List of shipwrecks in 1954
The list of shipwrecks in 1954 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1954.
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January
4 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Traunstein | Germany | The steam ship ran aground on Scharhörn and was refloated on the same day.[1] |
Leros | Greece | The tanker ran aground on Scharhörn, in the Elbe estuary.[2] She was pulled off the reef and towed into Cuxhaven on early morning Saturday January 10, after many failed attempts and heavy damages.[1][3] |
10 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Nedjan | Sweden | The coaster sank in the Gulf of Bothnia with the loss of all sixteen crew.[4] |
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Ligovo | Soviet Union | The cargo ship collided with Karen Toft ( Sweden) in the Kiel canal and sank.[5] |
26 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Wallace Rose | United Kingdom | The collier collided with Yvonne ( Sweden) in the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of eight of her ten crew.[6] |
February
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Kentbrook | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground between Aldeburgh and Orfordness, Suffolk.[7] |
6 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Fernmoor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the South China Sea and sank.[8] |
11 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Douro | Netherlands | The coaster collided in the Mediterranean with Drago ( Spain) and sank.[9] |
12 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Daun Maru | Japan | The coaster sank off Honshu with the loss of sixteen of her 25 crew.[10] |
13 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Seablue | United Kingdom | The coaster struck the wreck of Empire Blessing ( United Kingdom) and was holed. An attempt was made to beach her but she sank near Vlissingen, Netherlands. |
19 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Danubian | Panama | The cargo ship struck rocks at the Black Sea entrance to the Bosphorus and sank.[11] |
24 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Holger Danske | Denmark | The icebreaker collided with the ferry Broen ( Denmark) in Nyborg Firth and ran aground. Two of her crew were killed.[12] |
March
1 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Captain Antonios K | Costa Rica | The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea (37°05′N 07°53′E / 37.083°N 7.883°E). All 15 crew rescued by Nigaristan ( United Kingdom).[13][14] |
8 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Zongdulak | Turkey | The cargo ship collided with Yolac Port ( Turkey) in the Black Sea and sank. All crew rescued by Yolac Port.[15] |
10 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Fenman | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank whilst assisting the berthing of Rudolf ( Sweden) at Hull, Yorkshire. Three of her four crew were killed.[16] |
Guildford | United Kingdom | The collier collided with another ship and then went aground at the mouth of the Tees. Salvage attempts abandoned in May and the wreck was blown up on 26 August 1955.[17][18] |
26 March
Ship | State | Description |
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SPS DM-5 Guadalete | Armada Española | The minesweeper foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar with the loss of 33 of her 77 crew. The survivors were rescued by Potestas ( Italy). HMS Superb ( Royal Navy) assisted in the rescue operation.[19] |
30 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Windrush | United Kingdom | The ocean liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion and fire in the engine room on 29 March. All passengers and crew rescued apart from the four killed in the explosion. |
April
7 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Francescu | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium and broke in two.[20] |
18 April
Ship | State | Description |
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HM Minesweeper 1558 | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | The minesweeper caught fire and sank in the English Channel off Ostend, Belgium. All 31 crew rescued by SS Phoenix ( Netherlands) and Tunisie ( France).[21] |
May
10 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Tatsuwa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sprang a leak 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Manila, Philippines. Presumed to have foundered with the loss of all 50 crew.[22] |
11 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Topaze | Belgium | The cargo ship was wrecked. Scrapped later that month.[23] |
14 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Harrington | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her six crew.[24] |
18 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Rujin | People's Liberation Army Navy | The auxiliary gunboat was sunk by Nationalist P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft.[25] |
25 May
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Curzon | Royal Navy | The Template:Sclass2- ran aground at the entrance to Shoreham harbour, Sussex. Refloated the next day.[26] |
26 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Bennington | United States Navy | An explosion on board killed 103 crew and injured 201 more whilst ship was in Narragansett Bay. |
June
4 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Illenao | Panama | The Liberty ship ran aground at Bombay, India. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[27] |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Springfjord | United Kingdom | A CIA air attack in support of a Guatemalan military coup d'etat napalmed the cargo ship and destroyed her by fire at Puerto San José, Guatemala.[28] |
July
12 July
Ship | State | Description |
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San Mardeno | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Saurashtra, India with the loss of her captain. The other 42 crew were rescued.[29][30] |
16 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Parnon | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Eleusis.[31] |
21 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Guinee | France | The cargo liner ran aground at Brook Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[32] |
26 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Traute Sarnow | West Germany | The coaster ran aground on Gurnard's Head. All crew and the ship's dog saved.[33][34] |
27 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Cressington Court | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Marinero ( Argentina) in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Navarino | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[35] |
Rippingham Grange | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Mormacvale ( United States in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[35] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Chios | Greece | The cargo ship sank in the period 4–11 July.[29] |
August
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Spanker | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands and was holed.[36] |
19 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Applegarth | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Canning Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[37] |
28 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Prince de Liege | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Refloated 13 October 1954 with assistance from tug Poolzee ( Netherlands).[23] |
29 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Donalourdes | Philippines | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[38] |
Northern Princess | Panama | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a Typhoon.[38] |
Orelia | United Kingdom | The ore carrier ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Later refloated.[39] |
Thorncombe | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[38] |
30 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeille IV | France | The tug collided with Atlantic ( Panama) at Le Havre and sank with the loss of seven of her twelve crew.[40] |
September
9 September
Ship | State | Description |
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F. B. G. | Canada | Hurricane Edna: The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsport, Nova Scotia.[41] |
13 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Serb | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Margate, Kent.[42] |
15 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Borde | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Firth of Clyde. Refloated on 19 September.[43] |
22 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Nordstjernen | Norway | The passenger ship struck a rock and sank off the Lofoten Islands with the loss of three lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued.[44] |
Semiramis | Greece | The passenger ship ran aground at Brindisi, Italy.[45] |
26 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Caprera | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Yung Fei ( People's Republic of China) and another vessel ( United States Army) at Yokohama during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Daiiki Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with the Pier at Kobe during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged.[46] |
Daisetsu Maru | Japan | The passenger ship sank during Typhoon Marie.[47] |
Eastern | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was damaged during Typhoon Marie whilst on a voyage from Yokohama to Kure, Japan.[46] |
Iwai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship lost her hatch covers and her bridge was washed away off the Noto Peninsula during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Fuji Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was reported to have a damaged hull and in a waterlogged state at Sakura Ma, Osaka during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Georgios | Liberia | The cargo ship was driven against the pier at Hirohata, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was damaged.[46] |
Hatsuharu Maru | Japan | The ferry sank off Hokkaido during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Hitaka Maru | Japan | The passenger ship sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Kitami Maru | Japan | The ferry sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Necati Pelhivan II | Turkey | The vessel ran aground and sank near Mariehamn, Finland. |
Santhia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven into the pier at Kobe, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged.[46] |
Seikan Maru No. 11 | Japan | The ferry sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Shinsei Maru No. 6 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in Hakodate Bay during Typhoon Marie.[46] |
Tokachi Maru | Japan | The ferry sank during Typhoon Marie. Eight crew were rescued.[47] |
Tōya Maru | Japan |
The train ferry capsized in Tsugaru Strait during Typhoon Marie with the loss of a reported 1,139 lives, 150 people rescued. |
28 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Isle of Thanet | United Kingdom | The ferry ran aground at Boulogne, France. Later refloated.[48] |
October
4 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Jonge Jochem | Netherlands | The cutter sailed from Den Helder. No further trace, possibly sank on 7 October.[49] |
7 October
Ship | State | Description |
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La Pampa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium.[49] |
Mormackite | United States | The ore carrier capsized and sank off Virginia with the loss of 37 of her 48 crew.[50] |
Rikke Skou | Denmark | The cargo ship sank off Terschelling, Netherlands with the loss of twelve of her twenty crew. |
Seahorse | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium. Later refloated.[49] |
9 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Emma Bakke | Norway | The cargo ship was in the Atlantic Ocean when there was a boiler explosion and she was set on fire. The crew abandoned ship, and were rescued by Corrientes ( Argentina). They were landed at Lisbon, Portugal. Two crew were killed in the explosion and the ship sank.[51] |
Jane Stove | Norway | The cargo ship suffered a fracture to her main deck whilst in the North Sea. She reached the Faroe Islands on 10 October.[52] |
14 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Prins Willem V (1) | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with a tug and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. All crew rescued.[53] |
25 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Cervia | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury Docks whilst assisting to berth Arcadia ( United Kingdom). Five of her nine crew were killed. Raised on 28 October, later repaired and returned to service. |
26 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Faidherbe | Australia | Foundered off Cape Agulhas, South Africa with loss of all hands. |
31 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Hillman | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire whilst towing the trawler Kirknes into Grimsby Docks. Four of her crew were killed.[54] |
November
12 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Orkanger | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground in the Clyde.[55] |
Scottish Hawk | United Kingdom | The newly launched tanker ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[55] |
14 November
Ship | State | Description |
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ROCS Tai Ping | Republic of China Navy | The Tai Kang-class escort destroyer was torpedoed and sunk off the Tachen Islands by No. 155, No. 156, No. 157, No. 158 (all People's Liberation Army Navy) with the loss of 40 of her crew of about 200.[56][57] |
26 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Carpo | Netherlands | The coaster sank off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all twelve crew.[58] |
27 November
Ship | State | Description |
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South Goodwin Lightship | United Kingdom | Capsized on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all seven crewmen. The only survivor was a Ministry of Agriculture scientist who had been on board bird-watching.[59] |
World Concord | Liberia | The tanker broke in two in the Irish Sea. Both halves towed to the Clyde.[58] |
29 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Gustav | Finland | The coaster was reported to be listing severely 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of the Channel Islands.[58] |
30 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Tresillian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in St George's Channel, 44 nautical miles (81 km) off Cork, Ireland with the loss of 24 of her 40 crew. Sixteen survivors rescued by Liparus ( United Kingdom) and transferred to LÉ Maev ( Irish Naval Service) and landed at Cobh.[60] |
December
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Talent | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine was swept out of her dock at HMNB Chatham when a caisson collapsed. She ended up aground in the Medway. Four people were killed. Later repaired and returned to service. |
18 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Hispania | Sweden | Struck a rock in the Sound of Mull and sank with the loss of her captain. |
21 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Henri Deweert | Belgium | Last communication was a message sent while the ship was in the North Sea at 54°18′45″N 4°29′45″E / 54.31250°N 4.49583°E. Foundered with loss of all hands in the night of 21–22 December.[61] |
Maravia | United Kingdom | The coaster caught fire, capsized and sank at Marseilles, France. All twenty crew escaped.[62] |
Côte d'Azur | France | The ferry collided with the jetty at Calais and was disabled. She then ran aground outside the harbour. Later refloated and escorted into port.[63] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Lupo | Portugal | The cargo ship ran aground at Swanbridge, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[64] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
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World Peace | Liberia | The tanker collided with the El Ferdan Railway Bridge, Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt. The canal was blocked as part of the bridge ended up across the deck of World Peace.[65] |
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