The list of shipwrecks in 1932 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1932.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minas |  Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Fleves. The crew abandoned ship.[1] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eirini Kyriakades | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[2] She was refloated on 15 January.[3] |
| Raylight |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Ayr.[4] She was refloated on 6 January.[5] |
| Tamaho Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (49°30′N 179°30′W / 49.500°N 179.500°W).[2] She was sighted at approximately that position on 19 January and a salvage operation was instigated.[6] No trace of the vessel was found and she was presumed to have foundered.[7] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Schiaffino |  Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at the eastern entrance to the Corinth Canal.[2] She was refloated on 10 January.[8] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kaala |  United States | The ferry ran aground on Molokai, Hawaii. She was declared a constructive total loss.[9] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cader Idris | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Southend Pier, Essex.[5] |
| Sorriso | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany.[9] She was refloated on 22 January.[10] |
| Stanley Margetts | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Southend Pier.[5] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Christchurch, New Zealand. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss.[9] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theseus | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Kara Point, Greece.[11] She was refloated on 17 January.[3] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mango | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. All nine crew were rescued by the Selsey Lifeboat.[12] She was refloated on 25 January.[10] |
| Vicuna | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the North Sea off Reculver, Kent. All three crew were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat.[12] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I. Ping | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Mopanshin Rocks, East China Sea and capsized.[8] She was refloated on 24 February.[13] |
| Prionus | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Tenedos, Turkey.[14] She was refloated on 19 January.[15] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rubis |  France | The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Europa Point, Gibraltar. The crew were rescued.[14] |
| Silva |  Sweden | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grenå, Denmark.[14] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camlough | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in Luce Bay, Wigtownshire and sank. Eight survivors were rescued by the Portpatrick Lifeboat.[16] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conqueror | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Thames Estuary 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Southend Pier, Essex. Both crew were rescued by the Southend Lifeboat.[17] |
| Kowa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea off Balabac Island, Philippines.[18] The crew were taken off by Victoria Maru ( Japan) on 18 January.[19] |
| Svanur |  Iceland | The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Snæfellsnes.[15] She was a total loss.[20] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evergunar |  Latvia | The cargo ship lost her tow and was driven ashore at Somnes, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway with the loss of four crew. Survivors were rescued by Jason ( Norway). Evergunar was a total loss.[15][21] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame de Chatelet | France | The auxiliary schooner sank at Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine.[22] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenaan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of Arran, Ayrshire. All ten crew survived.[23] |
| Maryolio V. Polemis | Greece | The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Vatika.[24] She was refloated on 5 February.[25] |
| Mary |  Denmark | The auxiliary schooner collided with Kong Ring ( Norway) at Hamburg, Germany and sank. The crew were rescued.[23] |
| Nikos Marcou | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground in the Little Belt.[24] She was refloated on 25 January.[26] |
| Yu Chang |  Republic of China Navy | The destroyer was wrecked at Nantung Chao, China. Her wreck was salvaged and scrapped.[27] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Rainbow |  Royal Navy | The Rainbow-class submarine ran aground in the English Channel off Ventnor, Isle of Wight. She was refloated later that day.[28] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel B No. 2 | United States | While out of the water on a slipway for the winter at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, the 135-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire.[29] |
| Mildred Adams | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. The crew were rescued.[30] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS M2 | Royal Navy | The M-class submarine sank in West Bay, Dorset (50°34′36″N 2°33′56″W / 50.57667°N 2.56556°W) with the loss of all 60 crew. |
| Wanda | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Euboea.[31] She was refloated on 30 January.[32] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Venustas | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Kerch, Soviet Union.[33] She was refloated on 12 February.[34] |
| Sea Lion II | United States | An hour after striking a submerged object and beginning to flood during a voyage from Foggy Bay to Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, the 18-gross register ton, 43.8-foot (13.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Point Alava (55°11′30″N 131°11′00″W / 55.19167°N 131.18333°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her owner and captain, who was the only person aboard, abandoned ship in a skiff and survived.[35] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the Thames barge Valkyrie in the River Thames at Southwark and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[36] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cotabato | United States | The cargo ship came ashore on the east coast of Samar, Philippines and was a total loss.[37] |
| Santa Ursula |  Spain | The coaster caught fire 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Fuencaliente de La Palma, Canary Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[37] She was towed to Tazacorte by San Miguel ( Spain) but subsequently sank.[38] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| President Roosevelt | United States | The ocean liner was rammed by Roma ( Italy) at New York and was severely damaged.[38] |
February
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endicott | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Dry Tortugas.[39] She was refloated on 6 February.[40] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | United States | The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire caused by a leaking gasoline tank while she was at her moorings in Thomas Basin at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[41] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antartico |  Chile | The cargo ship collided with Yero Carras ( Chile) off Magallanes and sank. The crew were rescued.[40] |
| Eleanor Nickerson | United States | The schooner collided with Jean Jadot ( Belgium) in the Atlantic Ocean (43°05′N 63°45′W / 43.083°N 63.750°W) and sank with the loss of 21 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by Jean Jadot.[25] |
| Ingerid | United Kingdom | The coaster was sunk at Saint-Denis, Réunion in a cyclone.[42] |
| John Bayly | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Specialist ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Blackwall, London and sank. All three crew were rescued.[25] She was refloated the next day.[40] |
| Larnie B. Shaw | United States | The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey with the loss of seven crew.[43] |
| Linaria | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saint-Denis, Réunion in a cyclone.[42] She was refloated on 10 February.[44] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ginzan Maru | Japan | The coaster sank at Hakodate.[40] |
| Kostis | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kerch, Soviet Union.[45] She was abandoned on 11 February as a total loss.[34] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Whipple | United States Navy | The Clemson-class destroyer collided with Rosalie Moller ( United Kingdom) in the Yangtze at Shanghai, China and was severely damaged.[46] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. Rose | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goodrington, Devon.[47] She was refloated on 23 February.[48] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pytheas | Greece | The cargo ship came ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) north west of Eupatoria Point, Soviet Union.[49] She was refloated on 24 March.[50] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia |  Venezuela | The cargo ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[34] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hayo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Bunbury, Western Australia. She was refloated on 22 February.[51][52] |
| Isleworth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Maleas, Greece.[53] She was refloated on 22 February.[54] |
| Mary L | United States | While at anchor in the harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, in a strong wind with no one aboard, the 8-gross register ton motor vessel dragged her anchor and was blown ashore on the coast of Southeast Alaska within 0.5 miles (0.8 km) of Wrangell. She then broke up in the surf.[55] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evanghelos Nomikos | Greece | The cargo ship struck rocks at Iğneada, Turkey and was beached.[56] She was refloated later that day.[57] |
| Italia | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground off Gandia, Valencia, Spain.[56] She was refloated on 13 April.[58] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sakaye Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Wakkanai, Hokkaidō.[59] She was refloated on 23 February.[60] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seestern |  Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Ethiopian ( United Kingdom) in the Weser and was beached. The crew were rescued.[61] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Titan | flag unknown | The dredger capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (35°39′N 8°29′W / 35.650°N 8.483°W). The crew were rescued by Schelde ( Netherlands).[7] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America First | United States | During a voyage from Taku Harbor in Southeast Alaska to Juneau, Territory of Alaska, the 36-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) outside Stockade Point (58°03′30″N 134°01′45″W / 58.05833°N 134.02917°W) in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a small boat and was rescued by the vessel Moira ( United States).[62] |
| Mary Jones | United Kingdom | The three-masted auxiliary schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Essex coast. The crew were rescued by Foam Queen ( United Kingdom).[7] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Firth | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on Brush Island, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[52] She broke up in March and was a total loss.[63] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Lady Martin ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Shadwell and sank.[48] She was raised the next day.[13] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stylianos Coutsodontis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Galata, Cyprus.[13] She was refloated on 29 February.[64] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seitoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore at Amichishima, Miyagi Prefecture.[65] She was refloated on 6 March.[66] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Galleon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Hemsby, Norfolk. Eleven of her thirteen crew were taken off by rocket apparatus.[67] The remaining two crew were taken off on 29 February.[60] |
| George W. Elzey Jr. | United States | The schooner collided with USCGC Acushnet (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cross Rip Lightship ( United States Coast Guard) and sank. The crew were rescued.[60] |
29 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Seed | United Kingdom | The tug suffered an explosion and sank at the Harrington Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of one of her five crew.[68] She was raised on 2 March and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[65] |
| Trinidad Sanchez |  Dominican Republic | The schooner collided with Emilia ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Arecibo, Puerto Rico and sank with the loss of one crew member.[64] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johsa | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire at Porsgrunn, Norway and was a total loss.[65] |
| Yakumo Maru | Japan | The Imperial Japanese Army-chartered cargo ship collided with Kinryo Maru ( Japan) at Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū and was beached. Refloated sometime in March, repaired and returned to service.[64][69] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eusebia del Valle | Spain | The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by St Ambroise ( France). Eusebia del Valle subsequently sank (approximately 47°55′N 6°17′W / 47.917°N 6.283°W).[65][70] |
| T.F.C. | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Westland ( Netherlands) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached.[65] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocklinge | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on The Manacles.[71] She was declared a constructive total loss and salvage efforts were abandoned on 9 March.[72] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deepwater | United States | The barge, towed by Mars ( United States), was anchored in the Atlantic Ocean when Mars had difficulties and was never seen again. Lost with all five hands.[73] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Firelight | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with USCGC Eagle ( United States Coast Guard) in the Atlantic Ocean (40°53′N 70°55′W / 40.883°N 70.917°W) and sank. All eight crew were rescued.[66] |
| Spring | United States | The barge, towed by Lenape ( United States), sprung a leak in a heavy Gale with thick snow and heavy seas south west of the McCries Shoals gas Light. Lenape cut her loose and went back to help her, but was unable to locate her in the snowstorm and she was never seen again. Lost with all four hands.[74] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takasago Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea. All crew were rescued.[66] |
| Verona | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Chesapeake Bay.[66] She was refloated on 14 March.[75] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| H. F de Bardeleben | United States | The collier lost her rudder in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island.[76] She was abandoned in the early hours of 10 March (39°36′N 58°55′W / 39.600°N 58.917°W). All 34 crew were rescued by Laganbank ( United Kingdom).[77][78] She foundered later that day at 39°32′N 58°30′W / 39.533°N 58.500°W.[79] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Latvis | Latvia | The cargo ship was damaged by ice 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Riga and was abandoned by her crew.[63] She was later reboarded and was assisted into Riga by an icebreaker.[80] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Kunstmann | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore north of Florø, Norway (61°45′N 5°06′E / 61.750°N 5.100°E).[81] She was refloated on 17 March.[82] |
| Reindeer I | United Kingdom | The salvage vessel sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (43°43′N 63°00′W / 43.717°N 63.000°W). She was abandoned by her 30 crew, who were rescued by Montcalm ( United Kingdom). |
| Unidentified schooner barge | United States | The schooner barge sank in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island, New York. An unidentified 300-to-330-foot (91.4 to 100.6 m) wreck in 95 feet (29 m) of water 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) southwest of Jones Inlet nicknamed "Asfalto" may be her.[83] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince David | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground on a reef north of Bermuda. The passengers, and all except three crew, were taken off by Lady Somers ( United Kingdom).[84] She was refloated on 26 April.[85] |
| Venezia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Sui-Tai ( United Kingdom) at Hong Kong and was beached.[81] She was refloated the next day and dry docked for repairs.[86] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Rørvik, Norway and was beached.[86] She was refloated on 19 March.[87] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gansfjord | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground 37 nautical miles (69 km) west of Puerto México, Veracruz, Mexico.[82] She was refloated in April, arriving at Mobile, Alabama on 11 April.[88] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leandros | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of the entrance to the Bosporus.[89] She was refloated on 7 April.[90] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eva | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Fravis ( United Kingdom) at Hayling Island, Hampshire and sank.[91] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | France | The ocean liner ran aground at Cape Niger, Imbros, Turkey.[92] She was refloated on 13 May.[93] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rona | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[50] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rhea | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground between Gonaïves and Saint-Marc, Haiti.[94] She was refloated on 1 April.[95] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Luna | United States | After the 19-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire due to an explosion that occurred when her crew lit her galley stove, her crew beached her on Osten Island (55°24′45″N 131°19′28″W / 55.41250°N 131.32444°W) in Southeast Alaska, where she burned to the waterline, becoming a total loss. Her crew of two survived.[41] |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Salem | United States | The barge sank while being towed by Nassau ( United States) off Brigantine, New Jersey in heavy seas and strong wind. Her captain and both crewmen left her in a lifeboat, but were never seen again.[96] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cieszyn |  Poland | The cargo ship ran aground at Utö, Finland.[97] She was refloated on 6 April.[90] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tahsien | flag unknown | The cargo ship ran aground on Alceste Rock, Cape Shautung, China.[98] She was abandoned on 7 April as a total loss.[99] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haiching | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks at White Dogs Island and was beached at Fuzhou, China.[100] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chepstow Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire.[99] She was refloated on 20 April.[101] |
| Sea Horse | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Foina ( Norway) at Sunderland, Co Durham and sank.[99] She was refloated on 9 April and drydocked for repairs.[102] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Cabriel | Spain | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pedrido, Galicia and was abandoned by her crew.[103] She broke in two and was a total loss.[102] |
| Rouzic | France | The three-masted schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay (45°58′N 8°28′W / 45.967°N 8.467°W). Of her 29 crew, four were rescued by Carmerata, four by Deerpool (both United Kingdom) and three by Samnanger ( Norway).[103] Eleven were rescued by Viking ( Denmark) and an unknown number by Trsat ( Yugoslavia).[104] |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galacum | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point and was beached at Sandown, Isle of Wight.[103] She was refloated the next day.[102] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Mukilteo | United States | The passenger ship caught fire and was beached on Whidbey Island, Washington. She was declared a constructive total loss.[58] |
| Nobis | Germany | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. The crew were rescued.[102] |
| Pentland Firth | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore at Scrabster, Caithness. The crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[102] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daiboshi Maru No.3 | Japan | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Horomushiro.[88] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tsiehfa | flag unknown | The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Bohai Sea off Longkou, China. The crew were rescued.[101] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louric | flag unknown | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tela, Honduras and was wrecked.[105] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria M. Diacaki | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Syra and was abandoned by her crew. She later refloated herself and was taken in tow by Aghios Nicolaos ( Greece) and beached again.[101] She was refloated on 23 April.[106] |
| Phoenix | United States | The tanker ran aground on the Bahama Banks.[101] She was refloated on 23 April.[106] |
| Selonija | Latvia | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°56′N 9°31′W / 41.933°N 9.517°W). All crew were rescued by Kulmerland ( Germany).[107] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hougomont |  Finland | The barque was dismasted in a squall in the Southern Ocean 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cape Borda, South Australia. She made port at Semaphore, South Australia, on 8 May 1932 but was deemed beyond economical repair and was scuttled to form a breakwater at Stenhouse Bay, South Australia, on 8 January 1933. |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sansei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the north shore of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[108] She was refloated on 6 May.[109] |
| Sydfold | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off the south shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada.[110] She was refloated on 2 May.[111] |
| Wheatfeed | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground in the River Bann at Coleraine, County Antrim.[110] She was refloated on 6 May.[109] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cymbeline | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground on Anticosti Island, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.[108] She was refloated on 2 May.[112] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L and H McDonald | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Freshwater Point, Trepassey, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[113] |
| Saisho Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Kyushu (approximately 31°N 132°E / 31°N 132°E).[108] She was refloated on 2 May.[114] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ikbal |  Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Port Said, Egypt.[113] She was refloated on 2 May.[114] |
30 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laplace | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Punti Indio, Argentina.[115] She was refloated on 5 May.[109] |
May
1 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grant T-300 | United States | The small troller was found wrecked in Southeast Alaska northwest of Cape Spencer between Dixon Harbor (58°20′58″N 136°51′27″W / 58.3494444°N 136.8575°W) and Icy Point (58°23′32″N 137°05′20″W / 58.3922222°N 137.0888889°W). Human bones were found on a nearby beach.[116] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K Hadjipateras | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Ajaccio, Corsica, Italy (42°23′N 8°35′E / 42.383°N 8.583°E).[114][117] She was declared a total loss on 10 May.[118] |
| Tyne Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collides with Kirin Maru ( Japan) off Cape Shandong, China and sank.[114] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haliartus | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Bull Point, Falkland Islands and was wrecked.[112] |
| Louise B. Marshall | United States | The motor schooner was abandoned 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[119] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow | United States | With no one and no cargo on board, the 8-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) motor towing vessel broke loose from her moorings during a gale and was wrecked on a rocky shore approximately 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) west of Totem Bay (56°28′N 133°23′W / 56.467°N 133.383°W) on Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[120] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demetrios Pandelis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Brava, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[121] She was declared a total loss.[118] |
| Juanito | Spain | The sailing ship sank at Burela, Lugo.[121] |
| Mauritania | Spain | The schooner was rammed and sunk at Las Palmas, Canary Islands by Leon y Castillo ( Spain). The crew were rescued.[121] |
| New York | United States | The passenger ship caught fire at West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York and was a total loss.[122] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elim | United Kingdom | The coaster came ashore at Clents Point, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire.[121] She capsized the next day and was a total loss.[122] |
| Essex Friar | United Kingdom | ran aground on the Hillekrog Spit, Lolland, Denmark. Refloated on 14 May and taken to Copenhagen where declared a constructive total loss. Subsequently scrapped.[123][124] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arez | France | The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Bay of Biscay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. The crew were rescued.[125] |
| Berengaria |  United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground in the Solent. She was refloated an hour later.[126] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Douro, Oporto, Portugal.[127] She was refloated on 3 June.[128] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lochearn | United Kingdom | The coaster struck rocks off Tiree, Inner Hebrides and was beached.[129] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Philippar | France | The ocean liner caught fire in Gulf of Aden on her maiden voyage. She sank on 19 May with the loss of 54 lives. |
| Roumelian | United Kingdom | The cargo liner collided with Saint Nazaire ( France) in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of The Needles, Isle of Wight.[130] She was beached at Thorness Bay where the four passengers were taken off.[131] She was refloated in late May and towed to London for drydocking.[132] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marianna | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire off Bender Eregli, Turkey and was beached. The crew were rescued by Kutlu ( Turkey).[133] She was a total loss.[134] |
| Ventura | United States | A fire burned the 13-gross register ton 45.5-foot (13.9 m) motor vessel to the waterline, after which she sank in 144 feet (43.9 m) of water near Juneau, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived, abandoned ship in a skiff, and was rescued by an outboard motorboat.[135] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Philippar | France | The ocean liner sank with the loss of 54 lives due to damage she suffered when she caught fire on 15 May in Gulf of Aden on her maiden voyage. |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Charleroy | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Exmouth, Devon.[136] She was refloated on 27 May.[137] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. The crew survived.[136] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bombay Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The transport ship caught fire and was beached in the Astrea Channel, China.[138] |
| Cormorant | Netherlands | The motor schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. All four crew were rescued by a fishing vessel from Folkestone.[138][139] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Maleas, Greece.[132] She was refloated in mid-June, arriving at Piraeus on 11 June.[140] |
| Canton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Maldives.[141] She was refloated on 30 May.[142] |
| Glendevon | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at South Woolwich, London.[141] |
| Varnes | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Cambridge ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Belvedere, Kent and sank.[141] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. B. Hirtle | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned.[132] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grecian | United States | The 2,827-gross register ton cargo ship collided at night in fog with the passenger ship City of Chattanooga ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island and sank south-southeast of Block Island about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of Southeast Point in 95 to 100 feet (29 to 30 m) of water at 41°05′N 71°31′W / 41.083°N 71.517°W with the loss of three or four (sources disagree) crew members.[137][143][144][145][146] |
| I. Ling | United States | The coaster struck rocks and foundered in the Yangtze 275 nautical miles (509 km) upstream from Yichang, China, with great loss of life.[137][143] |
June
1 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wan-Lui | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 40 nautical miles (74 km) downstream of Chongqing, China.[147] She was abandoned on 9 June.[148] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caprera | Italy | The cargo ship came ashore on the Ilha da Mac, Argentina.[149] She was refloated on 2 August.[150] |
| Castle Galleon | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Oscar Gorthon ( Sweden) in the North Sea off the Corton Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank. The crew survived.[151] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Genzan Maru | Japan | The passenger ship ran aground off Karaginsky Island, Soviet Union and was abandoned by the 300-plus people on board.[152] She sank the next day.[153] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teide | Spain | The cargo liner was wrecked off Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea.[153] Appin ( United Kingdom) rescued 85 passengers and landed them on the island.[148] She was a total loss.[154] |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choshu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship caught fire at Tsurumi and was beached. The crew abandoned ship.[148] She was declared a total loss.[155] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sappho | Greece | The cargo ship foundered off Berlengas, Portugal. The crew were rescued.[156] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | Italy | The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground on the Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina, United States.[154] She was refloated on 16 June.[157] |
| Shengking | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground on Chiming Island, 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Wei Hai Wei. Two British torpedo boat destroyers and an Admiralty tug rescued over 350 people.[154] She was refloated on 17 June.[158][159] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kumari | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean off Dwarka, India.[160] Six of her 33 crew were lost.[157] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artemis | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Abrolhos Rocks Bahia, Brazil. The crew were rescued by Eastern Prince ( United Kingdom).[160] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brazza | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Libreville, French Equatorial Africa.[158] She was refloated on 23 June.[161] |
| Cymbeline | United Kingdom | The tanker suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank at Canadian Vickers' drydock in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty-five people were killed and 38 were injured.[162] The ship was a total loss.[163] |
| Ferndale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Dellys Rock, 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Algiers, Algeria and broke in two. All 68 crew survived.[158][164] |
| Olive | United States | While beached in a lagoon between Crooked Island and Near Island at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, for painting, the 59-ton motor schooner was destroyed by a fire that apparently started when her gasoline engine backfired. The two crewmen aboard survived.[165] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cote Nord | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner came ashore in Shoal Bay, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[166][167] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Firby | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore in Bradore Bay, Strait of Belle Isle.[168] She was refloated on 4 July.[169] |
| Oyama Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the south west coast of Korea, she refloated but was leaking and consequently beached.[167] She was refloated the next day and sailed to Kure for repairs.[170] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bore I | Finland | The passenger ship ran aground at Rysskar. The passengers were taken off.[170] She was refloated the next day.[171] |
29 June
July
1 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | United Kingdom | The four-masted barque collided with Seminole ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Fastnet Rock and sank. The crew were rescued by Seminole.[174] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eftychia | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy.[175] She was refloated on 24 July.[176] |
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chosun Maru | Japan | The passenger ship struck a rock and was beached on the Shandong Peninsula, near Chisato Island, 60 miles (97 km) south of Qingdao, China (36°15′N 121°23′E / 36.250°N 121.383°E). Kuma ( Imperial Japanese Navy) took off 50 passengers and 131 crew. Chosun Maru was pulled off by Nasu Maru ( Japan) and towed to Nagasaki for repairs. Repaired and returned to service in December.[177][178] |
| Kittawa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Bhutan and Chengtu (both United Kingdom) in the Astrea Channel and sank.[177] |
| Yu Chang | Republic of China Navy | The Fu Po-class destroyer was wrecked in the Nantung Chao Channel at the mouth of the Yangtze. |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prométhée |  French Navy | The Redoutable-class submarine foundered in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Fermanville, Manche (49°48′31″N 1°26′42″W / 49.80861°N 1.44500°W) with the loss of all 62 crew. |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yaye Maru | Japan | The coaster sank off Tsushima.[179] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Casino | United Kingdom | The coaster grounded at Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. She refloated but capsized and sank with the loss of ten of her seventeen crew.[180][181] |
| Triglav | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship ran aground at Fogo, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[181] She was refloated on 21 July.[182] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blas de Lezo |  Spanish Navy | The Blas de Lezo-class cruiser ran aground off Cape Finisterre. She was refloated and taken in tow by the tug Argos ( Spain) but foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) offshore. All 346 crew were rescued.[183] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Michael N. Maris | Greece | The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Brusnik Island, Yugoslavia.[184] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gishu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bungo Channel and was beached.[185] |
| Moldanger | Norway | The almost-completed refrigerated cargo ship caught fire at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands and sank.[186][187] She was later refloated, repaired and entered service in March 1933.[188] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kumakata Maru | Japan | The cargo ship caught fire off Keelung Islet, Formosa and was abandoned by her crew.[189] She sank on 18 July.[187] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norham | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire.[189] She was refloated on 2 August.[190] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shunka Maru | Japan | The cargo ship capsized and sank off the coast of Korea.[191] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beikoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Yoshu Maru ( Japan) in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank. All crew were rescued.[192] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna Smith | United States | The schooner, serving as a gambling ship moored off Long Beach, California, burned and sank. |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heiwa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered off Mokoo.[176] |
| Islander | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground off Aywick, Shetland Islands and was a total loss. All on board were rescued.[176] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cristina | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Kerkennah, Turkey (34°42′00″N 11°21′30″E / 34.70000°N 11.35833°E).[193] She was refloated on 29 July.[194] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Homestead | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean at Humber Arm, Newfoundland.[195] |
| Lettie M. Hardy | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Facto ( Norway) in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Georgetown, British Guiana and sank. All on board were rescued.[196] |
| Niobe |  Reichsmarine | The three-masted barque capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein with the loss of 69 of her 109 crew. Survivors were rescued by Theresia L M Russ ( Germany). Raised on 21 August for recovery of the dead, Niobe was scuttled on 18 September 1933. |
| Renate | Germany | The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Baltic Sea and sank off Gotland, Sweden. The crew survived.[193] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Race | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at St. Shotts, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[194] |
| Euphorbia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of Anticosti Island, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.[194] She was refloated on 3 August.[197] |
August
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Libby, McNeill & Libby No. 9 | United States | The 14.12-net register ton scow was wrecked on Salamatof Beach in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska during a gale.[41] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aso | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Bayan-class armored cruiser was sunk as a target by submarine torpedoes . |
| Bruges | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River upstream of Diamante, Entre Ríos, Argentina.[198] She was refloated on 10 August.[199] |
| Eunice | United States | During a voyage in the Aleutian Islands from Unalaska to Atka and way ports with a cargo of 30 short tons (27,216 kg) of general merchandise, the 42-gross register ton motor vessel went off course in fog due to a faulty compass and was wrecked on a beach on the east coast pf Carlisle Island. Her crew of four survived.[200] |
| Joan | United States | The 26-gross register ton, 44.5-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel sank near Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. All three people aboard survived.[201] |
| Kelvinside | United Kingdom | The coaster sank about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west south west of the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. The crew survived.[197] |
| Why Not | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Otranto ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary at Thameshaven, Essex, and sank.[197] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonchu | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of Cape Santa María, Portugal (36°40′N 8°12′W / 36.667°N 8.200°W). The crew were rescued by Bakap ( Yugoslavia).[123][198][202] |
| St Patrick | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry ran aground off La Corbière, Jersey, Channel Islands. The 314 passengers were rescued by Duke of Normandy, Isle of Sark and St Julien (all United Kingdom).[203] She was later refloated and towed into Saint Helier for temporary repairs.[204] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capable | United Kingdom | The steamer came ashore in thick fog at Thurlestone, South Devon during thick fog. Capable refloated on the high tide and continued her journey from Pentewan, Cornwall, with grit for London.[205] |
| M.O.P. 216 B |  Argentina | The tug foundered in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe with the loss of four crew.[206] |
| Myrtle | United States | The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of East Foreland (60°43′N 151°24′W / 60.717°N 151.400°W), Territory of Alaska. The only person on board survived.[55] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Libby | United States | The 8-gross register ton motor vessel broke loose from her moorings on the Nushagak River near Ekuk. Territory of Alaska, during a storm with no one aboard and sank.[41] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Western World | United States | The passenger-cargo ship, carrying 166 crew members and 85 passengers, ran aground at Porto do Boi, Brazil. The passengers were taken off by the German ship General Osorio and landed at Rio de Janeiro.[207] She was refloated on 10 September,[208] and subsequently was repaired and returned to service. |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dagny | Sweden | The auxiliary schooner came ashore at Lessoe. The crew were rescued.[206] She was refloated on 13 August.[209] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aéropostale II | France | The mail boat departed Dakar, French West Africa for Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. She last reported her position in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) out. No further trace, believed foundered with the loss of all 22 crew.[210][211][212] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lassen | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Oakland, California. She was scuttled to extinguish the fire.[209] She was refloated on 17 August and found to be severely damaged.[213] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nichifuku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Hide Maru ( Japan) in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank with the loss of nineteen crew.[214] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shoal Fisher | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner collided with Telena ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (48°00′N 7°50′W / 48.000°N 7.833°W) and sank. The crew were rescued by Telena.[213] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Rock | United States | The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of five survived.[41] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dagland | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Akbaş, Turkey.[215] She was refloated on 28 August.[216] |
| La Corvette | France | The schooner capsized in the English Channel 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Selsey Bill, Sussex, United Kingdom.[215] |
| HMAS Yarra | Royal Australian Navy | The decommissioned River-class torpedo-boat destroyer was possibly sunk on this date as a target off Sydney.[217] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kotohira Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground off Shiraushi, Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[218] She was refloated on 3 September.[219] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kumiai Maru | Japan | The coaster collided with Kurushima Maru ( Japan) off Oshima Province and sank.[220] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Lancaster | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground on Great Copeland Island in the Copeland Islands in the Irish Sea in a fog . She was refloated and returned to service. |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stat | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Akranes, Iceland.[221] She was refloated on 6 September.[222] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Kristiansand, Norway, and sank.[221] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bertie E. Tull | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Delaware River at New Castle, Delaware and was a total loss.[223][224] |
| Clara Elise | Germany | The schooner sank in the Baltic Sea off the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden with the loss of four of her eight crew.[225] |
| Jelo | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Quersee ( Germany) in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal and was beached.[223] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Odensholm | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on Burnt Head, Newfoundland. She was declared a total loss on 15 September.[226] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aranci | United Kingdom | The dredger foundered in the Irish Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) south by west of the Tuskar Rock, Ireland. She was under tow at the time and unmanned.[227] |
| Going | United States | The 7-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked with the loss of one life on rocks on the westernmost island of the Tatoosh Islands in Southeast Alaska when she dragged her anchor during a gale. There were two survivors.[116] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Observation | United States | The passenger ferry exploded and sank in the East River off Rikers Island, New York with the loss of 37 lives.[228] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Dewey | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Pierre Island, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked.[229] |
| Clara F | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Pierre Island and was wrecked.[229] |
| Golfer | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore at Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides and was abandoned.[230] |
| Marjorie and Eileen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Pierre Island and was wrecked.[229] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Watford | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Cape Percy, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked with the loss of one of her 38 crew.[231] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adele | Germany | The auxiliary sailing ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Pillau, East Prussia, Germany. The crew were rescued by the Pillau Lifeboat.[232] The ship came ashore at Pillau.[233] |
| Ida | United States | A fire destroyed the 13-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel while she was moored at the Oil Dock at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[234] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Baeyens | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe, Argentina.[235] She was refloated on 19 September.[236] |
| Chloe | Italy | The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère, France.[233] She was taken in tow by Seefalke ( Germany), but her boilers exploded and she foundered at 48°20′N 5°09′W / 48.333°N 5.150°W. All crew were rescued by Seefalke.[237][238] |
| Glamorgan Coast | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at North Point, Cape Cornwall. Fourteen crew and the one passenger rowed to safety; the ship was a total loss.[233][239] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on the north shore of False Island in the Matung Channel.[235] She was refloated on 24 September.[240] |
| HMAS Penguin | Royal Australian Navy | The decommissioned depot ship was scuttled in the Tasman Sea off Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. |
| Savio | Italy | The cargo ship came ashore on Euboea, Greece (37°58′N 24°33′E / 37.967°N 24.550°E) and was a total loss. The crew were rescued by Viking ( Greece).[241][242] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenscraig | Norway | The coaster collided with Baron Polwarth ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary off the Sunk Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of two crew.[243][244] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aequitas | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Kerch, Soviet Union.[245] She was refloated around 7 October.[246] |
| Tchatyr-Dahg |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship collided with Inonu ( Turkey) off Leander's Tower, Istanbul, Turkey and was beached.[245] She was refloated on 29 September.[247] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Mortenol | Netherlands | The dredger foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 8°55′W / 44.000°N 8.917°W) whilst under tow by Ebro ( Netherlands).[248] Two of her crew were lost.[249] |
| HMS Challenger | Royal Navy | The survey ship struck a rock 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Ford's Harbour, Labrador, Dominion of Newfoundland (56°28′30″N 61°10′00″W / 56.47500°N 61.16667°W), and was beached. She was later refloated.[250] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Success | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor vessel was wrecked on a reef 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) southeast of Labouchere Island (56°17′35″N 133°40′20″W / 56.29306°N 133.67222°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her two crewmen survived. The cutter USCGC Tallapoosa ( United States Coast Guard) searched for her wreck a week later but found no trace of it remaining.[35] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marjorie E. Bachman | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off the Change Islands, Dominion of Newfoundland. The crew survived.[251] |
| Saelen | Denmark | The auxiliary schooner departed Upernivik for Godhavn. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[252] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bur | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Dakoum, French West Africa.[253] She was refloated around 5 October.[254] |
| Nevada | United States | During a voyage from Longview, Washington, to Yokohama, Japan, with a crew of 37 and a cargo of 6,648 tons of lumber, flour, and general merchandise, the 5,645-gross register ton steamer was wrecked on Amatignak Island in the western Aleutian Islands with the loss of 34 lives. The passenger steamer President Madison ( United States) arrived on the scene on 29 September and rescued her three survivors from the island.[255][253][256] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The training ship, a former Thames barge, sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames at Chelsea, London.[257] She was refloated on 1 October.[253] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Fan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck an iceberg in the Hudson Strait and sank. All 30 crew were rescued by N.B. McLean ( Canada).[258] |
| Chusan | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground at Weihaiwei, China. The passengers were taken off.[253][259] She sank on 4 October.[260] |
| Else | Finland | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Björkö and sank. Her crew were rescued.[261][262] |
| Georgios | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Björkö. All 29 crew were rescued before she sank.[261] |
| Niemen | Poland | The cargo ship collided with the barque Lawhill ( Finland) in the Kattegat and sank. The crew were rescued by Kronprinsessan Margareta ( Sweden).[253] |
| Start | Sweden | The cargo ship was driven ashore or Björkö and sank. Her crew were rescued.[261] She was refloated on 15 October.[263] |
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mark H. Gray | United Kingdom | The schooner departed Oporto, Portugal for Gaultois, Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[264] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconoil | United States | The tanker ran aground in the Houston Channel.[265] She was refloated on 11 October.[266] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | United States | The coaster caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was burnt to the waterline.[265] |
| John J. Boland Jr. | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in Lake Erie 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Erie, Pennsylvania.[254][267] |
| Sally B | United States | With three passengers and two crewmen on board, the 18-gross register ton, 39.7-foot (12.1 m) motor yacht dragged her anchor, grounded, turned on her side, and was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska at a location identified as "Caldera Bay," probably a reference to either Calder Bay or, more likely, Port Caldera (55°23′N 133°10′W / 55.383°N 133.167°W). There was no loss of life.[35] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | France | The cargo ship collided with Cap Arcona ( Germany) in the North Sea off the Elbe 4 Lightship ( Germany) and was beached. She was later refloated and escorted into Hamburg, Germany.[267] |
| Johannes | Finland | The three-masted schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea off Viborg,Denmark. The eight crew were rescued by Asta ( Germany).[246][254][268] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was abandoned of Dungeness, Kent. The crew were rescued by the Dungeness Lifeboat.[268] She was later reboarded and found to have suffered little damage.[266] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charente | Norway | The cargo liner collided with Afric Star ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. all on board were rescued by Afric Star.[269] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheldestad | Belgium | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (45°30′N 8°00′W / 45.500°N 8.000°W). The crew were rescued by Lancastria ( United Kingdom).[270] Sheldestad remained afloat and was towed by tugs Max Berendt and Seefalke (both Germany) to A Coruña, Spain where she was repaired. She returned to service on 12 October.[237] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HNLMS Krakatau |  Royal Netherlands Navy |  |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assel | Germany | The coaster capsized and sank off Nervi Island, Vyborg, Soviet Union with the loss of three of her five crew.[272] |
| Emelia |  Estonia | The schooner collided with Vesuvius ( Sweden) off Flotjam, Sweden and sank.[272] |
| Girl May | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Maughold Head, Isle of Man. The seven crew were rescued by the trawler Peter Lovett ( United Kingdom).[273] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Braedale | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. All eight crew survived.[274] |
| Monte Nevoso | Italy |  The cargo ship ran aground on Haisbro' Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was a total loss. The 33 crew were rescued by H F Bailey III ( |
| Sheldrake | United Kingdom | The coaster was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. The crew were rescued by the pilot cutter J. H. Fisher. Sheldrake was driven ashore at Cleethorpes.[274] She was refloated on 18 October.[276] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Redvers Buller | United Kingdom | The sand hopper capsized and sank in the Bristol Channel west of Flat Holm with the loss of four of her seven crew.[277] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brulin | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[278] She was refloated on 20 October and found to be severely damaged.[279] |
| L'Essor | France | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea. The 48 crew were rescued by Redsea ( United Kingdom).[280] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birkenau | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore at Chapel Point, Fife, United Kingdom. The crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[281] She was refloated the next day and towed to Leith.[276] |
| Faithful | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran. All four crew were rescued.[281] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miho Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[282] She was refloated on 4 November.[283] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marjorie Henniga | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Newtown, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[284] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Millom Castle | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner was abandoned in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Plymouth, Devon. The three crew were rescued by the Plymouth Lifeboat. Millom Castle was later towed into Plymouth by the trawler Atlantic ( United Kingdom).[285] |
| Rama |  Nicaragua | The refrigerated cargo ship came ashore at Bluefields, Jamaica. She was declared a constructive total loss.[285][286] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Hope | United Kingdom | The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary. Both crew and a dog were rescued by the Southend Lifeboat.[287] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pamela Hope | United Kingdom | The coaster came ashore on between Burnham Overy and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. The crew abandoned ship.[288] She was refloated on 24 November.[289] |
| Sarah Evans | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore near Porthtowan, Cornwall and was a total loss. The three crew were rescued.[288][290] |
| Spes | Netherlands | The cargo ship came ashore at Christiansø, Bornholm, Denmark. The crew were rescued.[288] |
| Tovaristch Stalin |  Soviet Union | The passenger ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Kapp Linné, Spitsbergen, Norway.[291] She was eventually refloated with the aid of six British trawlers.[292] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plaindealer | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Tub Harbour, Labrador, Canada.[293] |
| Rosie Bella | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Croe, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[294] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Panomi Point, Greece.[293] She was refloated on 6 November.[283] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrouest I | France | The coaster foundered in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Alderney, Channel Islands. All five crew survived.[295][296] |
| Ralph Williams | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Herring Neck, Newfoundland.[297] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goulandris | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete. The crew survived.[295] |
| Orion | Finland | The cargo ship came ashore at Härnösand, Västernorrland County, Sweden and was wrecked.[295] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Belle | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Cape Chapeau Rouge, Newfoundland.[297] |
| Kenjo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the east coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[298] She was refloated on 10 November.[299] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie McDonald | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Old Perlican, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[297] |
| Drake | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Inga ( Finland) in the River Medway at Upnor, Kent and sank.[300] |
| Hester Nellie | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Red Island, Newfoundland.[297] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma M | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore on Conception Island, Bahamas and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[301] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nordvangen | Norway | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cay Confites, Cuba in a hurricane.[302] Sne was refloated in mid-December, arriving at Key West, Florida, United States under tow on 13 December.[303] |
| Sensan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Keelung, China.[304] She was refloated on 17 November.[305] |
| Vistula | Denmark | The tanker ran aground at Tampico, Mexico and was a total loss.[304] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Georgetown, British Guiana.[306] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Star | United Kingdom | The refrigerated cargo liner caught fire at Hebburn, Northumberland. One crew member was killed.[307] She burnt for a week and was consequently declared a total loss.[308] Oregon Star was scrapped in 1934.[309] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Genchu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the Idzu Peninsula in a typhoon. She broke in two, the stern section sank with the loss of 36 crew. There were some survivors.[310] |
| Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft | Netherlands | The ocean liner caught fire in Amsterdam harbour, North Holland. She burned for nine days and was consequently declared a total loss and sold for scrap. |
| Unkai Maru No.15 | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore in Tokyo Bay in a typhoon. She was refloated on 23 November.[311][312] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto | Spain | The cargo ship struck a rock off Villano and was beached at Camariñas, A Coruña. The crew were rescued.[301] |
| Hercules | United States | After her gasoline engine broke down, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel drifted onto a beach 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Red Bay (56°20′N 133°18′W / 56.333°N 133.300°W) in Southeast Alaska and was pounded to pieces by the surf. All three people aboard – her crew of two and a passenger – survived.[29] |
| Howard Young | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore in Bonavista Bay and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[313] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marionga J. Goulandris | Greece | The cargo ship came ashore at Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.[313] She was refloated on 5 December.[314] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Poilu | France | The ketch sank off Sark in the Channel Islands.[315] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calliope Leitch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Drapetsona, Greece.[316] She was refloated on 27 November and beached in St George Bay.[317] |
| Rosario | Italy | The tanker ran aground off Leander's Tower, Istanbul, Turkey.[316] She was refloated on 28 November.[318] |
| Tecumseh | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Inhaca, Portuguese East Africa and was a total loss.[289] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herta Grube | Germany | The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Kalmar, Småland, Sweden with the loss of all hands.[319] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Dawson | United Kingdom | 495 GRT British schooner on passage from Turks and Caicos Islands to Nova Scotia with a cargo of salt ran into strong northerly gale east of Jacksonville and started leaking badly. The crew started the pumps, but the salt cargo got mixed with water in her hold and made a slush shutting down the pumps. American tanker Sylvan Arrow spotted distress fire on the schooner's deck and managed to get close to the disabled ship and transfer all seven people on board. The schooner soon burst into flames and sank a few hours later. The crew was safely landed in Beaumont on 6 December. |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Saint Laurent | France | The coaster collided with Mana ( France) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cayenne, French Guiana and sank.[320] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margit | Chile | The cargo ship caught fire at Talcahuaso and was abandoned by her crew. She was a total loss.[318] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georgian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Grand Island, Michigan.[321] Salvage operation were postponed on 13 December until the following spring.[322] |
December
1 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cairndhu | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River.[323] She was refloated on 22 December.[324] |
2 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clemencia |  Canada | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by De Grasse ( France).[325] |
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalee | United States | After her gasoline engine broke down during a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Juneau to Tenakee Springs, the 11-gross register ton, 32.8-foot (10.0 m) fishing vessel was blown onto the beach near Point Hilda (58°13′00″N 134°30′10″W / 58.21667°N 134.50278°W). Half an hour later, while still on the beach, she was destroyed by a fire that started in her stove and ignited her store of gasoline. The two people on board both survived.[120] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Novadoc | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Alexandria Bay, New York, United States.[326] She was refloated on 8 December.[327] |
| Sawarabi | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Wakatake-class destroyer capsized and sank off Formosa with the loss of 106 of her 120 crew. Survivors were rescued by Isuzu ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[328][329] |
| Sea Thrush | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Clatsop Spit at the mouth of the Columbia River.[314] She was a total loss.[330] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kogiku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Chemulpo, Korea and was abandoned.[331] She sank on 12 December.[332] |
| Lynceus | United Kingdom | The coaster came ashore at Bacton, Norfolk with the loss of one of her four crew. The survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[331] She was refloated on 14 December.[333] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Negada | Chile | The cargo ship ran aground on the Quita Sueño Bank.[330] She was abandoned as a total loss on 15 December.[334] |
9 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie | Germany | The auxiliary schooner came ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Rixhöft, West Prussia.[335] She was refloated on 13 December.[332] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atrato |  Colombia | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Cispata.[327] |
| Timios Stavros | Greece | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (36°53′N 19°44′E / 36.883°N 19.733°E). All crew were rescued by Patria ( Greece).[303][327][333] |
11 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Engels |  Soviet Navy | The Orfey-class destroyer ran aground off the Tolbukhin Lighthouse. She was refloated on 18 December and towed in to Cronstadt, where she was repaired.[336] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electra | Germany | The coaster collided with Tilsit ( Germany) in the Baltic Sea off Holtenau, Schleswig-Holstein and was beached.[332] |
| La Mouette | France | The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom (50°30′N 7°30′W / 50.500°N 7.500°W). All five crew were rescued by the trawler Kilgarran Castle ( United Kingdom).[332][333] |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cantabria | Spain | The cargo ship came ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Bolt Head, Devon, United Kingdom. All 24 crew were rescued by the Salcombe Lifeboat.[322][337] She was a total loss.[333] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hosianna | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire and sank in the North Sea off Neuwerk, Hamburg.[333] |
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Fontan | France | The three-masted schooner caught fire in the Bay of Biscay 35 nautical miles (65 km) north west of Ouessant, Finistère and sank. The crew were rescued by San Andres ( Norway).[338] |
| Meta Trudler | Germany | The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore south of Gothenburg, Sweden.[339] She was a total loss.[340] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tasmania |  United States | The 10-gross register ton, 33.9-foot (10.3 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire off Wrangell in Southeast Alaska. All four people on board survived.[341] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norden | Sweden | The cargo ship sank off Varberg, Halland County.[340] |
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina.[342] She was refloated on 23 December.[334] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Miranda ( Norway) in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Seaham, County Durham and sank with the loss of eight of her thirteen crew.[343] |
| Kedumba | United Kingdom | The ferry foundered off Montague Island, New South Wales, Australia.[344] |
| Seine | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Bay of Biscay 70 nautical miles (130 km) off the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime and was abandoned. The crew were rescued by a trawler. Seine was taken in tow by Dupleix ( French Navy).[344] She foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of La Pallice, Charente-Maritime.[345] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navemar | Spain | The cargo ship collided with Bernardin de St. Pierre ( France) at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France and was beached.[324][345] |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Discoverer | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 55.4-foot (16.9 m) passenger vessel sank at Ninilchik, Territory of Alaska. All four people on board survived.[346] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newbrough | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Morant Cays, Jamaica. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 7 March 1933 and she was declared a total loss.[347] |
| Philip | Denmark | The schooner was rammed and sunk off Korsor by a ferry.[348] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agia Paraskevi | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground off Laurium.[348] She was refloated on 2 January 1933.[349] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred E. Hunt | United States | The dredger sank in the Saint Lawrence River.[350] |
| Banyei Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Tsuchizaki.[351] She was refloated on 3 January.[352] |
| Jupiter | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Esther Thorden ( Sweden) in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal at Andorf and sank.[351] |
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hsin Fuh-Tai |  China | The cargo ship was holed and sank in the East China Sea (30°45′N 122°30′E / 30.750°N 122.500°E) with the loss of 35 of her 52 crew.[350] |
| Nordnes | Norway | The auxiliary schooner collided with Pinmarken in the North Sea off Bergen, Norway and sank.[353] |
29 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doris Kellogg | United States | The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina.[354] She exploded and sank the next day (33°27′N 76°45′W / 33.450°N 76.750°W).[355][356] |
| J. D. Drake | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Cape Ortegal ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. The crew were rescued.[353] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft | Netherlands | The ocean liner broke free from her tow, hit the harbour wall at Pernis, caught fire and then sank. She was raised and completed her journey to the scrapyard. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Taunton | United States | The 292-foot (89 m) cargo ship, a sidewheel paddle steamer, was beached and abandoned at Somerset, Massachusetts, on the west bank of the Taunton River at 41°42′39″N 071°10′33″W / 41.71083°N 71.17583°W, just south of the future site of the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, sometime during the 1930s. The wreck settled on the river bottom in very shallow water.[357] |
| Coyote | United States | The 267-foot (81 m), 3,500-gross register ton cargo ship was scuttled as a means of disposal in 170 feet (52 m) of water off Massachusetts outside Boston Harbor at 42°22′06″N 070°43′06″W / 42.36833°N 70.71833°W.[358] |
| Eagle | United States | The small two-masted schooner was lost off the coast of the Territory of Alaska off "Cape Nord," presumably a reference to Point Romanof (63°12′N 162°50′W / 63.200°N 162.833°W), known as Cape Nord at the time.[200] |
| F. C. Pendleton | United States | The 145-foot (44 m), 408-gross register ton three-masted schooner burned and sank without loss of life in up to 45 feet (14 m) of water at 44°19′38″N 068°54′27″W / 44.32722°N 68.90750°W while at anchor in Seal Harbor at Islesboro, Maine, sometime during the 1930s.[359] |
| Gardner G. Deering | United States | The 251-foot (77 m), 1,982-gross register ton five-masted schooner was abandoned and later burned in Smith Cove off West Brooksville, Maine, sometime during the 1930s. Her wreck settled in 10 to 30 feet (3.0 to 9.1 m) of water approximately 500 feet (150 m) off the north shore of the cove at 44°22′55″N 068°46′30″W / 44.38194°N 68.77500°W.[360] |
| Sunrise | United States | The 23-ton fishing vessel was reported lost at Carlisle Island in the Islands of Four Mountains in the Aleutian Islands.[35] |
| T4 |  Royal Yugoslav Navy | The torpedo boat was wrecked on the coast of Dalmatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[361] |
| Taldora |  Australia | The lighter sank in the Brisbane River.[362] |
| Trapu | France | The tugboat was sunk in a collision with Ville De Verdun ( France) at/off Dunkirk in January or February. Raised in February.[363] |
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