List of shipwrecks in March 1915
The list of shipwrecks in March 1915 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1915.
March 1915 | ||||||
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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 |
29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | |||
References |
1 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Princess May | The ketch was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by Gunnar ( | |
Sapphire | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[2] |
2 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rumija | World War I: The steam yacht was sunk at Antivari, Montenegro by Austro-Hungarian naval ships. |
3 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cornish Coast | The coaster collided with the interned Jeanette Woermann ( | |
HMT Rondo | The naval trawler was wrecked off the Shetland Islands. Her crew survived.[4] | |
Tiflis | The tug suffered an onboard explosion and fire at Alicante, Spain with the loss of five of her ten crew. Although declared a constructive total loss, She was sold in April 1915, repaired and returned to service.[5][6] |
4 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Risøy | The cargo ship collided with Warsaw ( | |
SM U-8 | World War I: The Type U 5 submarine became trapped in nets in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex, United Kingdom (50°41′N 0°06′E) and was scuttled. |
5 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Calliope II | The naval trawler collided with another vessel off the Butt of Lewis (58°31′00″N 5°45′30″W) and sank with the loss of a crew member.[8] | |
Dongola | The ship collided with Espagne ( |
6 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glendalough | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Skerries, Dublin.[10] | |
HMT John Sherburn | The naval trawler ran aground and was wrecked near Dover, Kent.[11] |
7 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bengrove | World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north north east of Ilfracombe, Devon by SM U-20 ( |
8 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Okino | The naval trawler was lost on this date. |
9 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aberdon | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire by SM U-12 ( | |
Blackwood | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) south west by south of Dungeness, Kent by SM U-35 ( | |
Gris Nez | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom by SM U-35 ( | |
Princess Victoria | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in Liverpool Bay 16 nautical miles (30 km) north west by north of the Liverpool Bar Lightship ( | |
Tangistan | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of 37 of her 38 crew. The survivor was rescued by Woodville ( |
10 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Manx Hero | The naval trawler was lost on this date. | |
U-12 | World War I: The Type U 9 submarine was shelled by Ariel and Attack then rammed by Acheron (all |
11 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Auguste Conseil | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 22 nautical miles (41 km) south of Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom by SM U-29 ( | |
HMS Bayano | World War I: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Corsewall Point, Dumfriesshire (55°03′N 5°26′W) by SM U-27 ( | |
Florazan | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea 53 nautical miles (98 km) north east of the Longships Lighthouse by SM U-20 ( |
12 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andalusian | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) west north west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly by SM U-29 ( | |
Headlands | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of the Isles of Scilly (49°51′N 6°26′W) by SM U-29 ( | |
Indian City | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (49°30′N 6°15′W) by SM U-29 ( | |
Inga | The schooner was driven ashore on Bermuda and was wrecked.[28] |
13 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT G.M.V. | The naval trawler collided with another vessel 0.5 nautical miles (930 m) off Larne, County Antrim and sank.[29] | |
Hanna | World War I: The cargo ship was reported to have been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her twenty crew.[20] According to Swedish official War statistics, it cannot be determined whether it was a torpedo or a mine which caused the explosion.[31] | |
Hartdale | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the South Rock (54°25′N 5°08′W) by SM U-27 ( | |
Helene | The cargo ship ran aground at Landskrona, Skåne County Sweden.[33] She was refloated on 16 March.[34] | |
Invergyle | World War I: The collier was sunk in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north north east of the mouth of the River Tyne by SM U-23 ( | |
Nonpareil | The 52-gross register ton steam cod-fishing schooner drifted ashore on Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula during a gale and sank. Her entire crew of seven survived.[36] |
14 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Dresden | World War I: Battle of Más a Tierra: The Dresden-class cruiser was scuttled off Más a Tierra, Chile. | |
HMT Orlando | The naval trawler was lost on this date. |
15 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fingal | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east by south of Coquet Island, Northumberland by SM U-23 ( | |
William J. Quillin | The schooner collided with Laly ( |
17 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Leeuwarden | World War I: The coaster was captured, shelled and sunk in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west by north of the Maas Lightship ( |
18 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bouvet | World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The pre-dreadnought battleship struck a mine in the Dardanelles and sank with the loss of 660 of her 710 crew. | |
Clara | The ketch got into difficulties in the Teifi Estuary. Her two crew were rescued by Elizabeth Austin ( | |
Glenartney | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Owers Lightship ( | |
Gaulois | World War I: The Charlemagne-class battleship struck a mine and was damaged in the Dardanelles. She was beached but was refloated on 22 March. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. | |
HMS Irresistible | World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The Formidable-class battleship struck a mine in the Dardanelles and sank with the loss of about 150 of her 780 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Wear ( | |
Mary Nish | The schooner capsized and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne with the loss of four lives.[43] | |
HMS Ocean | World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The Canopus-class battleship struck a mine in the Dardanelles and sank. | |
SM U-29 | World War I: The Type U 27 submarine was rammed and sunk in the Pentland Firth (58°20′N 0°57′E) by HMS Dreadnought ( |
19 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gravesend | The schooner was abandoned in The Downs 0.5 nautical miles (930 m) north west of the Gull Lightship ( |
21 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cairntorr | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Beachy Head, Sussex 50°40′N 0°15′E by SM U-34 ( | |
HM Torpedo Boat 64 | The torpedo boat ran aground and was wrecked in the Aegean Sea.[48] |
22 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Concord | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 9 nautical miles (17 km) south east by east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( |
25 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Delmira | World War I: The cargo ship was intercepted in the English Channel 23 nautical miles (43 km) north north east of the Cap d'Antifer, Pas-de-Calais, France by SM U-37 ( | |
USS F-4 | The F-class submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Honolulu, Hawaii, with the loss of all 21 crew. | |
Medea | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom by SM U-28 ( | |
Tamar | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) east nort east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( |
27 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aguila | World War I: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 47 nautical miles (87 km) south west of the Smalls Lighthouse by SM U-28 ( | |
Coleby | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 460 nautical miles (850 km) north east of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( | |
South Point | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon by SM U-28 ( | |
Vosges | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 38 nautical miles (70 km) west by north of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°42′N 5°35′W) by SM U-28 ( |
28 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Falaba | World War I: Thrasher incident: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel 38 nautical miles (70 km) west of the Smalls Lighthouse by U-28 ( |
29 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amstel | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Pinewold ( | |
Dakar | The cargo ship caught fire in the Forcados River, Nigeria. She sank on 31 March.[61] | |
Flaminian | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west by west of the Isles of Scilly (49°50′N 7°00′W) by SM U-28 ( | |
Theodore Weems | The coaster was run into by Heredia ( |
30 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Crown of Castile | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 31 nautical miles (57 km) south west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly (49°25′N 6°50′W) by SM U-28 ( | |
HMT Trygon | The naval trawler was lost on this date. |
31 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emma | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom by SM U-37 ( | |
Nor | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom (56°13′N 4°25′E) by SM U-10 ( | |
HM Torpedo Boat 64 | The torpedo boat was wrecked in the Aegean Sea.[69] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Spanish Prince | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as blockship at Dover, Kent. The wreck was moved in 1930.[70] It was salvaged for scrap in August 2010.[71] | |
Livonian | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as blockship at Dover. the wreck was cleared between 1930 and 1933.[70] | |
Alberni | The tug capsized and sank at Active Pass, British Columbia.[72] |
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