List of shipwrecks in May 1918
Ship Country Description
Forsøk Norway World War I : The trawler was sunk in the Barents Sea south west of Cape Kanin Nos Russia by SM U-22 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Kirstin Jensen Denmark World War I : The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles ( 74 km ) off Cape Palos , Murcia , Spain by SM UB-50 ( Imperial German Navy ) . Her crew survived
Snowdon United Kingdom World War I : The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 84 nautical miles ( 156 km ) south of Malta by SM U-63 ( Imperial German Navy ) with the loss of two crew
Tacoma United States With 151 salmon cannery employees , a crew of 21 , and a cargo of 1,373 tons of salmon cannery supplies on board , the 1,738- gross register ton , 222.2-foot ( 67.7 m ) ship was crushed by ice and sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of the Territory of Alaska at 57°53′N 158°04′W / 57.883°N 158.067°W / 57.883 ; -158.067 ( Tacoma ) . All on board survived
Water Witch United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Strait of Gibraltar and sank
The list of shipwrecks in May 1918 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1918.