List of shipwrecks in May 1923

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The list of shipwrecks in May 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1923.

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3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
AliothCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in West Bay, Dorset. [1]
Elizabeth Ann Slater Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Teesider (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. She was beached at South Shields. [2]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Kissho Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan The cargo ship collided with Seikai Maru (Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan ) at Shimonoseki and sank. [3]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Roxane Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The car ship collided with Harald (Merchant flag of Germany (1919-1933).svg  Germany ) in the North Sea off the Elbe 1 Lightship (Merchant flag of Germany (1919-1933).svg  Germany ) and sank. Her crew were rescued. [4]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Lake Gebhart Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The Design 1093 cargo ship ran aground on the Umatilla Reef off Cape Flattery, Washington. She broke in two and was a total loss. [5] [6]
Manhattan Island Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The cargo ship ran aground at Sari Siglar, Turkey. [7] She was refloated on 17 May. [8]
Yugala Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Singora with the loss of six crew. She was consequently beached. [5] [7]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Kitanna Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 32 nautical miles (59 km) north east by north of Alderney, Channel Isles. [9]
Kum Sang Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The passenger ship came ashore near Ango, Philippines (approximately 16°N120°E / 16°N 120°E / 16; 120 ). [5] She was refloated on 22 May. [10]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
D'Aosta Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The cargo ship ran aground off Munxar, Malta. [11] She was refloated on 18 May. [8]
DavidFlag of Panama.svg  Panama The cargo ship collided with Yorba Linda (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) in the Gulf of Panama 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Panama City and was beached at Bucaro. [12]
Sagama River Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. [12] She was refloated on 21 May. [13]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Gul-Djemal Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Jason. [14] She was refloated on 22 May. [13]
Jan Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in the Northumberland Strait. [14] She was refloated on 23 May. [15]
OlgaFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The 76-gross register ton motor schooner was stranded on a sand bar on the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska opposite the mouth of Safety Lagoon ( 64°29′N164°45′W / 64.483°N 164.750°W / 64.483; -164.750 (Safety Lagoon) ). During the spring of 1923, she was crushed by ice and then wrecked by a gale. [16]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Maggie Marshall Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The salvage vessel was wrecked at St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, Canada whilst going to the aid of Cymric Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom). [17]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Apex No. 8Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States While no one was on board, the 32-ton scow was wrecked in Stone Rock Bay ( 54°45′30″N132°00′00″W / 54.75833°N 132.00000°W / 54.75833; -132.00000 (Stone Rock Bay) ) on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after she broke free of her mooring to a dolphin during a gale. She was deemed a total loss. [18]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Glenburnie Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Spot Point, Newfoundland. [19] She was refloated on 24 May. [15]
Marcella Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. [19]
RosaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [19] She was refloated on 28 May. [20]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Marvale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ocean liner struck the Capr Freel Rock off St. Shott's, Newfoundland and sank. All 436 people on board were rescued. [21]
Shoyei Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Shimushu Island, Kuril Islands and was abandoned by her crew. [20]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
HM Gunboat Blackfly Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Fly-class gunboat collided with a pontoon bridge over the Tigris at Baghdad, Iraq and sank with the loss of six crew. [22] [23]
Precheur Flag of France.svg  France The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°32′N7°00′W / 48.533°N 7.000°W / 48.533; -7.000 ). [24]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Baron Vernon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Metagama (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom): in the River Clyde at Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire and was beached. [25] She subsequently sank, [26] but was refloated in late July 1924. [27]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Lady Shea Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Port Maria, Jamaica. [24]
Waterway Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cargo ship capsized at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. [28]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1923
ShipStateDescription
Ranan Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan The cargo liner ran aground at Qingdao, China. All passengers and crew were rescued. [29] She was refloated on 5 June. [30]

References

  1. ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43332. London. 4 May 1923. col E, p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43333. London. 5 May 1923. col G, p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43336. London. 9 May 1923. col E, p. 22.
  5. 1 2 3 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43338. London. 11 May 1923. col D, p. 25.
  6. ↑ "Reinsurance rates". The Times. No. 43339. London. 12 May 1923. col E, p. 20.
  7. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43337. London. 10 May 1923. col G, p. 23.
  8. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43345. London. 19 May 1923. col G, p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43340. London. May 1923. col B, p. 21.
  10. ↑ "Reinsurance rates". The Times. No. 43348. London. 23 May 1923. col B, p. 19.
  11. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43341. London. 15 May 1923. col E, p. 8.
  12. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43342. London. 16 May 1923. col F-G, p. 24.
  13. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43348. London. 23 May 1923. col C, p. 19.
  14. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43343. London. 17 May 1923. col F, p. 16.
  15. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43350. London. 25 May 1923. col E, p. 14.
  16. ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)
  17. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43346. London. 21 May 1923. col D, p. 14.
  18. ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)
  19. 1 2 3 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43347. London. 22 May 1923. col F, p. 19.
  20. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43353. London. 29 May 1923. col G, p. 24.
  21. ↑ "Lost Canadian liner". The Times. No. 43348. London. 23 May 1923. col C, p. 10.
  22. ↑ "Floods in Iraq". The Times. No. 43352. London. 28 May 1923. col E, p. 11.
  23. ↑ "Baghdad bridge victims". The Times. No. 43353. London. 29 May 1923. col F, p. 13.
  24. 1 2 "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43355. London. 31 May 1923. col E, p. 25.
  25. ↑ "Liner in collision". The Times. No. 43352. London. 28 May 1923. col E, p. 9.
  26. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43361. London. 7 June 1923. col F, p. 23.
  27. ↑ "Brazilian steamer refloated". The Times. No. 43712. London. 24 July 1924. p. 10.
  28. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43354. London. 30 May 1923. col G, p. 21.
  29. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43358. London. 4 June 1923. col A, p. 21.
  30. ↑ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43362. London. 8 June 1923. col C-D, p. 22.
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