List of shipwrecks in 1928
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The list of shipwrecks in 1928 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1928.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie |  United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak off Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and was beached. She was refloated later that day and proceeded to Cobh for examination.[1] |
| Prima |  Germany | The cargo ship ran aground the Outer Carr Rocks, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amerique |  France | The cargo ship ran aground at Pointe Camoes, Belgian Congo.[3] She was refloated on 12 January.[4] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Shore |  United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Baltimore, Ohio.[5] |
| Mineola | United States | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[6] She was refloated on 16 January.[7] |
| North Bend | United States | The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and was a total loss.[6] |
| Santiago |  Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Aegean Sea north west of the Megalonisi Lighthouse, Greece, Her crew were rescued.[8] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Noble | United Kingdom | The motor schooner ran aground at Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada and was wrecked with the loss of four crew.[8] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Topsy D | United States | During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Wrangell to Louise Cove, the 9-gross register ton, 33-foot (10 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks at Point Amelius (56°12′00″N 133°54′15″W / 56.20000°N 133.90417°W) during a gale. Both people on board survived.[9] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Norbert | France | The cargo ship ran aground west of Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France. She broke in two and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
| Vang |  Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the Nieuwediep, the Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[10] She was refloated on 11 January.[11] |
10 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Head | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Cullen Island, Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.[12] She was refloated on 21 January.[13] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barrgrove | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[11] She was refloated on 16 January.[7] |
| Tosei Maru |  Japan | The coaster came ashore at Shiribesi and was a total loss.[14] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rita Larsen | Germany | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered off the Torbjoernskjaer Lighthouse. All crew were rescued.[15] |
| Roi Leopold |  Belgium | The cargo ship was wrecked off Cape São Thomé, Brazil.[4][16] |
| Waka Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Yura, Wakayama.[15] She was refloated on 16 January.[17] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abando | Spain | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Fos Gulf and was beached.[14] She was refloated on 16 January.[18] |
| Sunny Point | United States | The 26-gross register ton, 47.2-foot (14.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed off Peninsula Point (55°23′N 131°44′W / 55.383°N 131.733°W) in Southeast Alaska near Ward Cove, Territory of Alaska, by a fire that began when her gasoline engine backfired and caused an explosion. The only person aboard survived.[19] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadore |  Italy | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Farilhões, Portugal. Hew crew were rescued.[14] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the North Sea off the Nore Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two crew.[14] |
| Hilda |  United States | The ferry was sunk in a collision with barges in the Mississippi River off Norco, Louisiana. Seven passengers drowned.[20] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery City | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Charleston, Virginia.[7] She was refloated on 24 January.[21] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joffre |  Portugal | The sailing ship was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean (15°24′N 25°40′W / 15.400°N 25.667°W). All 25 people on board were rescued by Augusta ( Italy) and she was abandoned.[17] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatros | Germany | The salvage vessel foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[21][22] |
| Sagua la Grande | United Kingdom | The coaster departed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alto Paraná |  Argentina | The cargo ship sank off Romanso Castillo. All crew survived.[24] |
| Loch Leven | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Aberffraw, Anglesey. All seven crew were rescued.[21] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teane | United Kingdom | The coaster departed Swansea, Glamorgan for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie | United Kingdom | The coaster sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[25] She was refloated on 30 January and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[26] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aransas | United States | The barge sank in a gale off Barnegat, New Jersey after losing her tow vessel. Lost with all three hands.[27] |
| Catonsville | United States | The barge sank in a gale off Barnegat, New Jersey after losing her tow vessel. Lost with all three hands.[28] |
| Grong | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Roumeli ( Turkey) in the Dardanelles and was beached at Dohan Aslan, Turkey.[29] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mayotte | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by Canadian Pathfinder ( United Kingdom).[30] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw | United States | The Design 1022 cargo ship ran aground in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.[30] She was refloated on 5 February.[23] |
| Devon City | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan.[31] She was refloated on 6 February.[23] |
| Ocean Transport | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Ocean Island. She was declared a total loss on 13 December.[31][32] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Southend Pier, Essex.[31] |
| Flottbek | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Arkona, Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[31] She was refloated on 12 February.[33] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sendeja | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Santander, Cantabria and was a total loss.[34] |
7 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yungay |  Chile | The cargo ship was wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Colomba |  Italy | The schooner foundered in a storm off Ischia. All eight crew were rescued by Koningin Elisabeth ( Belgium).[36] |
| Maria Teresa | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Scholpin, Pomerania, Germany.[35] She was refloated on 15 February.[37] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Hartington | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Noorderdijk ( Netherlands in the Scheldt at Kruisschans, Antwerp, Belgium and sank. Both crew were rescued.[38] |
| Taormina | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All eighteen crew were rescued.[38] She was refloated on 20 February.[39] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Clover | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, Wales, and was a total loss.[40] |
| USS Mohave | United States Navy | The 122-foot (37 m), 575-displacement ton tug struck the east side of Hardings Ledge — a submerged reef in Outer Boston Harbor off the coast of Massachusetts — and sank without loss of life in 10 to 25 feet (3.0 to 7.6 m) of water.[41] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burnside | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south south east of Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Iroise ( France).[37] |
| Orlock Head | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Irvine, Ayrshire.[40] She was later refloated and arrived at Belfast, County Antrim on 28 February for examination.[42] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chuky | United States | The tanker broke in two after an explosion and sank 200 miles (320 km) off Yokohama, Japan. 15 crewmen killed, including her master and three mates. 21 crewmen abandoned ship in a lifeboat and were rescued by a Japanese fishing vessel.[43][44] |
| Los Angeles | Germany | The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire whilst under construction at Hamburg.[37] |
| Lozere | France | The whaler ran aground in Cauvreus Bay, Kerguelen Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[37] |
16 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fort de Troyon | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands.[45] She was refloated on 23 February.[46] |
17 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arna |  Czechoslovakia | The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Gata, Spain.[47] |
| Chuky | United States | The tanker exploded and sank in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 33°N 140°E / 33°N 140°E).[48] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barøy | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Andenes, Norway.[49] She was refloated but subsequently sank.[47] |
| Grenna |  Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at the Tvistein Lighthouse and was wrecked with the loss of two crew.[50] |
| Shonga | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at IJmuiden, Netherlands. She broke in two and was a total loss.[45] All 41 people on board were rescued by the IJmuiden, Nieuwediep and Wijk-aan-Zee lifeboats.[51] |
| Varand | United Kingdom | The tanker, on her maiden voyage, ran aground in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned by her crew.[50] She was either refloated the next day,[52] or on 20 February.[53] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | United States | The 67-gross register ton motor halibut schooner was wrecked on a reef off the south end of the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Island between Kaguyak (56°52′08″N 153°47′46″W / 56.869°N 153.796°W) and the Geese Islands (56°45′N 153°45′W / 56.750°N 153.750°W). Her crew of 10 survived, but she became a total loss.[54] |
| Los Santos |  Panama | The cargo ship collided with Cocle ( Panama at Panama City and sank with the loss of two crew.[47] |
| Sterna |  Denmark | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Baltic Sea and was beached south of Pillau, Prussia, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[55] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foreland | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the north of Guernsey Channel Islands. She capsized and sank.[56] |
| George W. Truitt Jr. | United States | The schooner was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia and was wrecked.[57] |
| Harbour Light | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank in the River Thames at the entrance to Regent's Canal with the loss of all three crew.[58] |
| Obligance | France | The tug capsized and sank at Rouen, Seine Maritime whilst assisting Aragaz ( France). Two of her crew were lost.[53] |
| Norge | Norway | The passenger ship ran aground and sank at Haugesund, Norway with the loss of eleven lives.[57] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. A. Larsen | Norway | The whale oil refining ship ran aground in the Paterson Inlet, New Zealand.[56] She was refloated in mid-April, arriving at Port Chalmers on 13 April.[59] |
| Rodoni | Italy | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Mediterranean Sea off Sallum and was beached at Sidi Barrani.[46][57] |
23 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dunmore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Alsacien ( France) in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was beached at Mucking, Essex.[60][61] Dunmore was refloated on 26 February.[62] |
| General Church | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cephalonia, Greece.[46] She was refloated on 26 February.[63] |
| Sao Salvador |  Brazil | The cargo ship was holed and consequently beached at Assacayo.[64] |
| Thraki |  Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Brăila, Romania.[46] She was refloated on 27 February.[42] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcantara | Spain | The cargo ship collided with the sail training barque Tovarish ( Soviet Union) in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Moldavia ( United Kingdom).[42][65] |
| Alice Williams | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire. She later broke up and was a total loss.[66] |
| Lombardo | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Derna, Libya and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
| Paris | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak at Le Havre, Seine Maritime, France and was beached. She was refloated later that day and towed into Le Havre.[46] |
| Southern Queen | United Kingdom | The tanker struck an ice floe and foundered in the Antarctic Ocean off the South Orkney Islands. All crew were rescued.[63][67] |
| Vincent | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Alsacien ( France) in the Thames Estuary and sank with the loss of one of the three people on board. Survivors were rescued by a tug.[68] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gap | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Coverack, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[63] She was abandoned on 27 February,[62] and was declared a total loss on 23 March.[69] |
| Georges Raymonde | France | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (40°50′N 4°40′W / 40.833°N 4.667°W) and was abandoned. Two crew were rescued by Theodore Roosevelt ( Norway).[63] |
| Hissar | Turkey | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Buyuk Tchekmejeh.[63] She was refloated on 27 February.[70] |
| Kashin Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship struck the wreck of Nichinan Maru ( Japan) at Kobe and sank. Her crew were rescued.[63] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shoebury | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Gaslight ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and sank. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
29 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kinko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground off Foochow, China and was wrecked.[71] Her crew were rescued by a destroyer.[64] |
| Lilly | United States | The 10-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Badger Bay (55°08′38″N 130°49′00″W / 55.14389°N 130.81667°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her hull was towed to shore and beached.[72] |
| Orsolina | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Leonardo ( Italy) in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Capri and sank. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arques | France | The sealer sank in a gale in southern waters. Her crew survived.[73] |
| Lozère | France | The factory ship struck rocks off the Kerguelen Islands and sank. Her crew survived.[73] |
March[edit]
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony D. Nichols | United States | The four-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at El Cuyo, Yucatán, Mexico.[70] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Pioneer | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana.[74] She was refloated on 10 March.[75] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferndene |  Latvia | The cargo ship, built in 1880, was crushed by ice and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Messaragotsem (Mērsrags), Latvia. Her crew of 13 were rescued by icebreaker Krišjānis Valdemārs ( Latvia).[74][76] |
| Fumi Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship sank in the Inland Sea of Japan 14 nautical miles (26 km) south east of Tokuyama, Yamaguchi.[74] |
| McKinley | United States | The 56-gross register ton fishing vessel sank off Spanish Reef Island (55°57′N 134°07′W / 55.950°N 134.117°W) opposite Cape Decision in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of ten survived.[77] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucie | Turkey | The tanker was driven ashore at Samsoun and was wrecked.[78] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hermes | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Modeni in the Mississippi downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana and sank.[79] |
| Robert E. Lee | United States | The passenger ship ran aground at Manomet, Massachusetts.[75] She was refloated on 1 May 1928.[80] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bandai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon.[81] |
| Kashin Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon.[81] |
| Kohnryu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon.[81] |
| Mabiri | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[82] |
| Muroran Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon.[81] |
| Panormos | Hellenic Navy | The Fiume-class torpedo boat ran aground off Cape Tourlos, Aegina. She broke her back and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[83] |
| Yetorofu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon.[81] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zannis Pendelis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. She was refloated on 26 April.[84] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garthavon | United Kingdom | The coaster sank at Penryn, Cornwall.[85] She was refloated later that day.[86] |
| Garthloch | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) north north west of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. All six crew were rescued by Pallas ( Finland).[86][87] |
| Rockingham | United Kingdom | The sailing ship caught fire and sank in the Irish Sea off Galley Head, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[85] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing vessel was driven ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. Her crew survived.[66] |
| Saphoschisa | Greece | The schooner collided with City of Brisbane ( United Kingdom) in the Mediterranean Sea (32°16′N 30°22′E / 32.267°N 30.367°E) and was abandoned in a sinking condition.[88] All five crew were rescued by City of Brisbane.[89] |
17 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harold | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was abandoned in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She came ashore and was wrecked. All three crew survived.[90] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Imperator | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape San Antonio, Cuba.[89] She was later refloated and arrived at Key West, Florida, United States on 23 March.[91] |
20 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Byng | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (42°08′N 61°17′W / 42.133°N 61.283°W). She was set afire and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Korsholm ( Sweden).[92] |
| Masuno Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Hirado, Nagasaki.[93] |
| Vodice | Italy | The cargo ship sprang a leak off the coast of Portugal. She was beached in the Tagus at Lisbon.[92] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John C. Hildebrand | United States | The four-masted schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (40°25′N 72°10′W / 40.417°N 72.167°W) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by fishing boats.[94] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asiatic Prince | United Kingdom | The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, United States, which was received by City of Eastbourne ( United Kingdom). No further trace, presumed foundered.[95] |
| Sultan | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Conakry, French West Africa.[69] She was refloated on 27 March.[96] |
23 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Citos | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on the Cabezos Shoal and sank with the loss of two of her eleven crew.[97][98] |
| Mathilte | Denmark | The coaster collided with Odensholm ( Sweden) at Helsingør, Zealand and sank.[92] |
| Montana | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Le Désirade, Guadeloupe.[69] She was abandoned on 2 April,[99] and was declared a total loss on 3 April.[100] |
| Plasma | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Emperor of Montreal ( Italy) in the River Clyde at Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire and was beached.[92] She was refloated on 24 March.[91] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Strathlethan Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew.[91] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ortlinde | Germany | The cargo ship caught fire off Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned.[91] She was towed into Gothenburg, Sweden on 28 March and was declared likely to be a constructive total loss.[101] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Fritz Schoop ( Germany) in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Norderney, Schleswig-Holstein and sank. Her crew were rescued.[102] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merimbula | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground at Point Perpendicular, New South Wales, Australia. All on board were rescued.[103] She was a total loss.[101] |
| Wm. T. Roberts | United States | The cargo ship sank at Buffalo, New York whilst under repair.[101] |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bruxelles | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[101] She was refloated on 31 March.[104] |
| Steelmaker | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on Mitchell Reef, Ellice Islands and was wrecked.[105] |
| Toyo Maru No.1 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Tsushima, Nagasaki and sank.[105] |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franzischa | Sweden | The schooner ran aground at Sandhammeren and was wrecked.[106] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marseillais 9 | France | The tug was wrecked on the Shab Aly Reef, in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt.[104] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guide | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Three Rock Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew survived.[99] |
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caracoli | France | The cargo ship caught fire at Port au Prince, Haiti and was beached.[100] |
| Kaupanger | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Kong Sverre ( Norway) at Haugesund, Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued.[99] |
4 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pollux | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Fluor Spar in the Weser and was beached.[107] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calicut | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Mombasa, Kenya and was abandoned by her crew.[108] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellaston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Watch Hill, Rhode Island, United States.[109] She was refloated on 11 April.[110] |
| Fath el Rahman |  Egypt | The sailing ship was destroyed by fire at Beirut, French Lebanon.[109] |
10 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jersbek | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Kinlochleven, Argyll.[111] She was refloated on 20 April.[112] |
| Melpomene | France | The tanker ran aground at Sète, Hérault.[113] She was refloated on 19 April.[114] |
| M. T. Greene | United States | The coaster was destroyed by fire at Bridgeburn, Ontario, Canada.[110] |
| Murao | Portugal | The coaster ran aground at Oporto. Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[113] |
12 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonny | United Kingdom | The Elder Dempster 5,173 grt cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) East of Cape Palmas, Liberia and was declared a total loss. She was en route from London to Douala.[115][116][117] |
| Polzella | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Whitby Abbey ( United Kingdom in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Spurn Head, Yorkshire and sank. All 35 crew were rescued by Whitby Abbey.[118] |
| Stjernvik | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with British Ambassador ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth and sank.[115] Her crew were rescued by British Ambassador.[119] |
| Guiding Star | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat George and Albert ( United Kingdom).[120] |
16 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rubens | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Dry Shingle Reef, off the Isle of Pines, Cuba.[121] She was refloated on 23 April and found to be extensively damaged.[122] |
17 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladiator | Germany | The tug collided with Lalandia ( Denmark) in the Baltic Sea off Gedser, Denmark and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Seeteufel ( Germany).[123] |
| Keansburg | United States | The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at New York.[120] |
21 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inverampton | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Maracaibo, Venezuela and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[124] |
| Ville de Djibouti | France | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Mananjary, Madagascar in a typhoon and was wrecked. All crew were rescued.[125] |
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toyo Maru No.3 | Japan | The coaster foundered off Kinkwazan Island with the loss of all hands.[80] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comte de Flandre | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground on the Monaci Shoal, off Caprera, Italy. She was refloated but then sank with the loss of two crew.[122][124][126] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck the Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and lost her funnel and masts.[127] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor of Montreal | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[84] She was refloated on 28 April.[128] |
| Meta | Denmark | The schooner collided with the trawler St. Joachim (flag unknown) in the English Channel off Boulogne, France and sank.[127] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overbrook | United States | The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida (28°55′N 79°20′W / 28.917°N 79.333°W).[129] Her crew were taken off by Fred W. Weller ( United States) before an explosion occurred.[130] Overbrook was taken in tow by a tug but sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Charleston, South Carolina.[128] |
| William Booth | United States | The schooner collided with Helen Barnet Gring ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Chatham, Massachusetts and sank.[130] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nordland | Germany | The cargo ship sank at the Albert Dock, London when part of her cargo of steel bars was dropped whilst being unloaded and penetrated the bottom of her hull.[131] |
| South Shore | United States | The cargo ship was driven ashore south of Atlantic City, New Jersey with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Coast Guard vessel.[131] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mildred II | United States | The 43-gross register ton fishing vessel's gasoline engine backfired, igniting a fire that destroyed her near Turn Point Light (56°59′05″N 132°58′50″W / 56.98472°N 132.98056°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of six survived.[77] |
May[edit]
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Upminster | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Lanrick ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber and sank. All 23 crew were rescued by Lanrick.[132] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Ethelwolf ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at Silvertown, London.[133] |
| Unkai Maru No.10 | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore at Shimoda and was wrecked.[133] |
4 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannis Falafos | Greece | The cargo ship collided with RFA Bacchus ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of St. Alban's Head, Dorset (50°08′N 2°05′W / 50.133°N 2.083°W) and sank with the loss of ten of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by RFA Bacchus, which was later abandoned by her crew and the survivors, who were rescued by Manchester Commerce ( United Kingdom). RFA Bacchus was later reboarded when it was realised that she would remain afloat despite her severe damage and brought the survivors of Ioannis Falafos into Portland Harbour, towed stern first by an Admiralty tug.[134][135][136] |
7 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navesink | United States | The dredger collided with Swinburne ( United Kingdom) and sank at Stapleton, New York with some loss of life.[137] |
| Iniziativa | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Appolonia, Sicily.[138] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Costantis Pateras | Greece | The cargo ship struck a submerged object off São Thomé, Brazil. She was consequently beached and was declared a constructive total loss.[139] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided with Salawati ( Netherlands) at IJmuiden, North Holland and was beached.[140] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troja | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[141] She was refloated on 29 May.[142] |
17 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Point Reyes | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Cartagena, Colombia.[143] She was refloated on 22 May.[144] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Ericcson | United States | The cargo ship collided with A. F. Harvey ( United States) in Lake Huron and was beached at Detour, Michigan.[145] |
| Saint Laurent | France | The sailing vessel ran aground at La Coubre, Charente-Maritime and was wrecked.[145] |
19 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur H. Zwicker | United Kingdom | The four-masted schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[145] |
| Mohawk | United States | The passenger ship collided with Jefferson ( United States) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey and was beached at Highlands.[145] Her passengers were transferred to Seminole ( United States).[146] She was refloated on 22 May.[147] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clearwater | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Point des Monts, Quebec, Canada.[147] Following gale damage on 25 May, her crew were taken off by Lord Strathcona ( United Kingdom).[148] She was refloated on 24 July.[149] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kupeha Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the north of Okinoerabu Island, Ryukyu Islands.[150] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 17 June.[151] |
| Star of Falkland | United States | During a voyage from San Francisco, California, to Naknek, Territory of Alaska, with 288 cannery workers, a crew of 48, and a cargo of 1,776 tons of coal, livestock, and merchandise on board, the 2,330.13-gross register ton, 276.8-foot (84.4 m) ship was wrecked in fog in Unimak Pass at Akun Head (54°17′35″N 165°37′35″W / 54.29306°N 165.62639°W) on Akun Island in the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands. All on board were rescued before she broke up in the surf.[19][152][153] |
24 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delvecchio | Brazil | The dredger was hit by Itajuba ( Brazil) at Pernambuco and sank.[150] |
29 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 55 nautical miles (102 km) upstream of Wuhu, China.[154] She was refloated on 17 June.[155] |
| Tejo | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Malgache ( France) in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France. She was towed into port by Ferrum ( United Kingdom) and beached at the harbour entrance.[154] |
30 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grainton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Dry Rocks, off the coast of Florida, United States. She was refloated and taken in tow by a United States Navy tug, but sank in the early hours of 31 May.[156] |
| Kenkon Maru No.12 | Japan | The cargo liner collided with Hwachan ( China) off Qingdao, China and sank. |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Tolstoy | Soviet Union | The passenger ship caught fire at Kiev and was abandoned by her crew without raising the alarm. Nineteen passengers were killed. Twenty-four people were arrested, including the entire crew.[157] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bet Chala | Chile | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Valparaiso, Chile, and became a total loss.[158] |
| Kershaw | United States | Carrying general cargo, the 2,741-gross register ton cargo ship was rammed by the passenger ship President Garfield ( United States) in Vineyard Sound off the coast of Massachusetts eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east of Martha's Vineyard and sank with the loss of seven crew members in up to 85 feet (26 m) of water 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of East Chop Light at 41°28.9′N 070°31.9′W / 41.4817°N 70.5317°W. President Garfield rescued her 30 survivors.[158][159][160][161][162] |
| Linao | Chile | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Valparaiso, Chile, in a gale and broke up.[158] |
4 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tirreno | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[163] She was refloated on 13 June but was then involved in a collision with Royston Grange ( United Kingdom) and was beached.[164] |
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoedic | France | The cargo ship capsized at Le Havre, Seine Maritime.[163] |
6 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Laws | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Matiana ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and sank .[165] |
8 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | United States |  |
| Marlwood | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Ulkogrunni, Finland. She was refloated and beached at Ijoroytta.[166] |
| Syria | Egypt | The cargo liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Cape Drepano. All on board were rescued.[167] |
| Thyra | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Gravelines, Nord, France.[166] She was refloated on 13 June.[168] |
9 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Madcap | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Eastleigh ( United Kingdom).[169] She was refloated later that day.[170] |
12 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Indio, Argentina.[168] She was refloated on 16 June.[171] |
14 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ryuun Maru | Japan | The cargo ship caught fire and was beached at Sasebo, Nagasaki.[164] |
| Tiberton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Bahía Blanca, Argentina.[164] She was refloated on 17 June.[172] |
15 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | United Kingdom | The tug was in collision with Woodcote ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at Millwall.[173] She was refloated on 17 June.[171] |
17 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamant | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Bellis ( Sweden) in the Scheldt and was beached. She was then hit by Adour ( Belgium and sank.[171][172] She was refloated on 19 June.[155] |
18 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brayside | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[155] |
20 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonie |  Estonia | The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ristna Point. Her crew were rescued.[174] |
| Henry Ford | United States | The schooner sank at Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Her crew survived.[174] |
21 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican | United States | The 20-gross register ton 47.3-foot (14.4 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at the mouth of the Kaliakh River (60°05′40″N 142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[175] |
22 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attualita | Italy | The cargo ship collided with San Quirino ( United Kingdom) in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina and sank.[176] She was refloated on 29 June.[177] |
| Pelican | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on The Gable, Minehead, Somerset and was wrecked. All five crew were rescued by the Minehead Lifeboat.[178] |
23 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Centaurus | Italy | The tanker caught fire at Piraeus, Greece.[179] She was scuttled in order to extinguish the fire.[180] |
| Cynthiana | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Capemala, Spain and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by Myrtle ( United States).[179] She broke in two on 11 August.[181] |
| Plas Dinam | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Freshwater Point, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[179] |
29 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grecian | United States | The cargo ship collided with Evangeline ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Manomet, Massachusetts and was beached at Manomet.[182] |
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acme | United Kingdom | The coaster capsized and sank in the Irish Sea after her cargo shifted. All seven crew were rescued by Rimfakse ( Norway).[177] |
| Blue Sea | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 55.8-foot (17.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Karluk, Territory of Alaska. All three people on board survived.[183] |
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Dauntless |  Royal Navy | The Danae-class cruiser ran aground on the Thrum Cap Shoal, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned by most of her 462 crew, the officers remaining on board.[184][185] She was refloated on 11 July.[186] |
6 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angamos | Chilean Navy | The fleet collier was driven ashore at Punta Morguillas and sank with the loss of 287 of the 291 people on board.[187] |
| Cocle | Panama | The cargo ship struck a rock at the mouth of the Pedregal River and sank.[188] |
7 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmarthenshire | United Kingdom | The cargo liner caught fire in the River Thames and was beached at Erith, Kent. Her eleven passengers were taken off. Carmarthenshire was refloated on 8 July and towed to the King George V Dock, London for repairs.[189] |
| Shunyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Fukuhama and sank.[190][191] |
10 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rahman | United Kingdom | The cargo ship capsized and sank at Chumporu, Siam.[192] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Sea | United States | The motorboat became a total loss at St. Michael, Territory of Alaska.[183] |
| La Frileuse | France | The schooner collided with Nerissa ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (46°00′N 55°38′W / 46.000°N 55.633°W). Her crew were taken off by Nerissa and she was set afire.[193] |
12 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oshogbo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Lagos, Nigeria and was wrecked.[194] |
13 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magda | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on the San Ignacio Rocks, Uruguay.[194] She was abandoned as a total loss on 17 July,[195] and broke in two on 20 July.[196] |
14 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augsburg | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Marigola ( Italy) in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was beached at Dover.[191] Augsburg departed Dover under tow on 5 August, bound for Bremen for repairs.[197] |
| Moghreb Acsa | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Honfleur, Calvados and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[191] |
17 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha |  Danzig | The tug collided with Johannes Westfhal ( Danzig) at Danzig and sank.[195] |
| Malachite | United Kingdom | The cargo ship capsized at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[195] |
19 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benevolence | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Point Rich, Labrador, Canada and was a total loss.[198] |
| Lucie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore outside Killough Harbour, Northern Ireland and became a total loss. No hands lost.[199] |
| Serafin Ballasteros | Spain | The cargo ship was in collision with Else ( France) in the Atlantic OCean off the coast of Portugal and sank. Her crew were rescued by Else.[196] |
20 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thea | Denmark | The schooner sank in the Baltic Sea (54°21′08″N 12°14′05″E / 54.35222°N 12.23472°E).[200] |
| USCGC CG-113 | .png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard | The cutter was sunk in a collision with the passenger steamship SS Culberson in heavy fog off Cape May; two of her seven crewman were killed[201] (the Coast Guard lists the date of the collision as 25 July 1928 which conflicts with the news source).[202] |
21 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Slidell, Louisiana.[200] |
| Baychimo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Pole Island in Camden Bay on the north coast of the Territory of Alaska. She was refloated the next day.[203] |
24 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 40.6-foot (12.4 m) fishing vessel was beached in a sinking condition after she struck a pile off Narrow Point (55°47′N 132°28′W / 55.783°N 132.467°W) on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. She became a total loss.[54] |
| Arola Mendi | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at La Plata, Argentina.[204] She was refloated on 26 July, but ran aground again.[205] |
| Monte Cervantes | Germany | The ocean liner struck an object while transiting pack ice in the Arctic Ocean and began to take on water. Her passengers were put ashore at Spitsbergen. The icebreaker Krassin ( Soviet Union) responded to her distress call and rendered assistance. Repairs were completed on 29 July. |
26 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna C | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Indio, Argentina.[205] She was refloated on 5 August.[206] |
| Cub No. 2 | United States | The 13-gross register ton barge's anchor line parted during a storm while she was anchored with no cargo aboard in the harbor at St. Michael, Territory of Alaska. She washed ashore nearby and quickly broke up.[207] |
27 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sesnon #2 | United States | While anchored off Nome, Territory of Alaska, with no cargo or crew aboard, the 19-ton barge broke her moorings during a gale, was driven ashore, and was broken apart by waves.[19] |
28 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William S. Grattan | United States | While fighting a fire aboard the drifting oil barge James F. Cahill at Buffalo, New York, the fireboat was engulfed by an explosion and fire aboard the empty oil tanker B. B. McColl after James F. Cahill collided with B. B. McColl. William S. Grattan's boilers then exploded after her crew abandoned ship. One crewman was killed and seven injured aboard William S. Grattan. She eventually was rebuilt and returned to service as Edward M. Cotter. |
29 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yalou | France | The cargo ship collided with Bedecrag ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt at Nieuwe Sluis and was beached.[208] She was refloated on 2 August.[209] She was refloated on 5 August.[197] |
31 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Montrose in the Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada and was beached.[210] She was refloated on 3 August.[211] |
August[edit]
2 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcyon | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Råneå, Norbotten County, Sweden. She was refloated but found to be leaking and was beached.[209] |
3 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pepita |  Peru | The cargo ship sprang a leak off Zorritos and was beached.[197] |
4 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rowena | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Groals Islands, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[197] |
6 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F14 |  Italian Royal Navy | The F-class submarine sank in the Adriatic Sea off Pola, Italy, with the loss of 31 lives after colliding with the destroyer Giuseppe Missori ( Italian Royal Navy) while surfacing during an exercise. F-14 was refloated on 7 August and scrapped.[212][213] |
| La Blanca | United States | The cargo ship exploded and sank at Tacoma, Washington. Her crew survived.[214] |
| Huronic | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground on Isle Royale, Michigan.[215] She was refloated on 19 August.[216] |
7 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F I P No. 24 | United States | With no one on board, the 6-ton scow was wrecked at Kingmsill Shore (56°50′00″N 134°25′10″W / 56.83333°N 134.41944°W) in Southeast Alaska.[217] |
8 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olympos | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Philios Point, Zonguldak, Turkey.[214] She was refloated on 15 August.[218] |
| Osmandijk | Turkey | The coaster capsized at Moudania, Greece. Her crew survived.[214] |
| Sinmac | United Kingdom | The tug was destroyed by fire at Point aux Trembles, Quebec, Canada. Her crew survived.[206] |
9 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy | United States | While smuggling a cargo of illegal liquor in kegs, the 8-gross register ton, 38.7-foot (11.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed at Auke Bay in Juneau, Territory of Alaska, by a fire that began when her gasoline engine backfired while it was being started. Her two-man crew was arrested by customs and Prohibition agents, who also confiscated six 10-US-gallon (38-litre; 8.3-imperial-gallon) kegs of liquor that survived the fire.[19] |
10 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chofuku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Kinkazan.[219] She was refloated on 24 August.[220] |
11 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athena | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Manchester Civilian ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (46°56′N 6°09′W / 46.933°N 6.150°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Manchester Civilian.[218][221] |
| Joun Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck the Ariadne Rocks at the mouth of the Yangtze, China and sank.[219] |
| Tategami Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a submerged object at Shimonoseki and was beached.[221] She was refloated on 13 August.[219] |
12 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Munamar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Gorda Cay, Abaco, Bahamas.[219] She was refloated on 18 August.[222] |
13 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chatauqua | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Silver Bank, Turks Islands and was wrecked.[222] |
| Hatsuharu |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The decommissioned destroyer was sunk as a target by aircraft from the aircraft carriers Akagi and Hōshō (both Imperial Japanese Navy).[223] |
| John L. Martino |