List of shipwrecks in 1951
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 1951 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1951.
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January
3 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Palana | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on Pine Peak Island, Northumberland Islands, Australia. Refloated on 5 January.[1] |
5 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Arion | ![]() |
The commercial vessel – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft – was wrecked off Port Lyautey, Morocco.[2] |
7 January
Ship | State | Description |
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HTMS Parsae | ![]() |
Korean War: The Bangpakong-class frigate was wrecked on the east coast of Korea and scuttled after running aground after being shelled by North Korean shore batteries.[3][4] |
8 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Monty | ![]() |
The Channel Tanker capsized and sank near Torungen Lighthouse, Arendal, Norway. |
16 January
Ship | State | Description |
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George Washington | ![]() |
The passenger ship caught fire at Baltimore, Maryland. She was consequently scrapped. |
17 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Tapti | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off the Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides.[5] Later declared a total loss.[6] |
20 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Bogdan | ![]() |
The 15-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was lost after she blew away from her anchorage and drifted off toward Mountain Cape on Nagai Island in the Territory of Alaska's Shumagin Islands.[7] |
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Bie | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Terschelling, Netherlands. All bar one of the twenty crew were rescued by the ocean liner Washington (![]() |
23 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Barnes | ![]() |
The tug sank in the River Thames near Blackfriars Bridge, London.[9] |
28 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Castledore | ![]() |
The Liberty ship sank off the coast of Spain. All 38 crew rescued by a French trawler.[10] |
Janko | ![]() |
The tanker broke in two off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Stern half taken in tow by the tug Bustler (![]() |
29 January
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Independence | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- light aircraft carrier was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off California's Farallon Islands after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. |
February
1 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Eleth | ![]() |
The coaster capsized and sank in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland.[13] |
2 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Eleth | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Irish Sea with the loss of nine of her ten crew.[14] |
USS Partridge | ![]() |
Korean War: The Template:Sclass- struck a mine and sank at Wonsan, Korea (38°10′N 128°38′E / 38.167°N 128.633°E). 4 killed (2 Japanese civilian Mess Boys), 7 wounded, 4 missing.[15][16][17] |
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Junior | ![]() |
The 11-gross register ton, 35.1-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Carroll Inlet (55°17′N 131°30′W / 55.283°N 131.500°W) in Southeast Alaska.[18] |
16 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Deeness | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Cherbourg, France.[19] |
18 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Nairana | ![]() |
The passenger/cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm off Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Wreck scrapped in situ. |
20 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Florentine | ![]() |
The Liberty ship capsized and sank in the Pacific Ocean (22°04′N 140°30′E / 22.067°N 140.500°E).[20] |
26 February
Ship | State | Description |
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HDMS Raagen | ![]() |
The torpedo boat collided with MTB 5518 (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Frosty | ![]() |
The 6-gross register ton, 26.4-foot (8.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the beach in Knudson Cove (55°28′30″N 131°48′00″W / 55.47500°N 131.80000°W) in Southeast Alaska.[22] |
March
10 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Helen Lee | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton, 48.8-foot (14.9 m) tug sank near Romanzof (61°49′N 166°06′W / 61.817°N 166.100°W), Territory of Alaska.[23] |
14 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Ulster Duke | ![]() |
The ferry sank in the Bay of Biscay.[24] |
16 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Montallegro | ![]() |
The T2 tanker exploded and broke in two at Naples, Italy. She subsequently was repaired and returned to service.[25] |
21 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Puget | ![]() |
The 175-gross register ton, 126.5-foot (38.6 m) barge sank at Ward Cove, Territory of Alaska.[26] |
24 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Ramses II | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[27] |
April
3 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Ketos | ![]() |
The refrigerated cargo ship sank following an explosion in her engine room whilst off the coast of Brazil (2°25′N 30°20′W / 2.417°N 30.333°W). All 41 crew rescued by Castelverde (![]() |
8 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Pearl | ![]() |
The 22-gross register ton, 49-foot (14.9 m) tug sank in Christie Passage on the coast of British Columbia in Canada.[26] |
12 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Oljaren | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground on the Pentland Skerries, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[29] |
13 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Arab Trader | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass2- ran aground at Mombasa, Kenya, a total loss. |
16 April
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Affray | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass- foundered in the Hurds Deep, off Alderney, Channel Islands. |
20 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Esso Greensboro | ![]() |
The T2 tanker collided with Esso Suez (![]() |
27 April
Ship | State | Description |
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RFA Bedenham | ![]() |
The armament carrier was destroyed in an explosion of ordnance at Gibraltar. |
May
3 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Bore III | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Cordouan, France.[31] |
5 May
Ship | State | Description |
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JML 306 | ![]() |
Korean War: The JML 301-class patrol ship was sunk by a mine off Chinnampo, North Korea. 6 killed, 18 wounded.[32] |
HDMS Y 341 | ![]() |
The cutter collided with the steamship Beatrix (![]() |
10 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Marrawah | ![]() |
The hulk was scuttled by the Royal Australian Air Force off Sydney, Australia. |
14 May
Ship | State | Description |
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C-S-F | ![]() |
The 70-gross register ton, 63.4-foot (19.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked a location identified as "Leonard Island" in the Bering Sea, probably a reference to Leonard Harbor (55°08′N 162°27′W / 55.133°N 162.450°W) near Cold Bay, Territory of Alaska.[33] |
USS Valcour | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass- collided with the collier Thomas Tracy off Cape Henry, Virginia, and caught fire, with the loss of 36 of her crew killed and 16 injured. She was repaired and returned to service. |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Adour | ![]() |
First Indochina War: The Laita-class LST was sunk by an explosion at Nha Trang, Vietnam, French Indochina. 24 crewmen and 54 troops killed. The ship was raised, repaired and returned to service as an accommodations ship.[34][35] |
Mary R | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton, 33.4-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Veta Bay (55°21′N 133°39′W / 55.350°N 133.650°W) in Southeast Alaska.[36] |
23 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified vessel | ![]() ![]() |
Chinese Civil War: The vessel – either a Republic of China Navy vessel or a civilian privateer – was sunk by People's Liberation Army Navy gunboats in Sanman Bay off the coast of China.[37] |
24 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Nicolaou Georgios | ![]() |
The Liberty ship caught fire in the Red Sea and was abandoned. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[38] |
Unknown schooners | ![]() |
Korean War: Four minelaying schooners were sunk by USS Manchester and USS Brinkley Bass (both ![]() |
June
10 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Maharashmi | ![]() |
The coaster ran aground near the Bhaktal Fort Lighthouse, India and broke into three sections. |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Mafco 8 | ![]() |
The 7-gross register ton, 28.5-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in the southern Gulf of Alaska at 50°56′N 139°55′W / 50.933°N 139.917°W, well to the west of Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia, Canada.[36] |
Mafco 9 | ![]() |
The 7-gross register ton, 28.5-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in the southern Gulf of Alaska at 50°56′N 139°55′W / 50.933°N 139.917°W, well to the west of Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia, Canada.[36] |
23 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Lomen Commercial Company No. 3 | ![]() |
The 45-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) scow sank in the Bering Sea near Hooper Bay, Territory of Alaska.[40] |
Lomen Commercial Company No. 4 | ![]() |
The 43-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) scow sank in the Bering Sea near Hooper Bay, Territory of Alaska.[40] |
Lomen Commercial Company No. 5 | ![]() |
The 45-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) scow sank in the Bering Sea near Hooper Bay, Territory of Alaska.[40] |
Lomen Commercial Company No. 8 | ![]() |
The 37-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) scow sank in the Bering Sea near Hooper Bay, Territory of Alaska.[40] |
Lomen Commercial Company No. 15 | ![]() |
The 37-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) scow sank in the Bering Sea near Hooper Bay, Territory of Alaska.[40] |
29 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Pamarajah | ![]() |
The 10-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) motor passenger vessel was destroyed by fire in Yes Bay (55°55′N 131°48′W / 55.917°N 131.800°W) in Southeast Alaska.[26] |
July
1 July
Ship | State | Description |
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HTMS Sri Ayudhya | ![]() |
Manhattan Rebellion: The rebel-controlled coastal defence ship was shelled and bombed by government forces until she sank off Bangkok, Thailand. |
2 July
Ship | State | Description |
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P G No. 53 | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank near Port Moller (55°59′30″N 160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W), Territory of Alaska.[26] |
4 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Peterstar | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea.[41] |
7 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Jargoon | ![]() |
The coaster collided in the English Channel with Tormes (![]() |
12 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Agate | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 29.2-foot (8.9 m) fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[43] |
13 July
Ship | State | Description |
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B B 1 | ![]() |
The 7-ton fishing vessel was lost overboard from the vessel Sea Lark (![]() |
G F 1 | ![]() |
The 7-ton fishing vessel was lost overboard from the vessel Sea Lark (![]() |
G F 6 | ![]() |
The 7-ton fishing vessel was lost overboard from the vessel Sea Lark (![]() |
19 July
Ship | State | Description |
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RFA Wave Laird | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass2- collided with the Royal Interocean Line's ocean liner Boissevain (![]() |
23 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Rubens | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank off Katsu Ura, Japan (35°12′20″N 140°24′20″E / 35.20556°N 140.40556°E). Her 41 crew were rescued.[45][46] |
25 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Olympic | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground north of Bombay, India. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently repaired.[47] |
29 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Earl | ![]() |
The tug capsized and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan whilst berthing the Festival of Britain ship Campania (![]() |
Hilsen | ![]() |
The halibut-fishing vessel burned and sank off Forrester Island in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a dory and was rescued by the fishing vessel Denny Joe ![]() |
August
3 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Neptune | ![]() |
The 54-gross register ton, 57.4-foot (17.5 m) motor cargo vessel sank at Niblack Point (55°33′N 132°07′W / 55.550°N 132.117°W) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[49] |
7 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Flattery | ![]() |
The 12-gross register ton, 35.9-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Territory of Alaska.[22] |
Lomen Commercial Company No. 9 | ![]() |
The 46-gross register ton, 47-foot (14.3 m) scow broke her moorings, drifted onto rocks, and was wrecked on the coast of the Territory of Alaska near Tin City and Cape Prince of Wales.[40] |
9 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Debs | ![]() |
The 18-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel suffered an explosion and was destroyed by the ensuing fire in Valdez Arm (60°53′N 146°54′W / 60.883°N 146.900°W) 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) from Valdez, Territory of Alaska. All three people aboard survived.[50] |
11 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Santos | ![]() |
The ocean liner ran aground off Cabo Frio. All 263 passengers rescued by Cordoba (![]() ![]() |
13 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Bess | ![]() |
The cargo liner sank in the North Sea with the loss of seven of the 31 people on board.[52] |
15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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TSS Wahine | ![]() |
At 05:40 a.m. the 4,436 GRT Union Steamship Company passenger ferry Wahine (meaning 'wife') ran hard aground on the Masela Island Reef off Cape Palsu in the Arafura Sea, being held as far aft as the engine room. In response to a distress call, all aboard were rescued by the Standard Vacuum Oil's tanker Stanvac Karachi and returned to Darwin. From there the men were flown in relays to their destination. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful and the vessel was abandoned as a total loss.[53] |
16 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Martha | ![]() |
The 40-gross register ton, 60.3-foot (18.4 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Nelson Lagoon, Territory of Alaska.[36] |
Smith | ![]() |
The 94-gross register ton, 105.1-foot (32.0 m) motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Middleton Island.[54] |
20 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Dromus | ![]() |
The oil tanker suffered two explosions and a fire in the small hours of the morning while loading at Pulau Bukom, Singapore. Three officers,[55] 19 crew and five shore-based staff were killed.[56] On 14 September she was drydocked for refitting[57] and in due course she returned to service. |
22 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Wisconsin | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass- ran aground in the Hudson River at New York. Later refloated undamaged.[58] |
September
1 September
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Bagshot | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass2- minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Corfu, Greece. |
Pelican | ![]() |
The passenger ship capsized and sank off the Montauk Lighthouse, New York with the loss of 45 lives. |
3 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Imperial Hamilton | ![]() |
The oil tanker was set afire by an explosion of gasoline fumes while moored at Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. |
4 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Roamer | ![]() |
The 57-gross register ton, 60.8-foot (18.5 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked at Scraggy Point (57°20′20″N 135°43′40″W / 57.33889°N 135.72778°W) in Salisbury Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[59] |
9 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Star 2 | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel sank in the Spoon River at Yakutat Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[54] |
10 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Scillonian | ![]() |
The ferry ran ashore on the Wingletang Ledge, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly in fog. She was later refloated and continued in service.[60] |
13 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Ruth | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton, 32.1-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank after colliding with the motor vessel Salome (![]() |
Salome | ![]() |
The 14-gross register ton, 36.3-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel sank at Tyee in Southeast Alaska.[54] |
14 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Allenwood | ![]() |
![]() The cargo ship ran aground at Norah Head, New South Wales and was wrecked. |
21 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Yonderbound | ![]() |
The 11-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Hobo Bay, Prince William Sound, Territory of Alaska.[61] |
27 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Suaco | ![]() |
The 42-gross register ton, 56.5-foot (17.2 m) motor vessel was wrecked on Grass Island Bar (60°15′N 145°17′W / 60.250°N 145.283°W) in the Copper River Flats near Cordova, Territory of Alaska.[54] |
28 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Washington | ![]() |
The 18-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel foundered off Douglas Island in Southeast Alaska.[62] |
October
1 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Hazel M | ![]() |
After breaking loose from her moorings at Metlakatla, Territory of Alaska, the 28-foot (8.5 m) troller sank at Driest Point (55°10′40″N 131°36′15″W / 55.17778°N 131.60417°W) in Southeast Alaska.[23] |
3 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Saltfleet | ![]() |
The coaster ran aground at Reedness, Yorkshire. She rolled over on 4 October, salvage was abandoned in 1952 and the ship was scrapped in 1954. |
6 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Adrias | ![]() |
The passenger ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Piraeus to Crete. All on board, over 500 people, survived.[63] |
7 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Elsie III | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 32.6-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank in "Rocky Bay" in Southeast Alaska. The wreck report does not specify in which of several bodies of water with that name the sinking took place.[64] |
USS U-2513 | ![]() |
The Type XXI submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Key West, Florida (24°53′N 83°15′W / 24.883°N 83.250°W). |
12 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Ranna | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Tharros (![]() |
14 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Kyono Maru | ![]() |
The troopship was driven aground off Nagasaki in a typhoon.[66] |
Miss Lace | ![]() |
The 14-gross register ton, 35.7-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Steamer Point (56°13′00″N 132°42′40″W / 56.21667°N 132.71111°W) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[36] |
15 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Beachcomber | ![]() |
The 43-gross register ton, 58.9-foot (18.0 m) motor vessel sank on the coast of Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Yakutat to Juneau, Territory of Alaska.[7] |
Paul M | ![]() |
The coaster collided with the trawler Rose of England (![]() |
18 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Laurel Ann | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at a location identified as "Ice House" in the Territory of Alaska, probably a reference to Icehouse Point (57°46′50″N 152°21′30″W / 57.78056°N 152.35833°W) on Woody Island in the Kodiak Archipelago near Kodiak.[40] |
19 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Betty | ![]() |
The 16-gross register ton, 43.5-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was lost when she struck a reef one nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) off the east coast of "Bronson Island" – probably a reference to Brownson Island in the Alexander Archipelago – in Southeast Alaska.[7] |
21 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Pandora | ![]() |
The coaster foundered off Whitby with the loss of all six crew.[68] Collided with Gripfast (![]() |
25 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Bluebird | ![]() |
The hydroplane sank in Coniston Water, Cumberland.[69] |
29 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Morania #130 | ![]() |
The freight barge caught fire on the Buffalo River in New York after the tug Dauntless #12 pushed it into the path of the steamer Penobscot and Penobscot collided with Morania #130. The fire killed eleven people and burned for several days. |
30 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Transpet | ![]() |
The tanker exploded and sank in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. |
November
3 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Jay M | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 29.1-foot (8.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Affleck Canal in Southeast Alaska.[18] |
4 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Mina Cantiquin | ![]() |
The coaster struck a rock 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Black Head, Devon damaging her steering gear. She was driven ashore at Lowland Point. All seventeen crew rescued by the Coverack lifeboat.[70] |
Maipu | ![]() |
The ocean liner collided with USS General M. L. Hersey (![]() |
5 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Nuria R | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. All 34 crew rescued by the Bibby Line ocean liner Staffordshire (![]() |
6 November
Ship | State | Description |
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George Walton | ![]() |
The Liberty ship caught fire and was abandoned 350 nautical miles (650 km) west of Cape Flattery, Washington. Although taken in tow, she sank on 18 November 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of Cape Flattery.[73] |
São Paulo | ![]() |
The decommissioned battleship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores on her way to a scrapyard with the loss of her entire caretaker crew of eight men. |
15 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Jewel | ![]() |
The 11-gross register ton, 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel sank in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[18] |
17 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Esther D | ![]() |
The 16-gross register ton, 45.5-foot (13.9 m) fishing vessel sank on the northwest coast of Kumlik Island (56°38′N 157°24′W / 56.633°N 157.400°W) off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[64] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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HNLMS Vlieland | ![]() |
The minesweeper sank off New Guinea near Hollandia, Netherlands East Indies.[74][75][76] |
December
6 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Sandeid | ![]() |
The passenger ship sank off Rennesøy with the loss of ten of her seventeen crew.[77] |
12 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Jean Marie | ![]() |
The coaster foundered south of Stockholm, Sweden after cargo shifted. |
13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Northern Reel | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton, 30.4-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Wosnesenski Island (55°11′N 161°22′W / 55.183°N 161.367°W) in the Pavlof Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula.[49] |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Gucum Erman | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck the wreck of Empire Kumari (![]() |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
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James Richardson | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Nacqueville, France, and was severely damaged.[78] |
20 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Erria | ![]() |
The cargo liner caught fire in the Columbia River at East Astoria, Oregon, United States with the loss of eleven of the 114 people on board. The severely damaged ship was later repaired and converted to a cargo ship.[79][80] |
21 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Edison Mariner | ![]() |
The Liberty ship collided with Kittiwake (![]() |
Noreg | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[82] Refloated the next day.[83] |
Porlock Hill | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Famagusta, Cyprus.[84] with the loss of five of her 31 crew. The ship broke in two and was declared a total loss.[85][86] |
25 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Lilica | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore near Civitavecchia, Italy. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss. Subsequently repaired and returned to service as Elisa Campanella for Italian owners.[87] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
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ROKS Jirisan | ![]() |
Korean War: The Baekdusan-class submarine chaser was sunk by a mine off Wonsan, Korea, lost with all 80 hands.[88][89] |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Angelina | ![]() |
The coaster ran aground at Chilikai, off Haipong, French Indo-China.[90] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Østhav | ![]() |
The tanker broke in two in the Bay of Biscay. Both halves were driven ashore.[91] |
Gemma | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Guéthary, France, with the loss of all seven crew.[92] |
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