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List of shipwrecks in 1924
...The list of shipwrecks in 1924 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1924.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Emma Giles |  United States
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The sidewheel passenger steamer collided with the cargo ship Steel Trader ( United States) in heavy fog near the Little Choptank River in Maryland, suffering damage to her starboard side, including her paddle. She was towed to Baltimore, Maryland, repaired, and returned to service.
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3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Bertha |  Germany
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The cargo ship departed Jacksonville, Florida for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] |
| Florence |  United Kingdom
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The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland.[2] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Annemarie | Germany
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The cargo ship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark.[3] She was refloated on 7 January.[4] |
| Donald Silver | United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore at Fischells, Newfoundland and was wrecked with the loss of five lives.[5] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Thetis |  Greece
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The cargo ship was struck by Diamant ( Italy) at Istanbul, Turkey and was beached off Leander's Tower.[5] She was refloated on 15 January.[6]
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6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Juliane | United Kingdom
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The auxiliary sailing vessel was in collision with Bur ( Sweden) at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and sank.[5]
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7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Lynaes | Sweden
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The schooner, on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal, was reported in the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
| Macoris | Italy
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The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Crete, Greece.[4] |
| Nigretia | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship departed Swansea, Glamorgan for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. A lifebuoy from the ship washed up at Teignmouth, Devon at the end of January. Presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[8] |
| Odomari |  Imperial Japanese Navy
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The Odomari-class icebreaker ran aground at Oniwaki, Rishiri Island off the coast of Hokkaido in bad weather. Refloated and in drydock for repair by 4 February.[9] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Carena | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship departed Liverpool, Lancashire for Penryn, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[10] |
| Dagmar |  Denmark
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The three-masted schooner collided with Oakhurst ( Denmark) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) east north east of Alderney, Channel Islands and sank. Her seven crew were rescued by Ashton ( United Kingdom). Oakhurst was disabled in the collision. She was towed to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France by a British steamship.[11][12]
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| Fellside | United Kingdom
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The coaster was wrecked at Three Cliffs Bay, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her fourteen crew .[13][14] |
| J. W. Comeau | United Kingdom
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The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (39°53′N 62°57′W / 39.883°N 62.950°W). Her crew were rescued by Ivar ( Denmark).[11]
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| Leif | Denmark
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The schooner was in collision with William Mitchell ( United Kingdom) of the Norwegian Coast. No further trace, presumed sunk with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor managed to clamber aboard William Mitchell.[8]
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| Tempest | United Kingdom
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The schooner was ramed by the fishing vessel Charles Boyes ( United Kingdom) at Milford Haven, Penbrokeshire and sank.[13]
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9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Adolph |  France
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The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of the Scarweather Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Devonia ( United Kingdom).[11]
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| Capitaine Winckler | France
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The cargo ship ran aground at Calais, Pas-de-Calais.[15] She was refloated on 23 January.[16] |
| Feronia | Italy
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The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the La Coubre Lighthouse (approximately 45°N 6°W / 45°N 6°W). Her crew were rescued by Ontario ( France).[15][17]
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| Mont Rose | France
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The cargo ship, which had departed Oran, Algeria for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure on 3 January, issued a distress call in the Atlantic Ocean. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18][19] |
| River Lagan | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goodrington Sands, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[11] She was refloated on 5 February.[20] |
| Tasmania | Italy
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The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (44°20′N 11°20′W / 44.333°N 11.333°W).[21] Some of the survivors were rescued by Waaldijk ( Netherlands).[12]
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10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Ibukizan Maru |  Japan
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The cargo ship ran aground in Tokyo Bay.[22] She was refloated on 23 January.[16] |
| HMS L24 |  Royal Navy
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The L-class submarine collided with the battleship HMS Resolution ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset, and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 43.[23]
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| Spurnpoint | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship struck rocks in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man, and was abandoned.[24] She was discovered derelict west of the Isle of Man by Mango ( United Kingdom) and towed to Warrenpoint, County Down.[15]
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| Vicen-Tita |  Spain
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The cargo ship was wrecked at Pasaia, Gipuzkoa with the loss of all but one of her crew.[15] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Cornelius H. Callaghan | United States
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The schooner came ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) from St. Andrews Bay, Florida. She broke her back and was a total loss.[22] |
| Holendrecht | Netherlands
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The cargo ship collided with Corea ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Silvertown, London and sank.[15] She was refloated on 17 January.[25]
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| Maguy | France
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The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°50′N 17°14′W / 43.833°N 17.233°W). Her crew were rescued by Boren ( United Kingdom).[22]
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| Rhenania | Germany
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The cargo ship ran aground at Korsør, Denmark. She was refloated on 14 January. |
| Rolfe | United States
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The 14-gross register ton, 45.4-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life on a rock off Point Colpoys (56°20′N 133°12′W / 56.333°N 133.200°W) in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. A small gasoline-powered motorboat rescued her crew.[26] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Helgoland | United Kingdom
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The sailing ship ran aground at Black Rock, Tara, County Down and was wrecked. Her crew were saved.[22] |
| Nordead | France
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The hopper ship was driven ashore crewless at Seatown, Dorset, United Kingdom.[27] |
| Ruth E. Merrill | United States
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Carrying a cargo of coal, the 301-foot (92 m), 3,003-gross register ton six-masted schooner sank without loss of life in up to 20 feet (6.1 m) of water in Vineyard Sound — reportedly on L'Hommedieu Shoal — off West Chop, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, after running aground on a shoal during a storm.[22][28] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Port Elliot | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at East Cape, North Island, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[17][22] She was declared a total loss on 18 January.[10] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Annie M. Parker |  Canada
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The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°37′N 45°08′W / 44.617°N 45.133°W). Her crew were rescued by Grootedijk ( Netherlands).[29]
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16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Bunholme | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate off Martín García Island, Uruguay.[30] She was refloated on 24 February.[31] |
| Clan Kennedy | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Sizewell, Suffolk.[25] Although she was refloated on 19 January,[32] she was declared a total loss.[33] |
| USS Tacoma | United States Navy
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The Denver-class cruiser ran aground on the Blanquilla Reef off Veracruz, Mexico. During attempts at refloating over the following week, four crew were lost. Declared a total loss, she was stricken on 7 February and sold for scrap on 5 September. |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Polaris | Sweden
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The cargo ship collided with Allegro ( Sweden) at Helsingborg and sank.[25]
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18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Coalisland | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with the lighter Linie ( United Kingdom) in the River Clyde at Bowling, West Dunbartonshire and was beached.[10] She was refloated on 21 January.[30]
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19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Chilier |  Belgium
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The cargo ship, which had departed from Antwerp for Savannah, Georgia, United States, was reported in the Atlantic Ocean (50°N 21°W / 50°N 21°W). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34][35] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Hadnot | United States
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The tanker ran aground at Nyborg, Denmark.[30] She was refloated on 25 January.[36] |
| Thor Minor |  Norway
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The cargo ship came ashore at Kastrup, Denmark.[37] She was refloated on 25 January.[36] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Clumberhall | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Mykolaiv, Soviet Union.[36] She was refloated on 29 January.[38] |
| Port Lyttleton | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.[16] She was refloated on 26 January.[19] |
| Prospect | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship suffered a fractured propeller shaft, which punctured her hull. She foundered in the Irish Sea off Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland.[16] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Ithakos | Greece
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The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate off Martín García Island, Uruguay.[36] She was refloated on 31 January.[39] |
| Salford | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Oroya ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire and was beached.[36]
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| Talisman | Norway
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The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[36] Although refloated on 30 January, she grounded again.[40] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Sigrid | United States
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During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Katalla, Territory of Alaska, the 11-gross register ton, 36.2-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on a reef off the east coast of Vancouver Island 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. All three people aboard survived.[41] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Maid of Spetsai | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Maiella ( Italy) in the English Channel 43 nautical miles (80 km) off the Casquets, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[42][43]
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| S. B. Hirtle | United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[19] She was refloated on 23 February.[8] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| El Monte | United States
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The cargo ship came ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France.[43] She was refloated on 2 February.[44] |
| Halstead | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship sank in the Niger River at Atani, Nigeria.[19] |
| Mary Horlock | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 32°N 153°E / 32°N 153°E). Her crew were rescued by President Taft ( United States).[19]
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| Vladimir |  Yugoslavia
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The cargo ship ran aground at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches du Rhône, France.[43] She was refloated on 2 February.[44] |
28 Januaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Midland | United States
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The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Washington, D.C.[45] |
| Tigris | Belgium
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The cargo ship collided with Begonia ( Sweden) in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached.[43]
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31 Januaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Tom C. Powell | United States
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The steamer struck an obstruction and sank off Wilson Light between Paducah, Kentucky and Nashville, a total loss. Five crew killed.[46] |
Februaryedit
1 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Erato | Netherlands
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The cargo ship ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden.[39] She was refloated on 4 February.[47] |
| Maid of Scotland | United Kingdom
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The schooner collided with Perene ( Peru) in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) south of Partridge Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank with the loss of four crew. Perene also lost four crew.[39][44]
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3 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Aimée Maria | France
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The cargo ship was driven ashore at La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var.[47] She was refloated on 29 February.[48] |
| Moldegaard | Norway
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The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Pappas, Greece.[47] She was refloated on 6 February.[49] |
6 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| British Light | United Kingdom
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The tanker ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana, United States.[49] She was refloated on 10 February.[50] |
| Choko Maru | Japan
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The cargo ship foundered off Funakawa with the loss of all hands.[51] |
| Hercules | United Kingdom
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The dredger was struck by Brest ( France) and sunk at Newhaven, Sussex.[52]
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| Ikuta Maru No.1 | Japan
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The coaster collided with Kaga Maru ( Japan) at Genkainada and sank with the loss of four lives.[50]
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| President Leguia | Peru
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The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Callao.[51] |
8 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Hwa Wu |  China
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The cargo ship ran aground at Nine Pins. She was refloated and towed to Hong Kong by Keswick ( United Kingdom) and beached.[50]
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| Kong Haakon | Norway
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The cargo ship suffered the failure of her steering gear and was beached north of Bergen, Norway.[53] |
| Mora | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship came ashore at Cape St. Vincent, Portugal and was wrecked.[54] She was abandoned on 9 February with the loss of seven of her 29 crew.[50][55] |
| Port de Brest | France
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The cargo ship departed Bordeaux, Gironde for Dakar, French West Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
| Usa Maru No.1 | Japan
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The cargo ship departed Hakodate for Tokyo. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
9 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Elvier | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground at Poole, Dorset.[54] She was refloated on 16 February.[58] |
| Persia | Italy
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The cargo ship came ashore on the Amherst Rock at the mouth of the Yangtze, China. She was beached on the Tungsha Spit.[54] Persia was refloated on 10 February.[50] |
10 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Brook | United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Capulin ( United States) in the North Sea off the Shipwash Lightship ( United Kingdom). She was severely damaged and was taken in tow by Felixtowe ( United Kingdom). The tow subsequently parted and Brook was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Felixtowe.[54]
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