List of shipwrecks in July 1914

The list of shipwrecks in July 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1914.

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July 1914
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31
Unknown date
References

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Andrei Pervozvanny	Imperial Russian Navy	The Andrei Pervozvanny-class battleship ran aground off Osmussaar. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Unione	Italy	The cargo ship ran aground on Lošinj, Austria-Hungary and sank. Her crew were rescued. [1]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Calypso	French Navy	The Laboeuf-class submarine collided with Mousqueton (  French Navy) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Toulon, Var. All 26 crew were rescued. [2]
Granfos	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground on Mouse Island, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. [3] She was refloated on 10 July. [4]
Hattie T.	United States	The sloop yacht went ashore at Fort Pond Bay, New York. Later refloated. [5]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Tyne	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. She sank the next day. [6]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
New Jersey	United States	The pilot ship was sunk in a collision with Manchioneal ( United States) at the east end of the Ambrose Channel. The crew were saved by Manchioneal. [7]
Newstead	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Boulmer, Northumberland. [8] She was refloated on 15 July. [9]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Cerro Largo	Uruguay	The 1,384-ton brigantine was wrecked at Porto Pedras, Maceio, Brazil. [10]
Geo. P. Hudson	United States	The schooner was sunk in a collision with Middlesex in thick fog near the Pollock Rip Lightship. Three crew were killed. [11]
Mendoza	Argentina	The cargo liner ran aground at Punta Mogotes. [12] She was abandoned by her crew on 15 July and was declared a total loss. [9]
Precursore	United Kingdom	The ketch collided with William Balls in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. [4]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Lizzie Horan	United States	The barge caught fire and sank off Bartletts Reef, near New London, Connecticut. [5]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Vivid	United Kingdom	The brigantine collided with St. Ronald (  United Kingdom ) in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire and sank with the loss of three of her four crew. [13]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Usania	Norway	The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Siglufjörður, Iceland. [14]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Nymphea	United Kingdom	The bulk molasses carrier ran aground at Whinnyfold, Aberdeenshire and was a total loss. [9] [15]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Ceres	Portugal	The 103-foot (31 m), 139-ton fishing, or cargo, vessel was wrecked at Kouki, south of Mogador, French protectorate of Morocco. [16]
Nelson	Canada	The 134-foot (41 m), 496-ton, out-of-service passenger ship was disposed of by burning on Kootenay Lake during the Chahko Mika Carnival. [17]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Jeanne A. Pickels	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Chance Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked. [18]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Cienfuegos	Cuba	The cargo ship was wrecked at Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. [19]
Clarence H. Venner	United States	The schooner was wrecked at Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, [19]
Harold C. Beecher	United States	The schooner was wrecked at Scatarie Island. [19]
Ragna	Norway	The cargo ship was wrecked near Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. [19] [20]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Berlin	Germany	The passenger ship collided with Ostsee (  Germany ) in the Swinemünde Haff and sank. All on board were rescued. [21]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Yparraguirre	Spain	The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Sevilla, Andalusia. [22]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Paragon	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with Taygetos (  United Kingdom ) in the Irish Sea off Barry, Glamorgan and was beached. [23]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Cedia	Russia	The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. [24]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1914

Ship	State	Description
Buccaneer	United Kingdom	The cargo ship came ashore at Tamatave, Madagascar and was wrecked. Her crew survived. [25]
Framfjord	Norway	The barque came ashore in Saldanha Bay, South Africa and was wrecked. [25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1914

Ship	State	Description
Camrose	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground on The Burlings, Portugal. [26] She was abandoned on 29 July as a total loss. [27]
Maltby	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [26]

References

1. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40566. London. 3 July 1914. col C, p. 24.
2. "French submarine sunk". The Times. No. 40570. London. 8 July 1914. col C, p. 8.
3. "The California almost uninsurable". The Times. No. 40570. London. 9 July 1914. col C, p. 24.
4. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40574. London. 13 July 1914. col F, p. 22.
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8. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40573. London. 11 July 1914. col C, p. 21.
9. "Another stranding in the fog". The Times. No. 40577. London. 16 July 1914. col F, p. 18.
10. "Cerro Largo (1914+)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
11. "Annual Report of the supervising Inspector of the United States Steam boat Inspection Service, June 30, 1915". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 19 February 2021– via Haithi Trust.
12. "Steamers stranded in fog". The Times. No. 40574. London. 13 July 1914. col F, p. 22.
13. "Father and son drowned". The Times. No. 40575. London. 14 July 1914. col D, p. 10.
14. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40577. London. 16 July 1914. col E, p. 18.
15. "The wreck of the Nymphea". The Times. No. 40578. London. 17 July 1914. col F, p. 23.
16. "Ceres (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
17. "Nelson (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
18. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40581. London. 21 July 1914. col C, p. 24.
19. "The wreck at The Burlings". The Times. No. 40581. London. 21 July 1914. col C, p. 24.
20. "Casualty report". The Times. No. 40580. London. 20 July 1914. col E, p. 19.
21. "Excursion steamer sunk". The Times. No. 40584. London. 24 July 1914. col A, p. 7.
22. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40587. London. 28 July 1914. col C, p. 22.
23. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40589. London. 30 July 1914. col B, p. 15.
24. "High rate on the Beethoven". The Times. No. 40590. London. 31 July 1914. col C, p. 20.
25. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40591. London. 1 August 1914. col B, p. 14.
26. "Higher rate on the Camrose". The Times. No. 40587. London. 28 July 1914. col C, p. 22.
27. "Camrose a total loss". The Times. No. 40589. London. 30 July 1914. col B, p. 15.