List of shipwrecks in 1920
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The list of shipwrecks in 1920 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1920.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Trickey |  United States | Carrying a cargo of granite, the three-masted schooner was blown onto a reef at the entrance to the harbor at Cape Porpoise, Maine, during a storm and sank at 43°21′20″N 070°25′36″W / 43.35556°N 70.42667°W.[1] |
| Mary E. Olys | United States | Carrying a cargo of lumber, the three-masted schooner was blown onto a reef at the entrance to the harbor at Cape Porpoise, Maine, during a storm and sank at 43°21′20″N 070°25′36″W / 43.35556°N 70.42667°W.[2] |
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest T. Lee | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hildebrand ( United Kingdom).[3] |
| Jemtland |  Sweden | The liner struck a mine and sank at Herthas Flak [4][5] with the loss of seven of her 26 crew.[6] |
| Nicolaas |  Netherlands | The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank and sank with some loss of life.[5] |
| Nipponier |  Belgium | The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay (44°24′N 9°03′W / 44.400°N 9.050°W). Her crew were rescued by Rio de Janeiro ( Norway).[7] |
| Roumanier | Belgium | The cargo ship caught fire whilst ship berthed at Antwerp. Her hull was badly damaged and the ship was laid up. She was scrapped in 1923 at Hamburg, Germany.[8] |
| Stella II | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Africa.[9] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Figueira |  Portugal | The cargo ship collided with Ango ( France) at Oporto and was beached.[10] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Giuseppe |  Italy | The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay (46°30′N 8°56′W / 46.500°N 8.933°W). Her crew were rescued by Tartar Prince ( United Kingdom).[11] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abrigada | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Saint Michaels, Maryland and was scuttled.[10] |
| Frances Gardner | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cape Race, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Albr. W. Selmer ( Norway).[10] |
| Joachim |  Spain | The schooner was wrecked at Testadelaban. Her crew were rescued by Armenie ( France).[12] |
| Melamson Bros | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Cobblers' Reef, Barbados and was wrecked with the loss of four crew.[10][13] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mathilde |  Denmark | The schooner came ashore at Easington, County Durham, United Kingdom and was wrecked,[10] |
| Metamora | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. The fire was extinguished and Metamora was towed into Saint Michaels, Maryland, United States by Lages ( Brazil).[10] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Josefa | Italy | The auxiliary barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tartar Prince ( United Kingdom).[12] |
8 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gelasma | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
| HMT Leonard |  Royal Navy | The naval trawler foundered off the coast of Scotland with the loss of all nine crew.[14][15] |
| Le Pluvier | France | The tug foundered with the loss of between 25 and 30 lives.[16] |
| St. Louis | United States | The ocean liner caught fire at Hoboken, New Jersey and was scuttled. She was a total loss and was scrapped in 1925. |
| Spartan | France | The cargo ship sank in Rothesay Dock, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[13] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northstar | United States | After the only person aboard was knocked unconscious while in the engine room in stormy weather, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel drifted onto a reef in Sleepy Bay (60°04′30″N 147°50′00″W / 60.07500°N 147.83333°W) on the coast of Latouche Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska and was wrecked, becoming a constructive total loss. The vessel′s sole occupant reached safety after regaining consciousness.[17] |
| Treveal | United Kingdom | The cargo ship, on her maiden voyage, ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, off the coast of Dorset and broke in two with the loss of 36 of her 43 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.[18] |
| West Avenal | United States | The Design 1019 cargo ship collided with Lancastrian ( United Kingdom) in New York Harbor and was beached. She was refloated over a month later and returned to service. |
10 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treveal | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Thirty six of her crew were killed.[19] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Charles | France | The sailing ship was driven ashore at Knapp Head, Devon, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of three of her five crew.[20] |
| Doyo Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship departed from Chinwangtao, China for Yokohama. No further trace, presumed foundered by 15 January with the loss of all hands.[21] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afrique | France | Chargeurs Réunis' 5,404 GRT ocean liner foundered in the Bay of Biscay 32 nautical miles (59 km) off the Île de Ré with the loss of 556 of the 599 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Ceylan ( France) and another vessel.[22][23][24] |
| Monte Grande | France | The schooner was driven ashore at East Wittering, Sussex, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[25] |
| Serbier | Belgium | The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France (47°38′N 6°10′W / 47.633°N 6.167°W). Her crew were rescued by Docteur Pierre Benoit ( France).[7][26] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane and Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at St. Anne's on Sea, Lancashire and was wrecked.[20] |
| Willy | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Trentino ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Longships and sank.[20] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Denford | Royal Navy | The naval trawler ran aground at North Kearney Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[27] She was refloated on 20 January.[28] |
| Sancho Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Rikuchū Province with some loss of life.[29] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preveza |  Greece | The cargo ship came ashore at Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was later reboarded but attempts to refloat her in the early hours on 17 January were unsuccessful.[11] |
| W. T. White | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Six crew were rescued by Marion L. Mason ( United Kingdom).[30] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fenix | Denmark | The schooner was wrecked off Skagens Head, Denmark and broke up in stormy weather.[31] |
| USC&GS Isis | United States | The survey vessel/yacht suffered a breached hull on a sunken wreck and was beached to prevent sinking near St. Augustine, Florida. She was later destroyed by a storm before salvage could begin.[32] |
| Lavonia | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire in the Florida Straits off Bahía Honda, Cuba and was abandoned.[29] |
| Macona | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off the Nidingen Lighthouse, Sweden and foundered with the loss of 40 of her 41 crew.[28][33] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor | Spain | The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off San Juan, Puerto Rico with the loss of six of her 36 crew.[34][35] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arlette | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
| Eos | Sweden | The cargo ship was wrecked at Stoktaskeri, Iceland.[35] |
| Sigvard | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with another ship off Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of one of her eighteen crew.[34] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niagara | United States | The 20-gross register ton, 42.5-foot (13.0 m) halibut-fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Moira Sound in Southeast Alaska near Lane′s Cannery. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[17] |
| Shinten Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore by a severe storm off Ayukawa, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. Refloated and returned to service.[36] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marne | United States | The cargo ship suffered an explosion in her fuel tanks at Colón, Colombia and was scuttled by fire. She was a total loss.[37] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mielero | United States | The tanker broke in two and sank in the Atlantic Ocean east of Savanna, Georgia (31°45′N 78°41′W / 31.750°N 78.683°W). Her master, his wife and 2 children, and 18 crew died in a lifeboat that left and was never seen again.[38] The rest of her crew in her other lifeboat were rescued by Ozette ( United States).[39][40][41] |
| Winga | Sweden | The coaster sprang a leak and foundered in the Skaggerak 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of hirtshals, Denmark with the loss of two of her twelve crew.[37] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rennen | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Fermia ( Sweden) in the North Sea off Tynemouth, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by the pilot boat Queen o' the May ( United Kingdom).[42] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eira | Sweden | The cargo liner was driven ashore at Cimbrishamn and was a total loss. All on board were rescued.[43] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doris Andreta |  Canada | The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean (39°03′N 22°03′W / 39.050°N 22.050°W). Her crew were rescued by San Giovanni ( Italy).[44] |
| Fortune | United States | The steamer sank off Jekyl Island. Lost with all 13 crew.[45] |
| Novara |  French Navy | The Novara-class cruiser sprang a leak in the Adriatic Sea and put into Brindisi, Apulia, Italy, where she sank.[46] She was refloated in early April.[47] Novara was subsequently repaired and entered service with the French Navy. |
| Samuel Faunce | United States | The tug departed Wilmington, Delaware for Key West, Florida. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[48] |
| Spey | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Jaffa, British-occupied Palestine (31°52′00″N 34°30′30″E / 31.86667°N 34.50833°E) and wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[44][49] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Tilt | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Scotston Head, Aberdeenshire. All fifteen crew were rescued.[50] She was refloated on 5 February.[51] |
| Hera | Sweden | The schooner came ashore at Hals, Denmark with the loss of four of her crew.[52] |
| Martin | Denmark | The schooner came ashore on the south coast of Skagen with the loss of two of her crew.[52] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nero | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Molène, Finistère, France with the loss of her captain. Survivors reached land in their lifeboats.[52][39] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anémone | France | The trawler ran ashore on Loe Bar, Mount's Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[53] |
| HMS A2 | Royal Navy | While awaiting sale, the decommissioned submarine ran aground in Bomb Ketch Lake in Portsmouth Harbour on the coast of England and flooded. Her wreck was scrapped. |
| USC&GS Isis |  United States Coast and Geodetic Survey | The survey ship struck a submerged object and sank off Crescent Beach, Florida. |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berrima | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was refloated the next day by the tugs HMT Firm ( Royal Navy), Java, Lady Brassey, Lady Duncan and Scotia (all United Kingdom).[54] |
| Ruth Hickman | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Minard, Argyllshire and wrecked. Her crew were rescued by HMS Fearless ( Royal Navy).[44] |
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C.J.S. | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.[55] |
| Kaskaskia | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at New York and was beached.[56] |
| Kenora | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by an Admiralty trawler.[44] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doris Andreta | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 39°N 22°W / 39°N 22°W). She was set afire and abandoned.[49] |
4 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Molison | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Dover Patrol ( United Kingdom).[51] |
| Maine | United States | The 310-foot (94 m), 1,505-gross register ton steam screw passenger ship was wrecked without loss of life at the western end of Long Island Sound off the Cow Neck Peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, 100 yards (91 m) off the Execution Rocks Light when pack ice pushed her onto rocks during a gale and snowstorm with very high tides. Her wreck sank in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water and was stripped and burned in place.[57][58][59] |
| Sterling | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner sank in Tees Bay.[56] |
| Ville d'Alger | France | The cargo ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.[60] She was abandoned at approximately 18°S 52°E / 18°S 52°E.[61] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sybil | France | The cargo ship collided with Veratyr ( Denmark) off Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was beached.[62] |
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bradboyne | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°36′N 36°10′W / 43.600°N 36.167°W) after her cargo shifted. Six of her 31 crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by Monmouth ( United States) and Oxonian ( United Kingdom), which lost thirteen crew during the rescue when a lifeboat capsized.[60][63] |
| Brookland | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Havana, Cuba.[55] She sank and was a total loss.[64] |
| Hyltonia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[62] She was refloated on 5 March.[65] |
| Polias | United States | The 2,500-gross register ton cargo ship — a concrete ship — ran aground on Old Cilly Ledge, a reef off Port Clyde, Maine, in a blizzard. Eleven crew members abandoned ship against orders and died when their lifeboat was smashed against the hull. The rest of the crew left in boats the next day when she started breaking up and were rescued by the cutter USCGC Acushnet (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard). The wreck later slid off the reef and sank in up to 40 feet (12 m) of water at (43°53′16″N 069°15′24″W / 43.88778°N 69.25667°W).[66][67][68][69] |
| Princess Anne | United States | While trying to enter New York Harbor during a storm, the passenger ship ran aground on the Rockaway Shoals off Long Island, New York. A United States Life-Saving Service lifeboat took her 32 passengers off on 7 February. Her crew of 74 remained aboard until she began to break up on 15 February, and her crew was taken off before she broke in two later that day. She sank in 20 feet (6 m) of water and remained visible for many years before becoming buried in sand.[70][71][72][73] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pylos |  Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Spannholmen, Utsira, Norway. She broke in two; the stern section sank with the loss of ten of her crew.[74] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Adams | Canada | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) north north east of Castro, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Spanish fishing boats. Douglas Adams was later towed into Bilbao.[61] |
| Gregor | Germany | The passenger ship ran aground at Kylios, Ottoman Turkey. She broke up and was a total loss. One hundred and fifty of her 200 passengers were rescued by rocket apparatus.[75] |
| Imperator Pierre le Grand | France | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Varna, Romania. Her crew survived.[76] |
| Northwestern | United States | The tanker caugh fire at Galveston, Texas and was beached.[61] She burnt out and was a total loss.[75] |
| West Aleta | United States | The Design 1019 cargo ship ran aground on Terschelling, Netherlands.[61] Her crew were rescued.[75] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Pittalugo | Italy | The schooner foundered off the coast of Spanish Morocco. Her crew survived.[63] |
| Marie Louise H | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (34°08′N 15°32′W / 34.133°N 15.533°W). She was set afire and abandoned. All on board were rescued by Molière ( France):[75] |
| Sahara | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. She was beached at Leixões.[63] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edindoune | United Kingdom | The motor fishing vessel caught fire in Scapa Flow and sank; the crew of four reached shore.[77] |
| Nobility | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore on the east coast of Barbados and was wrecked.[63] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Regina | Norway | The schooner was discovered abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fritiof ( Sweden). Regina was towed into IJmuiden, Netherland by the trawler Eendracht II ( Netherlands).[78][79][80] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Zeman | United States | The schooner departed from Norfolk, Virginia for Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[81][82] |
| Joan Hickman | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Cabo Roche ( Spain).[80] |
| Rostellan | United States | The four-masted schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[83] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aghia Paraskevi | Greece | The cargo ship was wrecked off Cape St. Thomas, Argentina with the loss of fifteen of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Carnarvonshire ( United Kingdom).[84] |
| Commandant Dorise | France | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[84] |
| Kamma | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Skagen and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[84] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Cologne | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with another vessel and was beached at Barry Island, Glamorgan.[84] |
22 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valdez | United States | The 12 GRT 35.7-foot (10.9 m) cargo ship was wrecked in Portage Bay near Kanatak, Territory of Alaska. All four people on board survived.[85] |
23 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship collided with Fahrwold ( Finland) in the River Plate and sank with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cabo Santa Maria ( Spain).[86][87] |
| Kemmel | United Kingdom | The turret deck ship caught fire at São Vicente, Cape Verde, Portugal.[88] She was beached but was declared a total loss on 6 April.[89] |
| Maria I | Norway | The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Nairana ( United Kingdom).[90] |
| Strathord | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler struck a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of all nine crew.[91] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gwendolen Warren | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pikepool ( United Kingdom).[92] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osnabruck |  Reichsmarine | The Osnabruck-class Vorpostenboot was sunk by a mine. |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Llovet Hermanos | Spain | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Valencia.[93] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier Dove | United States | The schooner ran aground on a reef at Levuka, Fiji.[88] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gallacier | Belgium | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°22′N 7°08′W / 36.367°N 7.133°W).[88] |
| Schiedam | Netherlands | The schooner ran aground at Hook of Holland, South Holland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[88] |
| Lucanio Manara | Italy | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the Sea of Marmara.[94] |
| War Casco | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Gibraltar and was a total loss.[88] |
29 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cubadist | United States | The cargo ship was reported to be 111 nautical miles (206 km) south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. No further trace was found, and the ship presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 of her crew.[48][95] |
| Pregel | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Esbjerg. Her crew were rescued by HDMS Absalom ( Royal Danish Navy).[96] |
| Tungus | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Cayo Arenas, Puerto Rico.[96] She was refloated on 10 March.[97] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delight | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 35.1-foot (10.7 m) motor vessel broke apart while on the ways at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska.[98] |
| Zante |  Armed Forces of South Russia | The incomplete Fidonisy-class destroyer was driven ashore and wrecked at Bolshoy Fontan whilst being towed from Nicholaieff to Odessa. She was refloated in September and towed to Nicholaieff. Subsequently completed and entered service with the Soviet Navy as Nezamozhnik.[99] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemian | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground off Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[100] She broke in two on 2 March,[101] and was a total loss. Five of her crew were killed.[102] |
| Tinto | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground on the wreck of Manorbier Castle ( United Kingdom). She refloated but was holed and sank. Her crew were rescued.[96] She was damaged by an explosion during salvage operations on 4 March.[103] Tinto was refloated in early June. She arrived at Grimsby, Lincolnshire for drydocking on 3 June.[104] |
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Moccasin | United States | The cargo ship sank at New York.[102] |
| Sydnæs | Norway | After springing a leak in a heavy gale, the barque, on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Montevideo, Uruguay, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (36°50′N 50°15′W / 36.833°N 50.250°W[105] or 36°45′N 60°20′W / 36.750°N 60.333°W).[106] Excepting one fatality, the crew were rescued from two boats: twelve on 8 or 12 March by steamer Elba ( Italy) and twelve by 16 March by steamer Vaarli ( Norway).[105][107][108] |
3 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Old Head | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the breakwater at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France and sank.[102] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magnhel | United States | After the 9-gross register ton fishing vessel's propeller shaft broke, her anchor cables parted and she drifted ashore in heavy weather and was wrecked at Cora Point (55°54′10″N 134°47′15″W / 55.90278°N 134.78750°W) on Coronation Island in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of three reached shore safely and was rescued on 7 March by the motor vessel My Fancy ( United States).[109] |
6 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bratto | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by St. Louis ( United States). Bratto was towed into Padstow, where she sank.[110] |
| Dunstan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Tutoya, Maranhão, Brazil.[111] She was refloated on 17 March.[112] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pere Marquette No. 3 | United States | The cargo ship was sunk by ice in Lake Michigan three miles (4.8 km) south west of Ludington, Michigan in 43 feet (13 m) of water. Raised on 11 or 26 July and taken to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Declared a total loss and broken up in 1921.[113][114] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Faial Island, Azores, Portugal and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[115] |
| Guildford | United States | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Bujho Shoal in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts.[115] She was later towed into Vineyard Haven, arriving on 10 March.[116] |
| USS H-1 |  United States Navy | The H-class submarine ran aground off Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, with the loss of four crew. She sank during salvage attempts on 24 March. |
| Lejok | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Her crew were rescued by W. S. Rheem ( United States).[115] |
| Natenna | United States | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Casablanca, French Morocco and was a total loss.[115] |
| Vénézuela | France | The cargo liner was driven ashore at Casablanca and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[117] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jutland |  Canada | The beam trawler departed Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was not seen or heard from again. On 11 March, the trawler Lemberg ( Canada) discovered two damaged dories in the Atlantic Ocean 86 nautical miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Halifax, one of them containing the body of one of Jutland's crew members. No trace of the other 20 men on board ever was found.[118][119] |
11 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hilda Rachel | Spain | The cargo ship caught fire and foundered whilst on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[111][120] |
| Maid of La Have | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) east of New York, United States. Her crew were rescued by Adriatic ( United Kingdom).[121] |
| Per Marquette 3 | United States | The passenger ship was crushed by ice and sank in Lake Michigan off Ludington, Michigan. All 35 people on board were rescued.[122] |
| San Juan #3 | United States | Under tow by a tug during a voyage along the coast of the Territory of Alaska from Port Althorp to Unakwik Inlet in Prince William Sound with a 10-ton deck load of cannery supplies, the 24-ton scow sank in the Gulf of Alaska about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) offshore at 59°11′N 139°05′W / 59.183°N 139.083°W.[123] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carroo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion in her cargo of benzine with the loss of a crew member. She caught fire and was beached at Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[116] |
| Commandant Mages | France | The ocean liner ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Hong Kong. She was refloated on 25 March.[124] |
| Henriette | flag unknown | The sailing ship sank at Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[121] |
| Llai Llai |  Chile | The cargo ship collided with O'Higgins ( Chilean Navy) at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and sank.[125] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | United Kingdom | The tug foundered in the River Humber with the loss of three of her four crew.[126] She was refloated on 10 May.[127] |
| Alfonzo | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Manila, Philippines.[128] |
| Chatcauqua | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued.[116] |
| Olockson | United States | The cargo ship caught fire in the Gulf of Panama 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Panama City, Colombia.[126] She was taken under tow by Gorgona ( United States) Her crew abandoned on 17 March.[129] Olockson was beached at Balboa and the hull holed to fight the fires.[105][130] |
| T94 | Reichsmarine | Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch: The training ship, a former S90-class torpedo boat, was scuttled by Putschists at Wilhelmshaven. Later raised and broken up. |
| Yungai | United Kingdom | The cargo ship issued a SOS in the Atlantic Ocean (30°10′N 77°00′W / 30.167°N 77.000°W).[126] She was abandoned and her crew were rescued by Limos ( United States).[125] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barges | United States | Two barges, under tow of Georges Creek ( United States), sank in heavy weather in Block Island Sound. Between the two crews five died.[131] |
15 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | United States | The 26-gross register ton, 48.7-foot (14.8 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked at Cape Ommaney (56°10′00″N 134°40′20″W / 56.16667°N 134.67222°W) in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives. There were three survivors.[98] |
| Lux | France | The cargo ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, bound for Oran, Algeria. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[132] |
| Mingai | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank three days later in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Wilmington, North Carolina.(33°20′N 76°57′W / 33.333°N 76.950°W).[133][134] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balabac | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at a Trinidadian port.[125] |
| Dashing Wave | United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Taku via Ketchikan in the Territory of Alaska with a crew of nine and a cargo of general cannery supplies aboard, the 1,054-gross register ton barge was wrecked without loss of life off Shelter Point (49°55′51″N 125°11′06″W / 49.9307°N 125.1849°W) on the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The steamer San Juan (flag unknown) towed her wreck to shore, but it was declared a total loss.[98] |
| Rosa Harriette | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by Odland ( Norway) after 16 hours adrift. |
17 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Moliere ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel off Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was beached.[129] A fire broke out on 18 March.[135] |
| Cadrier | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the English Channel north of Alderney, Channel Isles and sank. Four of her 23 crew were rescued by Wagland ( Norway).[136] |
| Tewkesbury | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Vine, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[112] |
18 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Althea | United States Navy | The motorboat was sunk by ice at Detroit, Michigan. She was sold for salvage but salvage efforts were abandoned in 1926. |
| Cordier | France | During her first commercial trip from Nantes (region Pays de la Loire, France) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) loaded with iron ore, sank following a leak north of Alderney Channel Islands. 19 perished, only 4 sailors were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Wacland.[137][138] |
| Eva | Denmark | The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Skagen. Her crew survived.[135] |
| Jeremiah Smith | United States | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hatteras ( United States).[139] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scandia | United States | The 116-gross register ton, 90.8-foot (27.7 m) fishing vessel was stranded in the Gulf of Alaska on the north end of Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound in the Territory of Alaska. All 17 people on board survived. She was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[123] |
20 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladys Strut | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (48°10′N 19°30′W / 48.167°N 19.500°W). She was set afire and abandoned; her crew were rescued by Major Wheeler ( United States).[140] |
| Jerx G. Shaw | United States | The schooner was driven ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island. Her crew were rescued.[136] |
| White Rose | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Fantee ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Trevose Head, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued by Fantee.[140] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ambar | Portugal | The whaler was wrecked in the Congo River at Loanda, Portuguese East Africa. Some of her passengers and crew were rescued.[141] |
| Kara | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked off Cape Quintres, Santoña, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[142][143] |
| Rock Island Bridge | United States | The cargo ship collided with tanker Iroquois ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south south east of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[105] She was taken in tow by Kenosha ( United States) beached in the Helford River but subsequently sank. Later raised and sold for scrap.[144][145] The wreck was sold by auction in May 1920.[144] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of St. Helens |  United States | The auxiliary schooner caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States.[146] |
| USS H-1 | United States Navy | The H-class submarine ran aground on a reef off Margarita Island, Baja California, Mexico in stormy weather and high seas. She was pulled off by USS Vestal ( United States Navy) on 26 March and taken under tow but sank an hour later in 50 feet (15 m) of water. Three crewmen drowned trying to reach shore and her captain was washed overboard from the conning tower and drowned. Survivors were rescued from shore by Mazatlan (flag unknown).[147][148][149] |
| Mutlah | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Naples, Italy, and sank.[21] |
| Teje | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Mimer ( Norway) off Kristiansand, Norway, and was beached.[141] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Botanist | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground on the Komuriya Reef, off the coast of Ceylon.[150] Her passengers were rescued by Arracan ( United Kingdom).[151] She was declared a total loss on 30 March.[152] Her crew were rescued.[153] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inga | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Villa San Giovanni, Calabria, Italy.[154] She was refloated on 31 March.[155] |
| Picardie or Picardy | not known | The cargo ship reported in collision with New Londoner ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea (or in the Scheldt, off Hansweert) and either sank or returned to Antwerp.[156][157][158][159] |
| Ugor |  Soviet Navy | The Bars-class submarine was sunk by ice in the Neva. The submarine was later salvaged. |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crostafels | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Ceiba Bank, off the coast of Cuba.[154] She was later refloated and arrived at Kingston, Jamaica on 5 March.[160] |
| Moskvityanin |  White Movement | Russian Civil War: The Emir Bukharski-class destroyer, sunk in May 1919 and refloated on 10 January 1920 but not repaired, was scuttled by gunfire in the Caspian Sea by ships of the Caspian Flotilla of the White Movement. |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of St. Helens | United States | The sailing vessel caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 80 miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.[153][161] |
| Kitagawa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Chōsi, Chica.[146] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince John | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Prince Albert ( United Kingdom) off Deadtree Point, British Columbia, Canada and was beached.[162] She was refloated on 8 April.[163] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances R | United States | The 13-gross register ton motor vessel struck a rock, drifted ashore, and was smashed to pieces by the surf at Lyman Point (55°32′30″N 132°16′35″W / 55.54167°N 132.27639°W) in Southeast Alaska after her gasoline engine broke down during a snowstorm with high winds. The two people on board survived.[164] |
| Prince Pozharsky | Russian Navy White Movement | Russian Civil War: The gunboat was damaged by a mine in the Caspian Sea and scuttled by Dmitry Donskoy ( Russian Navy White Movement).[165] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Brown | United States Navy | The minesweeping tug sank at Naval Air Station Wildwood, Cape May, New Jersey. |
| Kerowlee | United States | The cargo ship was wrecked in the Weser, Germany in late March.[166] She broke in two on 25 March.[141] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Murre |  United States Bureau of Fisheries | The fishery patrol vessel struck a rock in Keku Strait in the Territory of Alaska and was beached to prevent her from sinking. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[167] |
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC Leader | United States Coast Guard | The motorboat was destroyed by fire. |
| Saffo |  Regia Marina | The torpedo boat sank after running aground on the coast of Ottoman Turkey near Scalanova Bay.[168] |
3 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire. All sixteen crew survived.[169] |
| Rosegg | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Goswick, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[169] |
| Sologne | France | The tug came ashore at Ryhope, County Durham, United Kingdom and sank.[169] |
| Steinsund | Norway | The four-masted barque departed Bordeaux, France, for Newport News, Virginia, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[170] |
4 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malabar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near the Barns Ness Lighthouse, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[169] She broke in two on 6 April.[160] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aughinish | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a submerged object and was beached on Montague Island, New South Wales, Australia.[155] She was refloated on 12 April.[171] |
| Verdun | France | The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the River Seine and was a total loss.[155] |
7 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olinda | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off Manati, Cuba.[172] She was refloated on 14 April.[173] |
8 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caspian | Red Movement | Russian Civil War: The auxiliary cruiser foundered in a storm in the Caspian Sea with the loss of 52 of her 65 crew. Survivors were rescued by the destroyer Proletarskiy ( Red Movement). Caspian was raised in 1934, repaired and returned to service as a transport.[165][99] |
| Clutha | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak at Manzanillo, Cuba and was beached.[174] She was refloated on 13 April.[175] |
10 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Powel | United States | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Her crew survived.[174] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bastia | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire at Naples.[174] She was scuttled the next day.[176] |
| Roye | France | The auxiliary sailing vessel arrived at Salonica, Greece on fire. She was a total loss.[176] |
12 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zilia | Italy | The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire at Oporto, Portugal and was scuttled.[176] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meditation | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Faial Island, Azores, Portugal.[176] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flensburg | Germany | The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off List, Schleswig-Holstein.[177] |
15 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Wing | United States | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba.[177] |
16 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Svelviksand I | Norway | The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand, North Sea. Her crew sought refuge on the Knock Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House).[177] |
18 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William O'Brien | United States | The cargo ship probably foundered on this date.[178] She had issued a SOS that she was leaking in a severe storm and had lost her cargo hatches in the Atlantic Ocean (40°00′N 65°50′W / 40.000°N 65.833°W) which was answered by Baltic and Minniekahda (both United Kingdom), some debris was found. Lost with all 40 hands.[179][180][181] |
19 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Barcran | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Whinhill ( United Kingdom) at Liverpool, Lancashire and was beached. She was later refloated and taken to Manchester.[182] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bayonnaise | France | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[183] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matilde | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[184] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur V. S. Woodruff | United States | The schooner came ashore on the east coast of Barbados.[185] She was a total loss.[179] |
| Ernst | Sweden | The sailing ship struck a mine at Herthas Flak in Kattegat on 24 or 25 April and sank with all hands, 22 in all.[186] |
| Westgate | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[185] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gubitelnyy | Soviet Navy Red Movement | Polish-Soviet War: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Chernobyl on the Pripyat River by Polish artillery. Salvaged post war.[165] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brisk | United States | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean in early April. Her crew were rescued by Hellenes ( United Kingdom).[187] |
| Gladys Street | United Kingdom | The sailing ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Major Wheeler ( United States).[187] |
| J. T Ralston | Canada | The schooner caught fire in the Caribbean Sea. Her crew were rescued by USS Chemung ( United States Navy).[188] |
May[edit]
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Latona | United Kingdom | The barquentine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.[189] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Munamar | United States | The passenger ship ran aground on Watling Island, Bahamas. All eighty passengers and crew were rescued by Athenic ( United Kingdom).[190] She was later refloated and beached.[191] Munamar was refloated on 20 May.[192] |
| Notre Dame d'Arvour | France | The barque came ashore on Wardang Island, South Australia. She was later gutted by fire.[189] |
| Risør | Norway | The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 40°N 68°W / 40°N 68°W and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by City of Canton ( United Kingdom).[189] |
4 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benito Suarez | Spain | The three-masted schooner was wrecked in Bay Limonade, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[193] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Leopold | United States | The four-masted schooner ran aground on the Silver Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and was a total loss.[194] |
6 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken wreck at Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium and sank. Her crew were rescued.[195] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harlsywood | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla, Spain. She was refloated on 25 May.[191][196] |
| Merkur | Finland | The cargo ship collided with Castro Alen ( Spain) in the Bristol Channel off Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by a pilot cutter.[197] Salvage efforts were abandoned in September 1920.[198] |
| USAT Northern Pacific | United States | The United States Army troopship ran aground on Collnas Shoal at the entrance to the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico.[199] She was refloated and underway again the next day.[200] |
| Windrush | United States | The barque collided with Buenos Aires ( Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey and sank with the loss of five crew.[201] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tibermede | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near the Cabo Carvoeiro Lighthouse, Portugal. Her crew were rescued; the ship was declared a total loss.[201][202] |
11 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shusana | United States | The 49-gross register ton, 79.8-foot (24.3 m) sternwheel paddle steamer was wrecked on the Tanana River near Nenana Territory of Alaska. All 11 people on board survived.[123] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Stobi | United States | The Design 1099 cargo ship ran aground off the Koshiki Lighthouse, Gotō Islands, Japan and was wrecked.[203] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Thurlow | United States | The schooner collided with Laramie ( United States) off New York and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Laramie.[204] |
| RIMS Mayo | Royal Navy | The Royal Indian Marine transport Mayo collided with Arankola ( United Kingdom) at Rangoon and was run ashore. She became a total loss[205] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Padouk | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Bassein, Burma. Her crew abandoned ship in the lifeboats.[203] |
| Tenzan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship departed Montevideo, Uruguay for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[170] |
16 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Grafton | United States | The Design 1093 cargo ship ran aground on the Runnel Stone, off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[201] |
17 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clewbay | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Mutton Island, County Galway.[206] She was refloated on 2 June.[207] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HSwMS Laxen |  Swedish Navy | The submarine sank at Karlskrona, Sweden.[208] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lester | United States | The sternwheel paddle steamer was lost at Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska.[209] |
22 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cordora | United Kingdom | The passenger ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Socotra and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Umtata ( United Kingdom).[210] |
| Manoussis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the Carromeiro Rocks, off Corcubión, A Coruña, Spain and was a total loss.[211] |
| Tafna | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Tunas Channel, Cuba.[212] She was refloated on 26 May.[213] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lurcher | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. All 53 passengers were taken off.[211] |
| Mina | Soviet Navy Red Movement | Polish-Soviet War: The minesweeper was sunk on the Pripyat river at Pripyat by mines.[165] |
24 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John W. Wood | United Kingdom | The schooner was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Lake Elsah ( United States). Her crew were rescued.[210] |
| Wasa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire off Colonsay, Inner Hebrides and was a total loss. Four of her crew were killed.[196] |
25 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albertus | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore at Hustadvika, Norway and was a total loss.[212] |
| Equity | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in fog on Alderney, Channel Islands carrying a cargo of potatoes from Jersey.[214] She was refloated on 15 June.[215] |
| Leota | United States | The 36-gross register ton steamer was crushed by ice during the spring ice breakup while laid up on the bank of a river for the winter of 1919–1920 near Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska.[209] |
| USFS Osprey | United States Bureau of Fisheries | While beached at Cordova, Territory of Alaska, to have her hull cleaned and copper painted, the fishery patrol vessel settled into the gravel on the beach, rolled away from the shore onto her side, filled with water, and became partially submerged. She was refloated and returned to service.[216] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fau Sang | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the Hainan Head Lighthouse, China.[217] She later broke her back and was declared a total loss on 3 June.[218] |
27 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deva | United States | The cargo ship caught fire at Faial Island, Azores, Portugal and was beached.[213] |
| Dunleith | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Proudfoot, Caithness. Her crew were rescued.[212] She was refloated on 2 June.[219] |
29 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cypress | United States | The 33-gross register ton fishing vessel was wrecked on a shoal in Dry Bay on the south-central or southeast coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of four survived. The wreck report does not specify in which of several bays of the name the loss took place. Her gasoline engine was salvaged.[220] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prarial | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla, Spain in early May. She was refloated at the end of the month.[221] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Florence | United Kingdom | The sailing ship foundered in the English Channel off Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[222] |
3 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Pointe Fern, Ouessant, Finistère, France.[82] She broke in two on 11 June and was a total loss.[223] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) east by north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Dragon ( United Kingdom).[224] |
| Irmgard | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Suva, Fiji.[224] |
| Pak Ling | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Button Island, East China Sea. She was refloated on 15 June.[225] |
8 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berwyn | United States | The cargo ship struck rocks off Sharbithat, Oman (17°50′N 57°22′E / 17.833°N 57.367°E): She refloated but consequently foundered. Her 54 crew were rescued by
|