) at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. Her crew were rescued.[21]
23 December
- Ocana ( United Kingdom): World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) north east by east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of nine of her crew.[9]
24 December
- Oceana ( United Kingdom): World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[22]
25 December
- Eli ( Norway): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. All sixteen people on board were rescued by Alistair ( United Kingdom).[22]
- Gem ( United Kingdom): 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 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire with the loss of ten of her crew.[3]
- HMT Night Hawk ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[14]
26 December
- HMT Fair Isle ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[23]
- Leersum (
Netherlands): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her twenty crew.[22][24] - Linaria ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) north north east of Filey.[3]
27 December
- Niggem ( United Kingdom): The coaster foundered in the Mediterranean Sea whilst on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Barcelona, Spain. Eight of her crew survived.[25][26]
- HMS Success ( Royal Navy) The B-class destroyer foundered in the North Sea off Fife Ness.
28 December
- Hemisphere ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) north east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( Kaiserliche Marine).[3] She was scuttled on 8 January 1915.[27]
29 December
- Apollo ( United Kingdom): The tug sank at Harwich, Essex during a storm.[28]
30 December
- Giuseppe Vicava ( Italy): The barque ran aground in the Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Pensacola, Florida, United States.[29]
- Ivy ( United Kingdom): World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all five crew.[24]
- Stranton ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided with Benvorlich in The Downs and foundered. All eighteen crew survived.[30]
31 December
- Daito Maru No.2 ( Japan): The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off Port Hamilton, Korea with the loss of 24 of her 32 crew.[31]
- Jean ( France): World War I: The barque was set afire and sunk 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Easter Island by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich ( Kaiserliche Marine).[32]
- Manja Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship collided with Tosan Maru at Tokyo and sank.[30]
Unknown date
- Asnières ( France): The 3,100 ton Cape Horner ran aground under Castle Point,St Mawes, Cornwall, while entering Falmouth harbour without a pilot. She was refloated the following month and returned to service.[33]
- Bogor ( Netherlands): The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast.[34]
- Glenmorven ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship departed the River Tyne for an Italian port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25]
- Semantha ( Norway): World War I: The barque was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[27]
- Therese Heymann ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship departed the River Tyne for an Italian port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 2 December 1914. (40714), col C, p. 15.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 3 December 1914. (40715), col D, p. 10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "HMT Tom Tit (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The fleets at sea." The Times (London). Saturday, 9 January 1915. (40747), col E-F, p. 6.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Monday, 7 December 1914. (40719), col D, p. 14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Steamer lost off The Lizard" The Times (London). Monday, 7 December 1914. (40719), col A, p. 13.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Marine insurance market" The Times (London). Monday, 14 December 1914. (40725), col C, p. 4.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "BRITISH FISHING VESSELS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 2 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 12 December 1914. (40724), col A, p. 15.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 17 December 1914. (40728), col E, p. 14.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1914". World War I. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Hull Trawler Losses - 1914". Hullwebs. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 December 1914. (40730), col E, p. 14.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Three steamers wrecked." The Times (London). Saturday, 19 December 1914. (40730), col E, p. 14.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 December 1914. (40737), col A, p. 11.
- ↑ "Orianda FV (1914~1914) Orianda HMT (FY99) [+1914]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "HMT Garmo (FY810) [+1914]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "The Megantic in collision" The Times (London). Wednesday, 23 December 1914. (40733), col E, p. 5.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Four vessels mined." The Times (London). Monday, 28 December 1914. (40736), col F, p. 10.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "North Sea mine peril." The Times (London). Thursday, 31 December 1914. (40739), col E, p. 4.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Missing vessels posted." The Times (London). Thursday, 4 March 1915. (40793), col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Marine insurance market" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 May 1915. (40846), col B, p. 17.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "A German cruiser at work." The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1915. (40784), col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Wrecks and rescues at sea." The Times (London). Wednesday, 30 December 1914. (40738), col A, p. 5.
- ↑ "Marine insurance market" The Times (London). Thursday, 31 December 1914. (40739), col B, p. 13.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Steamer sunk in The Downs." The Times (London). Friday, 1 January 1915. (40740), col F, p. 11.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 5 January 1915. (40743), col B, p. 14.
- ↑ "The Germans at Easter Island." The Times (London). Thursday, 2 September 1915. (40949), p. 7.
- ↑ "Lucky escape for French bounty ship in 1914 gale". The Packet. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Further Norwegian losses" The Times (London). Monday, 4 January 1915. (40742), col D, p. 15.
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