List of shipwrecks in May 1923
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alioth |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in West Bay, Dorset.[1] |
| Elizabeth Ann Slater | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Teesider ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. She was beached at South Shields.[2] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kissho Maru |  Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Seikai Maru ( Japan) at Shimonoseki and sank.[3] |
7 May
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Gebhart |  United States |
The Design 1093 cargo ship ran aground on the Umatilla Reef off Cape Flattery, Washington. She broke in two and was a total loss.[5][6] |
| Manhattan Island | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sari Siglar, Turkey.[7] She was refloated on 17 May.[8] |
| Yugala |  Thailand |
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Singora with the loss of six crew. She was consequently beached.[5][7] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kitanna | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 32 nautical miles (59 km) north east by north of Alderney, Channel Isles.[9] |
| Kum Sang | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship came ashore near Ango, Philippines (approximately 16°N 120°E / 16°N 120°E).[5] She was refloated on 22 May.[10] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D'Aosta |  Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground off Munxar, Malta.[11] She was refloated on 18 May.[8] |
| David |  Panama |
The cargo ship collided with Yorba Linda ( United States) in the Gulf of Panama 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Panama City and was beached at Bucaro.[12] |
| Sagama River | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[12] She was refloated on 21 May.[13] |
16 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gul-Djemal |  Ottoman Empire |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Jason.[14] She was refloated on 22 May.[13] |
| Jan |  Denmark |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Northumberland Strait.[14] She was refloated on 23 May.[15] |
| Olga | United States |
The 76-gross register ton motor schooner was stranded on a sand bar on the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska opposite the mouth of Safety Lagoon (64°29′N 164°45′W / 64.483°N 164.750°W). During the spring of 1923, she was crushed by ice and then wrecked by a gale.[16] |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie Marshall | United Kingdom |
The salvage vessel was wrecked at St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, Canada whilst going to the aid of Cymric Queen ( United Kingdom).[17] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apex No. 8 | United States |
While no one was on board, the 32-ton scow was wrecked in Stone Rock Bay (54°45′30″N 132°00′00″W / 54.75833°N 132.00000°W) on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after she broke free of her mooring to a dolphin during a gale. She was deemed a total loss.[18] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenburnie | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Spot Point, Newfoundland.[19] She was refloated on 24 May.[15] |
| Marcella | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[19] |
| Rosa | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[19] She was refloated on 28 May.[20] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marvale | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner struck the Capr Freel Rock off St. Shott's, Newfoundland and sank. All 436 people on board were rescued.[21] |
| Shoyei Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on Shimushu Island, Kuril Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[20] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Gunboat Blackfly |  Royal Navy |
The Fly-class gunboat collided with a pontoon bridge over the Tigris at Baghdad, Iraq and sank with the loss of six crew.[22][23] |
| Precheur |  France |
The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°32′N 7°00′W / 48.533°N 7.000°W).[24] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Vernon | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Metagama ( United Kingdom): in the River Clyde at Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire and was beached.[25] She subsequently sank,[26] but was refloated in late July 1924.[27] |