List of shipwrecks in September 1918

The list of shipwrecks in September 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1918.

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1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Ami de Dieu  France World War I: The trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Imperial German Navy).[1]
City of Glasgow  United Kingdom World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Tuskar Rock, Ireland (52°17′N 5°38′W) by SM UB-118 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of twelve lives.[2][3]
Etoile Polaire  France World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 176 nautical miles (326 km) off Penmarc'h, Finistère (47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[4]
Libertador  Portugal World War I: The trawler was scuttled west of Gibraltar by SM U-22 ( Imperial German Navy).[5]
Mesaba  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Tuskar Rock (52°17′N 5°38′W) by SM UB-118 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of twenty of her crew.[3][6]
St. Louis  United States The steamer sank, partially submerged, in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water 22 miles (35 km) south of St. Louis, Missouri. One passenger killed.[7]

2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
SMS Estebrugge  Imperial German Navy The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date.[8]
Hirondelle  France World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Imperial German Navy).[9]
Nicolazic  France World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[10]
San Andres  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north by west of Port Said, Egypt by SM U-65 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][11]
Stortind  Norway World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) north of the Azores, Portugal by SM U-155 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[12]

3 September
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Brava  Portugal World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°34′N 5°06′W) by SM UB-125 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of seventeen of her crew.[13]
Bogstad  Norway The cargo ship departed from Brest, Finistère, France for Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]
Highcliffe  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 13 nautical miles (24 km) south east of the Tuskar Rock, Ireland (51°56′N 5°54′W) by SM UB-87 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[3][15]
Lake Owens  United States World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north west by west of Trevose Head (50°32′N 5°08′W) by SM UB-125 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of five of her crew.[16]

4 September
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Arum  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Pantelleria, Italy (36°50′N 12°50′E) by SM UC-54 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][17]
Bogstad  Norway World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bristol Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) south of Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom by SM UB-125 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of all twelve of her crew.[18]
Dora  United States World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of France (49°26′N 12°36′W) by SM U-82 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[19]
Richard  Norway World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Majorca, Spain (39°49′N 1°51′E) by SM U-34 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[20]
Santa Maria  Portugal World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche by SM U-22 ( Imperial German Navy).[21]
Villa Franca  Portugal World War I: The tug was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon by SM U-22 ( Imperial German Navy).[22]
War Firth  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 33 nautical miles (61 km) south by west of The Lizard, Cornwall by SM U-53 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eleven crew.[3][23]

5 September
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Dolphin  Soviet Navy Red Movement Russian Civil War: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Kazan on the Volga River by White Movement or Czech Legion artillery.[24]
USS Mount Vernon  United States Navy World War I: The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of France by SM U-82 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 36 of her crew. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Rio Mondego  Portugal World War I: The schooner was damaged by scuttling charges in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The charges were placed by SM U-53 ( Imperial German Navy). She was towed to the Isles of Scilly and beached. Despite being placed under guard, some of her cargo of port was liberated by the locals.[25]
SM UC-91  Imperial German Navy The Type UC III submarine collided with Alexandra Woermann ( Germany) in the Baltic Sea (54°21′N 10°10′E) and sank with the loss of 17 crew. She was raised on 6 September, repaired and returned to service.

6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Almirante  United Kingdom The United Fruit Company passenger-cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean after colliding with the tanker USS Hisko ( United States Navy) 16 nautical miles (30 km) off the coast of New Jersey near Atlantic City at approximately (39°21′N 74°13′W). All but five to seven of the 105 passengers and crew survived.[26][27][28]
Audax  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) east by north of Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire (54°29′N 0°21′W) by SM UB-80 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of three of her crew.[29]
Milly  United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 2.25 nautical miles (4.17 km) west by south of Tintagel Head, Cornwall (50°30′N 4°52′W) by SM UB-87 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two of her crew.[30][31]

7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Bellbank  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) south south west of the Île du Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (42°48′N 5°08′E) by SM UC-67 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[3][32]
SMS M41  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type 1915 minesweeper struck a mine and sank.[33]
Ruysdael  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 228 nautical miles (422 km) west by south of Ouessant, Finistère, France (46°53′N 10°07′W) by SM U-105 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of twelve crew.[3][34]
Santa Maria  Portugal The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (13°25′S 15°00′W). Her crew survived.[35]
Sophia  Portugal World War I: The schooner was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland by SM U-155 ( Imperial German Navy).[36]
Vicenza  Italy World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Salonica, Greece (39°42′N 23°18′E) by SM UB-42 ( Imperial German Navy).[37]

8 September
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Nessus  Royal Navy The Admiralty M-class destroyer collided with HMS Amphitrite ( Royal Navy) in the North Sea and sank.

9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Dorisbrook  United Kingdom The collier collided with HMS Orbita ( Royal Navy) and sank in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru. Her crew were rescued by HMS Orbita.[38][39]
Baywest  United Kingdom The cargo ship was accidentally shelled by a French steamer, she caught fire and sank 1.5 miles south west of Longships, Cornwall.[40]
Helvetia  Norway World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) west south west of Lindesnes, Vest-Agder by SM U-80 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[41]
Missanabie  United Kingdom World War I: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 51°11′N 7°25′W) by SM UB-87 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 45 lives.[3][42]
Taurus  Norway World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom by SM UB-80 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of six of her crew.[43]
SM U-92  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type U 87 submarine struck a mine in the North Sea (59°00′N 1°30′W) and sank with the loss of all 39 crew.
War Arabis  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 88 nautical miles (163 km) north by east of Cape Sigli, Algeria (38°08′N 5°30′E) by SM U-34 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][44]

10 September
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
SM UB-83  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UB III submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea off the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom (58°28′N 1°50′W) by HMS Ophelia ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 37 crew.[45]

12 September

For the scuttling of the Danish schooner Skjold on this date, see the entry for 3 August 1918.

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Galway Castle  United Kingdom World War I: The ocean liner was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 160 nautical miles (300 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock (48°50′N 10°40′W) by SM U-82 ( Imperial German Navy). She was taken in tow but sank on 15 September with the loss of 143 lives.[46]
Leixões  Portugal World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of the United States by SM U-155 ( Imperial German Navy).[47]
HMS Sarnia  Royal Navy World War I: The armed boarding steamer was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt (31°58′N 30°55′E) by SM U-65 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 55 crew.[48]

13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Amiral Charner  France World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 44 nautical miles (81 km) west of Pantellaria, Italy (36°36′N 12°58′E) by SM U-41 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy).[49]
Buffalo  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea of Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of ten of her crew.[50]
M. J. Craig  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north east of Black Head, County Antrim by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of four of her crew.[51]
Setter  United Kingdom World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) north west of Stranraer, Wigtownshire by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of nine of her crew.[3][52]

14 September
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Agios Nicolas Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of Paphos by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[53]
Columbia  United States The 19-gross register ton, 41-foot (12.5 m) fishing vessel sank in Saint Matthews Bay (60°44′N 146°20′W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. All five people on board survived.[54]
Gibel Hamam  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Portland Bill by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 21 of her crew.[3][55]
Ioanna No.45  United Kingdom World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by SM U-65 ( Imperial German Navy).[56]
Moguchiy  Soviet Navy Russian Civil War: Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War; The gunboat was shelled and sunkin the Dvina River by British Monitors. 18 crewmen killed, 5 rescued, 7 POW.[57]
Neotsfield  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off the Skulmartin Lightship ( United Kingdom) (54°42′N 5°23′W) by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[58]
SM UB-113  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UB III submarine departed Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium on patrol. No further trace, lost with all 39 crew.[59]
Unknown boat  Soviet Navy Red Movement Russian Civil War: The minelaying boat was run aground and abandoned on the Volga River.[60]

15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Ioanna No.37  United Kingdom World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by SM U-65 ( Imperial German Navy).[61]
Energy  United Kingdom World War I: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east south east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy).[3][62]
Joseph Fisher  United Kingdom World War I: The two-masted schooner was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) east north east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy).[63]
Kendal Castle  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Berry Head, Devon by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[3][64]
Mary Fanny  United Kingdom World War I: The ketch was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east south east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy).[65]

16 September
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Acadian  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west by west of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°25′10″N 5°15′58″W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 25 of her 26 crew.[3][66]
USS Buena Ventura  United States Navy World War I: Convoy OV 31: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Spain (44°36′N 13°10′W) by SM UB-129 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[67] Survivors were rescued by Lola ( Spain) and Temeraire ( French Navy).
Dedushka  Soviet Union Russian Civil War: Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War; The ship was lost to enemy action.[57]
Ethel  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south east of Berry Head, Devon by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][68]
HMS Glatton  Royal Navy The Gorgon-class monitor caught fire at Dover, Kent and was scuttled by HMS Cossack and HMS Myngs (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of 79 of her 305 crew.
G. Voyazides Greece World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Lion by SM UC-67 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[69]
Lord Stewart  United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Hope's Nose, Devon (50°30′N 3°17′W) by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[3][39][70]
Madryn  United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north north east of Trevose Head (50°38′N 5°01′W) by SM U-82 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][30][71]
Philomel  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay 12 nautical miles (22 km) south east by east of the Glénan Islands, Finistère (47°43′N 3°41′W) by SM UB-88 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][72]
Serula  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 13.5 nautical miles (25.0 km) north east of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of seventeen crew.[3][73]
Star of Poland  United States The cargo ship was wrecked at Chiba, Japan.[35]
Tasman  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 220 nautical miles (410 km) north by west of Cape Villano, Spain by SM U-46 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of fourteen crew.[3][74]
Wellington  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 175 nautical miles (324 km) north west of Cape Villano (45°48′N 10°58′W) by SM U-118 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of five of her crew.[75]

17 September
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Blackford  United States The cargo ship sprung a leak on her maiden voyage 250 miles (400 km) south of Magdalena Bay and was abandoned. She eventually drifted ashore off Rodo Sinaloa near Mazatlan, Mexico a total loss.[76][77]
Cairo  Egypt World War I: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by an enemy submarine.[3]
Coos Bay  United States The steamer sank south west of the tip of Baja California.[78]
Igor  Sweden World War I: The cargo ship sank after an explosion in the North Sea, south of Longstone, while in convoy. Whether it was a torpedo or mine is unknown. Her crew survived.[79]
Lavernock  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Trevose Head, Cornwall 50°28′N 5°06′W by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[80]
Muriel  United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire (57°32′06″N 1°44′16″W) by SM UC-58 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][30][81]
No. 1  Soviet Navy Red Movement Russian Civil War: The gunboat was grounded in a trap and then shelled by artillery and abandoned on the Kama River. One crewman was killed, another was wounded, and three were captured.[24]
Portaritissa  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°39′N 26°08′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[82]
Sofia  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°39′N 26°08′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[83]
Ursa  Sweden World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Lyme Bay[84] by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[85]
Wigbert  Imperial German Navy World War I: The minesweeper struck a mine in the mouth of the Elbe at Cuxhaven, Germany, and became a constructive total loss.[86]

18 September
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Adelphotis Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°14′N 25°25′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[87]
Agios Amma Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°14′N 25°25′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[88]
Buffalo  France World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of St Agnes Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°19′N 5°18′W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy).[89]
Helena  United States The cargo ship ran aground on West Chicken Island, Lake Erie. She broke in two on 25 September and was a total loss.[90]
John O. Scott  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) west by north of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°32′N 5°16′W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[91]
Ledaal  Norway World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (33°50′N 20°05′W) by SM U-157 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[92]
Primo  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north north west of the Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall (50°17′N 5°28′W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[93]

19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Agios Spiridon Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°04′N 24°00′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[94]
Barrister  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of the Chicken Rock Lighthouse, Isle of Man by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 30 crew.[95]
Belliqueux  France World War I: The vessel struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the Tevenec Lighthouse, Île de Sein, Finistère.[96]
Erik  Denmark World War I: The three-masted schooner was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) west of Cape Roca, Spain (38°05′N 10°17′W) by SM UB-129 ( Imperial German Navy). She foundered three days later.[97]
Fanny  Sweden World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Raz de Sein by SM UB-88 ( Imperial German Navy),[98] with the loss of two crew members.[99]
Gordon C.  Newfoundland The cargo ship was destroyed by fire 12 nautical miles (22 km) north east of Grate's Cove.[35]

20 September
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Aghios Nicolaos Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea (36°57′N 22°05′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[3][100]
Aghios Nicolas Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°26′N 22°20′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[101]
Aghios Spiridon Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°26′N 22°20′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[102]
Angelina Pasquale  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily by SM UB-105 ( Imperial German Navy).[103]
Circé  French Navy World War I: The submarine was sunk in the Adriatic Sea (41°39′N 19°25′E) by SM U-47 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy) with the loss of all but one of her crew.[104][105]
Dragonos Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°59′N 21°59′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[106]
Igor  Sweden The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank.[35]
Kingfisher  United States World War I: The trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 85 nautical miles (157 km) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (43°31′N 61°53′W) by SM U-155 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[107]
Prof. Elias Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°42′N 22°12′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[108]
San Michele  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily by SM UB-105 ( Imperial German Navy).[109]
Theologos Greece World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°57′N 22°05′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.[110]
Von Jonquieres  Imperial German Navy The Max Kochen-class Vorpostenboot capsized and sank in a storm off Helgoland.[111]

21 September
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Downshire  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Rockabill by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][112]
Santo Fortunato  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily by SM UB-105 ( Imperial German Navy).[113]
Staithes  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south east by south of Sunderland, County Durham by SM UB-115 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of four of her crew.[3][114]

22 September
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
HMT Elise  Royal Navy World War I: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of St. Mary's Lighthouse, Northumberland (55°06′N 1°27′W) by SM UB-34 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of fourteen of her crew.[115]
Euthamia  United Kingdom World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east by north of the Humber Lightship ( United Kingdom).[116]
Gaia  Portugal World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores (37°13′N 23°19′W) by SM U-157 ( Imperial German Navy).[117]
Gorsemore  United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 44 nautical miles (81 km) south east of Cape Colonne, Italy (38°28′N 17°51′E) by SM UC-53 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][39][118]
Polesley  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall (50°13′N 4°46′W) by SM UB-88 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 43 of her crew.[119]

23 September
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Aldershot  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east south east of Dartmouth, Devon by SM UB-104 or SM UB-113 (both  Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.[120]
Edlington  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east by south of Cape Passaro, Sicily, Italy (36°42′N 16°37′E) by SM UC-54 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[3][121]

24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Erik  Sweden The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. Her crew were rescued by two Spanish merchant vessels.[122]

25 September
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Gloire a Jesus  France World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by SM U-46 ( Imperial German Navy).[123]
Hebburn  United Kingdom World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Mine Head, Cornwall (51°40′N 7°13′W) by SM UB-91 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of six of her crew.[3][39][124]
Shitomu Maru  Japan The cargo ship sank at Shinagawa, Tokyo.[122]
SM U-156  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type U 151 submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all 77 crew.
Unknown boat  Russian Navy White Movement Russian Civil War: The boat was shelled and damaged by Sergei ( Soviet Navy), run aground and abandoned on the Volga River.[60]

26 September
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Belle Brice  France The schooner foundered in a gale at Castellón de la Plana, Spain.[125]
Paul  Belgium World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, United Kingdom (54°27′N 0°30′W) by SM UB-21 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.[126][127]
USCGC Tampa  United States Navy World War I: Convoy HG 107: The Ungula-class cutter was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel 50°40′N 6°19′W by SM UB-91 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of all 131 people on board.

27 September
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
En Avant  France World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Ouessant, Finistère by SM U-54 ( Imperial German Navy).[128]
Hatasu  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north by west of Oran, Algeria (36°32′N 0°53′W) by SM UB-49 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two of her crew.[3][129]

28 September
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Baldersby  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-91 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two of her crew.[130]
Benha  Egypt World War I: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Ras el Dabas by an enemy submarine.[3]
Rye Cliff  United States The 137-foot (42 m) sidewheel paddle steamer, a ferry, was destroyed by fire while moored at a pier just off Sea Cliff Park in Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York.[131]

29 September
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Libourne  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of The Lizard, Cornwall (49°47′N 5°10′W) by SM U-54 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of three crew.[132]
USS Minnesota  United States Navy World War I: The Connecticut-class battleship struck a mine in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Fenwick Island Lighthouse, Delaware and was severely damaged. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
HMML 247  Royal Navy The motor launch was lost on this date.[30]
Nyanza  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west by west of the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire by SM UB-95 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[3][133]
SM UB-115  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UB III submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom (55°13′N 1°22′E by HMS Ouse, HMS Star, HMT Viola (all  Royal Navy) and the R23X-class airship R27 ( Royal Air Force) with the loss of all 39 crew.

30 September
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Atlantico  Portugal World War I: The barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom (49°50′N 6°35′W) by SM UB-112 ( Imperial German Navy).[134]
Francesco Padre  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Salerno by SM UC-53 ( Imperial German Navy).[135]
Gabriela Costela  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Salerno by SM UC-53 ( Imperial German Navy).[136]
Giovanni Costa  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Salerno by SM UC-53 ( Imperial German Navy).[137]
San Francesco P.  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Salerno by SM UC-53 ( Imperial German Navy).[138]
HMS Seagull  Royal Navy The minesweeper, a converted Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, collided with another vessel and sank in the River Clyde.[139]
HMT Sealark II  Royal Navy The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank off St' John's Point, County Donegal.[30][140]
USS Ticonderoga  United States Navy World War I: The transport ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°05′N 38°43′W) by SM U-152 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 213 of the 237 people on board. Two of the survivors were taken as prisoners of war, the rest were rescued by Moorish Prince ( United Kingdom).
SM U-102  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type U 57 submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all 42 crew.
SM UB-127  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UB III submarine struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean south of Fair Isle, United Kingdom with the loss of all 34 crew.[141]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1918
ShipCountryDescription
Blackford  United States The cargo ship either sprung a leak 250 miles (400 km) south of Magdalena Bay on 17 September, eventually drifting ashore at Mazatlán, Mexico a total loss, or foundered 125 miles (201 km) off Cape St. Lucas in a hurricane on 26 September.[142][143]
SM UB-104  Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UB III submarine was lost in Lyme Bay on or after 17 September with the loss of all 36 crew.[144]

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Ship events in 1918
Ship launches: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
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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