List of shipwrecks in 1955

The list of shipwrecks in 1955 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1955.

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January

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Rosafred	Sweden	The cargo ship ran aground off Stockholm. All 22 crew rescued by K A Wallenberg (  Sweden). [1]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Lanarkbrook	United Kingdom	The coaster collided with Artesien (  France) in the Seine. Lanarkbrook was holed and was beached to prevent her sinking. [2]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Chung Kuan	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Chung Hai-class tank landing ship was bombed and sunk by People's Republic of China Ilyushin Il-10 and Tupolev Tu-2 aircraft. [3]
ROCS Dong Ting	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Qing Jiang-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk off Quemoy by No. 102 ( People's Liberation Army Navy). [4]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Gatt	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands. Crew of 22 rescued by a Koninklijke Marine helicopter or a line from the shore. [5]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Sudbury Hill	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Bermuda but was refloated undamaged. [6]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Centauro	Italy	The cargo ship was blown from her moorings at Hamilton, Bermuda and ran aground on a reef. Refloated on 17 January. [6]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Gerda Maersk (or Gerd Mærsk)	Denmark	The tanker ran aground on Scharhörn, in the mouth of the Elbe, West Germany [7] Gerd Mærsk, loaded with crude oil, leaked on the Scharhörn reef during a heavy snowstorm at hurricane force, while on a voyage to Hamburg. During the rescue operation, it was decided to pump part of the cargo overboard to keep the ship from breaking apart, releasing about 7000-8000 tons of crude oil. In the meantime, the oil slick covered an area of 1600 square kilometers and reached the islands of Amrum, Föhr, Sylt, Rømø and Fanø despite considerable attempts to combat it. As far away as Esbjerg, the spills drew widespread bird deaths. [8]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Greta Thordén	Finland	The cargo ship collided with Olympic Brook (  Greece) off Brunsbüttel, West Germany. [7]
Markhor	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Weser at Blexenreede, West Germany. [7]
Theta Star	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground on Terschelling, Netherlands. [9]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Edendale	Crown Colony of Singapore	Chinese Civil War: The cargo ship was sunk in an air raid at Swatow, China. All 52 crew survived. [10] [11] [12]
ROCS Yin Jiang	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of the Yijiangsan Islands: The Qing Jiang-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk off the Yijiangsan Islands by No. 159 ( People's Liberation Army Navy). [13]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Roskva	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground off Burial Island, County Down, Northern Ireland. [14]
Mando	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground off Round Island, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All 26 crew rescued by the St. Mary's lifeboat. [15]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Kingsbridge	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Christchurch, Dorset. [16]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Syros	Greece	The tanker ran aground off Bermuda after her anchor chains broke in a gale. [17]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Bobara	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Rhosneigr, Anglesey. [18]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Albertville	Belgium	The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt. [19]
Bullaren	Sweden	The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium. [19]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1955

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Wrangler	Royal Navy	The W-class destroyer ran aground at Villefranche sur Mer, France. Refloated on 6 February by French Navy and Italian Navy tugs. [20]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Thorncombe	United Kingdom	World War II:The Design 381 Coastal Freighter was wrecked near Diêm Điền. [21]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Hoheweg	West Germany	The cargo ship collided with Sunny Prince and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. All fifteen crew rescued by Sunny Prince and landed at Dover. [22]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Camas Meadows	United States	The T2 tanker capsized and sank at Genoa, Italy in a storm. [23] [24]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Monviso	Italy	Ran aground at Hope Point, St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. Refloated by tugs and returned to service. [25]
Nordanland	Sweden	The cargo ship exploded and sank when her cargo of calcium carbide reacted with seawater and formed acetylene after the ship was badly damaged in a storm at Genoa, Italy the previous day. [23] [26]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Meta D	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Selsey Bill, Sussex, United Kingdom. [27] [28] Refloated on 25 February and towed into Southampton, Hampshire. [29]

March

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Inchkeith	Hong Kong	The cargo ship struck an uncharted rock in the Bay of Bengal off Port Meadows, Andaman Islands and was abandoned as a total loss. [30]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Sue	United States	The 19-gross register ton, 36.3-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Phoenix Bay ( 58°11′N152°15′W / 58.183°N 152.250°W / 58.183; -152.250 (Phoenix Bay) ) inside of Perenosa Bay ( 58°25′51″N152°25′02″W / 58.4307°N 152.4173°W / 58.4307; -152.4173 (Phoenix Bay) ) on the coast of Kodiak Island. [31]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Iason	Greece	The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea with the loss of eleven of her fifteen crew. Stratheden (  United Kingdom) sent one of her lifeboats to the aid of Iason, but it capsized and all eight on board were drowned. Four survivors from Iason were rescued by Stratheden. [32]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
British Craftsman	United Kingdom	The tanker ran aground off Stockholm, Sweden. [33]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Anna Henny	Netherlands	The coaster was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorganshire in a storm. Refloated after five hours. [34]
Venus	Norway	The ocean liner ran aground at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. [35]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Urola	Spain	The cargo ship collided with Storaya Pyaltylotka (  Soviet Union) off Setubal, Portugal and sank. Storaya Pyaltylotka was badly damaged, entering the Tagus still taking on water. All 33 crew from Urola were rescued. [36]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Lea	Netherlands	The coaster ran aground at Kettleness, Yorkshire. [37]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Harvester	United States	The 20-gross register ton 39.9-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Sumner Strait in Southeast Alaska at the north end of Level Island ( 56°28′N133°05′W / 56.467°N 133.083°W / 56.467; -133.083 (Level Island) ) in the Alexander Archipelago. [38]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Nigelock	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground at Foochow, China. [39]

April

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Georgios Matsas	Greece	Ran aground off Muros, Spain and subsequently sank. Raised on 17 June, but declared a constructive total loss. Repaired and sold, served a further ten years before being scrapped. [40]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1955

Ship	Country	Description
William Burnett	United States	The 28-gross register ton, 48.6-foot (14.8 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Koffman Cove in Southeast Alaska. [41]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Fowey	United Kingdom	The troopship ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt. Refloated after twelve hours. [42]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Belgion	Greece	The cargo ship was in collision with Tai Shan (  Norway) in the Scheldt at Fort Paarel, Belgium. Belgion capsized and sank with the loss of five of her 27 crew. [43]
Germania	Greece	The cargo ship collided with Maro (  Panama) in the English Channel and was beached off Beachy Head, Sussex. [44] Although declared a constructive total loss, she was sold, repaired and returned to service as Auriga. [45]

May

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Pyidawtha	Burma	The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in the Bay of Bengal off Cheduba Island. [46]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Pafco No. 7	United States	The 15-gross register ton, 33.1-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Saint Elias on the southwestern end of Kayak Island on the southcentral coast of the Territory of Alaska. [47]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Eagle	United States	The 30-gross register ton, 50.3-foot (15.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Yakutat, Territory of Alaska. [48]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Unknown	Republic of China Navy	A small military vessel reportedly exploded at Kaohsiung, Taiwan killing 49. [49]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Shiun Maru	Japan	Shiun Maru. The train ferry collided with Japanese National Railways ferry Uko Maru (  Japan) and sank with the loss of 168 lives.

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Urmajo	Netherlands	The coaster ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. All ten crew rescued by the Ramsgate lifeboat. They were later returned to the ship which refloated on the next tide. Urmajo was towed into Ramsgate by the tug Ocean Cock (  United Kingdom). [50]
Zor	Turkey	The cargo ship developed a heavy list in the North Sea off Norfolk. Ten crew were rescued by the collier Richmond Queen (  United Kingdom) and transferred to the Wells lifeboat. Richmond Queen and two other ships stood by as it was not possible to rescue all crew on board. [50]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Zor	Turkey	The cargo ship capsized and sank between the Humber and The Wash. She rose to the surface in a capsized state on 23 May. [51]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Hacienda	United States	The 11-gross register ton 32.1-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Behm Canal in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [38]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Trooper	United Kingdom	The troopship ran aground on a sankbank off the coast of Fife. She was being towed from Southampton, Hampshire to Inverkeithing, Fife for scrapping. She was refloated four weeks later and completed her voyage. [52]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Goolgwai	Australia	Wrecked on rocks at Malabar, Sydney, Australia.

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Harfry	United Kingdom	The collier collided with Firmity (  United Kingdom) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Both ships were holed. Harfry was beached at Hemsby and Firmity put into Great Yarmouth. [53]
HMS Northumbria	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve	The Ton-class minesweeper was in collision with Cyprian Prince (  Cyprus) off Newcastle upon Tyne and was holed. Cyprian Prince towed her into Newcastle upon Tyne. [54]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Stalingrad	Soviet Union	The incomplete Stalingrad-class battlecruiser was driven ashore in Sevastopol Bay. She was refloated in 1956. [55]

June

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Ferranti	United Kingdom	The flatiron collier collided on the River Thames with the United States Lines freighter American Jurist (  United States) off Stoneness Point, West Thurrock, England, and put ashore, sinking. Ferranti was broken up in 1956. [56] [57]
Mary Ann	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 29.4-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Kendrick Bay ( 54°51′15″N131°58′00″W / 54.85417°N 131.96667°W / 54.85417; -131.96667 (Kendrick Bay) ) on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [58]
Mona's Isle	United Kingdom	The ferry collided with a fishing vessel and ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire. The fishing vessel was cut in two and sank with the loss of one of her three crew. Mona's Isle was later refloated. [59]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Johannishus	Sweden	Collided with Buccaneer (  Panama) and caught fire. Ship a total loss, cargo of oil largely salvaged. [60]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Morzhovoi	United States	The 81-gross register ton, 80.2-foot (24.4 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in Funter Bay in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [58]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1955

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Sidon	Royal Navy	The S-class submarine sank in Portland Harbour, England, following an on-board torpedo explosion. Thirteen lives were lost. Later refloated and sunk in 1957 in deeper water.

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Larsen Bay No. 7	United States	The 49-gross register ton, 59.9-foot (18.3 m) scow was wrecked at East Anchor Cove ( 54°41′30″N163°04′00″W / 54.69167°N 163.06667°W / 54.69167; -163.06667 (East Anchor Cove) ) near False Pass, Territory of Alaska. [61]

July

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Vindicator	United States	The 253-gross register ton, 126.1-foot (38.4 m) fishing vessel was lost when she struck a submerged reef off Cape Saint Elias on the southwestern tip of Kayak Island in the Territory of Alaska. [62]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
La Flecha	Mexico	The passenger ship sank off Veracruz with the loss of 30 lives. [63]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Geologist	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with Sun Princess (  Liberia) and sank off Corazal Point, Trinidad with the loss of twenty of her 42 crew. Geologist was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Maracaibo, Venezuela. [64] [65]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Cygnet	Liberia	The cargo ship was holed in a collision off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All crew rescued by Baltic Clipper (flag unknown). [66]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
M T B S Inc. V	United States	The 45-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) cargo barge was wrecked at Unalakleet, Territory of Alaska. [58]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Middlesex Trader	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River, 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. [67]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Alasco 3	United States	The 22-gross register ton, 46.3-foot (14.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Deer Harbor ( 57°56′30″N136°33′00″W / 57.94167°N 136.55000°W / 57.94167; -136.55000 (Deer Harbor) ) in Southeast Alaska. [68]
Seine	United Kingdom	The coaster collided with the steamer Drochobyz (  Soviet Union) 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of Dungeness, Kent, England, and sank. All seven crew were rescued by Drochobyz. [69]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Ugashik Three	United States	The 33-gross register ton, 49.1-foot (15.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the Ugashik River near Ugashik, Territory of Alaska. [70]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Leader	United States	The 50-gross register ton, 65.3-foot (19.9 m) fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea. [61]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Lucky Boy	United States	The 10-gross register ton, 32.8-foot (10.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the beach at the northern end of Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [61]
Punta	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground on the Seven Stones reef, off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All crew rescued. [71] The ship broke up and sank the following day. [72]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Ansonia	United States	The 50-gross register ton, 63.4-foot (19.3 m) fishing vessel struck a rock and sank in Uyak Bay ( 57°48′N154°04′W / 57.800°N 154.067°W / 57.800; -154.067 (Uyak Bay) ) on the coast of the Territory of Alaska′ Kodiak Island. [68]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Claire	United Kingdom	Operation Sandcastle: The cargo ship was scuttled with a load of 16,000 German chemical bombs at 56°30′N12°00′W / 56.500°N 12.000°W / 56.500; -12.000 .
Katy-T	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 29.3-foot (8.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Uyak Bay ( 57°48′N154°04′W / 57.800°N 154.067°W / 57.800; -154.067 (Uyak Bay) ) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. [73]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Vir Pandian	India	The coaster ran aground at Gopinath. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ . [74]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Star of Malta	Malta	The passenger ship ran aground at Valletta and was wrecked. One crew member and a passenger were killed. [75]

August

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Frolic	United States	The 14-gross register ton, 31.5-foot (9.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while moored at Hydaburg, Territory of Alaska. [76]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Michael J	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) pump-jet fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm off the southwest coast of the Territory of Alaska. [58]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
North King	United States	The 256-gross register ton, 99-foot (30.2 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands on the southwest coast of Unimak Island between Scotch Cap ( 54°23′40″N164°44′41″W / 54.39444°N 164.74472°W / 54.39444; -164.74472 (Scotch Cap) ) and Sennett Point ( 54°29′00″N164°54′30″W / 54.48333°N 164.90833°W / 54.48333; -164.90833 (Sennett Point) ). [77]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
A R 3	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 27.5-foot (8.4 m) fishing vessel was lost after colliding with the vessel Alaskan Reefer (  United States) 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) off Humpy Cove ( 56°51′30″N154°01′00″W / 56.85833°N 154.01667°W / 56.85833; -154.01667 (Humpy Cove) ) on the coast of the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Island. [68]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Enos	United States	The 25-gross register ton, 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at "Lazarita Island" – probably a reference to Larzatita Island ( 55°35′05″N133°14′40″W / 55.58472°N 133.24444°W / 55.58472; -133.24444 (Larzatita Island) ) – in Southeast Alaska. [48]
Levin J. Marvel	United States	Hurricane Connie: With 23 passengers and a crew of four aboard, the 183-gross register ton, 128-foot (39 m) three-masted sightseeing schooner dragged her anchors in 10-to-15-foot (3.0 to 4.6 m) seas, rolled over twice, breaking her masts, and settled on her starboard side in 21 feet (6.4 m) of water in the Chesapeake Bay off North Beach, Maryland, with the loss of 12 lives. [78] [79] [80]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Aksala	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel sank in Nutkwa Inlet ( 55°02′N132°36′W / 55.033°N 132.600°W / 55.033; -132.600 (Nutkwa Inlet) ) on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [68]
Argobeam	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean during a hurricane and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark. Argobeam was taken in tow by the tug Salveda (  United Kingdom) and taken in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, where she arrived on 28 August. Subsequently sold, repaired and returned to service as Parkgate. [81]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Parks No. 2	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank at Harriet Point ( 60°24′N152°15′W / 60.400°N 152.250°W / 60.400; -152.250 (Harriet Point) ) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [47]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Harold J	United States	The tug sank in the Bering Sea near Lopp Lagoon on the coast of the Territory of Alaska during a gale with the loss of three lives. [38]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Hans Egede	Netherlands	Caught fire off the Dutch coast. Towed to Dover where fire was extinguished. [60]

September

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Ambes	France	The tug capsized and sank in the Gironde Estuary following a collision with Lipari (  United States). Three crew were killed. [82]
La France	United States	The 18-gross register ton, 35.7-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska between Moira Sound and Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. [61]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Ruth	United States	While near San Juan Bautista Island ( 55°26′N133°16′W / 55.433°N 133.267°W / 55.433; -133.267 (San Juan Bautista Island) ) in Southeast Alaska between Craig and Hydaburg, Territory of Alaska, the 30-foot (9.1 m) troller suffered an explosion caused by a fuel line for her gasoline engine leaking near her galley stove, then was destroyed by the resulting fire. Three of her five crewmen were killed in the explosion, and another disappeared and presumably drowned while trying to swim to shore, leaving only one survivor, who was rescued. [83]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1955

Ship	Country	Description
California	United States	The 104-foot (32 m), 82-gross register ton fishing trawler sank in up to 50 feet (15 m) of water at 42°40′25″N070°34′19″W / 42.67361°N 70.57194°W / 42.67361; -70.57194 (California) after running aground on a reef off Rockport, Massachusetts, between Dry Salvages and Little Salvages. [84]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Mikie	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 27.9-foot (8.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Fortuna Strait ( 57°25′N135°53′W / 57.417°N 135.883°W / 57.417; -135.883 (Fortuna Strait) ) near Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [58]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Jean O	United States	The 13-gross register ton, 39.6-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Controller Bay ( 60°05′N144°15′W / 60.083°N 144.250°W / 60.083; -144.250 (Controller Bay) ) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [85]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Lelonta II	Thailand	The yacht capsized and sank off Capraia, Italy. All twenty on board were rescued, including the owner of the yacht, Prince Biram of Siam. [86]
Queen	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 29.8-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Territory of Alaska. [87]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Fechenheim	West Germany	The cargo ship ran aground at Oslo, Norway and broke in two. All 42 crew were rescued. [88]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Thorodd	Norway	The cargo ship foundered in a storm south of Risør, Norway. Crew rescued by the cutter Grant.

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Wallsend	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands. Refloated by 13 October. [89]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Conde de Barbate	Spain	The coaster collided with Columbie (  France) and sank off Vigo with the loss of all five crew. [89]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
HDMS Graadyb	Royal Danish Navy	The minesweeper was holed at the bow by an explosion at Holmen, Copenhagen. Subsequently decommissioned and scrapped. [90]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Bluebird	United Kingdom	The hydroplane sank in Lake Mead, Arizona and Nevada, United States. Salvaged and returned to service. [91]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
HNLMS Tijgerhaai	Royal Netherlands Navy	The Zwaardvisch-class submarine ran aground at Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom. Refloated the same day.

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Regis	United States	The 29-gross register ton, 52.7-foot (16.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Sullivan Island in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. [83]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Antonio Sanchez Valdes	Mexico	The coaster sank in the Caribbean off the coast of Mexico with the loss of all 25 crew. [92]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Glenda Rae	United States	The 11-gross register ton, 29.1-foot (8.9 m) fishing vessel sank in Rocky Bay ( 59°14′15″N151°25′00″W / 59.23750°N 151.41667°W / 59.23750; -151.41667 (Rocky Bay) ) near Seldovia, Territory of Alaska. [93]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Karmas	Sweden	The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Refloated on 10 November. [94]
William Lykes	United States	The ocean liner ran aground in Table Bay, South Africa. Refloated on 31 October. [95]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Novorossiyisk	Soviet Navy	The Conte di Cavour-class battleship was sunk by an explosion while at anchor at Sevastopol in the Soviet Union with the loss of 608 lives.

November

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Last Chance	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Anderson Bay in the Territory of Alaska. The wreck report does not identify which of several Anderson Bays the incident occurred in. [61]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Alice G II	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel sank in Young Bay ( 58°10′N134°40′W / 58.167°N 134.667°W / 58.167; -134.667 (Young Bay) ) on the coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [68]
Joyita	United Kingdom	The merchant vessel was found awash and adrift in the Pacific Ocean, with no one on board, more than 600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) from her scheduled route, partially submerged and listing heavily. She had left Suva, Fiji, on 3 October and was expected to arrive at Funafuti in the Ellice islands on 5 October, but searches in the region after she was overdue had found no trace of her. Joyita was later salvaged and repaired.

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Nunivak	United States	The 49-gross register ton, 51-foot (15.5 m) fishing vessel sank at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. [77]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Kishin Maru	Japan	The cargo ship sank on this date. [96]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
City of Ghent	Ireland	The coaster sank three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off the Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All seventeen crew rescued by the Cadgwith lifeboat. [97]
Panagiotis	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground at Kunsan, Korea and broke her back. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was rebuilt, lengthened and returned to service. [98]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Foulney	United Kingdom	The dredger was in collision off Fleetwood, Lancashire with the trawler Teroma (  United Kingdom), which sank. Foulney was beached and refloated the next day. [99]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Mille	French Navy	The submarine ran aground in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The vessel was refloated after six hours with assistance from two tugs. [100]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Albacore, and Nang Suang Nawa	Philippines   Thailand	The tug Albacore and cargo ship Nang Suang Nawa were lost at sea between Thailand and Hong Kong. Their last reported position was 17°56′N113°54′E / 17.933°N 113.900°E / 17.933; 113.900 . [101]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Kismet II	Liberia	The cargo ship ean aground on a reef off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada ( 47°05′N60°03′W / 47.083°N 60.050°W / 47.083; -60.050 ). All 22 crew were rescued by a Royal Canadian Navy helicopter. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was abandoned as a total loss. [102] [103]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Seneff	Canada	The trawler, built in 1918 as a Navarin-class minesweeper for the French Navy, struck a submerged object off of Canso, Nova Scotia, and later sank; crew successfully rescued. [104] [105]

December

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Darton	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Gedser, Denmark but was refloated. [106]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Victoria City	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with Valentina Bibolini (  Italy) 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Ameland, Netherlands and sank. [107]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Sea Horse	United States	The 142-gross register ton, 100.2-foot (30.5 m) motor cargo vessel – a converted landing craft tank – sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) off East Chugach Island ( 59°08′N151°28′W / 59.133°N 151.467°W / 59.133; -151.467 (East Chugach Island) ) off the coast of the Territory of Alaska. [31]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1955

Ship	Country	Description
No. 535	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Type 53 patrol boat was sunk by Nationalist Republic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft. 17 killed with seven wounded. [108]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1955

Ship	Country	Description
Tanda Maru	Japan	The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon off Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu ( 40°34′N141°21′E / 40.567°N 141.350°E / 40.567; 141.350 ) and broke in two. Fourteen of her 24 crew were rescued by an American helicopter. [109] [110]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1955

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Lu Shan	Republic of China Navy	The landing ship was wrecked ca. 1954–1955. [111]
Midland City	Canada	The ferry was deliberately run aground at Wye Marsh on the Georgian Bay coast of Ontario, Canada, and intentionally burnt as a means of disposal.

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