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List of shipwrecks in April 1915

The list of shipwrecks in 1915 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1915.

1 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1915
Ship State Description
Gloxinia   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) north east by east of the mouth of the River Tyne by SM U-10 (  Imperial German Navy).[1]
Jason   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) north east by east of the mouth of the River Tyne (55°27′N 0°25′W / 55.450°N 0.417°W / 55.450; -0.417) by SM U-10 (  Imperial German Navy).[2]
Nellie   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) north east by east of the mouth of the River Tyne (55°33′N 0°19′W / 55.550°N 0.317°W / 55.550; -0.317) by SM U-10 (  Imperial German Navy).[3]
Seven Seas   United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Beachy Head, Sussex by SM U-37 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of nine of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy destroyer.[4][5][6]

2 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1915
Ship State Description
Greenbriar   United States World War I: The steamer was sunk by a mine in the North Sea off Amrum, North Frisian Islands.[7][8]
Lochwood   United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) south west of Start Point, Devon by SM U-24 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[6][9][10]
Parquerette   France World War I: The barquentine was scuttled in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) north of Cap d'Antifer, Pas-de-Calais (50°20′N 0°16′E / 50.333°N 0.267°E / 50.333; 0.267) by SM U-33 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[11]

3 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1915
Ship State Description
Childwall   United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Trinculo (  United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon and sank. Her crew were rescued by Trinculo.[12]
Douro   Portugal World War I: The cargo ship was reported to have been torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived.[13]
Edward Luckenbach   United States The tug was wrecked on a reef off False Cape, North Carolina.[14]
Mecidiye   Ottoman Navy World War I: The Mecidiye-class cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Odessa.[15] She was later salvaged by the Russians and entered service with the Imperial Russian Navy as Prut.[16]
Unknown barges   United States The two barges broke loose from their tow ship, Cumberland (  United States), off the Cape Henlopen Light in a severe gale and heavy seas and went ashore and broke up, with the loss of ten crew.[17]

4 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1915
Ship State Description
City of Bremen   United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) south by west of the Wolf Rock, Cornwall by SM U-24 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of four of her seventeen crew. The survivors were rescued by Fanny (  United Kingdom).[18][19]
Flora   Netherlands The cargo ship was driven ashore six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Hermes   Russia World War I: The sailing ship was sunk in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) south of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight United Kingdom (50°17′N 0°55′W / 50.283°N 0.917°W / 50.283; -0.917) by SM U-33 (  Imperial German Navy).[20]
Olivine   United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of St. Catherine's Point (50°26′N 1°12′W / 50.433°N 1.200°W / 50.433; -1.200) by SM U-33 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[6][21]
Ruth   United States The barge went ashore on Revere Beach, Boston, Massachusetts. Later salvaged.[22]

5 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1915
Ship State Description
Acantha   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) east by north of the Longstone Lighthouse (55°41′N 1°00′W / 55.683°N 1.000°W / 55.683; -1.000) by SM U-10 (  Imperial German Navy).[23] Her thirteen crew were rescued by Tord (  Sweden).[24][25]
Coleraine   United States The schooner barge went ashore at North Truro, Massachusetts after breaking from her tow Mars (  United States). Later stripped and burned.[22][26]
Manheim   United States The schooner barge went ashore at North Truro, Massachusetts after breaking from her tow Mars (  United States). Later salvaged.[22][27]
Northlands   United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex (50°03′N 0°16′W / 50.050°N 0.267°W / 50.050; -0.267) by SM U-33 (  Imperial German Navy).[28] Her 24 crew were rescued by Topaz (  Belgium).[24]
SMS T57   Imperial German Navy World War I: The S43-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[29]
Tunnel Ridge   United States The schooner barge went ashore at North Truro, Massachusetts after breaking from her tow Mars (  United States). Later stripped and burned.[22][27]

6 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1915
Ship State Description
The Josephine   United States The lumber schooner was wrecked off the Kill Devil Hill Coast Guard Station, North Carolina.[30]

7 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1915
Ship State Description
Zarina   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 72 nautical miles (133 km) north east by north of the Spurn Lightship (  United Kingdom) by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of nine of her crew.[25]

8 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1915
Ship State Description
Châteaubriand   France World War I: The four-masted full-rigged ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south east of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom by SM U-32 (  Imperial German Navy). Her 25 crew survived.[31][32]

10 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1915
Ship State Description
Harpalyce   United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Noord Hinder Lightship (  Netherlands) by SM UB-4 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of seventeen of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth (  Netherlands).[6][32][33]
The President   United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was stopped and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles (26 km) south by west of The Lizard, Cornwall by SM U-24 (  Imperial German Navy).[34] Her ten crew were rescued by the fishing smack Pencaer (  United Kingdom).[35]

11 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1915
Ship State Description
HMS Wayfarer   Royal Navy World War I: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of five of the 189 people on board.[36]

12 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1915
Ship State Description
Kit Carson   United States The schooner broke up after going ashore near Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island.[37]

14 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1915
Ship State Description
Folke   Sweden World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (57°55′N 0°30′E / 57.917°N 0.500°E / 57.917; 0.500) by SM U-6 (  Imperial German Navy).[38] No casualties.[39]
Katwijk   Netherlands World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of the Noord Hinder Lightship (  Netherlands) by SM UB-10 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[40]
SMS Rubens   Imperial German Navy
 
Rubens after scuttling
World War I: Disguised as a Danish cargo ship Kronborg, the naval transport was scuttled by her crew in shallow water in Manza Bay, German East Africa, after being shelled by HMS Hyacinth (  Royal Navy).[41]
Vestland   Denmark World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the north east of Scotland by SM U-6 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of all 27 crew.[42]

15 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1915
Ship State Description
George E. Klink   United States The schooner went ashore on Tom Shoal, or Hawes Shoal, off Cape Poge, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in heavy weather. The vessel was pulled off later that day by USCGC Acushnet (  United States Coast Guard).[22][43]
Guernsey   United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked near Cap de la Hague, France.[44]
Ptarmigan   United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) west by north of the Noordhinder Lightship (  Netherlands) by SM UB-5 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of five crew.[6][45]
Roger Drury   United States The schooner went ashore on Tom Shoal, or Hawes Shoal, off Cape Poge, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in heavy weather. The vessel was pulled off on 17 April by wrecking tugs.[22][43]

16 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1915
Ship State Description
Demirhisar   Ottoman Navy World War I: The Demirhisar-class torpedo boat was run aground and wrecked on Chios in the Aegean Sea to prevent capture by British warships.
HMS E15   Royal Navy
 
Wreck of HMS E15
World War I: The E-class submarine ran aground at Kepez, Çanakkale, Ottoman Empire. She was scuttled on 18 April.
Eglantine   United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Filey, Yorkshire and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Manie Saunders   United States The schooner went ashore on Fishers Island, New York. Refloated and returned to service.[37]

17 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1915
Ship State Description
Demir Kapı   Ottoman Navy World War I: The torpedo boat was run ashore on Chios, Greece following a battle with Allied cruisers with the loss of one of her 34 crew. The survivors were interned on Chios.[47]
Ellispontos   Greece World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship (  Netherlands) (51°52′N 3°00′E / 51.867°N 3.000°E / 51.867; 3.000) by SM UB-4 (  Imperial German Navy).[48]

18 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1915
Ship State Description
Vanilla   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 53 nautical miles (98 km) east by south of the Inner Dowsing Lightship (  United Kingdom) by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of nine of her crew.[25]

19 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1915
Ship State Description
HMT Rhodesia   Royal Navy The naval trawler was lost on this date.[49]
Tweed   United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Sea Mills, Gloucestershire. She was refloated but then sank in the River Avon whilst being taken to Bristol.[50]
Vanilla   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was reported to have been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with the loss of all hands.[51][52]

20 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1915
Ship State Description
Highland Queen   United States The small schooner was lost in the Shumagin Islands in the Territory of Alaska.[53]
Merwede   United Kingdom The dredger sank at Rosyth, Ayrshire.[50]

21 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1915
Ship State Description
Ruth   Sweden World War I: The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom by SM U-22 (  Imperial German Navy).[54]
S21   Imperial German Navy The V1-class destroyer collided with the light cruiser SMS Hamburg (  Imperial German Navy) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 36 of her crew.[29]

22 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1915
Ship State Description
Eva   Norway World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) north east of the Longstone Lighthouse (56°31′N 3°03′E / 56.517°N 3.050°E / 56.517; 3.050) by SM U-38 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[55]
Oscar   Norway World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea south west of Lindesnes, Vest-Agder (56°31′N 3°03′E / 56.517°N 3.050°E / 56.517; 3.050) by SM U-38 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[56]
St. Lawrence   United Kingdom World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea 88 nautical miles (163 km) east of the Spurn Lightship (  United Kingdom) (54°14′N 3°02′E / 54.233°N 3.033°E / 54.233; 3.033) by SM U-22 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two of her crew.[25][57]

23 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1915
Ship State Description
Fråck   Russia World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the Baltic Sea off the Flöttjan Lighthouse (59°51′N 19°36′E / 59.850°N 19.600°E / 59.850; 19.600) by SM U-26 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[58]

26 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1915
Ship State Description
Centric   Sweden World War I: The cargo ship, en route from Immingham to Gävle, sank in the Baltic Sea after having struck a mine. No casualties.[59]
Recolo   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east by north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. At least seven survivors were rescued by the trawler Sebastian (  United Kingdom).[25][60]

27 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1915
Ship State Description
HMT Balmedie   Royal Navy The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the Dardanelles.[61]
Léon Gambetta   French Navy World War I: The Léon Gambetta-class cruiser was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Santa Maria di Leuca, Apulia, Italy (39°30′N 18°15′E / 39.500°N 18.250°E / 39.500; 18.250) by SM U-4 (  Austro-Hungarian Navy) with the loss of 684 of her 821 crew.

28 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1915
Ship State Description
Fuki Maru   Japan The cargo ship collided with Daichi Mari (  Japan) in the Yellow Sea off Hichihatsuto Island, Korea and sank with the loss of 30 of her crew.[62]
Lilydale   United Kingdom World War I: The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 37 nautical miles (69 km) east of St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire by SM U-10 (  Imperial German Navy).[63]
Mobile   United Kingdom World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides by SM U-30 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[6][49][64]

29 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1915
Ship State Description
HMAS AE2   Royal Australian Navy World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The E-class submarine was scuttled in the Dardanelles following battle damage.
Cherbury   United Kingdom World War I: The collier was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 27 nautical miles (50 km) west north west of Eagle Island, County Fermanagh by SM U-30 (  Imperial German Navy). Her 29 crew survived.[10][65][66]
River Clyde   United Kingdom World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The landing ship was beached near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire and was abandoned. She was subsequently looted by the Ottomans. Subsequently refloated; she was sold and repaired in 1920, entering Spanish service as Angela.[67]

30 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1915
Ship State Description
Elida   Sweden World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 190 nautical miles (350 km) east of the Farne Islands, United Kingdom (56°29′N 3°16′E / 56.483°N 3.267°E / 56.483; 3.267) by SM U-38 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[68]
Fulgent   United Kingdom World War I: The collier was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) north west of the Skellig Islands, County Kerry by SM U-30 (  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two of her crew.[6][69]
Laila   Norway World War I: The coaster was sunk in the North Sea (56°51′N 3°09′E / 56.850°N 3.150°E / 56.850; 3.150) by SM U-35 (  Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[70]
Svorono   Russia World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles (26 km) west of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry by SM U-30 (  Imperial German Navy).[71]
SM U-37   Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type U 31 submarine struck a mine and sank in the English Channel (51°04′N 1°48′W / 51.067°N 1.800°W / 51.067; -1.800).

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1915
Ship State Description
Politkofsky   United States The cedar-hulled vessel was pounded to pieces by the surf on the beach at St. Michael, Territory of Alaska, during a storm.[72]

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The list of shipwrecks in 1915 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during April 1915 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources April 1915MonTueWedThuFriSatSun1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30Unknown dateReferences1 April editList of shipwrecks 1 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionGloxinia nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 40 nautical miles 74 km 46 mi north east by east of the mouth of the River Tyne by SM U 10 nbsp Imperial German Navy 1 Jason nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 40 nautical miles 74 km 46 mi north east by east of the mouth of the River Tyne 55 27 N 0 25 W 55 450 N 0 417 W 55 450 0 417 by SM U 10 nbsp Imperial German Navy 2 Nellie nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 40 nautical miles 74 km 46 mi north east by east of the mouth of the River Tyne 55 33 N 0 19 W 55 550 N 0 317 W 55 550 0 317 by SM U 10 nbsp Imperial German Navy 3 Seven Seas nbsp United Kingdom World War I The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel six nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi south of Beachy Head Sussex by SM U 37 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of nine of her seventeen crew Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy destroyer 4 5 6 2 April editList of shipwrecks 2 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionGreenbriar nbsp United States World War I The steamer was sunk by a mine in the North Sea off Amrum North Frisian Islands 7 8 Lochwood nbsp United Kingdom World War I The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles 46 km 29 mi south west of Start Point Devon by SM U 24 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 6 9 10 Parquerette nbsp France World War I The barquentine was scuttled in the English Channel 18 nautical miles 33 km 21 mi north of Cap d Antifer Pas de Calais 50 20 N 0 16 E 50 333 N 0 267 E 50 333 0 267 by SM U 33 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 11 3 April editList of shipwrecks 3 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionChildwall nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Trinculo nbsp United Kingdom in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island Devon and sank Her crew were rescued by Trinculo 12 Douro nbsp Portugal World War I The cargo ship was reported to have been torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew survived 13 Edward Luckenbach nbsp United States The tug was wrecked on a reef off False Cape North Carolina 14 Mecidiye nbsp Ottoman Navy World War I The Mecidiye class cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Odessa 15 She was later salvaged by the Russians and entered service with the Imperial Russian Navy as Prut 16 Unknown barges nbsp United States The two barges broke loose from their tow ship Cumberland nbsp United States off the Cape Henlopen Light in a severe gale and heavy seas and went ashore and broke up with the loss of ten crew 17 4 April editList of shipwrecks 4 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionCity of Bremen nbsp United Kingdom World War I The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles 37 km south by west of the Wolf Rock Cornwall by SM U 24 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of four of her seventeen crew The survivors were rescued by Fanny nbsp United Kingdom 18 19 Flora nbsp Netherlands The cargo ship was driven ashore six nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi west of Hartland Point Devon United Kingdom and was a total loss Her crew were rescued 12 Hermes nbsp Russia World War I The sailing ship was sunk in the English Channel 35 nautical miles 65 km south of St Catherine s Point Isle of Wight United Kingdom 50 17 N 0 55 W 50 283 N 0 917 W 50 283 0 917 by SM U 33 nbsp Imperial German Navy 20 Olivine nbsp United Kingdom World War I The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles 56 km south of St Catherine s Point 50 26 N 1 12 W 50 433 N 1 200 W 50 433 1 200 by SM U 33 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 6 21 Ruth nbsp United States The barge went ashore on Revere Beach Boston Massachusetts Later salvaged 22 5 April editList of shipwrecks 5 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionAcantha nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 25 nautical miles 46 km 29 mi east by north of the Longstone Lighthouse 55 41 N 1 00 W 55 683 N 1 000 W 55 683 1 000 by SM U 10 nbsp Imperial German Navy 23 Her thirteen crew were rescued by Tord nbsp Sweden 24 25 Coleraine nbsp United States The schooner barge went ashore at North Truro Massachusetts after breaking from her tow Mars nbsp United States Later stripped and burned 22 26 Manheim nbsp United States The schooner barge went ashore at North Truro Massachusetts after breaking from her tow Mars nbsp United States Later salvaged 22 27 Northlands nbsp United Kingdom World War I The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 24 nautical miles 44 km 28 mi south west of Beachy Head Sussex 50 03 N 0 16 W 50 050 N 0 267 W 50 050 0 267 by SM U 33 nbsp Imperial German Navy 28 Her 24 crew were rescued by Topaz nbsp Belgium 24 SMS T57 nbsp Imperial German Navy World War I The S43 class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea 29 Tunnel Ridge nbsp United States The schooner barge went ashore at North Truro Massachusetts after breaking from her tow Mars nbsp United States Later stripped and burned 22 27 6 April editList of shipwrecks 6 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionThe Josephine nbsp United States The lumber schooner was wrecked off the Kill Devil Hill Coast Guard Station North Carolina 30 7 April editList of shipwrecks 7 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionZarina nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 72 nautical miles 133 km north east by north of the Spurn Lightship nbsp United Kingdom by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of nine of her crew 25 8 April editList of shipwrecks 8 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionChateaubriand nbsp France World War I The four masted full rigged ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles 46 km south east of Beachy Head Sussex United Kingdom by SM U 32 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her 25 crew survived 31 32 10 April editList of shipwrecks 10 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionHarpalyce nbsp United Kingdom World War I The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles 13 km off the Noord Hinder Lightship nbsp Netherlands by SM UB 4 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of seventeen of her 44 crew Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth nbsp Netherlands 6 32 33 The President nbsp United Kingdom World War I The coaster was stopped and scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles 26 km south by west of The Lizard Cornwall by SM U 24 nbsp Imperial German Navy 34 Her ten crew were rescued by the fishing smack Pencaer nbsp United Kingdom 35 11 April editList of shipwrecks 11 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionHMS Wayfarer nbsp Royal Navy World War I The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of five of the 189 people on board 36 12 April editList of shipwrecks 12 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionKit Carson nbsp United States The schooner broke up after going ashore near Narragansett Pier Rhode Island 37 14 April editList of shipwrecks 14 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionFolke nbsp Sweden World War I The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 57 55 N 0 30 E 57 917 N 0 500 E 57 917 0 500 by SM U 6 nbsp Imperial German Navy 38 No casualties 39 Katwijk nbsp Netherlands World War I The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea six nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi west of the Noord Hinder Lightship nbsp Netherlands by SM UB 10 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 40 SMS Rubens nbsp Imperial German Navy nbsp Rubens after scuttlingWorld War I Disguised as a Danish cargo ship Kronborg the naval transport was scuttled by her crew in shallow water in Manza Bay German East Africa after being shelled by HMS Hyacinth nbsp Royal Navy 41 Vestland nbsp Denmark World War I The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the north east of Scotland by SM U 6 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of all 27 crew 42 15 April editList of shipwrecks 15 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionGeorge E Klink nbsp United States The schooner went ashore on Tom Shoal or Hawes Shoal off Cape Poge Martha s Vineyard Massachusetts in heavy weather The vessel was pulled off later that day by USCGC Acushnet nbsp United States Coast Guard 22 43 Guernsey nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked near Cap de la Hague France 44 Ptarmigan nbsp United Kingdom World War I The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles 11 km west by north of the Noordhinder Lightship nbsp Netherlands by SM UB 5 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of five crew 6 45 Roger Drury nbsp United States The schooner went ashore on Tom Shoal or Hawes Shoal off Cape Poge Martha s Vineyard Massachusetts in heavy weather The vessel was pulled off on 17 April by wrecking tugs 22 43 16 April editList of shipwrecks 16 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionDemirhisar nbsp Ottoman Navy World War I The Demirhisar class torpedo boat was run aground and wrecked on Chios in the Aegean Sea to prevent capture by British warships HMS E15 nbsp Royal Navy nbsp Wreck of HMS E15World War I The E class submarine ran aground at Kepez Canakkale Ottoman Empire She was scuttled on 18 April Eglantine nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Filey Yorkshire and was a total loss Her crew were rescued 46 Manie Saunders nbsp United States The schooner went ashore on Fishers Island New York Refloated and returned to service 37 17 April editList of shipwrecks 17 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionDemir Kapi nbsp Ottoman Navy World War I The torpedo boat was run ashore on Chios Greece following a battle with Allied cruisers with the loss of one of her 34 crew The survivors were interned on Chios 47 Ellispontos nbsp Greece World War I The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship nbsp Netherlands 51 52 N 3 00 E 51 867 N 3 000 E 51 867 3 000 by SM UB 4 nbsp Imperial German Navy 48 18 April editList of shipwrecks 18 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionVanilla nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 53 nautical miles 98 km east by south of the Inner Dowsing Lightship nbsp United Kingdom by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of nine of her crew 25 19 April editList of shipwrecks 19 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionHMT Rhodesia nbsp Royal Navy The naval trawler was lost on this date 49 Tweed nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Sea Mills Gloucestershire She was refloated but then sank in the River Avon whilst being taken to Bristol 50 Vanilla nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was reported to have been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with the loss of all hands 51 52 20 April editList of shipwrecks 20 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionHighland Queen nbsp United States The small schooner was lost in the Shumagin Islands in the Territory of Alaska 53 Merwede nbsp United Kingdom The dredger sank at Rosyth Ayrshire 50 21 April editList of shipwrecks 21 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionRuth nbsp Sweden World War I The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 100 nautical miles 190 km east of the Isle of May Fife United Kingdom by SM U 22 nbsp Imperial German Navy 54 S21 nbsp Imperial German Navy The V1 class destroyer collided with the light cruiser SMS Hamburg nbsp Imperial German Navy and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 36 of her crew 29 22 April editList of shipwrecks 22 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionEva nbsp Norway World War I The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 170 nautical miles 310 km north east of the Longstone Lighthouse 56 31 N 3 03 E 56 517 N 3 050 E 56 517 3 050 by SM U 38 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 55 Oscar nbsp Norway World War I The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea south west of Lindesnes Vest Agder 56 31 N 3 03 E 56 517 N 3 050 E 56 517 3 050 by SM U 38 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 56 St Lawrence nbsp United Kingdom World War I The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea 88 nautical miles 163 km east of the Spurn Lightship nbsp United Kingdom 54 14 N 3 02 E 54 233 N 3 033 E 54 233 3 033 by SM U 22 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of two of her crew 25 57 23 April editList of shipwrecks 23 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionFrack nbsp Russia World War I The coaster was scuttled in the Baltic Sea off the Flottjan Lighthouse 59 51 N 19 36 E 59 850 N 19 600 E 59 850 19 600 by SM U 26 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 58 26 April editList of shipwrecks 26 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionCentric nbsp Sweden World War I The cargo ship en route from Immingham to Gavle sank in the Baltic Sea after having struck a mine No casualties 59 Recolo nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 60 nautical miles 110 km east by north of Spurn Point Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew At least seven survivors were rescued by the trawler Sebastian nbsp United Kingdom 25 60 27 April editList of shipwrecks 27 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionHMT Balmedie nbsp Royal Navy The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the Dardanelles 61 Leon Gambetta nbsp French Navy World War I The Leon Gambetta class cruiser was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Santa Maria di Leuca Apulia Italy 39 30 N 18 15 E 39 500 N 18 250 E 39 500 18 250 by SM U 4 nbsp Austro Hungarian Navy with the loss of 684 of her 821 crew 28 April editList of shipwrecks 28 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionFuki Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship collided with Daichi Mari nbsp Japan in the Yellow Sea off Hichihatsuto Island Korea and sank with the loss of 30 of her crew 62 Lilydale nbsp United Kingdom World War I The trawler was stopped and scuttled in the North Sea 37 nautical miles 69 km east of St Abb s Head Berwickshire by SM U 10 nbsp Imperial German Navy 63 Mobile nbsp United Kingdom World War I The collier was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles 46 km north west of the Butt of Lewis Outer Hebrides by SM U 30 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 6 49 64 29 April editList of shipwrecks 29 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionHMAS AE2 nbsp Royal Australian Navy World War I Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign The E class submarine was scuttled in the Dardanelles following battle damage Cherbury nbsp United Kingdom World War I The collier was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 27 nautical miles 50 km west north west of Eagle Island County Fermanagh by SM U 30 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her 29 crew survived 10 65 66 River Clyde nbsp United Kingdom World War I Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign The landing ship was beached near Gallipoli Ottoman Empire and was abandoned She was subsequently looted by the Ottomans Subsequently refloated she was sold and repaired in 1920 entering Spanish service as Angela 67 30 April editList of shipwrecks 30 April 1915 Ship State DescriptionElida nbsp Sweden World War I The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 190 nautical miles 350 km east of the Farne Islands United Kingdom 56 29 N 3 16 E 56 483 N 3 267 E 56 483 3 267 by SM U 38 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 68 Fulgent nbsp United Kingdom World War I The collier was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles 83 km north west of the Skellig Islands County Kerry by SM U 30 nbsp Imperial German Navy with the loss of two of her crew 6 69 Laila nbsp Norway World War I The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 56 51 N 3 09 E 56 850 N 3 150 E 56 850 3 150 by SM U 35 nbsp Imperial German Navy Her crew survived 70 Svorono nbsp Russia World War I The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles 26 km west of the Blasket Islands County Kerry by SM U 30 nbsp Imperial German Navy 71 SM U 37 nbsp Imperial German Navy World War I The Type U 31 submarine struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 51 04 N 1 48 W 51 067 N 1 800 W 51 067 1 800 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date 1915 Ship State DescriptionPolitkofsky nbsp United States The cedar hulled vessel was pounded to pieces by the surf on the beach at St Michael Territory of Alaska during a storm 72 References edit Gloxinia Uboat net Retrieved 26 September 2012 Jason Uboat net Retrieved 26 September 2012 Nellie Uboat net Retrieved 26 September 2012 Seven Seas Uboat net Retrieved 4 October 2012 Two vessels torpedoed The Times No 40818 London 2 April 1915 col E p 6 a b c d e f g British Merchant Ships Lost to Enemy Action Part 1 of 3 Years 1914 1915 1916 in date order Naval History Retrieved 21 January 2013 U S Merchant Ships Sailing Vessels and Fishing Craft Lost from all Causes during World War I usmm org Retrieved 23 September 2020 Greenbrier 1915 Wrecksite Retrieved 23 September 2020 Lochwood Uboat net Retrieved 28 September 2012 a b British Naval Vessels Lost at Sea Part 1 of 2 Abadol oiler to Lynx destroyer Naval History Retrieved 2 February 2013 Parquerette Uboat net Retrieved 30 September 2012 a b Casualty reports The Times No 40820 London 5 April 1915 col D p 10 Portuguese ship sunk The Times No 40825 London 10 April 1915 col C p 5 Edward Luckenbach 1915 Wrecksite Retrieved 5 September 2020 Turkish cruiser sunk The Times No 40820 London 5 April 1915 col B p 5 Turkish or Ottoman Navy Naval History Retrieved 21 February 2013 Annual Report of the supervising Inspector of the United States Steam boat Inspection Service June 30 1915 Government Printing Office Washington Retrieved 21 February 2021 via Haithi Trust City of Bremen Uboat net Retrieved 28 September 2012 No warning given The Times No 40821 London 6 April 1915 col B p 5 Hermes Uboat net Retrieved 30 September 2012 Olivine Uboat net Retrieved 30 September 2012 a b c d e f Records of the T A Scott co mysticseaport org 20 May 2016 Retrieved 7 April 2021 Acantha Uboat net Retrieved 26 September 2012 a b The last blast The Times No 40822 London 7 April 1915 col E p 5 a b c d e British Fishing Vessels Lost to Enemy Action Part 1 of 2 Years 1914 1915 1916 in date order Naval History Retrieved 27 January 2013 Coleraine 1915 Wrecksite Retrieved 7 April 2021 a b Tunnel Ridge 1915 Wrecksite Retrieved 7 April 2021 Northlands Uboat net Retrieved 30 September 2012 a b Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1915 World War I Retrieved 22 February 2013 The Josephine 1915 Wrecksite Retrieved 25 February 2021 Chateaubriand Uboat net Retrieved 30 September 2012 a b German submarine activity The Times No 40826 London 12 April 1915 col E p 5 Harpalyce Uboat net Retrieved 28 October 2012 The President Uboat net Retrieved 28 September 2012 Chase of The President The Times No 40827 London 13 April 1915 col B p 10 The Wayfarer The Times No 40866 London 28 May 1915 col F p 5 a b Records of the T A Scott co mysticseaport org 20 May 2016 Retrieved 6 April 2021 Folke Uboat net Retrieved 23 September 2012 Swedish Board of Trade Svenska handelsflottans krigsforluster 1914 1920 Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914 1920 Stockholm 1921 p 180 1 Katwijk Uboat net Retrieved 28 October 2012 SS Kronborg ex Rubens 1915 Wrecksite Adelante EBVBA Affligem Retrieved 16 January 2023 Vestland Uboat net Retrieved 23 September 2012 a b George E Klinck Schooner Southwest Harbor Public Library Retrieved 7 April 2021 Dendy Marshall C F Kidner R W 1963 1937 A History of the Southern Railway Vol 1 Ian Allan p 151 Ptarmigan Uboat net Retrieved 28 October 2012 Casualty reports The Times No 40831 London 17 April 1915 col A p 17 The pursuit of the raider The Times No 40832 London 19 April 1915 col C p 8 Ellispontos Uboat net Retrieved 28 October 2012 a b British Naval Vessels Lost at Sea Part 2 of 2 M 15 monitor to Zylpha Q ship Naval History Retrieved 12 February 2013 a b Marine insurance market The Times No 40834 London 21 April 1915 col B p 16 German excuse for sea outrage The Times No 40834 London 21 April 1915 col D p 8 The fleets at sea The Times No 40837 London 24 April 1915 col A p 6 Alaska Shipwrecks H Alaska Shipwrecks alaskashipwreck com Ruth Uboat net Retrieved 27 September 2012 Eva Uboat net Retrieved 4 October 2012 Oscar Uboat net Retrieved 4 October 2012 St Lawrence Uboat net Retrieved 27 September 2012 Frack Uboat net Retrieved 28 September 2012 Swedish Board of Trade Svenska handelsflottans krigsforluster 1914 1920 Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914 1920 Stockholm 1921 p 182 Another fishing vessel destroyed The Times No 40840 London 28 April 1915 col D p 5 Bamedie Aberdeen City Council Retrieved 3 February 2013 Marine insurance market The Times No 40844 London 3 May 1915 col F p 12 Lilydale Uboat net Retrieved 26 September 2012 Mobile Uboat net Retrieved 29 September 2012 Cherbury Uboat net Retrieved 29 September 2012 Dogger Bank raids The Times No 40847 London 6 May 1915 col C p 5 Jordan Roger 1999 The World s Merchant Ships 1939 London Chatham House p 354 ISBN 1 86176 023 X Elida Uboat net Retrieved 4 October 2012 Fulgent Uboat net Retrieved 29 September 2012 Laila Uboat net Retrieved 2 October 2012 Svorono Uboat net Retrieved 29 September 2012 Alaska Shipwrecks P Alaska Shipwrecks alaskashipwreck com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of shipwrecks in April 1915 amp oldid 1155910581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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