Draft:List of sunken ships in the 1910s
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There are many ships that were at one point sunken either by a torpedo, involved in a collision or scuttled by a group/company for varying factors. Each of these ships that had sunk are all listed by operator. These ships are listed by date and year within the 1910s.
List
[edit]Atlantic Transport Line
[edit]Image | Name | Build date | Builder | Date of sinking | Cause of sinking | Location | Notes | Refs. |
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SS Minnetonka | 1901 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland | January 30, 1918 | Torpedoed by U-64 submarine | Malta | [1] | ||
SS Sierra Blanca | 1904 |
Cunard Line
[edit]Image | Name | Build date | Builder | Date of sinking | Cause of sinking | Location | Notes | Refs. |
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RMS Franconia | July 23, 1910 | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne | October 4, 1916 | Sunk by a UB-47 | 195 mi (314 km; 314,000,000 mm; 314,000 m; 12,400,000 in; 31,400,000 cm) east of Malta | [2] | |
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RMS Lusitania | August 17, 1904 – June 7, 1906 | John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland | May 7, 1915 | Torpedoed by an SM U-20 | Celtic Sea, near Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland | [3][note 1] | |
SS Lycia | 1896 | Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England | February 11, 1917 | Captured and sunk by bombs sent from an SM UC-65 | St. George's Channel | [4][5] | ||
SS Thracia | August 30, 1898 – November 1898 | Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England | March 27, 1917 | Torpedoed by SM UC-69 | Off the coast of France | [6][7] | ||
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RMS Carpathia | September 10, 1901 – February 1903 | C.S. Swan & Hunter, Wallsend, England | July 17, 1918 | Torpedoed by a SM U-55 | 120 mi (190 km; 190,000,000 mm; 190,000 m; 19,000,000 cm) west of Fastnet, Ireland | Nicknamed "Titanic's Hero" | [8] |
White Star Line
[edit]Vessel | Wreck | Name | Build date | Builder | Date of sinking | Cause of sinking | Location | Notes | Refs. |
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RMS Titanic | March 31, 1909–April 2, 1912 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland | April 14th–15th, 1912 | Striking an Iceberg | North Atlantic Ocean | [9][note 2] | |
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HMHS Britannic | November 31, 1911–December 12, 1915 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland | November 21, 1916 | Striking a sea mine | Off the Island of Kea based at the Aegean Sea | [10] | ||
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SS Vaderland/SS Southland | 1900 | John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland | June 4, 1917 | Torpedoed by U-70 submarine | 140 nautical miles (260 km) northwest of Tory Island off the Irish. | |||
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SS Delphic | 1897 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland | August 16, 1917 | Torpedoed by UC-72 submarine | Off Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly | [11] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Minnetonka". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "The Lewiston Daily Sun". Maine: Sun Journal (Lewiston). 4 October 1916. p. 14. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Preston, D (2003). Wilful Murder. The Sinking of the Lusitania. London : Black Swan. ISBN 978-0-552-99886-4.
- ^ "Lycia Cargo Ship (1896-1917)". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Cunard Liners. Cunard Line. pp. 81–82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Shipwrecks Of The Cunard Line. pp. 54–56.
- ^ Cunard Liners. Cunard Line. pp. 121–122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "RMS Carpathia (1903)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Titanic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "HMHS Britannic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Delphic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-28.