List of shipwrecks in 1931
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The list of shipwrecks in 1931 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1931.
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[edit] February
[edit] 3 February
- Golden Rod (
United States): The cargo ship ran aground in the mouth of the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada. Refloated the next day and returned to service.
[edit] March
[edit] 15 March
- Viking (
Canada) exploded and sank off Horse Islands. Twenty seven crew killed.
[edit] April
[edit] 2 April
- Malabar (
Australia): The cargo liner ran aground off Long Bay, New South Wales.
[edit] June
[edit] 9 June
- HMS Poseidon (
Royal Navy) collided with SS Yuta 
China off Weihai. Twenty two crew killed.
[edit] July
[edit] 19 July
- Chitose (
Imperial Japanese Navy) ex-protected cruiser sank as target in live fire exercise off Kōchi, Japan.
[edit] September
[edit] Unknown date
- Lyminge (
United Kingdom) ran aground on Ebal Rocks of Gurnard's Head. Crew and passengers rowed ashore, Ship's cat rescued later.[1]
[edit] October
[edit] 1 October
- Baychimo ( Canada): Mired in ice near Barrow, Alaska and never recovered
[edit] November
[edit] 3 November
- Schooner Sainte Annen (
France) lost her rudder and sails in heavy seas and went ashore at Porthleven, Cornwall, whilst trying to put into the harbour for repairs.[2][3]
[edit] 27 November
- Duke of Lancaster ( United Kingdom) caught fire in Heysham Harbour, capsized on 28 November. Raised in January 1932 and repaired.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "1923–1939". St. Ives Trust. http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1923_-_1939.HTM. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ Leonard, Alan (2008). "Profiting from Shipwrecks". Picture Postcard Annual: pp14–16
- ^ Larn, R; Larn B (1991). Around Mounts Bay. Penryn: Tor Mark Press. ISBN 0 85025 326 8.
- ^ Patton, Brian (2007). Irish Sea Shipping. Kettering: Silver Link Publications. pp. p178–84. ISBN 978 1 85794 271 2.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1931 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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