List of shipwrecks in April 1918
Ship Country Description
Florence H United States The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank at a French port with the loss of 41 of her 75 crew
H5 Italian Royal Navy World War I : The H-class submarine was sunk in error in the southern Adriatic Sea by a torpedo fired by the submarine HMS H1 ( Royal Navy )
Hungerford United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 9 nautical miles ( 17 km ) south south east of the Owers Lightship ( 50°33′N 0°35′W / 50.550°N 0.583°W / 50.550 ; -0.583 ) by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of eight of her crew
Ladoga United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) south east of the South Arklow Lightship ( United Kingdom ) ( 52°33′N 5°35′W / 52.550°N 5.583°W / 52.550 ; -5.583 ) by SM UB-73 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of 29 of her crew
Lake Michigan United Kingdom World War I : The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 93 nautical miles ( 172 km ) north by west of Eagle Island , County Mayo ( 55°30′N 11°52′W / 55.500°N 11.867°W / 55.500 ; -11.867 ) by SM U-100 ( Imperial German Navy with the loss of a crew member
Lodaner United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the Irish Sea south east of the South Arklow Lightship ( United Kingdom ) by SM UB-73 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of all 32 crew
Nirpura United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 110 nautical miles ( 200 km ) west north west of Cabo da Roca , Portugal ( 38°57′N 11°55′W / 38.950°N 11.917°W / 38.950 ; -11.917 ) by SM U-155 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Romania Italy World War I : The cargo ship was sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Cape Linguetta , Albania ( 40°24′N 19°14′E / 40.400°N 19.233°E / 40.400 ; 19.233 ) by SM UC-22 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
HMT Select Royal Navy The naval trawler was lost on this date
SMS Streiter Austro-Hungarian Navy World War I : The Huszár -class destroyer collided with Petka ( Austria-Hungary ) and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Lovran ( 45°00′N 14°15′E / 45.000°N 14.250°E / 45.000 ; 14.250 ) . She was escorting a convoy at the time
Widwud Russia World War I : The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Ireland by SM U-104 ( Imperial German Navy )
The list of shipwrecks in April 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1918.