List of shipwrecks in 1954
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4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leros |  Greece |
The tanker ran aground on Scharhörn, in the Elbe estuary.[1] She was pulled off the reef and towed into Cuxhaven on early morning 10 January, after many failed attempts and heavy damage.[2][3] |
| Traunstein |  West Germany |
The steamship ran aground on Scharhörn and was refloated on the same day.[2] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nedjan |  Sweden |
The coaster sank in the Gulf of Bothnia with the loss of all sixteen crew.[4] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Wave Victor |  Royal Navy |
The Wave-class tanker caught fire in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[5][6] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ligovo |  Soviet Union |
The cargo ship collided with Karen Toft ( Sweden) in the Kiel canal and sank.[7] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace Rose |  United Kingdom |
The collier collided with Yvonne ( Sweden) in the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of eight of her ten crew.[8] |
February
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kentbrook | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground between Aldeburgh and Orfordness, Suffolk.[9] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fernmoor | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the South China Sea and sank.[10] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie K |  United States |
The 14-gross register ton, 35.4-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the mouth of Pat Creek (56°20′30″N 132°20′20″W / 56.34167°N 132.33889°W) in Southeast Alaska near Wrangell, Territory of Alaska.[11] |
| Douro |  Netherlands |
The coaster collided in the Mediterranean with Drago ( Spain) and sank.[12] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daun Maru |  Japan |
The coaster sank off Honshu, Japan, with the loss of 16 of her 25 crew.[13] |
| Mildred | United States |
The 12-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast of East Point (56°23′00″N 132°24′20″W / 56.38333°N 132.40556°W) on Woronkofski Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[14] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seablue | United Kingdom |
The coaster struck the wreck of Empire Blessing ( United Kingdom) and was holed. An attempt was made to beach her but she sank near Vlissingen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium.[15] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Danubian |  Panama |
The cargo ship struck rocks at the Black Sea entrance to the Bosphorus and sank.[16] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holger Danske |  Denmark |
The icebreaker collided with the ferry Broen ( Denmark) in Nyborg Firth and ran aground. Two of her crew were killed.[17] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crown No. 2 | United States |
The 1,295-gross register ton, 260-foot (79.2 m) scow was wrecked near Tree Point (54°48′15″N 130°55′45″W / 54.80417°N 130.92917°W) in Southeast Alaska.[18] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Antonios K |  Costa Rica |
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea (37°05′N 07°53′E / 37.083°N 7.883°E). All 15 crew rescued by Nigaristan ( United Kingdom).[19][20] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zongdulak |  Turkey |
The cargo ship collided with Yolac Port ( Turkey) in the Black Sea and sank. All crew were rescued by Yolac Port.[21] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fenman | United Kingdom |
The TID-class tug capsized and sank whilst assisting the berthing of Rudolf ( Sweden) at Hull, Yorkshire. Three of her four crew were killed. Fenman was refloated on 3 April. Subsequently repaired and returned to service[22][23] |
| Guildford | United Kingdom |
The collier collided with another ship and then went aground at the mouth of the Tees. Salvage attempts abandoned in May and the wreck was blown up on 26 August 1955.[24][25] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Igloo |  United States |
The 17-gross register ton, 43.6-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Juneau, Territory of Alaska.[26] |
| Redwing | United States |
The 6-gross register ton, 39.8-foot (12.1 m) motor passenger vessel was destroyed by fire at Juneau, Territory of Alaska.[27] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalete |  Spanish Navy |
The minesweeper foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar with the loss of 33 of her 77 crew. The survivors were rescued by Potestas ( Italy). HMS Superb ( Royal Navy) assisted in the rescue operation.[28][29] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Windrush | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion and fire in the engine room on 29 March. All passengers and crew rescued apart from the four killed in the explosion. |
April
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francescu | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium, and broke in two.[30] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chelan |  Canada |
While towing a barge from Skagway, Territory of Alaska, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Design 385 541-ton, 154-foot (46.9 m) motor fishing vessel, a former coastal freighter, sank in a storm off the entrance to Sumner Strait approximately four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west of Cape Decision in Southeast Alaska with the loss of all 14 people aboard. Only two bodies were recovered. Her wreck was found in June 1979, but plans to salvage her were abandoned.[18][31][32] |
| Unidentified barge | flag unknown | While under tow from Skagway, Territory of Alaska, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a cargo of silver, lead, and zinc ore concentrates by the fishing vessel Chelan ( Canada), the 240-foot (73.2 m) barge – formerly the passenger steamer SS Princess Mary ( Canada) – was lost after Chelan sank off the entrance to Sumner Strait approximately four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west of Cape Decision in Southeast Alaska.[18] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Minesweeper 1558 | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
The minesweeper caught fire and sank in the English Channel off Ostend, Belgium. All 31 crew rescued by the steamship Phoenix ( Netherlands) and Tunisie ( France).[33] |
May
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A F L 1654 | United States |
The 1,007-gross register ton barge was wrecked on the coast of Montague Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[11] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sinbad | United States |
The 9-gross register ton, 32.6-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank at Gravina Point (60°37′30″N 146°15′00″W / 60.62500°N 146.25000°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[34] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tatsuwa Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship sprang a leak after striking a mine 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Manila, Philippines in a typhoon, lost after issuing a distress call at 15°00′00″N 111°00′00″E / 15.00000°N 111.00000°E. Presumed to have foundered with the loss of all 50 crew.[35][36] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Topaze |  Belgium |
The cargo ship was wrecked. Scrapped later that month.[37] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harrington | United Kingdom |
The tug capsized and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan, with the loss of two of her six crew.[38] |
| Omar Babun |  Honduras |
The 1,275-ton cargo ship suffered cargo shift in a gale and was beached to prevent sinking on the Outer Banks, about three miles (4.8 km) north of the Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station in Rodanthe, North Carolina. The ship was refloated after the cargo was salvaged.[39][40] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loyal | United States |
The 11-gross register ton, 36.9-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Kimshan Cove (57°41′20″N 136°07′00″W / 57.68889°N 136.11667°W) in Southeast Alaska.[41] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown junk |  Republic of China Navy |
Chinese Civil War: Dongji Islands Campaign: The junk was sunk by Nanchang, Guangzhou, Kaifeng, and Changsha (all  People's Liberation Army Navy) near the Dongji Islands.[42] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ruijin | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Chinese Civil War: Dongji Islands Campaign: The auxiliary gunboat was sunk by Nationalist Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. 56 crewmen were killed, 40 wounded.[43] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flamingo | United States |
The 19-gross register ton, 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel sank off the Outer Rocks (57°33′30″N 136°09′30″W / 57.55833°N 136.15833°W) in Khaz Bay (57°33′54″N 136°06′33″W / 57.5651°N 136.1091°W) in Southeast Alaska.[44] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Curzon | Royal Navy |
The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at the entrance to Shoreham harbour, Sussex, England. She was refloated the next day.[45] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bennington | United States Navy |
An explosion on board killed 103 crewmen and injured 201 more while the aircraft carrier was in Narragansett Bay off the coast of Rhode Island. |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pajtás |  Hungary |
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June
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Illenao | Panama |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Bombay, India. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[46] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Springfjord | United Kingdom |
A CIA air attack in support of a Guatemalan military coup d'etat napalmed the cargo ship and destroyed her by fire at Puerto San José, Guatemala.[47] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Al | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 31.5-foot (9.6 m) or 35-foot (10.7 m) troller departed Sitka, Territory of Alaska, bound for Maid Island (56°50′05″N 135°27′48″W / 56.8347°N 135.4633°W) in Southeast Alaska with one person aboard and was never heard from again. She was reported missing on 3 July.[11] |
July
3 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | United States |
The 14-gross register ton, 47.9-foot (14.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Tongass Narrows in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska.[27] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GF 8 | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 27.5-foot (8.4 m) fishing vessel was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Middle Bluff (58°24′20″N 157°31′15″W / 58.40556°N 157.52083°W) on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska.[48] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winabob | United States |
The 22-gross register ton, 39.6-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet southwest of Kalgin Island in the Territory of Alaska.[49] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Mardeno | Panama |
The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Saurashtra, India with the loss of her captain. The other 42 crew were rescued.[50][51] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Ann | United States |
The 11-gross register ton, 34.6-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near the entrance of Canoe Bay (55°34′N 161°18′W / 55.567°N 161.300°W) in Pavlof Bay on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[52] |
| Pep | United States |
The 9-gross register ton 32.2-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at False Cape (59°26′15″N 151°42′30″W / 59.43750°N 151.70833°W) near Seldovia, Territory of Alaska.[53] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Lee | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 29.2-foot (8.9 m) fishing vessel sank off Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[54] |
| Parnon | Greece |
The cargo ship foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea, near Naples, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France, to Eleusis, Greece.[55] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Spray | United States |
The 20-gross register ton, 43.6-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) north of Chignik, Territory of Alaska.[34] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guinee | France |
The cargo liner ran aground at Brook Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[56] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derna | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship, a sold off converted Mersey-class naval trawler, stranded on Niule reef outside Tanga, Tanganyika. She was refloated on 27 August and taken to Tanga and then to Mombasa, British East Africa.[57][58] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Traute Sarnow | West Germany |
The coaster ran aground on Gurnard's Head. All crew and the ship's dog saved.[59][60] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cressington Court | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with the Victory ship Marinero ( Argentina) in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Navarino | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[61] |
| Rippingham Grange | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Mormacvale ( United States) in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[61] |
31 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zingo | United States |
The 11-gross register ton, 35.1-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kake in Southeast Alaska.[62] |
Unknown date
August
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stanwood | United States |
The 78-gross register ton, 58.8-foot (17.9 m) motor cargo vessel was beached near Petersburg in Southeast Alaska after striking a log, and became a total loss.[34] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spanker | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands and was holed.[63] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | United States |
The 10-gross register ton, 33.2-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Malina Bay (58°13′N 153°05′W / 58.217°N 153.083°W) near Kodiak, Territory of Alaska.[34] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Applegarth | United Kingdom |
The tug sank at Canning Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[64] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence P |  United States |
The 22-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel foundered 65 nautical miles (120 km; 75 mi) west of Yakutat, Territory of Alaska.[41] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince de Liege | Belgium |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Refloated 13 October 1954 with assistance from tug Poolzee ( Netherlands).[37] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donalourdes |  Philippines |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[65] |
| Northern Princess | Panama |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[65] |
| Orelia | United Kingdom |
The ore carrier ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Later refloated.[66] |
| Thorncombe | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[65] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeille IV | France |
The tug collided with Atlantic ( Panama) at Le Havre and sank with the loss of seven of her twelve crew.[67] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Warren Channel (55°55′51″N 133°49′57″W / 55.9308333°N 133.8325°W) in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska between Warren Island and Cape Pole, Territory of Alaska.[11] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trojan Star | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Colombo, Ceylon. Storm damage and engine failure also occurred and she was consequently withdrawn from service and scrapped.[68] |
September
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diajac | United States |
The 10-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in George Inlet on the south coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[54] |
| F. B. G. | Canada |
Hurricane Edna: The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsport, Nova Scotia.[69] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Serb | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Margate, Kent.[70] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derna | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship, a sold off converted Mersey-class naval trawler, sank at dock at Mtongwe, British East Africa under unknown causes. As she was already damaged from running aground 22 July, she was abandoned.[71][58] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borde | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Firth of Clyde. Refloated on 19 September.[72] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rainier II | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank at Point Stenord in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[27] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 532 | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Chinese Civil War: The Type 53 patrol boat was sunk by Nationalist Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. 14 crewmen were killed, 12 wounded.[73] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avona | United States |
The 15-gross register ton, 36.7-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel sank northwest of Hive Island (59°53′N 149°22′W / 59.883°N 149.367°W) at the entrance to Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[11] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nordstjernen |  Norway |
The passenger ship struck a rock and sank off the Lofoten Islands with the loss of three lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued.[74] |
| Semiramis | Greece |
The passenger ship ran aground at Brindisi, Italy.[75] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Wolf |  United States |
The 48-gross register ton, 58.6-foot (17.9 m) motor vessel sank in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska approximately 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Turnabout Island (57°07′30″N 133°58′40″W / 57.12500°N 133.97778°W).[76] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caprera | Italy |
The cargo ship collided with Yung Fei ( People's Republic of China) and another vessel ( United States Army) at Yokohama during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Daiiki Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with the Pier at Kobe during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged.[77] |
| Daisetsu Maru | Japan |
The passenger ship sank during Typhoon Marie.[78] |
| Eastern | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was damaged during Typhoon Marie whilst on a voyage from Yokohama to Kure, Japan.[77] |
| Iwai Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship lost her hatch covers and her bridge was washed away off the Noto Peninsula during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Fuji Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship was reported to have a damaged hull and in a waterlogged state at Sakura Ma, Osaka during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Georgios |  Liberia |
The cargo ship was driven against the pier at Hirohata, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was damaged.[77] |
| Hatsuharu Maru | Japan |
The ferry sank off Hokkaido during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Hitaka Maru | Japan |
The passenger ship sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Kitami Maru | Japan |
The ferry sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Necati Pelhivan II | Turkey |
The CHANT ran aground and sank near Mariehamn, Finland. She was on a voyage from Mariehamn to Istanbul.[79] |
| Santhia | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven into the pier at Kobe, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged.[77] |
| Seikan Maru No. 11 |  Japan |
The ferry sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Shinsei Maru No. 6 | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground in Hakodate Bay during Typhoon Marie.[77] |
| Tokachi Maru | Japan |
The ferry sank during Typhoon Marie. Eight crew were rescued.[78] |
| Tōya Maru | Japan |
 The train ferry capsized in Tsugaru Strait during Typhoon Marie with the loss of a reported 1,139 lives, 150 people rescued. |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Thanet | United Kingdom |
The ferry ran aground at Boulogne, France. Later refloated.[80] |
October
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonge Jochem | Netherlands |
The cutter sailed from Den Helder and sank with all hands on October 7, 1954, during a severe storm off the coast of Terschelling, Friesland. Intensive searches for the vessel began in 2023, using sonar scans and divers. The ship was discovered in October 2025.[81][82] |
| La Pampa | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium.[81] |
| Mormackite | United States |
The ore carrier capsized and sank off Virginia with the loss of 37 of her 48 crew.[83] |
| Rikke Skou | Denmark |
The cargo ship sank off Terschelling, Netherlands with the loss of twelve of her twenty crew. |
| Seahorse | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium. Later refloated.[81] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laura III |  Italy |
During an attempt to set a new world water speed record, the hydroplane went out of control on Lake Iseo in Italy at an estimated speed of 306 kilometres per hour (190 mph) and somersaulted. Its pilot, Mario Verga, was thrown from the boat and killed. |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Bakke | Norway |
The cargo ship was in the Atlantic Ocean when there was a boiler explosion and she was set on fire. The crew abandoned ship, and were rescued by Corrientes ( Argentina). They were landed at Lisbon, Portugal. Two crew were killed in the explosion and the ship sank.[84] |
| Jane Stove | Norway |
The cargo ship suffered a fracture to her main deck whilst in the North Sea. She reached the Faroe Islands on 10 October.[85] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prins Willem V | Netherlands |
During a voyage from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, carrying a mixed cargo, the 258-foot (79 m), 1,567-gross register ton cargo ship sank in 80 to 90 feet (24 to 27 m) of water in Lake Michigan 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off Milwaukee Harbor at 43°01.539′N 087°48.528′W / 43.025650°N 87.808800°W after colliding with the towing cables of the Sinclair Oil Corporation barge Barge 12 ( United States), which was under tow by the tug Chicago ( United States). The buoy tender USCGC Hollyhock ( United States Coast Guard) rescued Prins Willem V′s entire crew of 30.[86][87] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Babun | Honduras |
The 1,275-ton cargo ship was destroyed at dock by fire at Norfolk, Virginia.[88] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Platypus | United States |
The 17-gross register ton, 35.2-foot (10.7 m) motor cargo vessel sank in Nelson Cove (60°05′40″N 142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W) off the south end of Gravina Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[53] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cervia | United Kingdom |
The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury Docks whilst assisting to berth Arcadia ( United Kingdom). Five of her nine crew were killed. Raised on 28 October, later repaired and returned to service. |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faidherbe |  Australia |
The Warrior-type tug foundered off Cape Agulhas, Union of South Africa with loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Union of South Africa to Fremantle, Western Australia.[89] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hillman | United Kingdom |
The TID-class tug capsized and sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire whilsts assisting the fishing trawler Kirknes ( United Kingdom). Hillman was refloated on 8 November. Subsequently repaired and returned to service as Dagger.[90] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hillman | United Kingdom |
The tug sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire whilst towing the trawler Kirknes into Grimsby Docks. Four of her crew were killed.[91] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hinderton | United Kingdom |
The ferry collided with the Victory ship Morgenster ( Union of South Africa) in the River Mersey.[92] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orkanger | United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground in the Clyde.[93] |
| Scottish Hawk | United Kingdom |
The newly launched tanker ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[93] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS Tai Ping | Republic of China Navy |
Chinese Civil War: The Tai Kang-class destroyer escort was torpedoed and sunk off the Tachen Islands by the motor torpedo boats No. 155, No. 156, No. 157, No. 158 (all People's Liberation Army Navy) with the loss of 23 of her crew of about 200.[94][43][95] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barracuda | United States |
The 17-gross register ton, 40-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska between Onslow Island (55°52′30″N 132°22′00″W / 55.87500°N 132.36667°W) and Split Island (55°57′02″N 132°27′17″W / 55.9506°N 132.4547°W).[96] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carpo | Netherlands |
The coaster sank off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all twelve crew.[97] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| South Goodwin Lightship |  United Kingdom |
Capsized on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all seven crewmen. The only survivor was a Ministry of Agriculture scientist who had been on board bird-watching.[98] |
| World Concord | Liberia |
The tanker broke in two in the Irish Sea. Both halves towed to the Clyde.[97] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KFC-8 | United States |
The 9-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Afognak, Territory of Alaska.[52] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav |  Finland |
The coaster was reported to be listing severely 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of the Channel Islands.[97] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tresillian | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in St George's Channel, 44 nautical miles (81 km) off Cork, Ireland with the loss of 24 of her 40 crew. Sixteen survivors were rescued by Liparus ( United Kingdom) and transferred to LÉ Maev ( Irish Naval Service) and landed at Cobh.[99] Tresillian was on a voyage from Sorel, Quebec, Canada to Avonmouth, Somerset.[100] |
