List of shipwrecks in 1965

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The list of shipwrecks in 1965 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1965.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1965
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Catala Canada
Catala, 1976
The passenger ship was wrecked in a storm at Ocean Shores, Washington, United States.

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1965
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Lady Ann United States The 13-gross register ton, 39.6-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel was crushed by ice and sank near Ketchikan, Alaska.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1965
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Diana United States The 8-gross register ton, 28.3-foot (8.6 m) motor cargo vessel sank in the small boat harbor at Juneau, Alaska.[2]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Dame de Coeur unknown The motor yacht, and former naval vessel ML 902, on a voyage from London to Zanzibar, was heavily damaged when she struck a buoy in the Thames Estuary; she was put ashore at Leigh-on-Sea.[3]
Sea Maid Panama The cargo ship lost her propeller and suffered engine damage north east of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. She was towed in to Willemstad, where she was declared a constructive total loss. Consequently scrapped.[4]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Grand Taiwan The Liberty ship broke in two and foundered in the Pacific Ocean (34°15′N 145°19′E / 34.250°N 145.317°E / 34.250; 145.317).[5] She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Kaohsiung.[6]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Boksetegorsk Soviet Union The fishing trawler sank during a gale in the Bering Sea between Saint Matthew Island and the Pribilof Islands with the loss of her entire crew of 14.[7]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Mariposa II Liberia The T2 tanker ran aground at Augusta, Sicily, Italy. She was being towed from Piraeus, Greece to Castellón de la Plana, Spain for scrapping. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[8]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Port Manech France The coastal tanker, loaded with gasoline, collided with the American C2 cargo ship Lucile Bloomfield off Le Havre and immediately caught fire, the burning wreck drifted and came ashore near Octeville where it was later scuttled. Seven occupants of the small tanker lost their lives while the Lucile Bloomfield crew escaped unharmed.[9]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Nahichevan Soviet Union The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[10][11]
Sebezh Soviet Union The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[12][11]
Sevsk Soviet Union The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[12][11]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Hindsia United Kingdom The tanker ran aground in the Oslo Fjord, Norway.[13] Refloated 1 February.[14]
San Nicola Greece The Liberty ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean (30°13′N 168°52′W / 30.217°N 168.867°W / 30.217; -168.867).[15]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
San Nicola Liberia The cargo ship sank in the Pacific 750 nautical miles (1,390 km) north west of Honolulu, Hawaii. All 30 crew rescued by Maria and taken to Japan.[16]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Queen Elizabeth United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground off Cherbourg, France but was refloated undamaged shortly afterwards.[17]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1965
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Niagara United States The ore-oil carrier, a converted T2 tanker, suffered weather damage in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to IJmuiden, South Holland, Netherlands. She put in to Ponta Delgada, Azores, where temporary repairs were made. Later towed to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France where she was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[18]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Congo Moko Belgium Collided with Kongsvang ( Norway) in the River Scheldt near Vlissingen. Repaired and returned to service.[19]
Fleurita United Kingdom The dredger foundered in the Thames Estuary.[20]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1965
ShipStateDescription
Rascisce Yugoslavia The cargo ship sank in the Ionian Sea, all 30 crew rescued.[21]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1965
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Meracoulosa Liberia The T2 tanker collided with Steel Fabricator ( United States) at Karachi, Pakistan and was damaged. Meracoulosa was on a voyage from Beaumont, Texas, United States to Karachi.[22]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Irini Stefanou Liberia The Liberty ship struck a reef off Islas San Benito, Mexico and was beached (28°18′N 114°34′W / 28.300°N 114.567°W / 28.300; -114.567). She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[23]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Grammatiki  Greece The Liberty ship sprang a leak in the Pacific Ocean (40°38′N 159°31′W / 40.633°N 159.517°W / 40.633; -159.517). She was on a voyage from Tacoma, Washington, United States to Formosa. She sank the next day.[24]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Collinstar  South Africa The tug capsized and sank in Chamais Bay with the loss of all six crew.[25]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Spyros Amrenakis  Greece The 2,065-ton collier wrecked on Nolleplaat sandbank, off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Immingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Terneuzen, Zeeland.[26]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
C-143  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The blockade runner was scuttled with demolition charges that blew the ship in two in Vu Rung Bay, South Vietnam, while she was under attack by a Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft.[27]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Normanner Norway Became stranded and sank on a voyage from Kopervik and Kristiansund.[19]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Sophocles Netherlands The cargo ship's cargo of fertilizer caught fire. The ship later capsized and sank in the Atlantic, with three of her 44 crew reported missing. Ulysees ( Netherlands) rescued the other 41 crew.[28]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Ever Prosperity Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground at New Caledonia, a total loss.[29]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1965
ShipStateDescription
Tristein Norway Wrecked at Rolvsøy.[19]

March

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Bermuda Trader  Hong Kong The heavy lift ship ran aground near Sakata, Japan (38°57′N 130°40′E / 38.950°N 130.667°E / 38.950; 130.667). She broke in two on 14 March and was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[30]
Nicolaos P Greece The Liberty ship ran aground off Necochea, Argentina. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped.[31]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Traveler United States The 9-gross register ton, 39.8-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Klawock, Alaska.[32]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Master Elias Liberia Stranded on Burias Island, Philippines. Refloated 15 March and towed to Manila, where sold for scrapping.[19]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Delwind United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Bombay Reef, 380 nautical miles (700 km) south of Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Thailand. She was refloated on 7 April with the assistance of a salvage tug, but grounded again. She was declared a constructive total loss.[33]
Roland L Belgium Collided at Antwerp with Santos ( Sweden) and sank. Raised on 26 March, repaired and returned to service in July 1965.[34]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Empire Demon United Kingdom The tug collided with the tanker Norse Lion ( Norway) and was severely damaged. She was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[35]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Nora Norway The tanker collided with Otto N. Miller ( Liberia) in the English Channel. Both ships caught fire and there was a large spill of oil.[36]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1965
ShipStateDescription
Katharina Kolkmann West Germany The cargo ship collided with Gannet ( United Kingdom): and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Folkestone, Kent with the loss of one of the fifteen crew.[37]

April

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
Nan An Panama The cargo ship ran aground off Hong Kong (22°24′N 114°24′E / 22.400°N 114.400°E / 22.400; 114.400) and broke up. All 41 crew were rescued. The wreck was looted and set afire. She was on a voyage from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Hong Kong.[38][39]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
Cagliari Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames and Gravesend, Kent in fog.[40]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
Transatlantic West Germany The cargo ship collided with Hermes ( Netherlands) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada. One of her fourteen crew was killed and two were reported missing.[41]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
Bremerhaven West Germany The passenger ship capsized and sank at Bremerhaven.[42]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
Orient Merchant  Greece The cargo liner ran aground in Lake Erie near Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. She was refloated on 8 May. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was sold and returned to service.[43]

28 April

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
Parks No. 5 United States The 7-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) motor vessel sank at Port Lions, Alaska.[45]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1965
ShipStateDescription
King Abdelaziz Saudi Arabia The passenger ship ran aground on the Algaham Reef, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Jeddah. All on board were rescued.[46]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 1969
ShipStateDescription
Becky Thatcher United States The riverboat, operating as an entertainment venue, sank on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, during the spring flood. Her steel hull was refloated and put into service as a landing barge for a new stationary showboat, also named Becky Thatcher ( United States).[47][48]

May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Rea United States The 9-gross register ton, 31.5-foot (9.6 m) fishing vessel collided with an unidentified object and was lost in Sukoi Bay north of Cape Douglas (58°52′N 153°16′W / 58.867°N 153.267°W / 58.867; -153.267 (Cape Douglas)) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[49]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Mecca United Arab Republic The passenger ship collided with Fremantle Star ( United Kingdom) in the Gulf of Suez and was damaged. Mecca was consequently withdrawn from service and laid up.[50]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Kitak Norway The sealer foundered in the Norwegian Sea. She was on a voyage from the West Ice to Ålesund.
Cedarville United States During a voyage from Rogers City, Michigan, to Gary, Indiana, with a cargo of 14,411 long tons (14,642 t; 16,140 short tons) of limestone, the 588.3-foot (179.3 m), 8,575-gross register ton bulk carrier sank after colliding with the motor vessel Topdalsfjord ( Norway) in the Straits of Mackinac 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the Mackinac Bridge, killing 10 of her 35 crew members.

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Northland United States The motor vessel sank off Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[10]

9 May

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Cedar United States The 32-gross register ton, 43.5-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was lost off Kodiak, Alaska.[53]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Heimvard Norway The tanker exploded and caught fire at Mururan, Japan. Three of her crew were killed, 22 were injured, five others reported missing.[54]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
Meracoulosa Liberia The T2 tanker ran aground on the Buffalo Rock, off Pulo Bukom, Indonesia (1°08′N 103°49′E / 1.133°N 103.817°E / 1.133; 103.817) and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Palembang to Dumai. She was refloated on 29 May and towed to Singapore. She was declared uneconomic to repair and was consequently scrapped.[22]
T-136  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by aircraft at Lach Troung, South Vietnam. Seven crewmen were killed.[44]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
La Salle Monrovia The ship struck the Grunes de L'Ouest rocks (49.29209N 02.39333W) between Guernsey and Jersey Channel Islands. 40 people were rescued by the Guernsey lifeboat.[55]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1965
ShipStateDescription
San Carlos United Kingdom Dominica The tanker was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio Haina.[56]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965
ShipStateDescription
Mount McKinley United States The 39-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) barge sank off Seldovia, Alaska.[57]
Yousuf Baksh Pakistan The steam cargo ship caught fire in the English Channel, becoming a total loss.[58]

June

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1965
ShipStateDescription
Pendennis Castle United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground in Southampton Water. Refloated undamaged after 4½ hours.[59]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1965
ShipStateDescription
Luisa Italy The tanker exploded and caught fire at Bandar Mashar, Iran, killing 30 of her 41 crew, and two others onshore. The ship capsized and sank in shallow water.[60]
Normanby Hall United Kingdom The collier ran aground off Tara, County Down. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in tow for Belfast in a severely leaky condition but consequently foundered in the Belfast Lough on 8 June.[61]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1965
ShipStateDescription
USS Hartley  United States Navy The Dealey-class destroyer collided with the Liberty ship Dicoronia ( Liberia) off Cape Henry, Virginia and was severely damaged.[62]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1965
ShipStateDescription
Bluebell United States The 14-gross register ton, 35.4-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel sank at Whale Pass, Alaska.[7]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1965
ShipStateDescription
Polly United States The 12-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Anchor Point, Alaska.[45]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1965
ShipStateDescription
Thrasyvoulos  Greece The Liberty ship was reported to be leaking 750 nautical miles (1,390 km) south east of Aden. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Constanța, Bulgaria. No further trace, presumed foundered.[63]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Thrasyvoulos Greece The Liberty ship sank in the Arabian Sea off Abd al Kuri, South Yemen. Crew abandoned ship and landed on the island, from where their distress calls were answered by RAF Shackleton aircraft and HMS Zulu ( Royal Navy).[64]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
HMS Tiptoe  Royal Navy The T-class submarine collided with HMS Yarmouth ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Portland Bill, Dorset.

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Zoe Greece The Liberty ship struck a submerged object off the coast of Brazil (33°03′S 72°27′W / 33.050°S 72.450°W / -33.050; -72.450) and sprang a leak. She was declared a constructive total loss.[15]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Jag Sevak India The cargo ship ran aground at Visakhaptnam and was severely damaged. She was declared a constructive total loss. She subsequently broke in two. The wreck was towed out to sea and scuttled.[65]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Alaska Queen United States The 40-gross register ton, 61.4-foot (18.7 m) tug was destroyed off Rocky Point in Bechevin Bay (52°03′N 175°06′W / 52.050°N 175.100°W / 52.050; -175.100 (Bechevin Bay)) on the coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands by a fire that broke out in her engine room. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a skiff and survived.[66]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Avra Greece The Liberty ship was abandoned 140 nautical miles (260 km) north of Cochin, India. She sank the next day.[67]
USS Frank Knox  United States Navy
USS Frank Knox aground.
The Gearing-class destroyer ran aground in the South China Sea on Pratas Reef near Pratas Island. She was salvaged and repaired and eventually returned to service.
Pen 38 United States A storm destroyed the 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel at Port Moller (59°59′30″N 160°34′30″W / 59.99167°N 160.57500°W / 59.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller)), Alaska.[45]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Napier Star United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Bahia Potrero, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from the Gallegos River to London. She was refloated on 18 August but was declared a constructive total loss. She was scrapped in February 1966.[68]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Orient Trader Greece The Victory ship caught fire at Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was severely damaged. She was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[69]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Mariviki Liberia The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached near Mormugao, India (15°11′N 73°55′E / 15.183°N 73.917°E / 15.183; 73.917). She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Constanţa, Romania. She broke in two the next day and was a total loss.[70]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Diana United States The 7-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Taku Inlet in Southeast Alaska.[2]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1965
ShipStateDescription
Eagle United States The 10-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel suffered an explosion, burned, and sank at Sitka, Alaska.[71]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965
ShipStateDescription
Warrior United States The 7-gross register ton, 34.2-foot (10.4 m) motor vessel was destroyed by a storm at St. Michael, Alaska.[72]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Samson II United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north of Sitka, Alaska.[12]
Sea Maid United States The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the Arctic Maid Fisheries warehouse at Naknek, Alaska.[12]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Leucoton  Chilean Navy The lighthouse tender, a converted naval tugboat, was wrecked during a storm in the Bahia San Pedro, 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, when her anchor chain broke.[73]
Meiko Maru Japan The tanker collided with Arizona ( United States) 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Tokyo and sank with the loss of 18 crew.[74]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
ROCS Jian Men  Republic of China Navy Chinese Civil War: Battle of Dongshan: The Chien Men-class patrol ship was damaged by Red Chinese patrol ships and then was torpedoed and sunk south of Quemoy by No. 119 (China People's Liberation Army Navy).[75]
ROCS Zhang Jiang  Republic of China Navy Chinese Civil War: Battle of Dongshan: The Qing Jiong-class submarine chaser was shelled and sunk south of Quemoy by No. 611 (China People's Liberation Army Navy).[76]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Barbara United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[7]
Cathy Joy United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[53]
Edith United States The 9-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[71]
Janie United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[77]
Janequeo  Chilean Navy The tug sank during a storm in the Bay of Manquemapu, 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, with the loss of 51 men while trying to assist Leucotón, which had run aground.
Laurie United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[1]
Peggy United States The 9-gross register ton, 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[45]
Suzie United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[12]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Iola United States A storm destroyed the 13-gross register ton, 34.1-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel at Carroll Inlet (55°17′N 131°30′W / 55.283°N 131.500°W / 55.283; -131.500 (Carroll Inlet)) in Southeast Alaska.[78]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
S B P Co. No. 12 United States The 38-gross register ton, 49-foot (14.9 m) barge was destroyed by fire at Kenai, Alaska.[12]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Kathe Niederkirchner East Germany The cargo ship ran aground on Muckle Skerry, in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. All fifty on board survived.[79]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Maria United States The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[57]
Sauveur United States The 8-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[12]
Two Johns United States The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[32]
Vagabond United States The 8-gross register ton 28.4-foot (8.7 m) wooden fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[80]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Isla N United States The 11-gross register ton 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Monashka Bay (57°50′N 152°25′W / 57.833°N 152.417°W / 57.833; -152.417 (Monashka Bay)) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[78]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
Arsinoe France Stranded on the Scarborough Reef (15°10′N 117°40′E / 15.167°N 117.667°E / 15.167; 117.667). Broke in two on 2 September and sank.[81]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1965
ShipStateDescription
T-181  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by aircraft at Ben Thuy, South Vietnam.[44]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Maxine United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire on the Copper River Flats southeast of Cordova, Alaska.[57]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Amaryllis Panama
Amaryllis
The cargo ship ran aground at Riviera Beach, Florida, overnight on 7–8 September during Hurricane Betsy. Later refloated and scuttled in August 1968 to form an artificial reef.

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Aeakos Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea north west of Borneo (5°07′N 112°33′E / 5.117°N 112.550°E / 5.117; 112.550) and was abandoned. She was seized by pirates on 5 December and salvage efforts were abandoned.[82][83]
USS AFDM-2  United States Navy Hurricane Betsy: The auxiliary floating drydock broke loose from her moorings at Todd Shipyards and blew upstream three miles (4.8 km). The vessel then capsized and sank in the Mississippi River 300 feet (91 m) off the Mandeville and Press Street wharves. The drydock was raised on 25 August 1966.[84]
Bowqueen United Kingdom The dredger capsized and sank off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of four of her seven crew.[85]
Elizabeth Lykes United States Hurricane Betsy: The incomplete Louise Lykes-class cargo ship was in the auxiliary floating drydock USS AFDM-2 ( United States Navy) when the drydock broke loose from her mooring at Todd Shipyards and was pushed upstream. Elizabeth Lykes eventually drifted out of the drydock and went ashore 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of the shipyard, off the Dumaine Street Wharf.[86]
Genevieve Lykes United States Hurricane Betsy: The incomplete Louise Lykes-class cargo ship was blown upriver from her moorings at Avondale Shipyards and sank in the Mississippi River at about Mile 115.4 above the Head of Passes, approximately two miles (3.2 km) south of New Orleans International Airport.[87][88]
USS Keller  United States Navy Hurricane Betsy: The incomplete Keller-class hydrographic survey ship was struck by a cargo ship and crane barge, broke loose from her moorings at New Orleans, and struck by other vessels as she blew upstream 900 yards (820 m). The vessel capsized and sank in shallow water, partially above water in the Mississippi River. Salvage began on 27 September and the ship was raised on 10 November 1965.[89][90]
Letitia Lykes United States Hurricane Betsy: The incomplete Louise Lykes-class cargo ship was blown upriver from her moorings at Avondale Shipyards and sank in the Mississippi River at about Mile 115.4 above the Head of Passes, approximately two miles (3.2 km) south of New Orleans International Airport with Genevieve Lykes on top of her.[87][91]
Maverick United States Hurricane Betsy: The state-of-the art jackup drilling rig owned by the Zapata Corp. was destroyed in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.[92]
MTC-602 United States The barge sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. It was raised on 12 November 1965.[93]
Platform A and Platform B United States Hurricane Betsy: The Gulf Oil Company's two oil drilling platforms were destroyed in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.[94]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Everbloom Liberia The cargo ship was driven ashore at Wakanoura, Japan in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Kure to Wakayama, Japan. She was refloated but was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[95]
Wake Forest Victory United States Hurricane Betsy: The Victory ship was driven from her moorings at New Orleans, Louisiana. She collided with Managua ( Nicaragua), Ondine ( Liberia) and Witmarsum ( Netherlands) and was severely damaged.[96]
Winner Liberia The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Wakayama in a typhoon. She was declared a constructive total loss.[97]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Fort William Canada The package carrier exploded and sank at Montreal, Quebec after an unbalanced load caused the ship to capsize, letting aerosolized calcium chloride powder to become exposed to water. The ship was raised and returned to service in May 1966.[98]
Yewgarth United Kingdom The tug was crushed against the quayside at Cardiff, Glamorgan by Aldersgate ( United Kingdom). Yewgarth was beached in a sinking condition and was declared a constructive total loss. She was refloated on 20 September and subsequently scrapped.[99]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Eretto Italy The Liberty ship ran aground in the Sakhalin Islands, Soviet Union and broke in two, a total loss.[100]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Tactician United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire off Canvey Island, Essex whilst laden with explosives. Ship flooded during firefighting operations.[101]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Esso Wandsworth United Kingdom The tanker collided with Moerdyk ( Netherlands) in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Thames Haven, Essex to Dartford, Kent. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped.[102]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Albin Köbis  Volksmarine The decommissioned training ship was sunk as a target off "Rosenort".[103]
Nadezhda Krupskaya Soviet Union The cruise ship ran aground off Stockholm, Sweden. All 94 passengers returned to Stockholm by a Swedish ship.[104]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Sir Joseph Rawlinson United Kingdom Sank after a collision with a hopper barge. Ten crew were rescued by the tug Danube VIII, but nine others died.[105] Raised in 1966.[58]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Protostatis  Greece The Liberty ship ran aground in Lake Ontario. She was on a voyage from Detroit, Michigan, United States to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated on 12 October and towed in to Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[106]
Transcaribbean United States The Victory ship was driven ashore at Bermuda in a storm.[107]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in September 1965
ShipStateDescription
Agia Thalassina Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Necochea, Argentina to Civitavecchia, Italy. She was refloated and put in to Montevideo, Uruguay on 25 September. She was laid up unrepaired and was scrapped in September 1968.[108]

October

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Fairweather United States The 73-gross register ton, 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at the head of "American Bay" – probably American Bay on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, but possibly American Bay on the Alaska Peninsula – in Alaska.[109]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Dina Denmark The coaster ran aground off the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. Refloated the next day.[110]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Cities Service Baltimore United States The tanker ran aground in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.[111]
SAS Fleur  South African Navy The decommissioned boom defence vessel was sunk as a naval gunnery target in False Bay off Simon's Town, South Africa.[112]
Normanby Hall United Kingdom The coaster sank in Belfast Lough. All crew rescued.[113]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
G P C 21 United States The 15-gross register ton, 34.2-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm at Ouzinkie, Alaska.[114]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Nerée France The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cherbourg, the loss of six of her 25 crew.[115]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Akti  Greece The cargo ship caught fire in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was towed in to the Europoort, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached. Akti was on a voyage from Assab, Ethiopia to Copenhagen, Denmark. The fire was extinguished the next day but she later capsized. She was righted on 6 October 1966 but declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[116]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Ekaterini G Greece The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Great Sitkin Island, Alaska, United States. She was abandoned as a constructive total loss.[117]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Marlin Liberia The cargo ship foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) east of Cape Fear, North Carolina, United States (34°38′N 75°32′W / 34.633°N 75.533°W / 34.633; -75.533), after her cargo shifted. She was on a voyage from Tampa, Florida, United States to Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada.[118]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Jessel United States The 16-gross register ton, 36.7-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Gould Island (55°17′N 132°36′W / 55.283°N 132.600°W / 55.283; -132.600 (Gould Island)) off Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[77]
Tradeways II Liberia The Liberty ship broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean (49°58′N 25°40′W / 49.967°N 25.667°W / 49.967; -25.667). The bow section sank that day, the stern section sank the next day.[15] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[119]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Ekaterini G Greece Under tow by the tug Tawakoni (flag unknown) after losing her propeller in the North Pacific Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) south of Adak, Alaska, the converted Liberty ship was wrecked on Great Sitkin Island in the Aleutian Islands with the loss of one crew member after her towline parted during a storm and she drifted ashore. United States Navy helicopters rescued the rest of her crew.[71]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Panagathos Liberia The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, West Germany to an American port. She was declared a constructive total loss. Her wreck was scrapped in situ in 1970.[120][121]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Success United States The 57-gross register ton, 62.1-foot (18.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Japanese Bay (56°56′N 153°41′W / 56.933°N 153.683°W / 56.933; -153.683 (Japanese Bay)) on the coast of Kodiak Island. The fishing vessel Brisk ( United States) rescued her entire crew of three.[12]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1965
ShipStateDescription
Christiakis  Greece The coaster collided with Mairoula ( Greece) off Nara Burnu, Turkey and was beached. Christiakis was on a voyage from Galaţi, Romania to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 15 November. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently beached at Ambeliki.[122]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Artemon United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at Piraeus, Greece. She was on a voyage from Cebu, Philippines to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was beached in Ambeliki Bay on 6 November. The fire was extinguished on 8 November but she was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[123]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Paget Trader United Kingdom The Liberty ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean. She put in to Singapore on 6 November. Subsequently laid up a Hong Kong, she was scrapped in 1966.[124]
Panagathos Greece The Liberty ship ran aground north of Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued.[125]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Fosming China (Taiwan) The Liberty ship ran aground on Castle Island, Bahamas. She was later refloated and towed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States where she was declared at constructive total loss.[126]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Craig Foss United States The 179-gross register ton, 88-foot (26.8 m) tug sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her entire crew of 10 survived.[53]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Bianca Venture Liberia The cargo ship ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Mukho, South Korea (38°09′N 128°36′E / 38.150°N 128.600°E / 38.150; 128.600). She broke in two three days later, a total loss.[127]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
ROCS Lin Huai  Republic of China Navy Chinese Civil War: Battle of Chongwu: The Zhen Nan-class minesweeper was damaged by shelling by People's Liberation Army Navy patrol ships and then was torpedoed by the motor torpedo boat No. 145 (China People's Liberation Army Navy). She was then beached on Magong Island to prevent her from sinking.[128]
Reina United States The 94-gross register ton motor vessel sank at "Segum Island", probably Seguam Island in the Andreanof Islands group in the Aleutian Islands.[49]
Yarmouth Castle  Panama The passenger liner burned and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Miami, Florida, with the loss of 90 lives.

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
ROCS Yung Chang  Republic of China Navy Chinese Civil War: The Zhen Nan-class minesweeper was sunk off the South China coast by a People's Liberation Army Navy escort vessel.[129]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Lief H United States The fishing vessel grounded on a shoal and sank with the loss of two lives near Channel Light 32A in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[1]
Protostatis Greece The Liberty ship ran aground on Wolf Island in the Saint Lawrence River and was abandoned. She was declared a constructive total loss.[126] She was being towed from Kingston, Ontario, Canada to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated on 31 January 1966 and consequently scrapped.[106]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Beverwijk 30 Netherlands The dredger ran aground off Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Refloated on 6 February 1966.[130]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Banora Morocco The cargo ship foundered while under tow off Cape Villano, Spain.[131]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Achilles  Greece The Liberty ship ran aground at Muroran, Japan. She was refloated on 2 December and declared a constructive total loss.[132]

22 November

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Elmira B United States The 8-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[71]
Maumee Sun United States The T1 tanker collided with American Pilot ( United States) off the entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. She was subsequently towed in to Bedford, Massachusetts. Declared uneconomic to repair, she was laid up. Maumee Sun was scrapped in 1972.[133]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Ping An Liberia The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ter Heijde, South Holland, Netherlands. All 49 crew were rescued.[134] The ship was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[135]
Santa Kyriaki Liberia
Santa Kyriaki
The 2,958-ton cargo ship beached south of IJmuiden, Netherlands. Refloated on 8 March 1966 but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in July 1966.[136]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Oduna United States The 7,252-gross register ton, 422-foot (128.6 m) Liberty ship was wrecked in heavy seas on rocks at Cape Pankof on the east coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Her crew survived and was evacuated by helicopter and breeches buoy to the medium endurance cutter USCGC Storis ( United States Coast Guard) and the tug Adeline Foss ( United States),[67][137] with assistance by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries cargo liner US FWS Pribilof ( United States).[138]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Achilles Greece The Liberty ship ran aground at Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. She was declared a constructive total loss.[97]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1965
ShipStateDescription
Blue Fin Spain The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay whilst under tow following the loss of her rudder. The accident was caused by her cargo shifting.[139]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965
ShipStateDescription
Mabel M United States The 10-gross register ton, 31.9-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel sank at Grave Island (58°06′35″N 135°27′15″W / 58.10972°N 135.45417°W / 58.10972; -135.45417 (Grave Island)) off Hoonah, Alaska.[57]
Romanoff United States The 114-gross register ton, 83.9-foot (25.6 m) barge was destroyed by a storm near St. Michael, Alaska.[49]

December

Unknown date

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