List of shipwrecks in September 1917
Ship Country Description
Agios Georgios Greece World War I : The barque was sunk in the Ionian Sea ( 36°15′N 21°44′E / 36.250°N 21.733°E / 36.250 ; 21.733 ) by SM UC-74 ( Imperial German Navy )
Elisabethville Belgium World War I : The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ( 47°05′N 3°04′W / 47.083°N 3.067°W / 47.083 ; -3.067 ( SS Elisabethville ) ) by UC-71 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of fourteen of the 313 people on board
HMS Fiona Royal Navy The armed boarding steamer ran aground on the Pentland Skerries . She was towed off but broke in two
Hammar II Sweden World War I : The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea by SM UB-62 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her eleven crew took to the lifeboats but were not rescued
HMT Helgian Royal Navy World War I : The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Ruphani with the loss of ten of her twelve crew
Moina France World War I : The auxiliary sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar ( 36°32′N 7°15′W / 36.533°N 7.250°W / 36.533 ; -7.250 ) by SM UB-49 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Rosary United Kingdom World War I : The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-10 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Thisbe France World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles ( 11 km ) west of The Lizard , Cornwall , United Kingdom ( 49°57′N 5°21′W / 49.950°N 5.350°W / 49.950 ; -5.350 ) by SM UB-35 ( Imperial German Navy )
Tuskar United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles ( 5.6 km ) off Eagle Island , County Mayo with the loss of ten of her crew
Ville de Strasbourg France World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Cape Spati , Cythera , Greece ( 36°24′N 22°54′E / 36.400°N 22.900°E / 36.400 ; 22.900 ) by SM UC-74 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
The list of shipwrecks in September 1917 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1917.