List of shipwrecks in 1914
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The list of shipwrecks in 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost in 1914.
| Flag | Aban. | Found. | Fire | Coll. | Wreck[b] | War | Other | Miss | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 100 | 1 | 19 | 194 |
| British Colonies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| US | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Austro-Hungarian | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Danish | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| Dutch | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| French | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||
| German | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 32 | ||
| Italian | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Japanese | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| Norwegian | 5 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 38 | |||
| Russian | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||||
| Spanish | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Swedish | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Europe, rest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| C. and S. America | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America |  United States |
The passenger and package delivery ship ran aground in Lake Superior, suffering considerable damage.[2] She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Annie Perry | United States |
The fishing schooner was sunk in a collision with Surf in the harbor at Boston, Massachusetts. Abandoned by her owners she was raised and sold. Repaired and returned to service.[3] |
| County of Devon |  United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean in late February or early March. Her crew were rescued by the tanker Deutschland ( Germany) and landed at Copenhagen, Denmark on 8 March.[4] |
| Florence J. | United States |
The oil service vessel capsized in Puget Sound immediately after being launched at Dockton, Washington, in either 1913 or 1914. She was righted, completed, and eventually entered service. |
| G. P. Hudson | United States |
The vessel was reported lost in Chignik Bay (56°18′N 158°24′W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[5] |
| SMS Markomannia |  Imperial German Navy |
World War I: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk in the Indian Ocean by HMS Yarmouth ( Royal Navy).[6] |
| Maria O. Teal | United States |
The four-masted schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean sometime before 9 February. Her crew were rescued by Rio Colorado ( United Kingdom).[7] |
| Nostra Senora del Rosario |  Italy |
The barque departed Cádiz, Spain, for Montevideo, Uruguay, on 17 February. She subsequently foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat with a decomposed body was found in mid-March 1914 off Cádiz.[8] |
| Schcold | United States |
The purse-seine fishing vessel was lost in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[9] |
| Senator | United States |
The 138.8-foot (42.3 m) two-masted schooner was abandoned at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, due to age and her poor hull condition in either 1914 or 1915. Her wreck lies at 44°49.617′N 087°22.095′W. |