French
DeutschList of shipwrecks in 1925
The list of shipwrecks in 1925 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1925.
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January
[edit]2 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
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| Heinrich Hugo Stinnes 7 |  Germany | The cargo ship sprang a leak off Kopervik, Norway and was beached in Høyevarde Bay.[1] |
| Katharina Dorothea Fritzen | Germany | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Skudesnes, Norway and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| Mohawk |  United States | The passenger ship caught fire and sank in Delaware Bay. Two hundred and seventy passengers were rescued by USCGC Kickapoo (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard) and an American tug.[2][3] |
3 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Turnu Severin |  Romania | The cargo ship came ashore near Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She broke in two on 12 January and was declared a total loss.[4] She was refloated on 23 March and beached at Boulogne.[5] |
4 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castlerock |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a breakwater at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and was consequently beached at Goodwick Sands.[1] She was refloated on 12 January.[6] |
| Emmanuel |  Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore at St David's, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. All 25 crew were rescued.[1] She was refloated on 24 March.[7] |
6 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kiang Wo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 70 nautical miles (130 km) upstream of Hankow, China.[1] She was refloated on 12 January.[8] |
| Taiyu Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship collided with Yetorofu Maru ( Japan) in the Straits of Shimonoseki and sank.[9] |
8 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercurius |  Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground on Pearl Rock, Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[10] She broke in two on 11 January and was a total loss.[11] |
| Riding | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of Iceland.[12] She was a total loss.[13] |
10 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Caragol |  Uruguay | The sailing ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°05′N 67°40′W / 48.083°N 67.667°W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Kenowis ( United States).[14] |
| Nystrand |  Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Lillegrunden, Great Belt.[14] She was refloated on 16 January.[15] |
12 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceramic | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground in the River Clyde at Glasgow. She was later refloated and drydocked.[6] |
| Elli | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Aegean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Astypalaia, Greece.[16] |
13 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS S-19 | United States Navy |  The S-class submarine ran aground off Chatham, Massachusetts. She was later refloated and returned to service. |
14 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | Norway | The cargo ship sank off Silda, Norway.[17] |
| Bidsie and Bell | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
| Camborne | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford, Ireland.[12] She was refloated on 27 January.[18] |
| Cardiff Hall | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Seven Heads, County Cork, Ireland and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[12][13] |
18 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold |  Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on Soay, Skye, United Kingdom. She broke in two and was a total loss.[19][20] |
| Raita |  France | The sailing ship was wrecked at Carmannah whilst on a voyage from Port Gamble, Washington, United States to Papeete, Tahiti. All ten crew were rescued.[21] |
19 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goodig | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[22] She was refloated on 22 January.[23] |
| Terrier | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner came ashore at St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
20 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archangel | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands. Passengers were landed by three tugs.[21] |
| HMS Monarch |  Royal Navy | Washington Naval Treaty: The Orion-class battleship was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly by HMS Carysfort, HMS Caledon, HMS Curacoa, HMS Calliope, HMS Hood, HMS Repulse, HMS Ramillies, HMS Revenge, HMS Resolution, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Royal Sovereign and HMS Vectis (all Royal Navy).[24] |
| Redline No.1 | United Kingdom | The coastal tanker foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[25] The survivor was rescued by Thérese ( France).[26] |
21 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | France | The cargo liner came ashore at Pirio Press, Cotonou, French Dahomey.[27] Her passengers were taken off by Scheldestroom ( Netherlands).[28] She was refloated on 25 January.[29] |
23 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | France | The cargo ship struck rocks off the Jardin Lighthouse, Ille-et-Vilaine and was beached at Dinard. She was later refloated and taken to Saint-Malo.[16] |
| Waldtrout Horn | Germany | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°33′N 24°25′W / 48.550°N 24.417°W). her crew were rescued by Silverway ( United Kingdom).[16] |
24 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMML 307 | Royal Navy | The Motor Launch suffered an engine explosion and sank at Hankow, China.[30] |
25 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Jr. | United States | During a voyage from Petersburg to Juneau, Territory of Alaska, the 27-gross register ton motor vessel sank in a snowstorm with high seas and strong winds in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska between Taku Harbor and Gastineau Channel. All four men on board – three crewmen and a passenger – perished.[31] |
| Speedway | United States | The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off the Swiftsure Reef, British Columbia, Canada and was abandoned.[32] |
26 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a submerged object in the Bristol Channel and sprang a leak. An attempt was made to reach Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire but she foundered off Dale Point.[32] |
28 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benvannoch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Singapore Strait at Pulo Angup whilst on a voyage from Port Said, Egypt to Hakodate, Japan.[33] She was refloated on 2 February.[34] |
| Doon Glen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak and put into Larne, County Antrim.[35] She was beached there the next day.[36] |
29 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commack | United States | The schooner was driven ashore at False Hook, New Jersey. Some of her crew were taken off by a United States Coast Guard vessel.[37] She was refloated on 1 February.[38] |
| HMINS Elphinstone |  Royal Indian Marine | The Anchusa-class sloop struck an uncharted rock off Castle Point, Tillanchong Island, Nicobar Islands, and sank. All 136 crew survived.[39] |
| USS S-48 | United States Navy | The S-class submarine ran aground off Jeffrey Point, New Hampshire. She was refloated a week later. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
30 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladys | United Kingdom | The sailing ship came ashore and sank at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[37] |
February
[edit]1 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skjoldli | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Kyrkesund, Sweden and was a total loss.[38] |
2 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chyko | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on the Fungu Miza Reef and was beached at Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika.[40] |
| Sara |  Italy | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Adriatic Sea off Fano and sank with the loss of one of her crew.[41][42] |
3 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship caught fire and was beached at Belawan, Dutch East Indies.[40] She was refloated on 24 February.[43] |
7 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified launch |  Imperial Japanese Navy | A steam launch belonging to the cruiser Izumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy) was sunk in a collision with a tugboat owned by the Canadian Pacific Ocean Railroad at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 11 crewmen were killed.[44] |
9 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kilindili |  India | The coaster sank on a voyage from Mangalore to Malepi with the loss of seventeen lives.[42] |
| Tosa | Imperial Japanese Navy |  |
10 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muriel | United Kingdom | The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary off Canvey Island, Essex with the loss of one of her two crew.[45] |
14 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sendeja |  Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy.[46] She was refloated on 25 February.[47] |
15 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselor |  Denmark | The sand sucker collided with Moren ( Denmark) at Copenhagen and sank.[46] |
| Mansuria | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on Lillgrund in the Öresund.[46] She was refloated on 18 February.[48] |
16 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Puren |  Chile | The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Valparaíso.[49] |
17 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asator |  Belgium | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°00′N 03°20′W / 49.000°N 3.333°W). She later sank, but her crew were rescued by El Kantara ( France).[50] |
21 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Normanna | Norway | The cargo ship arrived at Tenerife, Canary Isles, Spain with her cargo on fire and was beached.[51] |
22 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castlereagh | United Kingdom | The coaster passed Prawle Point, Devon bound for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[52] |
23 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caithness | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[53] She was refloated on 8 March.[54] |
24 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boshomaru | Japan | The training ship foundered off the coast of Japan with the loss of six lives.[55] |
| Galdames | Spain | The cargo ship collided with the quayside at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France and sank.[56] |
| Koanmaru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Japan.[55] |
25 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belita | Norway | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at New York, United States.[47] |
| Cristina Rueda | Spain | The cargo ship sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France,[47] with the loss of all hands. Seven lifeboatmen were also lost attempting a rescue. She broke up the next day in a gale and was a total loss.[57] |
| USS Huron | United States Navy | The Pennsylvania-class cruiser ran aground off Palawayan Island, Netherlands East Indies.[43] She was refloated the next day.[58] |
| Panama | United States | During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Santa Anna to Ketchikan with three crewmen and a cargo of 25 tons of fresh herring aboard, the 25-gross register ton, 50.1-foot (15.3 m) fishing vessel sank in three minutes in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago between Cape Camano and Guard Island after her seams opened.[59] |
| Teesdale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea. She was abandoned 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Dutch coast. All her crew were rescued by a Dutch pilot boat.[60] |
| Winga | France | The cargo ship struck rocks off the Isle of Skye and was beached in Loch Scaur.[60] She was refloated on 12 March.[61] |
27 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montlaurier |  Canada | The ocean liner developed a fault in her steering gear whilst on a voyage to Canada. She returned to Cobh, County Cork, Ireland where she was beached and her passengers were taken off.[62] Subsequently refloated and towed to Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs. |
28 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Jensen | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[63] She was refloated on 9 March.[64] |
| Villasandino | Spain | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by British Chancellor ( United Kingdom). She came ashore at Bude.[63] |
March
[edit]1 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James M. Hudson | United States | The barge, being towed by T. J. Hooper ( United States), was lost two miles (3.2 km) south south east of the Boston Light. Lost with all four hands and the captain's daughter.[65] |
4 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flevo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Tandjung Priok, Netherlands East Indies with the loss of nine of her crew. Although reported to have sunk,[66] she was towed into Batavia later that day.[67] |
| Ravenscar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Ingerfire ( Norway) off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached at Sardyngeul.[66] She was refloated on 1 April.[68] |
8 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aalsum | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with Dannedaike ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Although abandoned by her crew, she was later reboarded.[69] |
9 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Schelde | Netherlands | The tug was driven onto the south breakwater at Hook of Holland, Netherlands whilst going to the assistance of Soerakarta ( Netherlands). She sank with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew. The survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[70] |
| Soerakarta | Netherlands | The cargo ship was driven onto the north breakwater at Hook of Holland. Lifeboats rescued 48 crew, leaving her officers on board.[70] They were rescued the next day.[71] Although salvage operations were reported to have been abandoned on 13 March,[72] she was cut in two. A 350-foot (110 m) section of her 430-foot (130 m) length was refloated by 9 April and towed to Rotterdam.[73] The bow section sank on 16 April and was a total loss.[74][75] |
11 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phyllis | United Kingdom | The four-masted barque departed Adelaide, South Australia for the United Kingdom. Reported missing on 6 August.[76] |
| Stella Maris | United Kingdom | The sealer was crushed by ice in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland.[77] Her crew were rescued by Prospero ( United Kingdom).[78] |
12 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uwajima Maru | Japan | The passenger ship foundered off Kyushu with the loss of 102 of the 118 people on board.[79] |
13 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anine | Denmark | The cargo ship passed Gibraltar bound for Civitavecchia, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[80] |
| Phyllis Hudson | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Brake Sands, Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat and she was subsequently towed into Ramsgate, Kent by Aid ( United Kingdom).[81] |
14 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kozan Maru No.1 | Japan | The cargo ship departed Chichijima for Shimoda. No further trace.[82] |
| Modesta | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[83] She was refloated on 26 March.[84] |
15 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erissos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Arroyos Secos, Santa Fe, Argentina.[83] |
| Jameson | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Arroyos Secos.[83] |
16 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josefita | Spain | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (36°43′N 8°20′W / 36.717°N 8.333°W). Her crew were rescued by Knut ( Denmark).[85] |
| Scampolo | Italy | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Capri.[86] |
| Vulcano | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Argentina.[85] She was refloated on 20 March.[84] |
19 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bienville | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached.[86][87] She was refloated on 22 March. Her hull was intact but her superstructure was destroyed.[88] |
20 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swona | Norway | The whaler foundered on a voyage from South Georgia to Cape Town, South Africa. Her crew were rescued.[89] |
| Thyra | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Ardmore ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) south of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States and sank.[89] Her crew survived.[87] |
21 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cité de Verdun | France | The steam-trawler struck Rosevear an island in the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly during a snowstorm. The crew of thirty landed, lit a fire and sent distress signals which were answered by the St Mary's lifeboat Elsie ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). The nameboards of the trawler can still be seen in the Mermaid and Atlantic public houses on St Mary's.[90] |
| City of Brisbane |  Australia | The iron paddle steamer was scuttled off Sydney Heads on 21 March 1925.[91] |
23 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame de Lourdes | France | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°35′N 5°25′W / 48.583°N 5.417°W). Some of her seven crew were rescued by Iroise ( France) and others landed at Ouessant in a lifeboat.[7][92] |
24 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guipuzcoa | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Les Baleines, Loire-Inférieure, France.[5] Her crew were taken off by the tug Atlas ( France) on 26 March and she was declared a total loss on 30 March.[93][94] |
27 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel | United Kingdom | The coaster capsized and sank in Liverpool Bay. All seven crew were rescued by Harlaw Plain ( United Kingdom).[95] |
| Yetajima Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Tsugaru Maru ( Japan) at Kobe and sank.[95] |
28 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aysgarth Force | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off the Maas Lightship ( Netherlands) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Maasdijk ( Netherlands).[96] |
30 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asturiano |  Argentina | The cargo liner collided with Buenos Aires ( Argentina) at Puerto San Julian and was beached.[94][97] |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground off Norderney, Germany.[94] She was refloated on 5 April.[98] |
31 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mazzini | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on Graciosa, Azores, Portugal.[99] She broke in two on 5 April and was a total loss.[100] |
April
[edit]2 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferncliff | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off Ras-al-Bir, Italian Somaliland (12°00′N 43°34′E / 12.000°N 43.567°E).[101] She was refloated on 6 April.[102] |
| Kozan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered off Idzu.[103] |
3 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cisneros | United Kingdom | The cargo liner caught fire in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Finistère, France, and was abandoned.[104][105] She was declared a constructive total loss.[106] |
4 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Candiano | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire at Brindisi, Libya and was a total loss.[105][107] |
5 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hachijo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sank off Hachiji Island.[107] |
7 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hyam | United Kingdom | The schooner sank at Ramsey, Isle of Man.[108] |
10 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bresil | France | The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) of Cap St. James, French Indochina. She broke up and was a total loss.[109] |
| Jonge Catharina | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with Clan Monroe ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt and sank with the loss of fifteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Clan Monroe and a tug.[103] |
| Tannenfels | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Karachi, India and was severely damaged.[103][110] |
12 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Folden I | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Volos ( Germany) and sank in the English Channel at a position between the Royal Sovereign Lightvessel ( United Kingdom) and Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom.[111] Her crew were rescued by Volos.[109] |
13 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Lisken ( Norway) in the English Channel off Cherbourg, France, and sank with the loss of three of the four people on board.[109] |
| Francesco | Italy | The schooner was driven ashore at Benghazi, Libya and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[112] |
| Valrossa | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and was beached.[109] |
14 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Splough Rock, off Greenore Point, County Louth, Ireland and was wrecked.[112] |
| Montlaurier | United Kingdom | The ocean liner caught fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire whilst under repair and was severely damaged.[113] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service in July 1925 as Montnairn. |
16 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S.A.C. | Spain | The cargo ship collided with Millgate ( United Kingdom) in the Mediterranean Sea off Cartagena, Murcia and sank. Her 28 crew were rescued by Millgate.[74][114][115] |
17 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trehawke | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Upright, Chile and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Toluma ( Norway).[115] |
21 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O-2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type U-43 submarine foundered off Japan in a storm. (Some sources claim O-2 was scrapped in 1922.) |
| Raifuku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sank in a storm in the North Atlantic with the loss of all 38 crew. |
28 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Innono | United States | The cargo ship collided with Isis ( Germany) in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium, and was beached.[116] |
| Shima Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze, China. She was refloated on 7 May.[117] |
29 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irma | United States | The schooner came ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) north of Body's Island, North Carolina and was abandoned.[118] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Dolphin | Royal Navy | The Dolphin-class gunvessel foundered in the Firth of Forth. She was refloated on 23 September.[119] |
| Rhesus | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Canton ( Sweden) in the Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal over the Easter weekend and was beached.[110] |
May
[edit]1 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azov | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Hogan, Nova Scotia, and was a total loss.[120] |
| Moldegaard | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, and was wrecked.[120] |
2 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Island | United States | The barge capsized in Lake Erie near Point Pelee when crewmen, without orders, removed a 16-inch (410 mm) suction hose and plate flooding the barge. Nine crewmen killed, seven rescued by the tug Flossie B. ( United States).[65] |
8 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M.E. Norman | United States | The sternwheel steamboat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River near Cow Island Bend with the loss of 23 lives. Thirty-two people were saved.[121] |
9 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC AB-3 | United States Coast Guard | The United States Coast Guard cutter, formerly the patrol boat USS Cossack ( United States Navy), was destroyed by fire.[122] |
| Gladys E. Bullen | The schooner came ashore on the west coast of Miquelon and was wrecked.[123] | |
| Hans Jensen | Denmark | The cargo ship was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia.[124] |
| Yutaka Maru | Japan | The passenger ship came ashore near Sasebo, Nagasaki. Her passengers were taken off.[123] |
10 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenluce | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground at Cairnbulg Briggs, Aberdeenshire.[125] She was refloated on 20 May.[126] |
| Mohican | United States | The cargo ship burned and sank off Cape Canaveral, Florida. Wreck eventually dispersed with explosives by the US Coast Guard.[127][128] |
| Sakurajima Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Taiko Maru No.2 ( Japan) off Shimonoseki and was beached.[123] |
11 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orion | Sweden | The schooner collided with Seemoos ( Germany) in the Baltic Sea off Ystad and sank with the loss of three crew.[125] |
12 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morican | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Jacksonville, Florida, and was beached.[129] |
14 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rytoner | United Kingdom | The coaster was rammed and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex, by Lyngern ( Sweden). Her crew were rescued by Lyngern.[130] |
15 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corcrest | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Chevington ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached.[82] She was refloated later that day.[131] |
| Pennyworth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Neva at Leningrad, Soviet Union.[131] She was refloated on 19 May.[132] |
18 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dunard | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bay of Biscay 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Roscoff, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[133] She later capsized and was a total loss.[134] |
| Wm. P. Fiske | United States | The tow steamer capsized and sank during the night in the Cumberland River just above Lock No.2. The crew was surprised in their cabins, three crew and the wife of the fireman drowned, five crew survived. Later raised.[65] |
19 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Spencer | United States | The schooner came ashore at the Oregon Inlet and was wrecked.[135] |
| Spain Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Miyagi (38°19′N 141°33′E / 38.317°N 141.550°E).[132] She broke in two on 12 June and was a total loss.[136] |
20 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vis | United States | During a gale, the 17-gross register ton, 41-foot (12 m) fishing vessel struck rocks and became stranded at Long Island in Kasaan Bay on the coast of Southeast Alaska. After Louisiana ( United States) pulled Vis off the rocks, Vis sank in deep water in Kasaan Bay. Her two-man crew survived.[137] |
21 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Imerethie II | France | The cargo ship ran aground at San Stefano Point, Turkey.[132] She was refloated on 25 May.[138] |
22 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| An Lan | United Kingdom | The tanker was wrecked near Chunking, China.[139] |
| Berlin | Denmark | The cargo ship struck a rock off Corrobdo, A Coruña, Spain and was beached.[139] She was refloated on 26 May.[140] |
| County of Cardigan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Cée, Corcubión, Spain.[141] She was declared a total loss on 26 May.[142] |
23 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blus | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Canelinas Bay, Spain and was a total loss.[143] |
| Border Glen | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south south west of Findochty, Morayshire. All five crew survived.[143] |
| Kilelmi |  Turkey | The coaster foundered in the Bosporus with the loss of 44 of the 49 people on board.[143][144] |
| Sceptre | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cap L'Agulhas, South Africa.[143] She broke her back on 27 May and was a total loss.[145] |
24 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrenia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand.[138] She broke in two on 28 May.[146] Cyrenia was subsequently scrapped in situ.[147] |
| Ebro | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[138] She was refloated on 28 May.[146] |
| Lesbian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Kephez, Turkey.[138] She was refloated on 27 May.[146] |
25 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fiona | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on Trinity Ledge, Nova Scotia. She refloated, capsized and sank. Her crew survived.[148] |
| Young America | United States | The 34-gross register ton, 51-foot (16 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a fire at Sitka, Territory of Alaska, that began with a gasoline explosion that occurred just after she finished taking on fuel. There was no loss of life.[149] |
26 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Inglessi | Greece | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (34°34′N 27°52′E / 34.567°N 27.867°E). Her crew were rescued by Herefordshire ( United Kingdom).[142] She was towed into Port Said, Egypt by HMS Delhi ( Royal Navy).[146] |
| Morowitz |  Hungary | The cargo ship ran aground at La Plata, Argentina.[148] She was refloated on 5 June.[150] |
27 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hans | Sweden | The auxiliary schooner struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Gotland and sank with the loss of seven of her eight crew.[145] |
| Joffre | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground on the Bolt Tail Rocks, Devon. Eleven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[145][151] |
| Ludlow | United States | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Gulfport, Mississippi.[145] |
29 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | United States | The 29-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) motor vessel was wrecked on a rock off Shipwreck Point (54°53′53″N 132°29′30″W / 54.89806°N 132.49167°W) in Southeast Alaska after her gasoline engine broke down. Her crew survived and spent the day on the rock before the mail boat Carmen ( United States) sighted and rescued them.[152] |
| Lundy Light | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Martín García Island, Argentina.[153] She was refloated on 1 June.[154] |
| Reliant |  Ireland | The salvage vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal.[155] |
31 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Swyres | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar off Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain.[156] |
June
[edit]1 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fair City | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck the quayside at Dundee, Forfarshire and was beached severely damaged at the bow.[154] |
3 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bombay Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Notoro, Karafuto. She was refloated on 15 July.[157] |
5 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duxbury | United States | Carrying a 30-ton cargo of general merchandise, the 38-gross register ton motor vessel was crushed in ice and lost in the Beaufort Sea approximately 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) northeast of Cape Halkett (70°48′10″N 152°11′05″W / 70.80278°N 152.18472°W) on the north coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of six survived.[158] |
6 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africanic | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Northlea ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Toriñana, Spain (43°04′N 90°25′W / 43.067°N 90.417°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Nord ( France).[150][159] |
| Union Gujera | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Gijón, Asturias and was wrecked.[150] |
7 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Essu | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel burned and sank without loss of life while moored at the wharf at Port Alexander, Territory of Alaska. She later was salvaged and returned to service.[160] |
10 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demosthenes | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Comoros Islands.[161] She was abandoned as a total loss,[162] her crew were rescued by General Foch (flag unknown).[163] |
| Leodium | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.[147] She was refloated on 27 December.[164] |
11 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aebo | Denmark | The three-masted schooner came ashore at Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal and was wrecked.[147] |
| West Saginaw | United States | The Design 1013 cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached at Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was refloated the next day. |
12 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aikaterini M. Goulandris | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland.[136] She was refloated on 13 June and was then beached.[162] |
| Equity | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Rena ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Would Lightship ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Horsey, Norfolk.[165] |
| Europe | France | The Boulogne steam-trawler struck Rosevear, an island in the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly in fog. As the tide rose the trawler floated off the rocks and made for Dunkirk with slight damage.[90] |
13 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norseman | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Burnside ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and sank with the loss of two crew. The survivors were rescued by Burnside.[162] |
14 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lilyada | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Cabo Mendor ( Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean (38°55′N 9°35′W / 38.917°N 9.583°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Cabo Mendor.[162] |
15 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virginius | United States | While under tow by Katherine D ( United States) from Port Moller to Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, the 35-gross register ton, 56.4-foot (17.2 m) motor fishing schooner's towline parted in high winds and heavy seas and she sank in the Bering Sea at 54°55′N 165°50′W / 54.917°N 165.833°W. No one was aboard Virginius and she was carrying no cargo.[137] |
16 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corvallis | United States | The retired cargo ship, portraying the fictional ocean liner Mandalay, was deliberately blown up by First National Pictures in the North Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) east of Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, during filming of the 1925 movie The Half-Way Girl. Her forward section sank in 140 feet (43 m) of water, but her stern remained afloat after the explosion and the United States Coast Guard had to sink it.[166][167] |
| Oakwood | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Erie.[168] She was refloated on 30 June[169] or 8 July,[170] according to conflicting reports. |
18 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chelanthos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[171] |
19 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannis D | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.[172] She was a total loss.[163] |
| Mimi | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[173] She was refloated on 2 September.[174] |
| Waimate | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of Cape St. Vincent.[172][175] She was abandoned on 22 June.[163] |
20 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | United Kingdom | The three-masted auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Nassau, Bahamas and was wrecked.[173] |
| Valencia | Spain | The coaster was rammed and sunk by Alvarez Sala ( Spain) at Valencia and sank. Her crew survived.[173] |
24 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edendale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Belitung, Netherlands East Indies.[176] She was refloated on 29 June.[177] |
| Goshu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore 260 nautical miles (480 km) north of Vladivostok, Soviet Union.[178] Although declared a total loss, she was refloated on 29 July.[179] |
26 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fushiki Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore at Shiritokosaki, Hokkaidō and was wrecked.[180] |
27 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boulinier | France | The schooner came ashore at Fort-de-France, Martinique and was a total loss.[181] |
| Ocean King | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Marloch ( United Kingdom) at Quebec City, Canada and sank with the loss of all hands.[182] |
28 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wales Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the Banka Strait.[183] She was refloated on 6 July.[184] |
| West Hesseltine | United States | The Design 1013 ship ran aground on Maio, Cape Verde Islands.[182] Most of her passengers and crew were taken off in early July by Sagres ( United States).[185] She was refloated on 2 October.[186] |
29 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bartolo | Spain | The cargo ship collided with Rose Schiaffino ( France) in the Strait of Gibraltar and sank.[187] |
| Rex | United States | The schooner was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by Aurania ( United Kingdom) with the loss of fifteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Aurania.[188] |
30 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tonshin Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Sakhalin and was a total loss.[187] |
July
[edit]3 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ville d'Isigny | France | The cargo ship sank at Brest, Finistère.[181] |
5 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herculese | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Akabo ( United Kingdom) at Lagos, Nigeria and sank with the loss of six crew.[185][189] |
10 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halgan | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Pernambuco, Brazil.[190] She was refloated on 30 August.[191] |
| Thomas P. Beal | United States | The cargo ship struck rocks in the East River, New York and was beached.[190] She was refloated the next day.[192] |
11 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loongwo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze 250 nautical miles (460 km) downstream of Hankow, China and was beached.[192] She was refloated the next day.[193] |
| Singapore Maru | Japan | The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class cargo ship ran aground 30 miles (48 km) east of Perim, Yemen in the Red Sea. She was pulled off on 17 July by the salvage vessel Meyun after jettisoning most of her cargo, some of which was retrieved.[194] |
13 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esquilino | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on the Shumna Reef off Massowah, Italian Somaliland. She was refloated on 26 July.[184][195] |
14 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hebbedale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, South America.[196] She was refloated on 28 August.[197] |
| Roxanna Frances | United States | The schooner was in collision with Ellaston ( United Kingdom) at Chesapeake, Ohio and sank.[187] |
15 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Luisa | Chile | The cargo ship ran aground south of Tacahualco.[157] She was refloated on 20 July.[198] |
17 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Refloater | United Kingdom | The salvage vessel collided with HMS Tring ( Royal Navy) at Harwich, Essex and was beached. She was refloated on 30 July.[199][200] |
19 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Egremont Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Tub-Bataka Reef, Philippines.[198] She slipped off the reef and sank on 26 July.[201] |
| West Cohas | United States | The Design 1013 cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
20 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aghios Spyridon | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[202] She was refloated on 25 July.[203] |
21 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shirakumo | Imperial Japanese Navy | The decommissioned Shirakumo-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Bungo Channel off Himeshima, Japan. |
22 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cavour | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground of the Ibicuy Islands, Argentina.[204] She was refloated on 25 July.[203] |
23 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bayeskimo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (59°15′N 67°15′W / 59.250°N 67.250°W). Her crew were rescued by Nascopie ( United Kingdom).[205] |
| Campeiro |  Brazil | The cargo ship suffered a failure of her steering gear and came ashore on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul.[206] She was refloated on 1 September.[191] |
| Ram | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 41.8-foot (12.7 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked on the Siberian coast of the Soviet Union about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of East Cape (now Cape Dezhnev) after her gasoline engine failed and she was blown ashore. Her crew of four survived.[207] |
24 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yewdale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[206] |
25 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gezina | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Dennis Head, North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[205] She was refloated on 28 July.[208] |
27 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jolly Charles | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire.[209] She was refloated on 4 August.[210] |
28 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor | Chile | The tug foundered in Valparaíso Bay.[201] |
| Kyodo Maru No.22 | Japan | The cargo ship was wrecked on Barren Island, in the Yangtze Estuary. Some of her crew survived.[211] |
30 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ingrid | Sweden | The tanker was severely damaged by fire at Constanţa, Romania.[212] |
31 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havur | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the White Sea at Three Islands, Soviet Union.[213] She was refloated on 4 August.[210] |
August
[edit]1 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georges | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a wreck off Patras, Greece and was beached in Molivo Bay.[214] |
2 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Yang Tse ( France) in the Scheldt and sank at Drempel de Parel.[215][214] |
| Dreamer | United States | The 23-ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire off Gravina Island opposite Peninsula Point (55°23′00″N 131°44′00″W / 55.3833°N 131.7333°W) on Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[158] |
3 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attika | Greece | The cargo ship sank at Piraeus.[214] |
| Thomas and Arthur | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Battersea, London.[214] |
5 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O-2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type U 43 submarine foundered in a storm during a voyage from Yokosuka to Kure, Japan.[216] |
| Taihoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan.[217] She was refloated on 14 August.[218] |
6 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastiano Veniero |  Italian Royal Navy | The Provana-class submarine sank in the Mediterranean Sea after colliding with the steamer Capena ( Italy) off Cape Passero, Sicily.[219] |
7 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso | Italy | The sailing ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Hammamet, Tunisia. Her crew were rescued.[217] |
| Montrose | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada.[220] She was refloated on 10 August and drydocked for repairs to her rudder and port propeller.[217][221] |
| St. Abbs Head | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground north east of the Gunfleet Lighthouse, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[220] She was refloated on 11 August.[222] |
9 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yue Ying Wa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in a cyclone whilst on a voyage from Hoihow, China to Hong Kong.[223] |
11 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aksala | United States | After her overheated galley stove started a fire that went out of control, the 13-net ton motor vessel was beached and abandoned in Skowl Passage inside Skowl Island (55°25′N 132°16′W / 55.417°N 132.267°W) in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of five survived, but she became a total loss.[224] |
| Hustler | United Kingdom | The tug was in collision with the steamship Kaikyu Maru ( Japan) at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and sank.[225] |
13 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emden | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in the Boca Jambell Gulf, off the coast of Ecuador.[223] She was refloated on 18 August.[226] |
14 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eolo | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Kettleness Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[227] She was refloated on 25 August.[228] |
| St. Marc | France | The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère.[227] Thirteen crew were rescued.[229] |
15 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | United States | The 16-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) or 44-foot (13.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Limestone Point (55°56′50″N 133°36′50″W / 55.94722°N 133.61389°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four survived.[59] |
16 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ionion | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Buitra Point, near Cape Toriñana, Spain and was a total loss.[229][230] |