1915

The first Eshaness Lighthouse was lit.
The Thors II, laden with a cargo of timber, from Frederikstadt, Norway, for Melbourne, Australia went ashore in Basta Voe, Yell, but was subsequently refloated.

February

3rd
The Rondo (GY528), an iron hulled requisitioned steam fishing trawler, converted to an Auxiliary Patrol Vessel (No: 666), wrecked on The Unicorn.
8th
Germany includes the waters surrounding the Orkney and Shetland Islands in the war zone, navigation on both sides of the Faroe Islands not yet endangered.
12th
The Canadia, a steel hulled steamship, of Elsinore/Helsingør, Denmark, from the U.S.A. to Scandinavia with a cargo of flour and cotton, but with a UK prize crew aboard taking her to Kirkwall, Orkney for inspection, wrecked on either "Heely Stack" or "Fugla Stack", near Malcom's Head, Fair Isle. All of the crew and a significant amount of the cargo was saved.

4th
The Australian barque Avanti Savoia, bound for Rotterdam, was wrecked with the loss of all hands at Burga Stack, near Culswick Ness on West Mainland
12th
An explosion occured in a former Net Store at the North Esplanade, immediately to the north of the then Fish Market, which was being used to store Naval munitions, believed to be the result of a fire breaking out. Five souls perished immediately, a further twenty two were injured, two of whom died from their injuries soon after. The store was effectively destroyed, and the quay beneath it suffered significant damage. Windows as far away as at the Excelsior Bar in Fort Road were shattered. Pictures of the damage can be viewed here.

18th
The British fishing vessel Glencarse, (196GRT), on her way between Shetland and Aberdeen, she was captured and reportely taken to Germany, the crew were made prisoners.

19th
The British fishing vessel Chrysolite (222GRT) was sunk by a German submarine 25 nautical miles southeast of Lerwick.

2nd
Danish schooner Salvador sunk approx 7 miles SW of Sumburgh Head by a German submarine.
3rd
British fishing vessel Ena May, (90GRT), was captured by a German submarine and sunk 60 miles south of Sumburgh Head.
The British ship Iona, (3344GRT), was torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk 22 miles south - southeast of Fair Isle.
4th
British fishing vessel Ebenezer, (113GRT), was sunk by a German submarine 117 miles south of Out Skerries.
5th
British fishing vessel Bardolf, (215GRT), was sunk by a German submarine 115 miles south by west from Sumburgh Head.
23rd
15 herring drifters sunk off Shetland by German submarines.
The British fishing vessels Ugiebrae (79GRT), Elizabeth (94GRT), Josephine (85GRT), Uffa (79GRT), Viceroy (150GRT), Research (89GRT), Primrose (91GRT), Piscatorial (84GRT), Four (84GRT), J M & S (78GRT) and Star of Betlehem (77GRT) were all sunk east of Out Skerries. Lebanon (110GRT) sunk east - northeast of Muckle Flugga and Quiet Waters (63GRT) sunk east of Baltasound. No lives were lost, 5 drifters were left to pick up the crews of those sunk.
Norwegian steamer Truma torpedoed and burned near Shetland, crew saved.
24th
The fishing vessels Vine (110GRT) and Monarda (87GRT) sunk east of Out Skerries, and Commander (149GRT) sunk east of Baltasound. All sunk by German submarines.

25th
British ship Grangewood, (3422GRT), torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 20 miles east - northeast from Muckle Flugga.
The trawlers Cydonia and Celtic of Grimsby and the Gadwell of Liverpool were sunk by a German submarine approx 6 miles W of Sumburgh Head.

6th
British fishing vessel Ocean Queen, (185GRT), was sunk by a German submarine 23 miles north by west from Muckle Flugga.
British fishing vessel Westminster, (252GRT), was sunk by a German submarine 20 miles east - southeast from Muckle Flugga.

2nd
The iron hulled steam fishing trawler Jackdaw (H300) of Hull, England wrecked on Burra Ness, Yell. All of the crew were saved, but one died later from the effects of exposure.

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