List of shipwrecks in 1921
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The list of shipwrecks in 1921 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1921.
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January[edit]
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broadmayne |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Dartmouth, Devon. She broke in two on 7 January.[1] |
| SS Santa Isabel |  Spain | The passenger ship ran aground off Sálvora, Galicia. She broke in two and sank with the loss of 244 of the 300 people on board.[2][3] |
| Scottish Monarch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Clyde at Cardross, Lanarkshire.[4] She was refloated on 6 January.[5] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Euphrates | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°24′N 45°27′W / 44.400°N 45.450°W). Her crew were rescued by Galileo ( United Kingdom).[6] |
| Tris Adelphis |  Greece | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Mount Circeo, Lazio, Italy.[7] |
| UB-88 |  United States | The Type UB III submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Pedro, California by USS Wilkes ( United States Navy).[8] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardoyne | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Frio, Brazil.[5] She was refloated on 18 January.[9] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Coast Defense Battleship No. 2 | United States Navy | _sinking_1921.jpg) |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekelund |  Norway | The full-rigged ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (7°32′N 32°57′W / 7.533°N 32.950°W). She was on a voyage from Durban, South Africa to Sarpsborg, Norway.[10] |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The schooner departed Liverpool, Lancashire for Fowey, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elipidifor No.415 |  Russia | Russian Civil War: The Elipidifor type auxiliary gunboat was damaged by Sakalave ( French Navy) at Anapa in the Black Sea. She was beached and abandoned. |
10 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Roche | Spain | The coaster caught fire and foundered in the Ligurian Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Mele, Liguria, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[12][13] |
| Mintie | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean (44°15′N 27°10′W / 44.250°N 27.167°W). Her crew were rescued by Anversoise ( United Kingdom).[14] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was beached near Hurst Castle, Hampshire.[13] |
| Aspasia Stavroudis | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire in the Aegean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Carpatsos. She sank the next day, her crew survived.[15] |
| Christoforos |  Greece | The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Papa.[13] |
| Ontaneda | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°20′N 40°05′W / 47.333°N 40.083°W). Her crew were rescued by Fanad Head ( United Kingdom).[16] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horley | United Kingdom | The coaster was struck by another vessel in the River Thames at Blackwall, London and sank.[17] She was refloated on 18 January.[18] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelita |  Venezuela | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Puerto Cabello and was a total loss.[19] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Claremorris | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks at Durat Point and was beached in the Sound of Islay.[19] |
| HMS Marjoram |  Royal Navy | Bound for Haulbowline, where she was to undergo a refit to become the drill ship HMS President, the Anchusa-class sloop-of-war was wrecked on Flintstone Head.[19][20] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dover Castle | United Kingdom | The brigantine came ashore at Zierikzee, Netherlands and was wrecked.[15][21] |
| Pandora | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Beaumaris Lifeboat.[15] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy |  Germany | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off IJmuiden, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Ymuiden 146 ( Netherlands).[21] Daisy was discovered derelict by the trawler Hohenfels ( Germany) and towed into Nordenham, Germany, arriving on 27 January.[22] |
| Juanita |  United States | While no one was on board, the 7-net ton motor vessel burned to the waterline and sank while at anchor in Surprise Harbor (57°01′N 134°35′W / 57.017°N 134.583°W) in Southeast Alaska.[23] |
| Kibi Maru No.2 |  Japan | The cargo ship ran aground 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.[15] She was refloated on 7 February.[24] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS K5 | Royal Navy | The K-class submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all fifty-seven crew.[25] |
22 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afrodite | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Westcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued before she sank.[26] |
| Newton Stanley Lake | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, United States. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carioca | United States | The barquentine was set afire and abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (34°20′N 23°40′E / 34.333°N 23.667°E). Her crew were rescued.[27] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adamantios Lemos | Greece | The cargo ship en route from Portman, Spain to Middlesbrough foundered near Guernsey Channel Islands. She had previously been salvaged in April 1919 by HM Tug St Issey.[28] |
| Hewitt | United States |  The cargo ship last reported from the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) north of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of her 42 crew. She made her regular radio calls on 24 January and 25 January,[29] and reported nothing unusual. She was last seen 250 nautical miles (460 km) north of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. From that time to this, she remains missing. No further radio signals from her were received.[30] After the Hewitt failed to arrive in Boston on its expected due date of 29 January, Union Sulphur sent the ship's wireless call (K I L) through Atlantic coastal stations, and notified the United States Navy.[29] A huge search along her route found nothing. US Coast Guard officials in Atlantic City reported hearing an explosion and seeing a flash approximately 20 miles offshore on the night of 3 February 1921, and connected this event with the Hewitt.[31] |
| Zannis | Greece | The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of Sapientza. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tay | United Kingdom | The coaster sailed from Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands for Portsmouth, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[33] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donald T | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| España |  Spanish Navy | The España-class battleship ran aground off Puerto Montt, Chile. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Pommern | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Rørvik, Norway. She was still ashore on 5 February.[34] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll A. Deering | United States | The five-masted schooner ran aground on the Diamond Shoals and was abandoned. The wreck was dispersed by dynamite on 4 March. |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Baden | Royal Navy | The decommissioned former Imperial German Navy battleship foundered in heavy seas in the English Channel off Whale Island, Hampshire, England, after use as a gunnery target by the shore establishment HMS Excellent and the monitor HMS Terror (both Royal Navy). Baden was refloated three months later and put back into use as a target ship. |
| HMS Europa | Royal Navy | Under tow after being sold out of naval service, the decommissioned Diadem-class protected cruiser sank off Corsica in a gale. She later was refloated and scrapped. |
| Heiyei Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship foundered off Toba, Mie.[35] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timios Stavros | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Roca and the Berlengas, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish merchant ship.[36] |
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza de Larrinaga | United Kingdom | The cargo ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia for Reggio Calabria, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
| Lake Elmwood | United States | The Design 1074 cargo ship ran aground in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, Germany.[38] She was refloated on 7 February.[39] |
| Léon Bonnat |  France | The schooner ran aground on the Crym Rocks off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[40] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mertainen |  Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance of the Trondheimsfjord, Norway. She was refloated but consequently beached.[41] |
| Oak | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground east of The Skerries, Anglesey and was abandoned by her crew.[40] She was later refloated and towed into Holyhead.[38] |
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship, on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Manchester, Lancashire was in communication with Dorrington Court ( United Kingdom). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
7 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Klamate | United States | The cargo ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Portland, Oregon. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
| Vital | Germany | The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank off Delfzijl, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the other vessel.[42] |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eskdale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at the Heugh Lighthouse, Hartlepool, County Durham and was wrecked.[42] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hydra | Royal Navy | The Acheron-class destroyer collided with the torpedo boat Z 3 ( Royal Navy) in the Weilingen Channel and sank. All 72 crew were rescued by Z 3.[43] |
| Iocasti | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea (36°44′N 1°28′W / 36.733°N 1.467°W) and was abandoned.[44][45] |
| Margarita | Greece | The cargo ship foundered on this date.[44] |
| Sparkling Glance | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[46] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abracadabrante | Spain | The schooner collided with Swainby ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Hartland Point, Devon and sank. Her crew were rescued by Swainby.[46] |
| Bombardier |  Belgium | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°53′N 54°10′W / 45.883°N 54.167°W).[44][47] |
| Marion Grace | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked.[48] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Fearn | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at St. John's, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[48] |
| Horley | United Kingdom | The cargo ship parted from her tow and cane ashore at Covehithe, Suffolk. She was refloated on 25 February.[46][49] |
| Osiris | United States | The houseboat/yacht burned and sank off Miami, Florida.[50] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawker | United Kingdom | The schooner departed Patras, Greece, for Trapani, Sicily, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[51] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Victorieux | France | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°11′N 49°01′W / 39.183°N 49.017°W) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Cranford ( United States).[52][53] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horace E. Munroe | United States | The schooner collided with Palma ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (35°22′N 3°14′W / 35.367°N 3.233°W) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Palma.[54] |
16 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles G. Endicott | United States | The schooner struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north east of Cuba.[53] |
| Progreso | Spain | The sailing ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued by a British merchant ship.[53] |
| Tonesit | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on Ven, Sweden.[55] She was refloated on 24 February.[49] |
17 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delmira | United Kingdom | The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, United States and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by J. E. O'Neil ( United States).[53] Delmira was towed in to Key West, Florida by Victory ( United States).[54] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando |  Portugal | The barquentine was driven ashore and sank at Madeira.[56] |
| Ioanna | Greece | The cargo ship was sunk by barratry off Cape Tiñoso, Spain[57] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Williams | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) off Curracloe, County Wexford.[58] |
| USS Woolsey | United States Navy | The Wickes-class destroyer sank after colliding with the steamer Steel Inventor ( United States) in the Pacific Ocean off Panama City, Panama. Survivors were rescued by the destroyer USS Aaron Ward ( United States Navy).[59][60] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minnie J. Smith | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Wabana, Dominion of Newfoundland.[49] |
| San Pasqual | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off Port Eads, Louisiana.[49] She was refloated on 28 February.[61] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gregorios | Greece | The cargo ship foundered off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by Penmoroah ( United Kingdom).[62] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanna | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°50′N 7°00′W / 46.833°N 7.000°W). Her crew were rescued by Archimedes ( United Kingdom).[62] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huntspill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Southampton, Hampshire.[63] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Twilight | United States | While in winter storage, the 96-foot (29 m) motor excursion boat was damaged by ice and sank without loss of life in 3 to 30 feet (0.91 to 9.14 m) of water in Moosehead Lake at Greenville Junction, Maine, 10 yards (9.1 m) off the south shore of Steamboat Point at 45°28′09″N 069°37′15″W / 45.46917°N 69.62083°W.[64] |
March[edit]
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlot | France | The brigantine was destroyed by fire.[65] |
3 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Laura McKenney | United States | The schooner was wrecked at Puerto México. Veracruz, Mexico.[66] |
| Appolonia |  Italy | The cargo ship was wrecked at İnebolu, Turkey.[65] |
| Hong Moh | United Kingdom | The passenger ship struck the White Rocks off Lamock Island near Swatow, China and sank with the loss of about 1,000 lives. HMS Carlisle, HMS Foxglove (both Royal Navy) and Shansi (flag unknown) rescued 294 survivors between them. |
| Maria | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Phourni, Crete.[67] |
| Megali Hellas | Greece | The ocean liner ran aground off Kum Kale, Turkey.[68] She was refloated on 8 March.[69] |
| Omega | United States | The barquentine departed Hobart, Tasmania, Australia for Lyttelton, New Zealand. No further trace; presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands.[70] |
| Tipperary | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Trepassey, Newfoundland.[65] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Gloaming | Royal Navy | The Admiralty-type drifter was wrecked on the coast of England near The Lizard. |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Madimba | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Italier ( Belgium) in the North Sea off the Ruytingen Lighthouse (51°19′N 2°06′E / 51.317°N 2.100°E) and sank with the loss of all 43 crew.[71][72] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | United Kingdom | The trawler was sunk in a collision with Edgemont ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean at (49°26′N 11°14′W / 49.433°N 11.233°W).[73] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ernemore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck at Constantinople, Turkey and was beached.[67] |
| Mosken | Norway | The cargo liner was wrecked at Dragnes, north-west of Hadseløya, Norway.[74] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wandby | United Kingdom | The 3,981-gross register ton cargo ship was wrecked in fog without loss of life just off Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine. Her wreck settled in up to 20 feet (6.1 m) of water.[75] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Barr | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland.[76] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alverta T. | United States | The motor vessel capsized at New Orleans in heavy fog. Six drowned.[77] |
| Douglas Adams | United Kingdom | The schooner departed Lisbon, Portugal for Twillingate, Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[78] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leonita | Spain | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°24′N 7°30′W / 36.400°N 7.500°W).[79] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fredville | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Vincennes Bridge ( United States) in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued.[80] |
| Frieda E. | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (33°44′N 63°26′W / 33.733°N 63.433°W). Her crew were rescued by Hofuku Maru ( Japan).[81] |
| Guillermo | Spain | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal.[79] Her crew were rescued by Niki ( Greece).[81] |
18 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zuzatzarte | Spain | The cargo ship was driven ashore near Bilbao and was wrecked.[82] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Colombo | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground off Petite Passage, New Brunswick, Canada. She was subsequently declared a total loss.[83] |
| Elizabeth Charlotte | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner departed King's Lynn, Norfolk for the Tyne. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[84] |
| Governor Brooke | United States | The schooner ran aground at Castillo and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ballington ( United Kingdom).[85] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magic |  New Zealand | The 94grt auxiliary scow was tacking against the wind, when she ran aground on Inconstant Point, just north of Pencarrow Head. The crew of 4 sheltered at the lighthouse.[86] |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ituna | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Ionian Sea off Santa Maura, Greece.[87] |
| Roberta Ray | United Kingdom | The schooner was set afire and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°14′N 48°11′W / 43.233°N 48.183°W). Her crew were rescued by Triumph ( United Kingdom).[88] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gaelic Prince | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.[89] She was refloated on 7 April.[90] |
| Rontegui | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. She sank in the early hours of 1 April. Her crew were rescued by Laya ( Spanish Navy).[91] |
| Zilla May | United States | The 70-gross register ton, 77.3-foot (23.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life near Strait Island (56°23′10″N 133°42′30″W / 56.38611°N 133.70833°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of 17 abandoned ship early on 1 April, and Zilla May sank about 20 minutes later. After spending 1 April on Strait Island, the crew rowed to Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, in three dories on 2 April.[92] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Conestoga | United States Navy |  |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | United States | The passenger ship collided with West Hartland ( United States) in the Pacific Ocean one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) south east of Point Wilson off Port Townsend, Washington, or Seattle, Washington and sank. All on board were rescued by West Hartland, or nine killed, survivors transferred.[91][94] |
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis H. Goward | United States | The schooner was caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rebecca Shoal Lighthouse and was a total loss.[91] |
3 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kating | Greece | The coaster struck a submerged object and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the North Hinder Lightship ( Netherlands) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fenice |  Peru | The cargo ship was wrecked on Lobos de Tierra Island.[95] |
| Tommie G | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°28′N 46°17′W / 40.467°N 46.283°W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Waaldijk ( Netherlands).[96][97] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Bowie or Col. Bowie | United States | The cargo ship sprung a leak in heavy weather and foundered in the Gulf of Mexico between Beaumont, Texas and Tampico, Mexico with the loss of nineteen, or seven, of her 22 crew.[98][99] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huntley | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew survived.[100] She later refloated due to her cargo of salt dissolving and was towed in to St. John's.[97] |
| Johanne | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Edel ( Denmark) in the Skagerrak 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Fredrikshavn, Nordjylland, Denmark and sank. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kamchatka | United States | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Siberia carrying 436 tons of general trading cargo, the 552-ton motor ship was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) south of the Territory of Alaska's Shumagin Islands at a position determined by dead reckoning as 51°57′N 154°53′W / 51.950°N 154.883°W after an engine room fire went out of control. Her crew of 23 abandoned ship in a launch and a whaleboat and reached the Shumagin Islands safely 86 hours later. Kamchatka's burned-out and dismasted hulk drifted far to the south, where it was last sighted on 23 May 1921.[101] |
15 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poolena | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew survived.[97] She was refloated on 21 April.[102] |
16 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenia | Greece | The cargo ship foundered off the Berlengas, Portugal.[103] |
| Ningpo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank at Chefoo, China.[104] |
18 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Monarch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Pirie, South Australia.[104] She was refloated on 21 April.[105] |
| Queenie R | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by British Marshall ( United Kingdom).[104] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S & C | United States | Still hauled out on the shore of the Taku River in the Territory of Alaska for the winter of 1920–1921 and with no one on board, the 8-gross register ton, 34.3-foot (10.5 m) motor vessel was destroyed when ice breaking up on the river during the spring thaw crushed her.[106] |
21 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tree Villa | United Kingdom | The coaster, which had struck a submerged object on 19 April, sank in the Bristol Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[107] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 307 | Russian Navy | The K-class armored river gunboat was lost on this date. |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annunziata | Italy | The schooner was driven onto rocks at Sliema, Malta and was wrecked. All six crew were rescued.[108] |
| Elpis | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 24 nautical miles (44 km) north east of Acre, Palestine.[108] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arnus | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Viveiro, Spain, to Rotterdam, Netherlands. Twenty-one of her 33 crew were rescued.[109] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bona H | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire off Havana, Cuba.[110] |
29 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bara Bi | Spain | The passenger ship sdprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 48°N 5°W / 48°N 5°W). All on board were rescued by Helena ( Netherlands).[109][110] |
| Mormugao | Portugal | The passenger ship ran aground on the south of Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. Her passengers were taken off.[109] She was refloated on 2 May.[111] |
| Spathari | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was sunk by barratry in the Atlantic Ocean off Ericeira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[109][112] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Sabean | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Pensacola, Florida. Her crew were rescued.[113] |
| Gloria | France | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Soller, Majorca, Spain. All 28 crew were rescued.[109] |
May[edit]
1 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lysglimt | Denmark | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (27°55′N 41°01′W / 27.917°N 41.017°W). She was abandoned on 4 May and burnt out. Her crew were rescued by Vittorio Veneto ( United Kingdom).[114] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tokuyo Maru | Japan | The passenger ship caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean. USAT Buford ( United States Army) rescued 65 people.[115] |
4 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Eleanor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew survived.[116] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Keyes | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached off Hartlepool, County Durham She was refloated on 6 May.[117][118] |
6 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sao Paulo |  Brazil | The cargo ship sank at Rio de Janeiro.[118] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stad Schiedam | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Marstenen Bo, Norway, and was beached.[113] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miztec | United States | The barge foundered in Lake Superior 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Vermillion Point, Michigan, with the loss of all seven crew. |
14 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karatara | United Kingdom | The coaster caught fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cape Town, South Africa and was abandoned. All passengers and crew were rescued. Karatara was subsequently towed into Cape Town extensively damaged.[119] |
| Wollongbar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. |
16 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Pascagoula | Italy | The schooner caught fire at Genoa and was scuttled.[120] |
20 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Carsi | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cape Vilano, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[121] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Granite State | United States Navy | The stores ship, a former ship of the line, caught fire and sank in the Hudson River. She was refloated in July 1922. |
24 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atua | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks and was beached at Naitonitoni, Fiji.[122] She was refloated on 6 June.[123] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanto | United States | The schooner struck a submerged wreck in the Atlantic Ocean off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and foundered.[124] |
27 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dannedaike | United States | The cargo ship sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[125] |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antiope | United Kingdom | The tanker caught fire at Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies, and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[125] |
| William Finglay | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Tod Point, Yorkshire, UK.[126] |
30 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ise Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was wrecked at Nossaenpu, Hokkaidō.[127] |
31 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Riojun Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the Gaspar Straits and was wrecked.[128] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laura A. Barnes | United States | The four-masted schooner was wrecked on Bod's Island, Virginia.[129] |
2 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | United States | The four-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at Santa Fe, Argentina.[128] |
3 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royetsu Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship foundered 33 nautical miles (61 km)) off Wakamatsu. Her crew were rescued.[130] |
4 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burma Maru | Japan | The cargo ship arrived at Gibraltar on fire.[130] She was beached, but was refloated on 7 June.[130] |
| Matilde | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire in the Bosporus and was beached at Büyükdere, Koçarlı, Turkey.[131] |
6 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Mumbru | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Var, France.[123] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-151 | French Navy | The Type U 151 submarine was sunk as a target in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche. |
| USS UC-97 | United States Navy | The Type UC III submarine was sunk as a target in Lake Michigan east of Highland Park, Illinois, at (41°10′N 87°20′W / 41.167°N 87.333°W) by USS Wilmette ( United States Navy).[132] |
9 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Shore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Quebec City, Canada and was beached.[133] |
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bouboulina | Greece | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Smyrna off Uzunada, Turkey with the loss of 22 of her 30 crew. Two of the survivors were rescued by Lemnos ( Royal Hellenic Navy).[134][135] |
| Laretana | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal.[136] |
| Ville d'Algée | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[136] |
| Woodbine | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank at Bruneval, Seine-Inférieure, France.[133] |
13 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canastota | United Kingdom | The cargo ship departed Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for Wellington, New Zealand. Presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of her 49 crew.[78] Fire-damaged wreckage from the ship washed up on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales on 10 August.[137] |
16 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cid Campeador |  Spain | The cargo ship caught fire at Bilbao and was beached. She was declared a total loss.[138] |
| Olympia | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the Formigas Rocks, Azores, Portugal and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[139] |
20 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gallia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Calcutta, India.[140] |
21 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS G-1 | United States Navy | The decommissioned G-class submarine was sunk as a target in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, 625 yards (572 m) bearing 42 degrees true from Taylor Point, Jamestown, Rhode Island, at 41°30.889′N 071°21.246′W / 41.514817°N 71.354100°W by eight depth charges dropped by the minesweeper USS Grebe ( United States Navy).[141] |
| Islandia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Piraeus, Greece.[140] Ship was refloated on 27 June.[142] |
22 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS U-117 | United States Navy | The Type UE II submarine was bombed and sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of the Cape Charles Lightship (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard) by three Felixstowe F5L aircraft of the United States Navy. |
23 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Bianco | Italy | The vessel caught fire in the Pacific Ocean (29°S 151°W / 29°S 151°W) and was abandoned.[143] |
24 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Mathers | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Galveston, Texas, United States and was wrecked.[144] |
| HMS K15 | Royal Navy | The K-class submarine sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 7 July.[145] |
26 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy |  Australia | The passenger ship foundered off the coast of New South Wales with the loss of 31 of the 35 people on board. |
27 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrum | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tréguier, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[142] She was refloated on 4 July.[146] |
| Stella | Sweden | The auxiliary sailing ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) north north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All five crew were rescued by the trawler Romilly ( United Kingdom).[147][148] |
28 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brae Lossie | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Roscoff, Finistère, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[127] |
| Isla de Cabrera | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south east of the Medes Islands. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish fishing vessel.[127] |
| Sabine | United States | The dredger caught fire and sank at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was a total loss.[149] |
30 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward A. Cohan | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.[150] |
| Mopang | United States | The EFC Design 1023 cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea at the entrance to Burgas Bay.[151][152] |
| U-152 |  United Kingdom | The Type U 151 submarine was sunk as a target in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight by the Royal Navy.[153] |
| U-153 | United Kingdom | The Type U 151 submarine was scuttled in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight.[154] |
| U-161 | United Kingdom | The Type U 93 submarine was expended as a target.[155] |
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-121 | French Navy | The Type UE II submarine was sunk as a target in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche. |
4 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrai | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States.[156] |
| Gertrude | United States | During a voyage from Nome, Territory of Alaska, to Siberia with a crew of five and a cargo of 15 tons of general merchandise, the 17-gross register ton motor schooner was beached in a sinking condition after colliding with ice and becoming trapped in it for seven hours approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southwest of a location identified in the wreck report as "East Cape," probably Cape Dezhnev on the coast of Siberia but possibly Apavawook Cape (63°08′39″N 168°52′16″W / 63.1442°N 168.8711°W) on the coast of Saint Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Her crew survived, but the surf pounded her to pieces.[157] |
6 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | United States | The 55-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire while loading distillate oil at a dock at Katalla, Territory of Alaska. All three crewmen aboard her at the time suffered burns but survived.[158] |
7 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Sword | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[159] She was refloated on 10 July.[160] |
8 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Blanc | France | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[160] |
| Western Comet | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[161] She was refloated on 21 July.[162] |
9 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Onoria | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Matapan, Greece and sank (36°29′N 22°00′E / 36.483°N 22.000°E). Her crew were rescued.[160][163] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Pershing | Norway | The five-masted schooner struck the Endymion Rock, Turks Islands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[164] |
| Western Front | United States | The steamship foundered several miles west of the Isles of Scilly when she caught fire after an explosion. She was carrying 7,000 tons of naval stores, including naphtha, turpentine and resin from Jacksonville to London. One member of the crew lost his life.[165][166][167] |
12 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel L. Villaverde | Spain | The passenger ship struck rocks off the coast of Nigeria. She broke in two and sank. All on board were rescued.[168] |
13 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Turner | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria. Her crew were rescued.[169] |
| Roxana Burton | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south east of Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the sailing ship Novelty (flag unknown).[164] |
15 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. Marie Brown | United States | The schooner was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Fire Island, New York by Harmodius ( United Kingdom). Four of her crew were killed.[170] |
| V43 |  German Empire | The ex-German large torpedo boat, allocated to the United States under the Treaty of Versailles, was sunk as a target off Cape Henry by the American battleship Florida.[171][172] |
16 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aida | Netherlands | The schooner was wrecked in the Caribbean Sea whilst on a voyage from Puerto Padre, Cuba to Barbados. All on board were rescued.[170] |
18 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Frankfurt | United States Navy |  The Wiesbaden-class light cruiser (formerly |
19 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Denburn | United Kingdom | The coaster was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off Collieston, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[173] |
| Tender | United Kingdom | The coaster sank at Bridgwater, Somerset.[174] |
21 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ostfriesland | United States Navy |  The Helgoland-class battleship (ex- |
| Sawa |  Soviet Union | Russian Civil War: The ship was shelled and sunk by Trotsky ( Soviet Navy) in the Black Sea while trying to defect to the Whites. The vessel was lost with most of her crew, four rescued.[175] |
22 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selene | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire in the Mozambique Channel and was abandoned.[162] She was later towed into Majunga, Madagascar in a severely damaged state.[176] |
| USS U-140 | United States Navy | The Type U 139 submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Charles, Virginia by the destroyer USS Dickerson ( United States Navy). |
23 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acadian | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued.[168] |
| Dagmar | Norway | The barque was wrecked off Providence Atoll, Seychelles. Her twelve crew were rescued by Louqsor ( France).[177][178] |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Steep Holm, Somerset.[177] |
| Ville de Casablanca | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Dellys, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[168] |
25 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier | United Kingdom | The coaster struck the pier at Port Natal, South Africa. She was holed and consequently was beached.[179] |
| Parthian | United States | The cargo ship sank at Oran, Algeria due to a fire.[180] She was refloated on 21 August.[181] |
29 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arzila | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Chiloé Archipelago, Chile.[182] She was refloated on 19 August.[181] |
| Nidelv | Norway | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Musselwick, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[183] |
| Sainte Mathilde | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued.[182] |
31 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Exporter |  Canada | The cargo ship ran aground at Willapa Harbor, Washington, United States. She broke her back and was a total loss.[184][185] |
| Duchess | United Kingdom | The schooner was discovered derelict in the English Channel (50°28′N 0°23′E / 50.467°N 0.383°E) by Stockwell ( United Kingdom). She was towed to Dover, Kent.[182] |
August[edit]
1 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Siam Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Guardafui, Italian Somaliland.[176] She was abandoned on 3 August and her crew were rescued by Kashima ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[186] Siam Maru was later destroyed by fire and was a total loss.[187] |
2 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shirotoki Maru | Japan | The coaster was driven ashore on Tsushima Island and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[188] |
3 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Popi | Greece | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea after the collapse of the crowns of her fireboxes.[189] |
4 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Benzon | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at Seyðisfjörður, Iceland and was wrecked. Her crew were saved.[190] |
| Salti I | Italy | The coaster struck a mine in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Foggia and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Mikali ( Greece).[186] |
6 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | United States | The passenger ship ran aground on Blunts Reef, 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Eureka, California, and sank with the loss of 42 of the 214 people on board (31 passengers and 11 crew). Some of the survivors were rescued by Anyox ( United Kingdom).[191][192][193][194] |
7 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calimeris | Greece | The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion in her cargo and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Falka ( Sweden).[195] |
| Golden Gate | United States | The barque ran aground on a reef 31 nautical miles (57 km) east of Point Manzanillo, Panama.[137] She was refloated on 15 August.[196] |
8 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celia Cohen | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by West Keene ( United States).[197] |
| Lady of Gaspe | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[198] She was declared a total loss on 19 August.[199] |
9 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Arrow | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Vilano, Algeria.[137] She was refloated on 20 August.[200] |
10 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie Bywater | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde.[137] She was refloated on 23 August.[187] |
| San Jose | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on Asuncion Island, Northern Mariana Islands.[189] She was declared a total loss on 21 August.[199] |
12 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St Clair | France | The cargo ship caught fire at Mex, Egypt and was beached.[189] She was a total loss.[201] |
13 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | Germany | The sailing ship collided with Garm ( Sweden) at Holtenau and sank. She was refloated on 16 August.[202][203] |
| Bethlehem | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Canada.[202] She was refloated on 18 August.[203] |
| Planet | United Kingdom | The lightship was rammed and sunk in Liverpool Bay by Greenbrier ( United Kingdom). All six crew were rescued.[204] She was refloated and beached on 19 August.[205] |
14 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferngarth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire, was abandoned and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean.[201] |
15 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Planter | United States | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Key West, Florida. Her crew survived.[196] |
16 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baden | Royal Navy | The decommissioned former Imperial German Navy battleship was scuttled in Hurd's Deep in the English Channel immediately after use as a gunnery target by the monitor HMS Erebus ( Royal Navy) and as an aerial bombing target by Royal Air Force aircraft. |
| Heiyei Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship foundered off Toba, Mie.[35] |
17 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francois Pierre | France | The brigantine foundered in the Ligurian Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Genoa, Italy. Her crew survived.[196] |
| Jex |