The list of shipwrecks in October 1917  includes ships  sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1917. 
   
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3 October    List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     Annie F. Conlon  United States  World War I : The schooner was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean  15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of the Isles of Scilly , United Kingdom  by SM UC-47   (Imperial German Navy ). She capsized while under tow a couple of days later in Crow Sound near Guther's Island and sank. She was salveged and moved to Lower Town, St. Martins and was beached west of West Broad Ledge, but she was subsequently declared a constructive total loss . Her crew survived.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]    Baron Blantyre  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north west by west of Cape Finisterre , Spain (43°15′N  10°30′W  /  43.250°N 10.500°W  / 43.250; -10.500  SM U-89   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 4] [ 23]     Britannia  United Kingdom The sloop  foundered in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member.[ 24]     Elisa  Italy World War I: The brigantine  was shelled and sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea  off Cape Figari, Sardinia  (41°07′N  9°47′E  /  41.117°N 9.783°E  / 41.117; 9.783  SM UC-35   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 25]     Ellerslie  United Kingdom The collier  was lost on this date.[ 26]     Giuseppe Ferrante  Italy World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Isola del Giglio  by SM UC-35   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 27]     Hurst  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel  2.25 nautical miles (4.17 km) west by north of Skokholm , Pembrokeshire  by SM U-96   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 28]     Jane Knox  United Kingdom The schooner  was wrecked in the Bristol Channel  off Porthcawl , Glamorgan  with the loss of all hands.[ 29]     Jeanne  France  World War I: The three-masted schooner was sunk in the Bay of Biscay  (46°43′N  13°23′W  /  46.717°N 13.383°W  / 46.717; -13.383  SM U-90   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of six of her crew.[ 30]     Memling  United Kingdom  World War I: The 7,307 GRT  cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest , Finistère , France by an unknown Imperial German Navy  submarine.[ 4]     Saint Antoine  France  World War I: The schooner  was sunk in the Bay of Biscay (47°30′N  9°40′W  /  47.500°N 9.667°W  / 47.500; -9.667  SM U-60   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 31]     Stella  France  World War I: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (47°30′N  9°40′W  /  47.500°N 9.667°W  / 47.500; -9.667  SM U-60   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of ten crew.[ 32]     Tasmania  Italy World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel  8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Prawle Point , Devon , United Kingdom by SM UC-65   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 33]     SM UC-14   Imperial German Navy  World War I: The Type UC I  submarine  struck a mine  and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge , West Flanders , Belgium (51°31′50″N  3°08′45″E  /  51.53056°N 3.14583°E  / 51.53056; 3.14583  [ 34]   
  
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14 October    List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     Barbro  Norway  World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean  13 nautical miles (24 km) north north west of the Île de Batz , Finistère , France (48°55′N  4°14′W  /  48.917°N 4.233°W  / 48.917; -4.233  SM UC-48   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of two of her crew.[ 105]    Castro  Greece  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north north east of Brignogan , Finistère by SM UC-48   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 106]     HMT Clyde    Royal Navy  The naval trawler  collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Sidmouth , Devon .[ 107]     Delphin Imperial German Navy  The Vorpostenboot     Ecaterini C. D.  Greece  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (46°49′N  12°21′W  /  46.817°N 12.350°W  / 46.817; -12.350  SM U-105   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 108]     East Wales  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) south by west of Daunts Rock (51°40′N  8°13′W  /  51.667°N 8.217°W  / 51.667; -8.217  SM U-57   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of three crew.[ 4] [ 109]     Grom Imperial Russian Navy  World War I: The Orfey -classdestroyer  was shelled and damaged in Moon Sound  in the Gulf of Riga  by SMS Kaiser   and SMS V100  (both Imperial German Navy ) and was abandoned. She was captured and taken in tow by V100  but consequently foundered.[ 53] [ 57]     Lido G.  Italy World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north east of Misrata , Libya  by SM UC-73   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 110]     Semantha  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west by north of Cape St. John, Crete , Greece by SM UC-74   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 32 of her crew.[ 111]     SM UC-62   Imperial German Navy  World War I: The Type UC II  submarine  struck a mine and sank in the North Sea  off Zeebrugge , West Flanders , Belgium with the loss of all 26 crew.     Valparaiso  Italy World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Marsa Susa , Libya  (36°56′N  21°58′E  /  36.933°N 21.967°E  / 36.933; 21.967  SM UB-48   (Imperial German Navy ). The wreck was raised in 1928 and sold for scrap in January 1930.[ 112]   
  
15 October    List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     HMT Active III    Royal Navy  World War I : The naval trawler  struck a mine  and sank in the Irish Sea  between Grassholm  and Skokholm , Pembrokeshire  with the loss of all ten crew.[ 113]    Barge No. 21  United States  The barge was damaged in a collision with City of Glouchester  (flag unknown), and was beached on Naushon Island , Massachusetts .[ 75]     USS Cassin   United States Navy  World War I: Action of 15 October 1917 : The Cassin -classdestroyer  was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean  20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Mine Head , County Cork , United Kingdom  by SM U-61   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of a crew member. She was taken in tow by HMS Snowdrop   (Royal Navy ). Subsequently repaired and returned to service.     Champagne  French Navy  World War I: The passenger ship  was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea  with the loss of 56 lives.[ 114]     Garthclyde  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of The Lizard , Cornwall  (49°55′N  5°30′W  /  49.917°N 5.500°W  / 49.917; -5.500  SM UC-79   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 115]     Hartburn  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel  10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Anvil Point , Dorset  with the loss of three of her crew.[ 116]     Hovde  Norway  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) north west of the Île de Batz , Finistère , France by SM UC-48   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 117]     Saint Paul  France  World War I: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay  (46°29′N  10°26′W  /  46.483°N 10.433°W  / 46.483; -10.433  SM U-105   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 118]     St. Helens  United States  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west north west of Cape Vilano, Spain (45°57′N  11°19′W  /  45.950°N 11.317°W  / 45.950; -11.317  SM U-105   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 24 crew.[ 119]     White Head  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea  14 nautical miles (26 km) north north east of Suda Bay , Crete , Greece (36°13′N  24°33′E  /  36.217°N 24.550°E  / 36.217; 24.550  SM UC-74   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 23 of her crew.[ 120]   
  
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17 October    List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     Adams  United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel  6 nautical miles (11 km) south east by east of The Lizard , Cornwall  (49°54′N  5°04′W  /  49.900°N 5.067°W  / 49.900; -5.067  SM U-62   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 123]    USAT Antilles   United States Army  World War I: The troopship  was torpedoed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay  (48°10′N  11°15′W  /  48.167°N 11.250°W  / 48.167; -11.250  SM U-105   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 67 lives. Survivors were rescued by USS Corsair   (United States Navy ) and the ship was scuttled.[ 124] [ 125]     California  United Kingdom World War I: The passenger ship  was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean  145 nautical miles (269 km) north north west of Cape Villano , Spain (45°00′N  11°26′W  /  45.000°N 11.433°W  / 45.000; -11.433  SM U-22   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of four lives.[ 4] [ 126]     Dagbjørg  Norway  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The steamship  was sunk in the North Sea  off Lerwick , Shetland Islands , United Kingdom  by German warships. She was on a voyage from Risør  to Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 127]     Goorkha  Royal Navy  World War I: Mines from SM UC-25   (Imperial German Navy ) damaged the British hospital ship off Malta (35°57′N  14°40′E  /  35.950°N 14.667°E  / 35.950; 14.667      H.Wicander  Sweden  World War I: Action off Lerwick: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk with the loss of sixteen crew off Lerwick.[ 128] SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ).[ 129]     Habil  Norway  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The coaster was shelled and sunk in the North Sea  off Lerwick , Shetland Islands , United Kingdom  by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ).[ 129]     Kristine  Norway  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The coaster was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Lerwick by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.[ 129]     HMT Jean    Royal Navy  The naval trawler  was lost in the Mediterranean Sea  on this date.[ 26]     Manchuria  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Ouessant , Finistère , France by SM U-53   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 26 crew.[ 4] [ 130]     Margrethe  Denmark  World War I: Action off Lerwick: The steamship  was sunk off Lerwick by German warships.[ 131]     HMS Mary Rose   Royal Navy  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The M-class  destroyer  was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Lerwick by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 88 of her 98 crew.[ 129]     Nassau  United States  The steamer went ashore in Cherry Harbor, Gardiners Island, New York .[ 75]     Polvena  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north by east of Ouessant (48°55′N  5°10′W  /  48.917°N 5.167°W  / 48.917; -5.167  SM U-53   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of three crew.[ 4] [ 132]     HMT Ruby    Royal Navy  World War I: The naval trawler  was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant (48°50′N  5°10′W  /  48.833°N 5.167°W  / 48.833; -5.167  SM UC-79   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of all eighteen crew.[ 133]     Silja  Norway  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Lerwick by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ).[ 129]     Slava Imperial Russian Navy  The wreck of Slava  Battle of Moon Sound : After the battleship SMS König   (Imperial German Navy ) inflicted heavy damage on her with gunfire, the Borodino -classmagazine  explosion and was scuttled by scuttling charges and torpedoeing by Turkmenets-Stavropolsky Imperial Russian Navy ) in Moon Sound  off Muhu  the coast of Estonia . The wreck was scrapped in 1935.[ 57]    Sørhaug  Norway  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Lerwick by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ).[ 129]     Stella  Denmark  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The coaster was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Lerwick by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ).[ 129]     HMS Strongbow   Royal Navy  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The R-class  destroyer was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Lerwick by SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 47 of her crew.[ 129]     Visbur  Sweden  World War I: Action off Lerwick : The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the North Sea  off Lerwick , Shetland Islands , United Kingdom [ 128] SMS Bremse   and SMS Brummer   (both Imperial German Navy ).[ 129]   
  
18 October    List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     Altair  Norway  World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean  8 nautical miles (15 km) north east by north of Newquay, Cornwall , United Kingdom  (50°31′N  5°17′W  /  50.517°N 5.283°W  / 50.517; -5.283  SM UC-64   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of five of her crew.[ 134]    Amsteldam  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea  6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Flamborough Head , Yorkshire  by SM UB-21   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of four of her crew.[ 4] [ 135]     Anna Scotto  Italy World War I: The coaster struck a mine  and sank in the Mediterranean Sea  off Capo Isole delle Correnti, Sicily .[ 136]     SS Cadmus   United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south by east of Flamborough Head by SM UC-47   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 137]     HMT Comrades    Royal Navy  World War I: The naval trawler  struck a mine and sank in the English Channel  off Cap d'Antifer , Seine-Inférieure , France by SM UC-65   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 138]     Itero  Norway  The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Cape Finisterre , Spain. Thirty-one of her crew were rescued by a Spanish fishing vessel.[ 139]     Lorenzo  Italy World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar  by SM U-35   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 140]     Macao  Brazil  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Finisterre , Spain (45°41′N  10°43′W  /  45.683°N 10.717°W  / 45.683; -10.717  SM U-93   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 141]     Madura  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 23 nautical miles (43 km) west south west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly  (49°36′N  6°56′W  /  49.600°N 6.933°W  / 49.600; -6.933  SM U-62   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of three crew.[ 142]     SMS S64    Imperial German Navy  World War I: The V25 -classtorpedo boat  struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea .[ 53]     Sten  United Kingdom World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of the Godrevy Lighthouse , Cornwall (50°19′N  5°26′W  /  50.317°N 5.433°W  / 50.317; -5.433  SM UC-64   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of nine of her crew.[ 4] [ 143]     SMS T66    Imperial German Navy  World War I: The S66 -class torpedo boat  struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Riga .[ 53]     Togston  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south by east of Flamborough Head (53°40′N  0°12′E  /  53.667°N 0.200°E  / 53.667; 0.200  SM UC-47   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of five of her crew.[ 4] [ 144]   
  
19 October    List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     Australdale  Australia  World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea  165 nautical miles (306 km) north north west of Cape Villano , Spain (45°24′N  11°32′W  /  45.400°N 11.533°W  / 45.400; -11.533  SM U-22   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 27 crew.[ 145]    Britannia  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel  off Portland Bill , Dorset  by SM UC-75   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of all 22 crew.[ 146]     Camswan  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 147]     Cupica  United Kingdom World War I: The auxiliary barque  was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean  75 nautical miles (139 km) west by south of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly  by SM U-107   and SM UC-79   (both Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 148]     Eldra  United Kingdom World War I: The barquentine  was scuttled in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of Le Tréport , Seine-Inférieure , France by SM UC-77   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 149]     Elsiston  United Kingdom World War I: The collier  was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) east by south of Malta  (35°40′N  17°28′E  /  35.667°N 17.467°E  / 35.667; 17.467  SM U-14   (Austro-Hungarian Navy ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 4] [ 26] [ 150]     Gemma  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea  5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north by west of Flamborough Head , Yorkshire  by SM UB-21   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of four of her crew.[ 4] [ 151]     Good Hope  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) east by south of Malta (35°53′N  17°05′E  /  35.883°N 17.083°E  / 35.883; 17.083  SM U-14   (Austro-Hungarian Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 152]     Harpon  France  World War I: The cargo ship was damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Río de Oro  (24°22′N  15°50′W  /  24.367°N 15.833°W  / 24.367; -15.833  SM U-151   (Imperial German Navy ). She was beached but was declared a constructive total loss . Her crew survived.[ 153]     Hazelwood  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south by east of Anvil Point , Dorset with the loss of 32 of her crew.[ 154]     Ikoma Maru  Japan World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cap Cantin, Morocco  by SM U-35   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 155]     J. L. Luckenbach United States  World War I: The ocean liner  was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by SM U-62   (Imperial German Navy ). She was escorted to Le Havre , Seine-Inférieure , France by the destroyer  USS Nicholson   (United States Navy ). Subsequently repaired and returned to service.     Martha  Denmark  World War I: The barque  was shelled and sunk in the North Sea (61°12′N  2°10′W  /  61.200°N 2.167°W  / 61.200; -2.167  SM UB-66   (Imperial German Navy ). Her ten crew took to the lifeboats but were not rescued.[ 156]     HMS Orama   Royal Navy  World War I: The armed merchant cruiser  was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (48°00′N  9°20′W  /  48.000°N 9.333°W  / 48.000; -9.333  SM U-62   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of five crew.[ 157] USS Jacob Jones   (United States Navy ) rescued 305 survivors.[ 158]     Parkhaven  Netherlands  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea  15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Noord Hinder Lightship  (Netherlands ) (52°16′N  2°46′E  /  52.267°N 2.767°E  / 52.267; 2.767  SM U-53   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 159]     Pera  United Kingdom World War I: The collier  was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 105 nautical miles (194 km) east by north of Marsa Susa , Libya  (37°16′N  24°00′E  /  37.267°N 24.000°E  / 37.267; 24.000  SM UB-48   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 4] [ 14] [ 160]     Renard  French Navy  World War I: The naval trawler  struck a mine  and sank in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Ouessant , Finistère  (48°28′N  4°58′W  /  48.467°N 4.967°W  / 48.467; -4.967  260  (French Navy ).[ 161]     Slavonic  Russia World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Lerwick , Shetland Islands , United Kingdom .[ 162]     Staro  Norway  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N  12°07′W  /  45.000°N 12.117°W  / 45.000; -12.117  SM U-22   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 163]     Teespool  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was damaged in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south east of Dartmouth, Devon  by SM UB-38   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of four of her crew. She was beached but was later refloated.[ 164]     Waikawa  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east north east of Start Point, Devon  by SM UB-31   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 165]     War Clover  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east north east of Pantellaria , Italy (37°00′N  12°35′E  /  37.000°N 12.583°E  / 37.000; 12.583  SM U-64   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of fourteen crew.[ 4] [ 166]     Wellington  United Kingdom World War I: the cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south south east of Portland Bill by SM UB-40   (Imperial German Navy ). She was taken in tow by HMT Flo Johnson  (Royal Navy  and beached at Portland. Later repaired and returned to service.[ 167]   
  
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24 October    List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1917    Ship  State  Description     Allison White  United States  The Barge went on the rocks at The Dumplings near Jamestown, Rhode Island , or sank off Jamestown. Abandoned by owners.[ 75] [ 196]     Catherine Horan  United States  The barge went ashore at Green Hill, Rhode Island. Probably abandoned after unsuccessful salvage attempts.[ 75]     SMS F3    Imperial German Navy  The F Type minesweeping boat was lost on this date.     Franklin  United Kingdom The ship capsized off The Mumbles , Glamorgan  with the loss of four of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the pilot cutter  Beaufort  (United Kingdom [ 197]     Gallia  Italy World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel  24 nautical miles (44 km) west north west of Portland Bill , Dorset , United Kingdom  by SM UB-40   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 198]    Henry R. Carter  United States  The barge went ashore at Woodmont, Connecticut .[ 75]     Ilderton  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea  35 nautical miles (65 km) north east of Kildin Island , Russia  (69°46′N  35°24′E  /  69.767°N 35.400°E  / 69.767; 35.400  SM U-46   (Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 199]     John H. Ryerson  United States  The barge capsized and went ashore at Woodmont, Connecticut .[ 75]     John J. Guinan  United States  The barge went ashore at Woodmont, Connecticut .[ 75]     John P. Curry  United States  The barge capsized and went ashore at Woodmont, Connecticut .[ 75]     Novington  United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea  25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Bard Island, Shetland Islands  by SM UC-40   (Imperial German Navy ). She was beached but was later refloated.[ 200]     Ulfsborg  Denmark  World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay (46°03′N  1°43′W  /  46.050°N 1.717°W  / 46.050; -1.717  SM UC-63   (Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of seventeen of her crew.[ 201]     Wilson  United States  The barge capsized and went ashore at Woodmont, Connecticut .[ 75]     Woron  Russia World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Lerwick , Shetland Islands by SM UC-40   (Imperial German Navy ).[ 202]   
  
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Unknown date    List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1917    Ship  State  Description     HMS Begonia    Royal Navy  World War I : The Azalea -classsloop , in use as a Q-ship , collided with the submarine  SM U-151   (Imperial German Navy ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean  off Casablanca , French Morocco , on 2 or 12 October.[ 26] [ 236]    Hunter  United States  The 8-ton, 32.2-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel  sank with the loss of both people on board in Taku Harbor  on the eastern shore of Stephens Passage  in the Alexander Archipelago  in Southeast Alaska .[ 211]     Kerry Range Royal Navy  The armed transport was scuttled  after catching fire at Baltimore , Maryland , with the loss of three lives. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.     Toledo United Kingdom World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea  to avoid capture by the Germans.[ 4]     SM UC-16   Imperial German Navy  World War I: The Type UC II  submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea  off Zeebrugge , West Flanders , Belgium with the loss of all 26 crew.   
  
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