The list of shipwrecks in 1956 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1956.
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Citrine | ![]() | The collier sank off The Lizard, Cornwall. All ten crew were rescued, [1] but one later died. [2] |
Melody | ![]() | The tanker ran aground at Vlissingen, Netherlands. [3] |
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Gem | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Kallgeir (![]() |
Hartel | ![]() | The coaster collided with Penhir (![]() |
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Esso Appalachee | ![]() | The tanker collided with the jetty at Immingham, Lincolnshire, cutting it in two and leaving a 50-foot (15 m) gap. |
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Alvi | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea west of Hvide Sande, Denmark, at 55°57′N6°52′E / 55.950°N 6.867°E . [6] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Moreton Bay | ![]() | The ocean liner ran aground in the Suez Canal. Later refloated. [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anabel II | ![]() | The 58.9-foot (18.0 m), 62-gross register ton tug was destroyed by fire while moored for the winter at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, at 44°49.759′N087°22.821′W / 44.829317°N 87.380350°W . [9] |
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Salem Maritime | ![]() | The T2 tanker exploded, caught fire and sank at Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was refloated on 29 January. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was later rebuilt and returned to service. [10] |
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Maria Pompei | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Aberavon, Glamorgan. [11] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baltrover | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, West Germany. [12] Refloated on 13 February. [13] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gertrud | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. All nine crew rescued by the trawlers Junella and York City (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bedford | ![]() | The tanker ran aground off Singapore. Refloated after 36 hours. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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King's Mount | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Elbe, West Germany. Refloated on 1 February having been aground for several days. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rosalind | ![]() | The cargo ship sank 120 nautical miles (220 km) south of Crete ( 33°21′N27°50′E / 33.350°N 27.833°E ). All crew rescued by San Carlo (![]() |
Dovrefjell | ![]() | the cargo ship ran aground on the Pentland Skerries, Orkney Islands, Scotland. All 41 crew rescued by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopters. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kronprinsesse Ingrid | ![]() | The passenger ship ran aground off Esbjerg. Refloated the next day. [20] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lycia | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Katakolon, Greece. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conlea | ![]() | The cargo ship foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off La Corbière, Jersey. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. [22] [23] |
Loide-Honduras, and Rumania | ![]() ![]() | The cargo ship Loide-Honduras ran aground on Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. The Improved Larch-class tug Rumania was sent to assist but she ran aground on the same sandbank and sank ( 51°43′N1°37′E / 51.717°N 1.617°E ). Her crew were rescued by helicopter. Loide-Honduras refloated on 12 February and returned to service. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unnamed ferry | ![]() | The 1956 Egypt ferry accident occurred in the morning on 13 February 1956 near Dekernes at a small tributary of the Nile, in Egypt. A passenger ferry capsized, killing 22 schoolchildren between 12 years old and 18 years old. [25] [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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RFA Wave Monarch | ![]() | The Wave-class oiler ran aground at Valletta, Malta. Later refloated. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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No. 24 | ![]() | The hopper barge was in collision with Indus (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carol Joy | ![]() | The 13-gross register ton, 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the west coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [29] |
Kaptan Uzunoglu | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground near Ereğli. She was on a voyage from Istanbul to Zonguldak. She was declared a constructive total loss. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Corchester | ![]() | The collier was in collision with City of Sydney (![]() ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sapanca | ![]() | The cargo ship collided in the Scheldt, Belgium with Blommersdijk (![]() |
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Greenhaven | ![]() | The coaster ran aground on Roaninish Rock, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, after her engine failed in a storm. Assistance given by HMS Wizard (![]() |
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Washington Mail | ![]() | While on a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to East Asia, the 7,943-ton, 468.5-foot (142.8 m) steamer broke in two and sank in the Gulf of Alaska during a storm. All 57 crewmen and all nine passengers on board survived. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friada | ![]() | The 6-gross register ton, 27.9-foot (8.5 m) fishing vessel sank off the coast of the Territory of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of "Cape Baranof," possibly a reference to Cape Burunof ( 56°59′02″N135°22′39″W / 56.9839°N 135.3775°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [35] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kotzebue | ![]() | The 69-gross register ton, 60.3-foot (18.4 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by ice in Kotzebue Sound on the west coast of the Territory of Alaska. [36] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prince de Liege | ![]() | Caught fire off Spain and abandoned by crew. Towed by a naval tug (![]() ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vert Prairial | ![]() | The trawler was driven ashore at Wireless Point, Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all seventeen on board. [38] |
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Etrusco | ![]() | The 441-foot (134 m) cargo ship was blown ashore during a storm on Cedar Point at Scituate, Massachusetts, United States, directly in front of Old Scituate Light. The United States Coast Guard rescued all 30 members of her crew by breeches buoy. She remained aground for several months, then was refloated, repaired, renamed Scituate, and returned to service. [39] [40] |
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USS Willis A. Lee | ![]() | The Mitscher-class destroyer was driven onto rocks at Jamestown, Rhode Island, in a storm. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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J. H. | ![]() | The 19-gross register ton, 41.3-foot (12.6 m) fishing vessel sank off Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. [41] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sunset | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Changsha | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Tokyo, Japan. Refloated on 9 April. [43] |
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Akka | ![]() | The ore carrier sank in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of six of her 33 crew. [44] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carlisle I | ![]() | The 35-gross register ton, 56.1-foot (17.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Territory of Alaska. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria Schroeder | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Red Sea during a sandstorm. [45] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Altair | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a rock off Borborema, Brazil and sank. All crew were rescued. [46] |
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Loyal | ![]() | The 23-gross register ton, 43.4-foot (13.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Simpson Bay ( 60°37′30″N145°55′00″W / 60.62500°N 145.91667°W ) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Erling Borthen | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Santa Rosa (![]() ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fred Everard | ![]() | The sailing vessel collided with Wall Brook (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Wisconsin | ![]() | The Iowa-class battleship collided with the escort destroyer USS Eaton (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fred Everard | ![]() | The coaster was in collision with Walstream (![]() |
HMS Talent | ![]() | The T-class submarine was damaged in a collision with an unknown vessel whilst at periscope depth in the Solent. [52] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Howard Olson | ![]() | The steam schooner was in collision with Marine Leopard (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Junyo Maru No. 3 | ![]() | The 84-ton salmon-fishing vessel disappeared near the Aleutian Islands with the loss of her entire crew of 22. [41] |
Mace | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton, 35.9-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Castle Flats ( 56°38′30″N133°15′30″W / 56.64167°N 133.25833°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [55] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wafico No. 22 | ![]() | The 16-gross register ton, 34.9-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel foundered near Cape Saint Elias, Territory of Alaska. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Orsova | ![]() | The ocean liner ran aground in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Refloated with the aid of three tugs. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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P S F Co. No. 2 | ![]() | The 41-gross register ton, 60.3-foot (18.4 m) scow sank off Foggy Cape ( 56°32′N156°58′W / 56.533°N 156.967°W ) on Sutwik Island off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula. [57] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lynn D | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) off Cape Saint Elias, Territory of Alaska. [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ballyclare | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Sarda Island in the Mull of Kintyre. [58] |
Lucky Carrier | ![]() | The tanker ran aground at Fakir Point, Burma. She was on a voyage from Chalna to Akyab. Refloated on 8 August, she was towed to Singapore where she was declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in 1957. [59] |
Prins Bernhard | ![]() | The coaster was in collision with Tanger (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Badora | ![]() | The passenger ship sank in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all but six of the 202 people on board. [63] [64] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Danaco No. 5 | ![]() | The 88-gross register ton, 110-foot (33.5 m) barge sank in the Kuskokwim River approximately 12 miles (19 km) below Sleetmute, Territory of Alaska. [66] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sea Star | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt. [67] Later refloated. [68] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shuna | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of Muck, in the Inner Hebrides. [69] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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P G No. 4 | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank near Egegik, Territory of Alaska, during a storm. [57] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vicky | ![]() | The collier sank off Wilson's Promonotory, Victoria with the loss of eight crew. [70] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Reform | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska between Beacon Point and Twelve Mile Point. [71] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sheaf Royal | ![]() | The tanker ran aground off Singapore. Refloated four days later. [72] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dione | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Michael C (![]() |
Lord Warden | ![]() | The ferry collided with Tamba (![]() |
Marotte | ![]() | The fishing vessel collided with Kenuta (![]() |
Yewcroft | ![]() | The 827-ton steamship stranded in dense fog on the rocks of Trevean Cove, Cornwall, UK whilst carrying cement between Cliffe and Bristol. The captain believed he was near the Brisons at Cape Cornwall. [74] [73] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Estoril | ![]() | The Liberty ship collided with Dea Mazzella (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hy-C-Tane | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton, 33.2-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel sank in Ships Anchorage ( 58°43′40″N157°00′45″W / 58.72778°N 157.01250°W ) at Naknek, Territory of Alaska. [75] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maeda | ![]() | The cargo ship was in collision with Salsaas (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Douglas | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground near the Maidens Lighthouse, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Refloated on 21 July with substantial damage. [77] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kotka | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete ammunition in the Atlantic Ocean. [78] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andrea Doria | ![]() | The Italian Line 29,083-ton ocean liner, sunk after collision with Stockholm (![]() |
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Moyana | ![]() | The ketch foundered off The Lizard, Cornwall. All crew rescued by Clan Maclean (![]() |
Teeswood | ![]() | The cargo ship capsized off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. [79] She drifted and sank off Dover. [62] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Linda | ![]() | During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Elfin Cove to North Inian Pass ( 58°17′N136°22′W / 58.283°N 136.367°W ), the 30-foot (9.1 m) troller was swamped and sank with the loss of the 16-year-old boy who was the only person on board. A message in a bottle found a year later in the Gulf of Alaska off Yakutat, Territory of Alaska, was the only description of the vessel′s fate. [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eskimo | ![]() | The 61-gross register ton, 75.1-foot (22.9 m) cannery tender was wrecked on the coast of Sitkalidak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Cape Barnabas ( 57°09′N152°53′W / 57.150°N 152.883°W ). All four people and a dog who were aboard survived. [80] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Far North | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [35] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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RFA Wave King | ![]() | The Wave-class oiler struck a rock north of São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil and was severely damaged. Withdrawn from service and scrapped as a result. [81] |
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Lady Isle | ![]() | The VIC-type lighter was driven ashore on Tiree, Inner Hebrides and abandoned by her crew. Severely damaged, she was further damaged by gales on 28 September and was a total loss. [82] |
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Majestic | ![]() | The 104-gross register ton, 74.1-foot (22.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in the Shelikof Strait 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) off Puale Bay ( 57°41′N155°29′W / 57.683°N 155.483°W ) on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula. [55] |
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Hondsrug | ![]() | The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Fyn Island, Denmark, with the loss of five of the seven people on board. [83] |
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Eunice H | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 32.4-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [80] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Argus | ![]() | The 22-gross register ton, 44-foot (13.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. [84] |
Traquair | ![]() | The coaster sank 36 nautical miles (67 km) east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All eleven crew rescued. [85] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Excursion | ![]() | The 46-gross register ton, 65-foot (19.8 m) motor vessel was wrecked in Cordova Bay in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [80] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Forman F | ![]() | The 6-gross register ton, 28.8-foot (8.8 m) fishing vessel sank off the north shore of McHenry Anchorage ( 55°58′N132°27′W / 55.967°N 132.450°W ) on Etolin Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [35] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Salmon Mule | ![]() | The 40-gross register ton, 51.9-foot (15.8 m) motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) off Ocean Cape ( 59°32′30″N139°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 139.85833°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [42] |
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Betty J | ![]() | The 45-gross register ton, 57.7-foot (17.6 m) fishing vessel sank 6.3 nautical miles (11.7 km; 7.2 mi) southwest of Yakutat, Territory of Alaska. [86] |
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Seagate | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the Sonora Reef, of the coast of Washington, United States and broke in two. [87] |
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Italio | ![]() | The 53-gross register ton 64-foot (19.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed near the eastern spit of the Kaliakh River ( 60°05′40″N142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W ) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska, 12 miles (19 km) west of Cape Yakataga. [88] |
Sanco | ![]() | The 15-gross register ton, 40-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire due east of Round Point Light ( 56°16′40″N132°39′30″W / 56.27778°N 132.65833°W ) on Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, 0.25 nautical miles (0.46 km; 0.29 mi) from Etolin Island. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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A P A-S-10 | ![]() | The 95-gross register ton, 72.1-foot (22.0 m) scow wrecked at 55°59′12″N134°05′36″W / 55.98667°N 134.09333°W in the Spanish Islands ( 55°57′38″N134°07′33″W / 55.9606°N 134.1258°W ) in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [84] |
Liberty | ![]() | The 16-gross register ton, 39.5-foot (12.0 m) fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska off the Barrier Islands ( 54°48′N132°25′W / 54.800°N 132.417°W ). [47] |
Valencia | ![]() | The 82-gross register ton, 69.5-foot (21.2 m) cargo vessel was wrecked on Spanish Island ( 55°57′N134°07′W / 55.950°N 134.117°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [89] |
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Seattle | ![]() | The 21-gross register ton, 44.4-foot (13.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at King Cove, Territory of Alaska. [42] |
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Nedra | ![]() | The 11-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on Long Island ( 57°46′N152°17′W / 57.767°N 152.283°W ) near Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. [90] |
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Pelagia | ![]() | The Liberty ship broke in two and sank off the Lofoten Islands, Norway ( 67°15′N11°35′E / 67.250°N 11.583°E ). [91] |
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Irene | ![]() | The coaster foundered south east of Crete. All ten crew rescued by Norman Prince (![]() |
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Ada | ![]() | The 13-gross register ton, 41.7-foot (12.7 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in Gnat Cove ( 55°23′00″N131°19′40″W / 55.38333°N 131.32778°W ) in Carroll Inlet ( 55°28′22″N131°18′41″W / 55.4728°N 131.3114°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [84] |
Wild Bill | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 29.4-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Ernest Sound in Southeast Alaska. [34] |
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Ada May | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Haines, Territory of Alaska. [84] |
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B & W No. 1 | ![]() | The 188-gross register ton, 100-foot (30.5 m) cargo ship was wrecked on Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea southeast of Mekoryuk. [93] |
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G P C 19 | ![]() | The 12-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while moored at Kodiak, Alaska. [94] |
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Dulcinea | ![]() | The 622-gross register ton, 166.5-foot (50.7 m) tanker was wrecked on Buldir Island in the Aleutian Islands. [66] |
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Tuva | ![]() | During a voyage from Seattle, Washington to Kodiak, Alaska, with a cargo of 30 tons of explosives, the 55-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel sank with the loss of four lives in the Gulf of Alaska about 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Cape Saint Elias on the southwest end of Kayak Island, Territory of Alaska, during a gale. [95] |
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HMS Anchorite | ![]() | The Amphion-class submarine ran aground in Rothesay Bay, Firth of Forth. [96] |
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Concha | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Humber. Later refloated undamaged. [97] |
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Alert | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 35.4-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the beach at Hydaburg, Territory of Alaska. [84] |
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Lepus | ![]() | Typhoon Harriet: The cargo ship foundered off Legaspi with the loss of 25 of her 36 crew. The survivors were rescued by USS Castor (![]() |
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USS Antietam | ![]() | The Essex-class aircraft carrier ran aground off Brest, France. Later refloated undamaged. [99] |
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Starlight | ![]() | The 14-gross register ton, 39.2-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the west side of Golf Island ( 56°47′30″N135°23′00″W / 56.79167°N 135.38333°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [42] |
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Beilby | ![]() | The 15-gross register ton, 46.5-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel ran aground and was lost off a location described as "Point Lookout" in the Territory of Alaska, which could refer to a number of locations but most likely is the Point Lookout ( 57°39′00″N133°40′30″W / 57.65000°N 133.67500°W ) in Southeast Alaska closest to Beilby's home port of Wrangel. [86] |
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Domiat | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The Rashid-class frigate was sunk by gunfire by the light cruiser HMS Newfoundland and the destroyer HMS Diana (both ![]() |
Wimbledon | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The cargo ship foundered off Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. [101] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Paul Solente | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The dredger was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal at Port Said. Later raised, repaired and returned to service. [102] |
Pollux | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The dredger was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal at Port Said. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aboukir | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The Rashid-class frigate was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal. Refloated on 8 April 1957, she was beached and abandoned. |
Aka | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The landing ship tank was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal near Timsah. She was refloated in February 1957, beached, and abandoned. [103] |
ex-HMS Papua | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The merchant passenger ship, a decommissioned Colony-class frigate that had been acquired for reconversion into a warship for the Egyptian Navy, was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal. She was refloated, beached and abandoned later. [103] |
ex-HMS Tobago | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The merchant passenger ship, a decommissioned Colony-class frigate that had been acquired for reconversion into a warship for the Egyptian Navy, was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal. She was refloated, beached and abandoned later. [103] |
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Aida | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The ship was sunk by Israeli Dassault Mystère IV aircraft. [104] |
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No. 220 | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The No. 260-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft from the aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark (![]() |
No. 227 | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The No. 260-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft from the aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark (![]() |
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Carmella | ![]() | The 16-gross register ton, 50.4-foot (15.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Coon Cove ( 55°27′20″N131°29′15″W / 55.45556°N 131.48750°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [29] |
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Chum | ![]() | The 11-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank off Sukoi Island ( 56°53′30″N132°55′25″W / 56.89167°N 132.92361°W ) in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [29] |
Opalia | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The tanker was sunk or scuttled at Port Said, Egypt. Unclear of operational status, trapped in port or part of British forces. Raised in 1959, repaired and put in service as 23 December (![]() |
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Port Victor | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with a Soviet merchant ship in the Scheldt, Belgium. [107] |
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Neritopsis | ![]() | The Empire Pym-type tanker struck a rock in the South China Sea off Palawan Island, Borneo ( 8°32′N116°40′E / 8.533°N 116.667°E ) and sank. Her crew rescued by Nellore (![]() |
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Ussona | ![]() | The 16-gross register ton, 42.9-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Deer Island in Ernest Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [111] |
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USS Hartford | ![]() | The decommissioned steam sloop-of-war sank at her berth at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. She subsequently was scrapped. |
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M-200 | ![]() | The submarine collided with the destroyer Statnyj (![]() |
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No. 15 | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The landing craft mechanized was lost on 3 or 4 November, possibly scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal. [112] |
No. 20 | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The landing craft mechanized was lost on 3 or 4 November, possibly scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal. [112] |
Zamalek | ![]() | Suez Crisis: The cargo ship, a former LS-class landing ship, was sunk in the Suez Canal at Port Tewfik, or in the harbor at Suez, Egypt during an attack by British and/or French aircraft, or scuttled by the Egyptians in Suez harbor on 3, 4 or 5 November. Later scrapped in place post war. [113] [105] [114] |
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Herewego | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 35.2-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel sank off Saint John Harbor ( 56°27′00″N132°57′30″W / 56.45000°N 132.95833°W ) on Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [75] |
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Southern Hunter | ![]() | The 441 GRT steam-powered whaler was wrecked trying to avoid a vessel of the Argentine Navy coming in the opposite direction at Foster Harbour, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands. [115] |
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Sea Parrot | ![]() | The 25-gross register ton, 46-foot (14 m) fishing vessel sank in Prince William Sound on the coast of the Territory of Alaska. [42] |
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Farragut | ![]() | The 13-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel sank off Point Higgins ( 55°27′28″N131°50′00″W / 55.45778°N 131.83333°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [35] |
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Lukuga | ![]() | Collided off Terschelling, Netherlands with Bernhard Hansen (![]() |
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Sunlong | ![]() | The Liberty ship sprang a leak and sank off Kristiansand, Norway. All 36 crew rescued by Borre (![]() |
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Costa del Marfil | ![]() | The cargo ship sank off the Canary Islands. Thirteen crew survived. [119] |
Nojima Maru | ![]() | The stern section of the transport (6,940 GRT, 1934) wrecked in World War II was refloated in early 1956, departed for scrapping in Japan but sank en route. [120] |