List of shipwrecks in August 1914
The list of shipwrecks in August 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1914.
August 1914 | ||||||
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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 | 29 | 30 |
31 | Unknown date | |||||
References |
3 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS S143 | The S138-class torpedo boat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Baltic Sea. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[1][2] | |
San Wilfrido | World War I: The tanker struck a mine at Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany. Her crew were rescued but made prisoners of war.[3][4] |
5 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Königin Luise | World War I: The auxiliary minelayer was scuttled in the Heligoland Bight following battle damaged inflicted by HMS Landrail and HMS Lance (both |
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Amphion | World War I: The Active-class cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Heligoland Bight with the loss of about 170 lives, including eighteen survivors from SMS Königin Luise( | |
City of Winchester | World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Arabian Sea 280 nautical miles (520 km) east of Aden by SMS Königsberg ( |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tubal Cain | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west north west of Stalberg, Iceland by SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ( |
8 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tysla | World War I: The vessel struck a Dutch mine off Vlissingen in the North Sea with the loss of three crew.[8][9] |
9 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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SM U-15 | World War I: The Type U 13 submarine was rammed by HMS Birmingham ( |
12 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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SM U-13 | The Type U 13 submarine was lost in the Heligoland Bight with the loss of all 25 crew.[10] |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Baron Gautsch | The troopship strayed off course, entered an Austro-Hungarian minefield in the Adriatic Sea 7 nautical miles south of the Brijuni Islands, struck two mines, and sank with the loss of 147 lives. The destroyers SMS Balaton, SMS Csepel, and SMS Triglav (all |
14 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenfarg | The cargo ship struck a rock and sank off Shirose, Japan. Her crew were rescued by Yawata Maru ( |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hyades | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Dresden ( |
16 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alice Stofen | The 18-gross register ton, 40.5-foot (12.3 m) schooner was wrecked on Herschel Island in the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Yukon Territory. Both people on board survived.[14] | |
Ellerbeck | The cargo ship ran aground on the Hats and Barrels reef, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[11] | |
Kaipara | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 170 nautical miles (310 km) south by west of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain by SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ( | |
Nyanga | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) south of Tenerife by SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ( | |
SMS Zenta | World War I: Battle of Antivari: The Zenta-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Antivari, Montenegro by Royal Navy and French Navy warships with the loss of 179 of her 308 crew. |
18 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bowes Castle | World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) north by west of Cape Orange, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alice H. | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine placed by the minelayer Deutschland ( | |
Capricornus | World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) east by north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire by a Kaiserliche Marine torpedo boat. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7] | |
Chr. Broberg | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea.[8][16] | |
Houtdik | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine placed by the minelayer Deutschland ( | |
Marnay | World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) east by north of Spurn Point by a Kaiserliche Marine torpedo boat. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7] | |
Maryland | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[16] | |
Skirbeck | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by a Kaiserliche Marine cruiser. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7] | |
Walrus | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by a Kaiserliche Marine cruiser. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7] | |
Wigtoft | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by a Kaiserliche Marine cruiser. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7] |
23 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flamingo | World War I: The torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea.[1] | |
Titania | The four-masted barquentine was wrecked on Dumhéa Reef, south of Nouméa, New Caledonia (the captain was unaware that the Amadée Lighthouse had been extinguished due to the war).[17] |
24 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Walton | The tug sank in the Manchester Ship Canal.[18] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kesteven | World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea 69 nautical miles (128 km) east north east of the Inner Dowsing Lightship ( | |
Lindsey | World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east north east of the Inner Dowsing Lightship ( | |
Porpoise | World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east north east of the Inner Dowsing Lightship ( |
26 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral Sampson | The cargo ship collided with Princess Victoria ( | |
Holmwood | World War I: The cargo ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Dresden ( | |
SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse | ||
SMS Magdeburg | World War I: The Magdeburg-class cruiser ran aground in the Baltic Sea off Odensholm, Estonia. She was subsequently attacked by Admiral Makarov and Gromoboi (both | |
Skeatti Sogeli | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[21] |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Barley Rig | World War I: The drifter struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of five of her nine crew. The survivors were rescued by the trawler St. Clair ( | |
HMT Crathie | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the mouth of the River Tyne.[23] | |
Ena | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a Royal Navy torpedo boat.[21] | |
Gaea | World War I: The three-masted schooner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of three of her six crew.[8] | |
Gottfried | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[21] | |
HMT Thomas W. Irvin | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank with the loss of three of her twelve crew.[24] |
28 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Ariadne | World War I: Battle of Heligoland Bight: The Gazelle-class light cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Heligoland Bight by HMS Lion, HMS Queen Mary and HMS Princess Royal (all | |
SMS Cöln | World War I: Battle of Heligoland Bight: The Kolberg-class light cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Heligoland Bight by HMS Lion, HMS Queen Mary and HMS Princess Royal (all | |
SMS Mainz | World War I: Battle of Heligoland Bight: The Kolberg-class light cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Heligoland Bight by HMS Lion, HMS Queen Mary and HMS Princess Royal (all | |
SMS V187 | World War I: Battle of Heligoland Bight: The V180-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Heligoland Bight by Royal Navy warships.[1][25] |
29 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dargai | The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean off Montevideo, Uruguay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[26] | |
SMS Gerda | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date.[27] |
30 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rion | The tanker was run into by Serrana ( |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Floriston | The cargo ship struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached at Point Riche, Newfoundland.[28] | |
Strathroy | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north north east of Cape São Roque, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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No. 272 | The torpedo boat sank on 9, 22, or 28 August (sources disagree) after colliding with the steamer SS Uspekh (flag unknown) off Hersones.[29][30] | |
Prince Albert | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Butterworth Rocks, South Dundas Island, British Columbia. She was later salvaged, repaired and converted to a tug, re-entering service as J R Morgan.[31] |
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- "San Wilfrido (1)". Helderline. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- "British Merchant Ships Lost to Enemy Action Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- "Minelayers of World War I, Converted Merchant Vessels, Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". Navypedia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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- "North Sea mines". The Times (40619). London. 29 August 1914. col A, p. 5.
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- "U 13". Uboat.net. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- "British steamer wrecked". The Times (40607). London. 17 August 1914. col D, p. 11.
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- "News in Brief". The Times (40616). London. 26 August 1914. col D, p. 11.
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- "Five vessels mined". The Times (40618). London. 28 August 1914. col E, p. 8.
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Ship events in 1914 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Ship commissionings: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Shipwrecks: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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