The list of shipwrecks in October 1917 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1917.
World War I: The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Brest, Finistère, France (46°21′N 6°30′W / 46.350°N 6.500°W) by SM U-93 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of nine of her crew.