List of shipwrecks in March 1923
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3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Babinda |  United States |
The cargo ship caught fire at San Francisco, California and was abandoned.[1] |
| Hieronymus |  Danzig |
The auxiliary sailing ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Hanstholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Aalborg ( Denmark).[2] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yunur |  Norway |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Westman Islands, Iceland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monte |  United Kingdom |
The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore at Mandal, Norway and was wrecked.[3] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mindini | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground at Samarai, New Guinea.[4] Her passengers and crew were rescued by Nauru Chief ( United Kingdom).[5] |
9 March
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blazer | United States |
After a coil of tow line washed off her deck during a gale and fouled her propeller and her crew was unable to clear it from the propeller, the 48-gross register ton motor vessel – bound from Kodiak to Kanatak, Territory of Alaska – was washed onto the beach and broke up near Portage Bay (57°34′05″N 156°02′15″W) on the Alaska Peninsula 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Kanatak. Her crew of three survived.[6] |
12 March
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod | United States |
The cargo ship a struck rock in Long Island Sound and was beached on Plum Island.[8] |
| Ranee |  Straits Settlements |
The cargo/passenger ship was sunk in a collision with Boribat off Johore, Malaya. Fourteen crew and 17 passengers died.[9] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastway | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Lourenço Marques, Mozambique with the loss of two of her crew.[10] Survivors were rescued by a tug.[11] |
| Merville | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Frithjof Eide ( Norway).[8][12] |
16 March
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Banhei Maru No.2 |  Japan |
The cargo ship foundered off Yokohama.[11] |
| Buckleigh | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in Jones Inlet, New York.[11] She was refloated on 31 March.[14] |
| Freia |  Uruguay |
The cargo ship caught fire at La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She broke free from her moorings and sank.[11][15] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maid of Sparta | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Samsø, Denmark (56°04′N 11°00′E) and was abandoned by her crew.[16] She was refloated on 22 March.[17] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shannonmede | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.[18] |
20 March
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 55°13′W).[17] |
| Giulia |  Italy |
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (41°37′N 58°37′W).[20] She was subsequently abandoned.[21] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Texan | United States |
The cargo ship came ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island.[17] She was refloated on 28 March.[22] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Coastal Battleship No. 4 | United States Navy |
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25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felix |  France |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°56′N 11°54′W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Nolisment ( France).[23] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground between Formby and Southport, Lancashire.[23] She was refloated on 30 March.[14] |
| Marco Aurelio | Italy |
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Cerigo Channel.[23] |
| Rey Jaime I |  Spain |
The cargo liner ran aground at Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Her passengers were taken off.[24] She was refloated on 29 March.[25] |
| Taishin Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of the Kwantung Peninsula and was abandoned by her crew.[25] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Turner | United Kingdom |
The barquentine foundered off Guam with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew. Survivors reached landed at Hinuatan, Philippines after 24 days.[26] |
| Charles F. Gordon | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at Double Head, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
| F. C. Lockhart | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on Lippy Island, Maine, United States and was a total loss.[27] |
| Madelon | France |
The schooner was destroyed by fire off the Bishop's Rock. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Capstone ( United Kingdom).[24] |
| Rusholme | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck rocks 28 nautical miles (52 km) south of Port Nolloth, South Africa and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[27] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Julian J. Fleetwood | United States |
The tow steamer foundered in 17 feet (5.2 m) of water at the mouth of the North River at the entrance to Albemarle Sound. Four of her crew died of exposure on the roof of the pilothouse, two survivors were rescued from the roof by Annie L. Vansciver ( United States) on the 29th.[28] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chaldon | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck a rock in the Pentland Firth and was beached at Scrabster, Caithness.[14] She was refloated on 3 April.[13] |
| Gladys M. Hollet | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[14] |