List of shipwrecks in 1932

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The list of shipwrecks in 1932 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1932.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1932
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Minas Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Fleves. The crew abandoned ship.[1]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Eirini Kyriakades Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[2] She was refloated on 15 January.[3]
Raylight United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Ayr.[4] She was refloated on 6 January.[5]
Tamaho Maru  Japan The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (49°30′N 179°30′W / 49.500°N 179.500°W / 49.500; -179.500).[2] She was sighted at approximately that position on 19 January and a salvage operation was instigated.[6] No trace of the vessel was found and she was presumed to have foundered.[7]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Teresa Schiaffino  Italy The cargo ship ran aground at the eastern entrance to the Corinth Canal.[2] She was refloated on 10 January.[8]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Kaala United States The ferry ran aground on Molokai, Hawaii. She was declared a constructive total loss.[9]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cader Idris United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Southend Pier, Essex.[5]
Sorriso  Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany.[9] She was refloated on 22 January.[10]
Stanley Margetts United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Southend Pier.[5]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1932
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Breeze United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Christchurch, New Zealand. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss.[9]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1932
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Theseus Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Kara Point, Greece.[11] She was refloated on 17 January.[3]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Mango United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. All nine crew were rescued by the Selsey Lifeboat.[12] She was refloated on 25 January.[10]
Vicuna United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the North Sea off Reculver, Kent. All three crew were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat.[12]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
I. Ping United States The cargo ship ran aground on the Mopanshin Rocks, East China Sea and capsized.[8] She was refloated on 24 February.[13]
Prionus Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Tenedos, Turkey.[14] She was refloated on 19 January.[15]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Rubis France The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Europa Point, Gibraltar. The crew were rescued.[14]
Silva Sweden The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grenå, Denmark.[14]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Camlough United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in Luce Bay, Wigtownshire and sank. Eight survivors were rescued by the Portpatrick Lifeboat.[16]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Conqueror United Kingdom The Thames barge sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Thames Estuary 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Southend Pier, Essex. Both crew were rescued by the Southend Lifeboat.[17]
Kowa Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea off Balabac Island, Philippines.[18] The crew were taken off by Victoria Maru ( Japan) on 18 January.[19]
Svanur Iceland The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Snæfellsnes.[15] She was a total loss.[20]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Evergunar Latvia The cargo ship lost her tow and was driven ashore at Somnes, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway with the loss of four crew. Survivors were rescued by Jason ( Norway). Evergunar was a total loss.[15][21]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1932
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Notre Dame de Chatelet France The auxiliary schooner sank at Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine.[22]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1932
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Glenaan United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of Arran, Ayrshire. All ten crew survived.[23]
Maryolio V. Polemis Greece The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Vatika.[24] She was refloated on 5 February.[25]
Mary Denmark The auxiliary schooner collided with Kong Ring ( Norway) at Hamburg, Germany and sank. The crew were rescued.[23]
Nikos Marcou Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in the Little Belt.[24] She was refloated on 25 January.[26]
Yu Chang  Republic of China Navy The destroyer was wrecked at Nantung Chao, China. Her wreck was salvaged and scrapped.[27]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
HMS Rainbow  Royal Navy The Rainbow-class submarine ran aground in the English Channel off Ventnor, Isle of Wight. She was refloated later that day.[28]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Hazel B No. 2 United States While out of the water on a slipway for the winter at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, the 135-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire.[29]
Mildred Adams United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. The crew were rescued.[30]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1932
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HMS M2  Royal Navy The M-class submarine sank in West Bay, Dorset (50°34′36″N 2°33′56″W / 50.57667°N 2.56556°W / 50.57667; -2.56556) with the loss of all 60 crew.
Wanda Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Euboea.[31] She was refloated on 30 January.[32]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Venustas  Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Kerch, Soviet Union.[33] She was refloated on 12 February.[34]
Sea Lion II United States An hour after striking a submerged object and beginning to flood during a voyage from Foggy Bay to Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, the 18-gross register ton, 43.8-foot (13.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Point Alava (55°11′30″N 131°11′00″W / 55.19167°N 131.18333°W / 55.19167; -131.18333 (Point Alava)) in Southeast Alaska. Her owner and captain, who was the only person aboard, abandoned ship in a skiff and survived.[35]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Wiltshire United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the Thames barge Valkyrie in the River Thames at Southwark and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[36]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cotabato United States The cargo ship came ashore on the east coast of Samar, Philippines and was a total loss.[37]
Santa Ursula Spain The coaster caught fire 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Fuencaliente de La Palma, Canary Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[37] She was towed to Tazacorte by San Miguel ( Spain) but subsequently sank.[38]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1932
ShipStateDescription
President Roosevelt United States The ocean liner was rammed by Roma ( Italy) at New York and was severely damaged.[38]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Endicott United States The cargo ship ran aground in the Dry Tortugas.[39] She was refloated on 6 February.[40]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Lakewood United States The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire caused by a leaking gasoline tank while she was at her moorings in Thomas Basin at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[41]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Antartico Chile The cargo ship collided with Yero Carras ( Chile) off Magallanes and sank. The crew were rescued.[40]
Eleanor Nickerson United States The schooner collided with Jean Jadot ( Belgium) in the Atlantic Ocean (43°05′N 63°45′W / 43.083°N 63.750°W / 43.083; -63.750) and sank with the loss of 21 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by Jean Jadot.[25]
Ingerid United Kingdom The coaster was sunk at Saint-Denis, Réunion in a cyclone.[42]
John Bayly United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Specialist ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Blackwall, London and sank. All three crew were rescued.[25] She was refloated the next day.[40]
Larnie B. Shaw United States The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey with the loss of seven crew.[43]
Linaria United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saint-Denis, Réunion in a cyclone.[42] She was refloated on 10 February.[44]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Ginzan Maru  Japan The coaster sank at Hakodate.[40]
Kostis Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kerch, Soviet Union.[45] She was abandoned on 11 February as a total loss.[34]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
USS Whipple  United States Navy The Clemson-class destroyer collided with Rosalie Moller ( United Kingdom) in the Yangtze at Shanghai, China and was severely damaged.[46]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
E. Rose United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goodrington, Devon.[47] She was refloated on 23 February.[48]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Pytheas Greece The cargo ship came ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) north west of Eupatoria Point, Soviet Union.[49] She was refloated on 24 March.[50]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Olivia Venezuela The cargo ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[34]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Hayo Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Bunbury, Western Australia. She was refloated on 22 February.[51][52]
Isleworth United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Maleas, Greece.[53] She was refloated on 22 February.[54]
Mary L United States While at anchor in the harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, in a strong wind with no one aboard, the 8-gross register ton motor vessel dragged her anchor and was blown ashore on the coast of Southeast Alaska within 0.5 miles (0.8 km) of Wrangell. She then broke up in the surf.[55]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Evanghelos Nomikos Greece The cargo ship struck rocks at Iğneada, Turkey and was beached.[56] She was refloated later that day.[57]
Italia Sweden The cargo ship ran aground off Gandia, Valencia, Spain.[56] She was refloated on 13 April.[58]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Sakaye Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Wakkanai, Hokkaidō.[59] She was refloated on 23 February.[60]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Seestern  Germany The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Ethiopian ( United Kingdom) in the Weser and was beached. The crew were rescued.[61]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Titan flag unknown The dredger capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (35°39′N 8°29′W / 35.650°N 8.483°W / 35.650; -8.483). The crew were rescued by Schelde ( Netherlands).[7]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
America First United States During a voyage from Taku Harbor in Southeast Alaska to Juneau, Territory of Alaska, the 36-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) outside Stockade Point (58°03′30″N 134°01′45″W / 58.05833°N 134.02917°W / 58.05833; -134.02917 (Stockade Point)) in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a small boat and was rescued by the vessel Moira ( United States).[62]
Mary Jones United Kingdom The three-masted auxiliary schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Essex coast. The crew were rescued by Foam Queen ( United Kingdom).[7]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Northern Firth United Kingdom The coaster ran aground on Brush Island, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[52] She broke up in March and was a total loss.[63]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cecil United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Lady Martin ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Shadwell and sank.[48] She was raised the next day.[13]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Stylianos Coutsodontis Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Galata, Cyprus.[13] She was refloated on 29 February.[64]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Seitoku Maru  Japan The cargo ship came ashore at Amichishima, Miyagi Prefecture.[65] She was refloated on 6 March.[66]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Castle Galleon United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at Hemsby, Norfolk. Eleven of her thirteen crew were taken off by rocket apparatus.[67] The remaining two crew were taken off on 29 February.[60]
George W. Elzey Jr. United States The schooner collided with USCGC Acushnet ( United States Coast Guard) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cross Rip Lightship ( United States Coast Guard) and sank. The crew were rescued.[60]

29 February

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1932
ShipStateDescription
Agnes Seed United Kingdom The tug suffered an explosion and sank at the Harrington Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of one of her five crew.[68] She was raised on 2 March and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[65]
Trinidad Sanchez Dominican Republic The schooner collided with Emilia ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Arecibo, Puerto Rico and sank with the loss of one crew member.[64]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Johsa Norway The cargo ship caught fire at Porsgrunn, Norway and was a total loss.[65]
Yakumo Maru  Japan The Imperial Japanese Army-chartered cargo ship collided with Kinryo Maru ( Japan) at Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū and was beached. Refloated sometime in March, repaired and returned to service.[64][69]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Eusebia del Valle Spain The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by St Ambroise ( France). Eusebia del Valle subsequently sank (approximately 47°55′N 6°17′W / 47.917°N 6.283°W / 47.917; -6.283).[65][70]
T.F.C. United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Westland ( Netherlands) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached.[65]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Ocklinge United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on The Manacles.[71] She was declared a constructive total loss and salvage efforts were abandoned on 9 March.[72]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1931
ShipStateDescription
Deepwater United States The barge, towed by Mars ( United States), was anchored in the Atlantic Ocean when Mars had difficulties and was never seen again. Lost with all five hands.[73]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Firelight United Kingdom The coaster collided with USCGC Eagle ( United States Coast Guard) in the Atlantic Ocean (40°53′N 70°55′W / 40.883°N 70.917°W / 40.883; -70.917) and sank. All eight crew were rescued.[66]
Spring United States The barge, towed by Lenape ( United States), sprung a leak in a heavy Gale with thick snow and heavy seas south west of the McCries Shoals gas Light. Lenape cut her loose and went back to help her, but was unable to locate her in the snowstorm and she was never seen again. Lost with all four hands.[74]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Takasago Maru  Japan The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea. All crew were rescued.[66]
Verona Norway The cargo ship ran aground in Chesapeake Bay.[66] She was refloated on 14 March.[75]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
H. F de Bardeleben United States The collier lost her rudder in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island.[76] She was abandoned in the early hours of 10 March (39°36′N 58°55′W / 39.600°N 58.917°W / 39.600; -58.917). All 34 crew were rescued by Laganbank ( United Kingdom).[77][78] She foundered later that day at 39°32′N 58°30′W / 39.533°N 58.500°W / 39.533; -58.500.[79]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Latvis Latvia The cargo ship was damaged by ice 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Riga and was abandoned by her crew.[63] She was later reboarded and was assisted into Riga by an icebreaker.[80]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Arthur Kunstmann  Germany The cargo ship came ashore north of Florø, Norway (61°45′N 5°06′E / 61.750°N 5.100°E / 61.750; 5.100).[81] She was refloated on 17 March.[82]
Reindeer I United Kingdom The salvage vessel sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (43°43′N 63°00′W / 43.717°N 63.000°W / 43.717; -63.000). She was abandoned by her 30 crew, who were rescued by Montcalm ( United Kingdom).
Unidentified schooner barge United States The schooner barge sank in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island, New York. An unidentified 300-to-330-foot (91.4 to 100.6 m) wreck in 95 feet (29 m) of water 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) southwest of Jones Inlet nicknamed "Asfalto" may be her.[83]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Prince David United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground on a reef north of Bermuda. The passengers, and all except three crew, were taken off by Lady Somers ( United Kingdom).[84] She was refloated on 26 April.[85]
Venezia United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Sui-Tai ( United Kingdom) at Hong Kong and was beached.[81] She was refloated the next day and dry docked for repairs.[86]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Irene Sweden The cargo ship ran aground at Rørvik, Norway and was beached.[86] She was refloated on 19 March.[87]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Gansfjord Norway The cargo ship ran aground 37 nautical miles (69 km) west of Puerto México, Veracruz, Mexico.[82] She was refloated in April, arriving at Mobile, Alabama on 11 April.[88]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Leandros Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of the entrance to the Bosporus.[89] She was refloated on 7 April.[90]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Eva United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Fravis ( United Kingdom) at Hayling Island, Hampshire and sank.[91]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Providence France The ocean liner ran aground at Cape Niger, Imbros, Turkey.[92] She was refloated on 13 May.[93]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Rona United Kingdom The tug sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[50]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Rhea Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground between Gonaïves and Saint-Marc, Haiti.[94] She was refloated on 1 April.[95]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1932
ShipStateDescription
Luna United States After the 19-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire due to an explosion that occurred when her crew lit her galley stove, her crew beached her on Osten Island (55°24′45″N 131°19′28″W / 55.41250°N 131.32444°W / 55.41250; -131.32444 (Osten Island)) in Southeast Alaska, where she burned to the waterline, becoming a total loss. Her crew of two survived.[41]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Salem United States The barge sank while being towed by Nassau ( United States) off Brigantine, New Jersey in heavy seas and strong wind. Her captain and both crewmen left her in a lifeboat, but were never seen again.[96]

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cieszyn Poland The cargo ship ran aground at Utö, Finland.[97] She was refloated on 6 April.[90]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Tahsien flag unknown The cargo ship ran aground on Alceste Rock, Cape Shautung, China.[98] She was abandoned on 7 April as a total loss.[99]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Haiching United Kingdom The cargo ship struck rocks at White Dogs Island and was beached at Fuzhou, China.[100]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Chepstow Castle United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire.[99] She was refloated on 20 April.[101]
Sea Horse United Kingdom The tug collided with Foina ( Norway) at Sunderland, Co Durham and sank.[99] She was refloated on 9 April and drydocked for repairs.[102]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Rio Cabriel Spain The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pedrido, Galicia and was abandoned by her crew.[103] She broke in two and was a total loss.[102]
Rouzic France The three-masted schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay (45°58′N 8°28′W / 45.967°N 8.467°W / 45.967; -8.467). Of her 29 crew, four were rescued by Carmerata, four by Deerpool (both United Kingdom) and three by Samnanger ( Norway).[103] Eleven were rescued by Viking ( Denmark) and an unknown number by Trsat ( Yugoslavia).[104]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Galacum United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point and was beached at Sandown, Isle of Wight.[103] She was refloated the next day.[102]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
City of Mukilteo United States The passenger ship caught fire and was beached on Whidbey Island, Washington. She was declared a constructive total loss.[58]
Nobis  Germany The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. The crew were rescued.[102]
Pentland Firth United Kingdom The coaster was driven ashore at Scrabster, Caithness. The crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[102]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Daiboshi Maru No.3  Japan The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Horomushiro.[88]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Tsiehfa flag unknown The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Bohai Sea off Longkou, China. The crew were rescued.[101]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Louric flag unknown The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tela, Honduras and was wrecked.[105]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Maria M. Diacaki Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Syra and was abandoned by her crew. She later refloated herself and was taken in tow by Aghios Nicolaos ( Greece) and beached again.[101] She was refloated on 23 April.[106]
Phoenix United States The tanker ran aground on the Bahama Banks.[101] She was refloated on 23 April.[106]
Selonija Latvia The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°56′N 9°31′W / 41.933°N 9.517°W / 41.933; -9.517). All crew were rescued by Kulmerland ( Germany).[107]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Hougomont Finland The barque was dismasted in a squall in the Southern Ocean 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cape Borda, South Australia. She made port at Semaphore, South Australia, on 8 May 1932 but was deemed beyond economical repair and was scuttled to form a breakwater at Stenhouse Bay, South Australia, on 8 January 1933.

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Sansei Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the north shore of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[108] She was refloated on 6 May.[109]
Sydfold Norway The cargo ship ran aground off the south shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada.[110] She was refloated on 2 May.[111]
Wheatfeed United Kingdom The coaster ran aground in the River Bann at Coleraine, County Antrim.[110] She was refloated on 6 May.[109]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cymbeline United Kingdom The tanker ran aground on Anticosti Island, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.[108] She was refloated on 2 May.[112]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
L and H McDonald United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Freshwater Point, Trepassey, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[113]
Saisho Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Kyushu (approximately 31°N 132°E / 31°N 132°E / 31; 132).[108] She was refloated on 2 May.[114]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Ikbal Turkey The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Port Said, Egypt.[113] She was refloated on 2 May.[114]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1932
ShipStateDescription
Laplace United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Punti Indio, Argentina.[115] She was refloated on 5 May.[109]

May

1 May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
K Hadjipateras Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Ajaccio, Corsica, Italy (42°23′N 8°35′E / 42.383°N 8.583°E / 42.383; 8.583).[114][117] She was declared a total loss on 10 May.[118]
Tyne Maru  Japan The cargo ship collides with Kirin Maru ( Japan) off Cape Shandong, China and sank.[114]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Haliartus United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Bull Point, Falkland Islands and was wrecked.[112]
Louise B. Marshall United States The motor schooner was abandoned 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[119]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Rainbow United States With no one and no cargo on board, the 8-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) motor towing vessel broke loose from her moorings during a gale and was wrecked on a rocky shore approximately 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) west of Totem Bay (56°28′N 133°23′W / 56.467°N 133.383°W / 56.467; -133.383 (Totem Bay)) on Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[120]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Demetrios Pandelis Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Brava, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[121] She was declared a total loss.[118]
Juanito Spain The sailing ship sank at Burela, Lugo.[121]
Mauritania Spain The schooner was rammed and sunk at Las Palmas, Canary Islands by Leon y Castillo ( Spain). The crew were rescued.[121]
New York United States The passenger ship caught fire at West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York and was a total loss.[122]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Elim United Kingdom The coaster came ashore at Clents Point, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire.[121] She capsized the next day and was a total loss.[122]
Essex Friar United Kingdom ran aground on the Hillekrog Spit, Lolland, Denmark. Refloated on 14 May and taken to Copenhagen where declared a constructive total loss. Subsequently scrapped.[123][124]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Arez France The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Bay of Biscay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. The crew were rescued.[125]
Berengaria United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground in the Solent. She was refloated an hour later.[126]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Gauss  Germany The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Douro, Porto, Portugal.[127] She was refloated on 3 June.[128]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Lochearn United Kingdom The coaster struck rocks off Tiree, Inner Hebrides and was beached.[129] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Georges Philippar France The ocean liner caught fire in Gulf of Aden on her maiden voyage. She sank on 19 May with the loss of 54 lives.
Roumelian United Kingdom The cargo liner collided with Saint Nazaire ( France) in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of The Needles, Isle of Wight.[130] She was beached at Thorness Bay where the four passengers were taken off.[131] She was refloated in late May and towed to London for drydocking.[132]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Marianna Greece The cargo ship caught fire off Bender Eregli, Turkey and was beached. The crew were rescued by Kutlu ( Turkey).[133] She was a total loss.[134]
Ventura United States A fire burned the 13-gross register ton 45.5-foot (13.9 m) motor vessel to the waterline, after which she sank in 144 feet (43.9 m) of water near Juneau, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived, abandoned ship in a skiff, and was rescued by an outboard motorboat.[135]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Georges Philippar France The ocean liner sank with the loss of 54 lives due to damage she suffered when she caught fire on 15 May in Gulf of Aden on her maiden voyage.

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
City of Charleroy United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Exmouth, Devon.[136] She was refloated on 27 May.[137]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Perseverance United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. The crew survived.[136]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Bombay Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy The transport ship caught fire and was beached in the Astrea Channel, China.[138]
Cormorant Netherlands The motor schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. All four crew were rescued by a fishing vessel from Folkestone.[138][139]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Antonis Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Maleas, Greece.[132] She was refloated in mid-June, arriving at Piraeus on 11 June.[140]
Canton United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Maldives.[141] She was refloated on 30 May.[142]
Glendevon United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at South Woolwich, London.[141]
Varnes United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Cambridge ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Belvedere, Kent and sank.[141]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
S. B. Hirtle United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned.[132]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1932
ShipStateDescription
Grecian United States The 2,827-gross register ton cargo ship collided at night in fog with the passenger ship City of Chattanooga ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island and sank south-southeast of Block Island about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of Southeast Point in 95 to 100 feet (29 to 30 m) of water at 41°05′N 71°31′W / 41.083°N 71.517°W / 41.083; -71.517 (Grecian) with the loss of three or four (sources disagree) crew members.[137][143][144][145][146]
I. Ling United States The coaster struck rocks and foundered in the Yangtze 275 nautical miles (509 km) upstream from Yichang, China, with great loss of life.[137][143]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Wan-Lui United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 40 nautical miles (74 km) downstream of Chongqing, China.[147] She was abandoned on 9 June.[148]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Caprera  Italy The cargo ship came ashore on the Ilha da Mac, Argentina.[149] She was refloated on 2 August.[150]
Castle Galleon United Kingdom The coaster collided with Oscar Gorthon ( Sweden) in the North Sea off the Corton Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank. The crew survived.[151]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Genzan Maru  Japan The passenger ship ran aground off Karaginsky Island, Soviet Union and was abandoned by the 300-plus people on board.[152] She sank the next day.[153]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Teide Spain The cargo liner was wrecked off Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea.[153] Appin ( United Kingdom) rescued 85 passengers and landed them on the island.[148] She was a total loss.[154]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Choshu Maru  Japan The cargo ship caught fire at Tsurumi and was beached. The crew abandoned ship.[148] She was declared a total loss.[155]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Sappho Greece The cargo ship foundered off Berlengas, Portugal. The crew were rescued.[156]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Maria  Italy The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground on the Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina, United States.[154] She was refloated on 16 June.[157]
Shengking United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground on Chiming Island, 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Wei Hai Wei. Two British torpedo boat destroyers and an Admiralty tug rescued over 350 people.[154] She was refloated on 17 June.[158][159]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Kumari United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean off Dwarka, India.[160] Six of her 33 crew were lost.[157]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Artemis Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Abrolhos Rocks Bahia, Brazil. The crew were rescued by Eastern Prince ( United Kingdom).[160]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Brazza France The cargo ship ran aground at Libreville, French Equatorial Africa.[158] She was refloated on 23 June.[161]
Cymbeline United Kingdom The tanker suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank at Canadian Vickers' drydock in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty-five people were killed and 38 were injured.[162] The ship was a total loss.[163]
Ferndale United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Dellys Rock, 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Algiers, Algeria and broke in two. All 68 crew survived.[158][164]
Olive United States While beached in a lagoon between Crooked Island and Near Island at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, for painting, the 59-ton motor schooner was destroyed by a fire that apparently started when her gasoline engine backfired. The two crewmen aboard survived.[165]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cote Nord United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner came ashore in Shoal Bay, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[166][167]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Firby United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore in Bradore Bay, Strait of Belle Isle.[168] She was refloated on 4 July.[169]
Oyama Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the south west coast of Korea, she refloated but was leaking and consequently beached.[167] She was refloated the next day and sailed to Kure for repairs.[170]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Bore I Finland The passenger ship ran aground at Rysskar. The passengers were taken off.[170] She was refloated the next day.[171]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1932
ShipStateDescription
Tanger  Germany The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea off the Elbe 3 Lightship ( Germany) and was beached.[172] She was refloated the next day.[173]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Melbourne United Kingdom The four-masted barque collided with Seminole ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Fastnet Rock and sank. The crew were rescued by Seminole.[174]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Eftychia Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy.[175] She was refloated on 24 July.[176]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Chosun Maru  Japan The passenger ship struck a rock and was beached on the Shandong Peninsula, near Chisato Island, 60 miles (97 km) south of Qingdao, China (36°15′N 121°23′E / 36.250°N 121.383°E / 36.250; 121.383). Kuma ( Imperial Japanese Navy) took off 50 passengers and 131 crew. Chosun Maru was pulled off by Nasu Maru ( Japan) and towed to Nagasaki for repairs. Repaired and returned to service in December.[177][178]
Kittawa United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Bhutan and Chengtu (both United Kingdom) in the Astrea Channel and sank.[177]
Yu Chang  Republic of China Navy The Fu Po-class destroyer was wrecked in the Nantung Chao Channel at the mouth of the Yangtze.

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Prométhée  French Navy The Redoutable-class submarine foundered in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Fermanville, Manche (49°48′31″N 1°26′42″W / 49.80861°N 1.44500°W / 49.80861; -1.44500) with the loss of all 62 crew.

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Yaye Maru  Japan The coaster sank off Tsushima.[179]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Mary Evelyn United Kingdom The 84.3-foot (25.7 m), 90-ton steam trawler was run down and sunk in thick fog while trawling by Skerries ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel between Lundy and Caldey Island. Five crew were rescued, four were reported missing.[180][181]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Casino United Kingdom The coaster grounded at Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. She refloated but capsized and sank with the loss of ten of her seventeen crew.[182][183]
Triglav  Yugoslavia The cargo ship ran aground at Fogo, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[183] She was refloated on 21 July.[184]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Blas de Lezo  Spanish Navy The Blas de Lezo-class cruiser ran aground off Cape Finisterre. She was refloated and taken in tow by the tug Argos ( Spain) but foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) offshore. All 346 crew were rescued.[185]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Michael N. Maris Greece The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Brusnik Island, Yugoslavia.[186]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Gishu Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Bungo Channel and was beached.[187]
Moldanger Norway The almost-completed refrigerated cargo ship caught fire at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands and sank.[188][189] She was later refloated, repaired and entered service in March 1933.[190]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Kumakata Maru  Japan The cargo ship caught fire off Keelung Islet, Formosa and was abandoned by her crew.[191] She sank on 18 July.[189]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Norham United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire.[191] She was refloated on 2 August.[192]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Shunka Maru  Japan The cargo ship capsized and sank off the coast of Korea.[193]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Beikoku Maru  Japan The cargo ship collided with Yoshu Maru ( Japan) in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank. All crew were rescued.[194]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Johanna Smith United States The schooner, serving as a gambling ship moored off Long Beach, California, burned and sank.

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Heiwa Maru  Japan The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered off Mokoo.[176]
Islander United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground off Aywick, Shetland Islands and was a total loss. All on board were rescued.[176]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cristina Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Kerkennah, Turkey (34°42′00″N 11°21′30″E / 34.70000°N 11.35833°E / 34.70000; 11.35833).[195] She was refloated on 29 July.[196]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Homestead United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean at Humber Arm, Newfoundland.[197]
Lettie M. Hardy United Kingdom The schooner collided with Facto ( Norway) in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Georgetown, British Guiana and sank. All on board were rescued.[198]
Niobe  Reichsmarine The three-masted barque capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein with the loss of 69 of her 109 crew. Survivors were rescued by Theresia L M Russ ( Germany). Raised on 21 August for recovery of the dead, Niobe was scuttled on 18 September 1933.
Renate  Germany The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Baltic Sea and sank off Gotland, Sweden. The crew survived.[195]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1932
ShipStateDescription
Cape Race United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at St. Shotts, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[196]
Euphorbia United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of Anticosti Island, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.[196] She was refloated on 3 August.[199]

August

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Libby, McNeill & Libby No. 9 United States The 14.12-net register ton scow was wrecked on Salamatof Beach in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska during a gale.[41]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Aso  Imperial Japanese Navy The Bayan-class armored cruiser was sunk as a target by submarine torpedoes .
Bruges Belgium The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River upstream of Diamante, Entre Ríos, Argentina.[200] She was refloated on 10 August.[201]
Eunice United States During a voyage in the Aleutian Islands from Unalaska to Atka and way ports with a cargo of 30 short tons (27,216 kg) of general merchandise, the 42-gross register ton motor vessel went off course in fog due to a faulty compass and was wrecked on a beach on the east coast of Carlisle Island. Her crew of four survived.[202]
Joan United States The 26-gross register ton, 44.5-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel sank near Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. All three people aboard survived.[203]
Kelvinside United Kingdom The coaster sank about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west south west of the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. The crew survived.[199]
Why Not United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Otranto ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary at Thameshaven, Essex, and sank.[199]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Antonchu Spain The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of Cape Santa María, Portugal (36°40′N 8°12′W / 36.667°N 8.200°W / 36.667; -8.200). The crew were rescued by Bakap ( Yugoslavia).[123][200][204]
St Patrick United Kingdom The passenger ferry ran aground off La Corbière, Jersey, Channel Islands. The 314 passengers were rescued by Duke of Normandy, Isle of Sark and St Julien (all United Kingdom).[205] She was later refloated and towed into Saint Helier for temporary repairs.[206]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Capable United Kingdom The steamer came ashore in thick fog at Thurlestone, South Devon during thick fog. Capable refloated on the high tide and continued her journey from Pentewan, Cornwall, with grit for London.[207]
M.O.P. 216 B Argentina The tug foundered in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe with the loss of four crew.[208]
Myrtle United States The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of East Foreland (60°43′N 151°24′W / 60.717°N 151.400°W / 60.717; -151.400 (East Foreland)), Territory of Alaska. The only person on board survived.[55]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Libby United States The 8-gross register ton motor vessel broke loose from her moorings on the Nushagak River near Ekuk. Territory of Alaska, during a storm with no one aboard and sank.[41]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Western World United States The passenger-cargo ship, carrying 166 crew members and 85 passengers, ran aground at Porto do Boi, Brazil. The passengers were taken off by the German ship General Osorio and landed at Rio de Janeiro.[209] She was refloated on 10 September,[210] and subsequently was repaired and returned to service.

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Dagny Sweden The auxiliary schooner came ashore at Lessoe. The crew were rescued.[208] She was refloated on 13 August.[211]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Aéropostale II France The mail boat departed Dakar, French West Africa for Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. She last reported her position in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) out. No further trace, believed foundered with the loss of all 22 crew.[212][213][214]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Lassen United States The cargo ship caught fire at Oakland, California. She was scuttled to extinguish the fire.[211] She was refloated on 17 August and found to be severely damaged.[215]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Nichifuku Maru  Japan The cargo ship collided with Hide Maru ( Japan) in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank with the loss of nineteen crew.[216]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Shoal Fisher United Kingdom The three-masted schooner collided with Telena ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (48°00′N 7°50′W / 48.000°N 7.833°W / 48.000; -7.833) and sank. The crew were rescued by Telena.[215]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Lincoln Rock United States The 9-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of five survived.[41]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Dagland Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Akbaş, Turkey.[217] She was refloated on 28 August.[218]
La Corvette France The schooner capsized in the English Channel 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Selsey Bill, Sussex, United Kingdom.[217]
HMAS Yarra  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned River-class torpedo-boat destroyer was possibly sunk on this date as a target off Sydney.[219]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Kotohira Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground off Shiranushi, Karafuto Prefecture, Japan.[220] She was refloated on 3 September.[221]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Kumiai Maru  Japan The coaster collided with Kurushima Maru ( Japan) off Oshima Province and sank.[222]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 1932
ShipStateDescription
Duke of Lancaster United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground on Great Copeland Island in the Copeland Islands in the Irish Sea in a fog . She was refloated and returned to service.

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Stat Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Akranes, Iceland.[223] She was refloated on 6 September.[224]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Sandra Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Kristiansand, Norway, and sank.[223]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Bertie E. Tull United States The cargo ship ran aground in the Delaware River at New Castle, Delaware and was a total loss.[225][226]
Clara Elise  Germany The schooner sank in the Baltic Sea off the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden with the loss of four of her eight crew.[227]
Jelo Norway The cargo ship collided with Quersee ( Germany) in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal and was beached.[225]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Odensholm Sweden The cargo ship ran aground on Burnt Head, Newfoundland. She was declared a total loss on 15 September.[228]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Aranci United Kingdom The dredger foundered in the Irish Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) south by west of the Tuskar Rock, Ireland. She was under tow at the time and unmanned.[229]
Going United States The 7-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked with the loss of one life on rocks on the westernmost island of the Tatoosh Islands in Southeast Alaska when she dragged her anchor during a gale. There were two survivors.[116]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Observation United States The passenger ferry exploded and sank in the East River off Rikers Island, New York with the loss of 37 lives.[230]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Admiral Dewey United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Pierre Island, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked.[231]
Clara F United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Pierre Island and was wrecked.[231]
Golfer United Kingdom The coaster was driven ashore at Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides and was abandoned.[232]
Marjorie and Eileen United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Pierre Island and was wrecked.[231]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Watford United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore at Cape Percy, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked with the loss of one of her 38 crew.[233]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Adele  Germany The auxiliary sailing ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Pillau, East Prussia, Germany. The crew were rescued by the Pillau Lifeboat.[234] The ship came ashore at Pillau.[235]
Ida United States A fire destroyed the 13-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel while she was moored at the Oil Dock at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[236]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Baron Baeyens Belgium The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe, Argentina.[237] She was refloated on 19 September.[238]
Chloe  Italy The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère, France.[235] She was taken in tow by Seefalke ( Germany), but her boilers exploded and she foundered at 48°20′N 5°09′W / 48.333°N 5.150°W / 48.333; -5.150. All crew were rescued by Seefalke.[239][240]
Glamorgan Coast United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at North Point, Cape Cornwall. Fourteen crew and the one passenger rowed to safety; the ship was a total loss.[235][241]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Ivanhoe Norway The cargo ship ran aground on the north shore of False Island in the Matung Channel.[237] She was refloated on 24 September.[242]
HMAS Penguin  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned depot ship was scuttled in the Tasman Sea off Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.
Savio  Italy The cargo ship came ashore on Euboea, Greece (37°58′N 24°33′E / 37.967°N 24.550°E / 37.967; 24.550) and was a total loss. The crew were rescued by Viking ( Greece).[243][244]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Ravenscraig Norway The coaster collided with Baron Polwarth ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary off the Sunk Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of two crew.[245][246]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Aequitas  Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Kerch, Soviet Union.[247] She was refloated around 7 October.[248]
Tchatyr-Dahg Soviet Union The cargo ship collided with Inonu ( Turkey) off Leander's Tower, Istanbul, Turkey and was beached.[247] She was refloated on 29 September.[249]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Camille Mortenol Netherlands The dredger foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 8°55′W / 44.000°N 8.917°W / 44.000; -8.917) whilst under tow by Ebro ( Netherlands).[250] Two of her crew were lost.[251]
HMS Challenger  Royal Navy The survey ship struck a rock 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Ford's Harbour, Labrador, Dominion of Newfoundland (56°28′30″N 61°10′00″W / 56.47500°N 61.16667°W / 56.47500; -61.16667), and was beached. She was later refloated.[252]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Success United States The 14-gross register ton, 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor vessel was wrecked on a reef 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) southeast of Labouchere Island (56°17′35″N 133°40′20″W / 56.29306°N 133.67222°W / 56.29306; -133.67222 (Labouchere Island)) in Southeast Alaska. Her two crewmen survived. The cutter USCGC Tallapoosa ( United States Coast Guard) searched for her wreck a week later but found no trace of it remaining.[35]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Marjorie E. Bachman United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Change Islands, Dominion of Newfoundland. The crew survived.[253]
Saelen Denmark The auxiliary schooner departed Upernivik for Godhavn. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[254]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Bur Sweden The cargo ship ran aground in the River Dakoum, French West Africa.[255] She was refloated around 5 October.[256]
Nevada United States During a voyage from Longview, Washington, to Yokohama, Japan, with a crew of 37 and a cargo of 6,648 tons of lumber, flour, and general merchandise, the 5,645-gross register ton steamer was wrecked on Amatignak Island in the western Aleutian Islands with the loss of 34 lives. The passenger steamer President Madison ( United States) arrived on the scene on 29 September and rescued her three survivors from the island.[257][255][258]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1932
ShipStateDescription
Nelson United Kingdom The training ship, a former Thames barge, sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames at Chelsea, London.[259] She was refloated on 1 October.[255]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Bright Fan United Kingdom The cargo ship struck an iceberg in the Hudson Strait and sank. All 30 crew were rescued by N.B. McLean ( Canada).[260]
Chusan United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground at Weihaiwei, China. The passengers were taken off.[255][261] She sank on 4 October.[262]
Else Finland The cargo ship was driven ashore on Björkö and sank. Her crew were rescued.[263][264]
Georgios Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore on Björkö. All 29 crew were rescued before she sank.[263]
Niemen Poland The cargo ship collided with the barque Lawhill ( Finland) in the Kattegat and sank. The crew were rescued by Kronprinsessan Margareta ( Sweden).[255]
Start Sweden The cargo ship was driven ashore or Björkö and sank. Her crew were rescued.[263] She was refloated on 15 October.[265]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Mark H. Gray United Kingdom The schooner departed Porto, Portugal for Gaultois, Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[266]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Beaconoil United States The tanker ran aground in the Houston Channel.[267] She was refloated on 11 October.[268]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Franklin United States The coaster caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was burnt to the waterline.[267]
John J. Boland Jr. United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in Lake Erie 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Erie, Pennsylvania.[256][269]
Sally B United States With three passengers and two crewmen on board, the 18-gross register ton, 39.7-foot (12.1 m) motor yacht dragged her anchor, grounded, turned on her side, and was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska at a location identified as "Caldera Bay," probably a reference to either Calder Bay or, more likely, Port Caldera (55°23′N 133°10′W / 55.383°N 133.167°W / 55.383; -133.167 (Port Caldera)). There was no loss of life.[35]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Agen France The cargo ship collided with Cap Arcona ( Germany) in the North Sea off the Elbe 4 Lightship ( Germany) and was beached. She was later refloated and escorted into Hamburg, Germany.[269]
Johannes Finland The three-masted schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea off Viborg, Denmark. The eight crew were rescued by Asta ( Germany).[248][256][270]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Shamrock United Kingdom The Thames barge was abandoned of Dungeness, Kent. The crew were rescued by the Dungeness Lifeboat.[270] She was later reboarded and found to have suffered little damage.[268]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Charente Norway The cargo liner collided with Afric Star ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. all on board were rescued by Afric Star.[271]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Scheldestad Belgium The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (45°30′N 8°00′W / 45.500°N 8.000°W / 45.500; -8.000). The crew were rescued by Lancastria ( United Kingdom).[272] Sheldestad remained afloat and was towed by tugs Max Berendt and Seefalke (both  Germany) to A Coruña, Spain where she was repaired. She returned to service on 12 October.[239]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
HNLMS Krakatau  Royal Netherlands Navy
HNLMS Krakatau
The Krakatau-class minelayer listed and sank off Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies. Raised on 3 December 1932. The vessel was repaired and returned to service on 4 September 1934.[273]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Assel  Germany The coaster capsized and sank off Nervi Island, Vyborg, Soviet Union with the loss of three of her five crew.[274]
Emelia Estonia The schooner collided with Vesuvius ( Sweden) off Flotjam, Sweden and sank.[274]
Girl May United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Maughold Head, Isle of Man. The seven crew were rescued by the trawler Peter Lovett ( United Kingdom).[275]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Braedale United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. All eight crew survived.[276]
Monte Nevoso  Italy
Monte Nevoso.

The cargo ship ran aground on Haisbro' Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was a total loss. The 33 crew were rescued by H F Bailey III ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the fishing vessel Gleam ( United Kingdom).[276][277]

Sheldrake United Kingdom The coaster was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. The crew were rescued by the pilot cutter J. H. Fisher. Sheldrake was driven ashore at Cleethorpes.[276] She was refloated on 18 October.[278]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Redvers Buller United Kingdom The sand hopper capsized and sank in the Bristol Channel west of Flat Holm with the loss of four of her seven crew.[279]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Brulin United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[280] She was refloated on 20 October and found to be severely damaged.[281]
L'Essor France The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea. The 48 crew were rescued by Redsea ( United Kingdom).[282]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Birkenau  Germany The cargo ship came ashore at Chapel Point, Fife, United Kingdom. The crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[283] She was refloated the next day and towed to Leith.[278]
Faithful United Kingdom The coaster was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran. All four crew were rescued.[283]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Miho Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[284] She was refloated on 4 November.[285]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Marjorie Henniga United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Newtown, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[286]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Millom Castle United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner was abandoned in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Plymouth, Devon. The three crew were rescued by the Plymouth Lifeboat. Millom Castle was later towed into Plymouth by the trawler Atlantic ( United Kingdom).[287]
Rama Nicaragua The refrigerated cargo ship came ashore at Bluefields, Jamaica. She was declared a constructive total loss.[287][288]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
New Hope United Kingdom The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary. Both crew and a dog were rescued by the Southend Lifeboat.[289]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1932
ShipStateDescription
Pamela Hope United Kingdom The coaster came ashore on between Burnham Overy and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. The crew abandoned ship.[290] She was refloated on 24 November.[291]
Sarah Evans United Kingdom The schooner came ashore near Porthtowan, Cornwall and was a total loss. The three crew were rescued.[290][292]
Spes Netherlands The cargo ship came ashore at Christiansø, Bornholm, Denmark. The crew were rescued.[290]
Tovaristch Stalin Soviet Union The passenger ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Kapp Linné, Spitsbergen, Norway.[293] She was eventually refloated with the aid of six British trawlers.[294]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Plaindealer United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Tub Harbour, Labrador, Canada.[295]
Rosie Bella United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Croe, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[296]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Ceres Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground at Panomi Point, Greece.[295] She was refloated on 6 November.[285]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Carrouest I France The coaster foundered in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Alderney, Channel Islands. All five crew survived.[297][298]
Ralph Williams United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Herring Neck, Newfoundland.[299]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Goulandris Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete. The crew survived.[297]
Orion Finland The cargo ship came ashore at Härnösand, Västernorrland County, Sweden and was wrecked.[297]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Helen Belle United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Cape Chapeau Rouge, Newfoundland.[299]
Kenjo Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the east coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[300] She was refloated on 10 November.[301]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Bessie McDonald United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Old Perlican, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[299]
Drake United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Inga ( Finland) in the River Medway at Upnor, Kent and sank.[302]
Hester Nellie United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Red Island, Newfoundland.[299]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Alma M United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore on Conception Island, Bahamas and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[303]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Nordvangen Norway The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cay Confites, Cuba in a hurricane.[304] Sne was refloated in mid-December, arriving at Key West, Florida, United States under tow on 13 December.[305]
Sensan Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Keelung, China.[306] She was refloated on 17 November.[307]
Vistula Denmark The tanker ran aground at Tampico, Mexico and was a total loss.[306]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Balboa United Kingdom The cargo ship sank at Georgetown, British Guiana.[308]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Oregon Star United Kingdom The refrigerated cargo liner caught fire at Hebburn, Northumberland. One crew member was killed.[309] She burnt for a week and was consequently declared a total loss.[310] Oregon Star was scrapped in 1934.[311]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Genchu Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the Idzu Peninsula in a typhoon. She broke in two, the stern section sank with the loss of 36 crew. There were some survivors.[312]
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft Netherlands The ocean liner caught fire in Amsterdam harbour, North Holland. She burned for nine days and was consequently declared a total loss and sold for scrap.
Unkai Maru No.15  Japan The cargo ship was driven ashore in Tokyo Bay in a typhoon. She was refloated on 23 November.[313][314]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Alberto Spain The cargo ship struck a rock off Villano and was beached at Camariñas, A Coruña. The crew were rescued.[303]
Heinrich Beerman  Germany The 130.1-foot (39.7 m), 106-ton steam trawler stranded at Mortingebazen, Nr. Florø, Norway. The vessel was refloated two days later.[315]
Hercules United States After her gasoline engine broke down, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel drifted onto a beach 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Red Bay (56°20′N 133°18′W / 56.333°N 133.300°W / 56.333; -133.300 (Red Bay)) in Southeast Alaska and was pounded to pieces by the surf. All three people aboard – her crew of two and a passenger – survived.[29]
Howard Young United Kingdom The schooner came ashore in Bonavista Bay and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[316]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Marionga J. Goulandris Greece The cargo ship came ashore at Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.[316] She was refloated on 5 December.[317]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Le Poilu France The ketch sank off Sark in the Channel Islands.[318]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Calliope Leitch United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Drapetsona, Greece.[319] She was refloated on 27 November and beached in St George Bay.[320]
Rosario  Italy The tanker ran aground off Leander's Tower, Istanbul, Turkey.[319] She was refloated on 28 November.[321]
Tecumseh United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Inhaca, Portuguese East Africa and was a total loss.[291]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Herta Grube  Germany The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Kalmar, Småland, Sweden with the loss of all hands.[322]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Edith Dawson United Kingdom 495 GRT British schooner on passage from Turks and Caicos Islands to Nova Scotia with a cargo of salt ran into strong northerly gale east of Jacksonville and started leaking badly. The crew started the pumps, but the salt cargo got mixed with water in her hold and made a slush shutting down the pumps. American tanker Sylvan Arrow spotted distress fire on the schooner's deck and managed to get close to the disabled ship and transfer all seven people on board. The schooner soon burst into flames and sank a few hours later. The crew was safely landed in Beaumont on 6 December.

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Le Saint Laurent France The coaster collided with Mana ( France) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cayenne, French Guiana and sank.[323]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Margit Chile The cargo ship caught fire at Talcahuaso and was abandoned by her crew. She was a total loss.[321]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1932
ShipStateDescription
Georgian United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Grand Island, Michigan.[324] Salvage operation were postponed on 13 December until the following spring.[325]

December

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