List of shipwrecks in March 1914
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The list of shipwrecks in March 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1914.
March 1914 | ||||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 | Unknown date | ||||
References |
3 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Tasman | ![]() |
The barque capsized and sank in the North Sea.[1] |
4 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Fulmar | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 March.[2] |
7 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Julia A. Truher | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 66°09′W / 38.250°N 66.150°W). Her crew were rescued by Nubian (![]() |
8 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlemagne Tower Junior | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Seaside Park, New Jersey. All 22 crew were rescued.[4] |
9 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Bydgo | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Dania (![]() |
Hokuse Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Oriental (![]() |
11 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Wellesley | ![]() |
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12 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Gordon's Charge | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached for repairs. She was refloated on 28 March and towed to Newport, Monmouthshire.[6][7] |
Turia | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Dénia, Alicante and wrecked.[8] |
13 March
Ship | State | Description |
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James Shearer | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in St. Bride's Bay. Her crew survived.[9] |
14 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at Newhaven, Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[10] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom.[11] She was refloated on 20 October.[12] |
Hydra | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dronningen (![]() |
Irish Girl | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Little Roancorrig, County Cork and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[10] |
Jaghin | ![]() |
The barge was driven ashore at Newhaven and wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[10] |
Leonardo | ![]() |
The coaster sank at Melilla, Spanish Morocco in a storm.[11] |
15 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Trifolium | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Whitesand Bay, Sennen, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[13] |
16 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Coburn | ![]() |
The tug foundered in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent with the loss of all five crew.[14] |
17 March
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Sydney | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[15] |
18 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Balder | ![]() |
The three-masted schooner foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. All six crew were rescued by the tug Vulcan (![]() |
19 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Africa | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Zaccarossa, Sardinia, Italy. She was refloated and scrapped in 1915.[17][18][19] |
Torquay | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with a trawler and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
22 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Oddersjaa | ![]() |
The cargo ship was reported to have been seen abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°33′N 7°58′W / 46.550°N 7.967°W) on this date.[20] |
27 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Antioch | ![]() |
During a voyage with a cargo of railroad timbers from Savannah, Georgia, to New York City, the 180-foot (54.9 m), 986-gross register ton three-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All ten crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) of water.[21][22] |
Lizzie H. Brayton | ![]() |
The 201-foot (61.3 m), 979-gross register ton four-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All nine crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.[23] |
29 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Isobe Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Fukaura, Aomori. Salvage operations were abandoned in mid May.[24] |
31 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Southern Cross | ![]() |
The barque-rigged sealer sank off the east coast of Canada with the loss of 173 lives. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Cecil | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on Mayaguana, Bahamas and was wrecked between 1 and 11 March.[8][25] |
References
- ^ "A North Sea disaster". The Times. No. 40462. London. 4 March 1914. col F, p. 20. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ a b c "Loss of two steamers through collision". The Times. No. 40467. London. 10 March 1914. col C, p. 22. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40476. London. 20 March 1914. col D, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "A steamer sunk". The Times. No. 40466. London. 9 March 1914. col E, p. 7. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums: The Training Ship “Wellesley” at North Shields 1868-1914
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40470. London. 12 March 1914. col C, p. 20. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40485. London. 31 March 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ a b "The wreck of the Cecil". The Times. No. 40470. London. 13 March 1914. col C, p. 20. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40471. London. 14 March 1914. col C, p. 22. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ a b c d "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40472. London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ a b "The storm at Melilla". The Times. No. 40472. London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40672. London. 21 October 1914. col D, p. 13. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Noall, C. (c. 1968). Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press. pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Gale havoc". The Times. No. 40473. London. 17 March 1914. col A, p. 5. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Wreck off Nova Scotia". The Times. No. 40474. London. 18 March 1914. col B, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Ship lost in the gale". The Times. No. 40475. London. 19 March 1914. col B, p. 4. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Fears for overdue vessels". The Times. No. 40477. London. 21 March 1914. col B, p. 22. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40532. London. 25 May 1914. col C, p. 48. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Africa (5608733)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "The Marine Insurance market". The Times. No. 40478. London. 23 March 1914. col C, p. 22. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ njscuba.net Antioch
- ^ aquaexplorers.com The Antioch Shipwreck
- ^ njscuba.net Lizzie H. Brayton
- ^ "Another Calcutta coal fire". The Times. No. 40524. London. 15 May 1914. col C. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Serious collision at Tacoma". The Times. No. 40469. London. 12 March 1914. col E, p. 22. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)