The list of shipwrecks in May 1916 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1916 .
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1916 Ship State Description Klotawah United States The yacht was destroyed by fire when Thomas Thurston's shipyard at Alexandria Bay , New York, burned down.[ 36] Unknown yacht United States The yacht was destroyed by fire when Thomas Thurston's shipyard at Alexandria Bay , New York, burned down.[ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1916 Ship State Description HMS M30 Royal Navy World War I: The M29 -class monitor was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Smyrna by Ottoman shore-based artillery. Sappho United Kingdom The 1694 grt cargo ship became stuck in ice in December 1915 in the White Sea and was abandoned. During salvage attempts she sank,[ 38] [ 39] though some sources have final sinking date of 16 May.[ 40]
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1916 Ship State Description Bianca Germany World War I: The 1,054-gross register ton collier was sunk by the submarine Volk ( Imperial Russian Navy ) in the Bay of Norrköping . The crew survived.[ 45] Boy Percy United Kingdom World War I : The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off Southwold , Suffolk by SM UB-29 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of all hands.[ 46] Boy Sam United Kingdom World War I: The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off Southwold by SM UB-29 ( Imperial German Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 47] Hera Germany World War I: The 2,800-gross register ton collier was sunk by the submarine Volk ( Imperial Russian Navy ) in the Bay of Norrköping. The crew survived.[ 45] Installer United States The 18-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked without loss of life on Forrester Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska .[ 48] Kolga Germany World War I: The 2,086-gross register ton collier was sunk by the submarine Volk ( Imperial Russian Navy ) in the Bay of Norrköping. The captain and five crewmen died.[ 45] Lucia Porter United States The lumber schooner went ashore in a gale at Swampscott, Massachusetts , 15 miles (24 km) north of Boston, Massachusetts , a total loss. The crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service .[ 35] [ 49] Research United Kingdom World War I: The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) east by south of Cromer , Norfolk by SM UB-18 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 50] Stura Italy World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Adriatic Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) east of Brindisi , Apulia , Italy (40°47′N 19°00′E / 40.783°N 19.000°E / 40.783; 19.000 ) by SM U-15 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy ). Her crew survived.[ 51] Trave Germany World War I: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Kattegat off the Kullen Lighthouse , Sweden, by a Royal Navy submarine. Her fourteen crew survived.[ 52] [ 53] SM U-74 Imperial German Navy World War I: The Type UE I submarine sank in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) off Dunbar , Lothian , United Kingdom after the accidental explosion of a mine she was laying. Wanderer United Kingdom World War I: The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off Southwold by SM UB-29 ( Imperial German Navy ). Her five crew took to the lifeboat but were not recovered.[ 54]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1916 Ship State Description Hermion Norway The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York , United States.[ 61]
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1916 Ship State Description HMS Black Prince Royal Navy World War I : Battle of Jutland : The Duke of Edinburgh -class cruiser was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Jutland , Denmark by SMS Friedrich der Grosse , SMS Nassau , SMS Ostfriesland and SMS Thüringen (all Imperial German Navy ) and sank with the loss of all 857 crew. HMS Defence Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Minotaur -class cruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Derfflinger and four destroyers (all Imperial German Navy ) with the loss off all 893 crew. HMS Indefatigable Royal Navy HMS Indefatigable World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Indefatigable -class battlecruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Von der Tann ( Imperial German Navy ) and other battleships with the loss of 1,017 of her 1,019 crew.
HMS Invincible Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Invincible -class battlecruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Derfflinger and SMS Lützow (both Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 1,026 of her 1,032 crew. HMS Nestor Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : the Admiralty M-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk. HMS Nomad Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Admiralty M-class destroyer was shelled and sunk with the loss of eight of her 80 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Germans and became prisoners of war . HMS Queen Mary Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Queen Mary -class battlecruiser was shelled and sunk by SMS Derfflinger ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 1,266 of her 1,284 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Laurel , HMS Petard and HMS Tipperary (all Royal Navy ). SMS S35 Imperial German Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The S31 -class torpedo boat was sunk by Royal Navy battlecruisers.[ 4] HMS Shark Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Acasta -class destroyer was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by SMS S54 ( Imperial German Navy ). Six survivors were rescued by a Danish ship. HMS Tipperary Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Faulknor -class destroyer leader was shelled and sunk by SMS Westfalen ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 185 of her 197 crew. SMS V27 Imperial German Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The V25 -class torpedo boat was sunk by Royal Navy cruisers.[ 4] SMS V29 Imperial German Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The V25 -class torpedo boat was sunk by HMS Petard ( Royal Navy ).[ 4] SMS V48 Imperial German Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Grosses Torpedoboot 1913 -class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk by HMS Shark , HMS Valiant and another ship (all Royal Navy ) with the loss of 90 of her 91 crew. HMS Warrior Royal Navy World War I: Battle of Jutland : The Warrior -class cruiser was shelled and damaged by SMS Derfflinger and four destroyers (all Imperial German Navy ). She foundered the next day due to damage sustained. HMS Engadine ( Royal Navy ) rescued 743 survivors.
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