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United States: USS President Lincoln (1907) – The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off Brest, Finistère, France by SM U-90 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 26 of the 715 people on board. Survivors were rescued by USS Smith and USS Warrington (both United States Navy). 26 Military
Four United States Navy ships were lost during World War I, only two by enemy action, though six merchant ships with armed guards aboard were also destroyed. The first combat loss was USS Jacob Jones, a destroyer, which was sailing to Ireland in a zig-zag pattern with five other warships from Brest.
Ships listed are presented in descending order on the tonnage figure. Those that were damaged are indicated with an asterisk after their names. Three ships—Justicia, Celtic, and Southland—appear on the list twice. Justicia was damaged by UB-64 on 19 July 1918 and sunk while under tow the following day by UB-124. [2]
World War I: The trawler was sunk by enemy action in late November or early December. Her crew were rescued. [1] SM UB-7 Imperial German Navy: World War I: The Type UB I submarine departed Varna, Romania on 27 September for a patrol in the Black Sea. Subsequently either struck a mine or bombed and sunk with the loss of all fifteen crew. SM UB-44
In March 1917 she was the first United States merchant ship to be defensively armed in response to the Central Powers' attacks on neutral US shipping in the First World War. A U-boat sank Aztec in April 1917, killing 28 of her ship's company . 11 were US citizens, making her the third US merchant ship to suffer fatalities when sunk by the ...
World War I merchant ships of the United States (1 C, 46 P) W. World War I merchant ships of New Zealand ...
Ship State Description America United States: The passenger and package delivery ship ran aground in Lake Superior, suffering considerable damage. [2] She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. Annie Perry United States: The fishing schooner was sunk in a collision with Surf in the harbor at Boston, Massachusetts. Abandoned by her ...
United States: The cargo ship sank in a gale in Lake Superior off Grand Marais, Michigan. 12 crew were killed. [23] [24] Madeira United Kingdom: The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Brest, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by Mars ( Norway). [20] Matthew S. Greer United States