List of shipwrecks in 1927
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The list of shipwrecks in 1927 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1927.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Mentor |  Greece
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The cargo ship ran aground at Horli, Soviet Union.[1] She was refloated on 6 January.[2] |
| Tzar Ferdinand |  Bulgaria
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The cargo ship came ashore on Kos, Greece.[3] She was refloated on 6 January.[4] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sheila |  United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Fern na More Point, Ross and Cromarty (57°34′N 5°51′W / 57.567°N 5.850°W).[3] She was abandoned on 4 January.[5] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Twins |  United States
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The 10-gross register ton, 33.8-foot (10.3 m) motor vessel sank off Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago opposite Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. Only one of the three people aboard survived.[6] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles G. Black | United States
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The cargo ship ran aground off South Pass.[2] She was refloated on 11 January.[7] |
| Yawata Maru No.2 |  Japan
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The cargo ship collided with Harada Maru No.7 ( Japan) in the Shimonoseki Strait and sank with some loss of life.[2]
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7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baralt |  Netherlands
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The cargo ship struck a sunken wreck at Maracaibo, Venezuela and was beached on Zapara Island.[8] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Maqcuarrie | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[8] She was refloated on 21 January.[9] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louise Greer | United States
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The tug collided with Howard ( United States) at Norfolk, Virginia and sank.[10]
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12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burpee L. Tucker | United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[11] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Whittemore | United States
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The four-masted schooner caught fire and was then dismasted in a gale in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was abandoned by her crew. A United States government ship towed her into Provincetown.[12] |
| Essex Isles | United Kingdom
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The tanker caught fire and sank at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and was beached.[12][13] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Bristol Channel. She was beached at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[12] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arita Maru No.2 | Japan
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The cargo ship sank in the South China Sea off the east coast of Korea.[14] |
| Oscar Dickson |  Sweden
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The cargo ship collided with Alpha ( Norway) off Oscarsborg Fortress in the Oslofjord, Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued.[13]
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16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Odysseus | Greece
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The cargo ship departed Malta for Antwerp, Belgium on 16 January. A lifeboat and the body of a crew member washed up at Philippeville, Algeria on or around 8 February. Presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[15] |
| Shinten Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground off the Shiriyazaki Lighthouse, Honshu.[16] She was refloated on 7 February.[17] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vidzeme |  Latvia
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The cargo ship ran aground at Sõrve.[16] She was refloated on 20 January.[18] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia and Jane | United Kingdom
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The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Irish Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Drummore, Wigtownshire and sank. Her crew survived.[19] |
| Emilie Dunford | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Sheaf Arrow ( United Kingdom in the Seine at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France and sank with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by Sheaf Arrow.[19] She was refloated on 25 March.[20]
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19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mildred | United Kingdom
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The tug struck a submerged object off Isle Haute, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Sava |  Yugoslavia
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The cargo ship ran aground at Kustendje, Bulgaria.[18] She was refloated on 13 March.[21] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bilko | United States
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The cargo ship collided with Creole ( United States) in the Mississippi River 75 nautical miles (139 km) downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached.[9]
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| Enniskillen | United Kingdom
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The coaster departed Blyth, Northumberland for Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karroo | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship caught fire at Staten Island, New York, United States. and settled. She was refloated the next day.[23][24] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Terje | Norway
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The cargo ship collided with Nassau ( United States) in the East River at Astoria, New York and was beached.[23] She was refloated on 24 January.[25]
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24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Maru | Japan
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The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank near Manao.[24] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antigoon |  Belgium
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The cargo ship collided with Elisabeth van België ( Belgium) in the Scheldt at Boomke and was beached.[25]
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The cutter caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and sank with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Defender ( United Kingdom).[26]
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26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lonsdale | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Portrush, County Antrim and was abandoned by her crew.[27] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rodonto | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Molara Island, Sardinia, Italy and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
| Mary | Latvia
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The cargo ship collided with Hero ( United Kingdom) in the Weser at Höherweg and was beached.[25] She was refloated on 31 January.[28]
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| Retuerto |  Spain
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The cargo ship was wrecked at Pravia, Asturias with the loss of seventeen crew.[25] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antinoë | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by President Roosevelt ( United States).[29]
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29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic |  United Kingdom
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The ocean liner was rammed by Anaconda ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island, New York. Both ships were repaired and returned to service.[30]
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| Hokoku Maru | Japan
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Tsugaru Straits.[31] She was refloated on 19 February and sailed to Hakodate, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[32] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dundrennan | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Tasso ( Italy) in the Scheldt and was beached.[33] She was refloated on 2 February.[34]
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| Oberschlesien |  Germany
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The tanker collided with City of Salisbury ( United Kingdom) off Brunsbüttelkoog, Schleswig-Holstein and was beached.[33]
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31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Izabran | Yugoslavia
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The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States.[35] She was refloated on 3 February.[34] |
| Juvigny | United States
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The cargo ship collided with Valemore ( United Kingdom) in Delaware Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued by Valemore.[36]
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February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helene | Germany
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The schooner collided with Scotscraig ( United Kingdom) at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein and sank with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Scotscraig.[35]
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2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lodovica | Italy
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The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Maldonado, Uruguay and was abandoned by her crew.[37] She was refloated on 17 March.[38] |
| Oberon | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Oban, Argyllshire.[39] She was refloated on 18 March.[38] |
| Tottenham | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Novorossiysk, Soviet Union.[39] She was refloated on 6 February.[40] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maashaven | Netherlands
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The cargo ship ran aground at Ventspils, Latvia. Salvage efforts were suspended on 4 February.[31] She was refloated on 14 February.[41] |
| Merannio | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with at Port of London Authority hopper barge in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex and sank.[34] |
| Sheerness | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground on the Tuskar Rock and was wrecked with the loss of seventeen of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by Kingstown ( United Kingdom).[34]
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4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huallaga |  Peru
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The cargo ship ran aground at Ilo.[31] She was abandoned as a total loss on 10 February.[42] |
| Memfi | Italy
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The cargo ship ran aground on the Berli Shoals.[31] She was declared a total loss.[43] |
| Muskogee | United States
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The cargo ship ran aground in the South Pass.[44] She was refloated on 7 February.[43] |
| Phyllis Hudson | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Java ( Netherlands) off Walsoorden, Netherlands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[44]
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| San Martino | Italy
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The cargo ship collided with Dubravka ( Yugoslavia) in the Mediterranean Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Messina, Sicily and sank. Her crew were rescued.[45]
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| Selwyn Eddy | United States
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The cargo ship came ashore in Vineyard Sound and was wrecked.[31] |
| Ulsnes | Norway
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The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[31] She was refloated on 9 February.[45] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| King Robert | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Indio Channel.[45] She was refloated on 13 February.[46] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod | United States
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The coaster collided with Michael Tracey ( United States) in Hell Gate, New York and sank. Her crew were rescued.[44]
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| La Tourmente |  France
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The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Sark, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caraibe | France
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The cargo ship ran aground at Antilla, Cuba.[40] She was later refloated, arriving at Santiago de Cuba on 15 February.[47] |
| Durostor |  Romania
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The cargo ship ran aground at Constanţa whilst going to the assistance of Imperatul Taian ( Romania).[43] She was refloated on 22 February.[48]
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| Imperatul Traian | Romania
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The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Tuzla, Soviet Union.[40] She was refloated on 2 September,[49] but was driven ashore again on 3 September.[50] |
| John Francis Stuard | United States
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The four-masted schooner ran aground on a reef off Port-a-Piment, Haiti.[43] She was a total loss.[17] |
| Magrace | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Slidell, Louisiana.[40] |
| M. T. Cicerone | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal.[51] She was declared a total loss on 10 February.[17] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shinchiku Maru | Japan
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The cargo ship ran aground at Misaki, Aomori.[43] She was declared a total loss on 1 March.[52] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galava | United Kingdom
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The coaster foundered off Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia with some loss of life.[45] |
| Lord Byron | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Jaffa, Palestine.[45] Seven of her 28 crew were landed on 11 February.[53] She was refloated on 28 March.[54] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akti | Greece
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The cargo ship struck rocks at Alexandria, Egypt and ran aground.[46] She was refloated on 3 March.[55] |
| Francesco Ciampini | Italy
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The cargo ship collided with Signe ( Denmark) in the English Channel off the South Goodwin Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank. All 30 crew were rescued by Signe.[53]
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| Plodder | United Kingdom
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The coaster collided with Endymion ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex and sank.[56] All eleven crew were rescued by Harley and the fishing smack Bonny Lena (both United Kingdom).[46][57]
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12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Clear | United States
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The 17-gross register ton fishing vessel was wrecked in heavy fog and darkness on the northeast coast of Langara Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada. Her crew of five survived, but she became a total loss.[58] |
| Emma | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge was struck by London Shipper ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenwich, London and was beached.[46]
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| Rhenania | Germany
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The cargo ship ran aground at Simrishamn, Sweden.[46] She was refloated on 16 February.[59] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raa | Norway
|
The coaster was rammed and sunk by Gordejuela ( Spain) in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Folkestone, Kent and sank. All seventeen crew were rescued by Gordejuela.[57]
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14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia | United Kingdom
|
The auxiliary schooner collided with City of Birmingham ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and sank. Her crew were rescued by City of Birmingham.[41]
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| Plawsworth | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship collided with Goulandris ( Greece) in the North Sea and was beached at Minsenersand, Germany.[60]
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18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil P. Stewart | United States
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Harvey Cedars, New Jersey and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ak Deniz |  Turkey
|
The mail ship ran aground at Istanbul.[61] She was refloated on 22 March.[62] |
| USCGC CG-238 | United States Coast Guard
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The cutter capsized in a storm.[63] |
| Nancy | United States
|
The 259-foot (79 m), 2,117-gross register ton five-masted schooner dragged her anchor during a storm and was wrecked without loss of life on Nantasket Beach at Hull, Massachusetts. Her wreck subsequently was a tourist attraction for many years until it ultimately was burned and her keel became buried in sand.[64] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn V. Miller | United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Long Point, Ontario, Canada and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[65] |
| Vendlus |  Estonia
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The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Hermano, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sea | United Kingdom
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The tanker exploded, burnt and sank in New York Bay. Her crew survived.[66] She was later raised, repairs and returned to service.[67] |
| Scandia | United States
|
The 116-gross register ton, 90.8-foot (27.7 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks at the entrance to the harbor at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. Her entire crew of 15 survived and were rescued by the vessel Duncan 1 ( United States).[68]
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24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stenies | Greece
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The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank with the loss off twenty of her 21 crew. The survivor was rescued by the fishing vessel Fox Trott ( France).[69][70]
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25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artemis |  Honduras
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The steam yacht was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Key West, Florida.[71] |
| City of Annapolis |  United States
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The cargo ship collided with City of Richmond ( United States) at Baltimore, Maryland and sank.[72]
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| Grodno | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Corfu, Greece.[72] She was refloated on 28 February and found to be extensively damaged.[52] |
| Industry | United Kingdom
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The Thames barge collided with Marsden ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and sank. Her crew were rescued.[71]
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| Kathleen Conrad | United Kingdom
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The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[71] |
| Mary E. Moore | United States
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The cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean off the mouth of the Coquille River. Her crew were rescued.[72] |
| Sarrebourg | France
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The cargo ship ran aground on the Portsal Rocks, Brest, Finistère and was wrecked.[72] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gardenia | Italy
|
The cargo ship struck floating wreckage in the Great Belt and developed a leak. She was beached at Bandholm, Sweden.[69] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton | United States
|
The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Kill Van Kull and was beached.[52] She was refloated on 31 March.[73] |
| Hoffnung | Germany
|
The auxiliary sailing ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hamburg.[74] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Waterford | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship came ashore in the Outer Hebrides. She was declared a total loss on 15 February.[41] |
| Venus | United States
|
The vessel was severely damaged during a storm in the Gulf of Alaska off Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, losing her wheelhouse, deck gear, and dories. She arrived at Kodiak in a wrecked condition, with little left of her other than her hull and Bollinger engine.[75] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Millocrat | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Greenisland, County Antrim.[52] She was refloated on 4 March.[76] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie G. Noyes | United States
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The schooner broke up in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Three crewmen were washed overboard and drowned. Eight survivors drifted on a part of the quarterdeck until rescued by the steamer Topeka ( Norway) on 7 March.[77]
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3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | Norway
|
The cargo ship was wrecked at Tamatave, Madagascar in a cyclone.[78] |
| Beechtree | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground on Peel Rock, off the coast of Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[79] |
| Catinat | France
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone.[80] She was declared a total loss on 23 March.[67] |
| De Riziny | France
|
The sailing ship was wrecked at Tamitave in a cyclone.[78] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone.[78][80] |
| Sainte-Anne | France
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone with the loss of seven crew.[80] |
| Ville de Marseille | France
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone.[80] She was refloated on 21 March.[62] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montclair |  Canada
|
During a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to New York City with a cargo of wood lath, the 142-foot (43 m), 371-gross register ton three-masted schooner ran aground on Orleans Bar off Nauset Beach on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and broke up. Her wreck then washed ashore on the beach. Five members of her crew perished; two survived.[81] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Hatteras | Spain
|
The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 140 nautical miles (260 km) east south east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Cabo Torres ( Spain). Cabo Hatteras was shelled and sunk on 6 March by USCGC Seminole ( United States Coast Guard).[78][82]
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| WTB Co. No. 33 | United States
|
While moored in a cove near Ward Cove in Southeast Alaska for the winter to four dolphins that had been weakened by teredos, the 733-ton, 160-foot (48.8 m) scow was blown ashore and wrecked when the dolphins gave way in high winds. No one was aboard the scow at the time.[83] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carna | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Dominican Republic and was wrecked.[80][84] |
| Chaudiere | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Ardrossan, Ayrshire whilst awaiting scrapping, which commenced on 14 February 1928.[85] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akashi Maru | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Dairen, China in a cyclone and wrecked.[86] | |
| Paul Lecat | France
|
The ocean liner ran aground in the Yangtze 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Woosung, China.[87] She was refloated on 20 March.[88] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kinonne Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship was wrecked at Mokpo, Korea.[62][89] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fedelma | United Kingdom
|
The coaster ran aground in the River Parrett downstream of Bridgwater, Somerset.[90] She was refloated on 16 March.[91] |
| Svanen | Sweden
|
The schooner came ashore at Larvik, Norway and was wrecked.[90] |
| Servaux No.6 | France
|
The tug sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône with the loss of a crew member.[90] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| El Sol |  United States
|
The cargo ship collided with Sac City ( United States) in New York Harbor and sank.
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| Kilcredane | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Hakodate, Japan.[92] She was refloated on 18 March.[93] |
| Kirishima Maru | Japan
|
The training ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Cape Inubō with the loss of all hands.[94] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ines Fierro | Spain
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Llastres, Asturias and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[84] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G. J. Cherry | United States
|
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (34°02′N 72°05′W / 34.033°N 72.083°W). Her crew were rescued by Gulfpoint ( United States).[92] G. J. Cherry was later taken in tow by Carrabasset ( United States).[84]
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16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clint | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship foundered at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by Dunscore ( United Kingdom).[91]
|
| Vendome | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Libreville, French West Africa.[95] She was refloated on 23 March.[67] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comandante Manoel Lourenco |  Brazil
|
The cargo ship foundered at Ilha Grande, Piauí.[93] |
| Hector | Germany
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Faro, Portugal.[93] Salvage efforts were suspended on 19 March.[84] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Majestic IV | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[96] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wakamiya Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Choshi and was a total loss.[88] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stig Gorthon | Sweden
|
The cargo ship collided with another vessel at Vegesack, Germany and was beached. She was later refloated and towed to Bremen.[97] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Europa | Netherlands
|
The dredger struck a submerged object and sank at Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.[98] |
| Verdande | Norway
|
The cargo ship departed Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. Five crew and two lifebelts and some lifeboats washed ashore at Boscastle and Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom on 28 March. Believed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54][99] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chevalier | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Barmore Island, Argyllshire.[20] She was refloated on 1 April.[73] |
| Maria | Germany
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Simrishamn, Sweden and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[20] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fulmar | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship collided with Rio Claro ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Dungeness, Kent and sank. Her crew survived.[54]
|
| General Maude | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Aztec ( Norway).[100]
|
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Brand | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All six crew were rescued by Ndolja ( Sweden).[100]
|
| Steel Inventor | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[101] She was refloated on 22 April.[102] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cairnhill | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Matanzas, Cuba.[103] She was refloated on 2 April.[104] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ellsworth | United States
|
The steamer was sunk by a boiler explosion in Long Island Sound. One person was killed.[105] |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beatty Rose | United Kingdom
|
The collier foundered off the Casquets, Channel Islands.[106] All thirteen crew were rescued.[107] |
| Gandara | United Kingdom
|
The cargo liner ran aground at Point Cires, Spanish Morocco.[108] She was refloated on 5 April.[106] |
| Jacinto | Spain
|
The cargo ship collided with Author ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Gibraltar and sank. Seven crew were rescued by Author.[73]
|
| Louis Pasteur | France
|
The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche with the loss of all hands.[109] |
| Neville | United Kingdom
|
The collier foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. All thirteen crew were rescued by Teelin Head ( United Kingdom).[73][109]
|
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unkai Maru No.3 | Japan
|
The cargo ship was abandoned in the East China Sea. Although she was presumed to have subsequently foundered,[110] she was later discovered still afloat.[111] She came ashore at Hinomisaki on 8 April.[112] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tjileboet | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Lingting Island, Hong Kong.[111] Her bow section was cut off and the ship was refloated on 28 April.[113] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamlet |  South Africa
|
The coaster came ashore in Saldanha Bay. She broke her back and was a total loss.[114] |
| Ida | Germany
|
The auxiliary sailing vessel was struck by Siretul ( Romania) at Hamburg and sank.[115]
|
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balto | Norway
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Melilla, Spanish Morocco and wrecked. Her crew survived.[116][117] She was refloated on 3 August.[118] |
| Castilla | Spain
|
The hospital ship was driven ashore at Melilla and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[116][117] |
| Collingdale | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Melilla and was wrecked. All 28 crew were rescued after two days by a local motor boat.[117] She was declared a total loss on 19 April.[119] |
| Conte Verde | Italy
|
The ocean liner ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[120] She was refloated the next day.[121] |
| Nicolas Pateras | Greece
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Melilla and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the Melilla Lifeboat after two days.[117] She was refloated on 16 May.[122] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolita | Spain
|
The coaster foundered at Santander, Cantabria with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[123] |
| Fina | Italy
|
The cargo ship came ashore on Kacova, Greece.[121] She was refloated on 16 April.[124] |
| Scotland Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship struck rocks at Tathong Point, Hong Kong and was beached in Kowloon Bay.[121] She was later refloated and arrived at Hong Kong on 19 April.[125] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariu | Italy
|
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Cape Camarat. Her crew survived.[124] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christel Vinnen | Italy
|
The barque came ashore on Old Providence Island, Colombia and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[119] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emmy L D | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Galata, Turkey.[126] She was refloated on 20 April.[127] |
| Riverina | United Kingdom
|
The passenger ship ran aground at Gabo. Her 250 passengers were taken off on 20 April.[128] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wrestler | United Kingdom
|
The tug struck a rock at Freshwater, Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of two of her ten crew.[126] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camano | United States
|
The four-masted schooner was driven ashore at San Juan, Puerto Rico and was wrecked.[102][129] |
| Suez Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[129] She was refloated on4 October.[130] |
| Westland | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in Lake Huron.[127] She was refloated on 1 May.[131] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angeliki | Greece
|
The sailing ship sprang a leak and sank at Patras.[132] She was refloated on 28 April. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[133] |
| Stanley Hall | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Tanga, Tanganyika.[132] She was refloated on 30 April.[134] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henri Desmarais | France
|
The tanker ran aground at Cabo de Gata, Almeria, Spain.[135] She was refloated on 1 May.[136] |
30 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tasman | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Clerke Island, Queensland, Australia.[131] She was refloated on 13 May.[137] |
May
1 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Colorado | United States Navy
|
The Colorado-class battleship ran aground on the Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.[138] She was refloated on 2 May.[139] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground in Grays Harbor and was abandoned by her crew.[136] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Bessie C. Lake | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[136] |
| Monteceniso | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Point Indio Channel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[136] She was refloated on 13 May.[137] |
| Ryvarden | Norway
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Vila Real, Portugal. She was refloated on 10 May.[140] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Frost | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Port au Bras, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[131] |
| Miyazaki Maru | Japan
|
The passenger ship ran aground at Kwarenko, Formosa. All on board were rescued.[141][142] She broke in three on 1 June and was a total loss.[143] |
| President Wittock | Belgium
|
The fishing boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Blencathra ( United Kingdom).[144]
|
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Luckenbach | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Point Guinos, Costa Rica. She was refloated on 17 May.[122][145] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Everett Hays | United States
|
The 39-gross register ton steam auxiliary schooner struck a reef off Nikolski on Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands and sank. Her crew of seven survived.[146][147] |
| Marietta Nominos | Greece
|
The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance to the Corinth Canal.[148] She was refloated on 14 May.[149] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delfina | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground at San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[150] She was later refloated, and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on 25 May.[151] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athena | Italy
|
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Sète, Hérault, France. Her crew were rescued.[152] |
| Karado Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship came ashore at Nemuro, Hokkaidō and was wrecked.[146] |
| Ysseldijk | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River 12 nautical miles (22 km) upstream of Rosario, Argentina.[152] She was refloated on 28 May.[153] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Harbor | United States
|
The cargo ship came ashore on the Rodgers Reef, Gorda Point.[154] She was abandoned as a total loss on 20 May. Her crew were rescued.[155] |
| West Irmo | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Calabar, Nigeria.[154] She was refloated on 24 May.[156] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ostsee | Germany
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Point Cires, Spanish Morocco.[157] She was still aground on 29 May, when a salvage tug arrived.[158] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amiral Jauréguiberry | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Pauillac, Gironde.[157] She was refloated on 26 May.[159] |
| Kifune Maru No.5 | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Moenaushi.[151] She was refloated on 3 June.[160] |
| Sekkai Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship collided with Daitoru Maru ( Japan) at Shimonoseki and was beached.[161]
|
| Tacoma Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Iki Island.[157] She was refloated on 31 May.[162] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Big Jimsie | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Moenaushi, Sakhalin, Soviet Union and was a total loss.[151] |
| Thomas R. Buckham | United States
|
The cargo ship struck a bridge at Simmesport, Louisiana and sank in the Atchafalaya River.[151] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina C | Greece
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel. She was still aground on 18 July.[163] |
| Negros |  Philippines
|
The passenger ferry foundered in a typhoon with the loss of 108 of the 178 people on board.[164] |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borée | France
|
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°51′N 9°58′W / 47.850°N 9.967°W). Her crew were rescued by Aquarius ( United States).[165]
|
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltanic | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Surop, off Reval, Estonia. She was refloated on 2 June.[162][166] |
| Okinawa Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Gyeryuto, Korea and sank.[143] |
June
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Nome | United States
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Aberdeen, Washington.[167] |
| Clan Macintyre | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[167] She was refloated on 11 June.[168] |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abron | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[169] She was refloated on 17 June.[170] |
| Kenkon Maru No.5 | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Mombetsu, Hokkaidō.[171] She was refloated on 15 June.[172] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Touraco | United Kingdom
|
The coaster ran aground in Little Vasa Water, Orkney Islands. She was refloated on 16 June.[173] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martaban | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[168] She was refloated on 16 June.[170] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluestone | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship capsized in the Beryozovye Islands, Soviet Union. Her crew were rescued.[168] She was later raised and sold.[174]</ref> |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kumano Maru | Japan
|
The cargo liner collided with Yamashiro Maru ( Japan) at Kobe and was beached. All on board were rescued.[171]
|
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hollandia | Netherlands
|
The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (13°25′N 70°13′W / 13.417°N 70.217°W) whilst under tow of Melilla ( Germany). Her crew were rescued but she was declared a total loss.[172][175]
|
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kumano Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Takamatsu and was beached.[171] |
| Sumino-o Maru | Japan
|
The coaster collided with Taizan Maru ( Japan) in the Tsugaru Strait and sank.[172]
|
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Craster Hall | United States
|
The cargo ship collided with Reginolite ( Canada) at Talara, Peru and was beached.[176]
|
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ozark | United States
|
The cargo ship collided with the trawler Surge ( United States) at Boston, Massachusetts, or 22 miles (35 km) south east of Nauset Light, Cape Cod. Ozark was beached.[177][178]
|
| Surge | United States
|
The fishing steamer was sunk in a collision with Ozark ( United States) 22 miles (35 km) south east of Nauset Light, Cape Cod. Three crewmen killed.[179]
|
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birkdale | United Kingdom
|
The barque caught fire off Diego de Almagro Island, Chile on 24 June, and was a total loss when she ran aground on the island Islas Lobos, in the Nelson Strait three days later. Six of her twenty crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by Porvenir ( Chilean Navy).[180][181]
|
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felicité | France
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Tors Cove, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew.[182] |
| Sina | Latvia
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Riga.[182] |
July
1 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert C Wente | United States
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the St. Clare River, Chicago, Illinois.[183] |
| Masuren | Germany
|
The coaster ran aground in the River Parrett at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[184] She was refloated on 4 July.[185] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chi Chuen |  China
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 32 nautical miles (59 km) upstream of Ichang.[186] She was refloated on 10 July.[187] |
| St. François Xavier | France
|
The passenger ship came ashore on Spratly Island, Vietnam. All on board were rescued.[186] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kyphissia | Greece
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Willemstad, Curaçao and Dependencies.[186] She was refloated on 9 July.[187] |
| Nuten | United States
|
The 22-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed while moored at Nushagak, Territory of Alaska, by a fire that began in her galley stove. All three people aboard survived.[188] |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nephrite | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground off Derrybeg, County Donegal, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[185] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Grace | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered in the Pentland Firth off Swona. Her crew were rescued.[189] |
| Presidente Saavedra |  Bolivia
|
The cargo ship sank at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated on 12 July.[190][191] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aster | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Foundiougne, French West Africa.[192] She was refloated on 13 July.[193] |
| Gloria Swanson | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canadian coast.[194] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Westowrie | United Kingdom
|
The coaster collided with Lambeth ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. All six crew were rescued by Chartered ( United Kingdom).[192][195]
|
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boa Viagem |  Portugal
|
The tug sprang a leak and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Benguela ( Portugal).[191]
|
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | Canada
|
The ship ran aground in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec and was a total loss.[193] |
| Western Lass | United Kingdom
|
The schooner came ashore on the Brison Rocks, off Cape Cornwall and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[193] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shahzada | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Bay of Bengal 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Sandheads, West Bengal, India and sank with the loss of 21 of her 72 crew. Survivors were rescued by Clintonia ( United Kingdom).[196]
|
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | United States
|
The 12-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska.[197] |
| Sagaland | Norway
|
The cargo ship collided with Veendam ( Netherlands) in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east Nantucket, Massachusetts and sank with the loss of a crew member.[198]
|
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lutetia | France
|
The cargo ship sank at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[199] She was refloated on 25 July.[200] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olga | United States
|
The 8-gross register ton fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest end of Hump Island (58°27′30″N 134°59′00″W / 58.45833°N 134.98333°W) in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska after her steering gear broke and her gasoline engine failed.[201] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empirestar | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Uruguay River downstream of Fray Bentos, Uruguay.[181] She was refloated on 24 July.[202] |
| Gerda | Sweden
|
The brig was abandoned by her crew. She was discovered derelict 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south west of the Svenska Bjorn Lightship ( Sweden) by Trolleholm ( Sweden).[181]
|
| Toto Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship was wrecked on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union.[203] Her crew were rescued by an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer.[204] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carspey | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Banana Creek, Congo River. She was refloated on 2 August.[205][206] |
| Chios | Greece
|
The cargo ship collided with Rafaello ( Italy) at Istanbul, Turkey and was beached.[202] She was refloated on 26 July.[207]
|
| Homestead | United States
|
The cargo ship was abandoned off the Laccadive Islands, India. Her crew were rescued by Aungban ( United Kingdom).[208]
|
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bayrupert | United Kingdom
|
The cargo liner struck an uncharted rock near Cape Harrigan, Labrador, Canada (55°59′N 59°59′W / 55.983°N 59.983°W) and was wrecked. All on board survived.[209] She was declared a total loss on 3 August.[118] |
| Rose | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Holyhead, Anglesey.[202] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Majestic | United Kingdom
|
The paddle steamer sank at Baltimore, Ohio.[210] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mikkidura | United States
|
The 10-gross register ton auxiliary schooner was destroyed by fire while at anchor in Barlow Cove (58°24′N 134°55′W / 58.400°N 134.917°W) in Southeast Alaska. The two people aboard survived.[211] |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celticstar | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Uruguay River downstream of Fray Bentos, Uruguay.[212] She was refloated on 4 August.[213] |
| Favorite |  United States
|
The passenger vessel was struck by a squall causing her to roll on her port side, fill and sink in Lake Michigan one-half mile (0.80 km) off North Avenue, Chicago. 27 passengers drowned.[214] |
| Mary E. Sultan | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Port Royal, Jamaica and was wrecked.[215] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Watson | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground in Milbanke Sound, British Columbia, Canada.[216] She was still aground on 4 August, but was expected to be refloated within a week.[118] |
| Oscar Midling | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Ibicuy Islands, Argentina.[216] She was refloated on 4 August.[217] |
| San Fraterno | United Kingdom
|
The tanker struck rocks at Bonet Island, Strait of Magellan and sank. Her crew were rescued by Inverarder ( United Kingdom).[216]
|
August
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silver City | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship struck rocks in Domino Run, between the Island of Ponds and Spotted Island, Labrador and was beached at Domino Harbour.[213] She was refloated on 6 August.[218] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chiyoda |  Imperial Japanese Navy
|
The decommissioned cruiser was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bungo Channel by the heavy cruiser Furutaka ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
|
| O-2 | Imperial Japanese Navy
|
An American merchant ship sighted the derelict hulk of the Type U-43 submarine – which had foundered off Japan in a storm on 21 April 1925 – floating in the Pacific Ocean west of Oahu, Hawaii. The hulk subsequently was scuttled. (Some sources claim O-2 was scrapped in 1922.) |
| Stad Vlaardingen | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship ran aground at La Plata, Argentina.[217] She was refloated on 12 August.[219] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elterwater | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground south of Carr Point, Lothian.[218] It was reported on 16 August that she was thought to have broken her back,[220] but this proved not to be the case.[221] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Read | United Kingdom
|
The tanker ran aground near Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.[218] She was refloated on 12 August but had to be beached.[222] Ben Read was refloated again on 14 August.[223] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nunez | Spain
|
The cargo ship sank at Herida, Murcia.[224] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ansonia | United States
|
Prohibition in the United States: The rum running cargo ship was intercepted at Staten Island, New York by a United States Coast Guard vessel. She rammed and sank a sand barge before running aground on a sandbank.[222] |
| Burlington | United States
|
The cargo ship sank at Cleveland, Ohio.[219] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Granite City | United Kingdom
|
The tug foundered in the River Tyne at Blaydon, Northumberland.[223] |
| Sicily | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[223] She was refloated on 2 September.[225] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | United States
|
The 13-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire after a hand lantern ignited gasoline in her bilge, then exploded and sank in 132 feet (40 m) of water 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Burnett Cannery – probably now Cannery Point (56°04′N 132°29′W / 56.067°N 132.483°W) in Burnett Inlet – in Southeast Alaska. Her crew abandoned ship in a dinghy and survived even though the dinghy was only 15 feet (4.6 m) from Mission at the time of the explosion.[211] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sambre | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship struck an uncharted rock at Vitória, Brazil and was beached.[220] She was refloated on 4 September.[226] |
| Sumidagawa Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Yenryumisaki.[227] She later broke up and salvage efforts were abandoned on 6 September.[50] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Branch | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Green Island or Ship Island, Ecuador.[228][229] She was refloated on 28 August and arrived at Guayaquil later that day.[230] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | United States
|
The barge sprang a leak and sank in Lake Michigan. |
| Kibi Maru No.2 | Japan
|
The coaster was driven ashore at Cape Mirabetsu, Sakhalin, Soviet Union and was severely damaged.[229][231] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aransas | United States
|
The tug was destroyed by fire in Lake Pontchartrain.[232] |
| Glofield | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Paraná River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[232] |
| Marionga D. Thermiotis | Greece
|
The cargo ship caught fire at Corcubión, A Coruña, Spain.[233] She was abandoned by her crew on 21 August,[234] sinking later that day.[235] The fire was extinguished on 24 August.[236] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eros | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship came ashore in Foal Bay, Jamaica.[234] She was refloated on 26 August.[230] |
| Teseo | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Punta Indio, Argentina.[234] She was refloated on 1 September.[237] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adana C. |  Canada
|
The steamer ran aground at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.[238] |
| Oliva | Canada
|
The sailing vessel foundered off Flint Island.[239] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie | Sweden
|
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Trudvang ( Norway).[235]
|
| Prince Rupert | Canada
|
The passenger ship ran aground on Ripple Rock in the Seymour Narrows in the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada. The steamer Cardena ( Canada) pulled her off and towed her into port. Prince Rupert was repaired and returned to service.[240]
|
24 August
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silarus | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship collided with Almirante Jacquay ( Brazil) in the Scheldt at Fort Sainte Marie and was beached.[262] She was refloated on 26 August.[205]
|
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Schiaffino | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[263] She was refloated on 3 September.[49] |
| Mystery II | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner sank at Clattice Harbour, Newfoundland. Lost with four hands.[264] |
| Noxall | United Kingdom
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The schooner collided with Veda M. Mckown ( United Kingdom) and sank off St. John's, Newfoundland, in a hurricane with the loss of a crew member.[265][266]
|
| Stanley Hubley | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked at Gabarus, Cape Breton Island. Lost with all four hands.[267] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| McLaughlan | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked in Placentia Bay. Lost with two hands.[268] |
| Minas Prince | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was dismasted and sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was later towed into Vineyard Haven by a United States Government vessel.[265] |
| Philomena | United States
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Port au Port, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[265] |
| Steingrim | Norway
|
The cargo ship ran aground off the Hellevik Lighthouse, Norway and was wrecked.[265] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mirabella | Sweden
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Ilhéus, Brazil.[230] She was aground for about a month, departing under tow for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 25 September.[269] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Healey | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked in Placentia Bay. Lost with all seven hands.[270][242] |
| Annie Jane or Annie Jean | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked off Ile aux Morts. Lost with all four hands.[271][242] |
| Effie May or Ella | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked off Rencontre West, Newfoundland. Lost with all six hands.[272][242] |
| Eva L.H. | United Kingdom
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The auxiliary schooner was abandoned off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[230] |
| Fair Helga | United Kingdom
|
The whaler sprang a leak and was abandoned 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of the mouth of the Durgaat River, South Africa. Her crew were rescued by Sandgate Castle ( United Kingdom).[273]
|
| Hilda Gertrude | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was lost off Rushoon. Lost with all eight hands.[274][242] |
| John C. Loughlin | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked in Placentia Bay. Lost with all four or seven hands.[275][242] |
| Loretta | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked in Placentia Bay. Lost with all four hands.[276][242] |
| Marie Maersk | Denmark
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Nuevitas, Cuba.[230] She was refloated on 2 September.[226] |
| Valena | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked in Placentia Bay. Lost with all four hands.[277] |
| Vienna | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner was wrecked in Placentia Bay. Lost with all four or six hands.[278][242] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calcutta | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship collided with Rabenfels ( Germany) at Diamond Harbour, India.[279] She broke in two and was a total loss. Clan Mackellar ( United Kingdom) ran aground avoiding the other ships. She was refloated the next day.[273][280]
|
| Fulton | Denmark
|
The schooner capsized at Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[273] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Branksea | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Start Point, Devon.[237] She was refloated on 8 September.[281] |
| Nuestra Senhora de Begona | Spain
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Manila, Philippines and was wrecked.[237] |
September
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amicizia | Italy
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Augusta, Sicily.[49] |
| Dominic | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Amazon River at Matura, Brazil.[282] She was refloated on 18 September.[269] |
| Parkhill | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship capsized at Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.[49] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grenadier | United Kingdom
|
The mail boat was severely damaged by fire and sank at Oban, Argyllshire. She was refloated on 13 September.[283][284] |
| Inga | Sweden
|
The cargo ship was rammed by Maj ( Sweden) at Burntisland, Fife and sank.[283]
|
| Jinsho Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the east coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[283] She broke up in December, salvage being reported on 14 December as having been abandoned.[285] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Austri | .svg){kind=small} Iceland
|
The trawler was wrecked off Vatnsnes, Iceland.[286] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie | Denmark
|
The schooner was wrecked at Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[282] |
| Mossa | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the coast of New Guinea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by Durour ( United Kingdom).[282][287]
|
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yselmonde | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship collided with Ellerdale ( United Kingdom) in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Rotterdam, South Holland and sank.[288]
|
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelitas | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[287] She was refloated on 19 September.[289] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[284] She was refloated on 16 September.[290] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shinyei Maru No.3 | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground off the Kinkasan Lighthouse, Miyagi.[291] She was refloated on 3 December.[292] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pinguino |  Mexico
|
The tug foundered off Tampico, Tamaulipas with the loss of five lives.[290] |
| Wusung |  Japan
|
The steamship was reported lost near the Kuril Islands, with about 900 people killed.[293] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Strona | Norway
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saudarkrok, Iceland and was wrecked.[294] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stranger | United States
|
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Tampa, Florida and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Margaret ( United States).[295] She was towed into Tampa on 21 September.[296]
|
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Negro | Germany
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[289] She was refloated on 24 September.[297] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bracondale | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Serrana Bank, Colombia.[289] She was refloated on 23 September.[298] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amersfoort | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Barbuda and was a total loss.[295][296] Salvage operations were abandoned on 5 October.[299] |
| Speedy | United Kingdom
|
The tug capsized and sank in the Alexandra Dock, Bombay, India.[295] She was refloated the next day.[296] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Mrazec | Romania
|
The cargo ship collided with Principele Barbu Stirbei ( Romania) in the Dardanelles and sank. Her crew were rescued.[296]
|
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Pedro Goncalves | Portugal
|
The sailing ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 36°N 26°W / 36°N 26°W). Fifteen crew were rescued by Perseo ( Italy).[298]
|
| Terceirensh | Portugal
|
The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Horta, Azores.[298] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pirat | Spain
|
The tug was driven ashore at Gijón and wrecked.[298] |
| Venturosa | Portugal
|
The sailing ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Oporto and was wrecked.[300] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kennequhair | Canada
|
The dredger foundered off the coast of Labrador.[301] |
| Tartar | Norway
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Oslo, Norway.[300] She was refloated on 30 September.[302] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alco | United States
|
The 15-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire while fueling at Juneau, Territory of Alaska. The vessels Progress and Three Brothers (both United States) towed her to the nearest beach, where she burned to the waterline, a total loss. All five people on board Alco – three passengers and her crew of two – survived.[303]
|
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios N. Rallias | Greece
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Otchakoff, Soviet Union.[304] She was refloated on 2 October.[305] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acushla | United States
|
The 10-gross register ton, 32.2-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. The only person on board survived.[303] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Punctum | Norway
|
The schooner departed Fredrikstad, Norway, for ports in the English Channel.[306] Believed foundered in the Skaggerak with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Hirtshals, Denmark on 12 October.[307] |
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burin | France
|
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (30°27′N 42°08′W / 30.450°N 42.133°W). Her crew were rescued by Pennyworth ( United Kingdom).[302]
|
| Lion | United Kingdom
|
The tug sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London.[302] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Hermod |  Royal Danish Navy
|
The fleet collier foundered in the North Sea off the west coast of Jutland with the loss of all 21 hands.[308] |
| Sonja | Sweden
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Malo, 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Gothenburg.[305] She was refloated on 6 October.[130] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quibdo | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship sank in the Atrato River, Colombia and was a total loss.[309] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Rod | United States
|
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas and was abandoned. She came ashore on Mayaguana.[299] Her crew survived.[310] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favignana | Italy
|
The cargo ship collided with Gertrud ( Finland) in the River Mersey, United Kingdom and was beached.[130] She broke her back on 8 October. Her crew were rescued by the Mersey Flat Mersey ( United Kingdom).[310]
|
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship collided with Yorkshire Coast ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent and was beached.[310]
|
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Michipicoten | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia.[311] |
| Nil | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Cape Vilano, Galicia, Spain.[312][313] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tenkai Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Qingdao, China.[312] She was refloated on 17 October.[314] |
| Ostsee | Germany
|
The cargo ship ran aground off Point Cires, Spanish Morocco. She was refloated on 25 June but was declared a constructive total loss.[315] |
| Queen's County | Norway
|
The cargo ship collided with Luleå ( Sweden) in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Rotterdam, Netherlands and was beached. She was later refloated.[312]
|
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birk | Norway
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[316] She was refloated on 15 October.[317] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glensanda | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Indio, Argentina.[306] She was refloated on 17 October but ran aground again later that day.[317] Glensanda was finally refloated on 25 October.[318] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | United States
|
The 9-gross register ton fishing vessel was blown ashore and wrecked in Puffin Bay (56°15′30″N 134°48′00″W / 56.25833°N 134.80000°W) on the coast of Baranof Island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[58] |
| Flowerdew | United Kingdom
|
The sailing ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (31°56′N 73°27′W / 31.933°N 73.450°W). She was set afire and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the steamer Brenta II ( United Kingdom).[319]
|
| Professor Gruvel | Norway
|
The whale oil refining ship struck an iceberg and foundered in the Antarctic Ocean off the South Shetland Islands. Her crew survived.[317][319] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice R. Thurlow | United States
|
The schooner ran aground on the Diamond Shoals off the coast of North Carolina and was wrecked.[319] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Besseggen | Norway
|
The cargo ship was rammed and sunk at New York, United States by Paris ( France) with the loss of six crew. Survivors were rescued by Paris and the ferries American Legion and Brooklyn (both United States).[320]
|
| Hilde | Germany
|
The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[319] |
| Minneapolis | United States
|
The 20-gross register ton single-masted fishing vessel sank in a gale and snowstorm in Halibut Cove (59°37′N 151°14′W / 59.617°N 151.233°W) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of six survived.[211] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandros | Greece
|
The cargo ship ran aground off Lobos Island, Canary Islands, Spain.[321] She was refloated on 23 October.[322] |
| Burutu | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Sherbro River, Sierra Leone.[319] She was refloated on 23 October.[322] |
| Emilie L D | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Sardinero, Cantabria, Spain and was a total loss.[319] |
| Nile | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Cape Bougaroni, Algeria.[321] She was abandoned as a total loss on 19 October.[323] |
| Redhand | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship capsized in Liverpool Bay. Her crew survived.[317] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | United Kingdom
|
Irene Incident: The passenger ship was hijacked by pirates and sailed to Bias Bay. In an anti-piracy operation she was shelled and sunk by HMS L4 and HMS L5 (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of at least one life with fourteen of her 258 passengers reported missing. Survivors were rescued by L4 and L5. Irene was subsequently salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
|
| Vulcano | Italy
|
The cargo ship collided with Union ( France) off Father Point, Quebec, Canada and sank. Her crew were rescued.[324][325]
|
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coos Bay | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. She was a total loss.[322][326] |
| Horatio G. Foss | United States
|
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Bermuda. All eight crew were rescued by Volendam ( Netherlands).[327]
|
| Karin | United Kingdom
|
The coaster capsized and sank at Durban, South Africa.[322] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Freeman | United States
|
The four-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean of Jacksonville, Florida and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by Scythian ( United Kingdom).[328]
|
| Louvain | France
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Brazil.[322] She was refloated on 5 November.[329] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constance | United States
|
The 15-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked on an uncharted rock at the entrance to Last Chance Harbor (57°28′N 133°55′W / 57.467°N 133.917°W) in Gambier Bay (57°28′49″N 134°01′23″W / 57.4802778°N 134.0230556°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her wreck later was towed off the rock and its gasoline engine was salvaged.[58] |
| Emlynmor | United Kingdom
|
The coaster passed Dungeness, Kent bound for Pembroke.[330] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[331] |
| West Wales | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[328] She was refloated on 9 November.[332] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria | United States
|
The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada.[318] She was refloated on 1 November.[333] |
| Principessa Mafalda | Italy
|
The passenger liner broke a propeller shaft in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil (16°56′S 37°46′W / 16.933°S 37.767°W). She sank slowly in the presence of rescue vessels, however panic among the passengers and crew resulted in the deaths of 314 of 1,258 aboard. Survivors were rescued by Alhena ( Netherlands), Avelona, Empire Star, Rosetti (all United Kingdom) and Formose ( France).[334][335][336][337][338]
|
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georg | Norway
|
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Skaggerak 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by a Danish fishing vessel.[339] |
| Santa Rosa | United States
|
The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (40°20′N 64°10′W / 40.333°N 64.167°W). She was set afire and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Canadian Transporter ( United Kingdom).[340]
|
| Stranger | United States
|
During a voyage from Ketchikan to Kake in Southeast Alaska, the 9-gross register ton, 42-foot (13 m) fishing vessel sank in a storm at the southern entrance to Rocky Pass (56°40′N 133°44′W / 56.667°N 133.733°W). Her crew of four survived.[68] |
27 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birger Jarl | Sweden
|
The passenger ship ran aground at Mariehamn, Finland. Her passengers were taken off and landed at Turku.[340] |
| Helmsman | United Kingdom
|
The coaster departed the River Medway for the River Tees. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[330] |
| Ibaro | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Scilly Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of six of her 38 crew.[341] |
| Loop Head | United Kingdom
|
The coaster departed Barry, Glamorgan for Limerick, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[331] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Craigavon | United Kingdom
|
The coaster departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire on 26 October for Swansea, Glamorgan. She was reported off Milford Haven on this day. Presumed foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all 14 crew.[330][342] |
| Flora | United States
|
The 10-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire while moored at Petersburg, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[343] |
| Fortuna |  Argentina
|
The sailing ship caught fire and sank in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Ireland with the loss of six of her 28 crew.[344] |
| Scout | United States
|
A fire that started when her carburetor backfired destroyed the 11-gross register ton, 36.7-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel while she was at anchor in Hole in the Wall, a strait in between San Lorenzo Island and island of Hole in the Wall (55°35′50″N 133°36′40″W / 55.59722°N 133.61111°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[68] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avalon | United States
|
The fishing schooner was rammed and sank by Presidente Wilson ( Italy) in fog off Peaked Hill Bar. 11 crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by a United States Navy patrol craft and USCGC Burrows ( United States Coast Guard).[345][346]
|
| Clara | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Kilmore Quay, County Wexford, Ireland and wrecked.[347] |
| Sneyd | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Swansea, Glamorgan.[347] She was refloated on 8 November.[348] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avalon | United States
|
The schooner was rammed and sunk by Presidente Wilson ( Italy) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts (42°09′N 70°02′W / 42.150°N 70.033°W) with the loss of two of her five crew.[347][349]
|
| Ingomar | Finland
|
The barque was abandoned in the Baltic Sea (56°43′N 5°13′E / 56.717°N 5.217°E). Her crew were rescued by Nanna Cords ( Germany).[350][351]
|
| Kalo | Denmark
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Pienkalastaja Island, Vysotsk, Soviet Union and was wrecked.[350][351] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gornik |  Poland
|
The tug foundered in the Baltic Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north west of Rixhöft, Vorpommern, Germany with the loss of nine of her ten crew.[333] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greycliffe |  Australia
|
.jpg)  New Zealand) in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, and sank with the loss of 40 lives.
|
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eurus | United States
|
The 15- or 18-gross register ton motor vessel sank 20 minutes after colliding with the cutter USCGC Unalga ( United States Coast Guard) in Dixon Harbor (58°20′15″N 136°52′00″W / 58.33750°N 136.86667°W) in Southeast Alaska. After Eurus's engine had broken down in Cross Sound in the Alexander Archipelago near Cape Spencer, Unalga had towed her to Dixon Harbor, where the towline had parted, and Unalga was attempting to get a new towline to Eurus when the collision occurred. Unalga rescued Eurus's crew of two.[147]
|
| Möwe | Germany
|
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia.[352] |
| Valleluce | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Crane Island, Quebec, Canada.[329] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jarstein | Norway
|
The cargo ship foundered off the north coast of Iceland with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a British trawler.[353] |
| Saltoun | United Kingdom
|
The coaster collided with the trawler Prince Leo ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Spurn Head, Yorkshire and sank with the loss of one of her sixteen crew.[354]
|
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily E. Selid | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore on Groais Island, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[332] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hafenbier | Germany
|
The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea by a Latvian Coast Guard vessel as she was intercepted whilst smuggling alcohol. Her crew were rescued.[355] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catala | United Kingdom
|
 The cargo liner ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of the mouth of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Her passengers were taken off.[348] She was refloated on 6 December.[356] |
| M. O. Crowell | United Kingdom
|
The three-masted schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (29°12′N 64°12′W / 29.200°N 64.200°W) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Tirtuguero ( United Kingdom).[357]
|
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Day | United States
|
The schooner was reported abandoned and on fire in the Atlantic Ocean (39°59′N 70°46′W / 39.983°N 70.767°W).[358] She was taken in tow on 14 November by the cutter USCGC Manning ( United States Coast Guard) and taken to Norfolk, Virginia, arriving on 16 November.[359]
|
| Mary Lee | United States
|
Carrying her captain, a passenger, and a cargo of supplies for a mine, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel departed Valdez, Territory of Alaska, bound for Shoup Bay (61°07′15″N 146°35′30″W / 61.12083°N 146.59167°W) but never arrived. She was reported missing on 14 November. A search party later found her stranded on a rock inside the entrance to Shoup Bay and also found the body of her passenger. Her captain′s body was never found. Efforts to refloat her were abandoned when a storm struck, and she disappeared during the storm, presumably sliding off the rock and sinking in deep water.[211] |
| Sagres | Portugal
|
The schooner ran aground at Sagres Point and was a total loss.[348] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pepin | Spain
|
The cargo ship sustained a broke propeller shaft off Cabo Quintres and was abandoned with the loss of two of her crew.[358] She was towed into Santander, Cantabria on 12 November.[332] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jayanti | United Kingdom
|
The passenger ship departed Bombay on this day for Dapoli, India. Believed foundered in the Arabian Sea off Janjira with the loss of all 51 passengers and 46 crew.[360][361][362][363] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angele Achaque | France
|
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Tipaza, Algeria with the loss of all hands.[357] |
| Sant Tookaram | United Kingdom
|
The passenger ship foundered in the Arabian Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Bombay, India (18°00′N 72°57′E / 18.000°N 72.950°E) with the loss of 118 of the 136 people on board.[359][361][364][365] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Basse Indre | France
|
The cargo ship exploded and sank in the Bay of Biscay (approximately 44°N 9°W / 44°N 9°W). Her crew were rescued by Depute Georges Chaigne ( France).[357]
|
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Lorenzo |  Venezuela
|
The coaster capsized and sank in Torbay.[362] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson | United States
|
The cargo ship sank in the Detroit River.[366] |
| Zaritza | Finland
|
The three-masted barque foundered in the Gulf of Bothnia with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew.[367][368] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Universe | United States
|
After being hove to for three days in the lee of Chirikof Island to take shelter from a gale during a voyage there from Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, with a crew of four and a cargo of ten tons of general merchandise on board, the 39-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel finally was blown ashore on Chirikof Island and wrecked without loss of life. The steamer Starr ( United States) picked up her crew.[369]
|
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maurita | Norway
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Barbate, Cádiz, Spain.[370] She was refloated on 9 December.[371] |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Claymont | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Hornillo, Spain.[372] She was refloated on 30 November.[373] |
| Ditmar Koel | Germany
|
The cargo liner ran aground on the Amherst Rocks, off the coast of China.[372] She was abandoned on 22 November,[374] and was declared a total loss the next day.[375] |
| Djerissa | Germany
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Cresswell Rocks, off Newbiggin-by-Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off by rocket apparatus.[370][372] |
| Eberfeld | Germany
|
The cargo liner ran aground at Cape Trafalgar, Spain. All on board were rescued by Rescue ( United Kingdom).[372] She was a total loss.[374]
|
| Efos | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Roker, County Durham.[372] She was refloated on 25 November.[376] |
| Georgia | Netherlands
|
The tanker ran aground on Haisborough Sands, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and broke in two. All 31 crew were rescued by H F Bailey ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and Trent ( United Kingdom).
|
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at La Scie, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[377] |
| E. P. Morris | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at La Scie and was wrecked.[377] |
| Hubro | Norway
|
The whaler ran aground in the Oliphant Islands.[376] She was refloated on 30 November.[373] |
| Huo Feng | China
|
The cargo ship collided with Mogami Maru ( Japan) in the Yangtze downstream of Nanking and sank.[374][377]
|
| Uku | Estonia
|
The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Tay, Scotland with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[374][377] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Chincorro Bank, Cuba.[377] She was refloated on 1 December.[378] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tenpaisan Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Grays Harbor, Washington.[376] She broke up the next day and was a total loss.[366] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless | United States
|
The four-masted schooner was driven ashore at Lucretia Point, Cuba and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[366] |
| Frances Anne | United States
|
The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was scuttled.[379] She was refloated on 7 December.[380] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wahehe | Germany
|
The cargo liner collided with a pier at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and was beached. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Drake | United Kingdom
|
The schooner came ashore on Scatarie Island, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[381] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom
|
The tug collided with Cadogan Pier, Chelsea, London and sank with the loss of two of her five crew. She was refloated on 29 November.[379][382] |
| Kanazawa Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Kurushima Strait and sank.[383] |
| Perseus | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge collided with Marienburg ( Germany) in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Kent and sank.[381]
|
| Rose Murphy | United States
|
The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Key West, Florida and sank. Her crew survived.[383] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) east south east of the North Goodwin Lightship ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat.[379]
|
| Monte Bianco | Italy
|
The cargo ship came ashore at Brumhausen, Hamburg, Germany.[379] She was refloated on 3 December.[384] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Harbour Grand, Newfoundland. She came ashore at Freshwater, Conception Bay and was wrecked.[385][386] |
| Kathleen W | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.[385] |
| Lochmonar | United Kingdom
|
The refrigerated cargo liner ran aground in the Mersey Estuary off the Crosby Lightship ( United Kingdom) Her passengers and some of the crew were taken off.[387][388] She broke her back later that day.[378] The stern section was refloated on 8 December.[389] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
|
December
1 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Watkinson | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was hit by S.N.A. 2 ( France) in the English Channel 60 nautical miles (110 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank with the loss of two of her six crew. The survivors were rescued by S.N.A. 2.[385][390]
|
3 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Drover | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[384] |
| Una | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bay de Verde, Labrador.[384] |
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Millville | United States
|
The 230-foot (70.1 m), 1,213-gross register ton schooner barge sank in a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean off Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, without loss of life in 80 feet (24 m) of water. Her wreck is known as the "String Wreck."[391] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cibao | Norway
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States and wrecked. All 24 crew were rescued.[392] |
| John H. Winstead | United States
|
The 215-foot (65.5 m), 1,160-gross register ton schooner barge sank in a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean off Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, without loss of life in 80 feet (24 m) of water. Her wreck is known as "Cramer′s wreck" and erroneously as the "Cadet wreck."[393] |
| Paraguay | Greece
|
The tanker was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras with the loss of four of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by breeches buoy.[392] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gloria | United Kingdom
|
The ketch foundered off Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[394] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agawa | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Michael's Bay, Ontario, Canada.[371] |
| Altadoc | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship suffered a failure of her steering gear in Lake Michigan. She drifted ashore at Eagle Harbor, Michigan, United States.[371] Some of her crew were taken off by General ( United Kingdom) and a yawl.[395] She broke her back on 9 December,[396] and the rest of her crew were taken off two days later by USCGC Crawford ( United States Coast Guard).[395] Altadoc was declared a total loss.[285]
|
| Kamloops | Canada
|
 |
| Occident | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Point Verde, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[398] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Körner III | Germany
|
The tug collided with Auk ( United Kingdom) at Hamburg and sank.[380]
|
9 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Combe | United Kingdom
|
The bucket dredger departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Lagos, Nigeria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[399] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. W. Oglebay | United States
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Shot Point, Michigan.[396] She was then gutted by fire but her crew were rescued.[395] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Itapura | Brazil
|
The cargo ship collided with HSwMS Fylgia ( Swedish Navy) at Salvador, Bahia and sank. All 40 crew were rescued.[400][401]
|
| Lambton | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Ile Parisienne, Lake Superior with the loss of two of her 21 crew. She was abandoned by the survivors.[285][395] |
| Neponset | United States
|
The 76-foot (23 m), 87-gross register ton tug sank in 78 feet (24 m) of water in Buzzards Bay off the coast of Massachusetts north of Penikese Island at 41°29.066′N 070°54.969′W / 41.484433°N 70.916150°W after colliding at night with the steamer Robert E. Lee ( United States). Her wreck was refloated a few months later and sold at public auction.[402]
|
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seminole | United Kingdom
|
The tanker ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[285] She was refloated on 20 December.[403] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge collided with Imanta ( Latvia) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued.[404]
|
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neponset | United States
|
The tug collided with Robert E. Lee ( United States) at Boston, Massachusetts and sank.[405]
|
| Oldenburg | Germany
|
The dredger capsized and sank off Cuxhaven, Germany.[405] |
| Titania | Norway
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Gävle, Sweden.[405] She was refloated on 20 December.[403] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asta | Sweden
|
The cargo ship collided with Breslau ( United Kingdom) off the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by Breslau.[406]
|
| Eden Force | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship collided with Equity ( United Kingdom) at Antwerp, Belgium and was beached.[406] She was later patched and towed to Terneuzen, Netherlands.
|
| Sweet May | United Kingdom
|
The sailing barge foundered at Porthoustock, Cornwall.[406] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS S-4 | United States Navy
|
The S-class submarine was rammed accidentally by the cutter USCGC Paulding ( United States Coast Guard) and sank in 100 feet (30 m) of water 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km; 0.9 mi) off Wood End Light, Provincetown, Massachusetts, with the loss of all 40 members of her crew. She was raised in March 1928, repaired, and returned to service.[407]
|
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | United States
|
Carrying a cargo of 27 tons of gasoline and a crew of two, the 37-gross register ton, 60.8-foot (18.5 m) motor vessel departed Katalla, Territory of Alaska, bound for Cordova, Territory of Alaska. Sometime soon thereafter, she was wrecked during a gale and snowstorm on Strawberry Bar (60°24′N 146°03′W / 60.400°N 146.050°W), a shoal off Hinchinbrook Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound on the coast of Southcentral Alaska. Both crew members perished.[408] |
20 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doris Crane | United Kingdom
|
The three-masted schooner caught fire on 19 December when fuel for her auxiliary diesel engine was spilt. Her engineer was burned and later died. The crew fought to contain the fire but it spread, and after 18 hours they abandoned ship on 20 December about 350 nautical miles (650 km) north of Hawaii. Doris Crane had no wireless, but RMS Niagara saw smoke from the fire and rescued 14 survivors.[409] |
| Pearl | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Garrettstown, County Cork, Ireland and was wrecked with the loss of all five crew.[410] |
| Penelope |  Iraq
|
The tanker ran aground at Istanbul, Turkey.[403] She was refloated on 29 December.[411] |
| Treloske | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[403] She was refloated on 29 December.[412] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ena A. Moulton | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°34′N 55°21′W / 38.567°N 55.350°W). Her crew survived.[413] |
| Hatchmere | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship foundered off Islandmagee, County Antrim.[413] |
| Trio | United States
|
The 28-gross register ton, 46.4-foot (14.1 m) fishing vessel caught fire while at anchor in Kachemak Bay on the coast of the Territory of Alaska. She was towed ashore and beached, but the fire burned out of control and destroyed her. Both members of her crew survived.[6] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[413] |
| Edde Theriault | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered at Demerara, British Guiana.[413] |
| Oscar | Sweden
|
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea.[413] She was beached at Corton, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[414] She was declared a constructive total loss,[415] subsequently sinking on 24 December at 52°32′N 1°37′E / 52.533°N 1.617°E.[414] |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gougou | France
|
The schooner lost her mast 300 m from the Sevenstones Lightship ( United Kingdom), between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The crew of seven men was taken off by the St Mary's lifeboat and the Gougou was picked up the next day by Trinity vessel SS Mermaid ( United Kingdom) and towed to Penzance.[416]
|
| Hild | Sweden
|
The cargo ship collided with Arantzazu Mendi ( Spain) in the Scheldt at Austruweel, Belgium and was beached.[415]
|
| Pyrope | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Kettleness Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Runswick Lifeboat.[415] |
| Sylva Gouvei | Portugal
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore near Cape Torinana, Spain and was abandoned by her crew.[415] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gougou | France
|
The schooner was dismasted and abandoned off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All seven crew were rescued by the Scilly Lifeboat.[414] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Macwilliam | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire and sank at Vavaʻu, Tonga.[414] |
26 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| David M | United Kingdom
|
The coaster was driven ashore at Birchington, Kent and was abandoned by her four crew.[417] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colytto | Netherlands
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Brazil.[418] She was refloated on 1 January 1928.[419] |
| Fred Everard | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[417] She was refloated on 3 January 1928.[420] |
| Hafsten | Sweden
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[417] She was refloated on 30 December.[421] |
| Lady Daphne | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by the Lizard Lifeboat.[417] |
| Seviedj | Turkey
|
The coaster collided with Marmara ( Turkey) in the Sea of Marmara off Boz Burun and sank with the loss of 26 lives.[417]
|
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dainichizan Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Otaru, Hokkaidō with the loss of all hands.[411] |
29 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carpio | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Seville, Andalusia, Spain.[412] She was refloated on 2 January 1928.[422] |
| Myogisan Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Oshima, Hokkaidō and was wrecked.[423] |
| Toyo Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Tsushima Island and was wrecked with the loss of two crew.[412] |
30 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clitunno |  Italy
|
The cargo ship was wrecked in the Black Sea between Cape Shableh and Cape Kaliakra.[424] |
| USS Rush | United States Navy
|
The patrol boat collided with J. A. Moffett ( United States) in the Ambrose Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by J. A. Moffett.[411]
|
| Seneca | United States
|
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Hoboken, New Jersey.[411] She was a constructive total loss.[422] |
31 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Consul Horn | Germany
|
The cargo ship ran aground on Ven, Sweden.[421] She was refloated on 4 January 1928.[425] |
| Jinju Maru | Japan
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Idzu Peninsula and sank with the loss of all hands.[425] |
| Kashima Maru | Japan
|
The cargo liner collided with St. Elma ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Barking, Essex and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[421][426]
|
| Meta | Finland
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Cornaig, Argyllshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was later reboarded and refloated.[421] |
| Norfolk | United States
|
The cargo ship collided with Lake Inglenook ( United States) at Boston, Massachusetts and was beached.[421]
|
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | United States
|
The passenger and package delivery steamer rammed a pier and ran aground while entering a port on the Great Lakes. She was repaired and returned to service. |
| Edna M. McKnight | United States
|
The 209-foot (64 m), 1,326-gross register ton four-masted schooner was abandoned in Mill Cove at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and became a wreck at 43°51′07″N 069°38′06″W / 43.85194°N 69.63500°W.[427] |
| Henry Cort | United States
|
The whaleback steamer was stranded on Colchester Reef in Lake Erie sometime in 1927. She was abandoned by her owners to the insurance company and sold. Later raised.[428] |
| Mafeking | United Kingdom
|
The ship sank in Loch Torridon during the attempt to salvage Sheila ( United Kingdom).[429]
|
| Pelican | Canada
|
The barge sank at Sydney, Nova Scotia after her sea cocks were opened by vandals. |
| Sligo | Canada
|
1927 Nova Scotia hurricane: The fishing schooner sank in a Hurricane near Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1927, probably the 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane. Lost with two hands.[430] |
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