List of shipwrecks in July 1918
The list of shipwrecks in July 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1918.
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1 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charing Cross | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east by north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[1][2] |
USS Covington | United States Navy | World War I: Convoy OR 51: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France (47°31′N 7°09′W / 47.517°N 7.150°W) by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six of her crew.[3] |
Monte Cristo | France | World War I: The four-masted schooner was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Lion (41°56′N 4°52′E / 41.933°N 4.867°E) by SM U-65 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.[4] |
Origen | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 115 nautical miles (213 km) west of Ouessant (47°28′N 8°20′W / 47.467°N 8.333°W) by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.[5] |
Westmoor | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 210 nautical miles (390 km) west of Casablanca, Morocco (34°10′N 11°47′W / 34.167°N 11.783°W) by SM U-91 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew. Her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.[2][6] |
2 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral | United Kingdom | World War I: The tug was shelled and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[7] |
Erme | United Kingdom | World War I: The auxiliary sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) north west by west of the Fastnet Rock (52°30′N 16°00′W / 52.500°N 16.000°W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[2][8] |
Shirala | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east by east of the Owers Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight of her crew.[2][9] |
3 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agia Trias | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°05′N 22°10′E / 36.083°N 22.167°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[10] |
Evangelistria | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°39′N 22°18′E / 36.650°N 22.300°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[11] |
Gripen | Sweden | World War I: The wooden barque was shelled and sunk in the Skagerrak 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Ryvingen Lighthouse, Vest-Agder, Norway by SM U-80 ( Kaiserliche Marine),[12] with the loss of two of the crew.[13] |
Panaghia | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 36°05′N 22°10′E / 36.083°N 22.167°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[14] |
P. C. Petersen | Norway | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) west of Lindesnes, Vest-Agder by SM U-80 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[15] |
4 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cordova | Italy | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Taormina, Sicily (37°51′N 15°25′E / 37.850°N 15.417°E) by SM UC-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[16] |
Mentor | Norway | World War I: The sailing vessel was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member. She was towed in to port but was a constructive total loss.[17] |
Napoli | Italy | World War I: Convoy GaG 36: The ship collided with a vessel from Convoy GaG 37 in the Mediterranean Sea and sank.[18] |
SM U-20 | Austro-Hungarian Navy | World War I: The U-20-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea (45°29′N 13°05′E / 45.483°N 13.083°E) by the submarine F-12 ( Regia Marina) with the loss of all eighteen crew. |
5 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Columbia | United States | The passenger ship capsized and sank in the Illinois River with the loss of 87[19] or 175 lives.[20] |
Vera Elizabeth | United Kingdom | World War I: The auxiliary schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 54 nautical miles (100 km) south by east of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands (60°42′N 5°32′W / 60.700°N 5.533°W) by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[21] |
6 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bertrand | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) east south east of Cape Bon, Algeria (36°58′N 11°36′E / 36.967°N 11.600°E) by SM UC-67 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[22] |
HMS C25 | Royal Navy | World War I: The C-class submarine was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Orford Ness, Suffolk by Luftstreitkrafte aircraft with the loss of four of her crew. She was taken in tow by HMS E51 ( Royal Navy) but was declared a constructive total loss. |
Gullfaxi | Iceland | World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[23] |
Port Hardy | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 78 nautical miles (144 km) west of Cape Spartel, Morocco (35°44′N 7°35′W / 35.733°N 7.583°W) by SM U-91 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of seven of her crew.[2][24] |
San Nicola | Italy | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°06′N 25°19′E / 36.100°N 25.317°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[25] |
7 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aby | United Kingdom | World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[26][27] |
Albion | United Kingdom | World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of Spurn Point by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[27][28] |
Carl | Denmark | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland (49°20′N 9°40′W / 49.333°N 9.667°W) by SM U-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of fourteen crew.[29] |
SMS G172 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The S138-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of sixteen of her crew.[30] |
Giuseppino Padre | Italy | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°30′N 18°30′E / 37.500°N 18.500°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[31] |
Marosa | Norway | World War I: The full-rigged ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (40°00′N 50°35′W / 40.000°N 50.583°W) by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[32] |
SMS S138 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The S138-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 32 of her crew.[30] |
Vergine di Lourdes | Italy | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily by SM UC-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[33] |
8 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ben Lomond | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of the Daunt Rock by SM U-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 23 crew.[2][34] |
Chicago | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three of her crew.[2][35] |
Horta | Portugal | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Strait of Sicily by SM UC-73 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[36] |
Manx King | Norway | World War I: The full-rigged ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (40°05′N 52°00′W / 40.083°N 52.000°W) by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[37] |
Mars | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 74 nautical miles (137 km) west by north of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly (49°44′N 8°20′W / 49.733°N 8.333°W) by SM U-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[2][38] |
San Nicola | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Andros by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[39] |
War Crocus | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east by north of Flamborough Head by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[40] |
9 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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HM CMB-2 | Royal Navy | The Coastal Motor Boat was lost on this date.[41] |
Frederika | Netherlands | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Maas Lightship ( Netherlands) by SM UC-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[42] |
Fryken | Sweden | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Humber Estuary[43] (53°27′N 0°29′E / 53.450°N 0.483°E) by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[44] Her crew survived. |
Silvia | Italy | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (35°54′N 7°18′W / 35.900°N 7.300°W) by SM U-91 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[45] |
Tris Adelphi | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°47′N 25°19′E / 35.783°N 25.317°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[46] |
10 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS A79 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The A56-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 53 of her crew.[30] |
Agios Georgios | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°47′N 25°19′E / 35.783°N 25.317°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[47] |
Agios Loukis | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°45′N 25°19′E / 35.750°N 25.317°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[48] |
SMS S62 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The V25-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 27 of her crew.[30] |
SMS S66 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The V25-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 76 of her crew.[30] |
11 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agios Constantinos | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°38′N 25°12′E / 35.633°N 25.200°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[49] |
Bacchus | France | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Ionian Sea 78 nautical miles (144 km) south west of Sapienza (36°25′N 20°19′E / 36.417°N 20.317°E) by SM UB-51 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 28 crew.[50] |
Kong Guttorm | Norway | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of Portland Bill, Dorset, United Kingdom by SM UB-103 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eleven of her crew.[51] |
Marigo | Greece | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°59′N 34°08′E / 36.983°N 34.133°E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[52] |
Roberto | Spain | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Alexandria, Egypt by SM UC-74 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[53] |
USS Westover | United States Navy | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland (46°36′N 12°21′W / 46.600°N 12.350°W) by SM U-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eleven of her crew.[54] |
12 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kawachi | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Kawachi-class battleship suffered an onboard explosion and sank at Tokuyama with the loss of 621 of her 1,059 crew. The hulk was subsequently scrapped. |
13 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Badagri | United Kingdom | World War I: The Elder Dempster 2,956 grt cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 425 nautical miles (787 km) west north west of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal (35°17′N 16°50′W / 35.283°N 16.833°W) by SM U-91 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.[2][55] |
Plawsworth | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 105 nautical miles (194 km) west by north of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly (49°36′N 9°10′W / 49.600°N 9.167°W) by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.[2][56] |
Ponta Delgada | Portugal | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Oran, Algeria by SM UC-54 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[57] |
Ramon de Larrinaga | Spain | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) off Cape Finisterre by SM U-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[58] |
14 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Branksome Hall | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (68 nautical miles (126 km) north west of Marsa Susa, Libya by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[2][59] |
Djemnah | France | World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea of the coast of Libya (33°12′N 23°55′E / 33.200°N 23.917°E) by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 436 of the 754 people on board.[60] |
Hagios Zion | Greece | World War I: The sailboat was sunk in the Aegean Sea (38°20′N 25°35′E / 38.333°N 25.583°E) by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[61] |
HMT Loch Tummel | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[41] |
Maria José | Portugal | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Bristol Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom by SM UB-65 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[62] |
Maurice | France | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Barra Head, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom by SM U-98 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[63] |
SM UC-77 | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The Type UC II submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium. |
Waitemata | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east by north of Marsa Susa (33°12′N 24°10′E / 33.200°N 24.167°E) by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[2][64][65] |
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Barunga | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) west by south of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly (49°00′N 15°00′W / 49.000°N 15.000°W) by SM U-108 ( Kaiserliche Marine). All on board survived.[66] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cap Breton | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gironde Estuary 14 nautical miles (26 km) south west of the Cordouan Lighthouse by SM UB-103 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[67] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Speedwell II | Royal Navy | The Q-ship was lost on this date.[64] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vendée | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde by SM UB-103 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[68]
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