List of shipwrecks in September 1914
The list of shipwrecks in September 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1914.
September 1914 | ||||||
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
2 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ajax | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber with the loss of nine of her crew.[1] |
HMT Eyrie | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date.[2] |
Fittonia | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber with the loss of seven of her crew.[1] |
S:t Paul | Sweden | World War I: The cargo ship, en route from Gothenburg to Sunderland, struck a mine in the North Sea, about 28 nautical miles (52 km) northeast of Tyne, and sank quickly. The crew survived, and was transported back to North Shields by the steamer D/S Bruse ( Norway). It was Sweden's first ship loss during WWI.[3] |
3 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMT Lindsell | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Speedy ( Royal Navy).[2][4] |
Maple Branch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) south west of the St. Paul Rocks by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
Shirotaye | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War I: The Asakaze-class destroyer was wrecked in the Yellow Sea (approximately 36°00′N 120°30′E / 36.000°N 120.500°E) whilst involved in a battle with SMS Jaguar ( Kaiserliche Marine).[6][7] |
HMS Speedy | Royal Navy | World War I: The Alarm-class torpedo gunboat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one of her 91 crew.[4] |
4 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Indian Prince | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
5 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Pathfinder | Royal Navy | World War I: The Pathfinder-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Firth of Forth by SM U-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 256 of the 270 people on board. |
Runo | United Kingdom | World War I: The passenger ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 29 of the 300-plus people on board.[5][8] |
6 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Argonaut | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Chameleon | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Imperialist | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Rhodesian ( United Kingdom).[1][9] |
Lobelia | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Harrier | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Pegasus | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Pollux | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Rideo | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Rhine | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Seti | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
Valiant | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[8][9] |
7 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Revigo | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Andromeda ( United Kingdom).[9] |
8 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Kamerun | Germany | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled at Duala, Kamerun. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and entered British service as Cameronia.[10] |
HMS Oceanic | Royal Navy | The armed merchant cruiser ran aground off Foula, Shetland Islands. All on board were rescued by the fishing trawler Glenogil ( United Kingdom) and transferred to HMS Alsatian and HMS Forward (both Royal Navy). Oceanic was wrecked in a storm on 29 September. |
9 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Chesterfield | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
Tua | Sweden | The steamer, en route from Peterhead to Helsingborg, sank after a collision in poor visibility with an unnamed British warship, about 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Peterhead. The ship sank quickly, and one British passenger and one crew member died. [12] |
10 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Indus | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Indian Ocean (11°00′N 83°45′E / 11.000°N 83.750°E) by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine) and was scuttled after all her crew had been taken on board. |
11 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Elsinore | United Kingdom | The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 260 nautical miles (480 km) south west by west of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico by SMS Leipzig ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5][13] |
Lovat | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Indian Ocean 260 nautical miles (480 km) east of Madras, India by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[5][14] |
12 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Killin | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was captured in the Indian Ocean 410 nautical miles (760 km) north east by north of Madras, India by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was scuttled the next day. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[5][14] |
13 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Diplomat | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Indian Ocean 480 nautical miles (890 km) north east of Madras, India by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[5][14] |
Hela | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: The Gazelle-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea southwest of Heligoland by HMS E9 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of two of her 178 crew. |
14 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMAS AE1 | Royal Australian Navy | The E-class submarine was lost in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all 35 crew. |
Cap Trafalgar | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: Battle of Trindade: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk at Trinidade, Brazil in a battle with Carmania ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 51 of her 330 crew. |
Clan Matheson | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Bengal 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west by south of the mouth of the Hoogli River by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were rescued by Dovre (flag unknown).[5][14] |
Highland Hope | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km) south west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
Trabboch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west by south of the mouth of the Hoogli River by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
17 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fisgard | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) off Portland Bill, Dorset in a storm with the loss of two of her 64 crew. Survivors were rescued by Crown of Galicia, Danube and Southampton (all United Kingdom).[15] |
Indrani | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 145 nautical miles (269 km) north by west of Cabo São Roque, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine). |
Fisgard II | Royal Navy | The training ship, a former Audacious-class battleship, sank in a storm in the English Channel off Portland Bill with the loss of 21 of her 64 crew. |
18 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Francis H. Leggett | United States | The steam schooner sank in a gale in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon with the loss of 60 of the 62 people on board. |
Montmagny | Canada | The cargo ship collided with Lingan ( United Kingdom) in the St. Lawrence River and sank with the loss of fourteen of her crew.[16] |
19 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Gamma | Norway | The schooner was wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with some loss of life.[17] |
Ocean | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked on Vlieland. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
20 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Pegasus | Royal Navy | World War I: The Pelorus-class cruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Königsberg ( Kaiserliche Marine) in Zanzibar harbour with the loss of 38 of her 224 crew. The wreck was scrapped in 1955. |
USRC Tahoma | United States Revenue Cutter Service | The cutter ran aground on an uncharted rock off of the Aleutian Islands.[18] |
HMS Yarmouth II | Royal Navy | The ship was driven ashore between Margate and Westgate-on-Sea, Kent.[19] |
21 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Belgian King | United Kingdom | The cargo liner foundered in the Black Sea off Cape Kureli, Ottoman Turkey with the loss of 22 of the 120 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Princesse Eugenie ( Russia).[20] |
Cornish City | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 245 nautical miles (454 km) south west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
22 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Aboukir | Royal Navy | World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 527 lives. |
HMS Cressy | Royal Navy | World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine. |
HMS Hogue | Royal Navy | World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine.[21] |
Kilmarnock | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 31 nautical miles (57 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her cew.[1] |
Mauritzia | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore on Öland and was wrecked.[20] |
Rothenfield | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.[22] |
Rio Iguassu | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 155 nautical miles (287 km) south west by west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
Urmston Grange | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in Scapa Flow.[22] |
Zélée | French Navy | World War I: Bombardment of Papeete: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Papeete, Tahiti by the armored cruisers SMS Gneisenau and SMS Scharnhorst (both Kaiserliche Marine).[23] |
23 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rebono | United Kingdom | World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of the Spurn Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member.[1] |
25 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Bankfields | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Guayaquil by SMS Leipzig ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
King Lud | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south south west of Point de Galle, Ceylon by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
Tymeric | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west by north of Colombo, Ceylon by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
27 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Foyle | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west by north of Colombo, Ceylon by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
Lacouna | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Ferryland Head, Newfoundland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Ribera | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 210 nautical miles (390 km) west by north of Colombo by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5] |
28 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Anglo-Norman | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Kaipara Harbour, North Island, New Zealand and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
Agda | Netherlands | The auxiliary schooner struck a submerged object and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Khiva ( United Kingdom).[26] |
SMS Cormoran | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: The Bussard-class cruiser was scuttled at Tsingtao, China.[6] |
SMS Iltis | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: The Iltis-class gunboat was scuttled at Tsingtao, China. |
SMS Luchs | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: The Iltis-class gunboat was scuttled at Tsingtao, China. |
SMS T50 | Kaiserliche Marine | The S7-class torpedo boat was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.[6] |
SMS Taku | Kaiserliche Marine | World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: The Taku-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Tsingtao.[6] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "BRITISH FISHING VESSELS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 2 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920 [Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kommerskollegium (Swedish Board of Trade). 1921. pp. 155–6.
- 1 2 "North Sea mines". The Times (40625). London. 4 September 1914. col E, p. 8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1914". World War I. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Imperial Japanese Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Mines of trade routes". The Times (40628). London. 7 September 1914. col G, p. 8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Mines in the North Sea.". The Times (40629). London. 8 September 1914. col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Cameronia". Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40631). London. 10 September 1914. col B, p. 14.
- ↑ Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920 [Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kommerskollegium (Swedish Board of Trade). 1921. pp. 156–7.
- ↑ "German cruiser's prey". The Times (40656). London. 5 October 1914. col E, p. 6.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Emden's exploits". The Times (40643). London. 22 September 1914. col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40640). London. 19 September 1914. col E, p. 3.
- ↑ "News in Brief.". The Times (40640). London. 19 September 1914. col D, p. 11.
- 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times (40642). London. 21 September 1914. col A, p. 14.
- ↑ http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Tahoma_1909.asp
- ↑ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
- 1 2 "British steamer sunk in the Black Sea". The Times (40644). London. 23 September 1914. col B, p. 14.
- ↑ Carter, C. (1998). The Port of Penzance: a history. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications.
- 1 2 "Block ships in Burra Sound". Orkney Image Library. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "The fleets at sea.". The Times (40656). London. 5 October 1914. col E, p. 4.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40649). London. 28 September 1914. col B, p. 14.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40650). London. 29 September 1914. col B, p. 14.
- ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (40654). London. 3 October 1914. col A, p. 14.
Ship events in 1914 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Ship commissionings: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Shipwrecks: | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |