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DeutschList of shipwrecks in 1924
The list of shipwrecks in 1924 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1924.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Giles |  United States | The sidewheel passenger steamer collided with the cargo ship Steel Trader ( United States) in heavy fog near the Little Choptank River in Maryland, suffering damage to her starboard side, including her paddle. She was towed to Baltimore, Maryland, repaired, and returned to service. |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bertha |  Germany | The cargo ship departed Jacksonville, Florida for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] |
| Florence |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland.[2] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annemarie | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark.[3] She was refloated on 7 January.[4] |
| Donald Silver | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Fischells, Newfoundland and was wrecked with the loss of five lives.[5] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thetis |  Greece | The cargo ship was struck by Diamant ( Italy) at Istanbul, Turkey and was beached off Leander's Tower.[5] She was refloated on 15 January.[6] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juliane | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing vessel was in collision with Bur ( Sweden) at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and sank.[5] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lynaes | Sweden | The schooner, on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal, was reported in the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
| Macoris | Italy | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Crete, Greece.[4] |
| Nigretia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship departed Swansea, Glamorgan for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. A lifebuoy from the ship washed up at Teignmouth, Devon at the end of January. Presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[8] |
| Odomari |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The Odomari-class icebreaker ran aground at Oniwaki, Rishiri Island off the coast of Hokkaido in bad weather. Refloated and in drydock for repair by 4 February.[9] |
8 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carena | United Kingdom | The cargo ship departed Liverpool, Lancashire for Penryn, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[10] |
| Dagmar |  Denmark | The three-masted schooner collided with Oakhurst ( Denmark) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) east north east of Alderney, Channel Islands and sank. Her seven crew were rescued by Ashton ( United Kingdom). Oakhurst was disabled in the collision. She was towed to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France by a British steamship.[11][12] |
| Fellside | United Kingdom | The coaster was wrecked at Three Cliffs Bay, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her fourteen crew .[13][14] |
| J. W. Comeau | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (39°53′N 62°57′W / 39.883°N 62.950°W). Her crew were rescued by Ivar ( Denmark).[11] |
| Leif | Denmark | The schooner was in collision with William Mitchell ( United Kingdom) of the Norwegian Coast. No further trace, presumed sunk with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor managed to clamber aboard William Mitchell.[8] |
| Tempest | United Kingdom | The schooner was ramed by the fishing vessel Charles Boyes ( United Kingdom) at Milford Haven, Penbrokeshire and sank.[13] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolph |  France | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of the Scarweather Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Devonia ( United Kingdom).[11] |
| Capitaine Winckler | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Calais, Pas-de-Calais.[15] She was refloated on 23 January.[16] |
| Feronia | Italy | The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the La Coubre Lighthouse (approximately 45°N 6°W / 45°N 6°W). Her crew were rescued by Ontario ( France).[15][17] |
| Mont Rose | France | The cargo ship, which had departed Oran, Algeria for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure on 3 January, issued a distress call in the Atlantic Ocean. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18][19] |
| River Lagan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goodrington Sands, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[11] She was refloated on 5 February.[20] |
| Tasmania | Italy | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (44°20′N 11°20′W / 44.333°N 11.333°W).[21] Some of the survivors were rescued by Waaldijk ( Netherlands).[12] |
10 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ibukizan Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in Tokyo Bay.[22] She was refloated on 23 January.[16] |
| HMS L24 |  Royal Navy | The L-class submarine collided with the battleship HMS Resolution ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset, and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 43.[23] |
| Spurnpoint | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man, and was abandoned.[24] She was discovered derelict west of the Isle of Man by Mango ( United Kingdom) and towed to Warrenpoint, County Down.[15] |
| Vicen-Tita |  Spain | The cargo ship was wrecked at Pasaia, Gipuzkoa with the loss of all but one of her crew.[15] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelius H. Callaghan | United States | The schooner came ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) from St. Andrews Bay, Florida. She broke her back and was a total loss.[22] |
| Holendrecht | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with Corea ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Silvertown, London and sank.[15] She was refloated on 17 January.[25] |
| Maguy | France | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°50′N 17°14′W / 43.833°N 17.233°W). Her crew were rescued by Boren ( United Kingdom).[22] |
| Rhenania | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Korsør, Denmark. She was refloated on 14 January. |
| Rolfe | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 45.4-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life on a rock off Point Colpoys (56°20′N 133°12′W / 56.333°N 133.200°W) in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. A small gasoline-powered motorboat rescued her crew.[26] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helgoland | United Kingdom | The sailing ship ran aground at Black Rock, Tara, County Down and was wrecked. Her crew were saved.[22] |
| Nordead | France | The hopper ship was driven ashore crewless at Seatown, Dorset, United Kingdom.[27] |
| Ruth E. Merrill | United States | Carrying a cargo of coal, the 301-foot (92 m), 3,003-gross register ton six-masted schooner sank without loss of life in up to 20 feet (6.1 m) of water in Vineyard Sound — reportedly on L'Hommedieu Shoal — off West Chop, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, after running aground on a shoal during a storm.[22][28] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Port Elliot | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at East Cape, North Island, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[17][22] She was declared a total loss on 18 January.[10] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie M. Parker |  Canada | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°37′N 45°08′W / 44.617°N 45.133°W). Her crew were rescued by Grootedijk ( Netherlands).[29] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bunholme | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate off Martín García Island, Uruguay.[30] She was refloated on 24 February.[31] |
| Clan Kennedy | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Sizewell, Suffolk.[25] Although she was refloated on 19 January,[32] she was declared a total loss.[33] |
| USS Tacoma | United States Navy | The Denver-class cruiser ran aground on the Blanquilla Reef off Veracruz, Mexico. During attempts at refloating over the following week, four crew were lost. Declared a total loss, she was stricken on 7 February and sold for scrap on 5 September. |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polaris | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Allegro ( Sweden) at Helsingborg and sank.[25] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coalisland | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with the lighter Linie ( United Kingdom) in the River Clyde at Bowling, West Dunbartonshire and was beached.[10] She was refloated on 21 January.[30] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chilier |  Belgium | The cargo ship, which had departed from Antwerp for Savannah, Georgia, United States, was reported in the Atlantic Ocean (50°N 21°W / 50°N 21°W). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34][35] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hadnot | United States | The tanker ran aground at Nyborg, Denmark.[30] She was refloated on 25 January.[36] |
| Thor Minor |  Norway | The cargo ship came ashore at Kastrup, Denmark.[37] She was refloated on 25 January.[36] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clumberhall | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Mykolaiv, Soviet Union.[36] She was refloated on 29 January.[38] |
| Port Lyttleton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.[16] She was refloated on 26 January.[19] |
| Prospect | United Kingdom | The cargo ship suffered a fractured propeller shaft, which punctured her hull. She foundered in the Irish Sea off Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland.[16] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ithakos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate off Martín García Island, Uruguay.[36] She was refloated on 31 January.[39] |
| Salford | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Oroya ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire and was beached.[36] |
| Talisman | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[36] Although refloated on 30 January, she grounded again.[40] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sigrid | United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Katalla, Territory of Alaska, the 11-gross register ton, 36.2-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on a reef off the east coast of Vancouver Island 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. All three people aboard survived.[41] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maid of Spetsai | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Maiella ( Italy) in the English Channel 43 nautical miles (80 km) off the Casquets, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[42][43] |
| S. B. Hirtle | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[19] She was refloated on 23 February.[8] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| El Monte | United States | The cargo ship came ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France.[43] She was refloated on 2 February.[44] |
| Halstead | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank in the Niger River at Atani, Nigeria.[19] |
| Mary Horlock | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 32°N 153°E / 32°N 153°E). Her crew were rescued by President Taft ( United States).[19] |
| Vladimir |  Yugoslavia | The cargo ship ran aground at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches du Rhône, France.[43] She was refloated on 2 February.[44] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Midland | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Washington, D.C.[45] |
| Tigris | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Begonia ( Sweden) in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached.[43] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tom C. Powell | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank off Wilson Light between Paducah, Kentucky and Nashville, a total loss. Five crew killed.[46] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erato | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden.[39] She was refloated on 4 February.[47] |
| Maid of Scotland | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Perene ( Peru) in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) south of Partridge Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank with the loss of four crew. Perene also lost four crew.[39][44] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aimée Maria | France | The cargo ship was driven ashore at La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var.[47] She was refloated on 29 February.[48] |
| Moldegaard | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Pappas, Greece.[47] She was refloated on 6 February.[49] |
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Light | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana, United States.[49] She was refloated on 10 February.[50] |
| Choko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered off Funakawa with the loss of all hands.[51] |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The dredger was struck by Brest ( France) and sunk at Newhaven, Sussex.[52] |
| Ikuta Maru No.1 | Japan | The coaster collided with Kaga Maru ( Japan) at Genkainada and sank with the loss of four lives.[50] |
| President Leguia | Peru | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Callao.[51] |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hwa Wu |  China | The cargo ship ran aground at Nine Pins. She was refloated and towed to Hong Kong by Keswick ( United Kingdom) and beached.[50] |
| Kong Haakon | Norway | The cargo ship suffered the failure of her steering gear and was beached north of Bergen, Norway.[53] |
| Mora | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Cape St. Vincent, Portugal and was wrecked.[54] She was abandoned on 9 February with the loss of seven of her 29 crew.[50][55] |
| Port de Brest | France | The cargo ship departed Bordeaux, Gironde for Dakar, French West Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
| Usa Maru No.1 | Japan | The cargo ship departed Hakodate for Tokyo. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvier | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Poole, Dorset.[54] She was refloated on 16 February.[58] |
| Persia | Italy | The cargo ship came ashore on the Amherst Rock at the mouth of the Yangtze, China. She was beached on the Tungsha Spit.[54] Persia was refloated on 10 February.[50] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brook | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Capulin ( United States) in the North Sea off the Shipwash Lightship ( United Kingdom). She was severely damaged and was taken in tow by Felixtowe ( United Kingdom). The tow subsequently parted and Brook was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Felixtowe.[54] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hortensius | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[50] She was refloated on 24 February.[31] |
| Mallock | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by Fastnet ( United Kingdom).[50] She was refloated on 18 February.[59] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Two of her four crew were rescued by the motor boat Champion ( United Kingdom).[60] |
| République | France | The five-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Spain (32°03′N 13°55′W / 32.050°N 13.917°W) and was abandoned.[55][61] All eighteen crew were rescued by Romeu ( Spain).[60][62] She came ashore between Agadir and Cape Juby, Spanish Morocco on 1 April.[63] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rita Zorvetta | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground off St. David's Lighthouse, Bermuda in heavy weather. No casualties and her cargo was salvaged.[55] She was abandoned on 14 February,[64] She later broke in two and was a total loss.[65][66] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | United States | The cargo ship was wrecked in Coos Bay.[67] |
| Iris | Sweden | The cargo ship was damaged by ice and sank 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Russarö, Finland.[59] |
| Ivanhoe | United States | The tug collided with Gerry ( United States) at Kilvonkull and sank with the loss of a crew member.[67] |
| Telegraph | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Saint Brandon Rocks and sank. Her crew survived.[68] |
| The Viscount | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Murdoch Rock, Loch Torridon and was abandoned by her crew.[59] |
| Visna | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north north west of Falsterbo, Sweden.[67] She was refloated on 23 February.[69] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lois | United States | While at anchor with no one aboard, the 21-gross register ton motor vessel was driven ashore on Pitt Island (58°06′32″N 135°27′07″W / 58.1089°N 135.4519°W) in the harbor at Hoonah, Territory of Alaska, by an ice floe, then was destroyed by a fire that occurred when her captain went aboard with a lantern, triggering an explosion. He survived with burns about the head.[70] |
| Swallow | United States | After her gasoline engine stopped running during a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Ketchikan to Metlakatla, the 10-gross register ton, 32.2-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel drifted onto a rock and was wrecked in Nichols Passage off Driest Point (55°10′40″N 131°36′15″W / 55.17778°N 131.60417°W). Her crew of three survived. Her wreck later slid off the rock and sank in deeper water, leaving only her mast above water, and by 23 February she had disappeared entirely.[41] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helios | Sweden | The cargo ship was damaged by ice and sank off Holmstad.[71] |
| Suki Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Shimonoseki and sank.[72] |
22 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assimina M. Embiricos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt.[57] She broke in two the next day and was a total loss.[69] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclops | United Kingdom | The dredger capsized and sank in the Firth of Forth 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east south east of the Bass Rock.[69][71] |
| Edvige | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Unione ( Italy) at La Spezia and sank. Her crew were rescued.[73] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel M. Bartlett | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (40°11′N 54°16′W / 40.183°N 54.267°W). Her crew were rescued by Caldy Light ( United Kingdom).[74][75] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana | Norway | The cargo ship came ashore on Effingham Island, Barclay Sound, British Columbia, Canada and was wrecked.[76] Later raised and renamed Drammensfjord.[77] |
March[edit]
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Director | United States | The 18-gross register ton fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Hinchinbrook Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska during a gale. Her crew of four survived.[78] |
3 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon E. Moulton | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Burgeo, Newfoundland.[79] |
| Gylsboda | Sweden | The cargo ship was damaged by ice and put into Åhus, where she sank.[80] She was refloated on 6 March.[56] |
| Patagonier | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[80] She was refloated on 11 March.[81] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haine | Belgium | The ship was run into by Khiva ( United Kingdom) at Antwerp and sank.[79] |
| Oswin | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground off Falsterbo.[79] She was refloated on 9 March.[61] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fennia |  Finland | The cargo ship ran aground on Kalkgrundet, Baltic Sea.[82] She slipped off the rocks and sank on 14 March.[83] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buzen Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Ganyūjima, in the Shimonoseki Strait.[84] She was refloated on 12 March.[85] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Obernai | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°49′N 58°10′W / 46.817°N 58.167°W). Her crew were rescued by Kungsholm ( Sweden).[61] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eupatoria | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on the Salmedina Bank, off the coast of Colombia.[86] She was refloated on 17 March.[87] |
| Sori | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana, United States.[86] She was refloated on 12 March.[75] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Izgled | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship struck the bank of the Panama Canal and sprang a leak. She was consequently beached.[81] She was refloated on 11 March.[85] |
11 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago | United States | The cargo ship sank in a storm 60 miles south east of Cape Hatteras. Twenty Five crew killed.[88][89] |
| Wyoming | United States | Carrying a cargo of coal, the 329-foot (100 m), 3,730-gross register ton six-masted schooner foundered in a storm while at anchor off the coast of Massachusetts in Pollock Rip Channel off the Pollock Rip Lightship in Nantucket Sound. Her entire crew — reported as both 13 and 14 by different sources — was lost. After finding the wreck with some of its masts still above water, the cutter USCGC Acushnet (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard) leveled the wreck because it was a danger to navigation.[90][91] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmay |  Isle of Man | The coaster ran aground at Ballyquinton Point, County Down, United Kingdom.[85] She was refloated on 15 March.[92] |
| Tennia | Finland | The cargo ship was damaged by ice at Malmö, Sweden and was abandoned.[85] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannevig Brothers | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[75] She was refloated on 17 March.[93] |
| Niki | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Neath, Glamorgan.[75] She was refloated on 17 March.[87] |
| Sygna | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Tjøtta, Norway.[75] She was refloated on 17 March.[87] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deva | United Kingdom | The sand grab caught fire off Liverpool, Lancashire. The barge Ellesburn ( United Kingdom) took off her crew before she capsized and sank.[92] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hypolite Worms | France | The cargo ship was in collision with Sarthe ( United Kingdom) off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure and sank. Her crew were rescued by Sarthe.[92] |
17 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bilbeis | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground at Nyriros, Turkey and was abandoned.[87] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Ro-16-class submarine was rammed and sunk by the light cruiser Tatsuta ( Imperial Japanese Navy) at Sasebo, Japan, and sank with the loss of all 44 crew.[94] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chi Ping | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze at Chunglingtan and was beached.[95] She was refloated on 29 March.[96] |
| Warren | United States | The cargo ship sank at Shanghai, China.[97] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy L. Brinckmann | United States | The schooner came ashore on the Oregon Islet and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
| Glyndon | United States | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 52 nautical miles (96 km) south east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of three crew. Survivors were rescued by Cananova ( United States).[99] |
| Ottar Jarl | Norway | The cargo ship collided with British Princess ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea (53°11′00″N 1°18′30″E / 53.18333°N 1.30833°E) and sank. All 22 crew were rescued by British Princess.[98] |
| River Dare | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. All 24 crew were rescued by Lexa Maersk ( Denmark). Both ship's cats perished, but her pigeons were released before she sank.[98][100] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matatua | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with American Merchant ( United States) in the River Thames at Canvey Island, Essex with the loss of eight crew. She was beached at Mucking.[101] She was refloated on 3 April.[102] |
| President Monroe | United States | The ocean liner ran aground on the Florida Reef.[99] She was refloated on 27 March.[103] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelicano | Peru | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Zorritos.[104] |
| Tokufuku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Heimdal ( Germany) in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Dungeness, Kent and sank with the loss of 23 of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by Heimdal and Hans Hemsoth ( Germany).[105] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | United States | The 199-foot (60.7 m), 474-gross register ton schooner barge sank with the loss of five lives in the North Atlantic Ocean during a heavy snowstorm and gale off New Jersey in 65 feet (20 m) of water.[106] |
| Pocono | United States | The 150-foot (45.7 m) (?), 698-gross register ton schooner barge sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during a heavy snowstorm and gale 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) off Sea Bright Beach, New Jersey, in 60 feet (18 m) of water. Her wreck is known as the "Rudder Wreck."[107] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelotas |  Brazil | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by San Gaspar ( United Kingdom) and landed at Hamilton, Bermuda on 17 March.[93] |
April[edit]
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista |  Portugal | The barque was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean and abandoned by her crew. Seven crew were rescued on 5 April by Starlight (flag unknown).[108] |
| Liberty | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Liberty.[109] She was refloated on 7 April.[110] |
| Malaya | United States | The passenger ship ran aground on Titan Island, Amoy, China and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manila, Philippines to Ningpo.[102][109] |
| Menominee | United States | The tug ran aground at Liberty whilst going to the assistance of Liberty.[109] She was refloated the next day.[111] |
| Otto Ippen 20 | Germany | The cargo ship sank at Stralsund, Vorpommern.[102] |
3 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frangestan | United Kingdom | The passenger ship caught fire and sank in the Red Sea (18°44′N 39°02′E / 18.733°N 39.033°E). Her 1,200-plus passengers and crew were rescued by Clan Maciver ( United Kingdom).[102][112] |
| Rica | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Thyna, Tunisia.[111] She was refloated on 7 April.[110] |
| Westbury | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore 22 nautical miles (41 km) west of the Quéquen Lighthouse, Argentina.[113] She was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[111] |
4 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Rodman | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Point Calvert, British Columbia, Canada.[108] She was refloated on 18 April.[114] |
| Dover Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Otomari, Sakhalin.[110] She was refloated on 7 April.[115] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with West Inskip ( United States) in the Scheldt at Bath, Netherlands and sank. The wreck was broken up in situ in June 1924.[116] |
6 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Coeur | France | The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (46°30′N 31°40′W / 46.500°N 31.667°W). Her crew were rescued by N.F.C. ( France).[108] |
| Turlaid |  Estonia | The schooner came ashore at Meshedyn, Spanish Morocco. She broke up the next day and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[110] |
7 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anahuac | United States | The cargo ship came ashore at Bellport, New York and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[115] |
| Fladen Lightship | Sweden | The lightship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued.[110] |
| HMS L25 | Royal Navy | The L-class submarine ran aground off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was refloated later that day.[117] |
| Sainte Anne | France | The cargo ship collided with Blois ( France) the English Channel (50°40′N 0°10′W / 50.667°N 0.167°W). Her crew were rescued by Blois.[110] |
8 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | United States | The cargo ship was a total loss off Maui, Hawaii.[118] |
| Maple Branch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Mala Bank, Ecuador.[118] She was refloated on 17 May.[119] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Pasubio | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Argentine coast and was a total loss.[118] |
| Wyrallah | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Dilkera ( United Kingdom) off Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia and sank with the loss of eight crew.[118][120] |
10 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sirius | France | The schooner collided with the fishing vessel Suzanne et Marie ( France) in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais and sank. Her crew were rescued.[121] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nunnington | United Kingdom | The cargo ship departed Swansea, Glamorgan for Sables. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[122] |
12 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Australia | Royal Australian Navy |  |
| Princess Louise | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[123] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanness | United Kingdom | The cargo liner suffered a failure of her propeller shaft off Start Point in the English Channel and consequently drifted ashore at Burhou, Alderney Channel Islands. All on board were rescued by Baron Cawdor ( United Kingdom) and RFA Slavol ( Royal Navy).[123][124] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tokwa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground near Marotsu, Yamaguchi.[125] She was refloated on 17 April.[126] |
17 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ran | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on Middelgrunden Øresund.[127] She was refloated on 22 April.[126] |
19 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mikuni Maru | Japan | The coaster caught fire and was abandoned off Hinomisaki Point.[114] |
21 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flandria | Sweden | The cargo liner came ashore near Hirtshals, Denmark. All on board were rescued.[128] She was refloated on 27 April.[129] |
| Llewellyn Howland | United States | Carrying a cargo of fuel oil, the tanker ran aground on Seal Ledge — a reef off Brenton Point in Newport, Rhode Island — broke up, and sank without loss of life in up to 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at 41°26′05″N 071°20′53″W / 41.43472°N 71.34806°W.[126][130] She was a total loss.[131] |
| Paul Beau | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Les Fils de Doumer ( France) 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Canton, China and was beached.[128] She was refloated on 27 April.[132] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aldebaran | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore on Saaremaa, Estonia and was abandoned by her crew.[131] She was refloated on 27 April.[132] |
| Zencons |  Latvia | The three-masted schooner came ashore on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned by her crew.[126] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garthway | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Santa María Island, Galapagos Islands and was a total loss.[131][133] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Java Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the Inland Sea of Japan.[129] She was refloated on 30 April.[134] |
| Gannet | United Kingdom | The passenger ship sprang a leak in the North Sea off Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland and was abandoned.[133] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Abbey | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Entinas, Spain.[135] She was refloated in early May, arriving at Gibraltar on 6 May for drydocking and repairs.[136] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurania | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Norrtelje ( Sweden) in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued by Norrtelje.[129] |
| Robert Dollar II | United States | The cargo ship was wrecked in the Yangtze 50 nautical miles (93 km) downstream of Chunking, China with heavy loss of life[129][132] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Singapore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Adelaide, South Australia. A fireman was killed by an onboard explosion whilst fighting the fire.[129] Having sunk, she was refloated on 5 May.[137] |
| Martha | United States | While anchored with no one aboard during a blizzard, the 23.3-gross register ton schooner was washed onto a reef and wrecked at the east-northeast entrance to Catons Harbor (54°24′N 162°32′W / 54.400°N 162.533°W) on Sanak Island in the Sanak Islands in the Gulf of Alaska.[138] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dios Irmaos | Brazil | The sailing ship suffered an onboard explosion of her cargo and capsized at Pernambuco.[132] |
| Ethel | United Kingdom | The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary off the Maplin Sands, Essex. Both crew were rescued by the yacht Vanity ( United Kingdom).[132] |
| James W. Parker | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[139] She was declared a total loss,[134] but was refloated on 1 May.[140] |
| Spreewald | Germany | The cargo liner ran aground at Emden, Germany.[141] She was refloated on 29 April.[134] |
29 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Luckenbach | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[139] She was refloated on 4 May.[137] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aviateur Genthon | France | The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground at Alicante, Spain and was wrecked.[142] |
| Cragness | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Barracouta Point, Portuguese East Africa and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Lady Denison Pender ( United Kingdom).[142] She was declared a total loss.[143] |
May[edit]
1 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ootmarsum | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[142] She was refloated on 16 May.[144] |
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seewolf | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France and sank.[143] She was refloated on 5 May.[137] |
| Trevier | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[143] She was refloated on 16 May.[144] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mistletoe | United States | Operating as a fishing excursion vessel, the 153-foot (46.6 m), 362-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned to the waterline and sank in 42 feet (13 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Jamaica Bay, New York, at 40°32.055′N 073°50.900′W / 40.534250°N 73.848333°W. All 85 people on board survived.[145] |
| Nora Salieri | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Blanc, on the border of French West Africa and Spanish Sahara.[137] She was refloated on 8 May.[146] |
7 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Nikolai | United Kingdom | The barquentine ran aground at Saltburn, Yorkshire.[136] She broke up and was a total loss.[147] |
| Yeddo | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Bärenfels ( Germany) in the Scheldt at Fort Philip. She was beached but subsequently sank.[148] |
8 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenia | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[147] She was refloated on 12 May.[149] |
| Evelyn | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) east south east of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[150] |
| Kinghorn | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore on the south coast of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.[147] She was refloated on 12 May.[151] |
| R. R. Govin | United States | The four-masted schooner came ashore on Bodies Island, North Carolina and was wrecked.[152] |
| Valnegra | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River.[152] She was refloated on 12 May.[149] |
| Volturno | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River.[147] She was refloated on 12 May.[153] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kamouraska | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Schooner Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.[152] She was refloated on 12 May.[153] |
| Neko | United Kingdom | The whaler ran aground at Cabo Frio, Argentina and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by Sevilla ( United Kingdom).[151][154] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marques de Campo | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Dar El Beïda, Algeria.[154] She was a total loss.[149] |
| Panviejo | Peru | The cargo ship caught fire and was abandoned at sea.[154] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenamoy | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground on Video Island, China. Her passengers were taken off by another ship.[151] She was refloated on 13 June.[155] |
| Ngahere | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand and was wrecked.[153] |
| Shinfuku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Maska, Sakhalin.[153] She was refloated on 2 June.[156] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polarhavet | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Söderhamn, Sweden.[157] She was refloated on 19 May.[119] |
| Trane | Norway | The cargo ship sank in the Raz de Sein, France. Her crew survived.[157] |
17 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gunter | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Kasan ( Denmark) in the Kattegat and sank. Her crew were rescued by Kasan.[144] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alderney | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Ewell ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Victoria Embankment and sank.[144] She was refloated on 22 May.[158] |
| Orinoco | United States | The freighter's hull split in two after her seams opened up and she sank in a storm in Lake Superior between Michipicoten Island and Whitefish Point. Most of the crew abandoned ship in her lifeboats, ten in one and nine in the other. One person in each boat died of exposure. The Captain, chief engineer and helmsman remained on board and died.[159] |
19 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magda | Germany | The coaster was sunk in the Ems by the explosion of her boiler.[119] |
20 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Odysseus | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground ion the Paraná River, Argentina.[160] She was refloated on 23 May.[161] |
| Orinoco | United States | The cargo ship foundered in Lake Superior with the loss of five of her 22 crew.[162][163] |
| Utopia | flag unknown | The sailing ship was wrecked on St François Island, Seychelles. Her crew were rescued by Aiglon (flag unknown).[150] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoover and Madison | The cargo ship collided with J. S. Ashley ( United States) in Lake Superior and was beached at Duluth, Minnesota, where she broke in two.[158] | |
| Jan van Ryswyck | Belgium | The cargo ship was wrecked on Longstone Rock, Farne Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[160][164] |
| Koyei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered off Choshi, Kazusa with the loss of all hands.[163] |
| State of Ohio | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Cleveland, Ohio.[160] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lothar Bohlen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Dardanelles.[161] She was refloated on 30 May.[165] |
| Neisei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the Korean coast. She was refloated and then beached.[163] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Labourdonnais | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground on a reef off Flat Island, Mauritius and was wrecked.[161][166] |
27 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aulne | France | The cargo ship came ashore at Ras Amar, Tunisia and was abandoned by her crew.[141] She was refloated on 9 June.[167] |
| Tsugaru | Imperial Japanese Navy | The decommissioned minelayer was scuttled with explosive charges in the Pacific Ocean off Yokosuka, Japan.[168] |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asahi Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sprang a leak off Wakannai, Hokkaidō, Japan, and was beached.[169] |
29 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cliffmore | United Kingdom | The coaster struck the Oxcar Rocks in the Firth of Forth and was beached. Her crew were rescued.[170] She sank on 2 June.[171] She was refloated on 9 July and beached at Cramond, Lothian.[172] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kobasan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Ashizuri. She had broken up by 10 May and was a total loss.[153] |
June[edit]
3 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pogor | United States | While beached on Warren Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska for repairs, the 12-gross register ton, 28-foot (8.5 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire. Her crew of two survived.[173] |
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olga Elisabeth | Germany | The cargo ship was abandoned in the North Sea 230 nautical miles (430 km) east north east of the mouth of the River Tyne due to her cargo shifting. Her crew were rescued by the drifter Cheviotdale ( United Kingdom). Olga Elisabeth sank on 6 June.[174] |
6 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B.B.-59 | United States | The scow sank about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey.[175] |
| Potrebillos |  Chile | The cargo ship ran aground on North Quiriquina Island and was a total loss.[176] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | United States | The passenger ship struck a reef, capsized and sank off Isle Royale, Michigan. All 47 people on board survived. |
| Durham Coast | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Sunoil ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached at Wallasey, Cheshire.[177] She was refloated on 10 June.[178] |
| Yahiko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered in the Hainan Strait with the loss of all but three of her crew.[167] |
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hesperos | Norway | The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached in the Molyneaux Estuário.[178] |
11 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kayak | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[179] She was refloated on 17 June.[180] |
12 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| White Rose | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Mungret ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Penarth, Glamorgan and sank with the loss of two crew.[179] |
13 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne | France | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 41°N 19°W / 41°N 19°W). Her crew were rescued by the sailing ship Estrella III ( Portugal).[181] |
| Saarbrücken | Germany | The cargo liner ran aground at Tapagadja, Sabang, North Borneo.[182] She was refloated on 17 June.[183] |
14 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Firefly | Royal Navy | The Fly-class gunboat was sunk in the Euphrates by insurgents.[184] |
16 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at the Jussaroe Lighthouse, Hanko, Finland.[185] She was refloated on 10 July.[172] |
| Pamyat Lenina |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Aniwa, Sakhalin.[185] She was refloated on 21 June.[186] |
17 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haakon Jarl | Norway | The passenger ship collided with Kong Harald ( Norway) in Vestfjorden, Norway, and sank with the loss of sixteen lives.[180][187] |
| Shogiku Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Sakhalin and subsequently sank.[188] |
19 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Espozende | Portugal | The sailing ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (42°25′N 9°30′W / 42.417°N 9.500°W) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Masirah ( United Kingdom).[189] |
21 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Macmillan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Table Island.[190] |
| Metagama | United Kingdom | The passenger ship collided with Clara Camus ( Italy) in the Atlantic Ocean 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cape Race, Newfoundland. She was beached at St. John's.[191] |
25 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dime |  United States | A strong wind and high tide forced the 12-ton scow onto a beach on Golovin Spit (64°35′N 163°10′W / 64.583°N 163.167°W), 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) from Golovin, Territory of Alaska. Her two-man crew survived. By the morning of 26 June, ice had crushed her where she lay.[78] |
| Egremont Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship suffere an onboard explosion and fire. She was beached on the Bay Ridge mudflats, New York.[186][192] Her crew were rescued by Bowes Castle ( United Kingdom).[193] |
| Robin Hood | United States | The five-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean between Key West, Florida and Tortugas. Her crew were rescued by a United States Revenue Cutter Service vessel.[186] |
29 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thor | Denmark | The cargo liner capsized 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of the Drogden Lightship ( Denmark) with the loss of eleven of the 25 people on board.[194][195] |
30 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saguenay | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground in the Saguenay River, Quebec, Canada. Her passengers were taken off.[195] |
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erik B | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Norrskär, Finland.[196] She was refloated on 5 July.[197] |
| Kifune Maru No.3 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Sendai.[196] |
| Sankaty | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Boston, Massachusetts.[198] |
5 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[197] |
7 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pampa | Denmark | The schooner came ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness, United Kingdom and was wrecked. All four crew survived.[199] |
8 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Cochrane | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[200] She was refloated on 25 July.[201] |
9 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunheath | United Kingdom | The cargo ship arrived at Karachi, India with defective boilers. Attempts to tow her into port were unsuccessful and she dragged ger anchors and came ashore.[172][200] She was refloated on 6 December.[202] |
10 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iwami | Imperial Japanese Navy | Washington Naval Treaty: The decommissioned Borodino-class battleship sank west of Jōgashima near the mouth of Tokyo Bay after being used as a target for Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft from 5 to 8 July.[203] |
| Lismore | United Kingdom | The coaster capsized in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Newtown Head, County Waterford, Ireland with the loss of eighteen of her nineteen crew.[204][205][206] |
| Ofanto | Italy | The coaster was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily (36°21′N 13°45′E / 36.350°N 13.750°E). Her crew were rescued by Andes Maru ( Japan).[207] |
| Niitaka Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Chennampo and was a total loss.[172] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Woermann | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in the Forcados River, Nigeria.[208] She was abandoned by her crew on 15 July,[209] but was later reboarded.[210] Martha Woermann was finally abandoned on 23 July,[211] and was declared a total loss on 28 July.[212] |
| Matsuyama Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea west of the Gotō Islands with the loss of all but one of her crew.[213][214] |
12 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olaf | United States | The 21-gross register ton salmon-fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of the mouth of the Kenai River at approximately 60°37′N 151°23′W |