List of shipwrecks in 1933
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The list of shipwrecks in 1933 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1933.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malygin |  Soviet Union | The cargo liner ran aground at Greenharbour. The passengers were taken off.[1] She was reported as still aground on 5 January, severely damaged.[2] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silverfield |  United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Piel Island, Lancashire.[3] She was refloated on 12 January.[4] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma |  Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Tenedos, Turkey.[5] She was refloated on 8 January,[6] but was subsequently scrapped.[7] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evina |  Norway | The tanker ran aground on the Rabbit Islands, Turkey. She was refloated on 10 January.[8][9] |
| Forest Green |  Sweden | The barquentine was destroyed by fire at Strömstad, Västra Götaland County.[10] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L'Atlantique |  France | The ocean liner caught fire off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was towed into Cherbourg, Seine Maritime but was declared a total loss. L'Atlantique was scrapped in February 1936 after her insurers insisted she was salvageable but lost the resultant court case. |
8 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hougomont |  Finland | The barque was scuttled at Stenhouse Bay, South Australia, to form a breakwater. |
| Stratis | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. All crew were rescued by Virginia ( Denmark).[11] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taronga | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire at Perim, South Yemen and was beached to prevent her capsizing. The fire continued to burn and she was scuttled.[12] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella | Sweden | The cargo ship touched bottom at Sandhamn. She was consequently beached.[13] |
| Le Tell | France | The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rhône.[14] She was refloated on 20 February.[15] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adder | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Waziristan ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenwich and was consequently beached.[16] |
| Hsing Ningshun |  China | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze downstream of Kiukiang.[17] She was refloated on 31 January.[18] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter City | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off Cape Race, Newfoundland (47°27′N 39°23′W / 47.450°N 39.383°W). All 22 crew were rescued by American Merchant ( United States).[19][20] |
| Ranan Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship came ashore on the east coast of Korea.[16] She was refloated on 31 January.[18] |
| Tiverton | United States | The coaster came ashore at Eureka, California and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[21] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenie | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on Hanö. She was refloated on 25 January.[21][22] |
| Vassilos A. Polemis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Ochakiv, Soviet Union and subsequently became icebound.[23] She was refloated on 11 February.[24] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Otter | United States | After her gasoline engine failed during a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Taku Harbor to Juneau with two passengers and a single crewman aboard, the 7-gross register ton, 27.6-foot (8.4 m) motor vessel drifted onto rocks and was wrecked at Point Arden (58°09′30″N 134°10′30″W / 58.15833°N 134.17500°W). All on board survived, but they were not rescued from the vessel until 27 January.[25] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel Kader |  Egypt | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Alexandretta, Turkey.[26] She was refloated on 3 February.[27] |
| Umnak Native | United States | During a voyage from Unalaska to Atka with ten passengers, four crewmembers, and a cargo that included furs, 100 blue fox pups, and general merchandise, the 49-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) Unangan Aleut trading vessel – a motor vessel – broke up and sank when her engine failed to start after her anchor chain broke during a violent storm while she was moored in Inanudak Bay at Umnak in the Fox Islands, part of the Aleutian Islands in the Territory of Alaska.[28][29] There were four survivors, all of them crew members; the other 11 people on board drowned or died of exposure.[28][29] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kachosan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground off Qingdao, China.[30] She was refloated on 31 January.[31] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burray Ness | United Kingdom | The coaster struck rocks 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Wick, Caithness and was consequently beached at Sarolot. The crew survived.[32] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pallpetro |  Romania | The coastal tanker foundered in the Black Sea off Iniada, Turkey.[33][34] |
| Shinton Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Taidon Gan, on the west coast of Korea.[33] She broke in two and was a total loss.[18] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambalu | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Hartland Point, Devon. All nine crew were rescued.[34] |
| Malchace | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in Long Island Sound off City Island, Bronx, New York.[34] She was refloated on 3 February.[35] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ermland |  Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on the Juisan Reef, in the Philippine Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cebu City, Philippines.[18] She was refloated on 4 February.[27] |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and sank in the Irish Sea off Anglesey. All five crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat.[36] |
| Kola | Soviet Union | The cargo ship ran aground in Brønnøysund and was beached.[34] She was still aground on 2 February with salvage efforts continuing with the expectation that she would be refloated within a week.[37] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| France | France | The ocean liner was damaged by fire at Le Havre. Consequently withdrawn from service and scrapped. |
February[edit]
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bering Sea | United States | While her two-man crew was attempting to repair her gasoline engine, the 44-net register ton motor vessel dragged her anchor during a gale and drifted ashore on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Chomley Sound, now known as Cholmondeley Sound (55°17′N 132°04′W / 55.283°N 132.067°W). She became a total loss. Her crew abandoned ship 50 feet (15 m) offshore in a skiff which was itself swamped and washed onto rocks, but both men survived.[38] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estrild | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France. The crew were rescued.[35] |
| Klas | Sweden | The coaster came ashore at Varberg, Halland County. The crew were rescued by lifeboat.[39] |
| Romulus | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Constanţa, Romania.[27] She was refloated on 7 February.[40] |
4 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellin | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the English Channel off the Seven Sisters, Sussex, United Kingdom. Nineteen of her 29 crew were taken off by the Eastbourne Lifeboat.[41] She was refloated on 7 February.[40] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aracatuba |  Brazil | The passenger ship was stranded on a breakwater at Rio Grande do Norte and was a total loss. All on board were rescued.[27] |
| Fotis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Etinas Point, Italy. She was refloated on 10 February.[42][43] |
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mango | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground off Arranmore, County Donegal, Ireland and was wrecked. The crew survived.[42] |
| Rey Jaime II |  Spain | The cargo ship ran aground on the south of Menorca, Balearic Islands.[42] She was refloated on 16 February.[44] |
| Thistle | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the cutter Vigilant the Second ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Woolwich and sank with the loss of one of her three crew.[45] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Torbrand | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground west of Skagen, Denmark. The crew were rescued.[46] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago |  Chile | The cargo ship caught fire at Puntamala, Panama and was abandoned by her crew.[24] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Otto Ippen II | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore at Darßer Ort, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The crew were rescued by lifeboats.[47] She was refloated the next day.[48] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Gaillarde | France | The auxiliary schooner was in collision with Upo Mendi ( Spain) in the Mediterranean Sea (42°45′N 9°34′E / 42.750°N 9.567°E) and sank. The crew were rescued by Upo Mendi.[49] |
| Maj-Britt | Sweden | The auxiliary sailing vessel sprang a leak and sank in the Baltic Sea off Helsingborg, Skåne County. The crew were rescued.[49] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gofuku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore at Obtasaki, Ōshima. She broke in two on 20 January and was a total loss.[15] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montrose | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship ( United Kingdom). Bison ( United Kingdom) took off 186 passengers and landed them at Liverpool, Lancashire. Montrose was refloated later that day.[50] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pena Castillo | Spain | The coaster was driven ashore at Luarca, Asturias and sank with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.[51] |
| Priareggia |  Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on Pellestrina, Venice, Italy.[52] The crew were taken off the next day.[53] |
| Vittoria V | Italy | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Capri, Campania and was abandoned by her crew.[15] She sank the next day.[53] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Moody | United States | Sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for use in the filming the movie Hell Below, the decommissioned Clemson-class destroyer was sunk with explosive charges during filming of a scene depicting the sinking of a World War I German destroyer. |
23 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faro | Finland | The cargo ship came ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Bovbjerg Lighthouse, Denmark and was wrecked.[54] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yi Chang | China | The cargo ship collided with Saitsu Maru ( Japan) in the Yangtze at Tientsin and was beached.[55] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enda | United Kingdom | The coaster came ashore at Gawnle Point, Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire and was wrecked. All passengers and crew were rescued.[56] |
| Overton | United Kingdom | The coaster struck a rock off Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. All crew were rescued.[56] She was refloated on 3 March.[57] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edna | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. All passengers and crew were taken off by Sodium ( United Kingdom).[58] |
| Eilande | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground in the Tyne Estuary. All crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat.[58] She was refloated on 11 March.[59] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zampa | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) off Tripoli, Libya. The crew survived.[60] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marwick Head | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire after losing her rudder.[61] She was refloated on 10 March.[62] |
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bretagne | Denmark | The cargo ship collided with Redsea ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached.[63] |
| Clara |  Netherlands | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Blackwater Head, County Wexford, Ireland. All on board were rescued by Ierne ( Ireland).[64] |
6 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antung | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Mofu Point, China and was wrecked. All passengers and crew were rescued by Anhui ( United Kingdom).[65] |
| Gugnir | Norway | The sealer foundered in the White Sea. All crew were rescued.[66] |
| Inca | Chile | The coaster sprang a leak and came ashore at Cucahua.[67] The crew were rescued. She was subsequently declared a total loss.[68] |
| Prinsesse Ragnhild | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Kiberg, Norway and was consequently beached.[65] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | Sweden | The motor schooner collided with Iwan ( Sweden) in the Baltic Sea off Malmö and sank. The crew were rescued by Iwan.[69] She was raised on 15 March.[70] |
| Tritone | Italy | The tanker ran aground at Marmara Point, Tenedos, Turkey.[71] She was refloated on 12 March.[68] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bartin |  Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground off Cape Kerempeh.[72] She was refloated on 11 March.[59] |
| Kharkov | Soviet Union | The cargo ship ran aground on the Turkish coast 7 nautical miles (13 km) from the entrance to the Bosporus.[72] She was still aground on 16 March, with salvage operations continuing.[73] She was refloated on 18 April, towed to Istanbul and beached there.[74] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aghios Gerassimos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden.[75] She was refloated on 13 March.[68] |
| Porto Rico | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off San Juan, Puerto Rico.[75] She was refloated on 21 March.[76] |
11 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niord | Norway | The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck and sank in the Skaggerak off Mandal, Norway.[59] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burnside | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Lochmaddy, Outer Hebrides and sank. All eight crew survived.[77] |
| Hinnøy | Norway | The cargo ship exploded and sank in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Colombo, Ceylon (7°30′N 75°00′E / 7.500°N 75.000°E) with the loss of fifteen of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by Naples Maru ( Japan).[78][79] |
| Kinsen Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the coast of Queensland, Australia (20°53′S 156°54′E / 20.883°S 156.900°E) with the loss of 25 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hide Maru ( Japan).[78][80] |
15 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reliance | United States | The 18-gross register ton, 40-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank off Tree Point (54°48′15″N 130°55′45″W / 54.80417°N 130.92917°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of four perished.[81] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tarapaca | Chile | The cargo ship ran aground in the Gray Channel.[76] She was refloated on 24 March.[82] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Swatow, China.[76] She was abandoned as a total loss on 31 March.[83] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juli | Spain | The coaster foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Cape Sarda. All crew were rescued.[84] |
23 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Madeleine | France | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea (53°50′N 3°50′E / 53.833°N 3.833°E). All crew were rescued by Holland (flag unknown).[85] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| President Madison | United States | The ocean liner capsized and sank at Seattle, Washington with the loss of two lives.[86] She was refloated on 13 April,[87] repaired, and returned to service. |
| Tum Tum | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 36-foot (11 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Petersburg, Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[88] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arundale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Ceuta, Spain.[89] She later broke her back and salvage attempts were abandoned.[90] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phedon | Greece | The cargo ship foundered off Rosas, Catalonia, Spain. The crew were rescued.[91] |
| Sacro Cuore | Italy | The cargo ship came ashore at Riposto, Sicily. The crew were rescued.[91] |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borgfred | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France.[92] She was refloated on 3 April.[93] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimir |  Yugoslavia | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea before 31 March. Sixteen crew were rescued by Comanchee ( United Kingdom) and landed at Bizerta, Algeria on that date.[94] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castor | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 33.8-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Tree Point Light in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[95] |
| Magda | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground on Viel Island, Smyth Channel, Chile and was wrecked. The crew were rescued by Don Ricardo ( Chile).[96] |
4 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HSwMS Gustav V |  Swedish Navy | The Sverige-class coastal defence ship ran aground off Malmö.[97] She was refloated on 6 April.[98] |
| Haleric | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Paternoster Point, South Africa. She was refloated and taken in tow but foundered the next day.[99] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard Giraud | France | The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Tuléar, Madagascar.[100] She was still aground on 11 April and was described as being in "a critical condition".[101] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evermore |  Latvia | The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Bay of Biscay (45°55′N 7°20′W / 45.917°N 7.333°W) and sank. All crew were rescued by Dempo ( Netherlands).[102] |
| Juyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Duck Island, Victoria, Australia.[103] She was refloated on 11 May.[104] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fjorden | Norway | The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong.[101] |
18 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel | Sweden | The cargo ship struck rocks off the Hormigas Islands, Spain and was consequently beached at Cape Palos, Murcia. She was refloated on 22 April.[105] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Riva Sicula | Italy | The tanker ran aground at Almadi Point, French West Africa.[106] She was refloated later that day and sailed to Dakar.[105] She was declared a constructive total loss, and was taken out to sea and sunk on 24 May.[107] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peryneas | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Mud Island, Ontario, Canada. She broke in two and was a total loss. The crew were rescued.[108] |
| Shidzuoka Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the North East Reef, off Yap Island, Caroline Islands.[108] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 16 May and she was declared a total loss.[109] |
| Vadstena | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Regulus ( Sweden) at Gothenburg and sank. All crew survived.[110] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ruslan |  Soviet Navy | The rescue ship was sunk by ice. She was on a voyage from Spitsbergen to Murmansk.[111] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rouslan | Soviet Union | The salvage vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean south of South Cape, Spitzbergen with the loss of twenty of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by Ringsel ( Norway).[112][113] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tabasco | United States | The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Progreso, Texas.[114] She was abandoned as a total loss on 3 May. The crew were rescued by Relief ( United States).[115] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | United Kingdom | The refrigerated cargo liner came ashore in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland whilst being towed from Belfast to Rosyth for scrapping. Salvage was deemed impracticable.[116] |
| Tone |  Imperial Japanese Navy | The decommissioned protected cruiser was sunk as a target by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft off Amami Ōshima. |
May[edit]
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capitaine Paul Lemerle | France | The cargo ship ran aground on Martinique. She was refloated on 6 May.[117] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasia | Latvia | The four-masted schooner came ashore at Bocas, Panama and was wrecked.[118][119] |
6 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Englishman | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Musselwick Bay, Pembrokeshire. The crew were rescued by the ketch Agnes ( United Kingdom).[120] |
7 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | Sweden | The coaster collided with Malines ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt off Vlissingen, South Holland, Netherlands and sank. The crew were rescued.[120] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 14 May.[121] |
8 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Anacortes | United States | The 41-gross register ton, 62.8-foot (19.1 m) motor passenger vessel was wrecked in Portland Canal in Southeast Alaska near the border with British Columbia, Canada. All six people aboard survived.[95] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cuatro Hermanos |  Peru | The four-masted schooner sprang a leak off Callao and was beached. She was a total loss.[122] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stakesby | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated four days later and returned to service. |
| Vinci | Italy | The cargo ship came ashore at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[121] She was refloated on 20 May.[123] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seirstad | Norway | The cargo ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. The crew were rescued.[124] |
19 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apex No. 2 | United States | The 22-gross register ton, 38-foot (11.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Near Island at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. The only person on board survived.[125] |
| Seminole | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated on 25 May.[126] |
20 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston | United States | The 171-gross register ton, 98-foot (29.9 m) steam passenger vessel was wrecked in Whitestone Narrows (57°14′50″N 135°33′45″W / 57.24722°N 135.56250°W) in Southeast Alaska 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) northwest of Sitka, Territory of Alaska. All 12 people on board survived.[127] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Cambridge ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset and sank with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by Cambridge.[128] |
22 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sansei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Odatejima and broke in two. She was declared a total loss.[129] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shinko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Yodo Maru ( Japan) in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea and sank.[130] |
| Warden Court | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Buoyant ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached.[123] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mari | Norway | The coaster ran aground at Inniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland.[107] She was refloated on 6 June.[131] |
27 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George M. Cox | United States | The passenger ship ran aground near the Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Michigan. All 127 passengers and crew were rescued. She remained on the rocks until the following October when she broke up in a storm. |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nippon Maru | Japan | The tanker ran aground at Honda Point, California, United States. The crew were rescued.[132] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 6 June.[133] |
| Rosina Richichi | Italy | The brigantine was wrecked at Bagnara Calabra, Calabria. The crew were rescued.[134] |
29 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George M. Embiricos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Faro el Rincon, Argentina.[135] She was refloated on 7 June.[136] |
31 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matsuura Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock off Korea and was beached.[137] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Säntis or Saentis |  Switzerland | The passenger ship was scuttled in Lake Constance in 210 metres (690 ft) of water as uneconomic to operate. The wreck is scheduled to be raised in March–April 2024.[138] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Basil | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Óbidos, Brazil.[137] She was refloated on 14 June.[139] |
| Guildford Castle | United Kingdom | The Union-Castle Line cargo ship collided with Stentor in the Elbe upstream of Cuxhaven, Germany and was beached.[140] She was declared a total loss.[141][142] |
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skeldergate | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[143] She was refloated on 10 June.[144] |
| Zurichmoor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River.[143] She was refloated on 13 June.[145] |
8 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amarante | Brazil | The cargo ship collided with a sunken lighter at Rio Grande do Norte and was consequently beached.[146] |
| Cisneros | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank in the Magdalena River at Puerto Berrío, Columbia and was a total loss.[147] |
| Herbert and Harold | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Jamaica Progress ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. The crew were rescued.[147] |
| Holmdene | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[147] She was refloated on 12 June.[148] |
11 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wellamo | Finland | The schooner ran aground at Thyborøn, Jutland, Denmark. She was refloated but found to be leaking and was consequently beached.[144] She was refloated on 13 June and towed to Aalborg.[145] |
14 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[139] She was refloated on 25 June.[149] |
17 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | flag unknown | The ship sank in the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia. |
18 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iris |  Germany | The coaster foundered in the Baltic Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of the Oderbank. The crew were rescued.[150] |
| Monte Piana | Italy | The cargo ship collided with P Margarnos ( Greece) in the River Plate estuary off Argentina. Both ships sustained bow damage and flooding in their forepeaks[151] |
19 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sheaf Water | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Nekmangrund Shoal, Baltic Sea.[150] She was refloated on 25 June.[149] |
| Tarraco | Spain | The cargo ship was beached at Setúbal, Portugal.[152] |
24 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Sempill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Bajo Charcas, Cuba.[153] She was refloated on 5 July.[154] |
| Christina Fraser | United Kingdom | The coaster last seen off Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia and believed to have foundered soon afterwards in a storm, with the loss of all seventeen crew.[155][156] |
| Northmoor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Gallant, in the Straits of Magellan.[153] She was refloated on 8 July.[157] |
25 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cerere | Italy | The cargo ship lost her starboard propeller shaft and was subsequently beached at Bajo Charcas, Cuba.[149] |
26 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kermikos | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire at Alexandretta, Turkey. Four of her crew were killed.[158] She sank on 2 July and was a total loss.[159] |
30 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos | United States | The 1,208-gross register ton schooner barge sank in 80 feet (24 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 40°25.505′N 073°54.071′W / 40.425083°N 73.901183°W.[160] |
July[edit]
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marsland | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at St. John's, Newfoundland.[159] She was declared a total loss on 14 July.[161] |
3 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brema | Germany | The cargo ship capsized and sank off the Horns-Rev Lightship ( Denmark). The crew survived.[162] |
| Corregidor | flag unknown | The ship collided with Ocbu ( United States) in Manila Bay off Corregidor Island, Philippines and sank.[154] |
| Frederick H | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore on Silver Bank, Turks and Caicos Islands and was wrecked. The crew survived.[154] |
6 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pacquet | France |  France).[163] |
9 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shibaura Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock in the South China Sea off Mokpo, Korea and foundered.[164] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toonan | China | The cargo ship collided with Choshun Maru ( Japan) at Dairen and sank.[165] |
13 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Baltimore | United States | The ocean liner collided with Beacon ( United States) in Chesapeake Bay off Gibson Island, Maryland and was beached.[166] She was later refloated and sailed to Baltimore, Ohio for inspection.[161] |
14 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Service Petrol | United States | The tanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Wilmington, North Carolina with the loss of at least three of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by Gulf Gem and Trimountain (both United States).[167][168] |
19 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Drew | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner collided with Mimi Horn ( Germany) in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent (51°00′30″N 1°11′45″E / 51.00833°N 1.19583°E) and sank. All four crew were rescued by Mimi Horn.[169][170] |
20 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abuislah | Turkey | The cargo ship collided with Gulcemal ( Turkey) at Istanbul and was consequently beached.[171] AShe was refloated on 25 July.[172] |
23 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Adaro | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground off the Sisargas Islands, Galicia and was abandoned by her crew.[173] She broke her back two days later and was a total loss.[172] |
24 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elleros | Egypt | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Alexandria. The crew survived.[174] |
| Hematite | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Lotte ( Germany) in the River Seine at Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France and was beached.[173] She was refloated later that day.[172] |
| Itanage | Brazil | The cargo ship ran aground at Porto Alegre.[175] She was refloated on 6 August.[176] |
25 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | United States | The cargo liner ran aground off the Sentinel Island Light, Territory of Alaska, and was subsequently beached on the Eagle River Sand Spit. The passengers were taken off by a United States Government steamship. She later was salvaged and returned to service.[177] |
29 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yawatawa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Yetorofu.[178] She was a total loss.[175] |
30 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alkaid | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Orlov, Soviet Union.[179] She was refloated on 14 September.[180] |
| Panos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground off Cape Santa Maria (34°36′S 54°08′W / 34.600°S 54.133°W).[179] She was refloated on 3 August.[181] |
31 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endymion | United Kingdom | The trawler ran aground on Horsebank, Southport. She was used for target practice during the World War II.[182] |
August[edit]
3 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kostanti | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire and was beached off the Regencia Lighthouse, Espírito Santo, Brazil.[183] She was a total loss. The crew were rescued by Alice ( United Kingdom) and Murtinho ( Brazil).[184] |
| Reliance | United States | The 109-foot (33 m), 251-gross register ton unpowered lighter was scuttled as a means of disposal in 120 feet (37 m) of water off Boston, Massachusetts, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of The Graves Light at 42°22.212′N 070°45.950′W / 42.370200°N 70.765833°W.[185] |
4 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Etolin | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 43-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel sank in Kaasan Bay (55°24′N 132°06′W / 55.400°N 132.100°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of five survived.[186] |
| Marouko Pateras | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Brazil.[187] She was refloated on 9 August.[176] |
7 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea (61°28′N 20°57′E / 61.467°N 20.950°E). The crew were rescued.[188] |
8 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treci | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship ran aground at Šibenik. She was refloated but subsequently sank at 41°03′N 17°54′E / 41.050°N 17.900°E. The crew were rescued by Bosanka ( Yugoslavia).[189][190] |
11 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osterhav | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground at Lancaster, Lancashire.[190] She was still aground on 15 August.[191] |
13 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fernglen | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cape Guardafui, Italian Somaliland whilst on a voyage from Macassar, Netherlands East Indies to Aarhus, Denmark. She was refloated on 8 November.[191][192] Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
14 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Rosselmann |  Danzig | The cargo ship ran aground at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[193] |
| Montaigne | France | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saloum River, French West Africa.[193] She was refloated on 19 August.[194] |
| North Shore | United Kingdom | The coaster came ashore at Pointe des Monts, Quebec, Canada.[193] She was refloated on 20 August.[195] |
15 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Belliveau | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on South Caicos.[196] She was refloated on 18 August.[197] |
| Faith Robey | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary. The crew were rescued by Bruarfoss ( Iceland).[196] |
| Netherton | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore on Saint Pierre Island, St. Pierre and Miquelon.[193] She was refloated on 19 August severely damaged.[195] |
16 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josie | United States | While no one was on board, the 18-gross register ton, 41.5-foot (12.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Karheen (55°48′45″N 133°18′35″W / 55.81250°N 133.30972°W), Territory of Alaska.[198] |
20 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tokai Maru | Japan | The Kenai Maru-class cargo ship (8,365 GRT, 1933) ran aground at Kirun harbor's entrance, off the lighthouse. Refloated the next day with some hull cracking.[199] |
22 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abyssinia | France | The ship sank at Port Sall.[194] |
23 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[200] She was refloated on 2 September.[201] |
| Terneuzen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Leningrad, Soviet Union.[200] She was refloated on 30 August.[202] |
24 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 36.7-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel sank at Todd ((57°27′40″N 135°02′30″W / 57.46111°N 135.04167°W)) in Southeast Alaska. All four people on board survived.[125] |
| City of Norfolk | United States | 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane: The passenger ship was driven ashore in the Chesapeake Bay.[203] She was refloated on 24 September.[204] |
| Examelia | United States | 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane: The cargo liner was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia.[203] She was refloated on 28 August.[205] |
| G. A. Kohler | United States | 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane: The four-masted schooner was driven ashore at Virginia Beach, Virginia. All nineteen crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[203] |
25 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roussalka | United Kingdom | The motor yacht was wrecked on Blood Slate Rock, Freaklin Island, Killary Bay, Ireland. All passengers and crew were rescued. |
26 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Gwynfred | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Starling ( United Kingdom and sank at Blackwall, London. She was later raised and beached at Cubitt Town.[206] |
31 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glory |  Nicaragua | The auxiliary four-master schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of all nine crew.[201] |
| Rita | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Red Island, Newfoundland.[207] |
September[edit]
1 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Humanitas | Italy | 1933 Cuba-Brownsville hurricane: The cargo ship was driven inshore and stranded at Cárdenas, Cuba.[208] She was refloated on 19 December.[209] |
| Josephine Gray | United Kingdom | 1933 Cuba-Brownsville hurricane: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cayo Bahia de Cadiz, Cuba.[210] She was refloated on 20 September.[211] |
| Villa |  Cuban Revolutionary Navy | 1933 Cuba-Brownsville hurricane: The gunboat foundered at Sagua la Grande along with seven other vessels.[212] |
2 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | United States | The cargo ship collided with President Coolidge ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She caught fire and sank.[201] All 36 people on board were rescued by President Coolidge.[213] |
6 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archon | Greece | The cargo ship collided with Treherbert ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All 24 crew were rescued by Dynamo ( United Kingdom).[214] |
| Elizabeth | United States | The cargo ship ran aground 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of the Jupiter Lighthouse, Florida.[215] She was refloated on 9 October.[216] |
10 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorin | United Kingdom | The auxiliary three-masted schooner departed Nassau, Bahamas for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[217] |
| Echanau | Spain | The cargo ship collided with Romeu ( Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean off Leixões, Portugal and sank with the loss of thirteen of her nineteen crew.[218] |
| Kinnika |  Estonia | The cargo ship ran aground in the Kara Strait.[219] She was abandoned on 19 September. The crew were rescued by Sulev ( Soviet Union).[220] |
| Kurogane Maru | Japan | The cargo ship capsized at Matsushima, Miyagi whilst being loaded with coal. Four lives were lost.[221] She was refloated on 25 October.[222] |
11 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasios Petroutsis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground east of Ochakiv, Soviet Union.[219] She was refloated on 22 September.[223] |
| Carlo | Italy | The cargo ship foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Capo Ferro. The crew were rescued by Staffordshire ( United Kingdom).[219] |
14 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Bond | United States | The auxiliary schooner caught fire in Chesapeake Bay and sank.[224] |
| Cetatea Alba | Romania | The passenger ship collided with the lighter C.S.D. ( Romania) in the Danube at Brăila and was beached.[224] |
15 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Porthcawl | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea and was beached off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[180] She was a total loss.[225] |
| Sebastopol |  Canada | The trawler, built in 1918 as a Navarin-class minesweeper for the French Navy, ran aground and was wrecked off Cape St. Francis.[226][227] |
16 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ido | Sweden | The auxiliary schooner was abandoned off Westervik with the loss of two crew. She was subsequently towed into Kalmar.[228][229] |
17 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alix | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Malmoe ( Denmark) off Malmö, Sweden and sank. All seventeen crew were rescued by Malmoe. One of Malmoe's 400 passengers was reported to be missing.[230] |
| Magyar |  Hungary | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west of Oporto, Portugal (39°53′N 9°33′W / 39.883°N 9.550°W). All crew were rescued by British Hope ( United Kingdom).[229][231] |
18 September[edit]
For the scuttling of the Reichsmarine barque Niobe on this day, see the entry for 26 July 1932
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Riol | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in the Pánuco River, Mexico.[232] She was refloated on 22 September.[233] |
20 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nossa Senhora da Lapa |  Portugal | The three-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (36°39′N 7°52′W / 36.650°N 7.867°W) and sank. The crew were rescued by Carterside ( United Kingdom).[220] |
21 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| El Mirlo | United Kingdom | The tanker was driven aground in the Pánuco River, Mexico during a hurricane.[223] She was refloated on 25 September.[234] |
| Papa Ignazio S | Italy | The barque struck the breakwater at Vegliaia and sank. The crew survived.[235] |
22 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mourne | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of St Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall. The crew survived.[223] |
23 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hirundo | Norway | The cargo liner ran aground on Ko Sichang, Thailand. Passengers were taken off by Kwangchow ( United Kingdom).[233] She was declared a constructive total loss on 2 November.[236] |
| Mary J | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel sank near Sitka, Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[237] |
24 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Panuco | United States | 1933 Tampico hurricane: The ocean liner was driven ashore at Tampico, Mexico, in a hurricane.[238] She was refloated on 8 October.[239] |
27 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yvonne |  Panama | The cargo ship ran aground at Heraklion, Crete, Greece.[240] She was refloated on 2 October.[241] |
30 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kongedybet | Denmark | The auxiliary four-masted schooner collided with Scanmail ( United States) in the Baltic Sea off Utklippan, Sweden and sank. The crew were rescued by Scanmail.[242] |
October[edit]
1 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andromeda | Latvia | The cargo ship sank in the English Channel 80 nautical miles (150 km) north west of Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of one of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hartside ( United Kingdom).[243] |
| Moorwood | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was abandoned as a total loss, the crew were rescued by Seefalke ( Germany).[241] |
3 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | Greece | The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Burghaz, Romania and was consequently beached.[244] She was refloated on 6 October.[245] |
4 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roholm | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire in the Arctic Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Svyatoy Nos, Soviet Union.[246] She was declared a total loss. The crew were rescued by Gunda ( Norway).[245] |
| Valdivia | Chile | The passenger ship ran aground at Punta Grande. She was declared a total loss. All on board except two passengers were rescued.[217][246] |
6 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 36-foot (11 m) fishing vessel sank off Black Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her four-man crew survived.[25] |
8 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 39.1-foot (11.9 m) motor vessel burned at Hamilton, Territory of Alaska. All three people on board survived.[247] |
9 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mina E. Tricoglu | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Civitavecchia, Rome.[216] She was refloated on 15 October.[248] |
10 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annoula | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (34°30′N 66°40′W / 34.500°N 66.667°W) with the loss of 21 of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by Montello ( Italy).[249] |
| Clara Paolinelli | Italy | The brig foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Ansedonia, Tuscany. The crew survived.[250] |
12 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC CG-256 | .png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard | The cutter was wrecked, circumstances unknown.[251] |
| Villa Selgas | Spain | The 81-year-old iron cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Ribadesella, Asturias; the crew of twelve were rescued[252][253] |
| Wega | Germany | The three-masted schooner ran aground on Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned.[254] |
13 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Hope | United States | The 14-ton motor vessel was wrecked on Shishmaref Shoals (58°24′20″N 157°31′15″W / 58.40556°N 157.52083°W), 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Cape Prince of Wales on the coast of the Territory of Alaska, with the loss of all eight people on board – four crewmen and a man and three women aboard as passengers.[255] |
17 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Paris | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea off the Saraman Lighthouse, France.[256] She was refloated the next day.[257] |
| Willesden | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of the Dzharylgach Lighthouse, Soviet Union.[258] She was refloated on 27 October.[259] |
18 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Fierro | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground off Cape Tourinana and was abandoned. She refloated and subsequently foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Punta Casinadura.[260] |
19 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Sound | United States | The 7.53-gross register ton motor vessel ran aground on a shoal and sank in about 36 feet (11 m) of water near Francis Anchorage (57°09′N 133°10′W / 57.150°N 133.167°W) in Farragut Bay (57°07′08″N 133°13′50″W / 57.1188889°N 133.2305556°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived. An effort by the motor vessel Urania ( United States) to refloat her failed due to the depth of the water and the quantity of sand in her wreck.[95] |
20 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklands | Finland | The barque ran aground on Ven, Sweden.[261] She was refloated on 1 November and found to be severely damaged.[262] |
| Yashima Maru | Japan | The coaster caught fire and foundered in the Japan Inland Sea off Kobe with the loss of 70 of the 117 people on board, or sank at Suma Beach, about one nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) of the Myohoji River in a typhoon with the loss of 67 lives.[261][263] On 3 June 1939 she was towed to Kobe while still submerged and refloated on 6 June. Repairs finished in April 1940.[264][265] |
22 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tronoh | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered off Singapore with the loss of 46 lives.[266] |
23 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Newlands | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Plana Cays, Bahamas.[267] She was refloated on 27 October.[259] |
| Granero | Norway | The cargo ship came ashore at Cawton, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. All eleven crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[268] She was declared a total loss on 27 October.[259] |
| Jolo | United States | The cargo ship ran aground north of Cebu, Philippines.[267] She was damaged by a typhoon on 3 November and was a total loss.[269] |