List of shipwrecks in February 1915
The list of shipwrecks in February 1915 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1915.
| February 1915 | ||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Unknown date | ||||||
1 February
- Ethel V. Boynton (
United States): The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York.[1]
2 February
- Laura (
United Kingdom}): The schooner ran aground at Battery Point, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[2]
3 February
- HMS Clan McNaughton (
Royal Navy): The armed merchant cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland with the loss of all 281 crew.[3] - Ferdinando Viareggio (
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Italy): The brigantine came ashore on Pointe Chiappa, near Portovecchio and was wrecked with the loss of two of her seven crew.[2]
4 February
- Fleetly (
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Barbados): The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°46′N 51°53′W / 42.767°N 51.883°W). All seven crew were rescued by Mechanicien ( United States).[4] - I'll Away ( United Kingdom): The schooner was abandoned in the Bristol Channel of Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat. I 'll Away was later salvaged.[5]
- Margaret K. Schwartz ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[6]
5 February
- London Trader ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Poland and Toward (both United Kingdom).[7]
6 February
- HMS Adjutant ( Royal Navy): The naval tug was lost on this date.[8]
- Alfonso XIII (
Spain): The ocean liner sank at Santander. Her crew survived.[9] - Asama (
Imperial Japanese Navy): The Asama-class cruiser ran aground off the coast of Mexico.[10] - HMS Erne ( Royal Navy): The E-class destroyer was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived.[11]
7 February
- Michael A. Andritsakis (
Greece): The cargo ship was driven onto the Bondicar Rocks, in the North Sea off Amble, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[12]
8 February
11 February
- Imatata (
Norway): The cargo ship was reported derelict in the Atlantic Ocean (41°15′N 36°10′W / 41.250°N 36.167°W).[13]
12 February
- Invercoe ( United Kingdom): World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 890 nautical miles (1,650 km) east by south of Cape Frio, Brazil by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich (
Kaiserliche Marine).[14] - Jack Snipe ( United States): The dredger was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California.[15]
- Morion ( United Kingdom): The coaster was rammed and sunk at Queen's Dock, Glasgow, Renfrewshire by Jarnac ( United Kingdom).[16]
13 February
- Hull Trader ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel off the South Goodwin Lightship (
United Kingdom) with the loss of four of her seven crew. The survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy destroyer.[17] - Morinier (
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Belgium): The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay (47°01′N 7°48′W / 47.017°N 7.800°W) with the loss of seventeen of the 22 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Vasco da Gama (
Portugal).[18][19] - SMS V25 ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The V25-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 79 of her crew.[20]
14 February
- Abeokuta ( United Kingdom): SS Abeokuta was a 1817 grt cargo steamship, owned by Elder Dempster. She was built in 1901 by Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow and was powered by a steam triple expansion engines giving 199nhp. On 14 February 1915 she foundered in the Bay of Biscay, about 70 miles South West of Ushant (Ouessant), in a full hurricane, whilst on a passage from Liverpool to West Africa with a general cargo.[21]
15 February
- HMT Bedouin ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[8]
- Dulwich ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France by SM U-16 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.[22]
16 February
- Ville de Lille (
France): The coaster was scuttled in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Maritime by SM U-16 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[23][24]
17 February
- Kate ( United Kingdom): The schooner collided with Magnetic ( United Kingdom) in the Crosby Channel and sank with the loss of three of her four crew.[25]
- Proba ( United Kingdom): The three-masted schooner was wrecked in the North Sea on the Brake Sands. Her crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat.[25]
- Reaper ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. All five crew survived, three of them were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[25]
- St. Clair ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Challaborough, Devon.[25]
18 February
- John D. Colwell ( United States): The schooner ran aground off Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico and was a total loss.[26]
- Mary Ada Short ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Prinz Friedrich Eitel ( Kaiserliche Marine).[14]
- Membland ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of twenty of her crew.[14]
19 February
- HMT Blakedown ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[8]
- HMS Goldfinch ( Royal Navy): The Acorn-class destroyer ran aground at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands and was a total loss.
- SMS S14 ( Kaiserliche Marine}): The S13-class destroyer suffered an internal explosion and sank in the Jade Bight.[20]
20 February
- Bjaerke ( Norway): World War I: The cargo ship struc two mines in Nakskov Fjord and sank. Her crew survived.[27]
- Cambank ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Point Lynas, Anglesey (53°25′N 4°00′W / 53.417°N 4.000°W) by SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her 25 crew.[27][28]
- HMT Corcyra ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[8]
- Downshire ( United Kingdom): World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas (54°03′N 5°15′W / 54.050°N 5.250°W) by SM U-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[29]
- Maggie Barratt ( United Kingdom): The schooner departed Greenock, Renfrewshire for the River Duddon. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Maughold Head, Isle of Man.[30]
- Willerby ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 490 nautical miles (910 km) north east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Prinz Friedrich Eitel ( Kaiserliche Marine).[14]
21 February
- Evelyn ( United States): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany. Her crew were rescued by a German vessel.[31]
23 February
- Branksome Chine ( United Kingdom): World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM U-8 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her twenty crew survived.[8][5][32]
- Oakby ( United Kingdom): World War I: The collier was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east by north of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM U-8 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was taken in tow but sank the next day off Folkestone, Kent. Her twenty crew survived.[33][34][35]
- Regin ( Norway): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her 23 crew were rescued by a Royal Navy torpedo boat destroyer.[36]
- HMT Tern ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[33]
24 February
- Dague (
French Navy): World War I: The Bouclier-class destroyer struck a mine and sank at Bar, Montenegro with the loss of 38 of her crew.[37] - Harpalion ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) west of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM U-8 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three crew.[38]
- Rio Parana ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM U-8 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[39]
- Western Coast ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM U-8 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her nineteen crew survived.[40][41]
25 February
- Orozco ( Spain): The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 50 nautical miles (93 km) off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[42]
27 February
- Conway Castle ( United Kingdom): World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean 560 nautical miles (1,040 km) south west by west of Valparaiso, Chile by SMS Dresden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[14]
- Pet ( United Kingdom): The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and was a total loss.[43]
- William and Alice ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore at Spurn Point and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Unknown date
- Chr. Christensen (
Denmark): The cargo ship came ashore at Longstone Point, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off by lifeboat on 17 February and the ship was declared a total loss.[25]
References
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 February 1915. (40768), col E, p. 12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 4 February 1915. (40769), col A, p. 14.
- ↑ "HMS Clan McNaughton". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Monday, 15 February 1915. (40778), col B, p. 14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Friday, 5 February 1915. (40770), col F, p. 6.
- ↑ "Foundering of a Dublin steamer" The Times (London). Monday, 8 February 1915. (40772), col D, p. 5.
- ↑ "Foundering of a Spanish steamer" The Times (London). Monday, 8 February 1915. (40772), col D, p. 7.
- ↑ "Japanese cruiser ashore" The Times (London). Monday, 8 February 1915. (40772), col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Wrecks". Rattrayhead.net. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Monday, 8 February 1915. (40772), col C, p. 15.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Norwegian steamers lost." The Times (London). Friday, 12 February 1915. (40776), col F, p. 14.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 16 February 1915. (40779), col B, p. 15.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 13 February 1915. (40777), col F, p. 14.
- ↑ "Hull steamer swamped in the Channel" The Times (London). Monday, 15 February 1915. (40778), col D, p. 5.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Seventeen lives lost in Bay of Biscay" The Times (London). Tuesday, 16 February 1915. (40779), col C, p. 5.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1915". World War I. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31286
- ↑ "Dulwich". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ville de Lille". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "French steamer sunk." The Times (London). Thursday, 18 February 1915. (40781), col B, p. 10.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 18 February 1915. (40781), col F, p. 18.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 February 1915. (40783), col D, p. 14.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "A Norwegian steamer mined" The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1915. (40784), col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Cambank". Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Downshiore". Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1915. (40784), col F, p. 13.
- ↑ "U.S. steamer mined off Borkum." The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1915. (40784), col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "Cardiff steamer attacked." The Times (London). Wednesday, 24 February 1915. (40786), col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "Oakby". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cardiff steamer torpedoed" The Times (London). Thursday, 25 February 1915. (40787), col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "Norwegian steamer destroyed." The Times (London). Wednesday, 24 February 1915. (40786), col C-D, p. 8.
- ↑ "French destroyer sunk." The Times (London). Saturday, 27 February 1915. (40789), col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Harpalion". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Rio Parana". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Western Coast". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Another ship sunk." The Times (London). Friday, 26 February 1915. (40788), col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Friday, 26 February 1915. (40788), col F, p. 14.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Monday, 1 March 1915. (40790), col C, p. 13.
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