List of shipwrecks in 1949

The list of shipwrecks in 1949 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1949.

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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1949

Ship	State	Description
Queen Mary	United Kingdom	The ocean liner ran aground off Cherbourg, France. Refloated the next day. [1]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1949

Ship	State	Description
Carlene	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Skookum Chuck ( 55°10′N132°10′W / 55.167°N 132.167°W / 55.167; -132.167 (Skookum Chuck) ) in Tlevak Narrows ( 55°16′N133°07′W / 55.267°N 133.117°W / 55.267; -133.117 (Tlevak Narrows) ) in Southeast Alaska. [2]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1949

Ship	State	Description
NRP Fataga	Portuguese Navy	The gunboat was wrecked. [3]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1949

Ship	State	Description
Taiping	Republic of China	The badly overloaded passenger steamer, packed with over 1,000 refugees fleeing advancing Chinese Communist forces during the Chinese Civil War, sank near the Zhoushan Archipelago after a collision with the cargo vessel Chienyuan during a voyage from Shanghai, China, to Keelung, Taiwan, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew.

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1949

Ship	State	Description
Yewpark	United Kingdom	The collier collided with Beminnes (  United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary at Purfleet, Essex and sank. [4]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1949

Ship	State	Description
Prenton	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Mytiki, Greece. Declared a constructive total loss but later repaired and returned to service. [5]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1949

Ship	State	Description
Granny Suzanne	United Kingdom	The coaster collided with San Miguel Bay (  Panama) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent and sank with the loss of two of her eleven crew. [6]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1949

Ship	State	Description
Bombo	Australia	The coastal freighter sank at night outside Port Kembla, Australia with the loss of twelve of her fourteen crew. [7]
Flying Cloud (or North Cloud)	United States	During a voyage from Cordova, Territory of Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, the 105-foot (32.0 m) motor barge was stranded in a sleet-and-snowstorm off Grass Island ( 57°37′N152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W / 57.617; -152.167 (Grass Island) ) in the Copper River Flats on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. All four people on board survived, including her engineer, who hiked 30 miles (48 km) through sloughs and waist-deep snow to get help. [8]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
Katowice	Poland	The cargo ship ran aground off the Netherlands. All 26 crew rescued by a Dutch lifeboat. [9]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
Guararema	Brazil	The cargo ship collided with Britannia (  United Kingdom ) off the Ilha des Palmas, Santos, Brazil ( 23°59′54″S46°19′30″W / 23.99833°S 46.32500°W / -23.99833; -46.32500 (SS Guararema) ) and sank. [10]

5 March

For the sinking of the Italian ship Conegliano on this date, see list of shipwrecks in June 1943 § 6 June.

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6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
Fiducia	Netherlands	The cargo ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. [11]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
Tchoung King	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Arethusa-class light cruiser was bombed and sunk by Nationalist Chinese aircraft. The ship was salvaged, stripped of parts and used as an accommodation ship. [12]
Miss Orient	Hong Kong	The passenger ship struck a mine at Canton, China and sank with the loss of up to 100 lives. [13]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
A S P No. 5	United States	The 40-gross register ton, 59.8-foot (18.2 m) scow sank in the Gulf of Alaska 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) east of Cape Saint Elias on Kayak Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [14]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
Dan	United States	The former YMS-1-class minesweeper ran aground in Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia, Canada and was declared a total loss.

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1949

Ship	State	Description
Charles M	United Kingdom	The coaster was in collision with another vessel off Dungeness, Kent. [15] All seven crew rescued by Sir Leonard Pearce (  United Kingdom) Charles M later sank. [16]

April

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
Christina Dawn	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground at Irvine, Renfrewshire. [17]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
Tung An	Republic of China Navy	The cargo ship was wrecked in the Yangtze River 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of Shaweishan. [18]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
City of Waterford	Ireland	The cargo ship collided with Marpessa (  Greece) in the English Channel and sank east of the Owers Lightship. All 29 crew rescued by Keynes (  United Kingdom). [17]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
Christina Dawn	United Kingdom	The coaster sank when her cargo of carbide exploded at Irvine, Renfrewshire. [17]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
HMS Amethyst	Royal Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Black Swan-class sloop ran aground on in the Yangtze River at Rose Island, 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Chianking after she was shelled and damaged by the People's Liberation Army with the loss of 22 crew killed and 31 wounded. HMS Consort (  Royal Navy) came to her assistance and was also attacked with the loss of 10 crew killed and three injured. On 26 April, HMS London and HMS Black Swan (both   Royal Navy) refloated Amethyst. They also came under fire, with three crew killed and 14 wounded. Amethyst made a dash for freedom down the Yangtze on 30 July, reaching Hong Kong on 11 August. [12]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
James Clunies	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was driven ashore 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) from Punta Mogotes, Argentina and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bahia Blanca, Brazil to Itay. She was a total loss. [19]
ROCS Pao-50	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The gunboat was shelled and sunk by Communist Chinese artillery between Jiangyin and Shanghai. [20]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
James Clunie	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Mar del Plata, Argentina. [21]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
ROCS Hsing An	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Yangtze fleet Uprising/breakout: The repair ship ran aground and burned under fire from Communist Chinese artillery and warships. She was salvaged by the People's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service as Taku Shan (  People's Liberation Army Navy).
ROCS Wei Hai	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Yangtze fleet Uprising/breakout:The escort ran aground in heavy fog and was captured by Communist Chinese. She was salvaged by the People's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service. [22]
ROCS Yung Sui	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Yangtze fleet Uprising/breakout: The river gunboat was shelled and sunk by Communist Chinese artillery. She was salvaged by the People's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service [23]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
Magdalena	United Kingdom	The cargo liner ran aground near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on her maiden voyage. Declared a total loss after breaking in two during attempt to tow her into harbour.
Yung Chi	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Yung Chien-class gunboat was sunk in the Yangtze by Chinese Communist artillery fire. Raised, repaired and put in People's Liberation Army Navy service. [24] [12]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
Martha A	United States	The 128-gross register ton, 107.7-foot (32.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Mary Island in the Territory of Alaska. [25]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1949

Ship	State	Description
Hui An	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The river gunboat was sunk, probably by Communist Chinese artillery. Raised, repaired, returned to service. [26]
Shian	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Yingkou-class escort ship was sunk near Yanziji by Nationalist aircraft. Raised and scrapped. [27]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1949

Ship	State	Description
ROCS Ying Hao	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The gunboat was scuttled in the Yangtze. [28]
ROCS Yung Chi	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The gunboat was sunk by Chinese Communist forces in the Yangtze. [28] [29] The People's Republic of China refloated and repaired her and placed her in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy [29] as Yan′an.[ citation needed ]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Tai Yuan	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The river gunboat was sunk in the Caishiji River by Nationalist aircraft. [30]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Mudo	Netherlands	The coaster collided with Algol (  United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk and sank with the loss of two of her six crew. [31]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Olga N	United States	The 11-gross register ton motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska. [32]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Ebba	Denmark	The schooner sank 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Farewell, Greenland. The five crew took to a lifeboat. [33]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Henrik	Norway	The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Sound of Falsterbo, Denmark with the loss of four of her nineteen crew. [34]
Reliable	United States	The 104-foot (31.7 m) fishing trawler sank in the North Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey east-southeast of Barnegat Inlet. [35]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Glycine	French Navy	First Indochina War: The D 210-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Mekong River, Vietnam, French Indochina. 32 crewmen killed, one survivor. [36]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1949

Ship	State	Description
Inchmark	Hong Kong	The cargo ship ran aground on the Schilpad Island Reef, Banda Sea ( 7°05′S132°03′E / 7.083°S 132.050°E / -7.083; 132.050 ) and was declared a total loss. [37]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1949

Ship	State	Description
ROCS Mei Yuan	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Wake-class river gunboat was scuttled at Shanghai, China, to prevent capture by Chinese Communist forces.

June

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Norjerv	United Kingdom	The Design 1080 ship broke in two whilst under tow of the tugs Rifleman and Tradesman (both   United Kingdom) whilst being towed from Normandy, France to Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland for scrapping. Both halves sank. [38]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Sophie	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 29.4-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank 1,000 yards (910 m) west of Point Amelia ( 57°13′30″N135°52′30″W / 57.22500°N 135.87500°W / 57.22500; -135.87500 (Point Amelia) ) in Southeast Alaska. [39]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Chilkoot	United States	The 41-gross register ton, 60.6-foot (18.5 m) tug and fishing vessel was destroyed y fire off "Rocky Point" – probably a reference to Rocky Bay ( 60°21′30″N147°03′00″W / 60.35833°N 147.05000°W / 60.35833; -147.05000 (Rocky Bay) ) – on Montague Island on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of four was rescued by the tug New Sunrise (  United States). [2]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Sunset	United States	The 40-gross register ton, 58.9-foot (18.0 m) seiner capsized and sank at False Pass, Territory of Alaska, with the loss of five lives. The fishing vessel Johnny B (  United States) rescued her four survivors. [39]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Empire Conyngham	United Kingdom	The vessel was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay ( 47°52′N8°52′W / 47.867°N 8.867°W / 47.867; -8.867 ) with a cargo of obsolete bombs. [40]
Myosotis	French Navy	First Indochina War: The D 210-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Mekong River, Vietnam, French Indochina. 29 crewmen killed. [36]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Prinses Astrid	Belgium	The cross-Channel ferry struck a mine 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Dunquerque, France and sank with the loss of five of her 65 crew. All 60 surviving crew members and all 218 passengers on board were rescued by Cap Hatid (  France) and various tugs from Dunquerque. [41]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1949

Ship	State	Description
Corcrest	United Kingdom	The cargo ship struck the wreck of the Victory ship Fort Massac (  United Kingdom) off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and ran aground in a sinking state. [42]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Marie-Flore	Belgium	The vessel collided with Ragnhild Brövig (  Norway) off the mouth of the River Scheldt ( 51°24′45″N3°23′30″E / 51.41250°N 3.39167°E / 51.41250; 3.39167 ) and sank. The wreck was raised in 1950, repaired and sold to Dutch buyers. [43]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Equator	United States	The wooden 92.9-foot (28.3 m) 238-gross register ton commercial fishing boat was returning from Central America to the United States carrying a fresh catch of frozen fish when she struck a rock 150 yards (137 m) off Anacapa Island in the northern Channel Islands off Port Hueneme, California, early in the morning and sank quickly in 30 feet (9 m) of water. [44]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Cheng Huo	Republic of China	Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk by People's Liberation Army artillery in the Yangtze River. [45]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Ioannis G. Kulukundis	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground at Point Arguello, California, United States and broke in two. She was declared a constructive total loss. [46]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Tung Nan	China	Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk at Wenchow by Nationalist aircraft. [47]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Valo	United States	The 10-gross register ton 33.9-foot (10.3 m) gasoline-powered fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Hoonah, Territory of Alaska. [48]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Kiang Ling	Republic of China	Chinese Civil War: The ferry was shelled and sunk in the Yangtze by Red Chinese artillery that was targeting HMS Amethyst (  Royal Navy) as it escaped down river. [49]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Swan Point	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Karnaphuli River, Chittagong, India and broke in two. She was on a voyage from Karachi to Chittagong. She was declared a total loss. [50]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown July 1949

Ship	State	Description
Ha Sin	China	Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk at Shanghai by Nationalist aircraft sometime in July. Raised and scrapped. [51]

August

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
HMNZS Philomel	Royal New Zealand Navy	After being sold out of naval service, deliberately run aground, stripped, and refloated, the decommissioned Pearl-class cruiser was scuttled off Cuvier Island, New Zealand.

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
A S P No. 4	United States	The 40-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) scow sank off Ninilchik, Territory of Alaska. [14]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
Three Deuces	United States	The 14-gross register ton, 45.1-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire 100 yards off the coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska and about 0.25-mile (0.4 km) south of the point where Bear Creek empties into Stephens Passage. [52]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
Frolic	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 36.2-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel sank Salisbury Sound near Kane Island ( 57°19′25″N135°40′00″W / 57.32361°N 135.66667°W / 57.32361; -135.66667 (Kane Island) ) in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [8]
Tung Shan	China	Chinese Civil War:The merchant vessel was sunk between Shanghai and Pukow by Nationalist aircraft. Eventually raised and repaired. [53]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
Chungli	China	Chinese Civil War: The cargo ship loaded with ammunition exploded and sank at Kaohsiung, Formosa with the loss of over 500 lives. Two other ships were sunk and many fires started in Kaohsiung. [54]
Maine	United States	The 29-gross register ton, 45.4-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel sank in Lisianski Strait ( 57°50′N136°27′W / 57.833°N 136.450°W / 57.833; -136.450 (Lisianski Strait) ) in Southeast Alaska. [25]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
Boomer	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) or 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Cape Georgiana ( 57°19′45″N135°51′30″W / 57.32917°N 135.85833°W / 57.32917; -135.85833 (Cape Georgiana) ) in Southeast Alaska. [55]
USS Cochino	United States Navy	The Balao-class submarine sank in an arctic gale caused battery explosions in the Barents Sea off Norway at 71°35′N023°35′E / 71.583°N 23.583°E / 71.583; 23.583 (USS Cochino) . All crew were rescued, except for a civilian technician on board who was lost, by USS Tusk (  United States Navy) with the loss of six of Tusk's crew members. [56]
Gambier	United States	The 31-gross register ton, 47-foot (14.3 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Cape Bingham ( 58°05′30″N136°31′00″W / 58.09167°N 136.51667°W / 58.09167; -136.51667 (Cape Bingham) ) in Cross Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [57]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1949

Ship	State	Description
El Paso	United States	The 33-gross register ton, 58.8-foot (17.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Silvester Point ( 55°25′15″N133°24′40″W / 55.42083°N 133.41111°W / 55.42083; -133.41111 (Silvester Point) ) in Southeast Alaska. [58]

September

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Kiang Hsin	China	Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk at Shanghai by Nationalist aircraft. [59]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Benjamin Peixotto	United States	The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was subsequently scrapped. [60]
Chaksang	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire at Hong Kong due to barratry. She sank the next day and was declared a total loss. Raised on 22 March 1950 and subsequently scrapped. [61]
Edgar Allan Poe	United States	The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. Still ashore in October 1950, but was scrapped at Hong Kong in December 1950. [62]
Henry L. Abbott	United States	The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped. [63]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Pacific Enterprise	United Kingdom	The cargo liner ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Point Arena, California, United States. [64]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Noronic	Canada	Noronic The ship caught fire and sank whilst moored in Toronto Harbour with the loss of at least 118 lives. The vessel was raised in November 1949 and subsequently scrapped.

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Afognak	United States	The 95-gross register ton, 76.1-foot (23.2 m) motor cargo vessel sank at Palm Point ( 60°11′N144°33′W / 60.183°N 144.550°W / 60.183; -144.550 (Palm Point) ) in Controller Bay ( 60°04′37″N144°13′04″W / 60.0770°N 144.2178°W / 60.0770; -144.2178 (Controller Bay) ) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [14]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Chatham	United States	The seiner grounded on a rock and rolled over in Slocum Arm ( 57°34′N136°03′W / 57.567°N 136.050°W / 57.567; -136.050 (Slocum Arm) ) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat and was rescued by a cannery tender. [2]
US FWS Scoter	United States Fish and Wildlife Service	The vessel was wrecked on rocks in Slocum Arm ( 58°57′N152°15′W / 58.950°N 152.250°W / 58.950; -152.250 (Slocum Arm) ) in Southeast Alaska. [39] She was later salvaged and sold into private ownership. [65]
USS U-1105	United States Navy	The Type VIIC/41 submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Piney Point, Maryland ( 38°08′10″N76°33′10″W / 38.13611°N 76.55278°W / 38.13611; -76.55278 ) in a test of a depth charge.

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Shannon Belle	United States	The troller was wrecked at the entrance to Lituya Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [39]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
ARA Fournier	Argentine Navy	The Bouchard-class minesweeper was wrecked on an uncharted rock in the Strait of Magellan.

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
An Tung	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The An Tung-class gunboat was sunk by Nationalist planes at Wuhu, China. [66]
Surreybrook	United Kingdom	Wrecked on Spanish Battery Point, Tynemouth. [67]
Yung Sui	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The river gunboat was sunk by Nationalist North American B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft near Yangjiagou, China. [68]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1949

Ship	State	Description
Roslin Caste	United Kingdom	The ocean liner ran aground in the River Humber. Later refloated and resumed her voyage. [69]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1949

Ship	State	Description
Eagle March	United States	The 13-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was lost near Kake, Territory of Alaska. [58]
Major Richard M. Strong	United States	The United States Army Transport ran aground at Camp Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. She was salvaged, sold, repaired, and placed in commercial service as Island Sovereign. [70]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
ARA Fournier	Argentine Navy	The minesweeper sank in the Strait of Magellan while en route from Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia, all hands lost. Worst peacetime maritime disaster in Argentina as of 2018 (77 dead and missing).
Mira	Sweden	The cargo ship struck the wreck of the ocean liner Gneisenau (  Germany) with the loss of two crew. [71]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Fantree	United Kingdom	The 6,300-ton Elder Dempster Line cargo ship struck the Flemish Ledges on the Seven Stones Reef en route from West Africa to Liverpool via Amsterdam and carrying a cargo of hardwood, palm kernels, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, cotton, coffee beans and copal The hardwood was still being salvaged in 1992. [72] Her crew of fifty-eight was rescued by launches Kittern and Goldern Spray of the Isles of Scilly. [73]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
USS Chehalis	United States Navy	The Patapsco-class gasoline tanker exploded and sank at United States Naval Station Tutuila, American Samoa with the loss of six of her 75 crew.

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Ingertre	Norway	The cargo ship was wrecked off Spitsbergen. [74]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Maystone	United Kingdom	The collier was in collision with HMS Albion (  Royal Navy) and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the Longstone Lighthouse. Maystone was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to London. [75]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Liberté	France	The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire at Saint Nazaire. [76]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Africa Occidental	Portugal	The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom but was refloated undamaged after an hour. [77]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Cydonia	Ireland	The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea. [78]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Unknown	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of Guningtou: A Red Chinese invasion fleet of 200 vessels, mostly junks, were stranded on Kinmen Island and were destroyed by Nationalist troops with hand grenades, flame throwers and burning oil. Some were sunk with 20 mm and 40 mm gunfire from ROCS Chung Lung (  Republic of China Navy). [79]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1949

Ship	State	Description
Carl Rehder	West Germany	The cargo ship collided with Rane (  Sweden in the Kiel Canal and sank. [80]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
Regulus	Philippines	The cargo ship sank in a typhoon near San Jose, Antique. [81] [82]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
HMS Ajax	Royal Navy	The decommissioned Leander-class light cruiser ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire, England, while under tow to a scrapyard. [83]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
Monte Gurugu	Spain	The cargo ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island with the loss of twelve of her 37 crew. [84] Survivors were rescued by Richard Silver Oliver, Violet Armstrong and William Cantrell Ashley (all Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [85]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
Astland	United Kingdom	The dredger collided with tanker Esso Juniata (  United Kingdom) off Fleetwood, Lancashire and ran aground. [86]
Lunevale	United Kingdom	The foot ferry ran aground off Fleetwood. [86]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
Hanna	United Kingdom	The British motor-schooner, built in 1915, on voyage from Plymouth to Jersey with a cargo of lime, was wrecked off L'Etacq, Jersey, Channel Islands. Hanna was lost. [87]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
Harcourt Kent	Canada	The cargo ship was wrecked in a storm 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) west off St. Shott's, Newfoundland and Labrador. [88] All eighteen of her crew were saved. [89]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1949

Ship	State	Description
Britkon	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Oskarshamn, Sweden and was wrecked. All 27 people on board were rescued. [90]
Salmora	United States	The 63-foot (19 m) fishing vessel was reported lost along with her two-man crew after disappearing during a voyage from Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, to Seattle, Washington. She reportedly had been seen at Cordova, Alaska, on 5 October. [39]

December

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1949

Ship	State	Description
HMS Implacable	Royal Navy	The third rate Téméraire-class ship of the line was scuttled off the Isle of Wight.

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1949

Ship	State	Description
Toornvliet	Netherlands	The coaster foundered off the East Goodwin Lightship with the loss of six of her nine crew. [91]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1949

Ship	State	Description
G G K	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was lost after she collided with an unidentified object between Necker Island and Biorka Island in Southeast Alaska. [57]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1949

Ship	State	Description
Florence Cooke	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Belfast Lough, County Antrim. [92]
Nova	Norway	The cargo ship was wrecked two nautical miles north of Obrestad, Norway. [93]
Star of El Nil	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in Holy Loch, Buteshire. [92]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1949

Ship	State	Description
HNLMS RS-21	Royal Netherlands Navy	The tug sank in a storm off Borkum, Netherlands. [94]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1949

Ship	State	Description
Utklippan II	Sweden	The cargo ship collided with a wreck and sank in the Baltic Sea at 54°31.21′N10°31.55′E / 54.52017°N 10.52583°E / 54.52017; 10.52583 . [95]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1949

Ship	State	Description
Alice L. Pendleton	United States	The 228-foot (69 m), 1,349-gross register ton four-masted lumber schooner was abandoned at the Palmer Shipyard on the west side of the Mystic River in Noank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. [96]
Altalena	Israel	The converted tank landing ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) off the coast of Israel.
Empire Flamingo	United Kingdom	The bow section of the Design 1022 ship was scuttled off Gwennap Head, Cornwall. [97]
ROKS Kaya San	Republic of Korea Navy	The YMS-1-class coastal minesweeper was lost. [98]
Swivel	United States	World War II: The tanker was damaged and abandoned. [99]
ROCS Wei Ning or ROCS Wen Hsing	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The river gunboat was sunk, probably by Communist Chinese artillery. She was salvaged by the People's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service in the People's Liberation Army Navy. [28] [29] [100]
ROCS Yun Hsing	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The river gunboat was sunk, probably by Communist Chinese artillery. [101]
Unidentified motor launches	Egyptian Navy	Two Fairmile B motor launches sank ca. 1949–1950. [102]

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External links

• Maritimequest Shipwreck Database (Downloadable Excel file)