List of shipwrecks in October 1915
# List of shipwrecks in October 1915

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

## 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | Norway | The coaster suffered an onboard explosion and fire and sank in the English Channel off Cap la Heve, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Lackawanna | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Michigan and was severely damaged. |
| Pine Brance | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Fame ( Norway) at Archangelsk, Russia and was a total loss. |
| Providencia | France | World War I: The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Matapan, Greece (35°33′N 20°56′E﻿ / ﻿35.550°N 20.933°E﻿ / 35.550; 20.933) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her 40 crew were rescued by Mossoul ( France). |

## 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMT Alexandra or Alexandra II | Royal Navy | The naval tug was lost on this date. |
| Arabian | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Cerigo, Greece (36°04′N 22°53′E﻿ / ﻿36.067°N 22.883°E﻿ / 36.067; 22.883 by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Sailor Prince | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 56 nautical miles (104 km) south east by south of Cape Sidero, Crete, Greece (34°36′N 27°04′E﻿ / ﻿34.600°N 27.067°E﻿ / 34.600; 27.067) by SM U-39 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two crew. |
| Sainte Marguerite | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Cerigo by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew were rescued by Mossoul ( France). |

## 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antonie | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Cerigo Strait (35°58′N 21°53′E﻿ / ﻿35.967°N 21.883°E﻿ / 35.967; 21.883) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Budrie | British India | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. |
| Iki | Imperial Japanese Navy | The coast defense and training ship was sunk as a gunnery target by the battlecruisers Kongō and Hiei (both Imperial Japanese Navy). |

## 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Brownstone | United States | The schooner sank near New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Craigston | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Ovo Island, Greece (36°07′N 22°30′E﻿ / ﻿36.117°N 22.500°E﻿ / 36.117; 22.500) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Yunnan | France | World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) south of Cape Matapan Greece by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member. She was beached. Survivors were rescued by Mossoul ( France). Yunnan was salvaged in 1919, repaired and returned to service as Ionopolis under the Greek flag. |

## 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alose | French Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Galloper Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of twelve of her crew. |
| Burrsfield | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cape Matapan, Greece (35°57′N 21°00′E﻿ / ﻿35.950°N 21.000°E﻿ / 35.950; 21.000) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of four crew. |
| Novocastrian | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) south east by east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew survived. |
| X 130 | Royal Navy | World War I: The barge, under tow of Burrsfield ( United Kingdom), was shelled and sunk 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Cape Matapan (35°57′N 21°00′E﻿ / ﻿35.950°N 21.000°E﻿ / 35.950; 21.000) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). |

## 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| SMS Bahrenfeld | Imperial German Navy | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| HMS Brighton Queen | Royal Navy | World War I: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of eight of her crew. |
| Dimitrios Dandiolos | Greece | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta (35°43′N 18°24′E﻿ / ﻿35.717°N 18.400°E﻿ / 35.717; 18.400) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). |
| Forth | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General Laurie ( United States). |
| Islam | United States | While hauled out on the beach in Golovnin Bay at the mouth of the Niukluk River on the coast of the Territory of Alaska with no one aboard, the 11-gross register ton steamer was destroyed during a storm when large waves struck her and broke her up. |
| Novocastrian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew survived. |
| Scawby | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Silverash | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 184 nautical miles (341 km) east of Malta by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Texelstroom | Netherlands | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the Shipwash Lightship ( United Kingdom). Her crew survived. |

## 7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amiral Hamelin | France | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) west of Cape Matapan, Greece (35°37′N 19°08′E﻿ / ﻿35.617°N 19.133°E﻿ / 35.617; 19.133) by SM U-33 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 71 lives. |
| Halizones | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 122 nautical miles (226 km) south east by east of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece by SM U-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Katja | Russia | World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of Sevastopol by SM UB-14 ( Imperial German Navy). |
| SMS T43 | Imperial German Navy | World War I: The S7-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of three of her crew. |

## 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Apscheron | Imperial Russian Navy | World War I: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea 24 nmi (44 km) south of Cape Chersones by SM UB-14 ( Imperial German Navy). |
| Thorpwood | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 122 nautical miles (226 km) south of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece (33°12′N 25°28′E﻿ / ﻿33.200°N 25.467°E﻿ / 33.200; 25.467) by SM U-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Tyconda | United States | The 186-gross register ton, 104.3-foot (31.8 m) sternwheel passenger paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska. All ten people on board survived. |

## 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| SMS A. Upmeyer | Imperial German Navy | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| HMS Apollo | Royal Navy | World War I: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 63 nautical miles (117 km) south of Gavdos, Greece (33°44′N 24°40′E﻿ / ﻿33.733°N 24.667°E﻿ / 33.733; 24.667) by SM U-39 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. |

## 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Newcastle | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of Folkestone, Kent. Her crew survived. |
| Washington | United States | While under tow in rough seas by the tug Pioneer ( United States) from Port Townsend, Washington, to Cordova, Territory of Alaska, with a cargo of 100,000 board feet (236 cubic meters) of lumber, a crew of six, and a stowaway aboard, the 708-ton, 180-foot (55 m) sloop barge became waterlogged, ran aground on the west side of Kayak Island in the Alexander Archipelago two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cape Saint Elias, and broke up, becoming a total loss. All seven people on board survived. |
| Wrestler | United Kingdom | The tug was lost on this date. |

## 11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Germania | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Sweden and was subsequently sunk by an onboard explosion. |
| Seileren | Norway | The four-masted barque collided with another vessel in the Irish Sea off Torr Head, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thorpwood | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. |

## 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Combe | United Kingdom | The ammunition carrier was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date. |
| HMT Frons Olivae | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of eleven of her crew. |
| Lighter #6 | United States | The lighter capsized and sank at Westport, Connecticut. |
| HMT Restore | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Straits of Otranto (40°20′N 18°42′E﻿ / ﻿40.333°N 18.700°E﻿ / 40.333; 18.700) by SM U-39 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of two crew. |

## 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Salerno | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of the Longsand Lightship ( United Kingdom) (51°45′N 1°42′E﻿ / ﻿51.750°N 1.700°E﻿ / 51.750; 1.700). Her crew survived. |

## 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| SMS T100 | Imperial German Navy | The training ship, a former S90-class torpedo boat, collided with Preussen ( Germany) and sank in the Baltic Sea. |
| No. 2 | Imperial Russian Navy | The crewless submarine foundered off the Sosnovets Lighthouse in Svyatanos Bay, in the White Sea whilst being towed to Murmansk. Attempts to refloat her were abandoened a year later and she was declared a total loss. |

## 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Volscian | United Kingdom | World War I: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west by south of Folkestone, Kent. She was beached but was later refloated. |

## 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMT Javelin | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the Longsand Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member. |

## 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aleppo | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea. She was beached but was later refloated. |
| Algardi | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the Thames Estuary, and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 22 October. |
| Pernambuco | Germany | World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Oxelösund, Södermanland County, Sweden by a Royal Navy submarine. |
| Salerno | Norway | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. |
| Scilla | Italy | World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Aegean Sea off the Sporades, Greece by SM U-35 ( Imperial German Navy). |

## 19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMT Erin II | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of seven of her crew. |

## 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMT Star Of Buchan | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of seven of her crew. |

## 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cape Antibes | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the White Sea with the loss of six of her crew. |
| Monitoria | United Kingdom | World War I: The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°47′N 1°31′E﻿ / ﻿51.783°N 1.517°E﻿ / 51.783; 1.517). Her crew survived. |
| Roi Leopold | Belgium | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Macau Bank off Gironde, France. She was raised c.1921, repaired and returned to service. |

## 22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cissie | Norway | The barque collided with another vessel in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of seven of her 22 crew. |
| HMT Lord Denman | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost in the Arctic Sea on this date. |
| HMT Scott | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off the Tongue Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of three of her crew. |

## 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ilaro | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member. |
| Marquette | United Kingdom | World War I: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Salonica, Greece by SM U-35 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 167 lives. |
| SMS Prinz Adalbert | Imperial German Navy | World War I: The Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Liepāja, Latvia by HMS E8 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 672 of her 675 crew. |
| Rumina | Sweden | World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Baltic Sea by SM U-17 ( Imperial German Navy). She was ordered into Libau, East Prussia, Germany but struck a mine en route and sank with the loss of six lives. |

## 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMT Charity | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date. |
| Isabel Monks | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Ydun ( Norway) in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) off the Tuskar Rock, Ireland. Both vessels sank, their crews survived. |
| W. N. Zwicker | Canada | The schooner ran ashore on Cowes Reef near Shippan Point, Connecticut. Refloated and returned to service. |

## 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Selma | Norway | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east north east of North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of nineteen of her crew. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (13°04′S 36°49′W﻿ / ﻿13.067°S 36.817°W﻿ / -13.067; -36.817). She subsequently foundered. |
| HMS Velox | Royal Navy | World War I: The Viper-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( United Kingdom) (50°41′N 1°20′W﻿ / ﻿50.683°N 1.333°W﻿ / 50.683; -1.333) with the loss of four of her crew. |

## 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| SMS Burgermeister Monckeberg | Imperial German Navy | The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| Wolfe | Sweden | The wooden barque departed from Burntisland for Malmö. Lost with all hands, 13 men, in the North Sea of unknown causes. |

## 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMT Bonar Law | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost. |
| Frances R | United States | The 38-foot (11.6 m) motor vessel was found sunk near the mouth of the Chickamin River (55°47′N 130°58′W﻿ / ﻿55.783°N 130.967°W﻿ / 55.783; -130.967﻿ (Chickamin River)) in Southeast Alaska. The three men who had been aboard were never found, although evidence found aboard suggested that two of them had left her in a skiff which was found capsized in Behm Canal. |

## 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMS Argyll | Royal Navy | The Devonshire-class cruiser ran aground on Inchcape, Forfarshire and was wrecked. |
| HMS Hythe | Royal Navy | The auxiliary minesweeper collided with the armed boarding steamer HMS Sarnia ( Royal Navy) in the Dardanelles and sank with the loss of 154 lives. |
| No. 2 | Imperial Russian Navy | The No. 1-class submarine was lost in the Barents Sea. |

## 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Shark | United States | The 19-gross register ton, 46.7-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Seldovia, Territory of Alaska. Both people on board survived. |

## 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Turquoise | French Navy | World War I: The Émeraude-class submarine was sunk in the Dardanelles off Nagara Point, Turkey. She was refloated by Ottoman forces on 3 November and taken into the Ottoman Navy as Müstecip Onbaşı. |

## 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alert | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 56.5-foot (17.2 m) motor passenger vessel sank near "Point Aloa" – presumably a reference to Point Alava (55°11′30″N 131°11′00″W﻿ / ﻿55.19167°N 131.18333°W﻿ / 55.19167; -131.18333﻿ (Point Alava)) – in Southeast Alaska. All six people on board survived. |
| HMY Aries | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercoat Point, Kent (51°00′N 1°24′E﻿ / ﻿51.000°N 1.400°E﻿ / 51.000; 1.400) with the loss of 22 of her crew. |
| Eidsiva | Norway | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived. |
| Gerard | Netherlands | The steam trawler was stranded near the island of Ameland and became a total loss. |
| HMT John G. Watson | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was lost on this date. |
| HMS Louis | Royal Navy | HMS Louis World War I: Dardanelles Campaign: The Laforey-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in Suvla Bay by Turkish coastal artillery. |
| HMT Othello II | Royal Navy | World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Leathercoat Point with the loss of nine of her crew. |
| Toward | United Kingdom | World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off South Foreland. Her crew survived. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1915 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Admiral | United States | The fishing vessel was lost in the Yukon River at Andreafsky, Territory of Alaska. |
| USS Stranger | United States | The Louisiana Naval Militia gunboat sank in mid-October at New Orleans, Louisiana, during the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915. |
