List of shipwrecks in March 1917
Ship Country Description
Avance United Kingdom World War I : The fishing smack was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles ( 46 km ) west south west of Portland Bill , Dorset by SM UC-66 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Healdton United States World War I : The Standard Oil Company tanker was torpedoed and sunk by an unknown submarine in the North Sea with the loss of 19 , or 21 , of her crew
Hindustan United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles ( 280 km ) north west of the Fastnet Rock ( 51°25′N 13°30′W / 51.417°N 13.500°W / 51.417 ; -13.500 ) by SM U-46 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of two crew
SMS M16 Imperial German Navy World War I : The M1 -class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the North Sea
SMS M26 Imperial German Navy World War I : The M1 -class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the North Sea
Najade Norway World War I : The full-rigged ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Fair Isle , United Kingdom ( 59°35′N 2°17′W / 59.583°N 2.283°W / 59.583 ; -2.283 ) by SM U-59 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of all 21 crew
Rio Sorocaba United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles ( 19 km ) south east of the Eddystone Lighthouse ( 50°04′N 4°13′W / 50.067°N 4.217°W / 50.067 ; -4.217 ) by SM UC-48 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Stanley United Kingdom World War I : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 230 nautical miles ( 430 km ) west by north of the Fastnet Rock ( 50°50′N 16°00′W / 50.833°N 16.000°W / 50.833 ; -16.000 ) by SM U-24 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of three crew
SMS Tsingtau Imperial German Navy World War I : The discarded Tsingtau -class river gunboat was scuttled at Canton , China
The list of shipwrecks in March 1917 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1917.