List of shipwrecks in December 1918

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

December 1918
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Tours  France The ship ran aground in Deepslade Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Tours was refloated on 29 June 1919.[1]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1918
Ship Country Description
HMS Cassandra  Royal Navy The C-class cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of ten of her 400 crew.

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Gerisoles  United States The cargo ship foundered in Lake Superior with the loss of all hands.[2]
Inkerman  United States The cargo ship foundered in Lake Superior with the loss of all hands.[2]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Minola  United States The cargo ship foundered in Lake Ontario.[2]
North West  United States The cargo ship foundered in Lake Ontario.[2]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Eva C. Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland: The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°00′N 86°00′W / 42.000°N 86.000°W / 42.000; -86.000). Her crew were rescued.[3]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Benito Juarez  United States The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Molokai, Hawaii.[4]
Moto  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with a warship and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued.[4]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Helen Stewart  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain. Her eight crew survived.[5]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Rudmore  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Crown of Galicia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[6]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Grecian Prince  United Kingdom The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of six of her eight crew.[7]
Sehome  United States The passenger ship collided with General Frisbie ( United States) and sank in San Francisco Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[3]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Nils  Norway The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck at New York, United States and was beached.[5]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Margaret Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Crow Rock.[5]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1918
Ship Country Description
USS Teaser  United States Navy The patrol vessel was destroyed by fire in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1918
Ship Country Description
USS Tenadores  United States Navy The cargo ship ran aground on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 2 January 1919.

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1918
Ship Country Description
Merida  United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked in the English Channel off Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France.[8]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1918
Ship Country Description
U-3  United Kingdom The Type U-3 submarine foundered while under tow.

References

  1. ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Casualty reports". The Times (41969). London. 10 December 1918. col C, p. 14.
  3. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times (41975). London. 17 December 1918. col D, p. 16.
  4. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times (41972). London. 13 December 1918. col E, p. 14.
  5. 1 2 3 "Casualty reports". The Times (41976). London. 18 December 1918. col D, p. 14.
  6. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times (41973). London. 14 December 1918. col F, p. 14.
  7. ↑ "Trawler mined and sunk.". The Times (41974). London. 16 December 1918. col A, p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Merida". Uboat.net. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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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