List of shipwrecks in August 1918
Ship Country Description
Biruta United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 8 nautical miles ( 15 km ) nort west of Calais , France by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of twelve of her crew
Carpe French Navy The naval trawler was lost on this date
Clan Macneil United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles ( 19 km ) north of Alexandria , Egypt ( 31°21′N 29°47′E / 31.350°N 29.783°E / 31.350 ; 29.783 ) by SM UC-34 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
HMS Comet Royal Navy The Acorn -class destroyer collided with another vessel and sank in the Mediterranean Sea
Diamond Shoal Lightship No . 71 United States Lighthouse Service World War I : The lightship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by SM U-140 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Merak United States World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras , North Carolina ( 34°57′N 75°40′W / 34.950°N 75.667°W / 34.950 ; -75.667 ) by SM U-140 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
The list of shipwrecks in August 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1918.