List of shipwrecks in June 1923
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shoyei Maru |  Japan |
The cargo ship was wrecked on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union.[1] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic |  United Kingdom |
The passenger ship collided with Balsam ( United States) in Belfast Lough and sank off Carrickfergus, County Antrim. All 120 people on board were rescued.[2] She was refloated on 24 June.[3] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trevessa | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and Mauritius (28°45′N 85°42′E / 28.750°N 85.700°E). Her crew took to two lifeboats. Some survivors reached land after 24 days at sea.[4][5][6] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Cardinal | United States Navy |
The Lapwing-class minesweeper ran aground on the eastern coast of Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska and was wrecked without loss of life. The oiler Cuyama ( United States Navy) and the survey ship USC&GS Discoverer ( United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) rescued her crew.[7] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lark | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with Edmee ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Millwall, London and sank.[8] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maidan | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground on St. John's Island, Egypt and sank.[9] |
| Nivelle | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore at Lizard Head, Cornwall. Her twenty crew were rescued by the Lizard Lifeboat.[10] She was refloated on 25 June.[3] |
| Unknown fishing vessel | Japan |
The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the cruiser Isuzu ( Imperial Japanese Navy) during the cruiser's trials, probably off Tokyo. Both crewmen were rescued.[11] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | United States |
The schooner was sunk in a collision with the trawler Alden Mills (flag unknown) in the main channel of Boston Harbor off the fish pier. One crewman was killed.[12][13] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tensho Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship came ashore at Hakodate and was wrecked.[14] |
19 June
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tokahachi Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Kelio Maro ( Japan) at Hakodate and sank.[16] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Keisshin Maru No.3 | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Kizukawa Maru ( Japan) at Kobe and sank.[17] |
| Maindy Grange | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Pointe de Penmarc'h, Finistère, France.[17] She was refloated on 25 June.[3] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arantxa Mendi |  Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Trafalgar.[18] She was refloated on 27 June.[19] |
| Caraquet | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Hamilton, Bermuda.[20] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tenshin Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Hirado Strait.[21] She was refloated on 28 June.[22] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caraquet | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground on the Northern Reefs, Bermuda.[3] Her passengers were taken off.[21] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelia | United States |
The tug was destroyed by fire at New York.[21] |
| Sicily | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[21] She was refloated on 5 July.[23] |
| Sumatra |  Australia |
The cargo ship foundered off Port Maquarie, New South Wales with the loss of all 45 people on board.[24][25] |
