List of shipwrecks in May 1915#2 May

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

1 May

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|ship={{SMS|A2}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=World War I: Action off Noordhinder Bank. The A1-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by {{HMS|Laforey|1913|6}}, {{HMS|Lark|1913|6}}, {{HMS|Lawford|1913|6}} and {{HMS|Leonidas|1913|6}} (all {{navy|United Kingdom}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/sunk15.htm |title=Major Warships Sunk in World War 1 1915 |publisher=World War I |access-date=22 February 2013}}

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|ship={{SMS|A6}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea ({{coord|56|58|N|3|15|E}}) by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/608.html |title=Balduin |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship={{HMT|Columbia}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: Action off Noordhinder Bank. The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship ({{flag|Netherlands}}) by two German torpedo boats. Three of her crew were rescued by one of the torpedo boats, both of which were subsequently sunk by {{HMS|Laforey|1913|6}}, {{HMS|Lark|1913|6}}, {{HMS|Lawford|1913|6}} and {{HMS|Leonidas|1913|6}} (all {{navy|United Kingdom}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=German charges against British seamen. |date=18 May 1915 |page=5 |issue=40857 |column=B }}

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

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|45|nmi|km}} north west by north of the Isles of Scilly ({{coord|50|09|N|7|30|W}}) by {{SMU|U-30|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her 24 crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1801.html |title=Edale |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=29 September 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Column of water 200 feet high. |date=4 May 1915 |page=8 |issue=40845 |column=B }}

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|ship=Elsa

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|100|nmi|km}} east of the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1916.html |title=Elsa |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Europe|1890|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was captured by, and sunk by gunfire from, {{SMU|U-30|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3|nmi|km}} north west of the Bishop's Rock ({{coord|49|54|N|6|30|W}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2069.html |title=Europe |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=29 September 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|French submarine|Joule|Q84|2}}

|flag={{navy|FRA}}

|desc=World War I: Gallipoli campaign: The {{sclass|Brumaire|submarine|2}} struck a mine and sank in the Dardanelles with the loss of all hands.{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyFrench.htm |title=French Navy |publisher=Naval History |access-date=21 February 2013}}

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|ship=Gulflight

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

|desc=World War I: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|20|nmi|km}} west of the Isles of Scilly by {{SMU|U-30|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of three crew and was beached. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.

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|ship={{HMS|Recruit|1896|6}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: The C-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|30|nmi|km}} south west of the Galloper Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) by {{SMU|UB-6||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of 34 of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/7266.html |title=Recruit |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=28 October 2012}} }}

2 May

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|ship={{SS|America|1914|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|200|nmi|km}} off Bergen, Norway ({{coord|57|20|N|1|09|W}}) by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her 39 crew were rescued by {{SS|Sterling||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/246.html |title=America |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

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|ship=Cruiser

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|50|nmi|km}} south east of Aberdeen by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of four of her eleven crew. The survivors were rescued by {{SS|T. W. Stewart||2}} ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6830.html |title=Cruiser |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Shelled by enemy submarines |date=5 May 1915 |page=7 |issue=40846 |column=E }}

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|ship={{SS|Ellida||2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was reported to have been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. All eighteen people on board were rescued by {{ship||Jeno|schooner|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}).

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|ship=Martaban

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|22|nmi|km}} east of Aberdeen by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3997.html |title=Martaban |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1LossesBrFV1914-16.htm |title=British Fishing Vessels Lost to Enemy Action Part 1 of 2 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order |publisher=Naval History |access-date=27 January 2013}}

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|ship=Mercury

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|14|nmi|km}} east by north of Girdleness, Aberdeenshire by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4089.html |title=Mercury |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

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|ship=Sintram

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

|desc=During a voyage from San Francisco, California, to Naknek, Territory of Alaska, with 105 cannery employees, a crew of 74, and a cargo of 1,400 tons of salmon cannery supplies aboard, the 1,656-gross register ton, {{convert|215.4|ft|m|adj=on}} wooden ship was wrecked in fog without loss of life on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula {{convert|7|nmi}} northwest of the mouth of the Egegik River, becoming a total loss. The steamer Kadiak took off her crew on 3 May.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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|ship=St. George

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|65|nmi|km}} east of Aberdeen by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived but were taken as prisoners of war.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5717.html |title=St. George |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

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|ship=St. Louis No.1

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|60|nmi|km}} east by north of the Isle of May, Fife by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5726.html |title=St. Louis No. 1 |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship=Sunray

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|56|nmi|km}} north by east of the Longstone Lighthouse by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5834.html |title=Sunray |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}} }}

3 May

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|ship=Bob White

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|125|nmi|km}} east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/843.html |title=Bob White |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her crew were rescued by the trawler Leonardo ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship=Coquet

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|160|nmi|km}} east north east of Spurn Point by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6742.html |title=Coquet |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her nine crew were rescued by the trawler Etruscan ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship={{SS|Gul Djemal|1874|2}}

|flag={{flag|Ottoman Empire|naval-1844}}

|desc=The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Marmara by {{HMS|E14}} ({{navy|United Kingdom}}). Later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.

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|ship=Hector

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|160|nmi|km}} east north east of Spurn Point by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2778.html |title=Hector |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her nine crew were rescued by the trawler Etruscan ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Dogger Bank raids. |date=6 May 1915 |page=5 |issue=40847 |column=C }}

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|ship=Hero

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|150|nmi|km}} east north east of Hornsea, Yorkshire by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/7074.html |title=Hero |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her crew were rescued by the trawler Leonardo ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship=Iolanthe

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|140|nmi|km}} east north east of Hornsea by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3047.html |title=Iolanthe |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her crew were rescued by the trawler Leonardo ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship=Martaban

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was reported to have been sunk in the North Sea off Aberdeen by a German submarine.

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|ship=Mercury

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was reported to have been sunk in the North Sea off Aberdeen by a German submarine.

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|ship={{SS|Minterne|1903|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|50|nmi|km}} south west of the Wolf Rock by {{SMU|U-30|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of two or her 25 crew. The survivors were rescued by two fishing vessels.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4174.html |title=Minterne |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=29 September 2012}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=London steamer torpedoed with loss of life |date=5 May 1915 |page=7 |issue=40846 |column=E }}{{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 |access-date=21 January 2013}}

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|ship=Northward Ho

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|125|nmi|km}} east north east of Hornsea by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4462.html |title=Northward Ho |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her crew were rescued by the trawler Leonardo ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship=Oscar

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War I: The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea south west of Lindesnes, Lister og Mandal county, Norway ({{coord|56|55|N|4|20|E}}) by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/7268.html |title=Oscar |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}} Her crew were rescued by the trawler Leonardo ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship=Progress

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|155|nmi|km}} east north east of Spurn Point by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/7177.html |title=Progress |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her eleven crew were rescued by the trawler Etruscan ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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|ship=Scottish Queen

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|50|nmi|km}} east south east of Aberdeen by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5488.html |title=Scottish Queen |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship=Uxbridge

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler caught a mine in her nets and was sunk when it exploded. All nine crew were rescued by another trawler.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Mine in a net. |date=5 May 1915 |page=7 |issue=40846 |column=E }}

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|ship={{SS|Vanadis|1881|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War I: The coaster was sunk off Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea after a collision with {{SMS|Silvana}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.Swedish Board of Trade: ”Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920” (Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920), Stockholm 1921, p 184-5 }}

4 May

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|ship={{ship||Elsa|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War I: The schooner was sunk in the North Sea south east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her five crew were rescued by {{SS|Sernebo||2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6712.html |title=Elsa |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship=Rugby

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|100|nmi|km}} east north east of the Spurn Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5246.html |title=Rugby |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}}

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5 May

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|ship=Cathay

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea either by striking a mine or by being torpedoed. All 43 people on board survived.

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|ship={{ship||Earl of Lathom|schooner|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The three-masted schooner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|8|nmi|km}} south west of Kinsale, County Cork by {{SMU|U-20|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1782.html |title=Earl of Lathom |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}} Her five crew were rescued by a drifter.

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|ship=Sceptre

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

|desc=World War I: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|40|nmi|km}} south east by south of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5475.html |title=Sceptre |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship=Straton

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|40|nmi|km}} east of Hartlepool, County Durham by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5806.html |title=Straton |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her crew were rescued by the trawler Loch Katrine ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). }}

6 May

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|ship={{SS|Candidate|1906|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel {{convert|13|nmi|km}} south by east of the Coningbeg Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) by {{SMU|U-20|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1082.html |title=Candidate |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Centurion|1908|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel {{convert|120|nmi|km}} south of the Coningbeg Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) by {{SMU|U-20|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1194.html |title=Centurion |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}}

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|ship=Don

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|100|nmi|km}} east by south of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of seven of her crew.

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|ship=Merrie Islington

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was captured and scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|6|nmi|km}} north north east of Whitby, Yorkshire by {{SMU|U-9}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her nine crew survived.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=More trawlers sunk |date=7 May 1915 |page=5 |issue=40848 |column=B }}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4102.html |title=Merrie Islington |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}}

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

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

|desc=World War I: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|85|nmi|km}} east north east of St Abb's Head, Berwickshire by {{SMU|U-39}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6142.html |title=Truro |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}} Her twenty crew were rescued by {{ship||Tanjeu|brigantine|2}} ({{Flag|Norway}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Submarine officer's threat. |date=10 May 1915 |page=5 |issue=40850 |column=C }}

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|ship=Ward #17

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

|desc= The scow stranded near Watch Hill, Rhode Island.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=7 April 2021}}

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7 May

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|ship=Benington

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|180|nmi|km}} south east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire by {{SMU|U-39||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/749.html |title=Benington |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=5 October 2012}}

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|ship={{RMS|Lusitania||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}

|desc=File:Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild-23-61-17, Untergang der "Lusitania".jpgWorld War I: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork by {{SMU|U-20|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of 1,199 of the 1,959 people on board.

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|ship={{HMS|Maori|1909|6}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: The Tribal-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium. }}

8 May

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|ship={{SS|Don|1892|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|7|nmi|km}} east of Coquet Island by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1682.html |title=Don |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}}

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|ship=Hellenic

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of three of her nine crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Grimsby trawler mined |date=10 May 1915 |page=5 |issue=40850 |column=C }}

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|ship={{SS|Lilian Drost|1892|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea ({{coord|56|40|N|4|00|E}}) by {{SMU|U-36||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3604.html |title=Lilian Drost |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=4 October 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Queen Wilhelmina|1898|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea off the Longstone Lighthouse by {{SMU|U-9||6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). She was beached at Amble, Northumberland and was a total loss.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4981.html |title=Queen Wilhelmina |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}}

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9 May

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|ship={{SS|Junior||2}}

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

|desc=The steamer struck the breakwater at Cleveland, Ohio and sank. Six 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=21 February 2021}}

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12 May

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|ship={{HMS|Goliath|1898|6}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The {{sclass|Canopus|battleship|2}} was torpedoed and sunk by {{ship|Ottoman destroyer|Muâvenet-i Millîye||2}} ({{navy|Ottoman Empire}}) in the Dardanelles with the loss of 570 of her 700 crew. }}

15 May

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|ship={{HMT|Berkshire}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=The naval trawler 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 |access-date=2 February 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off Gregness, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom by {{SMU|U-23|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3998.html |title=Martha |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}} }}

16 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SMS|T78}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=World War I: The {{sclass|S66|torpedo boat|2}} struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 26 of her crew. }}

18 May

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|ship={{SS|Drumcree|1905|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|11|nmi|km}} north by east of Trevose Head, Cornwall ({{coord|50|41|N|5|00|W}}) by {{SMU|U-27|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1726.html |title=Drumcree |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=28 September 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SMS|V150}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=The {{sclass|S138|destroyer|2}} collided with {{SMS|V157}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) and sank in the Jade Bight with the loss of 60 of her crew. }}

19 May

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|ship=Chrysolite

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|25|nmi|km}} south west by south of Lerwick, Shetland Islands by {{SMU|U-23|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1272.html |title=Chrysolite |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Crimond

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|50|nmi|km}} south west of Fair Isle by {{SMU|U-23|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1493.html |title=Crimond |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Dumfries|1905|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|13|nmi|km}} north of Trevose Head, Cornwall by {{SMU|U-27|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of two of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1744.html |title=Dumfries |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=28 September 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Lucerne

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea {{convert|50|nmi|km}} north east by east of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire by {{SMU|U-23|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3730.html |title=Lucerne |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}}

}}

20 May

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|ship=Scow #5

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

|desc= The scow sank at Rogers Island, Stony Creek, Connecticut.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=7 April 2021}}

}}

21 May

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|ship=Angelo

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|George Hudson||2}}

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

|desc= The fishing steamer became disabled and was stranded off Point Judith, Rhode Island.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=7 April 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Glenholm|ship|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The full-rigged ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|16|nmi|km}} west south west of the Fastnet Rock by {{SMU|U-27|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2534.html |title=Glenholm |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=28 September 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Oceaan|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The schooner collided with {{SS|Voltaire|1890|2}} ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Longships Lighthouse and sank.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Marine insurance market. |date=22 May 1915 |page=10 |issue=40861 |column=E }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Sabrina

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|160|nmi|km}} east north east of the Spurn Lightship ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}) with the loss of nine of her crew.

}}

22 May

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|ship={{SS|Minerva|1905|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|30|nmi|km}} east by north of the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom ({{coord|55|50|N|0|40|W}}) by {{SMU|U-23|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4160.html |title=Minerva |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2012}} }}

23 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Cromdale|ship|2}}

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

|desc=The full-rigged ship ran aground at Bass Point, Cornwall.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Hernodia|1915|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc= World War I: The cargo ship, en route from Gothenburg to Härnösand on her first voyage, sank after a mine explosion in the Sea of Åland. No casualties.Swedish Board of Trade: ”Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920” (Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920), Stockholm 1921, p 185-6

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|Ottoman torpedo gunboat|Peleng-i Derya||2}}

|flag={{navy|Ottoman Empire}}

|desc=World War I: The Peleng-i Derya-class torpedo gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in shallow water off Istanbul by {{HMS|E11}} ({{navy|United Kingdom}}).

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SMU|UB-3||6}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=The Type UB 1 submarine was lost in the Gulf of İzmir {{convert|80|nmi|km}} off İzmir with the loss of all fourteen crew.

}}

24 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Claremont|1907|2}}

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

|desc=The coaster came ashore at Coos Bay, Oregon and was a total loss.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Marine insurance market. |date=26 May 1915 |page=10 |issue=40864 |column=D }} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|Italian destroyer|Turbine|1901|2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War I: The {{sclass|Nembo|destroyer|2}} was sunk in the Adriatic Sea by {{SMS|Helgoland|1912|6}} and two destroyers (all {{navy|Austria-Hungary}}).{{harvnb|Fraccaroli|1970|p=66}} }}

25 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USS|Rijndam|ID-2505|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The ocean liner collided with {{SS|Joseph J. Cuneo||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|10|nmi|km}} south of the Nantucket Shoals, United States. Two hundred and thirty passengers were rescued by {{USS|Louisiana|BB-19|6}}, {{USS|Michigan|BB-27|6}}, {{USS|South Carolina|BB-26|6}} and {{USS|Texas|BB-35|6}} (all {{navy|USA|1912}}). Rijndam was subsequently repaired and returned to service.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The {{sclass|Swiftsure|battleship|2}} was torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles by {{SMU|U-21|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of 78 of her 803 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Chelmer|1904|6}} ({{navy|United Kingdom}}). }}

26 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Betty|1912|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|132|nmi|km}} east of the Longstone Lighthouse by {{SMU|U-16|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/792.html |title=Betty |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Her 22 crew were rescued by {{SS|Waldemarand||2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Danish vessel torpedoed. |date=28 May 1915 |page=5 |issue=40866 |column=F }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Dredge No. 5

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

|desc= The dredge sank at the Cold Storage Wharf, East Boston, Massachusetts.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=7 April 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Morwenna|1904|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|72|nmi|km}} south east by east of the Fastnet Rock ({{Coord|50|27|N|8|44|W}}) by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Jacqueline ({{flag|Belgium}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4253.html |title=Morwenna |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||M. Roosval|barque|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War I: The barque was sunk in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom ({{coord|56|53|N|2|30|E}}) by {{SMU|U-16|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of two crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/7390.html |title=M. Roosval |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} Survivors were rescued by the trawler Tres Fratres ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{cite book |title=Svenska handelsflottans krigsförluster 1914-1920 |trans-title=Swedish Merchant Marine War losses 1914-1920 |language=sv |location=Stockholm |publisher=Kommerskollegium (Swedish Board of Trade) |year=1921 |pages=186}}

}}

27 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Cadeby|1892|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|20|nmi}} south west by south of the Wolf Rock Lighthouse ({{Coord|49|40|N|6|10|W}}) by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1029.html |title=Cadeby |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Delta||2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was scuttled off Forcados, Nigeria.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?153066 |title=Delta (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SV|Elmer||2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada|1868}}

|desc=The schooner was wrecked off Parker's Cove, Nova Scotia, in the Bay of Fundy.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138190 |title=Ely (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SV|Ely||2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the Baltic Sea.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?33634 |title=Elmer (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SV|Harry||2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada|1868}}

|desc=The lumber schooner was abandoned {{convert|35|mi}} south west of Cape Sable Island.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?34311 |title=Harry (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SV|Lizzie J. Call||2}}

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

|desc= The schooner stranded on Bartletts Reef, off New London, Connecticut.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=7 April 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Majestic|1895|6}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=File:HMS Majestic sinking 27 May 1915.jpg

World War I: Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign: The {{sclass|Majestic|battleship|2}} was torpedoed and sunk by {{SMU|U-21|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) in the Dardanelles and sank with the loss of 49 of her 672 crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?430 |title=HMS Majestic (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Princess Irene||6}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: The minelayer, a converted ocean liner, exploded and sank in the River Medway off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 350 lives.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11621 |title=Princess Irene (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMT|Rolulu}}

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=The naval trawler was wrecked on the Obb Rock, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?172880 |title=HMT Rolulo (FY1468) (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=19 February 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Southward Ho||2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler was lost with all hands due to enemy action {{convert|88|mi}} from Spurn Head.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?151924 |title=Southward Ho (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SV|Thomas C. Rackett||2}}

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

|desc= The schooner sank near Plum Beach Light in Narragansett Bay.{{cite web |url=https://research.mysticseaport.org/coll/coll001/ |title=Records of the T. A. Scott co. |date=20 May 2016 |publisher=mysticseaport.org |access-date=7 April 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unknown barges

|flag={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War I: The two tow barges were sunk by {{SMU|U-21|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) in the Dardanelles.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/20-incredible-photos-of-wwi-and-wwii-shipwrecks/ss-AA1aJyee?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e26216e64e344e78b47da80439d03b3a&ei=71#image=4 |title=20 photos of shipwrecks from WWI and WWII |publisher=MSN.com |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SV|Winthrop||2}}

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

|desc=The schooner barge foundered {{convert|15|mi}} off Assateague.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?200750 |title=Winthrop (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

}}

28 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Ethiope|1906|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|49|39|N|4|16|W}}) by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2043.html |title=Ethiope |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}} Her 32 crew were rescued by {{SS|Wiltshire||2}} ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) and another vessel.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Elder Dempster vessel sunk |date=31 May 1915 |page=3 |issue=40868 |column=F }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Mars

|flag={{flagcountry|Russian Empire|1914}}

|desc=World War I: The sailing ship was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|40|nmi|km}} east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by {{SMU|U-16|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3991.html |title=Mars |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Spennymoor|1915|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|50|nmi|km}} south west of Start Point by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}) with the loss of five crew.{{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 |access-date=12 February 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5686.html |title=Spennymoor |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|52|nmi|km}} north of Ouessant, Finistère, France ({{coord|49|19|N|5|21|W}}) by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6155.html |title=Tullochmoor |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Yucatan|1896|2}}

|flag={{flag|Mexico}}

|desc=The cargo ship burned and capsized at Tampico, Mexico. Raised in 1918.{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.103308686&view=1up&seq=86 |title=American Marine Engineer October, 1920 |publisher=National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States |via=Haithi Trust |access-date=24 August 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?193664 |title=Yucatan (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 August 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.103309030&view=1up&seq=601 |title=American Marine Engineer December, 1918 |publisher=National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States |via=Haithi Trust |access-date=30 September 2020}}

}}

29 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Condor

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

|desc=World War I: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|30|nmi|km}} north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all nine of her crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Mine and submarine. |date=2 June 1915 |page=6 |issue=40870 |column=D }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Cysne|1879|2}}

|flag={{flag|Portugal}}

|desc=World War I: The coaster was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|50|nmi|km}} north west of Ouessant, Finistère, France by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1526.html |title=Cysne |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|40|nmi|km}} north of Ouessant by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/1665.html |title=Dixiana |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Glenlee|1904|2}}

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

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|67|nmi|km}} south south west of the Wolf Rock, Cornwall by {{SMU|U-41|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2535.html |title=Glenlee |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=6 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Merion||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|government}}

|desc=World War I: The ocean liner was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by UB-8 ({{navy|German Empire}}). She sank on 31 May.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SMS|T47}}

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=World War I: The {{sclass|S43|torpedo boat|2}} struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=SMS T51

|flag={{navy|German Empire}}

|desc=World War I: The {{sclass|S43|torpedo boat|2}} struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{SS|Virginia|1874|2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Adriatic Sea {{convert|5|nmi|km}} north west of Capo Salvore, Ancona, Italy ({{coord|43|35|N|13|30|E}}) by {{SMU|U-12|Austria-Hungary|6}} ({{navy|Austria-Hungary}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6375.html |title=Virginia |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=30 December 2012}} }}

30 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Søborg|1899|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|40|nmi|km}} north east of the mouth of the River Tyne ({{coord|55|49|N|0|22|E}}) by {{SMU|U-16|Germany|6}} ({{navy|German Empire}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5630.html |title=Søborg |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=26 September 2012}} }}

31 May

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{Ship||Montrosa|barque|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War I: The barque sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire, United Kingdom following an explosion. She probably struck a naval mine. Her fourteen crew were rescued by {{SS|Brunia||2}} ({{Flag|Sweden}}).

}}

Unknown date

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Rjinland||2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The fishing ship left Ijmuiden on 27 May and vanished.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?201362 |title=Rijnland (+1915) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 May 2023}}

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==Bibliography==

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=References=

{{cite book |last=Fraccaroli|first=Aldo | title = Italian Warships of World War I|year=1970| publisher = Allan| isbn= 9780711001053|pages=304}}

1915-05