Thelist of shipwrecks in 1958 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1958.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertie Ellen |  United States | The 17-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m)fishing vessel sank atKetchikan,Territory of Alaska.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capella |  Netherlands | Thecoaster foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north ofTexel with the loss of all nine crew.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ballyherbert |  Ireland | The coaster ran aground nearArdrossan,Ayrshire.[3] |
| Stanrealm |  United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground inHoly Loch. Later refloated and towed toGreenock, Renfrewshire.[3] |
| HMS Taciturn |  Royal Navy | TheT-classsubmarine ran aground in theFirth of Clyde.[4] Later refloated with the aid of theboom defence vesselHMS Barcombe ( Royal Navy).[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Barcombe | Royal Navy | TheBar-classboom defence vessel ran aground in Loch Buie, Argyllshire. The ship was holed, and the crew were taken off byHMSKingfisher.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seirstad |  Norway | Thetanker broke in two 70 nautical miles (130 km) south east ofMinorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued byBintang (Netherlands) andRubicone ( Italy).Seirstad was on a voyage from thePersian Gulf toBarcelona, Spain.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Rosa | United Kingdom | TheVIC-type lighter ran aground off theIsle of Mull and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Mull toTroon,Ayrshire. She sank and was a total loss.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Toop | United Kingdom | The coaster grounded on South Arklow Bank,County Wicklow, Ireland. All eleven crew rescued by theArklowlifeboat. Refloated and taken in tow, but sank the next day.[8] |
| Luffness | United Kingdom | The trawler grounded on the North Pier,Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland. 11 crew rescued by the Aberdeenpilot cutter, and one rescued by the tugDanny. Later repaired, refloated, and taken in tow, but sank a few miles out to sea.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nankai Maru |  Japan | Theferry sank in theKii Strait with the loss of all 170 on board.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hadsel | Norway | The coaster ran aground on theLofoten Islands and sank. All 46 passengers and crew were rescued.[11] |
| ROCSYong Ning |  Republic of China Navy | TheZhen Nan-class minesweeper was wrecked during a typhoon. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skee-Dunk | United States | The 44-gross register ton, 47-foot (14 m)motorcargo vessel was wrecked atDriftwood Bay (53°59′N166°51′W / 53.983°N 166.850°W /53.983; -166.850 (Driftwood Bay)) nearDutch Harbor,Territory of Alaska, onUnalaska Island in theAleutian Islands.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Elefterio |  Panama | Thecargo ship sprang a leak. She was escorted byUnited States Navydestroyers with the intention of putting in toSan Juan, Puerto Rico, but capsized and sank on 6 February (21°54′N61°16′W / 21.900°N 61.267°W /21.900; -61.267) She was on a voyage fromNuevitas, Cuba to a British port.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Guavina | United States Navy | While theGato-classsubmarine was at anchor offSan Salvador in theBahamas, high winds and heavy seas pushed her aground. She remained hard aground for several days until thesalvage and rescue shipsUSS Petrel andUSS Escape and thefleet tugsUSS Shakori andUSS Allegheny (all United States Navy) freed her. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seistan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire, exploded and sank in thePersian Gulf.[14] Fifty eight of her 66 crew were killed.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gannochy | United Kingdom | The coaster sank in the Mersey Channel, 13 nautical miles (24 km) north west ofLiverpool,Lancashire.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkstone | United Kingdom | Thetug ran aground in theThames Estuary. Two barges she was towing were discovered atAllhallows, Kent andYantlett, Kent. All six crew were killed.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Üsküdar |  Turkey | The ferry sank inlodos with the loss of 272 people aboard including seven crew. 39 people survived.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Continental |  West Germany | The coaster was in collision with thecollierWansbeck (United Kingdom) offCromer,Norfolk and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[19] |
| Odin | United States | The 19-gross register ton, 39.5-foot (12.0 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atPetersburg,Territory of Alaska.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lusambo |  Belgium | The cargo ship struck a submerged object naar theWesthinder Lightship and holed. Put intoAntwerp for repairs.[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rainer | West Germany | The coaster ran aground near theLorelei Rock, in theRhine and sank.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nadia | Panama | The cargo ship sank at the entrance toAlexandria Harbour, Egypt. All 35 crew were rescued.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ford County | United States Navy | The decommissionedLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as a target. |
| USS Kent County | United States Navy | The decommissionedLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as a target. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enrico Insom | Italy | Thetanker ran aground atPort Said, Egypt, blocking theSuez Canal.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USSLyman County | United States Navy | The decommissionedLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as atorpedo target by thesubmarineUSS Menhaden ( United States Navy) off the coast ofBaja California. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skaubryn | Norway | Caught fire in theIndian Ocean. One passenger died. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pan Ocean | Panama | The cargo ship foundered in theMediterranean Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km) north west ofAlexandria, Egypt (33°15′N27°55′E / 33.250°N 27.917°E /33.250; 27.917). She was on a voyage fromMormugao, India toGenoa, Italy.[25] |
| Skaubryn | Norway | Thepassenger ship sank in theIndian Ocean. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William C. Ralston |  United States | TheLiberty ship was scuttled off the coast ofCalifornia with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pepinella | Italy | The cargo ship collided withSunoak (Norway) and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) east ofRamsgate,Kent with the loss of one of her nineteen crew.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aquila | Italy | Thecargo ship was bombed offAmboina Island, Indonesia by a CIADouglas B-26 Invader aircraft and was abandoned by her crew.[28][29][30] |
| Gili Radja |  Indonesia | The cargo ship was shelled or bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft atDonggala,Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[31][32] |
| KRIHang Tuah |  Indonesian Navy | TheRadjawali-class corvette was bombed and sunk by aCIADouglas B-26 Invader aircraft offBalikpapan,East Kalimantan, Indonesia. 18 crewmen were killed, 28 wounded.[33][34] |
| Moro | Panama | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft atDonggala,Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[35][36] |
| Mutiara | Indonesia | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft atDonggala,Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[37][38] |
| Nuburi | Indonesia | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft atDonggala,Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[39][40] |
| San Flaviano | United Kingdom | The tanker was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft off Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[33][41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armonia |  Greece | The cargo ship was bombed and damaged or sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft.[29] in Ambon Bay, Indonesia. Subsequently salvaged and registered in Panama asKeanyew. |
| Flying Lark | Panama | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft.[29] in Ambon Bay, Indonesia. Nine crewmen were killed, seven missing.[30][42][34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KRI Intata | Indonesian Navy | The auxiliary patrol ship was bombed and sunk atKendari, Indonesia by a CIADouglas B-26 Invader aircraft. Five crewmen killed, 23 wounded.[41][34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aquila | Italy | The cargo ship was bombed by CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft offAmboina Island, Indonesia. She sank on 27 May 1958.[28][43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nefeli | Greece | The cargo ship foundered in theRed Sea. All eighteen crew rescued byFrankfort (West Germany).[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | United States | A storm destroyed the 66-gross register ton, 72.4-foot (22.1 m)fishing vessel atCape Ikolik (57°17′15″N154°47′00″W / 57.28750°N 154.78333°W /57.28750; -154.78333 (Cape Ikolik)) on the coast ofKodiak Island in theTerritory of Alaska.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cliffville | United Kingdom | Thecoaster sprang a leak and capsized at Meadowside Granary Wharf,Glasgow,Renfrewshire. She was declared aconstructive total loss and scrapped.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified sailing vessel | Indonesia | Thesailing vessel was strafed by a U.S.Central Intelligence AgencyB-26 Invaderbomber and aPBY Catalinaflying boat and was beached.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS President Hayes | United States Navy | TheType C3 ship ran aground in theParacel Islands in theSouth China Sea.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Playfair | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inCold Bay (55°32′25″N132°23′50″W / 55.54028°N 132.39722°W /55.54028; -132.39722 (Cold Bay)) offKasaan,Territory of Alaska.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USSGibson County | United States Navy | TheLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as a target by thesubmarineUSS Rasher ( United States Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Stickleback | United States Navy | TheBalao-classsubmarine collided with thedestroyer escortUSS Silverstein ( United States Navy) in thePacific Ocean nearHawaii and sank. All 82 crew members were rescued.[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mako | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inCook Inlet on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska off the mouth of theKasilof River on theKenai Peninsula.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gayunda |  Australia | .jpg) The barge, a former gunboat, was beached atWoody Point,Queensland,Australia, to serve as abreakwater. |
| Taxiarchis | Greece | Thecargo ship caught fire and was beached onBahrain Island, Bahrain. She was on a voyage fromLondon, United Kingdom to thePersian Gulf. She was refloated on 8 June. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arlyn | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground on the Silver Bank, off the coast of the Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage fromSan Juan, Puerto Rico toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated on 9 June and towed in to San Juan. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[53][54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Stella | United Kingdom | The coaster was in collision withPardo and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) offDover,Kent,England. All twelve on board rescued by the tugDominance (United Kingdom).[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A P A-S-5 | United States | The 96-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m)scow sank inBristol Bay off the coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m)fishing vessel sank approximately 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) west ofPort Moller (55°53′N160°28′W / 55.883°N 160.467°W /55.883; -160.467 (Red Bluff)),Territory of Alaska.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lavernock | United Kingdom | Thetug was run down and sunk in theBristol Channel. She was salvaged on 1 August and was consequently scrapped.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Moran | United States | TheLiberty ship was scuttled at sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empress Bay | United States | 1958 East River collision: Thetanker collided with thecargo shipNebraska ( Sweden) in theEast River inNew York City, causing agasoline spill and subsequent fire and killing three people, one indirectly. She became partially submerged, then sank on 26 June. She was refloated on 9 September. |
| Nebraska | Sweden | 1958 East River collision: Thecargo ship collided with thetankerEmpress Bay (United States) in theEast River inNew York City, causing agasoline spill and subsequent fire and killing three people, one indirectly. She remained afloat and reached apier under her own power. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | United States | The 73-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atSeldovia,Territory of Alaska.[51] |
| Omega |  Peru | Thebarque sprang a leak and sank offPeru. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seldovia | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 32.7-foot (10.0 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire nearElizabeth Island (59°10′N151°50′W / 59.167°N 151.833°W /59.167; -151.833 (Elizabeth Island)) at the mouth ofCook Inlet on the south-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josef Joham | West Germany | The coastal tanker collided withLudwigshafen (West Germany) in theEnglish Channel north ofGuernsey.Josef Joham was cut in two and sank, all eleven crew were rescued byLudwigshafen.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Badger | United States | 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami: Amegatsunami struck the 19-gross register ton, 40.2-foot (12.3 m)fishing vessel while she was at anchor inLituya Bay inSoutheast Alaska, carrying her over La ChausseeSpit at the entrance to the bay into the open ocean and wrecking her. The husband and wife who made up her crew abandoned ship in askiff as she sank and were rescued.[60][61] |
| Libby 20 | United States | The 16-gross register ton, 35.6-foot (10.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inBumble Bay (57°16′30″N154°41′30″W / 57.27500°N 154.69167°W /57.27500; -154.69167 (Bumble Bay)) on the coast ofKodiak Island in theTerritory of Alaska.[45] |
| Sunmore | United States | 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami: The 24-gross register ton, 39.4-foot (12.0 m)fishing vessel disappeared when amegatsunami she was trying to outrun engulfed her inLituya Bay inSoutheastern Alaska. The bodies of the husband and wife who made up her crew were never found.[12][61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam | United States | The 25-gross register ton, 43.6-foot (13.3 m)fishing vessel sank inCook Inlet at the north end ofKalgin Island in theTerritory of Alaska.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jo | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inCanoe Pass (60°32′N146°08′W / 60.533°N 146.133°W /60.533; -146.133 (Canoe Pass)) inPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Razo |  Spain | The cargo ship sank in theArosa Estuary offPontevedra. Thirteen of the 44 people on board were killed.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S.E. Graham | United States | The tanker collided with thesteamshipGulfoil at the mouth of theNarragansett Bay; in the fire that resulted, at least 15 people were killed and 34 seriously injured.[65] The ship was declared a total loss after she burned. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Max | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 30.5-foot (9.3 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) fromPort San Juan (60°03′N148°04′W / 60.050°N 148.067°W /60.050; -148.067 (Port San Juan)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[51] |
| St Nicholas |  Liberia | The cargo ship ran aground in theCaribbean Sea 135 nautical miles (250 km) offKingston, Jamaica. Salvage efforts were abandoned in September and she was declared a total loss.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pen 18 | United States | The 7-gross register ton 28.4-foot (8.7 m)fishing vessel sank inFalse Pass,Territory of Alaska.[49] |
| Pen 29 | United States | The 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m)fishing vessel sank inFalse Pass,Territory of Alaska.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Witch II | Australia | Theschooner, a convertedtugboat, was wrecked atApollo Bay,Victoria,Australia, during a storm. |
| Norse Lady | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground on an island in Indonesia. Seized byPermesta Rebels on 16 August and refloated.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Hillsborough County | United States Navy | The decommissionedLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as a target in theGulf of California. |
| Thrasher | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 38.1-foot (11.6 m)motortug sank off Mary Island (an ambiguous reference, but most likely theMary Island at55°06′00″N131°10′08″W / 55.10000°N 131.16889°W /55.10000; -131.16889 (Mary Island)) in theTerritory of Alaska.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willemijn | Netherlands | The coaster ran aground on Burial Island,County Down,Northern Ireland.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norse Lady | Panama | The cargo ship had run aground offParigi, Indonesia on 14 August.[69]Permesta rebels captured her on 16 August, refloated her and beached her atBelang.[69] TheIndonesian Navy sighted her there on 18 August and shelled her on 22 August, setting her on fire.[69]Norse Lady was burnt out and remained a beached wreck until March 1966, when she was towed toKaohsiung, Taiwan and scrapped.[69][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 175 |  People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War:1st Battle of Kinmen Island: The motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk offKinmen Island (Quemoy) byROCS Wei Yuan,ROCS Tou Jiang, andROCS Xiang Jiang all ( Republic of China Navy). Four crewmen were killed, three were taken asprisoners of war.[71] |
| ROCS Tai Sheng | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War:1st Battle of Kinmen Island: The transport was torpedoed and sunk off Kinmen Island (Quemoy) byNo. 103,No. 105,No. 175,No. 178,No. 180,No. 184 (allPeople's Liberation Army Navy). 200 troops killed.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën |  Royal Netherlands Navy | TheDe Zeven Provinciën-classcruiser collided with the harbour wall atDen Helder and ran aground.[73] Refloated the next day.[74] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Piet Schipper | Netherlands |  |
| No. 174 | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War:2nd Battle of Kinmen Island: Themotor torpedo boat was sunk by gunfire offKinmen Island (Quemoy) by thepatrol vesselROCS Wei Yuan ( Republic of China Navy).[75] |
| No. 180 | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War:2nd Battle of Kinmen Island: Themotor torpedo boat was sunk by gunfire offKinmen Island (Quemoy) by thepatrol vesselROCS Wei Yuan ( Republic of China Navy).[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ester | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 34-foot (10.4 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inCamp Coogan Bay (57°00′30″N135°14′00″W / 57.00833°N 135.23333°W /57.00833; -135.23333 (Camp Coogan Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska nearSitka,Territory of Alaska.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria |  Portugal | Theschooner caught fire in theAtlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east ofCape Race,Newfoundland, Canada. The 40 crew were rescued by a Spanish trawler. The wreck was later sunk byUSCGC Spencer ( United States Navy) as it was a hazard to shipping.[77] |
| ROCSMei Le | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: TheMei Chin-class Landing ship medium blew up and sank when shelled by People's Liberation Army artillery. 91 crewmen and troops killed.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concha |  Costa Rica | The coastal tanker caught fire offMilford Haven,Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. All crew rescued byfrigateHMS Chichester ( Royal Navy). They were transferred to the tugEmpire Rosa ( United Kingdom) and landed at Milford Haven. The tugSheila (United Kingdom) tookConcha in tow but she sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south ofSkokholm.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melika | Liberia | The tanker collided withT2 tankerFernand-Gilabert ( France). Both ships set on fire, a total of 21 crew killed.Fernand-Gilabert was consequently scrapped.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel was lost nearCape Strait (56°59′54″N133°05′27″W / 56.9983333°N 133.0908333°W /56.9983333; -133.0908333 (Cape Strait)) inFrederick Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska after she struck a log.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula |  Canada | Thecar ferry sank after colliding with the cargo shipBen Moreell offAshtabula,Ohio. Thecaptain was killed. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petropavlovsk |  Soviet Navy | TheKirov-classcruiser was severely damaged in atyphoon in theSea of Okhotsk with the loss of a crew member.[81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maxine M | United States | The 31-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m)fishing vessel sank nearGravina Island in theAlexander Archipelago offDall Head (55°08′N131°45′W / 55.133°N 131.750°W /55.133; -131.750 (Dall Head)) inSoutheast Alaska with the loss of five lives. Her sole survivor was rescued from floating debris inClarence Strait by the fishing vesselHomer (United States).[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Hampden County | United States Navy | The decommissionedLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean off the coast ofCalifornia. |
| Rangitiki |  New Zealand | Theocean liner ran aground on theGoodwin Sands 6 nautical miles (11 km) offDeal, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated undamaged.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanakust | Netherlands | Thecargo ship collided with theocean linerMonte Urbasa ( Spain) in theGironde. She caught fire, ran aground and was a total loss. The wreck was scrappedin situ.[83] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tupavuori |  Finland | The tanker caught fire, exploded and sank atTupavuori, with the loss of ten crew.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoi Wong | Norway | The passenger ship ran aground in theParacel Islands, China.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Chittenden County | United States Navy | The decommissionedLST-542-classtank landing ship was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean south ofOahu,Hawaii. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barge No. 18 | United States | While under tow by thetugWando (United States), thetankbarge was wrecked without loss of life onShemya Island in theAleutian Islands.[60] |
| Zeta Trader | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground offPulau Mantaras, 35 nautical miles (65 km) south of Singapore.[86] Refloated on 29 October.[87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earsdon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank in theRiver Tyne following a collision. Raised in March 1959 and scrapped.[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corijs | Netherlands | Thelightship sank in theScheldt estuary after she was hit bySelvik (Norway). All five crew rescued.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LSSL-57 | United States Navy | The LCS(L)-class landing craft was shelled and sunk as a target sometime in 1958, probably October.[90][91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Philippe | Belgium | Theferry ran aground atDover,Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated two hours later.[92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Burnaby | Canada | The 6,140 GRT freighter was stranded on Bancorran Reef, Philippines and declared a total loss |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forresbank | United Kingdom | The cargo ship (5,155 GRT, 1925) caught fire and came ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) south ofPort St. Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nyon |  Switzerland |  |
| Valhall | Norway | TheLiberty ship ran aground inVatlestraumen. She was refloated.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl D. Bradley | United States |  |
| Haida Maid | United States | The 33-foot (10.1 m)motor vessel disappeared in a snowsquall inLynn Canal nearHaines,Territory of Alaska. Wreckage fromHaida Maid – containing the body of the only person aboard – came ashore inSanki Inlet nearDyea, Territory of Alaska, on 29 November.[95][96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A S P No. 7 | United States | The 28-gross register ton, 47.6-foot (14.5 m)scow sank inCook Inlet on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north ofSeldovia.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caltex Wellington | United Kingdom | TheType T2-SE-A2 tanker ran aground in theSuez Canal, 12 nautical miles (22 km) south ofPort Said, Egypt. Later refloated.[97] |
| Dansborg |  Denmark | The tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Port Said. Later refloated.[97] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground offVlissingen, Netherlands.[98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prodromos | Liberia | TheLiberty ship collided withKing Minos (Greece) in theEnglish Channel and was abandoned. Twenty-three crew rescued by two Dutch ships. The tugJean Bart (France) tookProdromos in tow and she was beached atRye Harbour,Sussex, United Kingdom.King Minos was assisted intoDover Harbour, Kent by the tugDominant and salvage shipSwin (bothUnited Kingdom).[99][100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alex | West Germany | The coaster collided with a Dutch vessel in theWaal and sank. All five crew were rescued.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tarleton H. Bean | United States | After agale struck and trapped the 35-foot (11 m)herringfishing vessel in ice around a small projection of land inTaku Inlet inSoutheast Alaska, her three-man crew ofAlaska Fish and Wildlife Service employees conducting herring research abandoned her and boarded thebuoy tenderUSCGC Sweetbriar ( United States Coast Guard) unharmed. By the time a powerbarge arrived to recoverTarleton H. Bean, she had disappeared, and she was never seen again.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mendi Palm | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with aPort of London Authoritydredger in theThames Estuary and ran aground.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argonaftis | Royal Hellenic Navy | TheV-classsubmarine broke her tow and came ashore on the northern coast ofSpain. She was refloated and scrapped. |
| Lena | United States | The 22-gross register ton, 44.5-foot (13.6 m)scow sank offYakutat,Territory of Alaska.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Volatile | Royal Navy | TheV-classsubmarine broke her tow and came ashore atSandsend Wyke,Yorkshire whilst being towed to theTyne for scrapping.[103] Refloated on 23 December.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taxiarchis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in theAegean Sea betweenKos and Turkey. Refloated on 23 December, repairs were uneconomic and she was scrapped in August 1959.[105] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K S M No. 1 | United States | The 63-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m)scow sank inKendrick Bay (54°51′15″N131°58′00″W / 54.85417°N 131.96667°W /54.85417; -131.96667 (Kendrick Bay)) (or Kindricks Bay) inSoutheast Alaska.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broughty | United Kingdom | The coaster collided withSunima (Norway) in the Thames Estuary and was beached on theRainham Marshes, Essex.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| African Queen | Liberia |  The tanker ran aground on Gull Shoal and broke in two. The crew was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Oil from the tanker heavily polluted the coastline atOcean City, Maryland.[107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Murre | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 29.6-foot (9.0 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atCordova,Territory of Alaska.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seabird | Norway | The cargo steamer, a formerFlower-classcorvette, was smuggling forPermesta rebels inMinahasa,North Sulawesi when theIndonesian Air Force intercepted and sank her inBolaang Bay.[108][34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LSSL-52 | United States Navy | The LCS(L)-class landing craft was shelled and sunk as a target.[90][109] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Los Mayas | Panama | Thecargo ship ran aground atMuskegon,Michigan,United States, and was holed. Later repaired and returned to service. |
| Tuamotu | Unknown | The vessel, a formerUnited States Navy coastalminesweeper, sank atTahiti.[110] |