The list of shipwrecks in 1953 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1953.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attu Island |  United States | Carrying a cargo of 5,000 tons of cement and damaged earlier in her voyage when she struck a reef off Pennock Island in Southeast Alaska while under tow by the tug Hercules ( United States), the 328-foot (100.0 m) LST-type barge capsized and sank bottom-up 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) south of Bar Harbor in Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. An attempt during the 1970s to refloat her failed.[1] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kelvinbank |  United Kingdom | The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ocean Island. She was later refloated but struck wreckage and was abandoned.[2] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avanti |  Sweden | The cargo ship broke in two north east of Okinawa, Japan. 40 crew rescued by Eastern.[3] At least 8 deaths. |
| Klipfontein |  Netherlands |  United Kingdom).[4] |
| Maraat V | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Sea Palling, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[5] Refloated on 9 January after being aground for 28 hours.[6] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changgyeong-ho [ko] |  South Korea | According to South Korea Coast Guard official confirmed report, the passenger ferry, while sailing from Yeosu Port and headed to Busan Port, capsized 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest from Dadaepo area, Busan, South Korea. 229 people died and only seven people survived.[7] |
| Jumper Hitch |  United States | The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Japan. Reported to be in danger of sinking and requested assistance.[8] |
| RFA Wave Commander |  Royal Navy | The Wave-class oiler ran aground off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States.[8] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Campo Grande |  Spain | The cargo ship ran aground off the Cork Lightship, off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[9] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Leader | United States | The cargo ship collided with Chickasaw ( United States) in New York Harbor. American Leader was severely damaged at the bows.[10] |
| American Veteran | United States | The cargo ship was in collision with the ferry Gold Star Mother in New York Harbor. Both ships were damaged, with Gold Star Mother taking in water by the bows and having eleven of her 1,900 passengers injured.[10] |
| Esso Wilmington | United States | The tanker ran aground in New York Harbor.[10] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L F Mathies |  West Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off Portishead, Somerset, United Kingdom. Later refloated and docked at Avonmouth.[11] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santi | Spain | The cargo ship was in collision with British Dragoon ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cape Espichel, Portugal. Thirty-six survivors rescued by British Dragoon. |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arklow | flag unknown | The coaster ran aground off Avonmouth. Refloated the next day.[12] |
| Palomares | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Avonmouth. Refloated the next day.[12] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kent County |  Norway | The ore carrier ran aground at Bell Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[13] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empress of Canada | United Kingdom | The ocean liner caught fire, capsized and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Refloated and scrapped in 1954. |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Macquarrie | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[14] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Berkeley Castle |  Royal Navy | The Castle-class corvette capsized in Sheerness Dockyard.[15] |
| IJM 60 Catharina Duyvis | Netherlands | The herringcutter sinks in the North Sea during a severe windstorm. 16 fatalities. |
| Michael Griffith | United Kingdom | The Castle-class trawler from Fleetwood, Lancashire, foundered in a severe storm off Barra Head, West Scotland, with the loss of all hands. 13 fatalities.[16][17] |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The RORO passenger ferry sinks in the North Channel during a severe windstorm. 133 fatalities. |
| Salland | Netherlands | The coastal trading vessel sinks in the North Sea near Egmond during a severe windstorm. Eight fatalities. |
| Westland | Netherlands | The coastal trading vessel sinks in the North Sea near Cuxhaven during a severe windstorm. Ten fatalities. |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Sirdar | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine was swamped by floods while in drydock at Sheerness Dockyard and sank. She was later raised, repaired, and returned to service. |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Westland | Netherlands | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland with the loss of all seven crew.[18][19] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Force | United Kingdom | The coaster struck a submerged object and sank off Guernsey, Channel Islands.[20] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huglen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Huglen, Norway.[21] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baalbek | Norway | The cargo ship collided with the Great Nore Sands Fort, in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom. One of the seven towers of the fort collapsed and the ship ran aground. Four of the fourteen crew of the fort were reported missing.[22] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Siorak |  Denmark | The schooner struck a rock and sank off Avigait. All ten crew rescued.[23] |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loomis | United States | The 15-gross register ton, 45.8-foot (14.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Jamestown Bay (57°02′40″N 135°17′30″W / 57.04444°N 135.29167°W) in Southeast Alaska 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Sitka, Territory of Alaska.[24] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northumbrian Coast | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Egyptian Prince ( United Kingdom) and was beached on the Mucking Flats in the Thames Estuary.[25] |
| Rigel | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Senegal ( Italy) 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Margate, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All 29 crew rescued by Arnhem ( United Kingdom).[25] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sollum |  Royal Egyptian Navy | The Bangor-class minesweeper sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Alexandria with the loss of 53 of her 115 crew. The 63 survivors were rescued by Czech ( Poland).[26] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tahsis No. 3 |  Canada | The bulk oil carrier sank after striking a rock in Welcome Pass north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Settsu Maru |  Japan | The whaling support ship sank in the Antarctic after being caught in pack ice, or due to an accident with her sea valve, or sea injection valves.[27][28][29] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lairds Ben | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Clyde at Old Kilpatrick, Renfrewshire.[30] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Milborne | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground off Anglesey. Refloated but leaking, towed by Empire Punch ( United Kingdom) to Holyhead. Later repaired and returned to service. |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Lougen |  Royal Danish Navy | The minelayer was damaged by an onboard explosion at Rønne. Three crew were killed, seven were severely injured.[31] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mountcharles | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank in the Bristol Channel. Crew rescued by RFA Black Ranger ( Royal Navy).[32] |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de Palma | Spain | The passenger ship ran aground at Cala Figuera, Majorca. All 670 passengers and crew rescued.[33] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Wave | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 36.2-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the Thomas Basin Float (55°20′20″N 131°38′30″W / 55.33889°N 131.64167°W) near Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska.[34] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TCG Dumlupınar |  Turkish Navy | The Balao-class submarine collided with Naboland ( Sweden) and sank in the Dardanelles with the loss of 81 of her 86 crew. |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Vittery |  Republic of Ireland | The schooner foundered in Dungarvan Bay. All crew survived.[35] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sollum | Royal Egyptian Navy | The Matrouth-class minesweeper foundered in heavy weather off Alexandria, Egypt. |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angela |  Finland | The coaster ran aground on Coll, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom. All 12 crew survived.[36] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taboga |  Panama | The cargo ship foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west south west of Saint Mathieu Point, Ouessant, France.[37] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Conway | United Kingdom |  The Mercantile Marine Service Association training ship, formerly a Rodney class 90 gun Ship-of-the-Line, ran aground in the Menai Strait and was subsequently declared a total loss. Her wreck was destroyed by a fire in 1956. |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kronprins Frederick | Denmark | The ferry caught fire at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom and was burnt out and sank. Refloated and towed to Elsinore, Denmark in September 1953 for repair.[38][39] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert III | United States | The 65-foot (20 m) tug sank in 50 feet (15 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay at 41°29′45″N 070°52′30″W / 41.49583°N 70.87500°W, halfway between Pasque Island and the Smith Point radome.[40] |
May
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of York | United Kingdom | The ferry collided with USNS Haiti Victory ( United States Navy) 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Harwich, Essex and was cut in two. The bow section sank, three lives were lost of the 396 people on board. The stern section was towed to Harwich.[41] A new bow was built and Duke of York returned to service. |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme | United States | The 33.5-foot (10.2 m), 7-gross register ton, fishing vessel sank at the Thomas Basin Float at Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska.[42] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Steinbrenner | United States | The 427-foot (130 m), 4,719-gross register ton bulk carrier sank in Lake Superior 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south of Isle Royale Light with the loss of 17 of her 31 crew after her cargo hatch covers were lost during a storm. |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F.P.B. 1023 | Royal Navy | The fast patrol boat caught fire and sank at Aarhus, Denmark. HMS Gay Archer ( Royal Navy) was damaged by the fire.[43] |
| Nasr | Royal Egyptian Navy | The Bangor-class minesweeper collided with the steamship Jaguar ( Sweden) in Suez Bay and sank with the loss of her captain. The rest of her 111 crew were rescued.[44] |
| Swan | United States | The 23-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Takanis Bay (57°55′N 136°31′W / 57.917°N 136.517°W) on the southeast end of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[42] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Wolmer | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Cheju Island, Korea and broke up. All crew rescued by USS Henrico ( United States Navy) and a Royal Navy ship.[45] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry | United States | The 16-gross register ton, 52-foot (15.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Cordova, Territory of Alaska.[46] |
| Lady Wolmar |  Hong Kong | The concrete ship was driven ashore on Cheju Island, South Korea (33°32′N 126°50′E / 33.533°N 126.833°E). She was on a voyage from Pusan to India. She was a total loss.[47] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Fortune ( Panama) in the English Channel and sank in the South Goodwins. All crew rescued and landed at Dover, Kent.[48] |
| Ternefjell | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Dotterell ( United Kingdom) off Start Point, Devon and sank. All 26 crew rescued by Dotterell.[48] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Anchor Point in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[49] |
June
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Serapide | Italy | The cargo ship sank off Cape Palos, Spain. All 24 crew rescued by Legazpi ( Spanish Navy).[50] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | United States | The tanker was in collision in the Delaware River with Pan Massachusetts ( United States) and sank at Delaware City, Delaware. Both ships caught fire and were total losses.[51][52] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brand V | Norway | The cruise ship ran aground at Ålesund and was a total loss. All passengers and crew were rescued.[53] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scotiadoc | Canada | The 424-foot (129 m), 4,432-gross register ton bulk carrier sank with the loss of one life in 850 feet (259 m) of water in Lake Superior off Trowbridge Island, near the Sleeping Giant on the Sibley Peninsula in Ontario, Canada, after colliding in heavy fog with the steamer Burlington ( Canada). There were 30 survivors. |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Pat | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 27.7-foot (8.4 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Bristol Bay off the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[49] |
July
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sangola | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground in the Hooghly River at Budge Budge, India.[54] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornhusker Mariner | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Pusan, Korea and broke in two. The stern section was salvaged by USS Current ( United States Navy).[55][56] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Luckenbach | United States | The cargo ship collided with Hawaiian Pilot ( United States) and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) southwest of San Francisco, California.[57] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three unidentified landing ships |  Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Second Battle of Dongshan Island: The landing ships were sunk in a harbor on the coast of Dongshan Island in China by mortar fire that detonated their cargoes of ammunition.[58] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A R 5 | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 27.5-foot (8.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Red Bluff (58°04′N 157°29′W / 58.067°N 157.483°W) on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska.[1] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pan Georgia | United States | The tanker exploded and was burnt out at Wilmington, Delaware. Consequently laid up, subsequently converted to dredger.[59] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duero | Spain | Collided with Culrain ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Strait of Gibraltar (35°37′N 5°25′W / 35.617°N 5.417°W). All 28 crew saved.[60][61] |
August
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St Columba | United Kingdom | The ferry ran aground in Ettrick Bay, Kyles of Bute, Buteshire. Refloated the same day.[62] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sacco No. 3 | United States | The 28-gross register ton, 55.2-foot (16.8 m) scow was wrecked 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of Ocean Cape (59°32′30″N 39°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 39.85833°W), Territory of Alaska.[42] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Else Basse | Denmark | .jpg) United Kingdom.[63] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service as the Finnish Kaarina.[64] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akademik Karpinsky |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship foundered on a voyage between Kaliningrad and Amsterdam. |
September
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raeburn | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at the Monkstone Rock Lighthouse in the Bristol Channel.[65] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenia | Panama | Hurricane Carol: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Provincetown, Massachusetts. Crew taken off by breeches buoy.[66] |
| Lomela | United States | The 42-gross register ton, 51.6-foot (15.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) southeast of Kodiak, Territory of Alaska.[24] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberté |  France | The ocean liner ran aground at Le Havre. Refloated that day.[67] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esmereldas |  Ecuadorian Navy | The naval yacht ran aground in the Gunyas River and was declared a total loss.[68] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville |  Liberia | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one crewmember. The 25 survivors were rescued by Île de France ( France).[69] |
| Libby, McNeill & Libby X No. 2 | United States | The 34-gross register ton, 56-foot (17.1 m) scow sank at Yakutat, Territory of Alaska.[24] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Wave Ruler | Royal Navy | The Wave-class oiler ran aground off Swansea, Wales. Refloated on 5 October and returned to service. |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Walrus | United States | The 21-gross register ton, 41-foot (12 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Lincoln Rock in Clarence Strait in the Territory of Alaska.[70] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Tyrian | Royal Navy | The S and T-class destroyer ran aground in the North Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) east south east of Cromer, Norfolk, England. Later refloated.[71] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Rockford | United States Navy | The decommissioned Tacoma-class frigate was sunk as a torpedo target. |
| Sortland | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 28.5-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Driftwood Bay (59°56′N 149°13′W / 59.933°N 149.217°W) in Day Harbor on the coast of the Kenai Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[42] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celt | United States | The 43-gross register ton, 62.5-foot (19.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Cholmondeley Sound (55°17′N 132°04′W / 55.283°N 132.067°W) in Southeast Alaska.[72] |
October
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless | United States | The 63-gross register ton, 64.9-foot (19.8 m) scow sank in Iliamna Bay on the southeast coast of the Territory of Alaska's Alaska Peninsula.[73] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jr. | United States | The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire at 55°14′36″N 131°26′30″W / 55.24333°N 131.44167°W, near Bold Island (55°14′57″N 131°25′01″W / 55.2492°N 131.4169°W) in Southeast Alaska.[46] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beckenham | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground and broke in two in the Kara Sea, Soviet Union.[74] All crew rescued by Suvorov ( Soviet Union).[75] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tiderip | United States | The 15-gross register ton, 39.6-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Kodiak, Alaska.[76] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reliance No. 3 | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 31.9-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Lynn Canal off Naked Island (58°15′20″N 134°56′30″W / 58.25556°N 134.94167°W) near Funter Bay in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[34] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bharatveer |  India | The cargo ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Madras in a cyclone. A fire broke out two days later and she was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.[77] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eiho Maru | Japan | The tanker ran aground in the River Mersey, United Kingdom, three times within 24 hours.[78] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Gram | United States | The 13-gross register ton 41.8-foot (12.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Saltery Bay (57°47′N 134°57′W / 57.783°N 134.950°W) in Tenakee Inlet in Southeast Alaska.[42] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha | United States | The 74-gross register ton, 66-foot (20.1 m) yacht sank at the entrance to Port Etches on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[46] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trygve | United States | The 15-gross register ton, 38.5-foot (11.7 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the beach at Homer Spit on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[76] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Z | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 36.5-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in George Inlet on the south coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[1] |
| Tonghai | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Esso Cardiff ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Spain. Tonghai was taken in tow by the tug Abeille 26 ( France) but sank on 6 November. All crew were rescued by Esso Cardiff.[79] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Björkö | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with USAS Seawind ( United States Army) and sank off Cuxhaven, West Germany.[79] Seven of her eighteen crew were killed.[80] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meteor | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Rocky Point (60°21′30″N 147°03′00″W / 60.35833°N 147.05000°W) on Montague Island in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[49] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | Netherlands | The coaster sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Texel. All eleven crew were rescued.[81] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wanita | United States | The 32-gross register ton, 44-foot (13 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the mouth of Red Bay on the north end of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[70] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Netherlands | The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap de Fer, Algeria. She was being towed from Phillippeville, Algeria to an Italian port.[82] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vittoria Claudia | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Perou ( France) and sank in the English Channel 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Dungeness, Kent, with the loss of twenty of her 25 crew.[83] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vespa | United Kingdom | The tug was in collision with Malmo ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich. All five crew rescued.[84] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marsworth | United Kingdom | The cable layer collided with Milford ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[85] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halesius | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Casablanca, Morocco to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[86] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Olson | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Coquille, Oregon. She was only partially salvaged, the remaining wreck subsequently was incorporated into a jetty. |
December
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitris |  Greece | The cargo ship ran aground off Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[87] All sixteen crew rescued. Dimitris was declared a total loss.[88] |
| Olympia | Greece | The ocean liner ran aground in Southampton Water, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[89] |
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brockley Combe | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at the Minquiers, Jersey, Channel Islands and broke in two. All crew rescued by the Jersey lifeboat.[90] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alf Everard | United Kingdom | The Thames barge exited the Medway and collided with a coaster, she then hit a second vessel before being rammed amidships by the City of Johannesburg ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary. All seven crew were rescued by the collier Alexander Kennedy which was one of the two earlier vessels with which she collided. ( United Kingdom).[91] |
| Gustaf Reuter | Sweden | The tanker exploded and sank at Gothenburg, killing one of the eleven crew on board at the time.[92] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roda | West Germany | The cargo ship sank in the North Sea on or after 3 December. She was being towed from Stavanger, Norway to Hamburg for scrapping. She was refloated in 1956 and scrapped at Hamburg.[93] |
Unknown date
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