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DeutschList of shipwrecks in 1906
The list of shipwrecks in 1906 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1906.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N.E.T. Co. No. 61 |  United States | The 197-gross register ton scow sank off Duck Island at the mouth of the Housatonic River on the coast of Connecticut. The only person on board survived.[1] |
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank |  United States | The 31-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer filled with water and sank from unknown causes in the Mississippi River at O'Bryan's Landing or Brien's Landing (sources disagree) near Cairo, Illinois. All three people aboard survived, but she was a total loss.[2][3] |
| Genevieve | United States | The steamer sank from an open seam in the Great Kanawha River at Charleston, West Virginia. Raised and recaulked.[4] |
| Jennie Wand | United States | The 171-gross register ton schooner was stranded on the coast of the Baja California Peninsula near La Paz, Mexico. All six people on board survived.[5] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariosa | United States | The 140-gross register ton screw steam tug grounded on Romer Shoal, New York, and sank in dense fog in six feet (1.8 m) of water. Wreck removed in 1914. All nine people on board survived.[2][6][7][8] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Webbers Falls | United States | The 26-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Arkansas River at Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. Both people on board survived.[9] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Belle Cain | United States | The tow steamer was sunk in a gale off Salem, New Jersey. Later raised.[10] |
8 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James E. Stansbury | United States | The 51-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Cedar Point, Maryland. All eight people on board survived.[5] |
| Samuel L. Russell | United States | The 179-gross register ton schooner sank in the Chesapeake Bay with the loss of all five people on board.[11] |
| Scioto | United States | The 84-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer either struck a coal flat or collided with an unnamed car float (sources disagree) on the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and sank in eight feet (2.4 m) of water. All six people on board survived.[12][13] |
10 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Thayer | United States | The 584-gross register ton bark departed Seattle, Washington, bound for Seward, Territory of Alaska, with 10 people on board and was never heard from again.[14] |
| Roberta | United States | The steamer was wrecked when she struck a wooden projection of a bridge at Grand Ecore, Louisiana, and sank 500 yards (460 m) below the bridge. A deck hand and a chambermaid were killed.[13] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cascade | United States | The steamer grounded and sank in the Ohio River below the Union Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[15] |
| Richard K. Fox | United States | The 47-gross register ton schooner was stranded on the coast of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche. All four people on board survived.[11] |
| W. H. Kruger | United States | The 469-gross register ton screw steamer sank off Point Arena, California. All 16 people on board survived.[12] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | United States | The steamer ran aground on Brigantine shoal in dense fog. Pulled off by tugs on 13 January.[16] |
| Itata |  United Kingdom | .jpg) The barque was destroyed by fire at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. She later was scuttled in Saltpan Creek, Middle Harbour, Sydney, Australia. |
| W. H. Kruger | United States | The steamer either foundered at sea off Navarro, California, or ran aground and was wrecked near Greenwood, California, on 11 or 12 January.[17][18] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert H. Stevenson | United States | The 1,290-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Diamond Shoals on the coast of North Carolina with the loss of all 12 people on board.[11] |
| Unknown | United States | The barge, under the tow of the tug Eugene F. Moran ( United States), capsized, and after her towline was cut she sank off the New York City dumping grounds. The only crewman on the barge was lost, and the only crewman on another barge that Eugene F. Moran was towing also was lost somehow.[6] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boringuen | United States | The 15-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. All three people on board survived.[19] |
| Hattie | United States | The 66-gross register ton steam screw ferry burned at dock at Courtwright, Ontario. All four people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[2][20] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | United States | The 370-gross register ton brig was stranded on Seal Island in Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine. All seven people on board survived.[19] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Axton | United States | The 99-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer caught fire in the Monongahela River and was beached at Duquesne, Pennsylvania, where she burned out and became a total loss. All 13 people on board survived.[2][21] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horace G. Morse | United States | The 437-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Bliss Island in New Brunswick, with the loss of two lives. There were five survivors.[22] |
| Vienna | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in the Tombigbee River at 10 Mile Shoal and sank.[23] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zeta No. 2 |  United States | The 17-gross register ton motor yacht was stranded in St. Augustine Inlet on the coast of Florida. Both people on board survived.[24] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aquidabã |  Brazilian Navy | The Aquidabã-class battleship sank while anchored off Jacarepaguá, Brazil, after her ammunition magazines exploded. The explosion and sinking killed 212 people. Of her 98 survivors, 36 were injured. |
| Trojan | United States | The 2,632-gross register ton steel-hulled screw steamer sank after colliding in thick fog with the screw steamer Nacoochie ( United States) 3⁄8 mile (0.60 km) south west the Vineyard Sound Lightship in 15 fathoms (90 ft; 27 m) of water off Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. wreck partially removed between 6 September and 11 October increasing clearance to 11 fathoms (66 ft; 20 m). Nacoochie rescued all 25 members of her crew.[12][25][26] |
22 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsum King | United States | The 562-gross register ton iron-hulled screw steamer was wrecked in thick fog on St. Mary Ledge (part of the Murr Ledges), a reef 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of Southwest Head Light near Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. All 17 people on board survived and rowed to shore in a lifeboat, but she was a total loss. Her wreck settled in 35 feet (11 m) of water 44°28.8′N 066°49.9′W / 44.4800°N 66.8317°W.[2][27][28][29] |
| Rees Lee | United States | The 463-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a submerged object in the Mississippi River at Burns Landing near Tiptonville, Tennessee, and sank. All 28 people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[12][30] |
| Valencia | United States |  |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helena | United States | The 28-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer was destroyed by an explosion on the Amite River at Whitehall, Louisiana, killing all five people on board.[33] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator | United States |  |
| Stephen Woolsey | United States | The 32-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Montauk Point on the eastern end of Long Island, New York. All seven people on board survived.[11] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L. Odin | United States | The 19-gross register ton sloop was stranded at Jones Inlet, Long Island, New York. All three people on board survived.[5] |
| Mariechen |  Germany | Disabled and adrift since 25 December 1905, when a deadlight in her coal bunker had sprung open, leaving her without steam power during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Vladivostok in the Russian Empire with a crew of 50 and cargo of 5,000 tons of general merchandise on board, the 2,521-gross register ton, 289.6-foot (88.3 m) cargo steamer was wrecked during a snowstorm on a rock in False Bay (57°58′N 134°55′W / 57.967°N 134.917°W) in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. She was later salvaged.[34] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lillian | United States | The yacht caught fire at dock at South Portland, Maine, and burned to the waterline and sank. Total loss.[35] |
| Unknown | United States | The car float, under tow of Defiance ( United States), sank two miles (3.2 km) below Brown Buoy.[16] |
| Willie | United States | With no one on board, the 14-gross register ton sternwheel motor paddle vessel burned on the Ohio River at New Amsterdam, Indiana.[36] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes |  Australia | The launch sank after a collision in Sydney Harbour. |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | United States | The 491-gross register ton brig was abandoned at sea 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. All seven people on board survived.[5] |
| Unknown | United States | The car float, under tow by the tug Transfer No. 9 ( United States), was sunk in a collision with Calderon ( Belgium) off The Battery, New York City.[6] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Harley | United States | The steamer was pushed by wind during a gale into the bluff at Buffalo, Tennessee in the Cumberland River breaking a hole in her side causing her to sink in eight feet (2.4 m) of water. Raised and repaired.[37] |
| Laura | United States | The tow steamer grounded on Burlington Island at low tide. When the tide came back in she listed to port and filled with water. Scheduled to be pumped out.[16] |
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yankee Maid | United States | The 58-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Seal Island off the coast of Maine. The only person aboard survived.[2] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | United States | With no one on board, the 10-gross register ton sloop-rigged yacht was stranded at Ipswich, Massachusetts.[5] |
4 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Sowders | United States | The 13-gross register ton sternwheel motor paddle vessel was "cut down by ice" on the Ohio River at Leavenworth, Indiana. Both people on board survived.[33] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Starke | United States | The 209-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Chandeleur Island in the Chandeleur Islands on the coast of Louisiana. All six people on board survived.[11] |
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carey Bros. | United States | The grain boat, under tow by New York Central No. 20 ( United States), suddenly sank in the North River off New York City.[38] |
| David | United States | The 1,337-gross register ton steel-hulled steamer was stranded on San Andrés Island in Costa Rica. All 21 people on board survived.[2] |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalles City | United States | The steamer struck a rock in the Columbia River at Curtis Landing, Washington, and was beached in a sinking condition.[39] |
| Thomas J. Owen | United States | The 68-gross register ton schooner burned at Sayreville, New Jersey. All four people aboard survived.[11] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | United States | The 94-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer was stranded at Wolf Island Shute in Missouri. All 24 people on board survived.[2] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christal | United States | The 8-gross register ton motor vessel burned at Monhegan Isle in Maine. The only person on board survived.[2] |
| Joseph Hay | United States | The 188-gross register ton schooner was stranded in the Sow and Pigs Islands off Massachusetts. All five people on board survived.[5] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barges | United States | Three barges, under tow of the tug Dauntless ( United States), broke loose when seas broke over the tug in a severe storm 35 miles (56 km) south of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and were lost.[40] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deer | United States | The steamer went ashore in a gale four miles (6.4 km) south of Au Sable, Michigan.[20] |
| Easton | United States | The covered barge was struck at dock at the foot of Twenty First Street, New York City, by the steamer Ganoga ( United States) after Ganoga's steering jammed in the East River. She was towed by Ganoga to Third Street, where she filled with water.[38] |
| Jennie Lockwood | United States | The 433-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. All six people on board survived.[5] |
| Mary E. Pierce | United States | The 21-gross register ton screw steamer was wrecked four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Au Sable, Michigan, when her wheel chains parted. Both people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[12][20] |
| Winifred A. Froan | United States | The 858-gross register ton schooner was abandoned at sea off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. All 14 people on board survived.[2] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche | United States | The 48-gross register ton screw steamer burned at her dock at Hickman, Kentucky. All four people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[2][30] |
| Ira D. Sturgis | United States | The 235-gross register ton schooner was stranded on the coast of Delaware near the Indian River. All five people on board survived.[5] |
| Maine | United States | The laid-up 26-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer either was stranded or sank (sources disagree) in the Mississippi River at Albany, Illinois. All four people on board survived.[33][41] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L'Avenir | Belgium | The steamer was wrecked two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Flamborough Head, England.[42] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca B. Tennis | United States | The 12-gross register ton sloop was stranded at Newport News, Virginia. The only person on board survived.[11] |
| Swan | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank after being beached on a sandbar in the Savannah River 18 miles (29 km) west of Savannah, Georgia. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[40] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dom Pedro | United States | The 193-gross register ton barge was lost when she struck a dock at New York City. The only person on board survived.[36] |
| Kernwood | United States | The launch was damaged in a collision off Florida with Ferry Palm Beach ( United States) resulting in a 2+1⁄2-foot (0.76 m) tear in her hull. She was towed to East side Landing where she sank.[40] |
22 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Dora | United States | The 14-gross register ton motor vessel sank in Galveston Bay on the coast of Texas. Both people on board survived.[12] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary V. Duncan | United States | The 56-gross register ton schooner was lost when she collided with the schooner William and James ( United States) in the Chesapeake Bay. All four people on board survived.[43] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Howard | United States | The 32-gross register ton schooner burned at Portsmouth, Virginia. Both people on board survived.[5] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse W. Starr | United States | The 307-gross register ton schooner was abandoned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Virginia at 37°37′N 074°36′W / 37.617°N 74.600°W. All six people on board perished.[5] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number Eleven | United States | The 953-gross register ton schooner barge foundered in heavy seas in a gale off the coast of Maryland 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east-southeast of the Fenwick Island Lightship with the loss of all five people on board. The crew of her tow steamer saw four of her crewmen abandon ship in a lifeboat, but they were never seen again.[11][44] |
| Gus Shammel | United States | The 42-gross register ton screw steamer burned in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. All three people on board survived.[2] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Centennial | United States | The 2,075-gross register ton, 324-foot (98.8 m) iron-hulled screw steamer departed Hakodate, Japan, bound for San Francisco, California, with a crew of 38 aboard on the 24th and was never heard from again. The steamer Pennsylvania (flag unknown) sighted wreckage from Centennial in the North Pacific Ocean in late March 1906. In 1912, Russian explorers found Centennial frozen in the ice and abandoned in the Sea of Okhotsk off Sakhalin Island with no lifeboats aboard and no sign of her crew.[2][45] |
| Buller | United Kingdom | The St Ives pilot boat, with seven pilots on board, capsized, in St Ives Bay, Cornwall, when a schooner hit her, throwing all her occupants into the water. There were no fatalities.[46] |
| Stainburn | United Kingdom | The Workington collier almost wrecked on the Runnelstone, off Gwennap Head, Cornwall, and caught fire. She managed to make her way to Penzance where she was repaired.[47] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John R. Bergen | United States | The 647-gross register ton schooner was abandoned in the North Atlantic Ocean at 36°12′N 072°30′W / 36.200°N 72.500°W. All seven people on board survived.[5] |
| Willard | United States | The tug sank off Rockport, Massachusetts. Three of five crewmen died.[48] |
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Queen | United Kingdom | The steamer was wrecked on the south coast of Guernsey during a voyage from London to Jersey carrying cement and general cargo.[49][50] |
3 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lizzie Chadwick | United States | The 472-gross register ton schooner was abandoned off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. All six people on board survived.[5] |
| Myndert Starin | United States | With no one on board, the 203-gross register ton barge sank at Weehawken, New Jersey.[36] |
| Navahoe | United States | The steamer grounded on Middle Bar inside the bar at Cape Fear in a gale with heavy rain. Refloated on 9 March after removal of cargo.[51] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Manning | United States | The 1,233-gross register ton schooner was abandoned in the North Atlantic Ocean at 39°00′N 68°00′W / 39.000°N 68.000°W. All eight people aboard survived.[11] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John S. Deering | United States | The 478-gross register ton schooner was abandoned at sea in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Virginia at 37°05′N 071°50′W / 37.083°N 71.833°W. All seven people on board survived.[5] |
6 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Fish | United States | The 1,616-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge sank in the North Atlantic Ocean off Barnegat, New Jersey. All three people on board survived.[5] |
| Mokihana | United States | The 15-gross register ton schooner was stranded at "Kahnlula," Maui, Territory of Hawaii. All three people aboard survived.[11][52] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Osborn | United States | The 125-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned overnight at dock at New Orleans, Louisiana. All 15 people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[12][13] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Lysle | United States | The tow steamer sprang a leak, rolled over on her side, and sank in the Monongahela River at Braddock, Pennsylvania. While the crew was transferring to the barge Tom Lysle was towing, one female crewmember, a chambermaid, was crushed to death between the vessels. The wreck was abandoned.[21] |
11 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie | United States | The tug sank at the Barnes Brothers dock, Port Richmond, New York. The wreck was raised a couple of days later.[53] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Rod | United States | The 132-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Burgeo, Newfoundland. All nine people aboard survived.[5] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alligator | United States | The passenger steamer struck a snag just above Heather Island and sank in five feet (1.5 m) of water. Passengers and crew went to Silver Springs, Florida, in small boats.[40] |
| Olympian | United States | The sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked at Possession Bay, Chile, while under tow by the steamer Zealandia ( United States).[54] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. E. Davis | United States | The 79-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Clark Island, Maine. All three people on board survived.[11] |
17 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sebago | United States | The 307-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick. All five people on board survived.[11] |
18 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athen | Germany | The cargo ship was wrecked at Portland Bill, United Kingdom. |
| Atlanta | United States | The 200.1-foot (61 m), 1,129-gross register ton screw steamer burned on Lake Michigan 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) south of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. One crewman was killed. The fish tug Tessler ( United States) rescued her 39 survivors and towed her to shore, where she burned to the waterline. She was declared a total loss. Her wreck lies 800 feet (244 m) off Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, in 17 feet (5.2 m) of water and is within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.[2][55][56][57][58] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. C. Lane | United States | The 321-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Boston, Massachusetts. All six people on board survived.[19] |
| Gordon Rowe | United States | The oyster steamer sank at dock over night at New Haven, Connecticut, due to water not being shut off after filling a tank. One crewman sleeping on board died.[59] |
| H. C. French | United States | The 142-gross register ton steam canal boat was stranded at New Haven, Connecticut. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| Lady Antrim | United States | The 87-gross register ton schooner sank off Marblehead, Massachusetts, with the loss of three lives. There was one survivor.[5] |
| N.E.T. Co. No. 10 | United States | The 197-gross register ton scow sank off the breakwater at New Haven, Connecticut. The only person on board survived.[1] |
| Oak | United States | The 302-gross register ton barge was stranded in the Chesapeake Bay at Thimble Shoal off the coast of Virginia. Both people on board survived.[36] |
| Violet | United States | The 15-gross register ton sternwheel motor paddle vessel was crushed by ice on the Missouri River at Blencoe, Iowa. The only person on board survived.[12] |
| Walter J. Schloefer | United States | The 138-gross register ton canal boat was stranded at New Haven, Connecticut. All three people on board survived.[36] |
20 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Powell | United States | The tow steamer caught on the dock when the tide came back and she filled with water. She was pumped out.[44] |
| Martha E. McCabe | United States | The 345-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge sank at Barnegat, New Jersey. All six people on board survived.[11] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary B. | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction in the Mississippi River one-half mile (0.80 km) above Belle Point and sank in three minutes in 80 feet (24 m) of water. Four crewmen killed.[60] |
| Raymond T. Maull | United States | The 538-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Gull Shoal on the coast of North Carolina. All six people on board survived.[11] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith and May | United States | The 128-gross register ton schooner was stranded in the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. All five people on board survived.[19] |
| Jennie and Florence Cahill | United States | With no one on board, the 168-gross register ton barge sank off Oyster Bay, New York.[36] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown car float | United States | The car float, under tow of the tug Harry G. Runkle ( United States), filled and sank in the North River off the Pennsylvania Railroad Ferry Dock, Jersey City, New Jersey.[53] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara E. Uhler | United States | The tug sunk at dock in East Boston, Massachusetts, possibly snagged on the dock when the tide went out. Raised and repaired.[48] |
| Joseph W. Ross | United States | The tug struck a snag in the lower part of Boston Harbor and was beached on Lovells Island to prevent sinking in deep water. Raised and repaired.[48] |
| Nannie B | United States | The 85-gross register ton screw steamer was stranded at Bennetts Point, South Carolina. All four people on board survived.[12] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia Hill | United States | The steamer burned at dock at Fish Creek, Wisconsin.[55] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary B | United States | The 84-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer sank with the loss of four lives when she struck a log at Belle Point, Louisiana. There were six survivors.[12] |
| Newsboy | United States | The steamer was damaged/wrecked on the bar at the entrance to Humboldt Bay, California. The tug Ranger ( United States) attempted to take her under tow, but was struck by Wasp ( United States) and was damaged and had to give up the attempt. Wasp made an unsuccessful attempt at passing a line. The crew abandoned her that evening. She ended up wrecked on the beach.[12][61][62][63][64] |
| W. H. Van Name | United States | The 97-gross register ton schooner was lost when she struck the submerged wreck of the barge Oak ( United States) in Hampton Roads on the coast of Virginia. All four people aboard survived.[2] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Albatross |  Imperial German Navy | The collier foundered in a storm. |
| Nicholas Thayer | United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Seward, Territory of Alaska, with a crew of 16 and a cargo of 150 tons of coal, 150 tons of general merchandise, and 425,000 board feet (1,003 m3, 35,400 cu ft) of lumber, the 584-gross register ton, 138.9-foot (42.3 m) bark disappeared with the loss of all hands in the Gulf of Alaska. The discovery by Alaska Natives of wreckage and cargo on Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago led many to believe that she had sunk near Kodiak, although this was well west of her most likely route from Seattle to Seward.[65] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minnie | United States | The steamer sank at the Brownell Brothers Lumber Company dock in Berwick, Louisiana, in 35 feet (11 m) of water. Salvage not attempted.[60] |
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander R. |  Canada | The cargo schooner was sunk in a collision with Afranmore (flag unknown) off Halifax, Nova Scotia. Total loss, later raised and sold.[66] |
| Henry O'Brien | United States | The tug caught fire in Newark Bay and was beached on the flats. The fire was extinguished by the steamer Nanticoke ( United States).[67] |
| Sarah E. Easton | United States | The tow steamer sank in a collision with T. L. Sturtevant ( United States) in the North River off the Communipaw Coal Dock.[67] |
3 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wyalusing | United States | The 118-foot (36 m), 149-gross register ton steam screw tug was wrecked on Hardings Ledge, a reef off Hull, Massachusetts, and sank in up to 50 feet (15 m) of water at 42°18.315′N 070°50.869′W / 42.305250°N 70.847817°W. All nine people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[48][68] |
7 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia Hill | United States | With no one on board, the 93-gross register ton screw steamer burned at Fish Creek, Wisconsin.[69] |
8 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| H. M. Hoxie | United States | The steamer burned and sank after her starboard boiler exploded at Portland, Ohio. Two crewmen were killed in the explosion. She was refloated.[70][71] |
| Robert A. Scott | United States | The towboat sank in a collision with J. H. Williams ( United States) in the East River off Pier 8 that caused her to careen to the point she filled with water and sank. One crewman was killed. The survivors were rescued by J. H. Williams.[67] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Game Cock | United States | The 59-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Stonington, Maine. All three people on board survived.[72] |
| Lotna | United States | The 12-gross register ton sloop was stranded at Swampscott, Massachusetts. The only person on board survived.[5] |
10 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D. Gifford | United States | The 253-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Field Rocks, Massachusetts. All six people on board survived.[19] |
| Florence | United States | The cargo ship was damaged in a collision with the steamer Captain Bennett ( Norway) in the Delaware River, tearing out her stem and causing her crew to beach her on flats off Fort Delaware, Delaware.[44] |
| Helen F. Ward | United States | The 8-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Provincetown, Massachusetts. The only person on board survived.[5] |
| Rising Sun | United States | The 80-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Drakes Island, Maine. Both people on board survived.[11] |
| Sallie B | United States | The 286-gross register ton schooner sank in Casco Bay on the coast of Maine with the loss of four lives. There were two survivors.[11] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion |  United States | The 235-gross register ton, 123-foot (37.5 m) cod-fishing schooner sank at Sanak Island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands. Her crew of eight survived.[5][34] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nettie Cushing | United States | The 117-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Cornfield Sand Shoal on the coast of Connecticut. All four people on board survived.[11] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bouquet | United States | The barge, under tow by Hokendauqua ( United States), sank in Block Island Sound five miles (8.0 km) east of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, about three miles (4.8 km) offshore.[73] |
16 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene Zimmerman | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision with Saxona ( United States) in the St. Marys River.[74] |
17 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G. L. Daboll | United States | The 49-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Egmont Key, Florida. All five people aboard survived.[5] |
| HM Torpedo Boat 84 |  Royal Navy | The TB 82-class torpedo boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea after colliding with the destroyer HMS Ardent ( Royal Navy.[75][76] |
18 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Detroit | United States | The 118-gross register ton steam canal boat was destroyed by fire at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Dock in St. George, Staten Island, New York. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| Columbia | United States | San Francisco earthquake: The Steamer capsized at the Union Iron Works dock while being refit, puncturing her hull and sinking. Raised, repaired and returned to service by January, 1907.[77] |
| Ella L. Slaymaker | United States | The 34-gross register ton schooner burned on the Delaware River. Both people on board survived.[19] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louise Hastings | United States | The 123-gross register ton schooner sank at Havana, Cuba. All three people on board survived.[5] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nannie B. | United States | The steamer sank while tied up at dock at Bennetts Point. One crewman possibly died.[78] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary F. Pike | United States | The 125-gross register ton schooner was stranded on East Point on Prince Edward Island. All four people aboard survived.[11] |
| Norumbega | United States | The 126-gross register ton schooner was lost when she collided with the schooner Edith L. Allen ( United States) off Fenwick Island on the coast of Maryland. All 17 people aboard survived.[11] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo Peruvian | United Kingdom | The steamer struck an iceberg on 21 April in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank on 24 April. Her entire crew was rescued by Mohawk ( United Kingdom).[79] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Anne | United States | The canal boat sank after the steamer Lansing ( United States) struck her, causing her to fill and sink at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[80] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havana | Canada | The salvage vessel was sunk in a collision with Strathcona ( Canada) off Halifax, Nova Scotia.[81] |
| Shiloh | United States | The steamer struck a snag between Washington, North Carolina, and Tarboro, North Carolina, and was beached off Indian Creek.[82] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William F. Campbell | United States | The 211-gross register ton schooner sank in Penobscot Bay off Owls Head, Maine. All five people aboard survived.[2] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courier II | United Kingdom | The steamer struck Les Anons, a rock south of Jethou.[83] There were 29 survivors and 10 deaths. The ship was salvaged on 1 August 1906 and returned to service after repairs.[84] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline | United States | The 15-gross register ton screw steamer sank at Whealton, Virginia. All three people on board survived.[69] |
May[edit]
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | United States | The 60-gross register ton, 73.7-foot (22.5 m) iron-hulled screw steamer was destroyed by fire while in winter quarters at St. Michael, Territory of Alaska. All eight people aboard survived.[2][85] |
| Jessie B. | United States | The steamer capsized in a windstorm and broke in two at Fairview, Illinois. Total loss.[3] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Explorer | United States | With no one on board, the 15-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Yukon River at Russian Mission, Territory of Alaska.[86][87] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Float No. 33 | United States | The car float was sunk when struck in thick fog by the ferry Somerville ( United States) off Pier L, Jersey City, New Jersey.[88] |
| Red Wing | United States | The tow steamer sank at dock at the Nelson & Son Mill in Boggy Creek, Nassau River, Florida when her rail hung up on the guard of a lighter. Later raised.[89] |
6 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levy Bros. | United States | The 24-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge sank in Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. All three people on board survived.[5] |
| Rock Island | United States | The 533-gross register ton, 134-foot (40.8 m) sternwheel paddle steamer was crushed by ice and sank at a wharf in the Tanana River at Chena, Territory of Alaska. All 30 people on board survived. Repeated attempts to refloat her failed.[90] |
7 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United States | The 61-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Chincoteague Cove on the coast of Virginia. All four people on board survived.[19] |
| Eagle Point | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank at Cassville, Wisconsin, in the Mississippi River in seven feet (2.1 m) of water. Later raised.[41][91] |
8 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. I. Wilcox | United States | The 377-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Colchester Point on the coast of Ontario. All five people on board survived.[5] |
| Vandalia | United States | The 41-gross register ton schooner sank in the Gulf of Mexico off Cape Romano on the coast of Florida with the loss of all four people aboard.[11] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | United States | The 2,038-gross register ton schooner sank off Cleveland, Ohio, with the loss of one or two lives. There were 10 survivors. Wreck removed in November.[19][92] |
| Armenia | United States | The 2,040-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge, under tow by Pabst ( United States), sank in a storm on Lake Erie four miles (6.4 km) off the lighthouse at Pelee Island, Ontario (41°57′N 82°58′W / 41.950°N 82.967°W) in seven fathoms (42 ft; 13 m) of water. All seven people on board rescued by Pabst. Later the wreck was blown up with dynamite and dispersed by tugs with grapple hooks.[19][93][94] |
| Horn Point | United States | The 12-gross register ton sloop sank in East Lynnhaven Inlet on the coast of Virginia. All three people on board survived.[22] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tanana Chief | United States | The 72-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) sternwheel paddle steamer was wrecked on the Kantishna River in the Territory of Alaska. All eight people on board survived.[9][95] |
11 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vigilant | United States | The steamer ran aground and sank in the vicinity of Thessalon, Ontario, in the Canadian Channel.[96] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Stone | United States | The tug sank at the Communipaw Coal Dock in Jersey City, New Jersey, when the wake of the United States Government steamer Scout ( United States) washed across her deck, causing her to heel over and flood. She was raised by nightfall and towed to a drydock and found to be undamaged.[97] |
| Dream | United States | The 12-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Savannah, Georgia. All four people on board survived.[72] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie G. Dixon | United States | The 528-gross register ton barkentine was stranded on Chappaquiddick Island on the coast of Massachusetts. All eight people on board survived.[5] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selkirk | United States | The 223-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer was wrecked in the Rock Island Rapids on the Columbia River near Rock Island, Washington. All nine people on board survived.[12] |
16 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | United States | The ferry was damaged when struck by the lighter Greenwich ( United States) in the North River off Desbrosses Street in New York City, punching a hole in her hull. She made it to her Desbrosses Street slip and unloaded her passengers and cargo before sinking.[97] |
17 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Torpedo Boat 56 | Royal Navy | The TB26-class torpedo boat foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Damietta, Egypt, while under tow by the cruiser HMS Arrogant ( Royal Navy).[75][98] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thealka | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in the Big Sandy River at Red House, Kentucky.[15] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The coal barge, under tow of the tug Alice ( United States), was sunk when she was sucked into the propeller of Langfond (flag unknown) off Twenty-Seventh street, Brooklyn.[97] |
19 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comte de Smet de Meyer | Belgium | The training ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay (47°12′N 12°10′W / 47.200°N 12.167°W) on her second voyage with the loss of 33 crew.[99] |
20 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Koyukuk | United States | During a voyage with 32 people aboard, the 280- or 286-gross register ton (sources disagree), 120.5-foot (36.7 m) sternwheel paddle steamer struck a rock and was wrecked at the mouth of the Little Delta River on the Tanana River below Chena, Territory of Alaska. All on board survived. She may have been salvaged.[12][100] |
22 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lotta Talbot | United States | The 342-gross register ton, 145.7-foot (44.4 m) sternwheel paddle steamer was wrecked at Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of five survived.[12][101] |
| Thistle | United States | The steamer sank at dock at Juneau, Territory of Alaska. Raised, machinery salvaged, and was broken up.[102] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John H. Crook | United States | The 100-gross register ton canal boat was stranded in Quebec. The only person on board survived.[36] |
| William J. Sewell | United States | When the steamer attempted to pass between the disabled steamer Pennsylvania ( United States) and another tow off Portsmouth, Virginia, she struck Pennsylvania and had to be beached.[82] |
24 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Concord | United States | The steamer sank at dock in Cleveland, Ohio, after springing a leak in Lake Erie. She was raised.[103] |
| Thomas Tryon | United States | The canal boat sank at the Mouth of Glen Cove Creek in the harbor of Hempstead, New York, Long Island. The wreck was removed in December 1906.[104] |
25 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavus A. Müller | United States | The 21-gross register ton sloop was stranded at Tucker's Beach, New Jersey. Both people on board survived.[5] |
| Olga | United States | The 498-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Kahoolawe in the Hawaiian Islands. All 12 people on board survived.[11] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dixie | United States | The 12-gross register ton sternwheel motor paddle vessel sank in the Tennessee River at Johnsonville, Tennessee. All 12 people on board survived.[2] |
| John Eggers | United States | The 25-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Wind Point, Wisconsin. The only person on board survived.[5] |
| Katherine M | United States | With no one on board, the 191-gross register ton barge burned at Hastings, Minnesota.[36] |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mable Wilson | United States | The 1,224-gross register ton schooner sank off Cleveland, Ohio, with the loss of one life. There were seven survivors.[5] |
29 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James A. Stetson | United States | The 65-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Amherst in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. All four people on board survived.[5] |
| Leros | Germany | The steamer was en route from Newcastle to Lisbon with a cargo of Singer sewing machines when she ran aground in thick fog on Tasse de la Frette Rocks, northwest of Burhou near Alderney, Channel Islands.[105][106] |
30 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Montagu | Royal Navy | _Aground_Lundy_Island_1906.jpg) The Duncan-class battleship was wrecked on Lundy Island in thick fog. After her guns and other equipment was salvaged, Salvage was abandoned in 1907 and the ship was scrapped in situ. |
| Palestine | United Kingdom | The trawler was damaged in a collision with Westmoor ( United Kingdom) off the "Smalls". Her captain tried to make it to port but she sank 31⁄2 hours later. The crew were rescued by the yacht Lorna ( United Kingdom).[107] |
31 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erin | Canada | The steamer sank after colliding with the steamer John B. Cowle ( United States) off St. Clair, Michigan in the St Clair River. Five crew, including two women, were killed.[20][103][108] |
| Maggie A. Phillips | United States | The 95-gross register ton schooner departed Baltimore, Maryland, bound for Gregorytown in the Bahamas with six people on board and was never heard from again.[22] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. and G. W. Hinds | United States | The 115-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Plympton, Nova Scotia. All four people on board survived.[109] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhill | United States | The ferry sank at dock in a windstorm at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[60] |
| Three Sisters | United States | The 33-gross register ton schooner was lost when she collided with an unidentified barge in Hampton Roads on the coast of Virginia. All three people on board survived.[69] |
2 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara E. Rogers | United States | The 144-gross register ton schooner was lost off Vineyard Haven Light on the coast of Massachusetts after colliding with an unidentified screw steamer. All four people on board survived.[19] |
| Quickstep | United States | The 66-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer capsized and burned in a windstorm at Lake Des Allemands, Louisiana. All 15 people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[12][60] |
3 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United States | The 174-gross register ton screw steamer burned at dock at either Ogdensburg or Waddington, New York (sources disagree). All 25 people on board survived.[12][110] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under tow by T. J. Wood ( United States), sank as a result of a collision between T. J. Wood and the tug Harry A. Laughlin ( United States) at Vesta Mine No. 4 in the Monongahela River.[21] |
4 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | United States | The 1,888-gross register ton screw steamer was wrecked in heavy fog on Fisherman Shoal in Lake Michigan. All 15 people on board survived, but she was a total loss.[2][55] |
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer | United States | The 585-gross register ton schooner was stranded on the coast of California near Bodega Head with the loss of three of the 10 people aboard.[2] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dreadnot | United States | The 9-gross register ton sloop was lost when she struck a submerged wharf off Charleston, South Carolina. The only person on board survived.[19] |
| Grecian | United States | The steamer struck a rock in the St. Marys River off De Tour Village, Michigan, and sank in shallow water. Later refloated.[111] |
| Park Bluff | United States | The steamer struck a sunken log and sank at Stillwater, Minnesota. Her boiler and machinery were salvaged and used in another steamer.[112] |
8 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lillie | United States | The 53-gross register ton screw steamer was destroyed by fire while docked overnight at Southport, North Carolina. All eight people on board survived.[12][78] |
9 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lulu | United States | The 13-gross register ton motor paddle vessel sank off Pitts Point, Kentucky. All three people on board survived.[33] |
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma L. Cottingham | United States | The 522-gross register ton schooner sank in the Gulf of Mexico at 26°58′N 085°10′W / 26.967°N 85.167°W with the loss of five lives. There were three survivors.[19] |
| Etolia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived.[113] |
| Miami | United States | The 81.77-gross register ton, 71.6-foot (21.8 m) steam screw tug was wrecked on a sand bar in the Territory of Alaska about 14 miles (23 km) above the mouth of the Kvichak River when she grounded on a falling tide. The next rising tide twisted off her keel and she sank. Her entire crew of seven survived, but she was declared a total loss.[33][34][102] |
11 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corinthian | United States | The 94-gross register ton motor schooner was swamped and wrecked on the bar at the entrance to Humboldt Bay, California, eventually drifting on to the beach alongside the wreck of Newsboy ( United States). All but two crewmen were saved by the United States Life Saving Service.[61][114] |
| Fearless | United States | The steamer sank at Colee, Florida two and a half miles (4.0 km) from Picolata, Florida, on the St. Johns River. Later raised.[89] |
| Unknown barge | United States | The barge, under the tow of the tug R. S. Carter ( United States), was sunk in a collision with another barge, also under tow, off Pier 24 in the North River. Later towed to the Jersey Flats. It is unclear if still filled or was refloated at the time.[115] |
12 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Withlacoochee No. 9 | United States | The 119-gross register ton barge sank in port at Inglis, Florida. The only person on board survived.[1] |
13 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argus | United States | The 566-gross register ton motor vessel burned near Destruction Island off the coast of Washington. All 14 people aboard survived.[2] |
| Essex | United States | A scow caught fire at the Savannah Wharf in the harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, setting the steamer on fire. She drifted across the harbor, filled with water, and grounded on the south side of the harbor. Was raised by July, not as damaged as first thought.[116][103] |
14 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie Sweeney | United States | The 643-gross register ton schooner sank off the coast of North Carolina near the Cape Fear Bar. All eight people on board survived.[5] |
| Rose | United States | The barge was damaged when struck by Pennoil ( German Empire) in the Delaware River causing her to be beached off the mouth of the Christiana River.[80] |
15 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grecian | United States | The 2,348-gross register ton iron-hulled screw steamer foundered in Lake Huron four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Thunder Bay, Michigan, while being towed to Detroit, Michigan, for repairs. All 20 people on board survived.[2][117][118] |
17 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie A. Ryerson | United States | The steamer was almost cut in two in a collision with Georgia ( United States) on Lake Michigan. Her passengers were taken off and she tried to beach, sinking in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water. Raised 5 July, repaired and returned to service.[103][119][120] |
| Edith L. Allen | United States | The 969-gross register ton schooner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean off Florida at 26°10′N 079°38′W / 26.167°N 79.633°W. All nine people on board survived.[19] |
| Steel King | United States | The steamer sank in shallow water near Harbor Beach, Michigan. Raised, repaired, and returned to service.[121] |
18 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie A. Ryerson | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision with Georgia ( United States) at the mouth of White Lake Harbor. She proceeded into the harbor where she sank.[122] |
19 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Napoleon | United States | The 43-gross register ton screw steamer was sunk by a floating object while docked at the foot of Walnut Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The only person on board survived.[9][123] |
| Portland | United States | The 493-gross register ton barkentine was stranded in the harbor at San Pedro, California. All 10 people on board survived.[43] |
25 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Holland | United States | The steamer listed and sank at Duluth, Minnesota, when lumber was stacked too high causing her to list enough to fill with water.[112] |
27 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred W. | United States | The tug struck a rock in dense fog, slid off and sank between Duluth, Minnesota, and Port Arthur, Ontario. Later raised.[112] |
28 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. C. Hay | United States | The 63-gross register ton schooner was lost when she collided with the passenger screw steamer C. F. Tietgen ( Denmark) in the North River off the Desbrosses Street Ferry terminal in New York City. All four people on board survived.[72] |
29 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea | United States | The steamer struck a submerged object between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, and started leaking. She sank in shallow water. Later raised.[112] |
30 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | United States | The 62-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned in Bayou Felix in Louisiana. All 10 people on board survived.[33] |
| Josephine Lincoln | United States | The tow steamer sank at dock at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over night. Raised at 4 p.m. that day.[124] |
| New Orleans | United States | The 1,457-gross register ton screw steamer sank after colliding in fog with the screw steamer William R. Lynn ( United States) in Thunder Bay on the coast of Michigan 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) below Middle Island. William R. Lynn rescued all 16 people on board.[9][117][125] |
July[edit]
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary G. Powers | United States | The 133-gross register ton schooner sank off Newfoundland. All eight people on board survived.[43] |
3 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanover | United States | The 23-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Point Lookout, Maryland. Both people on board survived.[72] |
| Samuel R. Waite | United States | The 39-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Cove Point, Virginia. All five people on board survived.[43] |
4 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella G. Eells | United States | The 256-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Libby Island on the coast of Maine with the loss of four lives. There was one survivor.[72] |
| George Edwin | United States | The 99-gross register ton schooner sank in the Bay of Fundy off Grand Manan, New Brunswick. All four people on board survived.[72] |
| Kingston | United States | The 1,070-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge sank off Shinnecock, New York, with the loss of one life. There were two survivors.[22] |
| Unknown car float | United States | The car float was sunk at dock when struck by barges that got out of control due to an eddy current off Rivington Street in the East River.[115] |
| Vinland | United States | The 965-gross register ton schooner burned in the East River off Rikers Island in New York City. All five people on board survived.[69] |
5 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Keller | United States | The freighter sank at dock at Pier 9S, Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when punctured by an obstruction on a falling tide. Raised on 9 July and repaired.[124] |