The list of shipwrecks in 1917 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1917 .
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Unknown date List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1917 Ship State Description AG-13 Imperial Russian Navy The AG-class submarine sank accidentally. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service as AG-16 . Ariel United States The schooner was wrecked off the Inubōsaki Lighthouse , Japan. Aurora United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have been sunk by a mine with the loss of all hands in the second half of 1917. She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Iquique , Chile. Belem United Kingdom The ship sank near Bude , Cornwall .[ 1] Catherine United States The steamer was reported lost at Ugashik , Territory of Alaska .[ 2] Dorade French Navy The naval trawler was lost sometime in 1917. Harriet G United States During a voyage from Puget Sound to Hawaii with a cargo of lumber , the 252-ton brig capsized in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Flattery , Washington . The halibut schooner Sumner ( United States ) salvaged Harriett G , which was re-rigged as a three-masted schooner and placed back in service as Esther ( United States ).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Key West United States The vessel was lost in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands near Scotch Cap on the southwest corner of Unimak Island .[ 7] Mary Sachs United States The 30-ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) twin-screw schooner was wrecked on Banks Island near Cape Kellett off the coast of Canada′s Northwest Territories .[ 8] Orthes Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She subsequently foundered.[ 9] Prince John United States The steamer was lost in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska .[ 10] Reuben L. Richardson United States The 92-net ton schooner was wrecked in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska .[ 11] Spes & Fides Norway The fishing steamer, a former whaler , suffered an engine malfunction and sank in a storm off Tromsø , Norway. There were no deaths in the shipwreck. The wreck was located by divers at a depth of 20 m (66 ft) in 2014, after a search initiated by Sandefjord Museum .[ 12] Spokane United States The steamer became a total loss at Farallon Bay (55°11′40″N 133°04′45″W / 55.19444°N 133.07917°W / 55.19444; -133.07917 (Barren Islands ) ) off northeastern Dull Island in Southeast Alaska .[ 13] Taurus United Kingdom World War I : The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands with the loss of nine crew. This was either during July 1917 or August 1917.[ 14] SM U-50 Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type U 43 submarine is believed to have struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands on or after 31 August. Uma Flag unknown Uma The steamship sank off the coast of Spain.
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Shipwrecks 1914–1918, by month
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