The list of shipwrecks in 1964 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1964.
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January
edit3 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Looiersgracht | Netherlands | The coaster collided with Langkloof ( South Africa) in the Scheldt near Terneuzen. Three of her eleven crew were reported missing.[1] |
Schelde | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Francois L D ( France) in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands and was beached.[1] Later repaired and returned to service.[2] Francois L D was towed to Schiedam for repairs.[1] |
10 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Tiptoe | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock. Refloated after seven hours.[3] |
12 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Demeter | United States | The merchant vessel sank. |
13 January
editShip | State | Description |
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ACS Bullfinch | United Kingdom | The cable-laying ship grounded in the Firth of Clyde.[4] Refloated the next day.[5] |
16 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Dori | Liberia | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and was beached near Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. She later exploded and sank.[6] |
18 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Perote | United States | The T2 tanker ran aground on a reef off the Isla de Enmedio, Mexico whilst under tow from Brownsville, Texas to Veracruz, Mexico for scrapping.[7] |
20 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Bogota | Hong Kong | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Fehmarn, West Germany and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Gdansk, Poland to Chittagong, India. She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Kiel, West Germany, where temporary repairs were made to enable her to complete the voyage. Bogota was laid up at Hong Kong, where she was subsequently lost due to damage sustained in two typhoons.[8] |
25 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Humpy | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 35.6-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[9] |
John-Wayne | United States | The 16-gross register ton, 34.4-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[10] |
Pafco No. 2 | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 33.4-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Pafco No. 10 | United States | The 28-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Pafco No. 11 | United States | The 28-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Pafco No. 13 | United States | The 28-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Pafco 21 | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 35.6-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Pafco 23 | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 35.6-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Pafco 24 | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 35.6-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[11] |
Sacred Heart | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[12] |
Starling | United States | The 20-gross register ton, 38.2-foot (11.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska.[12] |
26 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Nysjø | Norway | The fishing vessel was sunk when accidentally rammed by the cargo ship Trattendorf ( East Germany) north-west of the North Cape, Norway. All 14 crew members were lost.[13] |
February
edit2 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Security | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Carpathia ( West Germany) and sank in the Elbe Estuary. All fourteen crew rescued by Carpathia.[14] |
3 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Agia Erini L | Lebanon | The Liberty ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean (30°22′N 153°00′E / 30.367°N 153.000°E).[15] |
Kingsgarth | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Port Launceston ( United Kingdom) and sank at Avonmouth Docks, Somerset. Three of her five crew reported missing.[16] |
8 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Grammatiki | Greece | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (40°38′N 159°31′W / 40.633°N 159.517°W). She subsequently sank.[17] |
10 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Cape Spencer | United States | The 185-gross register ton, 85.3-foot (26.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the south shore of Akun Bay (54°15′N 165°30′W / 54.250°N 165.500°W) on the northeast coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands.[18] |
Dirk | West Germany | The coaster collided with the stores ship USNS Blue Jacket ( United States Navy) off Bremen, West Germany, and sank. Six crew reported missing.[19] |
HMAS Voyager | Royal Australian Navy | The Daring-class destroyer sank after a collision with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne ( Royal Australian Navy) with the loss of 81 lives. |
11 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Queensgate | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Later refloated.[20] |
San Jacinto | United States | The tanker exploded and broke in two off the coast of Virginia. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Jacksonville, Florida. Subsequently rebuilt and returned to service.[21] |
17 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Western Clipper | United States | The 125-gross register ton, 78.7-foot (24.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the beach at Atka, Alaska, on Atka Island in the Andreanof Islands subgroup of the Aleutian Islands.[22] |
18 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Harvey | United States | The 19-gross register ton 39.6-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Old Harbor, Alaska.[9] |
21 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Ambassador | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank 660 nautical miles (1,220 km) south east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, having been adrift for three days following engine failure. She had been taken in tow by the tug Elbe ( Netherlands) but the tow line parted and she sank (37°22′N 48°51′W / 37.367°N 48.850°W). Twenty of her 35 crew were rescued, eleven by USCGC Coos Bay ( United States Coast Guard) and nine by Fruen ( Norway). Ambassador was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to London.[23][24] |
23 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Brother George | Liberia | The cargo ship ran aground off the south coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[25] Refloated the next day with assistance from Schedle ( Netherlands).[26] |
Witte Zee | Netherlands | The tug struck a rock and sank. She was assisting Abeille 10 ( France) and Gatcombe ( United Kingdom) to free the Brother George ( Liberia). All sixteen crew rescued by the Yarmouth lifeboat and Gatcombe.[25] |
March
edit1 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Alma | United States | The 118-gross register ton, 87.2-foot (26.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southeast of Long Island (57°46′N 152°17′W / 57.767°N 152.283°W) in Chiniak Bay (57°42′47″N 152°21′21″W / 57.7131°N 152.3558°W) in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[27] |
Amphialos | Liberia | The tanker broke in two and sank 230 to 270 nautical miles (430 to 500 km) southeast of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. HMCS Athabaskan ( Royal Canadian Navy) rescued 34 of her 36 crew.[28] |
6 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Bunker Hill | United States | The T2 tanker exploded and broke in two off Anacortes, Washington.[29] |
11 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Jan Brons | Netherlands | The coaster ran aground at Dunmore East, Ireland. Six crew rescued by breeches buoy.[30] |
14 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Jalamanjari | India | The cargo ship ran aground outside Hartlepool Harbour, Co Durham, United Kingdom.[31] |
Maria G L | Greece | The Liberty ship ran aground near Yokohama, Japan. She broke in two and sank.[32] |
15 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Merak | Netherlands | The coaster ran aground off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, United Kingdom. All five crew were rescued.[31] |
16 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Pegu | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada to Santiago de Cuba. She was refloated on 23 March and taken in to Santiago de Cubab. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[33] |
18 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Lenie | Netherlands | The coaster ran aground on the Caernarvonshire coast. Refloated after three hours.[34] |
23 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Unidentified vessel | Portugal | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The vessel was sunk by PAIGC action in the Cumbidjan River near Bedanda.[35] |
Unidentified vessel | Portugal | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The vessel was sunk by PAIGC action in the Rio Grande de Buba River.[35] |
Wingfoot | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Aaron Creek (56°21′N 131°59′W / 56.350°N 131.983°W) in Southeast Alaska[22] |
25 March
editShip | State | Description |
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C. L. Anderson | United States | The 95-gross register ton, 71.5-foot (21.8 m) State of Alaska fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm off Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago at a location identified reported as "Kaline Rock," perhaps a reference to Kalsin Rock or Kalsin Reef at the entrance to Kalsin Bay (57°37′54″N 152°24′01″W / 57.6317°N 152.4003°W) just south of Kodiak, Alaska.[18] |
27 March
edit28 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Tajo | Liberia | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and was beached near Las Palmas, Canary Islands, a total loss.[53] |
April
edit2 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Cindy | United States | 1964 Alaska earthquake: The 14-gross register ton, 43.6-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Kodiak, Alaska.[18] |
Vagabond | United States | The 11 GRT, 39.9-foot (12.2 m) wooden fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm in the harbor at St. Paul on Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands.[51] |
4 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Mule | United States | A storm destroyed the 31-gross register ton, 51.9-foot (15.8 m) fishing vessel near Cape Spencer, Alaska.[44] |
6 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Dom Jose | Brazil | The ferry, a converted Landing Ship, Tank, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (6°00′N 56°30′W / 6.000°N 56.500°W. She was being towed from Paramaribo, Suriname to Georgetown, Guyana by the tug Ginny ( Bahamas).[54] |
8 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Blue Ocean | Canada | The 68-foot (20.7 m) halibut-fishing vessel was lost in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands in a blinding snowstorm with 80-mile-per-hour (130 km/h) winds when her crew of eight abandoned her on the beach during the storm.[36] |
10 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Arrow | United States | The 22-gross register ton, 46.7-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kodiak, Alaska.[27] |
13 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Anapa | Soviet Union | The fishing trawler collided with the frigate HDMS Esbern Snare ( Royal Danish Navy) and sank in the Øresund. All 23 crew rescued by HDMS Esbern Snare.[55][56] |
Neckerbay | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 35.5-foot (10.8 m) motor vessel sank in Krestof Sound (57°12′N 135°35′W / 57.200°N 135.583°W) in Southeast Alaska near Sitka, Alaska, after striking a log.[45] |
14 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Hustler | United States | During a test run on Lake Havasu on the border between Arizona and California for a planned attempt to break the world water speed record, the hydroplane – which its support crew thought had reached 290 miles per hour (470 km/h) during the run – crashed into the shore at a speed of at least 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) after its pilot, Lee Taylor, was unable to turn off its jet engine. Taylor leaped from the boat before the crash while traveling at 175 miles per hour (282 km/h) and bounced along the surface of the water for 50 feet (15 m) before coming to rest with severe injuries. The damaged boat crossed the shore and came to rest 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) inland up a 20-degree incline.[57][58][59] |
19 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Norco | Bahamas | The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked and abandoned on Little Corn Island in the Caribbean Sea.[60][61] |
May
edit1 May
editShip | State | Description |
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No. 107 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The Hai Lang-class assault boat was sunk by gunfire by the patrol boat No. 572 ( People's Liberation Army Navy).[62] |
No. 109 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The Hai Lang-class assault boat was sunk by gunfire by the patrol boat No. 572 ( People's Liberation Army Navy).[62] |
2 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Alkimos | Greece | The Liberty ship dragged her anchor and was wrecked in the Indian Ocean on the Eglinton Rocks off what is now Yanchep, Western Australia. |
USNS Card | United States Navy | Vietnam War: A limpet mine attached by a North Vietnamese frogman sank the aircraft transport, a former Bogue-class escort carrier, as she lay alongside a pier at Saigon, South Vietnam, killing five of her crew. She was refloated on 19 May 1964 and returned to service in December 1964. |
4 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Dynamite Kid | United States | The 33-gross register ton, 50.1-foot (15.3 m) fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska about 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) off Point Pogibshi (59°25′30″N 151°53′00″W / 59.42500°N 151.88333°W).[37] |
10 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Dona S | United States | The 106-gross register ton, 70.4-foot (21.5 m) fishing vessel sank off Baranof Island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[37] |
23 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Mermaid | United States | The 24-gross register ton, 41.3-foot (12.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kodiak, Alaska.[44] |
27 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Almarie | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 36.8-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Rosa Reef (55°24′45″N 131°48′05″W / 55.41250°N 131.80139°W) in Southeast Alaska about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Ketchikan, Alaska.[27] |
28 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Madura | Liberia | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong. She was refloated on 10 July but declared at constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[63] |
June
edit1 June
editShip | State | Description |
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P S & W H Ry No. 3 | United States | The 167-gross register ton, 105-foot (32.0 m) barge sank in the Kuskokwim River near Bethel, Alaska.[11] |
3 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Poseidon 3 | Belgium | The collier collided with Bencruachan ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt at Hansweert, Netherlands, and sank. One life was lost.[64] |
12 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Minnie K | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Meyers Chuck, Alaska.[44] |
13 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Armando II | Cuba | The fishing vessel was sunk by a Cuban exile-operated speedboat, with 18 crew members injured.[65] |
21 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Union Atlantic | Panama | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Bay of Bengal (12°07′N 85°58′E / 12.117°N 85.967°E). Presumed subsequently sank.[17] |
29 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Rajah Soliman | Philippines | Typhoon Winnie/Dading: The destroyer escort sank while tied up at a dock. She later was raised and sold for scrap.[66] |
July
edit3 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Bonifaz | Spain | The tanker collided with Fabiola ( France) off the Spanish coast in fog. Bonifaz caught fire and sank. Six of her 50 crew were rescued by Sloman Malaga ( West Germany).[67] Bonifaz was also carrying six passengers. Setas ( Netherlands) picked up 22 crew and three passengers. Four of the crew subsequently died of their injuries.[68] |
Jean | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank at Cape Chacon (54°41′30″N 132°00′50″W / 54.69167°N 132.01389°W) in Southeast Alaska.[10] |
8 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Arromanches | United Kingdom | The ferry ran aground off Seaford, Sussex in a storm. Refloated after three hours.[69] |
Man Quingshéng | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The infiltration ship was damaged by gunfire and captured by the frigate Hengyang ( People's Liberation Army Navy), but sank under tow before reaching port.[62] |
Man Quingsheng | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The infiltration ship was sunk by gunfire by the minesweeper Shajiadian ( People's Liberation Army Navy).[62] |
10 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Virginia | United States | The 10 GRT, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel foundered in Cook Inlet off the coast of Alaska.[51] |
12 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Daijin No. 1 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The infiltration ship was sunk by gunfire near Hainan, China, by the submarine chasers No. 272 and No. 274 (both People's Liberation Army Navy). She and the infiltration ship Daijin No. 2 ( Republic of China Navy) suffered a combined total of 14 killed and 60 taken as prisoners of war.[62] |
Daijin No. 2 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The infiltration ship was sunk by gunfire near Hainan, China, by the submarine chasers No. 272 and No. 274 (both People's Liberation Army Navy). She and the infiltration ship Daijin No. 1 suffered a combined total of 14 killed and 60 taken as prisoners of war.[62] |
Minnie S | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 38.4-foot (11.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Prince William Sound northwest of Green Island on the south-central coast of Alaska.[44] |
16 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Trepassey | Canada | The sailing ship foundered off Halifax, Nova Scotia (43°10′N 63°10′W / 43.167°N 63.167°W).[70] |
17 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Syra | Greece | The Liberty ship ran aground at Callao, Peru (6°07′S 81°06′W / 6.117°S 81.100°W). She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[71] |
21 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Gay Lady | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 29.9-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel struck a submerged object in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska and was lost.[40] |
23 July
editShip | State | Description |
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General Pershing | United States | The 44-gross register ton, 59.6-foot (18.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm near Valdez, Alaska, about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Glacier Island (60°33′N 147°11′W / 60.550°N 147.183°W).[40] |
24 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Snoopy | United States | The fishing trawler was sunk by a World War II torpedo she brought up in her nets off Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Eight crew were killed, the other four were wounded.[72][73] |
Star of Alexandria | Egypt | The cargo ship exploded and sank at Bône, Algeria, killing at least twenty people and injuring at least 165 others.[74] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Unidentified vessel | Portuguese Navy | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The vessel was sunk by PAIGC action at Quitafine in the Cacine River sometime in July.[35] |
August
edit1 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Yukon | United States | The fishing vessel sank in Malina Bay (58°13′N 153°05′W / 58.217°N 153.083°W) near Kodiak, Alaska. Her crew survived and reached shore aboard a life raft.[52] |
2 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Violet | United States | The 11 GRT, 31.7-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Anchorage Bay near Chignik, Alaska.[51] |
4 August
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Spikefish | United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class auxiliary submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York. |
6 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Guernsey Coast | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with the steamer Catcher ( Liberia) 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cherbourg, France, and sank. One crewman was reported missing.[75] |
8 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Ema Marie | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 31.5-foot (9.6 m) fishing vessel sank in Iliamna Bay on the southeastern coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[38] |
10 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Laurie Ann | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[43] |
11 August
editShip | State | Description |
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S J No. 5 | United States | The motor vessel sank in Uyak Bay on the coast of Kodiak Island 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Harvester Island (57°39′N 154°00′W / 57.650°N 154.000°W).[12] |
25 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Kenya | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Maarshaven ( Netherlands) and sank at Tilbury, Essex, United Kingdom. Later raised and beached.[76] |
September
edit1 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Medina Princess | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven onto a reef off Djibouti. She was sold for scrapping in 1967.[77] |
5 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Amonea | Panama | Typhoon Ruby: The cargo ship broke from her moorings in a typhoon at Hong Kong. She collided with other vessels and ras aground on the Datum Rock. She was refloated on 11 October.[78] |
Bogota | Hong Kong | Typhoon Ruby: The cargo ship, laid up due to severe damage, was driven ashore on Lantau Island during a typhoon. Further damaged by Typhoon Dot on 13 October, she was refloated on 26 October. Consequently scrapped.[8] |
Cosmo Trader | Hong Kong | Typhoon Ruby: The cargo ship was driven ashore on Kau Shau Island, Hong Kong. She was refloated on 4 November but was declared a constructive total loss. She was consequently scrapped.[79] |
Dorar | Liberia | Typhoon Ruby: The cargo ship foundered at Hong Kong with the loss of eleven crew.[80] |
Southern Paul | United Kingdom | This former coastal minesweeper was acting as a port auxiliary craft in Leith Harbour, South Georgia when she capsized and sank due to the accumulation of snow and ice on deck.[81] |
Southern Peter | United Kingdom | This former coastal minesweeper was acting as a port auxiliary craft in Leith Harbour, South Georgia when she capsized and sank due to the accumulation of snow and ice on deck.[82] |
6 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Leecliffe Hall | Canada | The bulk carrier collided with Apollonia ( Greece) and sank with the loss of three crew. Amongst her eight passengers was Maurice Bourget, Speaker of the Senate of Canada. All passengers were rescued.[83] |
7 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Kirk Maid | Cayman Islands | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Kingston, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Kingston.[84] |
11 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Globe Explorer | United States | The tanker suffered an engine room fire off Cape Charles, Virginia. Consequently scrapped.[85] |
13 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Locks | United States | The 43-gross register ton, 58.7-foot (17.9 m) fishing vessel was lost after she collided with the vessel Fern ( United States) at Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands.[43] |
Marionga Maris | Panama | The cargo liner ran aground on the Etna Bank, approximately 45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Jakarta, Indonesia. She was on a voyage from Manila, Philippines to a port in Canada. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[86] |
14 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Avalon | United States | The barge foundered in a storm off Palos Verdes, California. |
17 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Penn Carrier | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[87] |
18 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Trentbank | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Fogo ( Portugal) and was flooded.[88] |
20 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Unidentified tanker | Japan | The tanker collided with the cargo ship Eastern Take ( United Kingdom) off Nagoya, Japan, and sank with the loss of seven crew.[89] |
Kaptjan Nielsen | Denmark | The dredger capsized and sank at Brisbane, Australia. Seven crew were killed and two reported as missing.[90] |
25 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Adri XIV | Indonesia | Typhoon Wilda: The cargo ship capsized and sank at Kobe, Japan in a typhoon. Subsequently refloated and laid up at Nadahama, after which no further trace.[91] |
Oriental | United Kingdom | Typhoon Wilda: The cargo ship was driven aground at Satsuma, Kagoshima, Japan during a typhoon. All crew were rescued.[92] |
29 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Livanita | Norway | The bulk carrier ran aground in the Clyde at Scotstoun, Glasgow, United Kingdom.[93] Refloated on 6 October.[94] |
Sycamore Hill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bosporus, Turkey.[95] Refloated 2 October.[96] |
30 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Spray | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 31.2-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Juneau, Alaska.[12] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Tosha | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 35.5-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the Copper River Flats near Cordova, Alaska.[49] |
October
edit7 October
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Barbero | United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class guided-missile submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by the submarine USS Greenfish ( United States Navy). |
9 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Hecta I | Cuba | The fishing vessel was sunk by a Cuban exile-operated speedboat.[65] |
12 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Stefanios | Greece | The Liberty ship ran aground on the Atlantic coast of Spain just outside the Strait of Gibraltar at 36°01′N 5°43′W / 36.017°N 5.717°W. She was later refloated and towed to Gibraltar, where she was declared a constructive total loss. She subsequently was scrapped.[97] |
14 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Amonea | Panama | Typhoon Dot: The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong. She was declared a total loss.[78] |
Borus | United Kingdom | Typhoon Dot: The tanker, awaiting scrapping, sank in a typhoon at Hong Kong. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[98] |
Dia | Panama | The cargo ship developed a leak and sank south of Savona, Italy (44°12′N 08°38′E / 44.200°N 8.633°E). She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bourgas, Bulgaria.[99] |
Doris | Netherlands | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm at Naples, Italy. She capsized and sank.[100] |
15 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Famous | United States | The motor vessel sank in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[39] |
18 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Tulipan | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground on the Monach Islands, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Thirteen of her fourteen crew were rescued by a Royal Air Force helicopter.[101] |
22 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Radio | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 35.3-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Hoonah, Alaska.[48] |
25 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Capetan Vanghelis | Liberia | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated after six hours by a tug and the Ramsgate lifeboat.[102] |
26 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Paul L | United States | During a voyage from Aberdeen, Washington, to Kodiak, Alaska, via Ketchikan, Alaska, the 65-gross register ton, 65.4-foot (19.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked during a storm near the mouth of the Italio River (59°19′40″N 139°14′30″W / 59.32778°N 139.24167°W) 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) southeast of Yakutat, Alaska. All four members of her crew lost their lives.[11] |
27 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Charles A. Dunning | Canada | The vessel sank at 46°30′N 61°40′W / 46.500°N 61.667°W after breaking its tow from Pictou, Nova Scotia to the scrapyard at Sydney, Nova Scotia.[103] |
28 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Magdeburg | West Germany | Sank after a collision with Yamashiro Maru ( Japan), off Broadness Point, Northfleet, Kent. Later raised and sold,[104] but sank whilst under tow in Bay of Biscay whilst being delivered to her new Greek owners.[citation needed] |
29 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Tjokroaminoto | Indonesia | The cargo ship sank in Amsterdam Harbour, Netherlands after her cargo of copra caught fire.[105] |
November
edit1 November
editShip | State | Description |
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A P S Co. No. 10 | United States | The 42-gross register ton, 60.1-foot (18.3 m) barge was destroyed by fire at Sand Point, Alaska.[27] |
11 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Comet | United States | The 36-gross register ton, 47.9-foot (14.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Shaft Rock (55°27′15″N 133°19′10″W / 55.45417°N 133.31944°W) off Noyes Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[18] |
Macedon | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Ras Beirut, Lebanon and broke in three. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas, United States to Bombay, India. She sank on 21 November.[106] |
15 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Archangelos | Liberia | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Pacific Ocean (24°10′N 111°50′W / 24.167°N 111.833°W).[107] |
Marnic | Liberia | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Bahamas. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss.[97] |
17 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Clydefield | United Kingdom | The tanker was severely damaged by fire at Cutuco, El Salvador. She was consequently scrapped.[108] |
19 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Kali K | Liberia | The Liberty ship ran aground in Tokyo Bay. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[109] |
20 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Pompadour | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea, some 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Palawan, Philippines. Salvonia ( United Kingdom) sent to her rescue, but also ran aground whilst towing Pompadour. Both crews rescued by HMS Zest ( Royal Navy).[110] |
23 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Virginia E | United States | The 70 GRT, 68.7-foot (20.9 m) fishing vessel burned at King Cove, Alaska.[51] |
24 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
USS Sea Devil | United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class auxiliary submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. |
26 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Stolt Dagali | Norway | The edible products tanker was cut in half in a collision with the ocean liner/cruise ship Shalom ( Israel) in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) from New York City, killing 19 of her 44 crew members. Her stern section sank, but her bow section remained afloat. |
29 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Agios Nikolaos Y | Greece | The cargo ship exploded and sank off Peniche, Portugal. Crew rescued by the tanker Fogo ( Portugal).[111] |
December
edit1 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Fury | Panama | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Wedge Island, Nova Scotia, Canada in a storm. She was declared a constructive total loss.[112] |
2 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Acadia Seahawk | Canada | The trawler sank at 43°30′N 61°10′W / 43.500°N 61.167°W.[113] |
3 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Union Pacific | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Naha, Japan. She was on a voyage from Mormugao, India to Osaka, Japan. She was declared a constructive total loss.[114] |
7 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Scantic | Denmark | The cargo ship foundered in Saint George's Channel (51°10′N 7°15′W / 51.167°N 7.250°W. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[115] |
12 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Deutschland | West Germany | The coaster collided with Vera ( Norway) in the Lower Elbe and sank with the loss of four crew.[116] |
Fury | Canada | The cargo ship lost her steering gear and was driven ashore at Canso, Nova Scotia.[117] |
Yewcroft | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at IJmuiden, Netherlands.[116] |
13 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Tjoba | Netherlands | The coaster capsized and sank in the Rhine at Sankt Goar, West Germany. The ship was raised after eight days when it was discovered that the ship's cat had survived in an air pocket. He was taken to a vet in Koblenz for treatment.[118] |
14 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Golfo di Trieste | Italy | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and sank in the Pacific Ocean (11°10′N 112°31′E / 11.167°N 112.517°E).[119] |
17 December
editShip | State | Description |
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North Wind | United States | The 32-gross register ton, 50.1-foot (15.3 m) tug sank about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Cape Spencer, Alaska.[45] |
San Patrick | Liberia | During a voyage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Yokohama, Japan, the 521-foot (159 m) bulk carrier was wrecked on Ulak Island in the western Aleutian Islands and broke up on rocks in heavy surf with the loss of her entire crew of 32, all of whom were from northwestern Spain.[120][121][122][12] |
22 December
editShip | State | Description |
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North Wind | Denmark | The coaster was driven ashore at Preston, Devon, United Kingdom. Crew rescued by breeches buoy.[123] |
23 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMCyS Vijaya | Royal Ceylon Navy | The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground during a cyclone in the Gulf of Mannar.[124] |
24 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Athenoula T | Liberia | The Liberty ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. Later refloated, she was declared a constructive total loss.[125] |
27 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Smith Voyager | United States | The cargo sank under tow in the South Atlantic.[126] She had been disabled on 21 December following a shift in her cargo of grain.[122] She foundered due to the rupturing of a seam.[126] Four crew drowned,[127] the remaining crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard cutter.[126] |
28 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Southbank | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Washington Island, Kiribati[128] and broke in two.[129] The crew abandoned ship but one was drowned and two injured. USCGC Winnebago ( United States Coast Guard) was sent to her aid.[128] Winnebago rescued 103 passengers and crew the next day.[129] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
El Firma | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel sank at Cordova, Alaska.[38] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Betty S | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 38.6-foot (11.8 m) fishing vessel sank off Ketchikan, Alaska.[36] |
Margin | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, subsequently scrapped.[130] |
Saint Anna | United States | The 26-gross register ton, 48-foot (14.6 m) fishing vessel was reported in 1964 to have been lost after striking a rock in Johnson Cove (56°05′55″N 132°41′20″W / 56.09861°N 132.68889°W) near Lincoln Rock (56°03′25″N 132°41′45″W / 56.0569°N 132.6958°W) in Southeast Alaska. The report does not provide a date for the sinking or specify the year in which it occurred.[12] |
Thorium | United Kingdom | The ICI coaster ran aground on Knot Spit, Lancashire in 1964 and was refloated six days later.[131] |
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