Thelist of shipwrecks in 1949 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1949.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary |  United Kingdom | Theocean liner ran aground offCherbourg, France. Refloated the next day.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carlene |  United States | The 12-gross register ton, 34-foot (10.4 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inSkookum Chuck (55°10′N132°10′W / 55.167°N 132.167°W /55.167; -132.167 (Skookum Chuck)) inTlevak Narrows (55°16′N133°07′W / 55.267°N 133.117°W /55.267; -133.117 (Tlevak Narrows)) inSoutheast Alaska.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NRPFataga |  Portuguese Navy | Thegunboat was wrecked.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taiping |  Republic of China | The badly overloaded passenger steamer, packed with over 1,000 refugees fleeing advancingChinese Communist forces during theChinese Civil War, sank near theZhoushan Archipelago after a collision with the cargo vesselChienyuan during a voyage fromShanghai,China, toKeelung,Taiwan, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willard A. Pollard | United States | The 366-foot (112 m), concrete-hulled cargo ship wasscuttled as abreakwater inChesapeake Bay atKiptopeke, Virginia sometime in January.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yewpark | United Kingdom | Thecollier collided withBeminnes (United Kingdom) in theThames Estuary atPurfleet,Essex and sank.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prenton | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground offMytiki, Greece. Declared aconstructive total loss but later repaired and returned to service.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Granny Suzanne | United Kingdom | Thecoaster collided withSan Miguel Bay ( Panama) in theEnglish Channel offDover,Kent and sank with the loss of two of her eleven crew.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bombo |  Australia | The coastal freighter sank at night outsidePort Kembla, Australia with the loss of twelve of her fourteen crew.[8] |
| Flying Cloud (or North Cloud) | United States | During a voyage fromCordova,Territory of Alaska, toSeattle,Washington, the 105-foot (32.0 m)motorbarge was stranded in asleet-and-snowstorm offGrass Island (57°37′N152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W /57.617; -152.167 (Grass Island)) in theCopper RiverFlats on thesouth-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. All four people on board survived, including herengineer, who hiked 30 miles (48 km) throughsloughs and waist-deep snow to get help.[9] |
| William Mannell | United Kingdom | The trawler, a sold off Castle-class naval trawler, suffered a jammed rudder in a squall and struck rocks atGlengad Head. She was refloated about Noon and was taken under tow by the trawlerGava (United Kingdom) but sank three hours later2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east ofDunmore Head, offPortaleen,County Donegal, Ireland, in 14fathoms (84 ft; 26 m) of water. The crew were rescued byGava.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pintail | United Kingdom | The 110-foot (34 m), 199-ton trawler stranded 300 yards (270 m) south ofBull Point Lighthouse,Rathlin Island,County Antrim, Ireland (55°17′N06°17′W / 55.283°N 6.283°W /55.283; -6.283) in a gale and heavy seas. The vessel was declared a total loss and the crew were rescued.[11][12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katowice |  Poland | The cargo ship ran aground off the Netherlands. All 26 crew rescued by a Dutchlifeboat.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guararema |  Brazil | Thecargo ship collided withBritannia ( United Kingdom) off theIlha des Palmas,Santos,Brazil (23°59′54″S46°19′30″W / 23.99833°S 46.32500°W /-23.99833; -46.32500 (SS Guararema)) and sank.[14] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fiducia |  Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground atWhitby,Yorkshire and was severely damaged.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Bheula | United Kingdom | The trawler, a sold off Castle-class minesweepingnaval trawler, sprung a leak in her engine room on 11 March in heavy weather and hailstorms offBarra. She was towed intoCastlebay by the trawlerCyelse (United Kingdom). On 13 March in hail and sleet storms, heavy waves swept both vessels, still connected, onto a reef.Ben Bhuela was refloated on 14 March and beached nearby for temporary repairs and refloated again. On 16 March in heavy swells she started leaking again and was beached atCaolila, temporary repairs were made and she was refloated, taken toFleetwood where she was repaired and returned to service.[16] |
| Cyelse | United Kingdom | Two days after the 120-foot (37 m), 237-ton trawler towedBen Bheula (United Kingdom) intoCastlebay both ships, in hail and sleet storms, heavy waves swept both, still connected, onto a reef. She was declared a total loss.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tchoung King |  People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheArethusa-classlight cruiser was bombed and sunk by Nationalist Chinese aircraft. The ship was salvaged, stripped of parts and used as anaccommodation ship.[18] |
| Miss Orient |  Hong Kong | Thepassenger ship struck amine atCanton, China and sank with the loss of up to 100 lives.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A S P No. 5 | United States | The 40-gross register ton, 59.8-foot (18.2 m)scow sank in theGulf of Alaska 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) east ofCape Saint Elias onKayak Island off thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dan | United States | The formerYMS-1-classminesweeper ran aground inQueen Charlotte Sound,British Columbia, Canada and was declared a total loss. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles M | United Kingdom | The coaster was in collision with another vessel offDungeness,Kent.[21] All seven crew rescued bySir Leonard Pearce (United Kingdom)Charles M later sank.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Dawn | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground atIrvine,Renfrewshire.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tung An | Republic of China Navy | The cargo ship was wrecked in theYangtze River 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of Shaweishan.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Waterford |  Ireland | The cargo ship collided withMarpessa ( Greece) in theEnglish Channel and sank east of theOwers Lightship. All 29 crew rescued byKeynes (United Kingdom).[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Dawn | United Kingdom | The coaster sank when her cargo ofcarbide exploded at Irvine, Renfrewshire.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Amethyst |  Royal Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheBlack Swan-classsloop ran aground on in theYangtze River at Rose Island, 15 nautical miles (28 km) east ofChianking after she was shelled and damaged by thePeople's Liberation Army with the loss of 22 crew killed and 31 wounded.HMS Consort ( Royal Navy) came to her assistance and was also attacked with the loss of 10 crew killed and three injured. On 26 April,HMS London andHMS Black Swan (both Royal Navy) refloatedAmethyst. They also came under fire, with three crew killed and 14 wounded.Amethyst made a dash for freedom down the Yangtze on 30 July, reachingHong Kong on 11 August.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Clunies | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship was driven ashore1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) fromPunta Mogotes, Argentina and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage fromBahia Blanca, Brazil to Itay. She was a total loss.[25] |
| ROCS Pao-50 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Thegunboat was shelled and sunk byCommunist Chineseartillery betweenJiangyin andShanghai.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Clunie | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground atMar del Plata, Argentina.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCSHsing An | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Yangtze fleet Uprising/breakout: Therepair ship ran aground and burned under fire fromCommunist Chineseartillery and warships. She wassalvaged by thePeople's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service asTaku Shan ( People's Liberation Army Navy). |
| ROCS Wei Hai | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Yangtze fleet Uprising/breakout:The escort ran aground in heavy fog and was captured byCommunist Chinese. She wassalvaged by thePeople's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service.[28] |
| ROCS Yung Sui | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Yangtze fleet Uprising/breakout: The rivergunboat was shelled and sunk byCommunist Chineseartillery. She wassalvaged by thePeople's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalena | United Kingdom | Thecargo liner ran aground nearRio de Janeiro,Brazil on her maiden voyage. Declared a total loss after breaking in two during attempt to tow her into harbour. |
| Yung Chi | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheYung Chien-classgunboat was sunk in theYangtze byChinese Communistartillery fire. Raised, repaired and put inPeople's Liberation Army Navy service.[30][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha A | United States | The 128-gross register ton, 107.7-foot (32.8 m)fishing vessel was wrecked near Mary Island in theTerritory of Alaska.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hui An | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: The rivergunboat was sunk, probably byCommunist Chinese artillery. Raised, repaired, returned to service.[32] |
| Shian | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheYingkou-class escort ship was sunk nearYanziji by Nationalist aircraft. Raised and scrapped.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCSYing Hao | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Thegunboat wasscuttled in theYangtze.[34] |
| ROCSYung Chi | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Thegunboat was sunk byChinese Communist forces in theYangtze.[34][35] ThePeople's Republic of China refloated and repaired her and placed her in service with thePeople's Liberation Army Navy[35] asYan′an.[citation needed] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tai Yuan | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: The rivergunboat was sunk in the Caishiji River byNationalist aircraft.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mudo | Netherlands | The coaster collided withAlgol (United Kingdom) in theNorth Sea offLowestoft,Suffolk and sank with the loss of two of her six crew.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olga N | United States | The 11-gross register tonmotor vessel sank in theGulf of Alaska.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ebba |  Denmark | Theschooner sank 200 nautical miles (370 km) offCape Farewell, Greenland. The five crew took to alifeboat.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik |  Norway | The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theSound of Falsterbo, Denmark with the loss of four of her nineteen crew.[40] |
| Reliable | United States | The 104-foot (31.7 m)fishing trawler sank in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offNew Jersey east-southeast ofBarnegat Inlet.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glycine |  French Navy | First Indochina War: TheD 210-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in theMekong River, Vietnam, French Indochina. 32 crewmen killed, one survivor.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inchmark | Hong Kong | The cargo ship ran aground on the Schilpad Island Reef,Banda Sea (7°05′S132°03′E / 7.083°S 132.050°E /-7.083; 132.050) and was declared a total loss.[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS Mei Yuan | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheWake-class river gunboat was scuttled atShanghai,China, to prevent capture byChinese Communist forces. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norjerv |  United Kingdom | TheDesign 1080 ship broke in two whilst under tow of thetugsRifleman andTradesman (bothUnited Kingdom) whilst being towed fromNormandy, France toStrangford Lough,Northern Ireland for scrapping. Both halves sank.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 29.4-foot (9.0 m)fishing vessel sank 1,000 yards (910 m) west ofPoint Amelia (57°13′30″N135°52′30″W / 57.22500°N 135.87500°W /57.22500; -135.87500 (Point Amelia)) inSoutheast Alaska.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chilkoot | United States | The 41-gross register ton, 60.6-foot (18.5 m)tug andfishing vessel was destroyed y fire off "Rocky Point" – probably a reference toRocky Bay (60°21′30″N147°03′00″W / 60.35833°N 147.05000°W /60.35833; -147.05000 (Rocky Bay)) – onMontague Island on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska. Her crew of four was rescued by the tugNew Sunrise (United States).[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset | United States | The 40-gross register ton, 58.9-foot (18.0 m)seiner capsized and sank atFalse Pass,Territory of Alaska, with the loss of five lives. The fishing vesselJohnny B (United States) rescued her four survivors.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Conyngham | United Kingdom | The vessel was scuttled in theBay of Biscay (47°52′N8°52′W / 47.867°N 8.867°W /47.867; -8.867) with a cargo of obsolete bombs.[46] |
| Myosotis | French Navy | First Indochina War: TheD 210-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in theMekong River, Vietnam, French Indochina. 29 crewmen killed.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prinses Astrid |  Belgium | The cross-Channelferry struck amine 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) offDunkirk, France and sank with the loss of five of her 65 crew. All 60 surviving crew members and all 218 passengers on board were rescued byCap Hatid ( France) and varioustugs from Dunkirk.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corcrest | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck the wreck of theVictory shipFort Massac (United Kingdom) offClacton-on-Sea,Essex and ran aground in a sinking state.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie-Flore | Belgium | The vessel collided withRagnhild Brövig (Norway) off the mouth of theRiver Scheldt (51°24′45″N3°23′30″E / 51.41250°N 3.39167°E /51.41250; 3.39167) and sank. The wreck was raised in 1950, repaired and sold to Dutch buyers.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equator | United States | The wooden 92.9-foot (28.3 m) 238-gross register toncommercialfishing boat was returning fromCentral America to theUnited States carrying a fresh catch of frozen fish when she struck a rock 150 yards (137 m) offAnacapa Island in the northernChannel Islands offPort Hueneme,California, early in the morning and sank quickly in 30 feet (9 m) of water.[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Huo | Republic of China | Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk byPeople's Liberation Army artillery in theYangtze River.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannis G. Kulukundis | Greece | TheLiberty ship ran aground atPoint Arguello,California, United States and broke in two. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tung Nan |  China | Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk atWenchow by Nationalist aircraft.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valo |  United States | The 10-gross register ton 33.9-foot (10.3 m)gasoline-poweredfishing vessel was destroyed by fire offHoonah,Territory of Alaska.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kiang Ling | Republic of China | Chinese Civil War: The ferry was shelled and sunk in theYangtze by Red Chinese artillery that was targetingHMS Amethyst ( Royal Navy) as it escaped down river.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Point | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground in theKarnaphuli River,Chittagong,India and broke in two. She was on a voyage fromKarachi to Chittagong. She was declared a total loss.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Sin | China | Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk atShanghai byNationalist aircraft sometime in July. Raised and scrapped.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMNZS Philomel | Royal New Zealand Navy | After being sold out of naval service, deliberately run aground, stripped, and refloated, the decommissionedPearl-classcruiser wasscuttled offCuvier Island,New Zealand. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A S P No. 4 | United States | The 40-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m)scow sank offNinilchik,Territory of Alaska.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Deuces | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 45.1-foot (13.7 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire 100 yards off the coast ofAdmiralty Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska and about 0.25-mile (0.4 km) south of the point where Bear Creek empties intoStephens Passage.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frolic | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 36.2-foot (11.0 m)fishing vessel sankSalisbury Sound nearKane Island (57°19′25″N135°40′00″W / 57.32361°N 135.66667°W /57.32361; -135.66667 (Kane Island)) in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[9] |
| Tung Shan | China | Chinese Civil War:The merchant vessel was sunk betweenShanghai andPukow by Nationalist aircraft. Eventually raised and repaired.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chungli |  China | Chinese Civil War: The cargo ship loaded with ammunition exploded and sank atKaohsiung,Formosa with the loss of over 500 lives. Two other ships were sunk and many fires started in Kaohsiung.[60] |
| Maine | United States | The 29-gross register ton, 45.4-foot (13.8 m)fishing vessel sank inLisianski Strait (57°50′N136°27′W / 57.833°N 136.450°W /57.833; -136.450 (Lisianski Strait)) inSoutheast Alaska.[31] |
| St Clair | United Kingdom | The 128.3-foot (39.1 m), 255-ton trawler went aground on the Isle ofStroma inPenland Firth. She refloated, was blown across the Firth and stranded on rocks on theIsland of Swona, a total loss. Scrapped in place.[61][62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boomer | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) or 35-foot (10.7 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire nearCape Georgiana (57°19′45″N135°51′30″W / 57.32917°N 135.85833°W /57.32917; -135.85833 (Cape Georgiana)) inSoutheast Alaska.[63] |
| USS Cochino | United States Navy | TheBalao-classsubmarine sank in an arctic gale caused battery explosions in theBarents Sea offNorway at71°35′N023°35′E / 71.583°N 23.583°E /71.583; 23.583 (USSCochino). All crew were rescued, except for a civilian technician on board who was lost, byUSS Tusk ( United States Navy) with the loss of six ofTusk's crew members.[64] |
| Gambier | United States | The 31-gross register ton, 47-foot (14.3 m)motorcargo vessel was destroyed by fire 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west ofCape Bingham (58°05′30″N136°31′00″W / 58.09167°N 136.51667°W /58.09167; -136.51667 (Cape Bingham)) inCross Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso | United States | The 33-gross register ton, 58.8-foot (17.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire offSilvester Point (55°25′15″N133°24′40″W / 55.42083°N 133.41111°W /55.42083; -133.41111 (Silvester Point)) inSoutheast Alaska.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kiang Hsin | China | Chinese Civil War: The merchant vessel was sunk atShanghai by Nationalist aircraft.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Peixotto | United States | TheLiberty ship was driven ashore atHong Kong in atyphoon. She was subsequently scrapped.[68] |
| Chaksang | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Hong Kong due tobarratry. She sank the next day and was declared a total loss. Raised on 22 March 1950 and subsequently scrapped.[69] |
| Edgar Allan Poe | United States | The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. Still ashore in October 1950, but was scrapped at Hong Kong in December 1950.[70] |
| Henry L. Abbott | United States | TheLiberty ship was driven ashore atHong Kong in atyphoon. Declared aconstructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped.[71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Enterprise | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north ofPoint Arena, California, United States.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Noronic |  Canada |  The ship caught fire and sank whilst moored inToronto Harbour with the loss of at least 118 lives. The vessel was raised in November 1949 and subsequently scrapped. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afognak | United States | The 95-gross register ton, 76.1-foot (23.2 m)motorcargo vessel sank atPalm Point (60°11′N144°33′W / 60.183°N 144.550°W /60.183; -144.550 (Palm Point)) inController Bay (60°04′37″N144°13′04″W / 60.0770°N 144.2178°W /60.0770; -144.2178 (Controller Bay)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chatham | United States | Theseiner grounded on a rock and rolled over inSlocum Arm (57°34′N136°03′W / 57.567°N 136.050°W /57.567; -136.050 (Slocum Arm)) inSoutheast Alaska. Her crew abandoned ship in alifeboat and was rescued by acannery tender.[2] |
| US FWSScoter |  United States Fish and Wildlife Service | The vessel was wrecked on rocks inSlocum Arm (58°57′N152°15′W / 58.950°N 152.250°W /58.950; -152.250 (Slocum Arm)) inSoutheast Alaska.[45] She was latersalvaged and sold into private ownership.[73] |
| USS U-1105 | United States Navy | TheType VIIC/41submarine was sunk in theAtlantic Ocean offPiney Point, Maryland (38°08′10″N76°33′10″W / 38.13611°N 76.55278°W /38.13611; -76.55278) in a test of adepth charge. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Belle | United States | Thetroller was wrecked at the entrance toLituya Bay on the south-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARA Fournier |  Argentine Navy | TheBouchard-class minesweeper was wrecked on an uncharted rock in theStrait of Magellan. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| An Tung | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheAn Tung-class gunboat was sunk by Nationalist planes atWuhu,China.[74] |
| Surreybrook | United Kingdom | Wrecked on Spanish Battery Point,Tynemouth.[75] |
| Yung Sui | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: The river gunboat was sunk by NationalistNorth American B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft nearYangjiagou,China.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roslin Caste | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground in theRiver Humber. Later refloated and resumed her voyage.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle March | United States | The 13-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel was lost nearKake,Territory of Alaska.[66] |
| Major Richard M. Strong | United States | TheUnited States Army Transport ran aground at Camp Point onVancouver Island,British Columbia,Canada. She wassalvaged, sold, repaired, and placed in commercial service asIsland Sovereign.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARA Fournier | Argentine Navy | The minesweeper sank in theStrait of Magellan while en route fromRio Gallegos toUshuaia, all hands lost. Worst peacetime maritime disaster in Argentina as of 2018 (77 dead and missing). |
| Mira |  Sweden | The cargo ship struck the wreck of the ocean linerGneisenau ( Germany) with the loss of two crew.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fantree | United Kingdom | The 6,300-tonElder Dempster Line cargo ship struck the Flemish Ledges on theSeven Stones Reef en route from West Africa toLiverpool viaAmsterdam and carrying a cargo of hardwood,palm kernels,palm oil, cocoa, rubber, cotton, coffee beans andcopal The hardwood was still being salvaged in 1992.[80] Her crew of fifty-eight was rescued by launchesKittern andGoldern Spray of theIsles of Scilly.[81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Chehalis | United States Navy | ThePatapsco-classgasoline tanker exploded and sank atUnited States Naval Station Tutuila,American Samoa with the loss of six of her 75 crew. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Triton | Denmark | Thefishing boat ran aground offSpurn Point,Yorkshire, United Kingdom and sank. Two of her four crew were reported missing.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ingertre | Norway | The cargo ship was wrecked offSpitsbergen.[83] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maystone | United Kingdom | The collier was in collision withHMS Albion ( Royal Navy) and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off theLongstone Lighthouse.Maystone was on a voyage fromMethil,Fife toLondon.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberté | France | The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire atSaint Nazaire.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Occidental |  Portugal | The cargo ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands,Kent, United Kingdom but was refloated undamaged after an hour.[86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cydonia | Ireland | The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theIrish Sea.[87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War:Battle of Guningtou: A Red Chinese invasion fleet of 200 vessels, mostlyjunks, were stranded onKinmen Island and were destroyed by Nationalist troops with hand grenades, flame throwers and burning oil. Some were sunk with 20 mm and 40 mm gunfire fromROCSChung Lung ( Republic of China Navy).[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Rehder |  West Germany | The cargo ship collided withRane (Sweden in theKiel Canal and sank.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Regulus |  Philippines | The cargo ship sank in a typhoon nearSan Jose, Antique.[90][91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Ajax | Royal Navy | The decommissionedLeander-classlight cruiser ran aground atNewport,Monmouthshire,England, while under tow to a scrapyard.[92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Gurugu |  Spain | The cargo ship foundered in theBristol Channel offLundy Island with the loss of twelve of her 37 crew.[93] Survivors were rescued byRichard Silver Oliver,Violet Armstrong andWilliam Cantrell Ashley (all Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astland | United Kingdom | Thedredger collided withtankerEsso Juniata (United Kingdom) offFleetwood,Lancashire and ran aground.[95] |
| Lunevale | United Kingdom | The foot ferry ran aground off Fleetwood.[95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna | United Kingdom | The British motor-schooner, built in 1915, on voyage fromPlymouth toJersey with a cargo of lime, was wrecked off L'Etacq,Jersey,Channel Islands.Hanna was lost.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Rose | United Kingdom | The sold off Mersey-class naval trawler stranded in theSound of Islay in darkness, heavy seas and rain. She was refloated on 1 December and taken toPort Askaig and then to Fleetwood for repairs.[97] |
| Harcourt Kent | Canada | The cargo ship was wrecked in a storm 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west offSt. Shott's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[98] All eighteen of her crew were saved.[99] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britkon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground atOskarshamn, Sweden and was wrecked. All 27 people on board were rescued.[100] |
| Salmora | United States | The 63-foot (19 m)fishing vessel was reported lost along with her two-man crew after disappearing during a voyage fromKodiak,Territory of Alaska, toSeattle,Washington. She reportedly had been seen atCordova,Alaska, on 5 October.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Implacable | Royal Navy | Thethird rateTéméraire-classship of the line was scuttled off theIsle of Wight. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toornvliet | Netherlands | The coaster foundered off theEast Goodwin Lightship with the loss of six of her nine crew.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G G K | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m)fishing vessel was lost after she collided with an unidentified object betweenNecker Island andBiorka Island inSoutheast Alaska.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Cooke | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in theBelfast Lough,County Antrim.[102] |
| Nova | Norway | The cargo ship was wrecked two nautical miles north ofObrestad, Norway.[103] |
| Star of El Nil | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground inHoly Loch,Buteshire.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HNLMS RS-21 |  Royal Netherlands Navy | The tug sank in a storm offBorkum,Netherlands.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Utklippan II | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with a wreck and sank in theBaltic Sea at54°31.21′N10°31.55′E / 54.52017°N 10.52583°E /54.52017; 10.52583.[105] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice L. Pendleton | United States | The 228-foot (69 m), 1,349-gross register ton four-mastedlumberschooner was abandoned at thePalmer Shipyard on the west side of theMystic River inNoank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.[106] |
| Altalena |  Israel | The convertedtank landing ship wasscuttled in theMediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the coast of Israel. |
| Empire Flamingo | United Kingdom | The bow section of theDesign 1022 ship was scuttled offGwennap Head,Cornwall.[107] |
| ROKSKaya San |  Republic of Korea Navy | TheYMS-1-class coastalminesweeper was lost.[108] |
| Malaspina |  Canada | The ship, part of thePowell River Breakwater sank sometime in 1949, and was raised and scrapped in 1951.[109] |
| Swivel | United States | World War II: Thetanker was damaged and abandoned.[110] |
| ROCS Wei Ning orROCS Wen Hsing | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The rivergunboat was sunk, probably byCommunist Chinese artillery. She wassalvaged by thePeople's Republic of China, repaired, and placed in service in thePeople's Liberation Army Navy.[34][35][111] |
| ROCS Yun Hsing | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The rivergunboat was sunk, probably byCommunist Chinese artillery.[112] |
| Unidentified motor launches |  Egyptian Navy | TwoFairmile Bmotor launches sankc. 1949–1950.[113] |