Thelist of shipwrecks in 1919 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1919.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Iolaire |  Royal Navy | Thenaval yacht ran aground on the Beasts of Holm,Stornoway,Isle of Lewis and sank with the loss of 205 of the people on board. |
| USS Northern Pacific |  United States Navy |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nanyo Maru |  Japan | Thecargo ship foundered offTukuyama, Hokkaidō with the loss of all hands.[1] |
| Polly and Emily |  France | Theschooner ran aground offAmbleteuse,Pas-de-Calais,France. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven |  United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) offWalney Island,Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She later broke her back.[2] |
| William Morton | United Kingdom | Theschooner foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) south ofCape Sacratif,Spain with the loss of three of her crew.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | United States | The motor vessel capsized in thePacific Ocean two miles (3.2 km) south ofPoint Robinson. Six crewmen killed.[4] |
| Temple E. Dore | United States | Thecargo ship caught fire and sank atColimar, Cuba.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earnholm | United Kingdom | Thesteamship foundered 17 nautical miles (31 km) south of "Okratag",Faroe Islands. She was on a voyage from "Vaag" toAberdeen.[6] |
| War Marvel | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship lost her rudder and sprang a leak in theAtlantic Ocean and was abandoned. All 38 crew were rescued byAbsaroka (United States).[7][8][9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vila de Buarcos |  Portugal | Thesailing ship was abandoned in theBay of Biscay offOuessant,Finistère, France. All eleven crew were rescued byMalte (France).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ribbleton | United Kingdom | Thesteamship departed fromKilkeel,County Down forCardiff,Glamorgan. No further trace, reported missing.[6] |
| Westgate | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship collided withBayano ( United Kingdom) and foundered in theAtlantic Ocean off theWolf Rock, Cornwall.[10][7] She was on a voyage fromBarry, Glamorgan toMalta.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knut Jarl |  Norway | Thecargo ship collided withImpoco ( United Kingdom) andMunin (Norway) in theRiver Seine atRouen, France and was beached.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calista | United Kingdom | She was sighted in Ballaghennie Bay whilst on a voyage fromPreston, Lancashire toDublin. No further trace, reported missing.[6] |
| Fleetwing | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore at Bels Point,Caernarfonshire and was wrecked with the loss of one of her five crew.[7] |
| Northumbria | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship struck twomines and sank in theNorth Sea with the loss of twelve of her fourteen crew;[10] one buried inRenton, six buried inEmbleton, Northumberland.[11][12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castalia | United States | Thesteamship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south ofCanso, Nova Scotia,Canada. One crewman died in the sinking and four of exposure. Forty-six survivors were rescued byBergensfjord (Norway).Castalia was on a voyage fromSydney, Nova Scotia toNew York.[4][6] |
| Yuna | United States | The steamer was wrecked onMouchoir Bank. Sixty-four people died.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effort | United States | The 24-gross register tonmotor vessel was destroyed by fire on the coast ofSoutheast Alaska betweenKasaan,Territory of Alaska, andTwelve Mile Arm (55°27′30″N132°38′36″W / 55.4583333°N 132.6433333°W /55.4583333; -132.6433333 (Twelve Mile Arm)). Her crew of two survived.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chaouia | France | Thepassenger ship struck amine and sank in theStrait of Messina (38°18′N15°41′E / 38.300°N 15.683°E /38.300; 15.683) with the loss of 476 lives.[14] |
| La Canadienne |  Canada | The steamer was wrecked offElmswood Island.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Lake Erie | United States Navy | Thecollier was sunk in a collision withHazel Branch (United Kingdom) five miles (8.0 km) offCardiff, Wales. Raised in August, sold in November, repaired and returned to service asGezina (Norway).[16][17][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenogle | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground on the Syriam Flats, offRangoon,Burma. Shehogged and broke in two and was a total loss.[19][20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth | United States | The fishing schooner sank in the harbor atSouth Boston, Massachusetts after being rammed by the tugPiedmont (United States).[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SM UC-40 |  Imperial German Navy | TheType UC II submarine foundered in theNorth Sea (54°55′N4°47′E / 54.917°N 4.783°E /54.917; 4.783) with the loss of a crew member.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Espada | United States | Theschooner ran aground on the Mumbulau Reef,Fiji and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[23] |
| 325 |  French Navy | Thetorpedo boat struck amine and sank in theGulf of Gabès off theKerkennah Islands,Tunisia with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 325 | French Navy | Thetorpedo boat struck amine and sank in theMediterranean Sea offTunis,Tunisia.[23] |
| Marguerite III | France | Thecargo ship sprang a leak in theIrish Sea off theWyre Lighthouse and was abandoned. Her crew survived.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. Starr Jones | United States | Theschooner ran aground offMontevideo, Uruguay and was wrecked.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reine d'Arvor | France | Theschooner was wrecked atPort Quin,Cornwall,United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued byBrook ( United Kingdom).[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria |  Sweden | Thesteamship foundered in theNorth Sea1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) off theTongue Lightship (.svg) Trinity House). She was on a voyage fromGothenburg toGenoa,Italy.[6] |
| USS Piave orUSAT Piave | United States Navy or United States Army | Thecargo ship, sources cite bothUnited States Army orUnited States Navy ownership, ran aground on theGoodwin Sands,Kent,United Kingdom.[26] She broke in two in a snowstorm on 31 January. At least 30 of her 90 crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat;[27] The Ramsgate Lifeboat rescued 23 crew.[28][29][30] |
| Sphynx | Sweden | The cargo ship struck amine and sank east of Scotland with the loss of seventeen crew, including the master. Only one survivor.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flirt | United States | Thecargo ship caught fire in theAtlantic Ocean (25°07′N56°09′W / 25.117°N 56.150°W /25.117; -56.150) and was abandoned. Eleven crew were rescued byCity of Savannah (United States).[32] |
| Nimrod | United Kingdom | Thebarquentine ran aground on the Barber Sands in theNorth Sea off the coast ofGreat YarmouthNorfolk and sank with the loss of ten of her twelve crew.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Narragansett | United States Navy | .jpg) Thetroopship ran aground in theEnglish Channel offBembridge,Isle of Wight,United Kingdom. Over 3,500 people were successfully evacuated from the ship.[33] She was refloated on 17 February.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Penarth | Royal Navy | Theminesweeper struck amine in theNorth Sea off the coast ofYorkshire,United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two of her 80 crew.[35][36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | Thepaddle steamer collided withKalfond (Norway) atRouen, France and was beached.[3] |
| Carmen |  Denmark | Thecargo ship struck amine in theSkaggerak 20 nautical miles (37 km) south ofLista, Norway and sank with the loss of seventeen crew.[3] |
| Therezina |  Brazil | Thecargo ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean offSantos, São Paulo,Brazil.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sis | United Kingdom | Theschooner ran aground atPoint Saint Quentin,Somme, France and was abandoned by her crew.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Erin's Isle | Royal Navy | Theminesweeper, a convertedpaddle steamer, was broken almost in two and sunk by a driftingmine in theThames Estuary. Twenty-three of her crew were lost[38] and 28 survived.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satsei Maru No.1 | Japan | Thecargo ship was wrecked onDaisee Island,Korea with the loss of all hands.[39] |
| SM U-16 | Imperial German Navy | The submarine foundered in theNorth Sea (58°59′N8°29′E / 58.983°N 8.483°E /58.983; 8.483). |
| W. N. Zwicker | Canada | The schooner was wrecked at the entrance to thePará River,Brazil.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Davis | United Kingdom | Thesteamship was reported to be in a sinking condition 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west ofOuessant,Finistère, France. She was on a voyage fromCardiff,Glamorgan toGibraltar. No further trace, reported missing.[6] |
| SM UC-91 | Imperial German Navy | TheType UC III submarine foundered in the North Sea (54°15′N3°56′E / 54.250°N 3.933°E /54.250; 3.933) with the loss of seventeen of her crew.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accoma | United States | Thesteamship was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage fromNew York toMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sassenheim | United States | The steamer went ashore onHandkerchief Shoal,Massachusetts.[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hans | Norway | Thecargo ship ran aground and sank inFjensfjord, Norway.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mirabeau | French Navy | Thebattleship ran aground in theBlack Sea off the coast of theCrimean Peninsula in asnowstorm. She was refloated on 6 April 1919 after the removal of 6,000 tonnes (5,900 long tons; 6,600 short tons) of weight, including her guns,turret armour,coal, andammunition and the upperstrake of herbelt armor.[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SM UC-71 | Imperial German Navy | TheType UC II submarine foundered, probably scuttled, in theNorth Sea (54°10′N7°54′E / 54.167°N 7.900°E /54.167; 7.900).[44][45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SM U-21 | Imperial German Navy | TheType U 19 submarine foundered in theNorth Sea (54°19′N3°42′W / 54.317°N 3.700°W /54.317; -3.700) whilst under tow. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Sixaola | United States Navy | The cargo liner caught fire at Pier 7,Hoboken, New Jersey, or New York, and was filled up byfireboats and partially capsized and sank. Two killed. Raised a few months later, repaired and turned over to theUnited States Army.[46][47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Philorth | United Kingdom | Thesteamship foundered in theMediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage fromConstantinople,Ottoman Empire toMalta.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taiun Maru No.8 | Japan | Thesteamship foundered offVuruga Bay.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Gordon | Norway | Thebarque was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) north ofTybee Island, Georgia,United States. Her crew were rescued byW. B. Keene (United States).[48] |
| Lord Dufferin | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship was in collision withAquitania ( United Kingdom) atNew York,United States and sank. Her crew were rescued byAquitania.[49] She was later refloated and beached.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | Denmark | Thecargo ship struck amine in theEnglish Channel and was damaged. She was beached atDungeness,Kent,United Kingdom for temporary repairs to be carried out. She was later refloated and arrived in theRiver Thames atHigham, Kent on 9 February.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis McDonald | United States | The 9-gross register tonmotor vessel sank while at anchor in a cove in the southwestern part ofRed Bay (56°20′N133°18′W / 56.333°N 133.300°W /56.333; -133.300 (Red Bay)) on the coast ofPrince of Wales Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska when large waves broke over her during asnowstorm with high winds. The two people aboard survived.[50] |
| Milos | Sweden | The cargo ship, en route fromBlyth, Northumberland toHalmstad, struck amine and sank off the Swedish west coast, with the loss of one crew.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hera | .svg) Finland | Thecargo ship ran aground offArholma,Sweden and sank.[52] |
| SMS Senator Schaefer | Imperial German Navy | TheVorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kersaint | French Navy | Thesloop-of-war was stranded on areef atTahiti.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ejdern | Sweden | The steam trawler, fishing northwest ofSkagen inDenmark, sank with the loss of her entire crew of 10, apparently after striking amine, which is considered proven by state of wreckage found on the Swedish coast.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HNoMS Thor |  Royal Norwegian Navy | Themonitor ran aground in theSkagerrak offVerdens Ende, Norway, and sank with the loss of two lives. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prinsengracht |  Netherlands | Thesteamship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage fromPort Talbot,Glamorgan,United Kingdom toBarcelona, Spain.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yselhaven | United States | The cargo ship was sunk by a mine 20 miles (32 km) offCoquet Island,England, 40 miles (64 km) north east ofHartlepool (55°12′N00°30′W / 55.200°N 0.500°W /55.200; -0.500). Ten crew killed. Survivors were rescued byTaycraig ( United Kingdom) ten hours later.[54][55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Gulfport | United States | The five-mastedbarquentine was destroyed by fire in theRiver Plate atBuenos Aires,Argentina.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nordanvind | Sweden | The cargo ship struck amine and sank in the North Sea. The crew was saved.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonovento | Denmark | Thebarque caught fire in theIndian Ocean south ofCeylon (approximately4°N82°E / 4°N 82°E /4; 82) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued byMartinique (Denmark).[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conservator | United Kingdom | Thesteam yacht foundered offCardigan,Wales,United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued byElizabeth Austin ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Fearn | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore at Figuera,Cape Verde Islands,Portugal and was wrecked.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vincio |  Spain | Thecargo ship ran aground atBayonne,Basses-Pyrénées,France and was a total loss.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conservator | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground on the Black Rocks in theRiver Teifi and was wrecked.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castor II | Norway | Thesteamship capsized and sank in theNorth Sea. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham,United Kingdom toPorsgrunn.[6] |
| Perun |  Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War,Kronstadt Rebellion: TheUragan-class monitor was hit by artillery fire and severely damaged by fire atKronstadt. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allen A | United States | After her mooring lines broke during a storm, the 342-gross register ton three-mastedschooner was blown 30 feet (9.1 m) up onto the beach atBaranoff (55°14′30″N160°32′55″W / 55.24167°N 160.54861°W /55.24167; -160.54861 (Baranoff)) onUnga Island in theTerritory of Alaska'sShumagin Islands. Declared aconstructive total loss, she was later sold, rebuilt, and returned to service as thewhaling andfur-trading vesselFox (United States).[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vulkan | United Kingdom | Thesalvage tug sank in theNorth Sea offDenmark (54°54′N6°18′E / 54.900°N 6.300°E /54.900; 6.300) whilst under tow. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hastier |  Belgium | The coaster, on her maiden voyage, departedBrixham,Devon,United Kingdom forBarcelona,Spain. A damagedlifeboat discovered on 21 June byCourier ( United Kingdom) and landed atGuernseyChannel Islands.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolus | Sweden | The cargo ship, en route fromHalmstad toWest Hartlepool, struck amine from the World War I minefield at Herthas flak and sank with the loss of two crew.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-118 | United Kingdom |  TheType UE II submarine was driven ashore atHastings,Sussex,United Kingdom. She was scrappedin situ between October and December 1919. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lusitania | Portugal | Theschooner caught fire offCemaes Head,Cardiganshire. Her crew was rescued byElizabeth Austin (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Freehold | United States Navy | Theminesweepingtug was sunk inNew York Harbor while assisting with the docking ofRMS Saxonia ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | Canada | Thecargo ship collided withLuella (United States) in theBristol Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued byLuella.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tyne | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship collided with thebrigantineFleur de Mer (France) inLangland Bay,Glamorgan and cut her in two. Her five crew survived.Tyne then ran aground atRotherslade,Glamorgan and broke her back. Her 50 crew were rescued.Tyne was on a voyage fromLondon,United Kingdom toSwansea,Glamorgan,United Kingdom[63][64] |
| Wild Rose | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship collided withAfon Lledi ( United Kingdom) off the coast ofCornwall,United Kingdom and sank with the loss of four of her crew.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AG-21 |  Imperial Russian NavyWhite Movement | World War I: TheAG-class submarine was scuttled atSevastopol by the British. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LV-51 |  United States Lighthouse Service | Within eight minutes of colliding with abarge under tow while she was relieving Cornfield Point Station, the 118-foot (36 m), 375-tonlightship sank in 190 feet (58 m) of water inLong Island Sound offCornfield Point,Old Saybrook,Connecticut, approximately 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south ofLong Sand Shoal, 3.3 nautical miles (6.1 km; 3.8 mi) bearing 211° fromLynde Point Lighthouse at41°12′N072°22′W / 41.200°N 72.367°W /41.200; -72.367 (Cornfield Lightship (LV-51)). Her entire crew of seven survived.[65][66] |
| Solid | Sweden | The cargo ship, en route fromMontrose toKarlstad, struck amine at a position northeast ofSkagen Lighthouse, and sank quickly. The crew was saved.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Courtney | United States Navy | Thenaval trawler/minesweeper sank in a storm in theBay of Biscay offBrest,Finistère,France.[68] |
| USS Otis W. Douglas | United States Navy | The naval trawler/minesweeper sank in a storm in theBay of Biscay offBrest,Finistère,France.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capitaine Beauchamp | France | The auxiliary schooner sank in a collision with the bargeDetroit (United States) eight miles (13 km) north ofPort Eads, Louisiana. The vessel was refloated 13 days later.[69] |
| Detroit | United States | The barge sank in a collision with the schoonerCapitaine Beauchamp (France) eight miles (13 km) north ofPort Eads, Louisiana.[70][71] |
| USS Gypsum Queen | United States Navy | Thenaval tug struck a rock, her boiler blew up and she sank in theBay of Biscay offBrest,Finistère, France with the loss of 15 of her crew.[72][73][74] |
| USS James | United States Navy | Thenaval trawler/minesweeper sprung a leak in a storm on 27 April and sank under tow in theBay of Biscay offBrest, France on 28 April. Her crew were rescued byUSS Marietta ( United States Navy).[74][75] |
| Valkyr | Sweden | The three-mastedschooner ran aground atBirchington,KentUnited Kingdom. She was on a voyage fromSetubal, Portugal toGothenburg. She was declared a total loss.[76][77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Koch |  Finland | Thebarque stranded onCox's Shoal offScituate, Massachusetts.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borets za Svobodu | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War: Thepre-dreadnought battleship was scuttled atSevastopol. |
| Dunvegan | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship was driven aground atMargate,Kent. She was later repaired and refloated.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ilim | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was rammed and sunk on theKama River byPronzitelnyy ( Soviet Navy). Raised on 12 June, repaired and returned to service.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS SC-58 | United States Navy | TheSC-1-classsubmarine chaser was destroyed in fire atCharleston, South Carolina. Sixteen (13 firefighters and 3 members of ship's crew) men were injured when one ofSC-58's fuel tanks exploded.[79][80][81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Tryphon | Royal Navy | Thedestroyer ran aground in theMediterranean. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Cupar | Royal Navy | TheAberdare-classminesweeper struck amine and sank off theRiver Tyne. |
| SMS Leipzig | Imperial German Navy | Thehulked sail corvette capsized inWilhelmshaven. She was raised in 1921 and scrapped. |
| USS SC-343 | United States Navy | Thesubmarine chaser was sunk by an explosion in the engine room that set the vessel afire, while moored inside the breakwater in His Majesty's dockyard atIreland Island,Bermuda. One killed, five wounded.[83][84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Factor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided withUrsus ( United Kingdom) in theNorth Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east ofScarborough,Yorkshire and sank.[85] |
| Peter | United States | Placed in aslough atChena,Territory of Alaska in the autumn of 1918 before the onset of ice for the winter of 1918–1919, the 458-tonscow was carried away, crushed, and broken up by ice when the ice broke up in the spring while the river was unusually high.[86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lyubimets | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War: Thegunboat was shelled and sunk on theKama River byartillery. She was raised post-war and scrapped.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Premier | United States | During a voyage fromGrays Harbor,Washington, toUgashik,Territory of Alaska, with ten crewmen and a cargo of 426 tons oflumber andsalt on board, the 307.69-gross register ton, 141.7-foot (43.2 m)schooner was wrecked without loss of life atCape Lutke onUnimak Island in theAleutian Islands, about 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) east ofScotch Cap Light, during asnowstorm. ThesteamerKvichak (United States) rescued all on board, butPremier was pounded to pieces as the surf broke over her and became atotal loss.[86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derband |  Soviet Union | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: Theschooner was sunk by gunfire by theauxiliary cruisersHMS Kruger andHMS Emile Nobel (both Royal Navy) in theCaspian Sea.[87] |
| Nanticoke | United States | The schooner barge, under tow ofTriton (United States), sank in a strong wind offPortsmouth, New Hampshire, or three miles (4.8 km) south south west of theIsles of Shoals. The captain and one crewman landed atRye Beach, New Hampshire in her boat, the captain's wife and four children, and the engineer, died.[88][89] |
| Useyn Abdad | Soviet Union | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: Theschooner was sunk by gunfire by theauxiliary cruisersHMS Kruger andHMS Emile Nobel (both Royal Navy) in theCaspian Sea.[87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D. R. Hanna | United States | Thecargo ship, abulk carrier, was inLake Huron during a voyage fromDuluth,Minnesota, toBuffalo,New York, with a cargo ofwheat when the cargo shipQuincy A. Shaw (United States) accidentally rammed her inThunder Bay offAlpena,Michigan. She eventually rolled over and sank in 135 feet (41 m) of water at45°05′03″N83°05′12″W / 45.084167°N 83.08655°W /45.084167; -83.08655 (D. R. Hanna).[90][91][92][93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 5 | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War:Battle of Troitsa: Thefloating battery was bombed in theDvina River by British aircraft, beached, and scuttled.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Placid | United States | The cargo ship was sunk by a mine 20 miles (32 km) offVinga Light, nearGothenburg, Sweden.[54][95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War:Battle of Yelabuga: The transport was shelled and sunk on theKama River by artillery.[78] |
| Roshal | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War:Battle of Yelabuga: The gunboat was shelled and damaged on theKama River byHMS Kent ( Royal Navy) and beached.[78] |
| Terek | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War:Battle of Yelabuga: The gunboat was shelled and damaged on theKama River by British and White Russian ships and beached. Captured by Whites and refloated ten days later.[78] |
| Virginia | United States | The steamer burned nearSmith's Point Light, at the mouth of thePotomac River. Six people were killed.[4][98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donetz |  Russian White forces | Russian Civil War: Thegunboat sank in theGulf of Tendra during a storm.[99] |
| Terek | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War: The Kuban-class minelayer was heavily damaged in theKama River and was abandoned. Refloated and towed off byWhite Forces. Never repaired and destroyed by the Whites late in 1919. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rucumilla |  Chilean Navy | TheH-classsubmarine sank near the naval base atTalcahuano,Chile, when a valve was left open inadvertently during a training dive. All 25 men on board survived. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Skoryi | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was shelled and damaged by artillery and run aground on theKama River, pulled off and towed away.[78] |
| Statnyi | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was shelled and sunk on theKama River by artillery.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS L55 | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War:British campaign in the Baltic: TheL-classsubmarine was sunk by theBolshevikOrfey-classminelayer-destroyersGavril andAzard in theGulf of Finland offKronstadt. TheSoviet Union refloated her in 1928, repaired her, and placed her in service asL55, later renamedBezbozhnik ( Soviet Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yankee | United States | During a voyage fromNorfolk,Virginia, toBoston,Massachusetts, with a cargo ofcoal, the 2,418-gross register tonsteamer sank in 110 feet (34 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offFire Island Lighthouse onFire Island off the south coast ofLong Island,New York, 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) fromJones Inlet, after colliding in densefog with theocean linerArgentina ( Italy).Argentina rescued all 30 people – eight passengers and 22 crew members – aboardYankee.[100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Patrol No. 7 | United States Navy | The patrol vessel sank while in tow ofUSS SC-241 ( United States Navy) betweenScituate, Massachusetts, andMinot's Ledge about 15 miles (24 km) southeast ofBoston Light,Massachusetts. The wreck was later raised and sold.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flottbeck | Imperial German Navy | TheDitmar Koel-classVorpostenboot was sunk by mines 35 miles (56 km) north west ofNorderney |
| Vesterby | Sweden | The cargo ship, en route fromAntwerp toKolding, sank after striking amine in Danish waters. The crew was saved.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Kinross | Royal Navy | TheAberdare-classminesweeper struck amine and sank in theAegean Sea. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cairnside | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in theNorth Sea offAldeburgh,Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued byVaunter ( United Kingdom).[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oleg | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War,British campaign in the Baltic: TheBogatyr-classprotected cruiser wastorpedoed and sunk by themotor torpedo boatHMCMB-4 ( Royal Navy) offKronstadt. Five crewmen were killed, five others wounded. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS B109 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheB97-class destroyer was scuttled inScapa Flow,Orkney Islands,United Kingdom. She was raised in March 1926 and scrapped. |
| SMS B110 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheB97-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in December 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS B111 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheB97-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in March 1926 and scrapped. |
| SMS B112 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheB97-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in February 1926 and scrapped. |
| SMS Baden | Imperial German Navy |  Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheBayern-class battleship was beached in Scapa Flow. She was refloated in July. Subsequently repaired and enteredRoyal Navy service. |
| SMS Bayern | Imperial German Navy |  Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheBayern-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in September 1934 and scrapped. |
| SMS Bremse | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheBrummer-class cruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 29 November 1930 and scrapped. |
| SMS Brummer | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheBrummer-class cruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS Cöln | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheCöln-class cruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS Dresden | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheCöln-class cruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS Derfflinger | Imperial German Navy |  Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheDerfflinger-class battlecruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1939 and anchored in a capsized state offRysa Little until 1946, when she was scrapped. |
| SMS Emden | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönigsberg-class cruiser was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to theFrench Navy in 1920. |
| SMS Frankfurt | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheWiesbaden-class cruiser was beached in Scapa Flow. She was refloated in July 1920 and subsequently passed to theUnited States Navy. |
| SMS Friedrich der Grosse | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKaiser-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1936 and scrapped. |
| SMS G38 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG37-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1936 and scrapped. |
| SMS G39 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG37-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 3 July 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS G40 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG37-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS G86 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG85-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later raised scrapped. |
| SMS G89 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG85-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later raised scrapped. |
| SMS G91 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG85-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later raised scrapped. |
| SMS G92 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG85-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later raised scrapped. |
| SMS G101 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG101-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in April 1926 and scrapped. |
| SMS G102 | Imperial German Navy |  Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG101-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to theUnited States Navy. |
| SMS G103 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG101-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in September 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS G104 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheG101-class destroyer was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in April 1926 and scrapped. |
| SMS H145 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in March 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS Hindenburg | Imperial German Navy |  Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheDerfflinger-class battlecruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 29 July 1930 and scrapped. |
| SMS Grosser Kurfürst | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönig-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 29 April 1938 and scrapped. |
| SMS Kaiser | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKaiser-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1929 and scrapped the next year. |
| SMS Kaiserin | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKaiser-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 14 May 1936 and scrapped. |
| SMS Karlsruhe | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönigsberg-class cruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS König | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönig-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS König Albert | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKaiser-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 31 July 1935 and scrapped. |
| SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönig-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS Markgraf | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönig-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow, where she remains as of 2025. |
| SMS Moltke | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheMoltke-class battlecruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1927 and scrapped two years later. |
| North Land | United States | The steamer ran aground onUest Island nearNew Bedford, Massachusetts.[46] |
| SMS Nürnberg | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKönigsberg-class cruiser was beached in Scapa Flow. She was refloated in July 1919 and subsequently sunk as a target in 1922. |
| SMS Prinzregent Luitpold | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheKaiser-class battleship was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 9 July 1931 and scrapped. |
| SMS S32 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in June 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS S36 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in April 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS S49 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in December 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS S50 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in October 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS S51 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to theAdmiralty. |
| SMS S52 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in October 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS S53 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in August 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS S54 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was partially salvaged. |
| SMS S55 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in August 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS S56 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in June 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS S60 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and transferred to theImperial Japanese Navy as a war reparation, but scrapped in England in 1920. |
| SMS S65 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in May 1922 and scrapped. |
| SMS S131 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in August 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS S132 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the United States Navy. |
| SMS S136 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in April 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS S137 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the Admiralty. |
| SMS S138 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in May 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS Seydlitz | Imperial German Navy |  Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheSeydlitz-class battlecruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 2 November 1928 and scrapped. |
| SMS V43 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to theUnited States Navy. |
| SMS V44 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to theAdmiralty. |
| SMS V45 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS V46 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to theFrench Navy. |
| SMS V70 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in August 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS V73 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the Admiralty. |
| SMS V78 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in September 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS V80 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV67-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and transferred to theImperial Japanese Navy as a war reparation, but scrapped in England in 1920. |
| SMS V81 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated but sunk whilst under tow to be scrapped. |
| SMS V82 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the Admiralty. |
| SMS V83 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in 1923 and scrapped. |
| SMS V86 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in July 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS V89 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in December 1922 and scrapped. |
| SMS V91 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheGrosses Torpedoboot 1913-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in September 1924 and scrapped. |
| SMS V100 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV99-class destroyer was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the French Navy. |
| SMS V125 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV125-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the Admiralty. |
| SMS V126 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV125-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the French Navy. |
| SMS V127 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV125-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| SMS V128 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV125-class torpedo boat was beached in Scapa Flow. She was later refloated and passed to the Admiralty. |
| SMS V129 | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: TheV125-class torpedo boat was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised in August 1925 and scrapped. |
| SMS Von der Tann | Imperial German Navy | Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: The battlecruiser was scuttled in Scapa Flow. She was raised on 7 December 1930, scrapping started in 1931 and was completed in 1934. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pericles | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The motor sailer was shelled and sunk atHenichesk by Soviet Armored Trains Nº. 4 and Nº. 85. Three crewmen and her commanding officer were killed.[103] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Sword Dance | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,North Russia Intervention: TheDance-classminesweeper struck amine and sank in theDvina River inRussia. One crewman killed.[104][94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas | United Kingdom | Theschooner caught fire in theAtlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) north east ofBarbados and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schoonerLillian ( United Kingdom).[105] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Richmond | United Kingdom | Thepaddle steamer struck amine and sank in theMediterranean Sea.[106] |
| Slutskyi | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War: The hydrographic vessel was shelled and sunk by White artillery off Unitsa inLake Onega.[107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erinpura | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground onGreat Hanish Island,Aden Protectorate in mid-June. She was declared a total loss on 19 August 1920.[108] |
| T-5 |  Merivoimat | Russian Civil War: The minesweeper was sunk bymines.[109] |
| Terek | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was scuttled on theKama River at the end of June.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Fandango | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,North Russia Intervention: TheDance-classminesweeper struck amine and sank in theDvina River inRussia. Eight crewmen were killed.[104][94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MP-1 | Merivoimat | Russian Civil War: The minesweeper was sunk by mines.[109] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Richard Bulkeley | United States Navy | Theminesweeper struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea with the loss of seven of her 25 crew.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derband | Soviet Union | Russian Civil War: The cargo schooner was shelled and sunk in theCaspian Sea byHMS Emile Nobel andHMS Kruger (both Royal Navy).[96] |
| Useyn Abbad | Soviet Union | Russian Civil War: The cargo schooner was shelled and sunk in theCaspian Sea byHMS Emile Nobel andHMS Kruger (both Royal Navy).[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Gentian | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,British campaign in the Baltic: TheArabis-classsloop-of-war struck amine and sank in theGulf of Finland.[111] |
| HMS Myrtle | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,British campaign in the Baltic: TheAcacia-classsloop-of-war struck amine and sank in theGulf of Finland.[112][113] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS ML 127 | Royal Navy | The Elco-typesubmarine chaser was destroyed by fire inBridlington harbour,Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[114][115] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Dunlap |  United States | During a voyage fromSan Juan,Puerto Rico, toNew York City with a cargo ofcoconuts, the 1,498-gross register ton four-mastedschooner ran aground in densefog onRockaway Shoal offEast Rockaway Inlet on the coast ofLong Island,New York, while trying to enterNew York Harbor. She broke up and sank in 25 feet (8 m) of water. Her wreck is known as the "Coconut Wreck."[116] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hauruto | United Kingdom | The cargo ship departedSaigon,French Indochina forHong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[117] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Knight | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire off the mouth of theFraser River. Her crew were rescued.[118] |
| USS May | United States Navy | Thenaval yacht ran aground offCape Engaño, Dominican Republic. She was abandoned as a total loss on 28 February 1920. |
| Synovya | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The steamer was beached and burned to prevent capture in theVolga Estuary.[96] |
| Yekaterina | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The steamer was beached and burned to prevent capture in theVolga Estuary.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS G-2 | United States Navy | While moored inTwotree Island Channel inNiantic Bay offWaterford,Connecticut, undergoing inspection by a six-man team after being designated for use in weapons tests, thedecommissionedG-classsubmarine suddenly flooded and sank in 81 feet (25 m) of water. Three members of the inspection team were killed. She was partiallysalvaged in 1962.[119][120] |
| Toyo Maru No.2 | Japan | Thecargo ship was destroyed by fire.[118] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 2 | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was bombed and damaged by British seaplanes, then damaged further by White gunboats inLake Onega and beached, abandoned. Retrieved by the Whites and put in service as Silny ( Russian Navy)White Movement.[107] |
| No. 3 | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was bombed and damaged by British seaplanes or by White gunboats inLake Onega and beached, abandoned.[107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | Port Colborne explosion: The steam barge was damaged or destroyed when the Dominion Grain Elevator that she was tied up at exploded on theWelland Canal atPort Colborne, Ontario. She was beached to prevent sinking. Two or three bodies were found on board.[121][122] | |
| Traveler | United States | The motoryacht was beached nearWatch Hill, Rhode Island, after hitting a reef.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wanick | United States | The 18-gross register ton, 48.9-foot (14.9 m)towing vessel became stranded and was lost without loss of life atLost Harbor (54°13′45″N165°36′30″W / 54.22917°N 165.60833°W /54.22917; -165.60833 (Lost Harbor)) in theTerritory of Alaska.[123] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archangel | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: The minesweeping tugboat was sunk by mines in theDvina River. One British officer was killed.[94] |
| David W. Mills | United States | The 202-foot (61.6 m) 925-gross register toncargo ship, a "steambarge," ran hard aground in Ford Shoals inLake Ontario, 4.5nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) west-southwest ofOswego,New York, in heavyfog caused byforest fires inCanada.Salvage attempts failed, and in October 1919 she broke up in a storm and sank in 12 to 25 feet (3.7 to 7.6 m) of water at43°26′37.68″N076°35′05.7012″W / 43.4438000°N 76.584917000°W /43.4438000; -76.584917000 (David W. Mills)[124][125][126] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Basilicata |  Regia Marina | TheCampania-classprotected cruiser was sunk atTewfik,Egypt, by the explosion of one of herboilers. She was refloated in 1920 and later was scrapped. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ballew | United States | The yug was stranded onHawes Shoal nearVineyard Haven, Massachusetts.[46] |
| Lettie | United States | During a voyage in theAleutian Islands fromAtka toUnimak Island andUnalaska with a crew of four and a cargo of four tons off general merchandise andsaltedcod on board, the 27-gross register tonschooner was wrecked without loss of life in densefog and strongtides onSamalga Reef off the southwestern end ofSamalga Island in theFox Islands subgroup of the eastern Aleutians.[50] |
| Skorpion | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: The patrol boat was shelled and sunk by artillery in theDvina River.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frip | Sweden | The wooden schooner, en route fromKarlskrona toWest Hartlepool, sank after striking amine from the minefields at Herthas Flak inKattegat. One crew member was killed.[128] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constance | United States | The 78-gross register tonfishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) east ofCape Suckling (59°59′30″N143°30′00″W / 59.99167°N 143.50000°W /59.99167; -143.50000 (Cape Suckling)). TheschoonerNorthland (United States) rescued her crew of 15 from the beach.[129] |
| Rustler | United States | The steamer burned and sank in theRouge River.[130] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malroe | United States | While out of service and hauled out on the bank of theSnake River nearNome,Territory of Alaska, about 0.5-mile (0.8 km) from the river′s mouth, the 12-gross register tonschooner was destroyed by fire.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sculpin II | United States | Theschooneryacht was blown ashore atGroton, Connecticut.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrano | United Kingdom | The 117.1-foot (35.7 m), 214-ton steam trawler left port and vanished. Reported missing on 13 August. Lost with all 11 crew.[132][133] |
| Kuryer | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War: The paddle steamer gunboat was scuttled on theDnieper River to prevent capture in late August.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward J. McKeever Jr. | United States | The fishing steamer went ashore onSea Flower Reef nearFishers Island, New York.[46] |
| HMS Vittoria | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,British campaign in the Baltic: TheV-class destroyer wastorpedoed and sunk byPantera ( Soviet Navy) in theGulf of Finland offSeiskari, Finland. She was salvaged in 1925 but found to be beyond repair. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nemassa | United States | The steamer sank in the channel atBaltimore on its first cargo run. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[134][135] |
| HMS Verulam | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,British campaign in the Baltic: TheV-class destroyer struck amine and sank off in theGulf of Finland offSeiskari, Finland. She was salvaged in 1925 but found to be beyond repair. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leviathan | United States | The steamlighter was stranded on the bank of theCape Cod Canal nearBourne Bridge, Massachusetts.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arag | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was sunk offLagan Island by mines. Four crewmen killed.[96] |
| Casco | United States | The 93-tonschooner was wrecked on the southeast coast ofKing Island in theBering Sea during agale. Her wreck sank in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water on 10 September and broke up completely in a gale on 23 September.[129] |
| Valbanera | Spain | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The passenger ship foundered 40 miles (64 km) west ofKey West, Florida in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water onHalf Moon Shoal with the loss of all 488 passengers and crew.[136] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Coco | United States Navy | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The 36-foot (11 m) patrol vessel foundered offKey West, Florida in a hurricane.[144] |
| USS Katherine K. | United States Navy | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The harbor tug/patrol vessel foundered/wrecked/destroyed offKey West, Florida in a hurricane.[72][145] |
| USS Mary Pope | United States Navy | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The 52-foot (16 m) patrol vessel was destroyed atKey West, Florida in a hurricane.[72][146] |
| USS Patrol No. 1 | United States Navy | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The 40-foot (12 m) patrol vessel was wrecked at Key West, Florida in a hurricane.[147] |
| USS Sea Hawk | United States Navy | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The patrol vessel disappeared from Key West, Florida during the hurricane.[148] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Helena I | United States Navy | 1919 Florida Keys hurricane: The naval yacht/patrol vessel was wrecked atKey West, Florida in a hurricane.[149] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belvedere | United States | Trapped in ice since 15 September in theChukchi Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northeast of "Cape Jinretlen" – presumably a reference toCape Dzhenretlen (67°06′48″N173°39′00″W / 67.11333°N 173.65000°W /67.11333; -173.65000 (Cape Dzhenretlen)) – on the coast ofSiberia, the 523-gross register tonsteamwhalingbark sank four hours after her three passengers and crew of 30 abandoned her the following morning. All on board survived.[150] |
| HMS M25 | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,North Russia Intervention: TheM15-classmonitor ran aground in theDvina River inRussia after the river level fell and wasscuttled. |
| HMS M27 | Royal Navy | Russian Civil War,North Russia Intervention: TheM15-classmonitor ran aground in theDvina River inRussia after the river level fell and wasscuttled. |
| West Arvada | United States | The cargo ship was sunk by a mine 16 miles (26 km) north ofTerschelling.[54][151] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Fork | United States | The steam schooner was wrecked in fog betweenPoint Arena and Shelter Cove. Her cargo was salvaged.[152][153] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belogor | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: The minesweeper was mined and sunk in theDvina River.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Posylnyy | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: The minesweeper was mined and sunk in theDvina River.[94] |
| Vdachayy | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War: The minesweeper was mined and sunk in theDvina River.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie | United States | The 43-gross register ton, 63-foot (19.2 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atSister Island (54°52′15″N131°17′15″W / 54.87083°N 131.28750°W /54.87083; -131.28750 (Sister Island)) inSoutheast Alaska. Her entire crew of six survived.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ML-18 | Royal Navy | The motorlaunch presumably was lost in theNorth Sea while on passage to the United Kingdom from Norway. |
| ML-62 | Royal Navy | The motor launch presumably was lost in theNorth Sea while on passage to the United Kingdom from Norway. |
| ML-191 | Royal Navy | The motor launch presumably was lost in theNorth Sea while on passage to the United Kingdom from Norway. |
| Ossifrage | Canada | Thebarge struck ashoal and foundered inNorthumberland Strait while being towed fromWallace,Nova Scotia,Canada, toSouris,Prince Edward Island, Canada. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August Helmerich |  Germany | Thecargo ship was on a voyage fromKotka,Finland. toHamburg,Germany, when she sank in theBaltic Sea after a collision with theNormandiet (Denmark) offDalarö,Sweden, on the east coast ofÖland. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Homer | United States | The 34-gross register tonmotor vessel was destroyed inSecurity Bay (56°53′N134°21′W / 56.883°N 134.350°W /56.883; -134.350 (Security Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska by a fire that started in herengine room. All three crew members transferred to the motor vesselMilleville (United States), which was lying alongside when the fire broke out, and survived.[154] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dobrovolets | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War:Battle of Pechek: The gunboat ran aground during the battle on theDnieper River. She was then shelled and machine gunned byGeroyskiy ( Soviet Navy) causing her crew to abandon ship. The ship was captured, and refloated a few hours later. Repaired and put in service asGubitelnyy ( Soviet Navy).[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank O'Connor | United States | Thebulk carrier caught fire and sank inLake Michigan. |
| Sesnon #15 | United States | With a crew of six and a cargo of 25 tons of general merchandise aboard, the 40-tonscow was wrecked without loss of life inGolovnin Bay on the coast of theTerritory of Alaska during a gale.[155] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mackensen | Imperial German Navy | TheMackensen-classVorpostenboot was sunk by mines on theDogger Bank. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Milton | United States | Thecargo ship caught fire and sank near Lisboain. |
| Nadezhda | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was sunk offLagan Island by mines.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sizergh Castle | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship foundered due to a water leakage in theNorth Atlantic while she was travelling fromGalveston,Texas,United States toAntwerp,Belgium. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hettie B | United States | During a voyage from theLost River toNome,Territory of Alaska, the 15-gross register tonmotor vessel was wrecked without loss of life during agale on ashoal approximately 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) southeast of the mouth ofSafety Lagoon (64°29′N164°45′W / 64.483°N 164.750°W /64.483; -164.750 (Safety Lagoon)) on Alaska′sNorton Sound coast. Amotorboat from shore rescued her seven passengers and crew of three. Hergasoline engine later wassalvaged, after which her wreck was abandoned in place.[154] |
| Sesnon #4 | United States | While anchored offNome,Territory of Alaska, with no cargo or crew aboard, the 23-tonbarge broke loose from her moorings during agale, was driven ashore, and was broken apart by waves.[155] |
| Sesnon #10 | United States | With no cargo or crew aboard, the 20-tonbarge broke loose from her moorings atNome,Territory of Alaska, during agale, was driven ashore on a beach about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Nome, and was broken apart by waves.[155] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daram | United States | Thecargo ship ran aground and sank onLong Bar Reef offBermuda during a voyage fromPensacola,Florida,United States, toMarseille,France. |
| Flyer | United States | With no one and no cargo aboard, the 6-tonscow was blown from her moorings at the mouth of theKiwalik River on the coast of theTerritory of Alaska and onto the shore, where ice and the surf broke her up. She was declared atotal loss.[156] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I |  Austro-Hungarian Navy | Awarded toFrance as awar reparation in the aftermath ofWorld War I and overloaded with dismantled machinery, theprotected cruiser foundered in agale inCattaro Bay offKumbor on the coast of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes during her delivery voyage. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS H41 | Royal Navy | TheH-class submarine sank after a collision withHMS Vulcan ( Royal Navy) in theNorth Sea offBlyth, Northumberland. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constanza | Sweden | The cargo ship, en route fromBougie toGothenburg, Sweden, sank after striking amine inKattegat. Two crew members were killed.[157] |
| Katherine Howard | United States | The barge grounded on the flats in the harbor atPlymouth, Massachusetts.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gavriil | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:British campaign in the Baltic: TheOrfey-classdestroyer was sunk by mines inKoporsky Bay in theGulf of Finland.[127] |
| Hollandia | Sweden | The combined cargo and passenger ship, en route fromGothenburg toAntwerp, sank after striking amine in the North Sea. Only four crew survived. The master and seventeen crew, and two passengers, perished.[158] |
| Konstantin | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:British campaign in the Baltic: TheOrfey-classdestroyer was sunk by mines inKoporsky Bay in theGulf of Finland.[127] |
| Svoboda | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War:British campaign in the Baltic: TheOrfey-classdestroyer was sunk by mines inKoporsky Bay in theGulf of Finland.[127] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Tecumseh | United States Navy | The tug sank at theWashington Navy Yard wharf inWashington, D. C. The vessel was raised, repaired and returned to service.[72][159] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R01 | Royal Navy | TheSchastlivy-classdestroyer foundered in a storm offMudros,Greece whilst being towed fromİzmit,Ottoman Empire toMalta byHMS Torch ( Royal Navy).[160] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muskegon | United States | The passenger ship was wrecked on the south pier of the harbor atMuskegon, Michigan in a gale and heavy seas, a total loss. 23 killed.[138][161] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frej | Sweden | The wooden schooner, en route fromÅbo toMalmö, sank after striking amine in the Baltic, west ofGotland. The crew survived.[162] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fazilka | United Kingdom | Thecargo liner was wrecked onGreat Nicobar Island,India. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guimba | United States | TheDesign 1015 ship struck amine at the mouth of theElbe and was damaged. Subsequently repaired then laid up.[163] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS SC-256 | United States Navy | TheSC-1-classsubmarine chaser was sunk by a gasoline explosion in an unknown location.[18] |
| Volturnus | United Kingdom | The coastal cargo ship was sunk in the Kattegat five miles (8.0 km) southeast of theSkaw light vessel by mines.[164] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lesbos | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground on Cross Sands, in theNorth Sea offGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk,United Kingdom and was wrecked.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey P. Brown | Canada | Theschooner ran aground in Liverpool Bay,Nova Scotia.[165] |
| Silny | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War: Medvezhyegorsk Operation: The gunboat was scuttled to prevent capture inLake Onega.[107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 7 | Soviet Navy | Russian Civil War: Medvezhyegorsk Operation: The gunboat was shelled and damaged by White artillery inLake Onega and beached, scuttled by retiring Soviet troops to prevent capture.[107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polar Land | United States | On 7 or 9 November, the cargo ship sank in theAtlantic Ocean east ofHalifax, Nova Scotia at (44°25′N57°50′W / 44.417°N 57.833°W /44.417; -57.833). Lost with all 51 crew.[138][166] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Owen | United States | The steamer sank betweenDuluth, Minnesota andMidland, Ontario. Lost with all 22 crew.[138][167] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Council Bluffs | United States | The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in theIrish Sea.[54][168] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 4 | Soviet NavyRed Movement | Russian Civil War: The armedpontoon had to be beached to prevent sinking in theVolga Estuary after a torpedo launched from a White Navycoastal motor boat exploded on the river bottom beneath it.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Algoma | United States | While undertow along with two dumpscows by thetugArctic(United States) inLake Michigan, the non-self-propelled woodensteamdredge was swamped by heavy seas offCleveland,Wisconsin. AfterArctic rescued her crew of five and cut her loose,Algoma sank in 85 feet (26 m) of water at43°53.518′N087°40.301′W / 43.891967°N 87.671683°W /43.891967; -87.671683 (Algoma). The wreck lies within theWisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and also is referred to as the "McMullen & Pitz Dredge."[169] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atle Jarl |  Weimar Republic | Thecargo ship sank after hitting a mine nearÖland,Sweden while she was on a voyage fromLuleå,Sweden toAmsterdam,the Netherlands with a cargo of wood. She was refloated on 28 June 1920 and repaired.[170] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ady | Belgium | Theschooner, carrying a cargo ofcopra, caught fire offJamaica and was abandoned.[171] |
| Myron | United States | Thelumber hooker foundered inLake Superior offWhitefish Point with the loss of 17 of her 18 crew. Only the captain survived. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poltava | Soviet Navy | TheGangut-classbattleship was severely damaged by fire atPetrograd. She was not repaired.[160] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bolinder K-5 | Russian NavyWhite Movement | Russian Civil War:Battle of Kiev: The armed barge sank while firing on Red troops, possibly the recoil from her guns opened up her seams.[172] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerwood | United States | The cargo ship was sunk by amine 20 miles (32 km) northwest ofTerschelling or in theIrish Sea.[54][173] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C-1 | Finnish Navy | Russian Civil War: Thetorpedo boat was crushed by ice and sank betweenKoivisto andHelsinki.[96] |
| C-2 | Finnish Navy | Russian Civil War: Thetorpedo boat was crushed by ice and sank betweenKoivisto andHelsinki.[96] |
| C-3 | Finnish Navy | Russian Civil War: Thetorpedo boat was crushed by ice and sank betweenKoivisto andHelsinki.[96] |
| Frigga | Sweden | The wooden barque, en route fromNorth Shields, sank after striking amine inKattegat. The master and seven crew died, only two of the crew survived.[174] |
| Liberty Glo | United States | The cargo ship struck a mine and was almost blown in half off the coast ofthe Netherlands. She was held together by her deck plates. She was beached near the Ameland Light. She was refloated four months later and taken toRotterdam where she was repaired with a new bow sent from her builders.[175][176] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acushla | United States | The 24-gross register ton, 44-foot (13.4 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inPeans Hole (55°13′N133°32′W / 55.217°N 133.533°W /55.217; -133.533 (Peans Hole)) inBucareli Bay in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska. All six people on board survived.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethie | Canada | She was on passageBattle Harbour, Labrador forCow Head, Newfoundland with codfish and herring, was lost at Martin's Point, 16 nautical miles (30 km) north ofBonne Bay, Newfoundland[177] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. J. Hooper | United States | Thetug was severely damaged by fire atBaltimore, Maryland.[178] |
| Dreamland | United States | The ship was damaged by fire at Baltimore.[178] |
| Gretchen | United States | Thebugeye was severely damaged by fire at Baltimore.[178] |
| Governor R. M. McLane | United States | The Maryland State Fishery Force vessel was severely damaged by fire at Baltimore.[178] Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Lake Duvall | United States | Thesteamship was damaged by fire at Baltimore.[178] |
| Major L'Enfant | United States Army | The U.S. Army Quartermaster steamship was destroyed by fire at Baltimore with the loss of a crew member.[178] |
| Nupolela | United States | The steamship was damaged by fire at Baltimore.[178] |
| Wilhelm Jebsen | United States | The ship was damaged by fire at Baltimore.[178] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerwood | United States | The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north ofTerschelling, Netherlands. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cufic | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered with the loss of all 40 crew. |
| J. A. Chanslor | United States | The steamer struck rocks offCape Blanco,Oregon, she broke in two and sank. 38 killed.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May | United States | After losing steering, the 11-gross register tonmotor vessel was forced ashore by wind and tide and wrecked on the coast ofPrince of Wales Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south ofNarrow Point (55°47′30″N132°28′30″W / 55.79167°N 132.47500°W /55.79167; -132.47500 (Narrow Point)). The only person aboard survived.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | Canada | On a voyage from Lewesport toPort Union,Newfoundland, the vessel was stranded and lost onNoggin Island (Grassy Island),Sir Charles Hamilton Sound near Carmanville, Newfoundland.[179] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harburg | Imperial German Navy | TheAdmiral Scheer-classVorpostenboot was lost to unknown causes after 2 December in theNorth Sea. |
| USS R-6 | United States Navy | TheR-class submarine was swept from her moorings in a gale and went aground on Black Rock at the entrance to the harbor atNew London, Connecticut. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[180] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | United States | Whileanchored with no one aboard, the 9-gross register tonmotor vessel sank off the point north of the Alaska SeafoodCannery ofCordova,Territory of Alaska, in the spring of 1919.[60] |
| Challenge | United States | The 39-gross register tonmotor vessel filled with water and sank inBernard Harbour (57°54′37″N152°30′31″W / 57.9103°N 152.5086°W /57.9103; -152.5086 (Ouzinkie Narrows)) on the coast of theNorthwest Territories inCanada in the spring of 1919 after her bottom froze to the bottom of the harbour while she was laid up over the winter of 1918–1919. After she sank, ice broke her up.[129] |
| SMS Don Juan d'Austria | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Thebarracks ship, a formercentral battery ironclad, sank. |
| Elbrus | Soviet Navy | Raised after having beenscuttled atNovorossisk in1914, then scuttled again to prevent capture. Raised again in1925, repaired, and returned to service.[171] |
| Lyman D. Foster |  New Zealand | The barquentine was last seen leavingNukuʻalofa, Tonga on 26 March 1919 bound for San Francisco, with cargo ofcopra. She was posted as missing on 29 October 1919.[181] |
| San Juan #1 | United States | Thescowbarge was lost in theGulf of Alaska sometime in 1919. Her loss was not reported until1928.[155] |
| Shirley | United States | The 1,049-tonbarge – a convertedbark – was abandoned atSkagway inSoutheast Alaska.[155] |
| UB-14 | ex- Imperial German Navy | TheType UB I submarine was scuttled in theBlack Sea offSevastopol,Russia in the early months of 1919. |
