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Thelist of shipwrecks in 1917includesshipssunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1917.

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January

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in January 1917

February

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in February 1917

March

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in March 1917

April

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in April 1917

May

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in May 1917

June

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in June 1917

July

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in July 1917

August

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in August 1917

September

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in September 1917

October

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in October 1917

November

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in November 1917

December

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Further information:List of shipwrecks in December 1917

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1917
Ship State Description
AG-13 Imperial Russian Navy TheAG-classsubmarinesank accidentally. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service asAG-16.
Ariel United States Theschoonerwas wrecked off theInubōsaki Lighthouse,Japan.
Aurora United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have been sunk by aminewith the loss of all hands in the second half of 1917. She was on a voyage fromSydney,New South WalestoIquique,Chile.
Belem United Kingdom The ship sank nearBude,Cornwall.[1]
Catherine United States Thesteamerwas reported lost atUgashik,Territory of Alaska.[2]
Dorade French Navy Thenaval trawlerwas lost sometime in 1917.
Harriet G United States During a voyage fromPuget SoundtoHawaiiwith a cargo oflumber,the 252-tonbrigcapsizedin thePacific OceanoffCape Flattery,Washington.ThehalibutschoonerSumner(United States)salvagedHarriett G,which was re-rigged as a three-mastedschooner and placed back in service asEsther(United States).[3][4][5][6]
Key West United States The vessel was lost inUnimak Passin theAleutian IslandsnearScotch Capon the southwest corner ofUnimak Island.[7]
Mary Sachs United States The 30-ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) twin-screwschoonerwas wrecked onBanks IslandnearCape Kellettoff the coast of Canada′sNorthwest Territories.[8]
Orthes Norway Thebarquewas abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean.She subsequently foundered.[9]
Prince John United States Thesteamerwas lost inWrangell Narrowsin theAlexander ArchipelagoinSoutheast Alaska.[10]
Reuben L. Richardson United States The 92-net tonschoonerwas wrecked inClarence Straitin theAlexander ArchipelagoinSoutheast Alaska.[11]
Spes & Fides Norway The fishing steamer, a formerwhaler,suffered an engine malfunction and sank in a storm offTromsø,Norway. There were no deaths in the shipwreck. The wreck was located by divers at a depth of 20 m (66 ft) in 2014, after a search initiated bySandefjord Museum.[12]
Spokane United States Thesteamerbecame atotal lossatFarallon Bay(55°11′40″N133°04′45″W/ 55.19444°N 133.07917°W/55.19444; -133.07917(Barren Islands)) off northeasternDull IslandinSoutheast Alaska.[13]
Taurus United Kingdom World War I:The coaster struck a mine and sank in theNorth Seaeast of theShetland Islandswith the loss of nine crew. This was either during July 1917 or August 1917.[14]
SMU-50 Imperial German Navy World War I: TheType U 43submarineis believed to have struck a mine and sank in theNorth SeaoffTerschelling,Friesland,Netherlands on or after 31 August.

References

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  1. ^"UK storms: World War One wreck revealed on beach".BBC News.26 February 2014.Retrieved26 February2014.
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  3. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (E)
  4. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
  5. ^cimorelliHarriet G(brig)
  6. ^portrenfrew Shipwrecks of Juan de Fuca
  7. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (K)
  8. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
  9. ^"Orthes".Clydeships.Retrieved6 November2019.
  10. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
  11. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (R)
  12. ^Hanssen, Kine (19 November 2014)."Fant forlist hvalbåt etter nesten 100 år".Bladet Tromsø(in Norwegian).Retrieved20 November2014.
  13. ^alaskashipwreck Alaska Shipwrecks (S)
  14. ^"Taurus".Uboat.net.Retrieved19 October2012.

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