List of shipwrecks in May 1917
3 May

List of shipwrecks in May 1917

Section Title: 3 May
Table Section Text: None

Ship	Country	Description

Antonio Sciesa	Italy	World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Ionian Sea 24 nautical miles (44 km) south south east of Sapientza, Greece (36°39′N 21°15′E / 36.650°N 21.250°E) by SM U-14 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy).

Carberry King	United Kingdom	World War I: The drifter was scuttled in the English Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of The Lizard, Cornwall (49°44′N 5°07′W / 49.733°N 5.117°W) by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy).

Clodmoor	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Newhaven, Sussex (50°43′N 0°01′W / 50.717°N 0.017°W) by SM UB-40 ( Imperial German Navy).

Eleanor	United Kingdom	World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the English Channel (49°45′N 5°07′W / 49.750°N 5.117°W) by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy).

Fastnet	United Kingdom	World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the English Channel (49°45′N 5°07′W / 49.750°N 5.117°W) by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy).

Fils du Progres	France	World War I: The trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south west of the Île de Sein, Finistère by SM UC-61 ( Imperial German Navy).

Frederick Knight	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 115 nautical miles (213 km) north west by west of the Fastnet Rock (51°43′N 12°21′W / 51.717°N 12.350°W) by SM U-62 ( Imperial German Navy).

Giovannina	Italy	World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Belle Île, Morbihan, France by SM UC-61 ( Imperial German Navy).

Glen Tanar	United Kingdom	World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north east of Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire (57°10′N 2°02′W / 57.167°N 2.033°W).

Helge	Denmark	World War I: The schooner was scuttled in the North Sea (56°28′N 3°43′E / 56.467°N 3.717°E) by SM UC-49 ( Imperial German Navy).

Hibernia	United Kingdom	World War I: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles (26 km) south east of Baltimore, County Cork by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy).

Lindisfarne	Russia	World War I: The full-rigged ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (40°20′N 14°00′W / 40.333°N 14.000°W) by SM U-21 ( Imperial German Navy).

Lucky Lass	United Kingdom	The fishing vessel was scuttled in the English Channel (49°34′N 5°07′W / 49.567°N 5.117°W) by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy).

Maria	Greece	World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by SM UC-69 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.

Mezly	France	World War I: The barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°15′N 15°36′W / 50.250°N 15.600°W) by SM UC-73 ( Imperial German Navy).

Misurata	Italy	World War I: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50°10′N 17°15′W / 50.167°N 17.250°W) by SM UC-73 ( Imperial German Navy).

North Star	United Kingdom	World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the English Channel (49°45′N 5°05′W / 49.750°N 5.083°W) by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy).

Polstad	Norway	World War I: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Ortegal, Spain (43°43′N 7°06′W / 43.717°N 7.100°W) by SM UC-69 ( Imperial German Navy).

Sir Edward Birkbeck	United Kingdom	World War I: The fishing vessel was scuttled in the English Channel by SM UC-75 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.

Truvor	Russia	World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Mys Zyp-Navolok (70°08′N 33°07′E / 70.133°N 33.117°E) by SM U-45 ( Imperial German Navy).

Ussa	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France by SM UC-26 ( Imperial German Navy).

Washington	United Kingdom	World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Genoa 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Camogli, Liguria, Italy (44°14′N 9°07′E / 44.233°N 9.117°E) by SM U-63 ( Imperial German Navy).

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Russian Lindisfarne was wrecked on 3 May.

final_sentence: Russian Lindisfarne was wrecked on 3 May.