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List of shipwrecks in 1963
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The list of shipwrecks in 1963 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1963.
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January
8 January
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Nueva Guinea | ![]() |
The coaster exploded and sank off Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands. One crewmember was reported missing and two were injured.[1] |
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12 January
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Marnipo | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground in the Dardanelles and broke in two.[2] |
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13 January
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Stranger | ![]() |
The 16-gross register ton, 38.3-foot (11.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm at Shearwater Bay (57°20′N 152°55′W) on the southeast coast of Kodiak Island.[3] |
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20 January
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Adelfotis II | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. All 23 crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[4] |
Orizia | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Veracruz, Mexico and was abandoned by her crew.[5] She was declared a constructive total loss. |
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23 January
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Coalinga Hills | ![]() |
The T2 tanker ran aground off Tanegashima, Japan. She was on a voyage from Iran to Kudamatsu. Consequently scrapped due to damage sustained.[6] |
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25 January
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Nicolaos Tsavliris | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground off Kilyos, Turkey. She was on a voyage from Bourgas, Bulgaria to Kilyos. She was refloated, but ran aground again. Sold and scrapped in situ.[7] |
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24 January
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Graziella | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Tangier, Morocco.[8] |
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31 January
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Crescence | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Winterton, Norfolk.[9] |
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February
4 February
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Marine Sulphur Queen | ![]() |
The T2 tanker vanished off the southern coast of Florida after a routine radio report on this date. All 39 crew members were lost. |
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6 February
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Johan Collett | ![]() |
The cargo ship en route from Sardinia to Ghent with a cargo of zinc ore sank after the cargo shifted in a force 10 gale. Nine men were saved by the Guernsey Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat, earning their gold medal and also one from the Norwegian Lifeboat Institution.[10][11] |
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7 February
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Barracuda | ![]() |
With two men and a woman aboard, the 10-gross register ton, 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Split Rock (57°55′30″N 152°29′50″W) near Ouzinkie, Alaska. One of the men and the woman were washed overboard and drowned; the captain was the sole survivor.[12] |
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11 February
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Flaksee | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Canuck Trader (![]() ![]() |
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15 February
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Maasdam | ![]() |
The ocean liner struck the wreck of Harborough (![]() ![]() |
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25 February
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Egli | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea with the loss of all but one of her 22 crew.[15] She was on a voyage from Salonica to Alexandria, Egypt.[16] |
Miraflores | ![]() |
The tanker collided with Abadesa in the Westerschelde, Netherlands. Both tankers caught fire. One crew and five reported missing from Miraflores. The tanker George Livanos (![]() |
Unnamed ferry | ![]() |
The ferry collided with a cargo ship (![]() |
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28 February
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Ilektra | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Corncarhai Rock off Brest, France and sank. Sixteen crew took refuge on the rock and were rescued by helicopter. The captain was killed and two crew reported missing.[18] |
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March
11 March
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Master Elias | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on Buritas Island, Philippines (12°49′N 123°17′E) whilst on a voyage from a Japanese port to Manila, Philippines. She was refloated on 15 March and towed in to Manila in a damaged condition. Consequently scrapped in 1965.[19] |
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13 March
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Aghios Ioannis | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Ōhara, Japan and broke in two.[20] |
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15 March
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Mist | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton, 41.8-foot (12.7 m) fishing vessel sank off Spruce Island in the Kodiak Archipelago near Kodiak, Alaska.[21] |
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18 March
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Agios Nektarios | ![]() |
The Empire F type coaster caught fire in the Ionian Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Patras to Trieste, Italy. She was taken in tow by Lastovo (![]() |
Protoklidos | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on the Portuguese coast. Subsequently refloated but sank in the Atlantic Ocean on 20 March north of Cabo Roca.[23] |
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19 March
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Arctic Bear | ![]() |
Under tow by the tug Irving Birch (![]() |
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20 March
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Alkimos | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on the Australian coast 170 nautical miles (310 km) north of Fremantle. Refloated in January 1964. |
Bear | ![]() |
The barquentine sank 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of Nova Scotia, Canada after losing her tow. Both crew rescued.[27] |
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24 March
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Northgate | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank off Le Havre, France. All eight crew rescued by the Le Havre pilot boat.[28] |
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27 March
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USS Bray | ![]() |
The decommissioned Rudderow-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target. |
HDMS Tranen | ![]() |
The fast patrol boat collided with HNoMS Trygg (![]() |
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28 March
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Valor | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Mukho, South Korea and was declared a constructive total loss.[30] |
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Alkimos | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. She later was refloated and repaired.[31] |
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April
1 April
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Bulwark | ![]() |
Ran aground at Danger Point, Cape Province and broke in two. A total loss.[32] |
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10 April
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USS Thresher | ![]() |
The Thresher-class submarine broke up and sank with the loss of all 129 crew during deep diving tests in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. |
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12 April
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K-33 | ![]() |
The Hotel II-class ballistic missile submarine collided with the cargo ship MS Finnclipper (![]() |
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16 April
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Arctic Sealer | ![]() |
The sealing ship sank off Newfoundland, Canada. All crew rescued by Arctic Endeavour (![]() |
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21 April
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Bernières | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.[34] |
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23 April
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Petronap | ![]() |
The former depot ship caught fire and wrecked on San Lorenzo Island, near Callao, Peru.[35] |
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24 April
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Cato | ![]() |
The coaster was cut in two and sank at Avonmouth, Somerset when a mooring rope from City of Brooklyn (![]() |
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26 April
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Marine Progress | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore on the coast of Puerto Rico. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[39] |
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29 April
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Cosmonaut | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Copenhagen, Denmark on her maiden voyage and was holed.[40] |
Thor | ![]() |
The 59-gross register ton, 59.9-foot (18.3 m) fishing vessel sank in Behm Canal in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[41] |
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30 April
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Aghios Georgios II | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire off Eastbourne, Sussex, United Kingdom. The crew were taken off by the Eastbourne Lifeboat Beryl Tollemache (![]() |
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Arosa Sun | ![]() |
The accommodation ship was damaged by fire near IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands.[44] |
Djebel Aures | ![]() |
The BYMS-class coastal minesweeper was wrecked off Algiers, Algeria.[45] |
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May
1 May
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Yue Jin | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a rock,[46] and sank off Cheju Island, South Korea. All 55 crew rescued by the fishing boat Iki-maru (![]() |
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5 May
8 May
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Pinta | ![]() |
Carrying a cargo of teak lumber from Central America to New York City, the 194-foot (59.1 m), 1,000-deadweight ton motor cargo ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-northeast of Shark River Inlet, New Jersey, in 85 feet (26 m) of water at 40°13.827′N 073°50.625′W 48 minutes after colliding with the steam cargo ship City of Perth (![]() |
Saint Louis | ![]() |
The 18-gross register ton, 41.6-foot (12.7 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Juneau, Alaska.[3] |
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20 May
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Bruce M | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Puerto de Castillon (![]() ![]() |
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22 May
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Mparmpa Petros | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Porto de Pedras, Brazil and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Naples, Italy.[53] |
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31 May
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USS Iona | ![]() |
The tug was sunk in an accident. Later raised and scrapped by burning. |
Leningrad | ![]() |
The decommissioned Leningrad-class destroyer sank off the Solovetsky Islands after being used as a target ship. |
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June
2 June
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Lord Gladstone | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. Later refloated with aid of Soviet ships.[55] |
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5 June
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Cascade | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank off Duke Island in the Gravina Islands in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska.[56] |
Seacrest | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground near Barcelona, Spain. She was later refloated and towed to Genoa, Italy where she was declared a constructive total loss.[34] |
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6 June
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Anna D | ![]() |
The 197-gross register ton, 96.8-foot (29.5 m) fishing vessel sank at False Pass, Alaska.[57] |
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7 June
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Seekonk | ![]() |
The tanker caught fire while pierside at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and suffered a series of explosions. She was towed away and grounded on Governors Island in Hillsborough Bay. After the fire burned itself out, she was refloated and scrapped. |
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8 June
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Sea Rose | ![]() |
The 128-gross register ton, 80.5-foot (24.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on a reef at Seal Cape (55°21′45″N 161°18′30″W) in the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula.[3] |
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13 June
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Carmen | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Sadikzade (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Giannis | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Ohara, Japan (35°10′N 140°23′E). She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to a Japanese port. She broke in two on 13 July and was a total loss.[59] |
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17 June
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T. M. | ![]() |
The 6-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Orca Bay in Prince William Sound on the coast of Alaska.[41] |
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18 June
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Agios Nektarios | ![]() |
caught fire in the Ionian Sea, taken in tow but sank near Patras, Greece. |
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19 June
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Gianni Zeta | ![]() |
The cargo liner collided with Fosna (![]() |
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26 June
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Fleurus | ![]() |
The circus ship caught fire at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. All people and animals saved except for some zebras.[61] The wreck was scuttled in October 1963.[62] |
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27 June
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Tahiti | ![]() |
The 36-gross register ton, 46.5-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Raspberry Strait (58°02′N 153°00′W) between Raspberry Island and Afognak near Kodiak, Alaska.[41] |
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1 July
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Elfin II | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank in Sergis Narrows (57°24′20″N 135°38′00″W) in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[63] |
Pen 14 | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[64] |
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2 July
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Netty | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Fina Canada (![]() |
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4 July
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Erin | ![]() |
The 10-gross register ton, 31-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Orca, Alaska (60°39′50″N 145°43′00″W).[63] |
Hawk | ![]() |
The 25-gross register ton 45.1-foot (13.7 m) barge sank in Bristol Bay at Naknek, Alaska.[66] |
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8 July
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Patrician | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Santa Emilia (![]() |
Unidentified vessel | ![]() |
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The vessel was sunk by PAIGC action at the confluence of the Cumbija River and the Cobade River.[68] |
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9 July
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Dorothy H | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton, 27-foot (8.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Chignik Lagoon, Alaska.[69] |
Hazel | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank in Spasski Bay (58°06′35″N 135°19′00″W) east of Hoonah Alaska.[66] |
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11 July
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Ciudad de Asuncion | ![]() |
The ferry struck the wreck of Marionga J Cairns (flag unknown), caught fire and sank in the River Plate between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Uruguay.[70][71] At least 53 of the 420 people on board were killed.[72] |
Sandra | ![]() |
The 10-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked off Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet ion the coast of Alaska.[3] |
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14 July
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Hobart Star | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Melbourne, Australia in a storm.[73] Later refloated and returned to service. |
Margie Ann | ![]() |
The 12-gross register ton, 33.1-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Fresh Water Bay (57°51′N 134°59′W) near Tenakee, Alaska.[21] |
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15 July
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Bassurelle | ![]() |
The trawler was wrecked in the English Channel off Langton Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued.[74] |
HMS Brave Swordsman | ![]() |
The Brave-class patrol boat ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Later refloated and taken to Chatham Dockyard for examination.[75] |
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17 July
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Sunbeam | ![]() |
The 58-gross register ton, 62.6-foot (19.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Point Gardner (57°01′N 134°37′W) in Southeast Alaska.[3] |
Trebisnjica | ![]() |
![]() The Liberty ship ran aground on Hogsty Reef, in the Bahamas (21°36′N 73°50′W).[76] |
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21 July
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Aronda | ![]() |
The cargo liner broke free from her tow in a storm. She was being towed from Hong Kong to Kaohsiung, Taiway. She came ashore near Macao. Subsequently refloated and repaired.[77] |
Tritonica | ![]() |
The bulk carrier collided with Roonagh Head (![]() |
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24 July
25 July
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Blikur | ![]() |
The coaster struck an iceberg and sank off Greenland. All 35 crew saved by Poseidon (![]() |
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August
1 August
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Meteor | ![]() |
The 83-gross register ton, 75.5-foot (23.0 m) cargo vessel was wrecked at Coal Harbor in Zachary Bay (55°22′N 160°38′W) on the coast of Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula.[21] |
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4 August
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Kastela | ![]() |
The Liberty ship sank in the Hudson Strait 500 nautical miles (930 km) north north east of Churchill, Manitoba, Dominion of Canada (63°39′N 77°20′W). She was on a voyage from Churchill to a British port.[83][84] |
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7 August
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Venus | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton 29.8-foot (9.1 m) wooden fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Ivan Bay (56°00′N 158°50′W) near Chignik, Alaska.[85] |
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14 August
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Empire Grace | ![]() |
The refrigerated cargo liner ran aground at Kanholmsfjärden, Sweden. Refloated on 26 August but declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[86] |
USS Queenfish | ![]() |
The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Swordfish (![]() |
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September
2 September
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Eli-Yuk | ![]() |
The 35-gross register ton motor vessel sank in the Arctic Ocean off Point Wainwright (70°38′15″N 160°01′45″W) on the coast of Alaska.[63] |
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4 September
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The cargo ship ran aground in fog in the Bosphorus, ramming a house and killing three people.[87] |
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6 September
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The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target off the coast of northern Florida. |
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13 September
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The coaster ran aground on the Cornish coast between Land's End and St Ives and was holed.[88][89] |
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19 September
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The 69-gross register ton 65.2-foot (19.9 m) motor cargo vessel sank approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast of Cape Yakataga, Alaska.[66] |
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21 September
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USS Grouse | ![]() |
The minesweeper was wrecked without loss of life on Little Salvages Shoal off Rockport, Massachusetts. The United States Navy burned her wreck. Its remains settled in up to 20 feet (6.1 m) of water at 42°40′24″N 070°34′29″W.[90] |
Memories | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton, 35.2-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[21] |
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22 September
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Andes | ![]() |
The ocean liner ran aground off Sicily, Italy but was refloated after three hours.[91] |
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23 September
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The minesweeper was destroyed by explosives after running aground off Rockport, Massachusetts, two days earlier. |
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24 September
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The coaster collided with Rio Quequen (![]() |
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25 September
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Apex No. 1 | ![]() |
The 19-gross register ton, 42.4-foot (12.9 m) fishing vessel wrecked off the Trinity Islands (56°33′N 154°20′W) in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[57] |
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27 September
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The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Kasaan Bay (55°24′N 132°06′W) in Southeast Alaska.[12] |
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Spray | ![]() |
The 7-gross register ton, 33.1-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was lost at False Pass, Alaska.[3] |
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October
2 October
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Humbergate | ![]() |
The coaster capsized and sank off West Pentire, Cornwall. All five crew survived.[93] |
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8 October
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The Empire Malta-class cargo ship sprang a leak 210 nautical miles (390 km) south of Dakar, Senegal and was beached. She sank at the stern on 22 October and was declared a total loss.[94] |
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11 October
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Larch | ![]() |
The 28-gross register ton, 47.3-foot (14.4 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Martin Island (60°10′N 144°36′W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[95] |
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13 October
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The 72-gross register ton, 68.2-foot (20.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Crescent Bay (52°02′15″N 175°14′00″W) on the north coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands.[96] |
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14 October
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Island Cypress | ![]() |
The barge broke in two and sank off the mouth of the Quillayute River.[97] |
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21 October
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Bharatveer | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Madras in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Cuddalore. She caught fire on 23 October and was declared a constructive total loss.[98] |
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22 October
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The barge broke in two off Cape Flattery. The bow section sank, the stern section capsized and was scuttled.[99] |
Manticos | ![]() |
Sank after pumping operation failed and leak increased. |
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23 October
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Juan Ferrer | ![]() |
Capsized and sank near Boscawen Point, United Kingdom,[100] with the loss of eleven of the fifteen crew.[101] |
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24 October
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Theokotos | ![]() |
The Liberty ship collided with British Statesman (![]() |
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27 October
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Actuality | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Betty Anne-S (![]() |
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November
1 November
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Unidentified barge | ![]() |
Carrying a crane, the 90-foot (27.4 m) barge sank while under tow off the coast of Massachusetts in Nantucket Sound southeast of Cross Rip at 41°26′03″N 070°13′28″W.[103] |
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2 November
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The 8-gross register ton, 26.3-foot (8.0 m) fishing vessel sank in Tongass Narrows in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska.[104] |
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13 November
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Woodburn | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Singapore and was holed.[105] |
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14 November
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Dynafuel | ![]() |
The tanker collided with Fernview (![]() |
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17 November
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William H. McAllister | ![]() |
The 80-foot (24 m), 140-gross register ton tug struck Schuyler Reef in Lake Champlain off Burlington, Vermont, and sank in deep water without loss of life.[107] |
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19 November
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The 12-gross register ton, 36.3-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Tenakee Springs, Alaska.[12] |
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26 November
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Westland Producer | ![]() |
The ship collided with Urania (![]() |
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Dentist | ![]() |
The 274-gross register ton, 80-foot (24.4 m) barge was destroyed by fire at Nakwasina (57°12′N 135°24′W), Alaska, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north of Sitka.[69] |
Kilo | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[109] |
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3 December
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Roumeli | ![]() |
The Ocean ship ran aground at Gijon, Spain. Later refloated and consequently scrapped.[110] |
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8 December
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Fort Albany | ![]() |
Collided with ship in Saint Lawrence River and sank near Sorel, Quebec, Canada[111] |
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14 December
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Castillo Montjuich | ![]() |
The vessel was last reported in the North Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) northwest of the Azores (43°12′N 34°20′W).[112] |
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18 December
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Wesco No. 1 | ![]() |
The 17-gross register ton, 35-foot (11 m) fishing vessel foundered in Prince William Sound off Perry Island, Alaska.[113] |
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20 December
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Mary Pauline | ![]() |
The coaster foundered off St. John's, Newfoundland with the loss of six of her seven crew.[114] |
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21 December
22 December
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Lakonia | ![]() |
The 20,314-ton passenger liner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean while sailing to the island of Madeira and was disabled; 128 fatalities. |
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23 December
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LT-85 | ![]() |
The Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in Siguanea harbor by a Limpet mine. 3 crewmen killed, 18 wounded.[116] |
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24 December
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Amazon | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground near Cape Bon, Tunisia (36°43′N 10°58′E). She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[117] |
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25 December
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Mohammedi | ![]() |
The ocean liner ran aground 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Singapore. HMS Barbain (![]() |
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29 December
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Lakonia | ![]() |
After being disabled by a fire on 22 December, the abandoned 20,314-ton passenger liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 230 nautical miles (430 km) southwest of Lisbon, Portugal, and 250 nautical miles (460 km) west of Gibraltar while under tow. |
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30 December
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Totsy | ![]() |
The 17-gross register ton, 42-foot (13 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Waterfall in Southeast Alaska.[41] |
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31 December
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Challenger | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton, 34.9-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel sank off Seldovia, Alaska.[56] |
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Dunay | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire. |
John W. Cullen | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore near Jamaica Beach, Texas between 26 January and 6 February. She was being towed from Beaumont, Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana for scrapping. She was refloated on 14 February and the voyage was resumed.[119] |
USAT Liberty | ![]() |
The United States Army Transport, aground at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, since being torpedoed during World War II by the submarine I-166 (![]() |
Rande A | ![]() |
The cattle transport was wrecked on Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska.[120] |
Unidentified barge | ![]() |
The barge became hung up on the wreck of the cattle transport Rande A (![]() |
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