List of shipwrecks in February 1915

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

1 February

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|ship={{ship||Ethel V. Boynton|barque|2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=3 February 1915 |page=12 |issue=40768 |column=E }} }}

2 February

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|ship=Eastern

|flag={{Flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The dredge foundered in a severe storm near Port Jefferson, New York. The hull was raised and sunk again near the Port Jefferson Light. All four crew were killed.{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015075042187&view=1up&seq=18 |title=Annual Report of the supervising Inspector of the United States Steam boat Inspection Service, June 30, 1915 |publisher=Government Printing Office, Washington |via=Haithi Trust |accessdate=19 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=6 April 2021}}

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|ship={{ship||Laura|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner ran aground at Battery Point, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=4 February 1915 |page=14 |issue=40769 |column=A }}

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3 February

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|ship={{HMS|Clan Macnaughton}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The armed merchant cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland with the loss of all 281 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/ships/clanmcnaughton.php |title=HMS Clan McNaughton |publisher=The Wartime Memories Project |accessdate=4 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113113028/http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/ships/clanmcnaughton.php# |archive-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |title=Mercantile Navy List |date=1915 |publisher=Spottiswood Ballantyne |location=London |page=117 |url=http://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/viewimages?regtype=MNL&year=1915&name=CLAN%20MACNAUGHTON&steamsail=Steam&page=117 |accessdate=6 February 2020}}

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|ship={{ship||Ferdinando Viareggio|brigantine|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=The brigantine came ashore on Pointe Chiappa, near Portovecchio and was wrecked with the loss of two of her seven crew. }}

4 February

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|ship={{ship||Fleetly|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|Barbados|1885}}

|desc=The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|42|46|N|51|53|W}}). All seven crew were rescued by {{SS|Mechanicien||2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=15 February 1915 |page=14 |issue=40778 |column=B }}

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|ship=I'll Away

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was abandoned in the Bristol Channel of Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat. I{{'}}ll Away was later salvaged.{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |title=A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks |first=Ron |last=Tovey |publisher=Swansea Docks |accessdate=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222065415/http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |archivedate=22 December 2014 }}

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|ship={{ship||Margaret K. Schwartz|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Newfoundland and was wrecked.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=5 February 1915 |page=6 |issue=40770 |column=F }} }}

5 February

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|ship={{SV|Dauntless||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc= The schooner yacht sank at her moorings at Essex, Connecticut, a total loss. She was removed by breaking her up.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=11 April 2021}}

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|ship={{SS|London Trader||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Poland||2}} and {{SS|Toward||2}} (both {{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Foundering of a Dublin steamer |date=8 February 1915 |page=5 |issue=40772 |column=D }}

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6 February

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|ship={{HMS|Adjutant}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc= The naval tug was lost on this date.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1LossesBrRNA-L.htm |title=British Naval Vessels Lost at Sea Part 1 of 2 - Abadol (oiler) to Lynx (destroyer) |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=2 February 2013}}

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|ship={{SS|Alfonso XIII||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

|desc=The ocean liner sank at Santander. Her crew survived.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Foundering of a Spanish steamer |date=8 February 1915 |page=7 |issue=40772 |column=D }}

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|ship={{HMS|Erne|1903|6}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The E-class destroyer was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.rattrayhead.net/wrecks/index.htm |title=Wrecks |publisher=Rattrayhead.net |accessdate=4 February 2013}} }}

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|ship={{SS|Potaro||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The refrigerated cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean.{{cite book |last=Haws |first=Duncan |year=1982 |title=Royal Mail & Nelson Lines |series=Merchant Fleets |volume=5 |place=Crowborough |publisher=Travel Creatours Ltd Publications |isbn=0-946378-00-2 |page=62}}{{cite web |url= http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?&ref=202311 |title=Potaro |work=Shipping and Shipbuilding |publisher=Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust |access-date=30 November 2022}} She had been captured on 10 January, {{convert|560|nmi|km}} east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS {{SS|Kronprinz Wilhelm||2}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her 47 crew were taken as prisoners of war. }}

7 February

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|ship={{SS|Michael A. Andritsakis||2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|desc=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.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=8 February 1915 |page=15 |issue=40772 |column=C }} }}

8 February

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|ship={{SS|Frigga|1900|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship struck submerged wreckage and foundered in the North Sea. }}

11 February

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|ship={{SS|Imatata|1909|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship was reported derelict in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|41|15|N|36|10|W}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Norwegian steamers lost. |date=12 February 1915 |page=14 |issue=40776 |column=F }}

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|ship=Pallanza

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=World War I: The minesweeper struck an Imperial German Navy mine in the mouth of the Ems on the northwestern coast of Germany and sank.

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12 February

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|ship=Invercoe

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|890|nmi|km}} east by south of Cape Frio, Brazil by {{SMS|Prinz Eitel Friedrich}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1LossesBrMS1914-16.htm |title= British Merchant Ships Lost to Enemy Action Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=21 January 2013}}

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|ship=Jack Snipe

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The dredger was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=16 February 1915 |page=15 |issue=40779 |column=B }}

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|ship={{SS|Morion||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The coaster was rammed and sunk at Queen's Dock, Glasgow, Renfrewshire by {{SS|Jarnac||2}} ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=13 February 1915 |page=14 |issue=40777 |column=F }} }}

13 February

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|ship={{SS|Hull Trader||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel off the South Goodwin Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) with the loss of four of her seven crew. The survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy destroyer.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hull steamer swamped in the Channel |date=15 February 1915 |page=5 |issue=40778 |column=D }}

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|ship={{SS|Morinier||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|47|01|N|7|48|W|type:event|name=SS Morinier}}) with the loss of seventeen of the 22 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Vasco da Gama||2}} ({{flag|Portugal}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Seventeen lives lost in Bay of Biscay |date=16 February 1915 |page=5 |issue=40779 |column=C }}

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|ship={{ship|Russian cruiser|Rurik|1906|2}}

|flag={{navy|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The cruiser ran aground east of Gotland, Sweden and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Reval. Subsequently repaired at Cronstadt.{{Cite book |title=Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв. |trans-title=They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries |language=Russian |first=Alexander Alekseevich |last=Chernyshev |publisher=Veche |year=2012 |url=http://www.maxima-library.org/mob/b/389880?format=read }}

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|ship={{SMS|V25}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=World War I: The {{Sclass|V25|torpedo boat}} struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 79 of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/sunk15.htm |title=Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1915 |publisher=World War I |accessdate=22 February 2013}} }}

14 February

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|ship={{SS|Abeokuta|1901|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The cargo steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay, about 70 miles southwest of Ushant (Ouessant), in a full hurricane, whilst on a passage from Liverpool to West Africa with a general cargo.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31286 |title=SS Abeokuta (+1915) |website=wrecksite.eu |accessdate=23 June 2018}}

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|ship={{SS|Enterprise||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc= The tug sank in the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut, after she was rammed by the steamer York.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=23 March 2021}}

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15 February

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|ship={{HMT|Bedouin}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler was lost on this date.

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|ship={{SS|Dulwich|1893|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|16|nmi|km}} north of Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Inférieure, France by {{SMU|U-16|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of two crew.{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1743.html |title=Dulwich |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}}}

16 February

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|ship={{SS|Ville de Lille|1877|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure by {{SMU|U-16|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). All crew survived{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6350.html |title=Ville de Lille |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=French steamer sunk. |date=18 February 1915 |page=10 |issue=40781 |column=B }}

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|ship={{SS|Mary|1883|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship departed Seaham Harbour, bound for Malmö. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, a total of 18. Swedish official War statistics states that mine explosion ”cannot be ruled out".Swedish Board of Trade: ”Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920” (Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920), Stockholm 1921, p 175-6 }}

17 February

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|ship={{ship||Kate|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner collided with {{SS|Magnetic||2}} ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) in the Crosby Channel and sank with the loss of three of her four crew.

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|ship={{ship||Proba|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The three-masted schooner was wrecked in the North Sea on the Brake Sands. Her crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat.

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|ship=Reaper

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. All five crew survived, three of them were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.

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|ship={{Ship||St. Clair|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Challaborough, Devon.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=18 February 1915 |page=18 |issue=40781 |column=F }} }}

18 February

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|ship=General Alexander MacKenzie

|flag={{Flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The dredge capsized and sank in a severe gale off Cape Hatteras. Five crew were killed.{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015075042187&view=1up&seq=18 |title=Annual Report of the supervising Inspector of the United States Steam boat Inspection Service, June 30, 1915 |publisher=Government Printing Office, Washington |via=Haithi Trust |accessdate=19 February 2021}}

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|ship={{ship||John D. Colwell|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The schooner ran aground off Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico and was a total loss.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=20 February 1915 |page=14 |issue=40783 |column=D }}

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|ship={{SS|Mary Ada Short||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|400|nmi|km}} east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by {{SMS|Prinz Friedrich Eitel}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).

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|ship={{SS|Membland||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of twenty of her crew.

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19 February

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|ship={{HMT|Blakedown}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler was lost on this date.

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|ship={{HMS|Goldfinch|1910|6}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The {{sclass|Acorn|destroyer}} ran aground at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands and was a total loss.

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|ship={{SMS|S14|1912|6}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=The {{sclass|S13|torpedo boat}} suffered an internal explosion and sank in the Jade Bight. }}

20 February

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|ship={{SS|Almeria|1888|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow as a block ship. Scrapped in place at some time.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?61058 |title=Almeria cargo ship 1888-1915 |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=12 July 2019}}

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|ship={{SS|Bjaerke||2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship struck two mines in Nakskov Fjord and sank. Her crew survived.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=A Norwegian steamer mined |date=22 February 1915 |page=10 |issue=40784 |column=A }}

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|ship={{SS|Cambank|1899|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea {{convert|10|nmi|km}} off Point Lynas, Anglesey ({{coord|53|25|N|4|00|W}}) by {{SMU|U-30|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of four of her 25 crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times|title=The sinking of the Cambank. |date=22 February 1915 |page=9 |issue=40784 |column=F}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1057.html |title=Cambank |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=29 September 2012}}

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|ship={{HMT|Corcyra|1914|6}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler was lost on this date.

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|ship={{SS|Downshire|1898|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The coaster was scuttled in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas ({{coord|54|03|N|5|15|W}}) by {{SMU|U-30|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1701.html |title=Downshiore |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=29 September 2012}}

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|ship={{ship||Maggie Barratt|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner departed Greenock, Renfrewshire for the River Duddon. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Maughold Head, Isle of Man.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=22 February 1915 |page=13 |issue=40784 |column=F }}

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|ship={{SS|Willerby||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|490|nmi|km}} north east by north of Pernambuco, Brazil by SMS Prinz Friedrich Eitel ({{navy|German Empire}}).

}}

21 February

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|ship={{SS|Evelyn||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=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.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=U.S. steamer mined off Borkum. |date=22 February 1915 |page=9 |issue=40784 |column=F }}

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22 February

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|ship={{SS|Carib||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=World War I: The steamer was sunk by a mine in the south east North Sea. Three crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.usmm.org/ww1merchant.html |title=U.S. Merchant Ships, Sailing Vessels, and Fishing Craft Lost from all Causes during World War I |publisher=usmm.org |accessdate=23 September 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?17350 |title=Carib (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=23 September 2020}}

}}

23 February

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|ship={{SS|Branksome Chine|1899|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|6|nmi|km}} south of Beachy Head, Sussex by {{SMU|U-8||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her twenty crew survived.{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/909.html |title=Branksome Chine |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Cardiff steamer attacked. |date=24 February 1915 |page=8 |issue=40786 |column=D}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Oakby|1897|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The collier was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel {{convert|4|nmi|km}} east by north of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) by {{SMU|U-8||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). She was taken in tow but sank the next day off Folkestone, Kent. Her twenty crew survived.{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1LossesBrRNM-Z.htm |title=British Naval Vessels Lost at Sea Part 2 of 2 - M.15 (monitor) to Zylpha (Q-ship) |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=12 February 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4510.html |title=Oakby |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Cardiff steamer torpedoed |date=25 February 1915 |page=8 |issue=40787 |column=C}}

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|ship={{SS|Regin|1913|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=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.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Norwegian steamer destroyed. |date=24 February 1915 |page=8 |issue=40786 |column=C-D }}

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|ship={{HMT|Tern}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler was lost on this date.

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24 February

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|ship={{ship|French destroyer|Dague||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War I: The {{sclass|Bouclier|destroyer}} struck a mine and sank at Bar, Montenegro with the loss of 38 of her crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=French destroyer sunk. |date=27 February 1915 |page=8 |issue=40789 |column=B }}

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|ship={{SS|Harpalion|1910|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|6.5|nmi|km}} west of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ({{flag|United Kingdom|government}}) by {{SMU|U-8||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of three crew.{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2723.html |title=Harpalion |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Rio Parana|1902|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|4|nmi|km}} south east of Beachy Head, Sussex by {{SMU|U-8||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5135.html |title=Rio Parana |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Western Coast|1913|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|8|nmi|km}} south of Beachy Head by {{SMU|U-8||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her nineteen crew survived.{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6501.html |title=Western Coast |publisher=Uboat.net |accessdate=26 September 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Another ship sunk. |date=26 February 1915 |page=9 |issue=40788 |column=F}}

}}

25 February

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|ship={{SS|Orozco||2}}

|flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay {{convert|50|nmi|km}} off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued by a tug.{{Cite newspaper The Times|title=Casualty reports |date=26 February 1915 |page=14 |issue=40788 |column=F}} }}

27 February

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|ship={{SS|Cleo II||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled at Scapa Flow as a blockship, but charges failed to detonate, ship sank uselessly out of place.{{cite web |url=https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/orkney-blog/wrecks-of-scapa-flow/ |title=wrecks of Scapa Flow |publisher=North Link Ferries |accessdate=29 March 2021}}

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|ship=Conway Castle

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|560|nmi|km}} south west by west of Valparaiso, Chile by {{SMS|Dresden|1907|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).

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|ship={{SS|Minieh||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled at Scapa Flow as a block ship.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?61068 |title=Minieh Passenger ship 1876-1915 |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=12 July 2019}}

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|ship={{ship||Pet|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and was a total loss.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=1 March 1915 |page=13 |issue=40790 |column=C }}

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|ship={{ship||William and Alice|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at Spurn Point and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued. }}

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|ship={{SS|Chr. Christensen||2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=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. }}

References

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