List of shipwrecks in 1929
The list of shipwrecks in 1929 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1929.
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January[edit]
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malakoff |  France | The cargo ship struck rocks and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Artruitx, Menorca, Spain with the loss of 27 of her 33 crew.[1][2] |
| The Sultan |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Ouistreham, Calvados, France.[3] She was refloated on 7 January.[4] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toyotomi Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off Sasebo, Nagasaki with the loss of all but four of her crew.[5] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Eff |  Denmark | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Surinam. Her crew survived.[6] |
| Geddle Braes | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing vessel was wrecked in the North Sea on the Middle Muck Sands, off the coast of Moray. All four crew survived.[4][7] |
| Kobun Maru | Japan | The cargo ship suffered a failure of her sea valve and was abandoned off the Japanese coast. All crew were rescued by another vessel.[2] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Hoffman |  United States | The tug collided with Siboney ( United States) in the East River, New York and sank, as did the scow she was towing. Two crew were rescued.[7] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Aberdeen.[8] She was refloated on 17 July.[9] |
| Ooriva | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Walton Hall ( United Kingdom) in the River Hooghly, India and sank.[4] |
| Roedelheim |  Germany | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All crew were rescued by Saguache ( United States).[10] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falterona |  Italy | The cargo ship came ashore south of Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France and broke up.[11] She was refloated on 12 July and brought into Boulogne for scrapping.[12] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berbice | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground at the mouth of the Weichsel River, a total loss. All 83 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Latvia to Gdynia, Poland.[13] |
| Dione | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Osmed ( Sweden) in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was beached at St. Margaret's Bay but was later refloated and towed into Dover.[14] |
| President Adams | United States | The ocean liner ran aground off Toro Point, Panama. The passengers were taken off. She was refloated a few days later.[15][16] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltara | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground at Schlewenhorst, Danzig and was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[17][18] She broke in two and was a total loss.[19] |
| West Vlaanderen |  Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with Dunston ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Erith, Kent, United Kingdom and was beached She was refloated later that day.[18] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skolma |  Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Bornholm, Denmark and broke in two.[20] |
| Vineta |  Finland | The sailing vessel came ashore south of Visby, Gotland, Sweden and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hsin Wah |  China | The passenger ship ran aground at Waglan with the loss of over 400 lives.[22] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Ann Belliveau |  Canada | The schooner ran aground in St Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia.[23] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Åhus, Skåne County, Sweden and then sank.[24] She was refloated on 25 January.[25] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Cochran | United Kingdom | The coaster departed Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada for St. John's, Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
| President Garfield | United States | The ocean liner ran aground on the Matanilla Reef, Bahamas. Her passengers were taken off by Pan America ( United States).[27] She was refloated on 23 January.[28] |
| Teesbridge | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, with the loss of all 30 crew.[29] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raby Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran agroung on Golo Island, Philippines.[16] She was refloated on 23 January.[28] |
| Uniluco | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 37.5-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed off Gravina Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska by a fire that started in her engine room when her gasoline engine backfired. The only person on board abandoned ship and survived.[30] |
22 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcangelo | Italy | The cargo ship suffered an explosion and fire and was beached at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[31] |
| Coaster | United States | After the 14-gross register ton motor vessel grounded stern-first as the tide fell while her crew unloaded her on the coast of Southeast Alaska six nautical miles (11 km) west of Tenakee Springs, Territory of Alaska, her bilge water ran down into her bow, where a stove in her forecastle ignited oil floating on the bilge water′s surface, causing an explosion which blew her entire crew of three overboard. Her crew survived, but a fire that followed the explosion burned her hull to the waterline. She was a total loss.[32] |
| Florida | Italy | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off the Virginia Capes, United States (38°05′N 60°12′W / 38.083°N 60.200°W). The crew were rescued by the passenger liner America ( United States).[33][34] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penelope | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Heathside ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (39°13′N 9°39′W / 39.217°N 9.650°W) and sank with the loss of two crew.[34] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heng Chong | China | The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of the Shaweishan Lighthouse, at the mouth of the Yangtze, with the loss of 72 of her 90 crew.[35] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lily | United Kingdom | The trow foundered in the Bristol Channel off Newport, Monmouthshire. Her two crew were rescued by the pilot cutter Nancy ( United Kingdom).[36] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enid E. Legge | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°14′N 48°40′W / 38.233°N 48.667°W). Her crew survived.[37] |
| Merauke | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with Alcyon ( Greece) in the English Channel and was beached at Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom. The crew were taken off by Lady Duncannon ( United Kingdom).[37][38] She was refloated on 6 February.[39] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Bridgeness, West Lothian.[40] She was refloated on 12 March.[41] |
| Speedy | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by the propeller of City of Cairo ( United Kingdom) at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank.[37] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angela | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Valparaiso, Chile.[42] |
| Alaskan | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off Castle Island, Bermuda.[43] She was refloated on 5 February.[44] |
| Quaco Queen | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (33°30′N 57°30′W / 33.500°N 57.500°W). Her crew were rescued by Manistee ( United Kingdom).[42] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seiner | United States | The trawler left the harbor of New York City for the Georges Bank on 10 January. She was last heard from on 13 January. A lifeboat from the trawler was found empty on 30 January. Lost with all 21 hands.[45] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Schiaffino | France | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Villano Algeria with the loss of a crew member.[46] |
| Emily H. Patten | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean (32°33′N 41°47′W / 32.550°N 41.783°W). Her crew were rescued by Dosina ( United Kingdom).[47] |
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Farmer | United States | The cargo liner ran aground in Cawsand Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her 21 passengers were landed before she was refloated later that day.[46][47] |
| Dafila | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Dungeness, Kent.[47] She was refloated on 6 February.[39] |
| Paddington | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Olavus ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and sank. All sixteen crew were rescued by Olavus.[48][49] |
| Tomp |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship ran aground at the north entrance to the Bosporus.[50] She was refloated on 26 February.[51] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malda | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Beira, Portuguese East Africa in a storm.[52] She was refloated on 9 February.[53] |
4 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deister | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Oporto, Portugal and sank with the loss of all hands.[49] |
| Seresia |  Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Valencia, Spain. She was refloated on 13 February.[49][54] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[55] |
| Glendola | United States | The cargo ship ran aground near Banes, Cuba.[56] She was refloated on 11 February.[57] |
| Miltiades | Greece | The cargo ship was abandoned off Cape Spartivento, Calabria, Italy after her tow parted. All five crew were rescued by Aquileja ( Italy).[55] |
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | United States | The schooner came ashore near Naggs Head, North Carolina and was a total loss.[56] |
| Vestmar | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 280 nautical miles (520 km) off Aberdeen, United Kingdom. All thirteen crew were rescued by the trawler Sophie Busse ( Germany).[56] |
7 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Italy | The passenger ship ran aground at Constanţa, Romania.[58] She was refloated on 10 February.[59] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie M. Miller |  Australia | The collier foundered off Sydney Head, South Australia with the loss of six crew.[53] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kashmir | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Leopold de Wael ( Belgium) in the Scheldt at Kruisschans, Belgium and was beached.[59] |
| Kerguelen | France | The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium.[59] She was refloated the next day, but the tug Infatigable ( France) capsized and sank killing five of her seven crew.[60][61] |
| Ville de Liège | Belgium | The passenger ferry ran aground in Dover Harbour, Kent and sank. All passengers and crew were rescued.[60] She was refloated on 20 February.[62] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A.B.70 | Netherlands | The tug foundered in the North Sea off the Haaks Lightship ( Netherlands).[61] |
| Alloway | United States | After her engine failed during a voyage with a cargo of 4,500 tons of lumber from Seattle, Washington, to Yokohama, Japan, on 10 February and the steamer Montauk ( United States) took her under tow on 11 February, the 6,113-gross register ton cargo steamer was wrecked on the coast of Ugamak Island in the Aleutian Islands after the towline broke in Unimak Pass during a gale and an attempt to anchor her failed when she dragged her anchor. Her crew of 35 survived, but she broke up on 14 February and became a total loss.[63] |
| Annie Ahrens | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by the icebreaker Lillebjørn ( Denmark).[64] |
| Deventia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground west of Bold Head, Devon. All crew were rescued.[65] |
| Highland Pride | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Braa ( Norway) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[61] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meiyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Unmak Island, Alaska, United States.[54] She broke in two on 22 February and was a total loss.[66] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edda | Sweden | The cargo ship was rammed by Flynderborg ( Denmark) at Methil, Fife, United Kingdom and sank.[67] |
| Harkaway |  Isle of Man | The auxiliary three-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom.[67][68] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Fraibsinet | France | The ship foundered in the Black Sea. All crew and a passenger survived.[68] |
| Lubrafol | Belgium | The tanker collided with Galicia ( Germany) in the Scheldt and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[68] |
| Novorossisk |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea south of Sozopol. Her crew took to two lifeboats, but one of them was lost.[69] |
| Preysinnet | France | The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea off Kara Burun, Soviet Union. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanowa | Australia | The cargo liner sank after running aground the previous day on Cleft Island, Victoria. All on board were rescued by Mackarra ( Australia).[70] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alsacien | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry came ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. All 29 passengers were taken off by a tender.[71] She was refloated the next day.[72] |
| Geir | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Sagres Point, Portugal.[73] She was a total loss.[66] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quickstep | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Lessoe, Denmark.[74] She was refloated on 8 March.[75] |
22 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magdala | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Forth.[76] |
23 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Līdums |  Latvia | The cargo ship ran aground at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were taken off. She refloated herself on 24 February and drifted out to sea.[76] |
| Volos | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on the Lephtari Rocks, Skiathos, Greece.[77] She was declared a total loss on 16 March.[78] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Arundel ( United Kingdom) at Newhaven, Sussex and was beached. She was refloated later that day and found to be severely damaged.[76] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida Blumenthal | Germany | The cargo ship collided with West Hika ( United States) in the Scheldt and was beached at Walsoorden, Netherlands.[79] She was refloated the next day.[51] |
| Lippe | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Ilvington Court ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt and was beached at Bath, the Netherlands.[79] |
| Togston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Media ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex and was beached.[79] She was refloated the next day.[51] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ghattira | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Hatimura ( United Kingdom) at Suez, Egypt and sank.[51] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sistos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Tuzla, Constanţa, Romania.[80] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Croxteth Hall | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Sandettie Bank, North Sea. She was refloated but subsequently foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Wandelaar Lightship ( Belgium). Her crew were rescued.[81][82] |
| Liberty Glo | United States | The Design 1022 cargo ship ran aground off Terneuzen, Netherlands.[82] She was refloated on 2 March.[83] |
| Saint-Malo | France | The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel off Barfleur, Manche with the loss of six of her thirteen crew.[84] |
| Tritonia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. She was carrying a cargo of explosives and all but four crew evacuated the ship. She then exploded and sank with the loss of the four crew aboard.[85][86] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alga | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia in a storm.[83] She had been refloated by 7 March.[87] |
| Asia | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[83] She had been refloated by 7 March.[87] |
| Gardenia | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[83] She had been refloated by 7 March.[87] |
| Merano | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[83] She had been refloated by 7 March.[87] |
| Palacky | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[83] She had been refloated by 7 March.[87] |
| Sofia | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[83] She had been refloated by 7 March.[87] |
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Stavroudis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Chania, Crete.[83] She was declared a total loss on 5 March.[88] |
| Skandia | Sweden | The cargo ship struck ice and sank in the Skaggerak 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Hirtsholm Lighthouse. The crew were rescued by Sampo (.svg){kind=small} Finland).[83] |
3 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Peck | United States | The passenger ship ran aground in Narragansett Bay. The passengers were taken off by four United States Navy vessels. She was refloated later that day and sailed to Providence, Rhode Island where her passengers were reboarded.[89] |
| Service | United Kingdom | The tug sank in the River Humber.[83] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Dominion | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Bo'ness, West Lothian.[88] She was refloated on 8 March.[75] |
| Dunleith | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Ballinacurra, County Cork, Ireland.[88] She was refloated on 8 March.[75] |
6 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfe (or Alf E) | United States | The 11-gross register ton motor vessel broke her moorings in Yakutat Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska and washed ashore at Point Carrew (59°33′30″N 139°50′15″W / 59.55833°N 139.83750°W), where she became a complete wreck.[63] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bankoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Kama Island, Guam.[90] She was declared a total loss on 11 March.[91] |
| Sujameco | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Oregon coast (approximately 44°N 124°W / 44°N 124°W).[90] She was still aground on 9 May.[92] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catford | United Kingdom | The collier was in collision with Picard ( France) in the Thames Estuary and was beached off Mucking, Essex.[75] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix VII | United States | The 28-gross register ton 46.4-foot (14.1 m) motor vessel was wrecked on rocks at Driest Point (55°10′40″N 131°36′15″W / 55.17778°N 131.60417°W) on Annette Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after her engine broke down during a gale. Her crew survived.[93] |
11 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bohol | United States | The passenger ship ran aground on Ticao, Philippines and was wrecked. The passengers were rescued.[94] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lunesdale | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Melrose ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Farne Islands and sank with the loss of four of her seven crew.[95] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperance | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Carteret, Basse Normandie, France and was wrecked.[96] |
| Giessen | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on Button Rock off the mouth of the Yangtze, China. She broke in two and was a total loss. The crew were rescued by Khiva ( United Kingdom).[96][97] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia Cardell | United Kingdom | The barquentine was in collision with Broadgarth ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued by Broadgarth.[98] |
| Scheldepas | Belgium | The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck in the Mediterranean Sea off Vesta Rock or Plane Island, Tunisia and sank. Her crew were rescued by Tabarka ( United Kingdom).[98] |
18 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gull Lightship |  United Kingdom | The lightship was rammed and sunk in the English Channel off Deal, Kent by City of York ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the motorboat Lady Beatty and transferred to City of York.[99] Having been refloated, she was beached between Pegwell Bay and Deal on 6 July.[100] She was repaired and entered service as the Brake Lightship ( United Kingdom).[101] |
20 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sines |  Portugal | The cargo ship collided with the trawler Adine ( France) in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight (50°27′N 0°35′W / 50.450°N 0.583°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Adine.[102] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Øvre | Norway | The cargo ship came ashore on the Santa Fe coast, Brazil.[103] She was refloated on 25 March.[104] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I'm Alone | Canada | Prohibition in the United States: The auxiliary schooner was intercepted in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana by USCGC Walcott ( United States Coast Guard), which suspected her of rum-running. She disobeyed orders to stop and was shelled and sunk by USCGC Dexter ( United States Coast Guard) with the loss of a crew member.[105] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olivine | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Prawle Point, Devon. She was refloated on 12 June and beached at Horsley Sand,[106] then refloated again on 13 July.[107] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Germaine L D | France | The cargo ship collided with Alice Marie ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached at Rammekens. She was refloated the next day. |
| Maria Kyriakides | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom.[104][108] Her eighteen crew were rescued. Maria Kyriakides was refloated eighteen months later.[36] |
| Muggia |  Regia Marina | The Fasana-class destroyer ran aground on the Finger Rocks near Hea Chu Island near Amoy, in dense fog and darkness, or during a typhoon, and was wrecked. 77 crew abandoned ship and went to some rocks. They were rescued by Matsumoto Maru ( Japan) after the fog lifted on 26 March.[109] |
| Weirbank | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.[104] She was refloated on 15 April.[110] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Europa | Germany |  The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire during fitting-out at Hamburg. She was subsequently repaired and entered service in February 1930. |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Venetia | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Batavier I ( Netherlands) in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and sank. Her crew were rescued by Batavier I.[111] |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kangtai | China | The coaster collided with Libia ( Regia Marina) off Woosung and sank with the loss of 30 crew.[112] |
| P. N. Damm | Denmark | The cargo ship collided with Elima ( France) in the Bay of Biscay (approximately 46°N 7°W / 46°N 7°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Elima.[112] |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Empress | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[112] She was refloated on 17 April.[113] |
| Selje | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Kaituna ( United Kingdom) in the Pacific Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia and sank. Her crew were rescued by Kaituna.[112][114] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Moyalla | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland.[114] She was refloated on 6 April.[115] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tung-Ting | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of Hangkow, China and sank.[114] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice B | United States | The halibut schooner was wrecked in "West Bay" — presumably a reference to West Bay Cove (60°54′N 146°47′W / 60.900°N 146.783°W) — on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[63] |
April[edit]
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Discoverer | United States | The motor vessel was stranded on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southwest of Gore Point (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W / 59.20000°N 150.95833°W).[116] |
6 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. Ernest Mills | United States | The four-masted schooner collided with USS Childs ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and sank.[115] |
| Ioannis | Greece | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (41°15′N 3°50′E / 41.250°N 3.833°E).[117] |
7 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St Patrick | United Kingdom | The passenger ship caught fire at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and was declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in 1930.[117][118] |
| Paris | France | The ocean liner ran aground in New York Harbor, United States. She was refloated 36 hours later.[119] |
8 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Western Knight | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Chelsea Point, South Africa.[120] She was declared a constructive total loss on 12 April.[121] She broke in two on 1 June.[122] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmina | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on Gisseloresand and was wrecked.[123] |
12 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Sky | United Kingdom | The whaler foundered off South Georgia with the loss of all hands.[124] |
| Wahratea | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.[125] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pfeil | Germany | The schooner collided with Jarl ( Sweden) off the Kiel Lightship ( Germany) and sank.[126] |
| Sylvana | France | The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (42°37′N 48°34′W / 42.617°N 48.567°W) and was abandoned.[125] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norvic | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk and sank.[127] |
| Robrix | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Andelle ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and sank with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Andelle.[128] |
17 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belridge | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on the Alligator Reef, in the Caribbean Sea 51 nautical miles (94 km) west south west of Kingston, Jamaica. She was refloated on 23 April.[113][129] |
| James E. Coburn | United States | The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Bermuda. Eight crew were rescued by the yacht Amida ( United States) off the coast of Florida (24°25′N 64°35′W / 24.417°N 64.583°W) on 25 April, a ninth crew member had died the previous day.[130][131] |
18 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | France | The ocean liner ran aground on the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated two hours later. She was anchored off Penlee, Cornwall where 157 of her passengers were taken off by a tender and landed at Plymouth, Devon.[132] |
| Suez 3 | Netherlands | The dredger came ashore at Cadiz, Spain and sank.[133] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Channel, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[133] |
| Johanne | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Westpool ( United States) at Hamburg and sank with the loss of a crew member.[133] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 38.5-foot (11.7 m) motor vessel was wrecked in rough weather on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Ninilchik.[134] |
| Toyokuni Maru | Japan | The cargo liner struck rocks and sank off Cape Erimo, Hokkaidō with heavy loss of life.[135][136] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thalatta | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea and was beached at Egersund, Norway.[137] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Richmond | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated the next day.[138][139] |
29 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia de Fondo |  Argentina | The cargo ship ran aground on Tova Island. She refloated but subsequently foundered.[139] |
| Kajsa | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Douro ( Denmark) off Dragør, Denmark and sank. Her crew were rescued by Douro.[139] |
| Francis L. Taussig | United States | While at anchor in fog in Vineyard Sound off the coast of Massachusetts, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of East Chop Light on Martha's Vineyard, with a cargo of coal on board, the 194-foot (59 m) four-masted schooner sank with no loss of life in 60 feet (18 m) of water at 42°29.14′N 070°33.88′W / 42.48567°N 70.56467°W after another ship accidentally rammed her.[140] |
| Senita | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on the Alacran Reef, Mexico and was a total loss.[141] |
| Viking | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Philippine Sea (approximately 11°N 123°E / 11°N 123°E) with the loss of seventeen crew.[139] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franconia | United Kingdom | The ocean liner collided in Shanghai harbour with an Italian gunboat and a Japanese cargo steamer.[142] |
May[edit]
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| River Orontes | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Cristóbal Colón ( Spain) at New York, United States and was beached. Her crew were rescued by the fireboat Zophar Mills ( United States) and a tug.[143][144] She was refloated on 10 May.[145] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hedgehope | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Lalande ( United Kingdom) at Montevideo, Uruguay and was beached near the Recalada a Bahía Blanca Lighthouse, Argentina.[144] |
4 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Olsen | United States | The tug sank off Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, five minutes after colliding with the ferry Joseph A. Guider ( United States). All six people on board Margaret Olsen survived.[146] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roald Amundson | United States | The 30-gross register ton, 49.5-foot (15.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a fire that broke out in her engine room and sank in Principe Canal on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Her crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat and poled it by hand for 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) before the lighthouse tender Newington ( Canada) rescued them.[147] |
| Winnipeg | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank off Southend Pier, Essex.[148] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| September | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was struck by Prahsu ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at West Thurrock, Essex.[145] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boobyalla | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and was a total loss.[149] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Budd | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Eagle River, Michigan and was abandoned.[150] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutian | United States | The 5,708-gross register ton passenger steamer sank with the loss of one crewman seven minutes after striking a pinnacle rock off the south end of Amook Island (57°25′30″N 153°50′30″W / 57.42500°N 153.84167°W) in Uyak Bay (57°48′00″N 154°04′00″W / 57.8000°N 154.0667°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska. Everyone else on board – 39 passengers and 114 crewmen – was rescued by a small motorboat and a cannery tender.[63][151][152][153] |
27 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marden | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with The Sultan ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by The Sultan.[154] |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Michalis Prios | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Staithes, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[155][156] |
| Sea Bird | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 35.5-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed in Cape Strait (56°59′55″N 133°05′30″W / 56.99861°N 133.09167°W) in Southeast Alaska by a fire that started when her carburetor backfired. The only person on board abandoned ship and was rescued from the water by the motor vessel Betty ( United States).[134] |
| Wugo Maru | Japan | The passenger ship caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off Sakhalin, Soviet Union and sank with the loss of all on board.[157][158] |
June[edit]
3 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edgehill | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Neches River, Texas.[159] She was refloated on 15 June.[160] |
| Glencregagh | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on the west coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands. She broke in tow and sank. All eleven crew survived.[161] |
| Swainby | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Atwood Cay, Bahamas.[122] She was refloated on 10 June.[162] |
| Valvadere | United States | The 10-gross register ton 40-foot (12 m) gasoline-powered wooden fishing vessel burned near the Copper River in the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of two survived. She later was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[163] |
4 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Annalong, County Down.[157][159] |
| Scottish American | United Kingdom | The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio Grande and was severely damaged.[159] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Norvégien | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground east of Astove Island, Seychelles. Her crew were rescued.[164][165] |
8 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantus | United States | The out of service concrete hulled cargo ship broke free of her moorings and ran aground 150 feet (46 m) off the coast of Sunset Beach, Cape May, New Jersey. She started breaking up in the 1950s.[166] |
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baikal Maru | Japan | The passenger-cargo ship ran aground on a reef on Daiton Island in dense fog. The rescue ship Kaigen Maru ( Japan) arrived on 13 June, removed passengers and refloated her.[167] |
| Bolton Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the San Carlos Lighthouse, Philippines.[168] She was refloated on 14 June.[169] |
| Mary Sears | United States | The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (44°03′N 58°50′W / 44.050°N 58.833°W).[170] |
11 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Greece | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Sea of Marmara and was beached at Injeh Burnu, Turkey.[170] She was refloated later that day.[171] |
| Amalfi | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[170] |
| Cutty Sark | United Kingdom | The schooner lost her rudder and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°28′N 67°26′W / 37.467°N 67.433°W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Nevisian ( United Kingdom).[106] |
| Munalbro | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Mucaras Reef, Bahamas.[170] She was refloated some days later and arrived at Key West, Florida on 22 June.[172] |
14 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blairesk | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bay of Rocks and was beached on White Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.[173] She was refloated on 9 July.[174] |
| Dionyssios | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the Grundkallegrund, Baltic Sea. She was refloated on 17 June.[175] |
16 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invicta | United Kingdom | The tug sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, London.[160] She was raised on 18 June.[176] |
17 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Columbia River and broke in two with the loss of a crew member.[175][177] |
21 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonarnes | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Storbaaen Stadt and sank. Her crew were rescued.[172] |
24 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kopoola | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at American River, South Australia.[178] She was refloated on 27 June.[179] |
25 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida II | Norway | The coaster sprang a leak in the Kattegat off Lyngør, Norway and sank with the loss of a crew member.[180] |
| Passat | Germany | The barque collided with the British Governor ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She was towed into Rotterdam, Netherlands by British Governor.[179][180] |
27 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Istar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Madagascar.[179] |
| Marden | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank after colliding with The Sultan ( United Kingdom) off Cromer Knoll.[181] |
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ixia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Cape Cornwall. Her crew were rescued,[182] but she broke in two on 5 July and was a total loss.[100] |
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Hanify | United States | The cargo ship came ashore at Point Conception, California.[183] She was refloated on 11 July.[107] |
5 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yomei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Kamaishi.[184] She was declared a total loss on 6 August.[185] |
7 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evgenia | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Le Lion de mer, Var, France. Her crew abandoned ship.[186] She was declared a total loss on 17 July.[12] |
| Romaine | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered at North West River, Labrador. Her crew survived.[187] |
8 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Botte | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and sank. All eighteen crew were rescued by Anneberg ( Netherlands).[188] |
| Cambrian Idylle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[189] She was refloated on 11 July.[190] |
| Resource | United States | The salvage vessel sank in the Suur Sound. All crew were rescued.[189] |
| Scheldejol | Belgium | The cargo ship foundered in the harbour at Zeebrugge after her cargo shifted.[174][191] |
| Solent | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank at Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium.[186] |
| Tenkai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Aso Maru ( Japan) at Shimonoseki and was beached.[186] She was refloated on 11 July.[192] |
9 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS H47 |  Royal Navy | The H-class submarine collided with HMS L12 ( Royal Navy) in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and sank with the loss of 21 of her 24 crew. |
| Tay | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked at Sunderland, Co. Durham.[186] |
10 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hayamoto Maru | Japan | The passenger ship came ashore at Tokuyama. All on board were rescued.[174] She was refloated on 20 July.[193] |
| King Cadwallon | United Kingdom | The collier caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa (32°01′S 40°41′E / 32.017°S 40.683°E).[190][194] She was abandoned on 12 July, with her crew being rescued by Ardenhall ( United Kingdom).[107] On 31 July, she was reported by Ripley Castle ( United Kingdom) to be still afloat and was again reported on 14 August as being 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Durban. The minesweepers HMSAS Immortelle and HMSAS Sonnebloem (both  South African Navy) were despatched to locate her.[195] She was anchored of East London on 20 August.[196] She was driven ashore on 12 September and was a total loss.[197] |
| Junyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Taisei Maru ( Japan) at Isizu and was beached.[174] She was refloated on 14 July.[198] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margarethe | Germany | The auxiliary sailing ship collided with Smut ( Finland) in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Germany and sank with the loss of two crew.[192] |
12 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marslew | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[107] She was refloated on 15 July.[199] |
| Seaforth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Cristina ( Spain) in the Bristol Channel (50°42′N 5°07′W / 50.700°N 5.117°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Cristina.[190][200] |
| Tamatsu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Soni, Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[190] She was refloated on 17 July.[12] |
13 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Marie | United States | The 22-gross register ton, 41.7-foot (12.7 m) fishing vessel burned and sank off the Porcupine Islands (57°48′N 136°23′W / 57.800°N 136.383°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two was rescued by the troller T860 and the vessel Virginia III (both United States).[147] |
15 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afon Dulais | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.[199] She was refloated on 19 July.[201] |
16 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abtao |  Chilean Navy | The transport ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off San Antonio with the loss of 42 of her 43 crew.[202][203] |
| Annie E. Conrad | United Kingdom | The schooner can aground at Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[199][204] |
17 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derfflinger | Germany | The cargo liner ran aground at Siau Kung Tau, China. Her passengers were taken off by USS Paul Jones and some of the crew were taken off by USS Black Hawk (both United States Navy).[12][204] She was refloated on 20 July and beached off Qingdao.[201] She had to be beached again on 22 August but was refloated later that day.[205] |
| USS General Alava | United States Navy | The General Alava-class cargo ship was sunk as a target off the coast of China. |
19 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nubian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada.[206] She was refloated on 24 July.[207] |
| Sumatra | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on Mascali Island, Djibouti, French Somaliland.[206] She was refloated on 23 July.[208] |
21 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frauenfels | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Djibouti, French Somaliland whilst assisting in the refloating of Sumatra ( Italy).[201] She was refloated on 23 July.[209] |
| Hsin Kong | Japan | The ship collided with Tatsuno Maru ( Japan) 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Shantung Promontory and sank with the loss of 60 lives.[193] |
22 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avarua | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire and sank at Raiatea, French Polynesia.[208] |
| Kong Helge | Norway | The passenger ship was sunk off the Tvistein Lighthouse, Norway. All on board survived.[193] |
| Penmarch | France | The coaster collided with Palermo ( Germany) in the English Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by Palermo.[210] |
| Pep | United States | The 10-gross register ton 31.7-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Sheep Bay (60°38′N 146°04′W / 60.633°N 146.067°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[93] |
23 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artemis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Martín García Island, Uruguay.[207] She was refloated on 29 July.[211] |
24 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levenbridge | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Mucarus Reef off the coast of Florida, United States.[207] She was refloated on 30 July.[212] |
| Vale of Pickering | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Rotha ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Point d'Ailly, Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France and capsized and sank.[207] |
26 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Forest | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on one of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska and was beached in Lost Bay.[213] She was refloated on 4 September.[214] but went aground again on 7 September in the Shelik Strait. She was abandoned as a total loss on 13 September.[215] |
| Hermes | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Aden. She broke her back and was a total loss.[216] |
| Unuk | United States | With a crew of four aboard, the 12-gross register ton, 35.8-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel collided with the vessel Confidence ( United States) about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of Channel Island Light near Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. There was no loss of life. Confidence towed the wrecked Unuk into Wards Cove, where she was declared a total loss.[30] |
29 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wabana | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with C. H. Houson ( United Kingdom) off the Moria Shoal, Quebec, Canada and was beached.[211] She was refloated on 31 July.[217] |
30 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tautil | Chile | The tug was wrecked in the Chiloe Channel.[212] |
31 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Worthington | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Bristol Channel and was beached at Margam, Glamorgan, Wales.[212] |
| Neponset | United States | The tug lost her propeller in the Pacific Ocean 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km) south of San Pedro, California. She was abandoned and sank.[218] |
| Norman A | United States | The 10-net register ton motor vessel ran aground, burned, and sank on the northeast coast of Kelp Island (54°52′N 131°16′W / 54.867°N 131.267°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of three survived.[219] |
August[edit]
1 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asakaze |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The decommissioned minesweeper, a former destroyer, was sunk as a gunnery target by the battlecruisers Haruna and Hiei (both Imperial Japanese Navy).[220] |
3 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Sweden | The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea (approximately 59°N 19°E / 59°N 19°E).[221] |
| Hartford | United States | The ship suffered a breakage of her steering gear and ran aground in the Connecticut River. Her passengers were taken off and she was later refloated after discharging her cargo.[222] |
| Medway Queen | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer collided with Southend Pier, Essex and was extensively damaged at the bows.[221] |
4 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis | Netherlands | The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cape Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France. All crew survived.
|