List of shipwrecks in 1937
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1 January
| 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 310 foot concrete hulled former tanker, being used as a gambling/casino ship, was driven ashore at Coronado, California, and was wrecked.[3] |
2 January
| 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.[4] |
| J. Oswald Boyd | United States |
The tanker was destroyed by an explosion and fire in Lake Michigan with the loss of five lives.[4] |
| Glen Tanar | United Kingdom |
The 876 GRT coaster on a passage from Granton to Ålvik with a cargo of coke, foundered in Hardangerfjord, Norway. All crew were rescued.[5] |
3 January
| 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.[6] |
6 January
| 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.[7] |
7 January
| 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.[8] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chinning |  China |
The cargo ship collided with Haiyi ( China) off Nanking and was beached.[9] |
| Hoyo Maru |  Japan |
The tanker ran aground on Tanegashima.[10] She was reported as still aground in March 1937.[11] |
| Umbertas |  Italy |
The 877 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Venice to Catania with general cargo, collided with Morea ( Italy) off Grossa, Corsica, France and sank. The crew were rescued by Morea.[12] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M.F. 4 |  France |
The 196 GRT coaster on a passage from Bordeaux to Vannes with a cargo of cement ran aground during the foggy conditions and was wrecked at Les Grands Cardinaux (near Belle Île). |
| Roche Castle | United Kingdom |
The 307 GRT motor trawler ran aground on the rocks about 2 miles west of Eynon, Gower during a heavy storm, while attempting to return to Swansea. Ten crewmembers were saved, and one was killed.[13] |
| San Sebastian | United Kingdom |
The 126-foot (38 m), 271 GRT steam trawler, a sold off Castle-class naval trawler, stranded on rocks off Iommalach, 2 miles (3.2 km) off Ardbeg, Islay in heavy rain, a total loss. Eight crew were rescued off rocks after seven hours, her captain off another rock after ten hours. Four crew died.[14][15] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vierge Marie |  Belgium |
The 112 GRT motor trawler hit the rocks in heavy seas, strong wind and heavy fog conditions off Cornwall near Newlyn. Four out of six crew members died. |
| 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.[16][17] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aikoku Maru | Japan |
The 3,212 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Otaru to Shimidzu with a cargo of coal broke in two and foundered in a snowstorm off the Shakotan Cape, Hokkaidō with some loss of life.[18][19] |
| Johanna Thornden |  Finland |
The 3,223 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from New York to Gothenburg with general cargo ran aground on Swona, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of 30 of her 38 crew.[16][20] |
| St. Michel | France |
The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked between Charmouth and Lyme Regis, Dorset, United Kingdom.[21] |
| Totnes | United Kingdom |
The 283 GRT coaster on a passage from Tyne to Golspie with a cargo of coal, came ashore at Golspie, Sutherland. All crew were rescued.[16][22] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin |  Norway |
The 1,995 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Nuevitas, Cuba to Boston with a cargo of sugar stranded in the mouth of Nuevitas Harbour, broke in two and sank.[23] |
| Silvercypress | United Kingdom |
The 6,770 GRT motor vessel on a voyage form New York to Shanghai with a cargo of chemicals developed a fire in her engine room which spread to the rest of the ship. She was beached at Guimaris Island near Iloilo, Philippines.[18] Silvercypress was later declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrapping.[24] She was towed to Manila and sold to Japanese breakers. She was repaired and renamed Yasukawa Maru.[25] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frangoula Vrondisi | Greece |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Mantoudi in a storm.[23] She was refloated on 17 January.[26] |
16 January
| 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).[17] |
17 January
| 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.[27] |
| Michalis | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Paloma, California, United States.[28] She was refloated on 13 March.[29] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duhnen |  Kriegsmarine |
The schooner was driven ashore on Fehmarn, Germany.[30] |
| Fairplay 10 |  Germany |
The tug was driven ashore on Fehmarn, Germany. The crew were rescued by a Kriegsmarine minesweeper.[30] |
| 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.[31] |
| Penton | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Gorleston, Suffolk. All crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat.[22] She was refloated on 21 October.[32] |
| Trym | Norway |
The 1,909 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Kirkenes to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore 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.[33][34] |
| Welle | Kriegsmarine |
The converted trawler foundered in the Bight of Kiel off Fehmarn with the loss of all 25 crew.[30] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oued Zem | France |
The cargo ship ran aground at Mazagam, Morocco.[35] She was refloated on 10 May.[36] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mewa XIII |  Poland |
The coaster became stranded by ice at Darßer Ort, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. All crew left the ship.[37] |
| Savonmaa | Finland |
The 1,820 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Viipuri to Manchester with a cargo of wood and pulp, ran aground near the Songvår Lighthouse, Norway and sank with the loss of all hands.[37] |
| Shige Maru | Japan |
The 305 GRT coaster sank off Idzu with the loss of all hands.[38] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M 12 | France |
The dredger foundered in a storm near Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[39] |
| Roosevelt | United States |
The oceangoing steam tug was deliberately beached in the Old French Canal at Cristóbal, Panama Canal Zone, and abandoned.[40][41][42] |
| Therese | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in Blyth Bay. She was refloated on 13 March.[43] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karmt | Norway |
The 1,610 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Port Talbot to Bergen with a cargo of steelplates 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).[44][45] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| English Trader | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Dartmouth, Devon. All 52 crew were rescued by the Torbay Lifeboat.[46] She was refloated on 22 February.[47] |
| Griesheim | Germany |
The 4,998 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Narvik to Rotterdam with a cargo of iron ore, ran aground at Brønnøysund, Norway and broke in two.[48] |
| Spyros | Greece |
The 2,108 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Istanbul to Hamburg was wrecked off Portimão, Algarve, Portugal with the loss of seven crew.[48] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spartivento | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Mala, Spain.[48] She was refloated on 8 February.[49] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Metinda | United Kingdom |
The tug foundered at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands in a storm.[50] |
| Terneuzen | United Kingdom |
The 2,472 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Sas van Gent to Setúbal, Portugal in ballast, ran aground at Setubal in a storm.[51] Salvage operations were abandoned on 15 April.[52] She was refloated on 20 September and subsequently sold by the insurers to Sea & Land Securities Ltd., London, who repaired and returned her to service in 1938.[53] |
27 January
| 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.[51] |
| Horisonte |  Portugal |
The schooner sank in Leixões harbour after a collision with Ingria ( Norway). She was refloated in 1939, repaired and returned to service.[54] |
| Jonge Jacobus |  Netherlands |
The 1,757 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Antwerp to Alexandria with general cargo, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all hands.[55][56] |
| Peter H. Crowell | United States |
The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Cape Cod Canal and was beached.[55] |
| Satis | United Kingdom |
The sailing barge was blown ashore at North Wootton, Norfolk in a storm.[55] |
| 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.[55] Toxteth was raised on 1 February and beached.[57] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ashanti | United Kingdom |
The coaster was driven aground at Leixões, Portugal in a storm.[58] She was refloated on 10 May.[59] |
| San Matteo | Italy |
The 3,757 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Gdynia to Gibraltar with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on the Stolp Bank in a heavy gale with a loss of all 40 of her crew. |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Polwarth | United Kingdom |
The 3,661 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Vizagapatam to Workington with a cargo of ore, ran aground on Juan de Nova Island, Madagascar. She broke her back and was a total loss.[60] |
| Kakariki | United Kingdom |
The 887 GRT coaster on a passage from Tasmania to Melbourne with a cargo of pyrites, collided with Caradale off the Gelibrand Pile Light and sank in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia with the loss of six of her 24 crew.[61] |
| Olifer | Germany |
The 1,095 GRT coastal tanker on a voyage from Rotterdam to Hamburg with a cargo of mineral oil, 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.[56][62] |
Unknown date
| 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.[63] |
| USS Stribling | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Wickes-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Pedro, California. |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd | United Kingdom |
The coaster was driven ashore at Fair Isle and was wrecked.[64] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aija |  Latvia |
The 571 GRT coaster foundered in the Baltic Sea due to ice near Kolkasrags whilst on a voyage from Liepaja to Riga with general cargo. The crew were rescued by the icebreakers Lāčplēsis and Krišjānis Valdemārs ( Latvia).[65][66] |
| 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.[67] |
| 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.[10] |
| Greenland | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kristiansand, Norway, sprang a leak and then was beached.[67] |
3 February
| 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.[49][68] |
| Lysaker II | Norway |
The cargo ship collided with A. P. Bernstoff ( Denmark) at Esbjerg, Denmark and sank. All crew were rescued.[69] |
| Roko Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship came ashore at Hachinohe, Aomori.[70] She was refloated on 13 February.[71] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artabro | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk at Málaga by Nationalist aircraft.[27] |
| I-2 and I-4 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The I-1-class motor patrol boats were scuttled at Málaga. Salvaged and placed in Nationalist service. |
| River Avon | United Kingdom |
The 202 GRT steam trawler on her return trip from fishing grounds, ran aground near North Carr Lightship while trying to round the Fife Ness. All the crew was saved, but the ship was declared a total loss. |
8 February
| 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.[49] |
| 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. |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Luneda | United Kingdom |
The 129.9-foot (39.6 m), 288 GRT steam trawler stranded on rocks off Carmichael's Rock, off Ardbeg, Islay in a heavy snowstorm with zero visibility and large swells, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by Pibroch ( United Kingdom).[72][73] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cottoneva | United States |
The 1,113 GRT auxiliary schooner was loading lumber at Port Orford when a storm hit the harbor. High winds pushed the ship onto shore, and she ran aground on Battle Rock, Port Orford, Oregon and was wrecked.[74][75] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grigorio P | Greece |
The coaster ran aground at Katakolo after her rudder broke and was wrecked.[76] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choho Maru | Japan |
The 326 GRT coaster on a passage from Misumi to Osaka with a cargo of rice and starch, stranded near Hirado, Nagasaki and subsequently sank, with the loss of six of her fourteen crew.[77] |
13 February
| 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.[77] She was refloated the next day and towed to Gibraltar.[74] |
| Hematite | United Kingdom |
The 722 GRT coaster on a passage from Dublin to Newport in ballast, struck a rock in the Irish Sea near Bishops and Clerks, was abandoned by her eleven crew and sank.[77][78] |
| Misaki Maru No.2 | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Same, Aomori. She was refloated on 29 June.[79] |
| Octavia | United Kingdom |
The 108.9-foot (33.2 m), 173-ton steam trawler was sunk in a collision with the trawler George Cousins ( United Kingdom) 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Maughold Head, Isle of Man in 23.5-metre (77 ft) of water. Her crew was rescued by George Cousins.[80][81] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Konoshita Maru | Japan |
The tanker ran aground near the Ōmazaki Lighthouse, Honshū.[82] |
| Otaru Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship sprang a leak off Same, Aomori and a distress signal was sent.[77] She foundered with the loss of all hands.[83] |
| 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.[84] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yung Chi | China |
Struck rocks off Makung, Pescadores and was beached.[29] In August 1937 she was used as a blockship at Kiangyin, Yangtse River.[85] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Our Girls | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Greenwich with the loss of her master.[71] |
17 February
| 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.[86][87][88] |
| 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.[86][87][88] |
18 February
| 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.[89][90] She was raised on 24 August,[91] returned to service; during World War II she was bombed and sunk.[92] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin B. Odell | United States |
The passenger-cargo steamboat of the Central Hudson Steamboat Company tied up for the winter season at the Rosoff dock at Marlborough was completely destroyed by a mysterious fire. |
25 February
| 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.[93][94] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Airston | United Kingdom |
The 141 GRT barge/lighter on a voyage from Colne River to London with a cargo of sand foundered in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of all four crew.[95] |
| Athina Livanos | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Warrenby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[96] She was refloated on 13 March.[43] |
| Stancrest | United Kingdom |
The 462 GRT coaster left London for Bridgwater with a cargo of cement on 27 February, passed St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight next day. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all nine crew.[97] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arapiles | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost sometime in February. |
| Beacon Star | United Kingdom |
The 88.3-foot (26.9 m), 99-ton steam trawler was lost with all hands. She was last heard from off Eddystone Light on 18 February, she failed to answer calls the next day.[98][99] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jolanda | Italy |
The 1,243 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Olhão to Gibraltar with general cargo, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) west of Gibraltar. Seventeen crew were rescued by Tuscania ( United Kingdom).[100] |
4 March
| 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.[101] |
| Loukia | Greece |
Spanish Civil War: The 2,143 GRT tanker on a passage from Constanta to Barcelona with a cargo of benzine hit a mine and sank in the Gulf of Rosas off Cape San Sebastián, Catalonia. There was only one survivor.[102][103][104] |
| 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.[105][106][107] |
5 March
| 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.[107][108] |
| Nabarra | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: Battle of Cape Machichao: The Basque Navy patrol boat/naval trawler was sunk at Málaga by Canarias ( Spanish Navy). 29 crewmen including her captain were killed and 20 captured.[27] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favorita | United Kingdom |
The 137.1-foot (41.8 m), 314 GRT trawler was wrecked on Skagi Reef (Gardskagi), Reykjavík, Iceland . One crewman was killed launching her boat. Survivors were rescued by Northern Reward ( United Kingdom).[109][110] |
| Frank H. Buck | United States |
The 6,077 GRT tanker on a passage from Ventura to San Francisco with a cargo of oil, collided with President Coolidge ( United States) in San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge and was beached. All crew were rescued.[111] She broke in two on 20 March and was declared a total loss.[88] |
7 March
| 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.[112] She was beached at Fowey, Cornwall and was refloated on 7 September.[113] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delia |  Canada |
The 1,276 GRT cargo ship on a passage from St. John's to Halifax with a cargo of cod was crushed by ice in the Trepassey Bay off Cape Race, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew.[114] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galatia T | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship caught fire at Bastia, Corsica, France. She sank on 12 March.[115][116] |
| 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.[115] |
| Laila | Denmark |
The cargo ship caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, was beached and was refloated the following day.[116][117] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann Söhle | Nazi Germany |
The 243 GRT steam trawler ran aground and was wrecked near Brevik while travelling between Harstad and Andenes. |
| Hop Sang | United Kingdom |
The 2,149 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Takao to Keelung with a cargo of gasoline and kerosene ran aground 1 mile east of Garanbi Lighthouse. |
14 March
| 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.[118] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haiping | China |
The 1,948 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Sydney to Rabaul with a cargo of coal sprang a leak and was abandoned off Double Island Point, Queensland, and subsequently sank. The crew was saved by Mildura ( United Kingdom). |
| Iristo | Norway |
The 1,821 GRT cargo ship on a passage from St. John's to Hamilton 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.[119][120] |
16 March
| 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.[119] |
| 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.[121][122][123] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Caine | United Kingdom |
The 214 GRT coaster on a passage from Sydney to Port Macquarie with general cargo, sprang a leak and subsequently foundered off Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia. All crew were rescued by Idant ( United Kingdom).[121] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America |  Argentina |
The 2,686 GRT passenger-cargo ship on a passage from Puerto Belgrano to Puerto Madryn with a cargo of coal, 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.[124][125] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Moller | United Kingdom |
The 4,877 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Vizagapatam to Liverpool with a cargo of nuts and oil cake, caught fire in the Irish Sea, exploded and was abandoned in the early hours of 23 March off Holyhead, Anglesey. All crew survived.[88] Marie Moller came ashore at Holyhead.[126] |
| 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[88] She and was towed into Oscarshamn despite being severely damaged.[126] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bjerkli | Norway |
The 1,106 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Tampico to Denmark with a cargo of oil cake 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).[126][127] |
| Jinkai Maru | Japan |
The 3,835 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Miike to Hong Kong with a cargo of coal, ran aground at Waglan Island, Hong Kong. She sank on 26 March.[128][129] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[130] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Girona | Spain |
The cargo ship struck a rock at Santander, Cantabria and was beached.[131] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Panama |
The 3,381 GRT cargo ship on a passage from San Francisco to Lae with general cargo, exploded and subsequently sank while approximately 5 miles from Aurh Island. The crew was saved by the steamer Shinko Maru and were disembarked at Jaluit. |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Democraat | Netherlands |
The cargo ship ran aground on Vlieland, Friesland. She was refloated on 12 April.[125][132] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim | United States |
The excursion steamer was destroyed by fire at Elizabethport, New Jersey.[125] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mar Caspio | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The 3,080 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Newcastle to Bayonne with a cargo of coal, 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 and later declared a total loss.[133] |
30 March
| 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.[101][129] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loch Morar | United Kingdom |
The 125.7-foot (38.3 m), 277-ton steam trawler, a sold off Castle-class naval trawler, was lost with all 12 hands when she went on a reef 1,500 yards (1,400 m) off shore from Eyrarbakki, Iceland, in heavy weather.[134][135] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asnaes | Denmark |
The cargo ship ran aground near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. She was refloated on 24 September.[136] |
| Mar Cantabrico | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by Canarias ( Spanish Navy). She was on a voyage from the United States to Spain with a cargo of war materials. Her crew were rescued by Canarias.[137] |
April
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poli | Greece |
Spanish Civil War: The 2,861 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Bagnoli to Melilla in ballast was shelled and sunk by the Nationalist cruiser Baleares ( Spanish Navy) in the Central Mediterranean, about 28 miles off Sant'Antioco.[102] |
| Standale | United Kingdom |
The 2,456 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Antwerp to Cartagena witha acargo of grain, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 50 miles west of Oporto. All 25 crew were rescued by Vandyck ( United Kingdom).[138] |
4 April
| 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.[139] |
6 April
| 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.[102][140] |
| 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.[141][142] She was refloated on 31 May.[143] |
7 April
| 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.[142][144][145] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Yue | China |
The cargo ship sank in the Yangtze River 30 nautical miles (56 km) upstream of Ichang.[146] |
10 April
| 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.[147] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broholm | Denmark |
The cargo ship ran aground at Leixões, Portugal.[148] She was refloated on 20 April.[149] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Island | Denmark |
The 1,774 GRT cargo-passenger ship on a voyage from Copenhagen to Iceland with general cargo, ran aground on the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. All 28 passengers on board were rescued by the Anstruther Lifeboat.[150] |
| Rein | Norway |
The 1,175 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Lyngor to Preston with a cargo of wood pulp, ran aground at Helman Head, Caithness, United Kingdom. All sixteen crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Smiling Morn ( United Kingdom).[150] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchesse de Brabant | Belgium |
The 302 GRT steam trawler on her passage from fishing grounds to Ostend, ran aground in poor weather on Sumbø Holm near Suderø and subsequently sunk. |
23 April
| 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.[151] |
24 April
| 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).[152] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William R. Linn | United States |
The cargo ship struck a submerged object in Lake Michigan and was beached at Detour, Michigan.[152] |
26 April
| 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.[153][154] |
28 April
| 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.[155] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sunk Island, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 8 May.[156][157] |
30 April
| 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.[59][158] |
| España | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The España-class battleship struck a mine at Santander, Cantabria, Spain,[159] and then she was bombed by Gourdou-Leseurre GL-633 aircraft and sunk; those that survived were rescued by Velasco ( Spanish Navy).[160][27] |
| Golden Sun | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze at Chinkiang, China,[161] she remained so for a number of days until she came free and departed China from Shanghai on 16 May.[162] |
May
1 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delphin IV | Germany |
The coaster collided with Aenne ( Germany) in the Kiel Canal and sank.[163] |
2 May
| 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.[163][164] |
| 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).[163] She was refloated on 7 May.[157] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna T | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Charente at Tonnay-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France.[165] She was refloated on 6 May.[166] |
| Michalios | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Çanakkale, Turkey.[167] She was refloated on 13 May.[168] |
7 May
| 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).[27] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thetis | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Şile, Turkey.[36][157] |
| Trinidad | United States |
The coaster ran aground in Willapa Bay, Washington and broke up with the loss of one crew member.[36][157] |
| 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.[157][169] |
9 May
| 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.[157] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterini Nicclaou | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, Argentina.[36] She was refloated on 23 May.[170] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hermes | Germany |
The tug collided with Lippe ( Germany) in the Weser and sank with the loss of one crew member.[171] |
| Standale | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Berlengas Islands, Portugal.[102] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minmi | United Kingdom |
The 1,508 GRT collier on a passage from Melbourne to Newcastle in ballast, ran aground on the Cape Banks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She broke in three and sank with the loss of two crew.[172][173] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leda | Sweden |
The coaster collided with C. F. Tietgen ( Denmark) in Øresund off Ven and sank with the loss of all three crew.[174] |
| Wiegand | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef, Florida, United States. Her captain committed suicide.[175] She was refloated the next day.[162] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beatsa | United Kingdom |
The 1,569 GRT cargo ship on a passages from Cartagena to Danzig with a cargo of oranges, ran aground off the Île-Moléne, Finistère, France and became a total loss.[162][175] |
| 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).[175] |
16 May
| 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.[176] She was refloated on 27 May.[177] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Port Edgar | The sealer ran aground on a reef off Speedwell Island, Falkland Islands and was wrecked.[178] |
18 May
| 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.[179] |
20 May
| 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.[180][181] |
| 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.[108][181] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D 18 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in a collision with Ciscar ( Spanish Navy).[182] |
| 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).[183] She was refloated on 29 May.[184] |
| Steinmetz | Germany |
The tug capsized and sank at Rostock, Germany, whilst assisting Kaiser ( Germany) with the loss of two of her crew.[181] |
| Visurgis | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Siena ( Italy) in the North Sea off the Terschelling Lightship ( Netherlands) and sank.[170] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Nièvre | France |
The tanker came ashore at Audierne, Finistère. All crew were rescued.[170] |
26 May
| 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.[185] |
| 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.[186] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadin | United Kingdom |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Valencia with the loss of seven crew.[187] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boscobel | United Kingdom |
The 125.7-foot (38.3 m), 232 GRT coastal cargo ship, a former trawler, on a passage from Antwerp to London with a cargo of pig iron, struck a floating object in the North Sea and sank near the Lightship Wandelaar (51°21′N 02°50′W / 51.350°N 2.833°W). All crew were rescued by the trawler Maurice Marguerite ( Belgium).[188][189][190] |
| Durour | United Kingdom |
The 820 GRT inter-island steamer while undergoing repairs on a slipway at Kerabai, burned and was buried by debris following the explosion
on the Vulcan Island. |
| Duris | United Kingdom |
The 671 GRT inter-island steamer burned and was buried by debris following the explosion on the Vulcan Island. |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de Barcelona | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The 3,946 GRT passenger-cargo ship on a passage from Marseille to Valencia with general cargo and 312 passengers, members of the International Brigades among them, was torpedoed and sunk by the Nationalist submarine General Sanjurjo ( Spanish Navy) off Malgrat, Spain. 125 passengers and 56 crew were saved.[191] |
June
1 June
| 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.[192] |
5 June
| 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.[193] |
6 June
| 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.[194] |
| Viena | Argentina |
The passenger ship ran aground in the River Plate and was wrecked. All passengers and crew survived.[195] |
7 June
| 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).[196] |
| Rau III | Germany |
The whaler capsized and sank in the Weser, Germany, with the loss of twelve crew.[196] |
8 June
| 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.[185] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Augustus | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with Farfield ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Dartford, Kent and sank.[197] |
11 June
| 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.[198] |
| Golden Eagle | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with another vessel in the River Thames at Barking, Essex and sank. All crew were rescued.[198] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Planet | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on Viel Island, Smyth Channel, Chile.[199] She was refloated on 17 June.[200] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D 14 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete.[201] |
| D 20 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete, a total loss.[202] |
| D 24 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete.[203] |
| L 2 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeping launch was sunk in an air raid at Portugalete.[204] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delalba | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Feitceiras Reef, Argentina. She was refloated on 19 June.[205] |
| Duke of Lancaster | United Kingdom |
The passenger ferry ran aground at Bride, Isle of Man.[206] She was refloated the following day.[144] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bucephale | France |
The passenger ship ran aground in the Sandwich Islands and was wrecked. All on board survived.[207] |
| Hong Peng | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck a mooring buoy at Swatow, China and was holed. She was beached.[207] Hong Peng was refloated the next day.[208] |
| Yunghun | China |
The passenger ship ran aground and sank in the Yangtze at Ichang.[207] |
16 June
| 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
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime I | Spanish Navy |
The España-class battleship was wrecked by an explosion and fire at the Spanish Navy's base at Cartagena, Spain, with the loss of at least 50 of her crew, for whom the government gave a state funeral.[209] Later accounts placed the death toll at "at least 200".[210] Declared beyond economical repair, she was scrapped in 1941.[211] |
| 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.[212] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falange | Spanish Navy |
The Falange-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by accidental fire at Málaga.[213] |
19 June
| 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.[205] |
| Gazteiz | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date. |
22 June
| 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.[214] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capo Pino | Italy |
The cargo liner collided with Magallanes ( Spain) in the Dardanelles and sank. All passengers and crew were rescued.[215] |
26 June
| 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.[216] |
| Kyno | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground off Cape Norman, Newfoundland in fog. She was refloated on 6 July.[217] |
| 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).[218] |
| Sonja | Sweden |
The schooner was run down and sunk by Hermes (flag unknown) at Gothenburg.[218] |
| Taxiarhis | Greece |
The cargo ship foundered.[218] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olga | Germany |
The auxiliary schooner capsized at Riga, Latvia.[219] |
30 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aranda | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.[220] She was declared a total loss.[221] |
| 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.[222] |
Unknown date
| 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.[223] |
| 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.[208] |
July
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmine Filomena | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. All crew were rescued.[224] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 16 July.[225] |
| Iris | France |
The schooner ran aground at Roscoff, Finistère and was wrecked.[226] |
| Sophia | Greece |
The sailing ship was in collision with Hermes ( Netherlands) at Thessaloniki and sank.[227] |
| 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,[224][228] but was refloated on 24 August.[91] |
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ronsan Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on Palaui Island, Philippines.[224] She was refloated on 10 July.[229] |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Babe | United States |
The 45-foot (14 m) schooner-rigged fishing smack ran aground on a bar and capsized in East Pass, Destin, Florida. One man, two children, and three women, one the captain's wife, drowned.[230] |
| Excelda | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked in Confusion Bay, Newfoundland.[231] |
| Uga Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground near the Nojimazaki Lighthouse.[232] She was refloated on 9 July.[233] |
8 July
| 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.[234][235] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| West Mahwah | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Pescadero, California. She was refloated on 12 July.[235][236] |
11 July
| 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.[186] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lies | Netherlands |
The coaster was in collision with Gauss ( Germany) at Bremen, Germany and sank.[237] She was raised the next day.[238] |
13 July
| 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.[239][240] |
| Messapia | Italy |
The cargo ship foundered in the Danube at Brăila, Romania after her cargo shifted.[238] She was declared a constructive total loss.[241] |
| Nellie | Belgium |
The coaster stranded on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom on 7 July.[242] She was refloated the next day but capsized and sank. All ten crew were rescued by Ranger ( United Kingdom).[243] |
14 July
| 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.[244] She was refloated on 19 July.[241] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico |  Mexico |
The cargo ship ran aground at Tampico, Florida, United States and was a total loss.[225][245] |
16 July
| 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.[246] |
| 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.[247] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Bud | United States |
The tug was gutted by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[247] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolaou Ourania | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 31 July.[247][248] |
| Skaraborg | Sweden |
The cargo ship collided with Hermia ( Germany) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom and was beached.[247] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Sproston | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Wickes-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
21 July
| 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.[249] |
22 July
| 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
| 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.[250] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zeantunes | Brazil |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank.[251] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andutz Mendi | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The 1,601 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Barcelona to Marseille as part of a small convoy with two Campsa tankers, was machine gunned, shelled, and put ablaze in the Mediterranean Sea off Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard by two submarines (one of them being General Sanjurjo ( Spanish Navy)) with the loss of twenty of her 34 crew. Three survivors were rescued by a French fishing vessel.[252][253] The freighter took refuge in French territorial waters, and was able to reach Barcelona and put back into service. She was bombed and sunk there by Italian bombers in January 1939, later refloated by the Nationalists and renamed Monte Buitre. |
| Hai Yen |  Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Hai Yen-class river gunboat was sunk in Canton, China by Japanese aircraft.[254] |
30 July
| 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.[27] |
August
1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Manor | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Yerimozaki, Japan and was declared a total loss.[221][251] She was refloated on 19 August.[255] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anastassis | Greece |
The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Hydra ( Greece) at Piraeus and sank with an unknown number of casualties.[251] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tijerberg | United Kingdom |
The whaler was wrecked in Saldanha Bay, South Africa.[256] |
5 August
| 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.[257][258] |
7 August
| 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.[259] |
8 August
| 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.[260] |
| Djebel Amour | France |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was attacked by Nationalist aircraft off Algeria.[261] |
| Hu Ying | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft sank the torpedo boat in the Yangtze.[262] |
| K Ktistakis | Greece |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was attacked by Nationalist aircraft off Algeria.[261] |
| Princess Marie Jose | Belgium |
The cargo ship collided with Clan Macneil ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Dunkirk, Nord, France and was beached there. She was refloated on 10 August.[258][263] |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nereus | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Beale, British Columbia, Canada and was wrecked.[264] |
10 August
| 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.[246] |
| Kebco | United States |
The tug was in collision with the steamer Sandcraft ( United States) at Chicago, Illinois, and sank.[265] |
11 August
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helouan | Italy |
The hospital ship caught fire at Naples, Campania, Italy. She was taken outside the harbour and scuttled.[267][268] |
| Maine | Denmark |
The cargo ship collided with RMS Duchess of Atholl ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (41°37′N 66°50′W / 41.617°N 66.833°W). She was taken in tow but foundered with the entire crew rescued by Duchess of Atholl.[267][268] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conde de Abásolo | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon, Tunisia by the Italian destroyer Ostro ( Regia Marina).[275] |
| Uko Maru No.1 | Japan |
The ferry collided with the cargo ship Kiyokawa Maru ( Japan) at Kobe and sank. Kiyokawa Maru was beached but later refloated undamaged.[276] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D 17 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The small Basque auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by accident in the Cantabrian Sea.[277] |
| Edith | Denmark |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Villa Nueva Geltru. All crew survived.[278] |
| Geo. W. McKnight | Panama |
Spanish Civil War: The tanker was shelled and set on fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of Cape Bon, Tunisia by two torpedo boats. She was abandoned, all 38 crew were rescued by British Commodore ( United Kingdom), which took the ship in tow.[278][279] |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de Cadiz | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Tenedos, Turkey by a Nationalist submarine. All crew were rescued by a Soviet merchant ship.[275] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SHI-102 | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The coastal motor boat was crippled during an attack on the cruiser Izumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and was scuttled in the Huangpu River.[280] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Glory | United States |
During a voyage from Naknek to King Cove, Territory of Alaska, the 50-gross register ton motor vessel ran aground in St. Catherine's Cove (55°01′N 163°30′W / 55.017°N 163.500°W) in False Pass in the Aleutian Islands and was pounded to pieces by the surf. Her crew of nine survived.[281] |
| North Dakota | United States |
The 18-gross register ton, 41.5-foot (12.6 m) motor cargo vessel sank 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northwest of Barren Island (54°44′45″N 131°20′30″W / 54.74583°N 131.34167°W) in Southeast Alaska. All four people on board survived.[63] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| An Kong | China |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze at Haichow. She was refloated on 24 August.[91][282] |
| Armuru | Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Aegean Sea off Tenedos, Turkey by a Nationalist submarine. She was beached, but was a constructive total loss. All crew survived.[283][284] |
| China Trader | China |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Sunk as a blockship in the Yangtze.[285] |
| Possidon | Greece |
The cargo ship collided with Yssel ( Netherlands) at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. She sank the next day due to damage received.[286] Refloated on 25 August.[287] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Con | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk by José Luis Díez ( Spanish Navy).[288] |
| San Fausto | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk by José Luis Díez ( Spanish Navy).[288] |
| Yung Chien | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Yung Chien-class gunboat was sunk by Japanese aircraft on the Yangtze while she was under repair at a shipyard in Kiangnan, China. She was captured by the Japanese in November 1937; they refloated and repaired her and placed in her service on 25 October 1938 as the depot ship Asuka ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[254] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cantabria | Spain |
The ship came ashore at Lacanau, Gironde, France. All 500 passengers and crew were rescued.[289] |
| Chi Jih | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The survey ship, a former gunboat, was sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers on the Yangtze near Suzhou, China.[269] |
| Gazteiz | Spanish Republican Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date. |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| African Trader | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Gijón, Asturias, Spain by Nationalist aircraft. She was beached at Sablanceau, Charente-Maritime, France.[290][291] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taimi | Finland |
The auxiliary three-masted schooner caught fire in the Baltic Sea west of Trelleborg, Skåne County, Sweden and was severely damaged. All crew were rescued, the ship was towed into Trelleborg.[291][292] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rayford | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with London ( United Kingdom). She was taken in tow but sank; entire crew were rescued.[293] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gyuri | Panama |
The cargo ship caught fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was beached at the entrance to the port and abandoned by her crew.[291] |
| Silo | Sweden |
The auxiliary schooner sank off Landskrona, Skåne County. All crew survived.[291] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timiryazev |  Soviet Union |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by Turbine ( Regia Marina) off Tunis, Tunisia. All 29 crew survived.[102][294] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Feng | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Wu Feng-class gunboat was scuttled in the Yangtze at Kiangyin, China, as a blockship on 11 August 1937, or sunk at Canton, China by aircraft from Ryūjō and Hōshō (both Imperial Japanese Navy) on 29 September 1937.[254] |
| Yung Chi | China |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Sunk as a blockship in the Yangtze.[295] |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cedros | Mexico |
The cargo ship collided with Hidalgo ( Mexico) off Ensenada, Baja California and sank.[296] |
| Tarpon | United States |
The cargo steamer foundered in high seas in the Gulf of Mexico 7.8 nautical miles (14.4 km) off Panama City, Florida, with the loss of 25 of the 25 crew.[297][298] |
| Urana | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at the mouth of the River Manning, New South Wales, Australia. She broke in two and was a total loss.[296] |
| Woodford | Greece/ United Kingdom |
Spanish Civil War: The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine Diaspro ( Regia Marina) with the loss of one crew member.[102][299] At the time of sinking still was under Greek registry. |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| An Lee | China |
The coaster broke free from her moorings at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She collided with HMS Diamond, HMS Duchess and HMS Suffolk (all Royal Navy) before coming ashore.[300] She was refloated on 28 December.[301] |
| Asama Maru | Japan |
The ocean liner was driven aground at Junk Bay, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[302] She was refloated on 12 March 1938 and towed to Nagasaki, Japan for repairs.[303] |
| Blagoev | Soviet Union |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Skyros, Greece by the Italian submarine Luigi Settembrini ( Regia Marina) with the loss of one crew member.[304][305] |
| Bonneville | Unknown | The ship was driven aground at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[306] |
| Conte Verde | Italy |
The ocean liner was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon and was severely damaged.[307] She was refloated on 22 September.[308] |
| Cormorant | Italy |
The salvage vessel sank at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[309] |
| HMS Cornflower | Royal Navy |
The training ship, a former Arabis-class sloop, was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[300] |
| Dahun | Unknown | The ship was driven aground at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[310] |
| Da Shing | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was refloated on 17 January 1938.[311] |
| Emmy | Greece |
The cargo ship was driven aground at Hong Kong in a typhoon and was severely damaged.[307] She was refloated on 16 September.[312] |
| Englee | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was refloated on 23 November.[313] |
| Fenglee | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was refloated on 23 November.[313] |
| Gertrude Maersk | Denmark |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] She was refloated on 4 September.[309] |
| Hunan | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Peangchau Island, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[314] She was refloated on 4 November.[315] |
| Hsin Ping | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Lantau Island, Hong Kong (22°19′N 114°02′E / 22.317°N 114.033°E) in a typhoon.[309][316] |
| Kalgan | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] She was refloated on 4 September.[309] |
| Kausing |  United Kingdom |
The tug was driven ashore on Green Island, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[302] |
| Kwangchow | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was abandoned by her crew as salvage prospects were stated to be poor and was declared a constructive total loss.[113][307][314] |
| Lu Hsing | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[309] She was refloated on 17 October.[317] |
| Lycemoon | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] She was refloated on 4 September.[309] |
| Mao Lee | China |
The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[309] She was refloated on 31 December.[318] |
| On Lee | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Praya, Hong Kong.[302] |
| Perola | Portugal |
The passenger ship sank at Hong Kong in a typhoon with the loss of two crew members.[314] She was refloated on 14 September.[319] |
| Produce | Norway |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] She was refloated on 4 September.[309] |
| Shenandoah | Unknown | The ship was driven aground at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[320] |
| Sheng Lee | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] |
| Shuntien | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was refloated the next day.[314] |
| Talamba | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship, chartered by the Chinese government, was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[300] She was refloated on 23 November.[313] |
| Teh Hsing | China |
The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was refloated on 4 September.[309] |
| Tymeric | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Quarry Bay, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] |
| Unknown | Unknown | 1937 Hong Kong typhoon:40 Junks sunk at sea. Estimated 450 died, 5 rescued.[321] |
| Van Heutsz | Netherlands |
The passenger ship was driven ashore at Green Island, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[304] She was refloated on 10 September.[322] |
| Yuet On | China |
The passenger ship sank at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[307] |
| Yun Mow | China |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[309] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Salamis | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Rabbit Islands, Çanakkale, Turkey.[113] |
| Shell Spark | United Kingdom |
The coastal tanker collided with pleasure steamer Kingswood ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames near Wandsworth Bridge, London and sank. Both crew were rescued.[323] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elbing IV | Germany |
The cargo ship sprang a leak at Amsterdam, Netherlands and was beached.[324] |
| K T | United States |
The 8-gross register ton troller was wrecked on Lazaria Island in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska after she became disabled in high winds when a line fouled her propeller. The only person aboard survived.[325] |
| Kodiak | United States |
The 16-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire at the entrance to Womens Bay (57°43′N 152°31′W / 57.717°N 152.517°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska, after her gasoline engine backfired, igniting her gasoline tanks and bilges. A skiff towed her to the beach, where the fire and the explosion of the gasoline tanks at her stern completely destroyed her. Her crew of three survived.[325] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G.L. 78 | United States |
The 50-foot (15.2 m) barge sank in 65 feet (20 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 40°18.834′N 073°53.094′W / 40.313900°N 73.884900°W.[326] |
| Malachace | United States |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[327] |
| Sophie | flag unknown | The dredger sank in the Atlantic Ocean (39°45′N 10°20′W / 39.750°N 10.333°W) whilst under tow by Donau ( Netherlands).[319] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T-2 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The T-1-class torpedo boat was wrecked at Santander, Spain, possibly during a submarine attack.[27] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Spray | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland with the loss of one crew member.[312] |
| Jean | United States |
The 8-gross register ton fishing vessel was destroyed at Six Mile Point (56°20′N 132°00′W / 56.333°N 132.000°W) in Blake Channel in Southeast Alaska by an explosion that occurred when the bottom of her gasoline tank fell out and a subsequent fire. Her crew of two was rescued by the vessel 31B470 ( United States).[328] |
| Shinko Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Tadotsu, Kagawa.[312] She was refloated on 15 October.[329] |
| Taurus | United States |
The tug sank off the Pooles Island Lighthouse, Maryland.[312] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marionga J. Cairi | Greece |
The cargo ship collided with Athina Livanos ( Greece) off the Chico Bank, Argentina and was beached.[330] |
| Shi 102 | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Shi 34-class motor torpedo boat was lost. |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Tao | China |
The cargo ship sank in the Yangtze.[330] |
| Sakae Maru No.7 | Japan |
The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea south of Korea.[331] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alderpoint | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Saint Pierre Island, Miquelon and sank. All crew were rescued.[332] |
| J A Maclean | United Kingdom |
The coaster foundered off Peckford's Island, Fogo, Newfoundland. All crew were rescued.[332] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. E. Redfern | United States |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in Lake Michigan off Frankfort, Michigan. All crew were rescued.[333] |
| Gilly | United Kingdom |
The coaster was wrecked at Doddridge, Ontario, Canada.[333] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Arcona | Germany |
The ocean liner ran aground in the River Plate, Argentina.[334] She was refloated two days later.[335] |
| Tencho Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Shiogama.[308] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexanderina | United Kingdom |
The salvage vessel sank at Longhope, Orkney.[308] |
| Mount Pindus | Greece |
The cargo ship was struck by Corcovado ( Brazil) at Santos, São Paulo, was holed and was beached.[308] |
| Nahoon | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa.[308] She was refloated the next day but was severely damaged.[335] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Honora Evelyn | United Kingdom |
The 87.7-foot (26.7 m), 100-ton salvage ship, a former steam drifter, was wrecked on rocks at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, Ireland, while attempting salvage of the trawler Dinas ( United Kingdom) that wrecked the previous year, a total loss.[336] |
| Ping Hai | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Ning Hai-class light cruiser was bombed and sunk in shallow water in the Yangtze near Koin, China by Japanese aircraft. Five crew were killed, with 50 wounded. The Japanese refloated on 2 March 1938, taken to Shanhai, then to Sasebo where she was laid up for five years. She was commissioned into service as Ioshima ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[337][338] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Alpine | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Hansweert, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated later that day.[136] |
| Pudeto |  Chile |
The cargo liner caught fire off Atico, Caravelí, Peru. All passengers were rescued by Santa Lucia ( United States).[339] Pudeto sank on 9 October.[340][341] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chao Ho | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The hulk of the old cruiser was scuttled in the Pearl River at Humen.[342] |
| Hai Chen | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The cruiser was scuttled in the Yangtze.[342] |
| Hai Chi | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The cruiser was scuttled in the Yangtze.[342] |
| Hai Chou | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The cruiser was scuttled in the Yangtze.[342] |
| Hai Rong | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The cruiser was scuttled in the Yangtze.[342] |
| Neebing | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank in Lake Superior with the loss of five crew.[339] |
| Ning Hai | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Ning Hai-class light cruiser was sunk in shallow water in the Yangtze near Bawei Harbor by Japanese aircraft. The Japanese refloated her on 5 May 1938. She was taken to Shanghai for temporary repairs then steamed to Aioi, Japan for permanent repairs. She was laid up for five years, then commissioned into service as Yasoshima ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[337][342] |
| Yat Sen | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The gunboat (a.k.a. Yi Hsien) was beached at Nanking, China, and rolled onto her port side after suffering damage in Japanese air attacks. 14 crew were killed and 8 wounded. The Japanese captured, refloated, and repaired her and commissioned her into service as the training ship Atada ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[343][342] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chiang Li | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The gunboat was sunk off Qingdao, China.[269] |
| Chiang Tai | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chiang Kung-class gunboat was sunk by Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea off the coast of Kwangtung, China.[254] |
| Hai Ku | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Hai Ku-class patrol craft was sunk at Guangzhou, China. |
| Tung An | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Fu Po-class destroyer was scuttled at Qingdao, China.[262] |
| Yung Hsiang | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Yung Feng-class gunboat was scuttled at Qingdao, China. She was refloated and repaired by the Japanese and placed in Imperial Japanese Navy service, then was returned to the Republic of China in 1945.[254] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bedale H | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Elizabeth Lensen (flag unknown) in the North Sea off Grangemouth, Stirlingshire and was beached.[344] |
| Chien Kang | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft sank the Fu Po-class destroyer in the Yangtze at Chiangyin, China. The Japanese refloated and repaired her and placed her in service as Yamasemi ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[262] |
| Consul Cords | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on Saaremaa, Estonia.[344] She was refloated on 30 September.[345] |
| Lackenby | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Bell Island, Newfoundland.[346] She was refloated on 14 October.[329] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catalina | Portugal |
The passenger ship collided with Norma ( Norway) in the Bay of Biscay 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Abeille No.22 ( France), which took the ship in tow.[347] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chu Yiu | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chu Yu-class gunboat was bombed and sunk at Jiangyin.[269][342] |
| Limit | United States |
The 50-gross register ton purse seiner and her crew of eight men disappeared in the vicinity of Baranof Island and Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska sometime during the night of 28–29 September. Searchers found only a few pieces of floating wreckage from the vessel.[281] |
| Myrna | United States |
The 11-gross register ton, 34.4-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska. All three people on board survived.[186] |
| Shi 34 | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Shi 34-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
| Victory II | United States (Philippines) |
The Japanese owned 40-ton fishing fleet tender was sunk in a collision, while at anchor, with Kajang ( Straits Settlements) near Sandakan, British North Borneo. All 35 crew were rescued.[348] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Soløy | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground on Thormanby Island, British Columbia, Canada.[349] She was refloated on 8 October.[350] |
| Taylor | United Kingdom |
The coaster capsized and sank in the North Sea off Buchan Ness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with the loss of five of her six crew. The survivor was rescued by the trawler Ocean Princess ( United Kingdom).[351] |
Unknown date
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Briscis | France |
The coaster struck a rock and sank in Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands. All 28 crew were rescued by local fishing boats.[351][352] |
| No. 7 Hu Peng | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft sank the Hu Peng-class torpedo boat in the Yangtze at Zhenjiang. Salvaged and put in Japanese service in 1938.[262] |
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chu Yu | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chu Yu-class gunboat was sunk by aircraft from Kaga ( Imperial Japanese Navy) on the Yangtze at Jiangyin.[269] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Sen | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft sank the gunboat at Hankow, China. The Japanese refloated and repaired her in 1939 and commissioned her into service as the repair ship Hitonose ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[343] |
| Nashaba | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. She was refloated on 15 October.[353][354] |
| No. 10 Hu Chung | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft possibly sank the Hu Peng-class torpedo boat in the Yangtze.[262] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Antonio | Mexico |
The coastal passenger ship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of 22 of the 30 people on board.[355] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha | Denmark |
The auxiliary three-masted schooner ran aground at Eyrarbakki, Iceland and was wrecked.[356] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hai Chow | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Hai Chow-class gunboat was sunk by aircraft from Hōshō and Ryūjō (both Imperial Japanese Navy) on the Yangtze at Canton, China. |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 8 Hu Ngo | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft sank the Hu Peng-class torpedo boat (a.k.a. Hu Oah) in the Yangtze at Zhenjiang. Salvaged and put in Japanese service in 1938.[262] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penshurst | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Drott ( Norway) in the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal, Belgium and sank.[357] She was refloated on 27 October.[358] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kiku Maru |  Japan |
The 3,096 GRT cargo ship ran aground at Noshappu Point, Hokkaido and was wrecked. |
| Cabo Santo Tomé | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The 12,589 GRT blockade runner on a passage from Odessa to Cartagena was shelled and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) off the coast of Algeria by Canavas del Castillo and Eduardo Dato (both Spanish Navy) with one crew member killed and seven wounded. She was beached and scuttled near El Kala. Survivors were rescued by local fishing vessels.[359][360][361] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rex | United States |
Leaking and experiencing engine trouble during a voyage from the Aquay River (now the Akwe River) to Yakutat, Territory of Alaska, with a cargo of about 12 tons of salted salmon, the 37-net register ton wooden vessel was wrecked without loss of life on the south-central coast of Alaska six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Ocean Cape (59°32′30″N 139°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 139.85833°W) during a gale. A small gasoline-powered motorboat rescued her two-man crew.[250] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pagao | Italy |
The tanker suffered an explosion and fire at Naples, Campania; she was beached.[362][363] |
| Therese Moller | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore north of Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Soviet Union (51°17′N 142°09′E / 51.283°N 142.150°E) in a typhoon.[362] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T.F.C. | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was in collision with Smolni ( Soviet Union) in the River Thames and sank.[363] |
| Vizma | Latvia |
The cargo ship collided with Georges Leverdier ( France) in the River Seine and was beached.[363] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aylsham | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore north of Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Soviet Union (51°21′N 142°08′E / 51.350°N 142.133°E).[363] She was refloated on 19 October.[364] |
| Oak Villa | United Kingdom |
The 222 GRT coaster on a passage from Port Rivals to Liverpool with a cargo of tarmacadam got stranded in Caernarvon Bay. Later refloated but declared total construction loss. |
| Rosa-Fred | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground at Strömsund, Jämtland County and was wrecked.[329] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Joseph |  Haiti |
The sailing vessel foundered off Petit-Goâve.[365] |
| Vickers Vimy | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Greenspond, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[364][365] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copsewood | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Asturias ( Norway) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. She was later refloated.[365] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reina | Panama |
Spanish Civil War: The 1,436 GRT cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gijón, Asturias by the Nationalist aircraft while unloading contraband military supplies she brought from Gdynia, three days before the city was captured. She was refloated, repaired and put in service again in 1938 as Castillo Olmedo.[102] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo |  United States |
The tank barge, carrying 200,000 gallons (4,762 barrels) of crude oil and benzol, sank in a storm in Lake Erie.[366] |
| C-6 | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The C-1-class submarine was scuttled at Gijón after being bombed and damaged off Gijón on 18 October. Raised and broken up in 1948.[367] |
| Dairiguerrme | France |
The 1,731 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Nantes to Cardiff with a cargo of iron ore, ran aground at Guilvinec, Finistère and was a total loss.[368][369] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ciscar | Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The Churruca-class destroyer was sunk by Nationalist aircraft at Gijón. Raised in March, 1938, repaired and put in Nationalist service.[27] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Mackenzie | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Manchester Regiment ( United Kingdom) off Liverpool, Lancashire and sank.[370] Clan Mackenzie was refloated on 18 November.[371] |
| Manchester Regiment | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Clan Mackenzie ( United Kingdom) off Liverpool, Lancashire was beached, patched and refloated but was abandoned by her crew and foundered off Hoylake.[370] |
| Ordu | Turkey |
The cargo ship collided with Hamidiye ( Turkish Navy) at Beşiktaş and sank with the loss of two crew members.[370] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aarsten | Norway |
The cargo ship was wrecked in the North Sea (53°20′N 2°50′E / 53.333°N 2.833°E). The entire crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Eveline ( Netherlands).[372] |
| Axel | Sweden |
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea (53°30′N 4°50′E / 53.500°N 4.833°E) and abandoned. Eleven crew were rescued by Felix Heumann ( Germany).[372] Axel was towed into Emden by two tugs.[373] |
| Haida | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship departed from Seattle, Washington, United States on a voyage to Hong Kong. No further trace.[374] A lifebelt from the vessel was discovered in January 1938 on Vancouver Island, Canada.[375] |
| Oued Mellah | France |
Spanish Civil War: The 2,413 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Casablanca to Port Vendres with a cargo of grain, was bombed and sunk off the Balearic Islands, Spain. All 34 crew survived, 22 of them were rescued by Milan ( Marine Nationale).[102][376] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitangata | United Kingdom |
The 1,983 GRT coastal tanker on a passage from Hong Kong to Haiphong with a cargo gasoline, exploded, caught fire and sank in the South China Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) south of Hong Kong. She sank with the loss of nineteen of her 48 crew.[373][377][378] |
| Ying Swei | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The disarmed Ying Swei-class light cruiser was sunk by aircraft from Kaga ( Imperial Japanese Navy) on the Yangtze at Chiangyin, China.[271] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa | Italy |
The auxiliary sailing vessel struck a rock and sank off Kakava, Cephalonia, Greece.[379] |
27 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blairesk | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground west of Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada.[331] She was refloated on 2 November.[380] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aakre | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground on Whitehead Island, Maine, United States.[381] She was refloated on 10 November.[382] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calgadoc | United Kingdom |
The 2,201 GRT cargo ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada for Wabana, Newfoundland with a cargo of coal. No further trace.[383] |
| Jean Weems | United Kingdom |
Spanish Civil War: The 2,455 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Marseille to Barcelona with general cargo, was bombed and sunk off Cap de Sant Sebastià, Catalonia.[102] |
| Kathiawar | United Kingdom |
The 4,150 GRT cargo liner on a voyage from Calcutta to South Africa with general cargo, was wrecked on the Goa Island Reef, Mozambique.[384] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Pierre | France |
The schooner caught fire and sank off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[385] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chai We | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chi We-class gunboat (also known as Kien Yu or Chien Yu) was scuttled at Canton, China in September or October. |
| Fu An | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The training ship, a former transport, was scuttled at Canton, China as a blockship in early October. |
November
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elling | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Bergen, Norway. She was refloated but then beached.[315] |
| Imatra | Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground on Åland and was severely damaged.[315] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Briarthorn | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Newport, County Mayo, Ireland.[386] She was refloated on 16 November.[387] |
| Nossa Senhora d'Agonia | Portugal |
The three-masted schooner struck a breakwater at Porto. She was holed and beached.[388] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Towneley | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Karnak ( Germany) in the Scheldt and was beached.[388] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| English Trader | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground 15 nautical miles (28 km) north north east of Cabo San Antonio, Cuba.[389] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Germany |
The coaster collided with Stavangeren ( Norway) in the Rijn near Hook of Holland, Netherlands. She was beached at Hook of Holland; later refloated, towed to Maassluis, South Holland and beached there.[390] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernia | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sprang a leak in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. All three crew were rescued by Cromer lifeboat H F Bailey ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Hibernia came ashore at East Runton, Norfolk and was wrecked. |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines in a typhoon.[391] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pylades | United Kingdom |
The coaster foundered in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. All crew were rescued by the trawler Duquesnes ( France).[392] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tzenny Chandris | Greece |
The 5,815 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Morehead City to Rotterdam with a cargo of scrap iron, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States with the loss of eight of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by Swiftsure ( United States) and USCGC Mendota.[393] |
| Penton | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore at Kettleness Point, Yorkshire after her tow parted in a gale.[394] |
| Shi 181 | Republic of China Navy |
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Shi 34-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ino | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off the Wandelaer Lightship ( Belgium).[395] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beal | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Authority ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was beached at Jenningtree Point. She was refloated later that day.[396] |
| Lord Roseberry | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[397] |
| Yeguchi Maru No.2 | Japan |
The cargo ship was last reported on this date. She was on a voyage from Tientsin to Dairen, China.[398] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boccaccio | Italy |
The 3,027 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Antwerp to Genoa with general cargo, sank in the Bay of Biscay 29 nautical miles (54 km) off Brest, France (48°12′N 5°15′W / 48.200°N 5.250°W) following an onboard explosion and fire with the loss of one crew member. All 31 survivors were rescued by Tajandoen ( Netherlands).[397][399] The explosion was caused by a bomb placed by anti-fascist Wollweber League saboteurs while the ship was in port.[400] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evdoxia | Greece |
The 1,518 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Akçay to Tonnay-Charente with a cargo of zinc ore, foundered in the Aegean Sea off Cythera. All crew were rescued by Petrakis Nomicos ( Greece).[401] |
| Outeniqua | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Humewood, South Africa.[401] She was refloated on 23 November.[313] |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha |  Estonia |
The four-masted schooner sprang a leak off Ystad, Skåne County, Sweden and was beached.[402] She was refloated on 26 November.[403] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rudmore | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Betancuria ( Norway) in the River Thames and was beached at North Woolwich, London.[313] She was refloated the next day.[404] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nollington Court | United Kingdom |
The 6,097 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Vancouver to Garston with a cargo of grain and lumber, struck a submerged object off the Turks Islands and was severely damaged. She attempted to reach Tortuga but broke in two and sank. The crew of 35 were rescued by Chagres and Killerig (both United Kingdom).[405][406] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birka | Germany |
The passenger ship ran aground off the Swedish coast and was severely damaged.[404] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Stockholm for repairs.[407] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daian Maru | Japan |
The 1,249 GRT cargo ship on a passage from Itozaki to Keelung with a cargo of gasoline in cases, suffered an explosion, caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Liu Kiu.[403] |
| Manju Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground off the Muletive Lighthouse, Ceylon.[408] She caught fire on 6 June 1938,[409] but was refloated on 18 August 1938.[410] |
| Rudolf | Norway |
The coaster collided with Godvang ( Norway) in the Kiel Canal, Germany, and was beached in a severely damaged state.[411] She was refloated on 29 November.[412] |
| Tavris | Greece |
The cargo ship departed Dedeagatch for Patras. No further trace.[413] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delet | Finland |
The passenger ship ran aground on Åland. All passengers and crew were rescued.[403] |
| Lloyd George | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Fancy ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire and sank.[414] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United States |
After her gasoline engine broke down, the 8-gross register ton motor vessel drifted ashore at Point Arden (58°09′30″N 134°10′30″W / 58.15833°N 134.17500°W) in Southeast Alaska and broke in two after being pounded by the surf, becoming a total loss. Her crew of four reached shore safely and was rescued on 1 December by the Alaska Game Commission patrol boat Seal ( United States).[415] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cauto | United States |
The 3,571 GRT cargo ship on a voyage from Tampico to New York with general cargo, ran aground at Puerto México, Mexico and was abandoned by her crew.[412] She was declared a total loss on 9 December.[416] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Morrison | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Madras, India.[417] She was refloated on 10 December.[418] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | France |
The cargo ship ran aground at Dohan Aslan, Turkey.[398] She was refloated on 8 December.[419] |
| Geraldton | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary schooner struck a submerged object and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west south west of Cape Baskervill, Western Australia. All crew were rescued.[417] |
