List of shipwrecks in November 1918
The list of shipwrecks in November 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1918.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 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 | |||
1 November
- Galiano (
Canada): The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Triangle Island, British Columbia with the loss of all hands.[1] - Glena (
Norway): The cargo ship foundered with the loss of all but two of her crew.[2] - Tasmania (
United Kingdom): The schooner was wrecked with the loss of five of her six crew.[2] - SM U-72 (
Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The Type UE I submarine was scuttled at Kotor, State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (42°30′N 18°41′E / 42.500°N 18.683°E). - SMS Viribus Unitis (
Slovene, Croat and Serbian Navy): World War I: The Tegetthoff-class battleship was sunk at Pula by an Italian human torpedo. - Wien ( State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs): The ocean liner was mined and sunk at Pula by Regia Marina forces.[3]
2 November
- HMT Charles Hammond (
Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost in the North Sea on this date.[4] - Douro (
Portugal): The schooner foundered with the loss of all hands.[5] - Estrella (
Brazil): The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Camocim.[1] - Murcia ( United Kingdom): 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 / 31.433°N 32.350°E) by SM UC-74 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.[6][7]
- HMT Riparvo ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost in the Mediterranean Sea on this date.[8]
- SMS S61 ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The S49-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal, Belgium.[9]
- Surada ( United Kingdom): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Said (31°34′N 32°21′E / 31.567°N 32.350°E) by SM UC-74 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[7][10]
- SMS V47 ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The V43-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal.[9]
- SMS V67 ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The V67-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal.[9]
- SMS V77 ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The V67-class destroyer was scuttled in the Terneuzen Canal.[9]
- SMS V69 ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The V67-class destroyer was scuttled at Ghent, West Flanders, Belgium.[9]
3 November
- Devonshire ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[1]
4 November
- HMS P12 ( Royal Navy): The P-class sloop collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel (50°39′40″N 1°05′00″W / 50.66111°N 1.08333°W).[11]
- War Roach ( United Kingdom): 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 / 31.317°N 29.800°E). She was beached but was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[12]
- SMS Yorck ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The Roon-class cruiser struck two mines, capsized and sank off Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony with the loss of between 235 and 502 lives (reports vary).
5 November
HMS Campania
- HMS Campania ( Royal Navy): The armed merchant cruiser collided with HMS Royal Oak and then HMS Glorious (both Royal Navy) in the Firth of Forth and sank. The wreck was cleared in 1923.
- Epic (
United Kingdom): The Admiralty tug was beached whilst attemtping to refloat Lake Harris 
United States at Penzance.[13] - Lake Harris ( United States): 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.[13]
- Stavnos (
Italy): World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt by SM UC-74 ( Kaiserliche Marine).[14] - Wallacut ( United States): The schooner was driven ashore at Marshfield, Oregon and wrecked.[2]
6 November
- Bernisse (
Netherlands): 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.[15] - USS Jolly Roger ( United States Navy): The patrol vessel was damaged beyond repair whilst being loaded aboard USS Kanawha ( United States Navy).
7 November
- Conster ( United Kingdom): World War I: The fishing smack struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Rye, East Sussex.[16]
9 November
- HMS Blazer ( Royal Navy): The naval tug was lost on this date.[4]
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HMS Britannia
- HMS Britannia ( Royal Navy): World War I: The King Edward VII-class battleship was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar by SM UB-50 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 50 of her 762 crew.
- Saetia ( United States): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Ocean City, Maryland. Her crew survived.[17]
10 November
- HMS Ascot ( Royal Navy): The 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 / 55.633°N 1.500°W) by SM UB-67 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 51 of her crew.[18]
- HMT Renarro ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Dardanelles with some loss of life.[19]
- 36PN (
Regia Marina): World War I: The PN-class torpedo boat) struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the Cape of Rodon, Albania.[9]
11 November
- SMS Feronia ( Kaiserliche Marine): World War I: The depôt ship was scuttled at Antwerp, Belgium.[20]
13 November
- Carabinier (
French Navy): The Spahi-class destroyer ran aground at Latakia, Syria. She was scuttled on 15 November.[21]
14 November
- HMS Cochrane ( Royal Navy): 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
- USS Elizabeth ( United States Navy): The patrol vessel was wrecked in the Brazoz River, Freeport, Texas.
16 November
- Cesare Rossarol ( Regia Marina): The scout cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the Istrian Peninsula, State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.
18 November
- Stasia (
France): The schooner caught fire at Shanghai, China and was scuttled to extinguish the fire.[22] - SM U-165 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Type U 93 submarine sank in the Weser (53°10′N 8°53′E / 53.167°N 8.883°E). She was raised on 21 February 1919 and subsequently scrapped.
20 November
- Per Brahe (
Sweden): The ferry foundered in Lake Wetter with the loss of all on board.[23]
21 November
- SM U-97 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Type U 93 submarine sank in the North Sea (52°25′N 3°10′E / 52.417°N 3.167°E).
22 November
- HMS G11 ( Royal Navy): The G-class submarine ran aground at Howick, Northumberland and was wrecked with the loss of two of her 31 crew.
26 November
- USS Bonita ( United States Navy): The patrol vessel collided with the fishing schooner Russell ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts and sank.
27 November
- City of Lahore ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.[25]
References
- ^ a b c "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Monday, 4 November 1918. Issue 41938, col D, p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 7 November 1918. Issue 41941, col B, p. 12.
- ^ "AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY, Kaiserlich und Koniglich or k.u.k Kriegsmarine". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 5 November 1918. Issue 41939, col A, p. 12.
- ^ "Murcia". Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ a b "BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 3 of 3 - September 1917-November 1918 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1918". World War I. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Surada". Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "100 Best Wreck Dives. HMS P-12 - 44". Divernet. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "War Roach". Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ a b Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance: a history. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications.
- ^ "Stavnos". Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Bernisse". Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "BRITISH FISHING VESSELS LOST to ENEMY ACTION Part 2 of 2 - Years 1917, 1918 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Saetia". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "HMS Ascot". Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "The War Dead of the Beaumont-Hamel War Memorial The Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve (WW I)". Newfoundland's Grand Banks. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). Friday, 22 November 1918. Issue 41954, col D, p. 14.
- ^ "Imperial and Foreign news items." The Times (London). Friday, 22 November 1918. Issue 41954, col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Imperial and Foreign news items." The Times (London). Tuesday, 26 November 1918. Issue 41957, col E, p. 5.
- ^ "Casualty reports" The Times (London). friday, 29 November 1918. Issue 41960, col D, p. 6.
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| Shipwrecks: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
