List of shipwrecks in February 1917
Ship Country Description
Barnsley United Kingdom World War I : The trawler was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 13 nautical miles ( 24 km ) north of Inishtrahull Island , County Donegal by SM U-78 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived , but two of them were taken as prisoners of war
F. D. Lambert United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship struck a mine placed by SM UC-47 ( Imperial German Navy ) and sank in the English Channel 1 nautical mile ( 1.9 km ) east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom ) . Her crew survived
Friendship United Kingdom World War I : The fishing smack was sunk in the Irish Sea off the Smalls Lighthouse by SM UC-65 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of four of her crew
King Alfred United Kingdom World War I : The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea 75 nautical miles ( 139 km ) south of Fair Isle by SM UC-44 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her captain was taken as a prisoner of war
Percy Roy United Kingdom World War I : The schooner was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 32 nautical miles ( 59 km ) off Mallorca , Spain by SM U-35 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her six crew were rescued by Ciudad ( Spain )
Progreso Norway World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay 11 nautical miles ( 20 km ) off Lacanau , Gironde , France by SM UC-21 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
HMT Sisters Melville Royal Navy World War I : The naval trawler struck a mine placed by SM UC-4 ( Imperial German Navy ) and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles ( 7.4 km ) north east of Aldeburgh , Suffolk ( 52°07′N 1°44′E / 52.117°N 1.733°E / 52.117 ; 1.733 ) with the loss of seven of her crew
SMS Staar Imperial German Navy The naval drifter/ Vorpostenboot was lost on this date
Zircon United Kingdom World War I : The fishing smack was scuttled in the Irish Sea 26 nautical miles ( 48 km ) south west of the Smalls Lighthouse by SM UC-65 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
The list of shipwrecks in February 1917 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1917.