List of shipwrecks in 1917
The list of shipwrecks in 1917 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1917.
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AG-13
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 Imperial Russian Navy
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The AG-class submarine sank accidentally. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service as AG-16.
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| Ariel |  United States
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The schooner was wrecked off the Inubōsaki Lighthouse, Japan. |
| Aurora |  United Kingdom
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The ship was presumed to have been sunk by a mine with the loss of all hands in the second half of 1917. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Iquique, Chile. |
| Belem | United Kingdom
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The ship sank near Bude, Cornwall.[1] |
| Catherine | United States
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The steamer was reported lost at Ugashik, Territory of Alaska.[2] |
| Dorade |  French Navy
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The naval trawler was lost sometime in 1917. |
| Harriet G | United States
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During a voyage from |
| Key West | United States
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The vessel was lost in |
| Mary Sachs | United States
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The 30-ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) twin-screw schooner was wrecked on Banks Island near Cape Kellett off the coast of Canada′s Northwest Territories.[8] |
| Orthes |  Norway
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The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She subsequently foundered.[9] |
| Prince John | United States
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The steamer was lost in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[10] |
| Reuben L. Richardson | United States
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The 92- net ton schooner was wrecked in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[11]
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| Spes & Fides | Norway
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The fishing steamer, a former whaler, suffered an engine malfunction and sank in a storm off Tromsø, Norway. There were no deaths in the shipwreck. The wreck was located by divers at a depth of 20 m (66 ft) in 2014, after a search initiated by Sandefjord Museum.[12]
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| Spokane | United States
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The steamer became a total loss at Farallon Bay (55°11′40″N 133°04′45″W / 55.19444°N 133.07917°W) off northeastern Dull Island in Southeast Alaska.[13] |
| Taurus | United Kingdom
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Shetland Islands with the loss of nine crew. This was either during July 1917 or August 1917.[14]
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| SM U-50 |  Imperial German Navy
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World War I: The Friesland , Netherlands on or after 31 August.
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References
- ^ "UK storms: World War One wreck revealed on beach". BBC News. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
- ^ cimorelli.com Harriet G (brig)
- ^ portrenfrew.com Shipwrecks of Juan de Fuca
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
- ^ "Orthes". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)
- Bladet Tromsø(in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)
- ^ "Taurus". Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 October 2012.