List of shipwrecks in September 1914

The list of shipwrecks in September 1914 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1914.

September 1914
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	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

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Ajax	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber with the loss of nine of her crew.[1]
HMT Eyrie	Royal Navy	The naval trawler was lost on this date.[2]
Fittonia	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber with the loss of seven of her crew.[1]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
HMT Lindsell	Royal Navy	World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Speedy ( Royal Navy).[2][3]
Maple Branch	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) south west of the St. Paul Rocks by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]
Shirotaye	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War I: The Asakaze-class destroyer was wrecked in the Yellow Sea (approximately 36°00′N 120°30′E / 36.000°N 120.500°E) whilst involved in a battle with SMS Jaguar ( Kaiserliche Marine).[5][6]
HMS Speedy	Royal Navy	World War I: The Alarm-class torpedo gunboat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one of her 91 crew.[3]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Indian Prince	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Pathfinder	Royal Navy	HMS Pathfinder. World War I: The Pathfinder-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Firth of Forth by SM U-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 256 of the 270 people on board.
Runo	United Kingdom	World War I: The passenger ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 29 of the 300-plus people on board.[4][7]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Argonaut	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Chameleon	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Imperialist	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Rhodesian ( United Kingdom).[1][8]
Lobelia	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Harrier	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Pegasus	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Pollux	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Rideo	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Rhine	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Seti	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]
Valiant	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by two cruisers and four destroyers (all  Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[7][8]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Revigo	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Andromeda ( United Kingdom).[8]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Kamerun	Germany	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled at Duala, Kamerun. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and entered British service as Cameronia.[9]
HMS Oceanic	Royal Navy	The armed merchant cruiser ran aground off Foula, Shetland Islands. All on board were rescued by the fishing trawler Glenogil ( United Kingdom) and transferred to HMS Alsatian and HMS Forward (both  Royal Navy). Oceanic was wrecked in a storm on 29 September.

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Chesterfield	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[10]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Indus	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was captured in the Indian Ocean (11°00′N 83°45′E / 11.000°N 83.750°E) by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine) and was scuttled after all her crew had been taken on board.

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Elsinore	United Kingdom	The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 260 nautical miles (480 km) south west by west of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico by SMS Leipzig ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4][11]
Lovat	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Indian Ocean 260 nautical miles (480 km) east of Madras, India by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[4][12]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Killin	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was captured in the Indian Ocean 410 nautical miles (760 km) north east by north of Madras, India by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was scuttled the next day. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[4][12]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Diplomat	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Indian Ocean 480 nautical miles (890 km) north east of Madras, India by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[4][12]
Hela	Kaiserliche Marine	World War I: The Gazelle-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea southwest of Heligoland by HMS E9 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of two of her 178 crew.

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
HMAS AE1	Royal Australian Navy	The E-class submarine was lost in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all 35 crew.
Cap Trafalgar	Kaiserliche Marine	SMS Cap Trafalgar and HMS Carmania World War I: Battle of Trindade: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk at Trinidade, Brazil in a battle with Carmania ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 51 of her 330 crew.
Clan Matheson	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Bengal 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west by south of the mouth of the Hoogli River by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were rescued by Dovre (flag unknown).[4][12]
Highland Hope	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km) south west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]
Trabboch	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west by south of the mouth of the Hoogli River by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Fisgard	United Kingdom	The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) off Portland Bill, Dorset in a storm with the loss of two of her 64 crew. Survivors were rescued by Crown of Galicia, Danube and Southampton (all  United Kingdom).[13]
Indrani	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 145 nautical miles (269 km) north by west of Cabo São Roque, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMS Invincible	Royal Navy	The Audacious-class battleship sank in the English Channel off Portland Bill in a storm with the loss of 21 of her 64 crew.

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Montmagny	Canada	The cargo ship collided with Lingan ( United Kingdom) in the St. Lawrence River and sank with the loss of fourteen of her crew.[14]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Gamma	Norway	The schooner was wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands with some loss of life.[15]
Ocean	Sweden	The schooner was wrecked on Vlieland. Her crew were rescued.[15]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Pegasus	Royal Navy	World War I: The Pelorus-class cruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Königsberg ( Kaiserliche Marine) in Zanzibar harbour with the loss of 38 of her 224 crew. The wreck was scrapped in 1955.
USRC Tahoma	United States Revenue Cutter Service	The cutter ran aground on an uncharted rock off of the Aleutian Islands.[16]
HMS Yarmouth II	Royal Navy	The ship was driven ashore between Margate and Westgate-on-Sea, Kent.[17]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Belgian King	United Kingdom	The cargo liner foundered in the Black Sea off Cape Kureli, Ottoman Turkey with the loss of 22 of the 120 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Princesse Eugenie ( Russia).[18]
Cornish City	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 245 nautical miles (454 km) south west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Aboukir	Royal Navy	HMS Aboukir and HMS Hogue World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 527 lives.
HMS Cressy	Royal Navy	World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine.
HMS Hogue	Royal Navy	HMS Cressy World War I: Action of 22 September 1914: The Cressy-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine.[19]
Kilmarnock	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 31 nautical miles (57 km) east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her cew.[1]
Mauritzia	Sweden	The schooner was driven ashore on Öland and was wrecked.[18]
Rothenfield	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.[20]
Rio Iguassu	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 155 nautical miles (287 km) south west by west of the St Paul Rocks, Brazil by SMS Karlsruhe ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]
Urmston Grange	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in Scapa Flow.[20]
Zélée	French Navy	World War I: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Papeete, Tahiti by SMS Gneisenau and SMS Scharnhorst (both  Kaiserliche Marine).[21]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Rebono	United Kingdom	World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of the Spurn Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member.[1]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Bankfields	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Guayaquil by SMS Leipzig ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]
King Lud	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south south west of Point de Galle, Ceylon by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]
Tymeric	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west by north of Colombo, Ceylon by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Foyle	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west by north of Colombo, Ceylon by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]
Lacouna	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was driven ashore on Ferryland Head, Newfoundland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[22]
Ribera	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 210 nautical miles (390 km) west by north of Colombo by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine).[4]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1914

Ship	Country	Description
Anglo-Norman	Norway	The barque was driven ashore at Kaipara Harbour, North Island, New Zealand and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Agda	Netherlands	The auxiliary schooner struck a submerged object and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Khiva ( United Kingdom).[24]
SMS Cormoran	Kaiserliche Marine	World War I: The Bussard-class cruiser was scuttled at Tsingtao, China.[5]
SMS T50	Kaiserliche Marine	The S7-class torpedo boat was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.[5]
SMS Taku	Kaiserliche Marine	World War I: The Taku-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Tsingtao.[5]

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