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The list of shipwrecks in February 1915 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1915.

February 1915
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Unknown date

1 February[]

  • Ethel V. Boynton (US flag 48 stars United States): The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York.[1]

2 February[]

  • Laura (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}): The schooner ran aground at Battery Point, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[2]

3 February[]

  • HMS Clan McNaughton (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy): The armed merchant cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland with the loss of all 281 crew.[3]
  • Ferdinando Viareggio (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy): The brigantine came ashore on Pointe Chiappa, near Portovecchio and was wrecked with the loss of two of her seven crew.[2]

4 February[]

5 February[]

  • London Trader (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Poland and Toward (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[6]

6 February[]

7 February[]

  • Michael A. Andritsakis (Flag of Greece Greece): The cargo ship was driven onto the Bondicar Rocks, in the North Sea off Amble, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[11]

8 February[]

  • Frigga (Flag of Norway Norway): The cargo ship struck submerged wreckage and foundered in the North Sea.[12]

11 February[]

12 February[]

  • Invercoe (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 890 nautical miles (1,650 km) east by south of Cape Frio, Brazil by SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine).[13]
  • Jack Snipe (US flag 48 stars United States): The dredger was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California.[14]
  • Morion (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The coaster was rammed and sunk at Queen's Dock, Glasgow, Renfrewshire by Jarnac (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[15]

13 February[]

14 February[]

  • Abeokuta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): SS Abeokuta was a 1817 grt cargo steamship, owned by Elder Dempster. She was built in 1901 by Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow and was powered by a steam triple expansion engines giving 199nhp. On 14 February 1915 she foundered in the Bay of Biscay, about 70 miles South West of Ushant (Ouessant), in a full hurricane, whilst on a passage from Liverpool to West Africa with a general cargo.[20]

15 February[]

  • HMT Bedouin (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[7]
  • Dulwich (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France by SM U-16 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.[21]

16 February[]

17 February[]

  • Kate (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The schooner collided with Magnetic (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in the Crosby Channel and sank with the loss of three of her four crew.[24]
  • Proba (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The three-masted schooner was wrecked in the North Sea on the Brake Sands. Her crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat.[24]
  • Reaper (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. All five crew survived, three of them were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[24]
  • St. Clair (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Challaborough, Devon.[24]

18 February[]

  • John D. Colwell (US flag 48 stars United States): The schooner ran aground off Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico and was a total loss.[25]
  • Mary Ada Short (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Prinz Friedrich Eitel (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine).[13]
  • Membland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of twenty of her crew.[13]

19 February[]

20 February[]

21 February[]

  • Evelyn (US flag 48 stars United States): World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany. Her crew were rescued by a German vessel.[30]

23 February[]

  • Branksome Chine (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM U-8 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine). Her twenty crew survived.[7][31][32]
  • Oakby (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The collier was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east by north of the Royal Sovereign Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) by SM U-8 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine). She was taken in tow but sank the next day off Folkestone, Kent. Her twenty crew survived.[33][34][35]
  • Regin (Flag of Norway Norway): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her 23 crew were rescued by a Royal Navy torpedo boat destroyer.[36]
  • HMT Tern (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.[33]

24 February[]

  • Dague (Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy): World War I: The Bouclier-class destroyer struck a mine and sank at Bar, Montenegro with the loss of 38 of her crew.[37]
  • Harpalion (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) west of the Royal Sovereign Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) by SM U-8 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three crew.[38]
  • Rio Parana (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM U-8 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[39]
  • Western Coast (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM U-8 (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine). Her nineteen crew survived.[40][41]

25 February[]

  • Orozco (BandMercante1785 Spain): The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 50 nautical miles (93 km) off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[42]

27 February[]

  • Conway Castle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean 560 nautical miles (1,040 km) south west by west of Valparaiso, Chile by SMS Dresden (War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918 Kaiserliche Marine).[13]
  • Pet (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and was a total loss.[43]
  • William and Alice (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The schooner was driven ashore at Spurn Point and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[43]

Unknown date[]

  • Chr. Christensen (Flag of Denmark Denmark): The cargo ship came ashore at Longstone Point, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off by lifeboat on 17 February and the ship was declared a total loss.[24]

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Ship events in 1915
Ship launches: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Ship commissionings: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Ship decommissionings: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Shipwrecks: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
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