List of shipwrecks in November 1918
The list of shipwrecks in November 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1918.
November 1918 | ||||||
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11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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References |
1 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Galiano | The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Triangle Island, British Columbia with the loss of all hands.[1] | |
Glena | The cargo ship foundered with the loss of all but two of her crew.[2] | |
Tasmania | The schooner was wrecked with the loss of five of her six crew.[2] | |
SM U-72 | World War I: The Type UE I submarine was scuttled at Kotor, State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (42°30′N 18°41′E). | |
SMS Viribus Unitis | World War I: The Tegetthoff-class battleship was sunk at Pula by an Italian human torpedo. | |
Wien | The ocean liner was mined and sunk at Pula by Regia Marina forces.[3] |
2 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMT Charles Hammond | The naval trawler was lost in the North Sea on this date. | |
Devonshire | The ship was driven ashore east of swansea, Glamorgan. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[5] | |
Douro | The schooner foundered with the loss of all hands.[6] | |
Estrella | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Camocim.[1] | |
Murcia | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Port Said, Egypt (31°26′N 32°21′E) by SM UC-74 ( | |
HMT Riparvo | The naval trawler was lost in the Mediterranean Sea on this date. | |
SMS S61 | World War I: The S49-class torpedo boat was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal, Belgium.[10] | |
Surada | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Said (31°34′N 32°21′E) by SM UC-74 ( | |
SMS V47 | World War I: The V43-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal.[10] | |
SMS V67 | World War I: The V67-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal.[10] | |
SMS V77 | World War I: The V67-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal.[10] | |
SMS V69 | World War I: The V67-class destroyer was scuttled at Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[10] |
3 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Devonshire | The cargo ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[1] | |
Motala Ström | World War I: The cargo ship disappeared with all hands in the North Sea, east of Shetland, after the convoy she was part of was scattered by adverse weather. Several explosions were heard, so the ship likely had struck a mine. 18 casualties.[12] |
4 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mimosa | World War I: The cargo ship sank after a collision while in convoy from Tyne, destined for Gothenburg. The crew survived.[13] | |
HMS P12 | The P-class sloop collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel (50°39′40″N 1°05′00″W).[14] | |
War Roach | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Said, Egypt (31°19′N 29°48′E). She was beached but was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[15] |
5 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Campania | The seaplane tender collided with HMS Royal Oak and then HMS Glorious (both | |
Epic | The Admiralty tug was beached whilst attempting to refloat Lake Harris ( | |
Ilwaco | During a voyage from Petersburg, Territory of Alaska, to Anacortes, Washington, with a crew of seven and a cargo of 171⁄2 tons of barreled salmon aboard, the 61-gross ton motor vessel was wrecked without loss of life in fog on Green Point (54°34′N 130°41′W) in Chatham Sound in the waters of British Columbia, Canada, approximately 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of the border between British Columbia and the Territory of Alaska. Her crew was rescued from shore by the steamer Humboldt (flag unknown).[17] | |
Lake Harris | World War I: The armed cargo ship was beached near Penzance railway station, Cornwall after a gunfight in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End with a surfaced German submarine.[16] | |
Stavnos | World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt by SM UC-74 ( | |
Wallacut | The schooner was driven ashore at Marshfield, Oregon and wrecked.[2] |
6 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bernisse | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Öland, Sweden. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[19] | |
USS Jolly Roger | The patrol vessel was damaged beyond repair whilst being loaded aboard USS Kanawha ( |
7 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conster | World War I: The fishing smack struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex.[20] | |
Trebiskin | The ketch was lost on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands.[5] |
9 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Blazer | The naval tug hit The Steval and sank near Conger Ledge, Scilly.[21] | |
HMS Britannia | World War I: The King Edward VII-class battleship was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar by the submarine SM UB-50 ( | |
USS Saetia | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine – probably laid by the submarine SM U-117 ( |
10 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral Kornilov | Russian Civil War: The steamer, being used as a headquarters ship by General Bicherahov, was destroyed by fire at Petrovsk. The cause was possibly arson/sabotage.[23] | |
HMS Ascot | World War I: The Racecourse-class minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland (55°38′N 1°30′W) by SM UB-67 ( | |
HMT Renarro | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Dardanelles with some loss of life.[25] | |
36PN | World War I: The PN-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the Cape of Rodon, Albania.[10] |
11 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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SMS Berlin II | The Vorpostenboot was lost.[26] | |
SMS Feronia | World War I: The depôt ship was scuttled at Antwerp, Belgium.[27] |
12 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Halcyon | While anchored in lay-up for the winter with no one aboard, the 68-gross ton motor vessel broke her mooring lines and sank in Akutan Bay (54.2262°N 165.7486°W) on Akutan Island off Akutan in the Aleutian Islands.[28] |
13 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carabinier | The Spahi-class destroyer ran aground at Latakia, Syria. She was scuttled on 15 November.[29] |
14 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Cochrane | The Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser ran aground in the River Mersey. She later broke in two and was a total loss. The wreck was scrapped in situ in 1919. |
15 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Elizabeth | The patrol vessel was wrecked in the Brazos River, Freeport, Texas. |
16 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cesare Rossarol | World War I: The scout cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the Istrian Peninsula, State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. |
18 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stasia | The schooner caught fire at Shanghai, China and was scuttled to extinguish the fire.[30] Note however that the log of the gunboat HMS Gnat ( | |
SM U-165 | The Type U 93 submarine sank in the Weser (53°10′N 8°53′E). She was raised on 21 February 1919 and subsequently scrapped. |
20 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Per Brahe | The ferry foundered in Lake Wetter with the loss of all on board.[31] | |
SMS V30 | World War I: The V25-class torpedo boat was sunk by mines on the way to Internment at Scapa Flow.[32] |
21 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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SM U-97 | The Type U 93 submarine sank in the North Sea (52°25′N 3°10′E). |
22 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS G11 | The G-class submarine ran aground at Howick, Northumberland and was wrecked with the loss of two of her 31 crew. |
24 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cerisoles | The Navarin-class minesweeper foundered with all hands in a storm on Lake Superior. | |
Inkerman | The Navarin-class minesweeper foundered with all hands in a storm on Lake Superior. | |
Uranienborg | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Aalbeck Bay with the loss of a crew member.[34] |
26 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bonita | The patrol vessel collided with the fishing schooner Russell ( | |
Nanset | The ship ran aground in Oxwich Bay in foggy weather. Her crew survived. She subsequently capsized and was a total loss.[5] |
27 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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City of Lahore | The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.[35] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Star | When a storm struck while she was at anchor in Berners Bay in Southeast Alaska with no one aboard, the 9-gross ton, 34.3-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was blown ashore and smashed to pieces on the beach by the surf.[36] |
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Ship events in 1918 | |||||||||||
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Ship commissionings: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
Shipwrecks: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
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