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SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. [1] In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
The passenger ship capsized and sank in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water at her dock at Cicero, Illinois due to being top heavy because of new US Government rules requiring more lifeboats, with the loss of 4 crew and either 812 or 840 passengers.
The whaler caught fire and sank off Coats Island, Northwest Territories, Canada in September or October 1915. Advance United Kingdom: The auxiliary schooner was wrecked in Wreck Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Alexander Mackenzie United States: The US Army Corps of Engineers dredge sank while under tow off the east coast. Five crew were killed.
Helena Marie "Helen" Repa (17 August 1884 – 21 November 1938) was a Czech American woman who rescued numerous passengers from the 1915 SS Eastland ship disaster in Chicago. Working as a company nurse, Repa worked for hours on what was ultimately the deadliest day in Chicago history. She then faded from history, never rewarded for her heroic work.
Vigilancia was a passenger and cargo ship until 1915, when she was bought by a company in Georgia to export US cotton to Germany. In 1916 she was bought by a new company that exported US trucks to the Entente Powers. In March 1917 a U-boat sank her in the North Atlantic, killing 15 of her crew, including
1 May 1915 Stricken 1 May 1915, sunk as target 3 October 1915 Illinois United States Navy: Illinois: pre-dreadnought: 11,751 16 September 1901 15 May 1920 Renamed as Prairie State 8 January 1941, stricken 31 December 1955, sold for scrap 18 May 1956 Illustrious Royal Navy: Majestic: pre-dreadnought: 16,320 15 April 1898 21 April 1919
A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor. USNS Mission San Miguel United States: 8 October 1957 A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef. USS S-28 United States Navy: 4 July 1944 An S-class submarine that sunk off Oahu. USS Saginaw United States Navy: 29 October 1870 A sloop-of-war that ran aground off Kure Atoll.
U-boats sunk in 1915 (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Maritime incidents in 1915" ... Endurance (1912 ship) HMS Erne (1903) SS Espagne (Anversois, 1909) F. USS F-4;