List of shipwrecks in August 1917

The list of shipwrecks in August 1917 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1917.

The auxiliary cruiser was wrecked when driven ashore by a tidal wave on Maupihaa, French Polynesia.

[18] World War I: The Q-ship was torpedoed and shelled in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère, France by SM UC-71 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.

Survivors were rescued by HMS Christopher ( Royal Navy).

HMS Dunraven sank on 10 August.