List of shipwrecks in 1937
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The list of shipwrecks in 1937 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1937.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crackshot |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, England.[1] She was refloated on 5 January.[2] |
| Monte Carlo |  United States |  The former tanker was driven ashore at Coronado, California, and was wrecked. |
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harold Bird | United States | The mail boat was destroyed by fire when the tanker J. Oswald Boyd ( United States) exploded and caught fire in Lake Michigan with the loss of five lives. J. Oswald Boyd was also destroyed.[3] |
| J. Oswald Boyd | United States | The tanker was destroyed by an explosion and fire in Lake Michigan with the loss of five lives.[3] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elmira | United States | The 14-gross register ton motor vessel drifted ashore and broke up on Fanshaw Beach (57°12′N 133°33′W / 57.200°N 133.550°W) in Southeast Alaska after her mooring chain broke during a gale. Her crew of two survived.[4] |
| Glen Tanar | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in Hardangerfjord, Norway. All crew were rescued.[5] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Maria Martinez |  Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date. |
| San Antonio | Spain | The tug collided with Stanhill ( United Kingdom) at Gijón and sank with the loss of twelve crew.[6] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Maersk |  Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saloum River, French West Africa. She was refloated about a month later.[7] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chinning |  China | The cargo ship collided with Haiyi ( China) off Nanking and was beached.[8] |
| Hoyo Maru |  Japan | The tanker ran aground on Tanegashima.[9] She was reported as still aground in March 1937.[10] |
| Ubertas |  Italy | The cargo ship collided with Morea ( Italy) off Grossa, Corsica, France and sank. The crew were rescued by Morea.[11] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volgas |  Greece | The cargo ship came ashore near Paximadi lighthouse, southwest of Milos Island in the Aegean Sea on a voyage from Mersin to Hamburg with a cargo of grain. Salvage was abandoned on 16 January and she was declared a total loss.[12][13] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aikoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship broke in two and foundered in a snowstorm off the Shakotan Cape, Hokkaidō with some loss of life.[14][15] |
| Johanna Thornden |  Finland | The cargo ship ran aground on Swona, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of 30 of her 38 crew.[12][16] |
| St. Michel |  France | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked between Charmouth and Lyme Regis, Dorset, United Kingdom.[17] |
| Totnes | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Golspie, Sutherland. All crew were rescued.[12][18] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silvercypress | United Kingdom | This cargo ship, built 1930 Sunderland, developed a fire in her engine room which spread to the rest of the ship. She was beached at Guimaris Island near Iloilo, Philippines.[14] Silvercypress was declared a constructive total loss.[19] She was towed to Manila and sold to Japanese breakers. She was repaired and renamed Yasukawa Maru.[20] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin |  Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Nuevitas, Cuba, she broke in two and sank.[21] |
| Frangoula Vrondisi | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Mantoudi in a storm.[21] She was refloated on 17 January.[22] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Sinclair | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in a sinking condition off Liverpool, Lancashire. The crew were rescued by the dredger Hilbre Island ( United Kingdom). Mary Sinclair was towed into Liverpool by Salvor ( United Kingdom).[13] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goizeko Izarra | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary patrol ship/Naval trawler was sunk by a mine in the Cantabrian Sea.[23] |
| Michalis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Paloma, California, United States.[24] She was refloated on 13 March.[25] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duhnen |  Kriegsmarine | The schooner was driven ashore on Fehmarn, Germany.[26] |
| Fairplay 10 |  Germany | The tug was driven ashore on Fehmarn, Germany. The crew were rescued by a Kriegsmarine minesweeper.[26] |
| Felce | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Djibouti, French Somaliland. Cargo was discharged and she was refloated with the assistance of a tug. |
| Mary-Toya | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Cantabrian Sea. Six crewmen killed.[27] |
| Penton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Gorleston, Suffolk. All crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat.[18] She was refloated on 21 October.[28] |
| Trym | Norway | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea during a storm and issued an SOS. All crew were rescued by Venus ( United Kingdom) on 20 May. Trym foundered.[29][30] |
| Welle | Kriegsmarine | The converted trawler foundered in the Bight of Kiel off Fehmarn with the loss of all 25 crew.[26] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oued Zem | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Mazagam, Morocco.[31] She was refloated on 10 May.[32] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mewa XIII |  Poland | The coaster became stranded by ice at Darßer Ort, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. All crew left the ship.[33] |
| Savonmaa | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground near the Songvår Lighthouse, Norway and sank with the loss of all hands.[33] |
| Shige Maru | Japan | The coaster sank off Idzu with the loss of all hands.[34] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M 12 | France | The dredger foundered in a storm near Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[35] |
| Roosevelt | United States | The oceangoing steam tug was deliberately beached in the Old French Canal at Cristóbal, Panama Canal Zone, and abandoned.[36][37][38] |
| Therese | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in Blyth Bay. She was refloated on 13 March.[39] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karmt | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) north of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Leda ( Norway).[40][41] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| English Trader | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Dartmouth, Devon. All 52 crew were rescued by the Torbay Lifeboat.[42] She was refloated on 22 February.[43] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Griesheim | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Brønnøysund, Norway and broke in two.[44] |
| Spartivento | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Mala, Spain.[44] She was refloated on 8 February.[45] |
| Spyros | Greece | The cargo ship was wrecked off Portimão, Algarve, Portugal with the loss of seven crew.[44] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Metinda | United Kingdom | The tug foundered at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands in a storm.[46] |
| Terneuzen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Setúbal, Portugal in a storm.[47] Salvage operations were abandoned on 15 April.[48] She was refloated on 20 September.[49] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairy | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Aberdeen in a gale. All crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat.[47] |
| Horisonte |  Portugal | The schooner sank in Leixões harbour after a collision with Ingria ( Norway). She was refloated in 1939, repaired and returned to service.[50] |
| Jonge Jacobus |  Netherlands | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all hands.[51][52] |
| Peter H. Crowell | United States | The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Cape Cod Canal and was beached.[51] |
| Satis | United Kingdom | The sailing barge was blown ashore at North Wootton, Norfolk in a storm.[51] |
| Toxteth | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of four of her five crew. She was assisting Pegu ( United Kingdom) at the time.[51] Toxteth was raised on 1 February and beached.[53] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ashanti | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven aground at Leixões, Portugal in a storm.[54] She was refloated on 10 May.[55] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kakariki | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with another vessel and sank in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia with the loss of six of her 24 crew.[56] |
| Olifer | Germany | The tanker ran aground off Borkum, Germany and sank (53°50′N 6°32′E / 53.833°N 6.533°E) with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew.[52][57] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Polwarth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Juan de Nova Island, Madagascar. She broke her back and was a total loss.[58] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie Juan #33 | United States | The 8-gross register ton motor vessel sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska with the loss of the only person aboard. An Alaska Native found his body on 31 January.[59] |
| USS Stribling | United States Navy | The decommissioned Wickes-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Pedro, California. |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore at Fair Isle and was wrecked.[60] |
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aija |  Latvia | The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea due to ice near Kolkasrags whilst on a voyage from Ventspils to Riga. The crew were rescued by the icebreakers Lāčplēsis and Krišjānis Valdemārs ( Latvia).[61][62] |
| Conde | France | The passenger ship collided with Bullaren ( Sweden) in the Scheldt off Terneuzen, Zeeland Netherlands. She was severely damaged and was beached to prevent her sinking.[63] |
| Delfin | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by a submarine, suspected to be German. She was beached at Torrox.[9] |
| Greenland | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Kristiansand, Norway, sprang a leak and then was beached.[63] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aaro | Denmark | The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Bornholm. She was refloated on 8 February but was severely damaged.[45][64] |
| Lysaker II | Norway | The cargo ship collided with A. P. Bernstoff ( Denmark) at Esbjerg, Denmark and sank. All crew were rescued.[65] |
| Roko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore at Hachinohe, Aomori.[66] She was refloated on 13 February.[67] |
7 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artabro | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk at Malaga by Nationalist aircraft.[23] |
| I-2 and I-4 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The I-1-class motor patrol boats were scuttled at Malaga. Salvaged and placed in Nationalist service. |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navarra | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea. She was beached at Altafulla, Catalonia.[45] |
| Xauen | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Uad Kert-class naval trawler was scuttled at Melaga. Raised, repaired and put in Nationalist service in 1938. |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cottoneva | United States | The auxiliary schooner ran aground on Battle Rock, Port Orford, Oregon and was wrecked.[68][69] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grigorio P | Greece | The coaster ran aground at Katakolo after her rudder broke and was wrecked.[70] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choho Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sank off Hirado, Nagasaki with the loss of six of her fourteen crew.[71] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleni T | Greece | The cargo ship collided in the Mediterranean Sea off Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain (35°38′N 6°40′W / 35.633°N 6.667°W) with an unidentified warship during foggy weather. She was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Berwickshire ( United Kingdom). Elent T was escorted to Campamento and beached.[71] She was refloated the next day and towed to Gibraltar.[68] |
| Hematite | United Kingdom | The coaster struck a rock in the Irish Sea, was abandoned by her eleven crew and sank.[71][72] |
| Misaki Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Same, Aomori. She was refloated on 29 June.[73] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Konoshita Maru | Japan | The tanker ran aground near the Ōmazaki Lighthouse, Honshū.[74] |
| Otaru Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sprang a leak off Same, Aomori and a distress signal was sent.[71] She foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
| Zapora | United States | During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Hoonah to Petersburg with seven passengers, a crew of 20, and a cargo of 66,000 pounds (29,937 kg) of frozen fish and baggage, the 479-gross register ton, 151.3-foot (46.1 m) steamer was wrecked without loss of life at Rocky Point off Chaik Bay (57°19′N 134°35′W / 57.317°N 134.583°W) in Southeast Alaska.[76] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yung Chi | China | Struck rocks off Makung, Pescadores and was beached.[25] In August 1937 she was used as a blockship at Kiangyin, Yangtse River.[77] |
16 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Our Girls | United Kingdom | The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Greenwich with the loss of her master.[67] |
17 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Luckenbach | United States | The cargo ship was beached after she collided with the cargo ship Feltre ( Italy) in the Columbia River at Rainier, Oregon. She eventually was refloated.[78][79][80] |
| Feltre | Italy | The cargo ship sank after she collided with the cargo ship Edward Luckenbach ( United States) in the Columbia River at Rainier, Oregon. She was raised on 22 March.[78][79][80] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haytian | United Kingdom | The coal hulk was hit by HMS PC.74 ( Royal Navy) at Portland, Dorset and sank. The crew of 14 was rescued.[81][82] She was raised on 24 August,[83] returned to service; during World War II she was bombed and sunk.[84] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Llandovery Castle | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The ocean liner struck a mine off Cape Creus, Spain and was damaged. She sailed to Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France and was beached.[85][86] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Airston | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of all four crew.[87] |
| Athina Livanos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Warrenby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[88] She was refloated on 13 March.[39] |
| Stancrest | United Kingdom | The coaster passed St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all nine crew.[89] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arapiles | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost sometime in February. |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jolanda | Italy | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) west of Gibraltar. Seventeen crew were rescued by Tuscania ( United Kingdom).[90] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achuri | Spain | The cargo ship passed Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom bound for Bilbao. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91] |
| Loukia | Greece | Spanish Civil War: The tanker hit a mine and sank in the Gulf of Rosas off San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. There was only one survivor.[92][93][94] |
| Suecia | Sweden | The ocean liner was rammed and sunk at Gothenburg, Sweden, by Kollbjørg ( Norway), which was being launched by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB. She was raised, repaired and returned to service in June 1937.[95][96][97] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Legazpi | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The ship was bombed by Nationalist aircraft at Tamarit and was abandoned by her crew. She came ashore at Llefrach.[97][98] |
| Nabarra | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: Battle of Cape Machichao: The Basque Navy patrol boat/naval trawler was sunk at Malaga by Canarias ( Spanish Navy). 29 crewmen including her captain were killed and 20 captured.[23] |
6 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank H. Buck | United States | The tanker collided with President Coolidge ( United States) in San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge and sank. All crew were rescued.[99] She broke in two on 20 March and was declared a total loss.[80] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kantoeng | Netherlands | The dredger sprang a leak, capsized in the Atlantic Ocean three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off the Eddystone Lighthouse.[100] She was beached at Fowey, Cornwall and was refloated on 7 September.[101] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delia |  Canada | The cargo ship was crushed by ice in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew.[102] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galatia T | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Bastia, Corsica, France. She sank on 12 March.[103][104] |
| Jeanette | Netherlands | The cargo ship struck the pier at Londonderry Port, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and was holed. She was beached at Moville, County Donegal, Ireland.[103] |
| Laila | Denmark | The cargo ship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, was beached and was refloated the following day.[104][105] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg | Nazi Germany | The cargo ship was heavily damaged in a collision with Fulda ( Nazi Germany) on the Schelde River and was beached. The vessel was refloated and returned to service.[106] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avon Queen | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (24°36′N 74°17′W / 24.600°N 74.283°W). Her crew were rescued by USS Fairfax ( United States Navy), which scuttled the ship.[107] |
| Iristo | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of St. George's Island, Bermuda. She was refloated but sank whilst under tow to St. George's.[107][108] |
| HMS Torrid | Royal Navy | The R-class destroyer ran aground at Flushing, Cornwall whilst under tow to the breakers. Declared unsalvageable, the wreck was scrapped in situ in 1940.[109][110][111] |
18 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Caine | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered off Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia. All crew were rescued by Idant ( United Kingdom).[109] |
20 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America |  Argentina | The passenger ship ran aground near the Punta Delgada Lighthouse. All 44 passengers and 31 crew were rescued by Chaco ( Argentina). The ship was abandoned as a total loss.[112][113] |
22 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Moller | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the Irish Sea, exploded and was abandoned in the early hours of 23 March off Holyhead, Anglesey. All crew survived.[80] Marie Moller came ashore at Holyhead.[114] |
| Ziva | Finland | The cargo ship caught fire in the Baltic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) off Öland, Sweden, was abandoned by her crew[80] She and was towed into Oscarshamn despite being severely damaged.[114] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bjerkli | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 570 nautical miles (1,060 km; 660 mi) south east of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. All crew were rescued by the cutter USCGC Chelan (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard).[114][115] |
| Fijian |  Panama | The cargo ship suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Pacific Ocean five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Auch Island, Marshall Islands. All crew were rescued by a Japanese ship.[116] |
| Jinkai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Waglan Island, Hong Kong. She sank on 26 March.[117][118] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Girona | Spain | The cargo ship struck a rock at Santander, Cantabria and was beached.[119] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Democraat | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground on Vlieland, Friesland. She was refloated on 12 April.[113][120] |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim | United States | The excursion steamer was destroyed by fire at Elizabethport, New Jersey.[113] |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mar Caspio | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Bay of Biscay by two Nationalist naval trawlers off Capbreton, Landes, France. She was beached at the mouth of the Adour.[121] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | Germany | The ship ran aground in the River Plate 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) upstream of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 7 April.[91][118] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asnaes | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. She was refloated on 24 September.[122] |
April[edit]
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poli | Greece | Spanish Civil War: The ship was shelled and sunk by the Nationalist cruiser Baleares ( Spanish Navy) in the Central Mediterranean.[92] |
| Standale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean of the coast of Portugal. All 25 crew were rescued by Vandyck ( United Kingdom).[123] |
4 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alder | United Kingdom | The coaster was hit by Lady Cavan whilst anchored in Carlingford Lough and sank with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Lady Cavan.[124] |
6 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andra | Panama | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by the Nationalist armed trawler Galerna ( Spanish Navy) off Castro Urdiales.[92][125] |
| Luigi Accame | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the Yarmouth Lifeboat.[126][127] She was refloated on 31 May.[128] |
7 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lairdsmoor | United Kingdom | The cargo liner was in collision with Taranaki ( United Kingdom) west of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire and sank with loss of two of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Taranaki.[127][129][130] |
9 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Yue | China | The cargo ship sank in the Yangtze River 30 nautical miles (56 km) upstream of Ichang.[131] |
10 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Radiant |  United States | The tug capsized and sank in the Delaware River at Chester, Pennsylvania with the loss of eight of the ten people on board.[132] |
12 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broholm | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Leixões, Portugal.[133] She was refloated on 20 April.[134] |
13 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Island | Denmark | The passenger ship ran aground on the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. All 28 passengers on board were rescued by the Anstruther Lifeboat.[135] |
| Rein | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Helman Head, Caithness, United Kingdom. All sixteen crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Smiling Morn ( United Kingdom).[135] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin | United States | During a voyage in the waters of the Territory of Alaska from Petersburg to Ketchikan with two people and no cargo on board, the 36-gross register ton, 55-foot (17 m) motor vessel was destroyed in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began in her engine. There was no loss of life.[136] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles & Vernon | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Winter Quarter Lightship ( United States Lighthouse Service). Her crew was rescued by the motor vessel Lake Ormoc ( United States).[137] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William R. Linn | United States | The cargo ship struck a submerged object in Lake Michigan and was beached at Detour, Michigan.[137] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. B. Pedersen | Sweden | The four-masted barque collided with Chagres ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) south east of the Azores, Portugal (35°46′N 35°48′W / 35.767°N 35.800°W) and sank. All 32 crew were rescued by Chagres.[138][139] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalriada | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground in the River Clyde at Dunure, Ayrshire in fog. All 700 passengers were put ashore using the ship's lifeboats. Dalriada later refloated and proceeded to Ayr.[140] |
29 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Sunk Island, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 8 May.[141][142] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Macwhirter | United Kingdom | The cargo ship arrived at Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa, with her cargo on fire. She was beached whilst the fire was extinguished.[55][143] |
| España | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The España-class battleship struck a mine at Santander, Cantabria, Spain,[144] and then she was bombed by Gourdou-Leseurre GL-633 aircraft and sunk; those that survived were rescued by Velasco ( Spanish Navy).[145][23] |
| Golden Sun | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze at Chinkiang, China,[146] she remained so for a number of days until she came free and departed China from Shanghai on 16 May.[147] |
May[edit]
1 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delphin IV | Germany | The coaster collided with Aenne ( Germany) in the Kiel Canal and sank.[148] |
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alecto | United Kingdom | The coaster collided in the North Sea (51°34′30″N 2°23′30″E / 51.57500°N 2.39167°E) with Plavnik ( Yugoslavia) and sank with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Plavnik.[148][149] |
| Ary Lensen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Gulf of Smyrna (38°25′N 26°56′E / 38.417°N 26.933°E).[148] She was refloated on 7 May.[142] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna T | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Charente at Tonnay-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France.[150] She was refloated on 6 May.[151] |
| Michalios | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Çanakkale, Turkey.[152] She was refloated on 13 May.[153] |
7 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Ouiroga | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Candidio Perez-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in a collision near Gibraltar with Candidio Perez ( Spanish Navy).[23] |
8 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thetis | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Şile, Turkey.[32][142] |
| Trinidad | United States | The coaster ran aground in Willapa Bay, Washington and broke up with the loss of one crew member.[32][142] |
| Willesden | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Gianfranco ( Italy) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent during dense fog. She later collided with Thistleglen ( United Kingdom) off Dungeness, Kent, was beached, was refloated the next day and towed to Dover.[142][154] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aegeus | Greece | The cargo ship collided with Nashaba ( United States) in the North Sea 32 nautical miles (59 km) south east of Bornholm, Denmark. The crew were rescued by Nashaba.[142] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterini Nicclaou | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, Argentina.[32] She was refloated on 23 May.[155] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hermes | Germany | The tug collided with Lippe ( Germany) in the Weser and sank with the loss of one crew member.[156] |
| Standale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Berlengas Islands, Portugal.[92] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minmi | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Cape Banks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She broke in three and sank with the loss of two crew.[157][158] |
14 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leda | Sweden | The coaster collided with C. F. Tietgen ( Denmark) in Øresund off Hven and sank with the loss of all three crew.[159] |
| Wiegand | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef, Florida, United States. Her captain committed suicide.[160] She was refloated the next day.[147] |
15 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beatsa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the Île-Moléne, Finistère, France and was a total loss.[147][160] |
| Wandsbek | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bay of Biscay 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Île Vierge Lighthouse. All crew were rescued by Sofia ( Germany).[160] |
16 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corrientes | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Umtali ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenhithe with the loss of a crew member. She was beached.[161] She was refloated on 27 May.[162] |
17 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Port Edgar | The sealer ran aground on a reef off Speedwell Island, Falkland Islands and was wrecked.[163] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Piana |  Italy | A fire broke out in one of the cargo ship's holds after she departed Calcutta, India, bound for Genoa, Italy. It was brought under control and she returned to port.[164] |
20 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Houlburn Head | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was beached at Immingham, Lincolnshire. She was refloated the next day and docked at Immingham.[165][166] |
| Legazpi | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed by Nationalist aircraft at Benicàssim and beached to prevent sinking. Refloated, taken to Sagunto for scrapping but bombed and sunk there.[98][166] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D 18 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in a collision with Ciscar ( Spanish Navy).[167] |
| Hai Yuan | China | The passenger ship ran aground in the Yangtze at the Kap Shuimun Pass. About 170 people were taken off by Yunnan ( United Kingdom).[168] She was refloated on 29 May.[169] |
| Steinmetz | Germany | The tug capsized and sank at Rostock, Germany, whilst assisting Kaiser ( Germany) with the loss of two of her crew.[166] |
| Visurgis | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Siena ( Italy) in the North Sea off the Terschelling Lightship ( Netherlands) and sank.[155] |
23 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Nièvre | France | The tanker came ashore at Audierne, Finistère. All crew were rescued.[155] |
26 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Itxas Alde | Spain | The cargo ship departed Bilbao bound for the Tees. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[170] |
| Mary Louise | United States | While standing on a cradle on the beach among cannery buildings and warehouses at Hidden Cove (54°57′N 130°21′W / 54.950°N 130.350°W) in Southeast Alaska, the 19-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by a fire that spread to her from the buildings.[171] |
28 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boscobel | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a floating object in the North Sea and sank. All crew were rescued by the trawler Maurice Marguerite ( Belgium).[172] |
| Cadin | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Valencia with the loss of seven crew.[173] |
30 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de Barcelona | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Nationalist submarine General Sanjurjo ( Spanish Navy) off Malgrat, Spain, while carrying members of the International Brigades. Heavy loss of life.[174] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B.M. Co. No. 2 | United States | Carrying a cargo of fishing gear, lumber, and oils, the 321-ton wooden barge was under tow from Anacortes, Washington, to Akhiok (also known as Alitak), Territory of Alaska, by the tug Georgia ( United States) when her tow line broke during a gale with 75-mile-per-hour (121 km/h) winds. She drifted ashore on Hinchinbrook Island, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, and was wrecked, becoming a total loss. Some of her cargo was salvaged.[175] |
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Homefield | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided at Calcutta, India with riverboat Palanpur ( India). Both vessels were severely damaged and were beached.[176] |
6 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glaisdale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was then hit by Alegrete ( Brazil). Later refloated and proceeded to Buenos Aires.[177] |
| Viena | Argentina | The passenger ship ran aground in the River Plate and was wrecked. All passengers and crew survived.[178] |
7 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Pernambuco, Brazil, the crew abandoned ship and were rescued by Westfalen ( Germany).[179] |
| Rau III | Germany | The whaler capsized and sank in the Weser, Germany, with the loss of twelve crew.[179] |
8 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sami |  Turkey | The cargo ship collided with Riva Ligure ( Italy) in the Bosphorus and was severely damaged. She was beached to prevent her sinking.[170] |
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Augustus | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Farfield ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Dartford, Kent and sank.[180] |
11 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faustino R. San Pedro | Spain | The cargo ship collided with Mari Amilia ( Spain) off Comillas, Cantabria and sank with the loss of one crew member.[181] |
| Golden Eagle | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with another vessel in the River Thames at Barking, Essex and sank. All crew were rescued.[181] |
12 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Planet | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on Viel Island, Smyth Channel, Chile.[182] She was refloated on 17 June.[183] |
13 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D 14 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete.[184] |
| D 20 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete, a total loss.[185] |
| D 24 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete.[186] |
| L 2 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeping launch was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete.[187] |
14 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delalba | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Feitceiras Reef, Argentina. She was refloated on 19 June.[188] |
| Duke of Lancaster | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry ran aground at Bride, Isle of Man.[189] She was refloated the following day.[129] |
15 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bucephale | France | The passenger ship ran aground in the Sandwich Islands and was wrecked. All on board survived.[190] |
| Hong Peng | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a mooring buoy at Swatow, China and was holed. She was beached.[190] Hong Peng was refloated the next day.[191] |
| Yunghun | China | The passenger ship ran aground and sank in the Yangtze at Ichang.[190] |
16 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Araba | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary patrol ship was scuttled at Bilbao, Spain, to prevent capture upon the fall of the city to the Nationalists. Salvaged and put in Nationalist service as Alava. |
| Ayeta-Mendi | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost. |
17 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime I | Spanish Navy | The España-class battleship was wrecked by an explosion and fire at Cartagena, Spain. Declared beyond economical repair, she was scrapped in 1941. |
| Pauline E. Lohnes | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Jean Jadot ( Belgium) in the Atlantic Ocean (45°05′N 52°05′W / 45.083°N 52.083°W) and sank. All crew were rescued by Jean Jadot.[192] |
18 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falange | Spanish Navy | The Falange-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by accidental fire at Malaga.[193] |
19 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bennekom | Netherlands | The cargo liner ran aground on the Negrillos Rocks, Buenaventura, Camagüey, Cuba. All passengers were taken off and landed at Buenaventura.[188] |
| Gazteiz | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date. |
22 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WTB Co. No. 7 | United States | During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Appleton Cove to Olga Strait carrying a cargo of five tons of cans, crab traps, and rope, the 488-ton, 91-foot (28 m) scow was destroyed by fire in Olga Strait. The only person on board survived.[194] |
25 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capo Pino | Italy | The cargo liner collided with Magallanes ( Spain) in the Dardanelles and sank. All passengers and crew were rescued.[195] |
26 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Palos | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of five of her 50 crew.[196] |
| Kyno | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground off Cape Norman, Newfoundland in fog. She was refloated on 6 July.[197] |
| USS Sanderling | United States Navy | The Lapwing-class minesweeper sank at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was declared a constructive total loss. |
| Sandgate Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (36°51′N 60°05′W / 36.850°N 60.083°W) and was abandoned by her crew. All on board were rescued by President Pierce ( United States) and USCGC Icarus ( United States Coast Guard).[198] |
| Sonja | Sweden | The schooner was run down and sunk by Hermes (flag unknown) at Gothenburg.[198] |
| Taxiarhis | Greece | The cargo ship foundered.[198] |
29 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olga | Germany | The auxiliary schooner capsized at Riga, Latvia.[199] |
30 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aranda | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.[200] She was declared a total loss.[201] |
| BK-72 |  Soviet Navy | Kanchazu Island incident: The K-class gunboat was shelled and sunk in the Amur River by Imperial Japanese Army artillery. Her captain and four crewmen killed. 6 of the 11 survivors wounded. The vessel was raised by the Empire of Japan, fate unknown.[202] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aida Lauro | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on Castle Rocks, St. Just, Cornwall, United Kingdom in dense fog. Fifteen crew saved, cargo written off.[203] |
| Maloa | United Kingdom | The coaster departed from Tampa, Florida, United States on 2 June bound for Belize. She caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cuba with the loss of all nine crew.[191] |
July[edit]
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmine Filomena | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. All crew were rescued.[204] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 16 July.[205] |
| Iris | France | The schooner ran aground at Roscoff, Finistère and was wrecked.[206] |
| Sophia | Greece | The sailing ship was in collision with Hermes ( Netherlands) at Thessaloniki and sank.[207] |
| Themoni | Greece | The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) north of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. She was escorted to the island by Royal Star ( United Kingdom) and beached on 3 July. She was declared a total loss,[204][208] but was refloated on 24 August.[83] |
3 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ronsan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Palaui Island, Philippines.[204] She was refloated on 10 July.[209] |
4 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Excelda | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Confusion Bay, Newfoundland.[210] |
| Uga Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground near the Nojimazaki Lighthouse.[211] She was refloated on 9 July.[212] |
8 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pindos | Greece | The cargo ship was rammed and holed at Dakar, French West Africa by Perthshire ( United Kingdom). She was beached, and was refloated on 12 July.[213][214] |
9 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| West Mahwah | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Pescadero, California. She was refloated on 12 July.[214][215] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | United States | The 9-net register ton motor vessel caught fire after an explosion that occurred while she was filling one of her fuel tanks with gasoline at a dock at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. With the fire out of control, she was towed away from the dock and beached on Pennock Island, where she sank in 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) of water, a total loss. Her crew of five survived.[171] |
12 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lies | Netherlands | The coaster was in collision with Gauss ( Germany) at Bremen, Germany and sank.[216] She was raised the next day.[217] |
13 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gard | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Cerebus Rock, Strait of Canso. She was abandoned on 15 July, all crew were rescued.[218][219] |
| Messapia | Italy | The cargo ship foundered in the Danube at Brăila, Romania after her cargo shifted.[217] She was declared a constructive total loss.[220] |
| Nellie | Belgium | The coaster stranded on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom on 7 July.[221] She was refloated the next day but capsized and sank. All ten crew were rescued by Ranger ( United Kingdom).[222] |
14 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Prince | United Kingdom | The ocean liner collided with Elstree Grange ( United Kingdom) in the River Plate, Argentina. She was beached and 52 passengers were taken off by Armada de la República Argentina boats.[223] She was refloated on 19 July.[220] |
15 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico |  Mexico | The cargo ship ran aground at Tampico, Florida, United States and was a total loss.[205][224] |
16 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alten | United States | The 43-net register ton halibut-fishing boat collided with the heavy cruiser USS Louisville ( United States Navy) in the harbor at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. Louisville and the cutter USCGC Cyane ( United States Coast Guard) assisted her crew of 11 and there was no loss of life, but Alten was so badly damaged that she was a constructive total loss.[225] |
| Elliniki Dimokratia | Greece | The coaster sank in the Mediterranean Sea whilst on a voyage from Chekka to Beirut, Lebanon with the loss of two of her five crew.[226] |
17 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Bud | United States | The tug was gutted by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[226] |
18 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolaou Ourania | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 31 July.[226][227] |
| Skaraborg | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Hermia ( Germany) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom and was beached.[226] |
20 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Sproston | United States Navy | The decommissioned Wickes-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
21 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havso | Norway | The cargo ship struck rocks and foundered in the Irish Sea off Rhoscolyn Head, Anglesey, United Kingdom. All sixteen crew survived.[228] |
22 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Anthony | United States Navy | The decommissioned Wickes-class light minelayer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California. |
24 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rolfe | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 55.9-foot (17.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Black Sand Island (59°25′15″N 139°29′30″W / 59.42083°N 139.49167°W) in Ahrnklin Inlet at the entrance to the Ahrnklin River on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. The two people on board survived.[229] |
27 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zeantunes | Brazil | The cargo ship caught fire and sank.[230] |
29 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andutz Mendi | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was machine gunned, shelled, and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard by two submarines with the loss of twenty of her 31 crew. Three survivors were rescued by a French fishing vessel.[231][232] |
| Hai Yen |  Republic of China Navy | Second Sino-Japanese War: The Hai Yen-class river gunboat was sunk in Canton, China by Japanese aircraft.[233] |
30 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Num. 41 | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The Num. 11-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Nationalist Heinkel He 59 aircraft.[23] |
August[edit]
1 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Manor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Yerimozaki, Japan and was declared a total loss.[201][230] She was refloated on 19 August.[234] |
2 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anastassis | Greece | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Hydra ( Greece) at Piraeus and sank with an unknown number of casualties.[230] |
3 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tijerberg | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked in Saldanha Bay, South Africa.[235] |
5 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maaskerk | Netherlands | The cargo liner struck the Brenton Rock, Cape Palmas, Liberia and was beached at 4°22′20″N 7°44′40″W / 4.37222°N 7.74444°W. All passengers were disembarked. She was refloated on 7 August.[236][237] |
7 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Corporal | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The tanker was attacked off Algeria by Nationalist aircraft and was damaged. |
| Mongioia | Italy | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was attacked by Nationalist aircraft off Algeria with the loss of one crew member.[238] |
8 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonita | United States | While docked at Chignik, Territory of Alaska, the 14-gross register ton fishing vessel suffered an engine room explosion that set her on fire. After the fire went out of control, she was towed out into Chignik Bay (56°17′44″N 158°24′05″W / 56.2956°N 158.4015°W), where she burned until she sank about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) offshore. One of her five crewmembers was injured.[239] |
| Djebel Amour | France | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was attacked by Nationalist aircraft off Algeria.[240] |
| Hu Ying | Republic of China Navy | Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft sank the torpedo boat in the Yangtze.[241] |
| K Ktistakis | Greece | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was attacked by Nationalist aircraft off Algeria.[240] |
| Princess Marie Jose | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Clan Macneil ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France and was beached there. She was refloated on 10 August.[237][242] |
9 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nereus | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Beale, British Columbia, Canada and was wrecked.[243] |
10 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | United States | After dragging her anchors during a gale, the 14-ton purse seiner was wrecked in Little Pybus Bay (57°12′45″N 134°05′05″W / 57.21250°N 134.08472°W) on the northwest coast of Spruce Island in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of five survived and her gasoline engine was salvaged, but otherwise she was a total loss.[225] |
| Kebco | United States | The tug was in collision with the steamer Sandcraft ( United States) at Chicago, Illinois, and sank.[244] |
