List of shipwrecks in 1909 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1909.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Tam O'Shanter |  United States | Thetugboat struck a sunken obstruction inTonawanda Creek and was beached atTonawanda, New York.[1][2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo-African |  United Kingdom | The 4,186 GRTsteamer on a passage fromTocopilla, Chile forBaltimore, Maryland with a cargo of 7,000 tons ofnitrates ran aground around 21:30 in thick weather five miles (8.0 km) south ofCape Henry. Attempts were made to move the vessel, and salvage tugs were employed but unsuccessfully. On 8 January the ship developed a heavylist to port and was abandoned.[3] |
| Chicago | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theArkansas River near Waddells Landing, Arkansas, a total loss.[4] |
| Standard | United States | Thelaunch struck a submerged object in theMississippi River and was beached to prevent her from sinking.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenia A. Eley | United States | The 5-gross register tonsloopcapsized in theChesapeake Bay with the loss of two lives. There were two survivors.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. A. Towns | United States | The 82-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer was lost when she struck asnag in theYazoo River inMississippi. Two of the 20 people on board lost their lives.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B. Hersey | United States | The steamer, laid up for the winter, sank atDubuque, Iowa. Later raised, repaired and returned to service before April.[8] |
| Glendale | United Kingdom | The 1,000 GRT steamer on a passage fromBo'ness, Scotland forHamburg, Germany with a cargo of 1,200 tons ofcoal ran aground shortly after 03:00 in thick weather 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north ofHelgoland. Attempts were made to move the vessel, but rising water forced the crew to abandon the ship by about noon. The master visited the ship two days later and found her completely wrecked.[9] |
| Wangard |  Germany | The 4,222 GRT steamer on a passage fromTacoma, Washington to Europe with cargo of cereals ran aground atPunta Mogotes and was subsequently abandoned.[10][11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline Townsend | United States | The 231-gross register tonschooner was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerMohican (United States) offCape Henlopen,Delaware, with the loss of all six people on board.[6] |
| Sibyl Marston |  United States |  |
| Virginia F. Hawley | United States | The steamer sheared into the bank of theDismal Swamp Canal and was holed and sunk. She was abandoned after salvage of her machinery.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Wood | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water in theOhio River at Lock No. 4. Raised and laid up.[14] |
| Fidra | United Kingdom | The 1,218 GRT steamer on a passage fromBurntisland forRendsburg, Germany with a cargo of coal ran aground at Jungnamensand,Amrum and subsequently broke up with the loss of her entire crew.[15][16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number Twenty-Two | United States | The 936-gross register tonschooner barge foundered offBarnegat, New Jersey, with the loss of all five people on board.[17] |
| Willie | United States | The tug sank at dock at Pier 75,North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Raised the next day.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. L. Morse | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at a shipyard inBerwick, Louisiana.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adato | United Kingdom | The 3,347 GRT steamer on a passage fromSeattle forHong Kong with a cargo consisting of 2,400 bales ofcotton, 3,500 packages of general cargo, and 99,000 bags offlour went ashore onOshima after leavingYokohama forKobe and subsequently sunk.[20][21] |
| Bengar | United Kingdom | The 2,531 GRT steamer on a passage fromHuelva forGarston with a cargo of 3,300 tons of ore ran ashore on a bank outside the entrance to Garston Old Dock. Attempts to tow the ship off failed and about 02:00 on 21 January the vessel broke down abaft the engine-room with both ends filling with water.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ensign | United States | The 618-gross register tonschooner was stranded atNaples,California. All 10 people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Wilbert | United States | The steamer, while tied up oppositeFranklin, Louisiana, caught fire when the watchman's lantern exploded and burned to the waterline.[19] |
| Frances | United States | With no one on board, the 10-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded atLos Angeles,California.[7] |
| Sadie Downman | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in Six-Mile Lake,Louisiana at the end of Cypress Pass Island. The vessel was later raised.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nantucket | United States | The steamer ran aground onNobska Point at the entrance toWoods Hole, Massachusetts in dense fog piercing a hole in her hull and filled with water to below the main deck. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[23] |
| RMS Republic | United Kingdom |   Italy) in theAtlantic Ocean south ofNantucket, Massachusetts. AboardRepublic, the impact killed two passengers, and two passengers died later of injuries, and three members ofFlorida's crew were killed when herbow was crushed in.Republic sank in 240 to 270 feet (73 to 82 m) of water 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south of Nantucket at40°26′00″N069°46′00″W / 40.43333°N 69.76667°W /40.43333; -69.76667 (Republic) on 24 January.Florida and therevenue cutterUSRC Gresham ( United States Revenue Cutter Service) rescued over 1,500 survivors fromRepublic.[24][25][26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Silsbee | United States | The 153-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded atBlanche Point on the coast ofNova Scotia, Canada. All 25 people on board survived.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alnmere | United Kingdom | The 3,252 GRT steamer on a passage fromBaltimore toVeracruz with a cargo of 4,450 tons of coal andcoke ran aground on the reefs off the western end of Pensacola Cay, Little Abaco,Bahamas around 23:20 while travelling at about 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). The crew tried to save the ship but the storms that developed soon after forced them to abandon the vessel on 1 February as she began breaking up.[27] |
| William C. Tanner | United States | The 1,033-gross register tonschooner departedRockport, Massachusetts, bound forKey West, Florida, with ten people on board and was never heard from again.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buck | United States | The 29-gross register tonscrew steamer foundered at dock atCharleston, South Carolina. All eight people on board survived.[28][4] |
| Mjølner |  Norway | The 1,687 GRT cargo ship while on a passage from North Shields toNaples with a cargo of coal and coke struck a rock and went aground offBurhou,AlderneyChannel Islands at around 02:00 and was subsequently wrecked.[29] |
| No Wonder | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withT. J. Potter (United States) in theWillamette River nearGillihan, Oregon and was beached in sinking condition.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yip | United States | With no one on board, the 8-gross register tonscow was stranded atWhite Rock, British Columbia,Canada.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | United States | The 291-gross register tonschooner was stranded atJonesport, Maine. All six people on board survived.[17] |
| Hays | United States | With no one on board, the 10-gross register ton sternwheelmotorpaddle vessel was stranded in theMississippi River atNew Madrid, Missouri.[7] |
| P. E. Wharton | United States | The 76-gross register tonschooner was stranded atNorth Beach, Maryland. All five people on board survived.[28] |
| Sailor Boy | United States | The 14-gross register tonmotor vessel burned on theOhio River atTell City, Indiana. Both people on board survived.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helena | United States | The 619-gross register tonschooner was stranded atScituate, Massachusetts. All eight people on board survived.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Ranald | United Kingdom | The 3,596 GRT steamer on a passage fromAdelaide forSouth Africa viaAlbany with a cargo of wheat and flour while passing byTroubridge suddenly developed a list to starboard at about 14:00. In rough seas many of the ship's lifeboats were destroyed and at about 22:00 the ship foundered and sank in approximately 700 feet (210 m) of water. Out of crew of 64, only the first officer, 3 whites and 20Lascars were saved.[31][32] |
| Mary Sanford | United States | The 479-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean at38°N65°W / 38°N 65°W /38; -65 (Mary Sanford). All seven people on board survived.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pendeen | United Kingdom | The fishing vessel was lost in a gale. A search by theSt Ives Lifeboat found no wreckage.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horace P. Shares | United States | The 413-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean east ofNorth Carolina at35°32′N073°48′W / 35.533°N 73.800°W /35.533; -73.800 (Horace P. Shares). All six people on board survived.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Milton S. Lankford | United States | Thebugeye was sunk in a collision withColumbia (United States) in theNorfolk, Virginia Channel.[13] |
| Sun | United States | With no one on board, the 84-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer was stranded atAppalachicola, Florida.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle O'Neill | United States | The 467-gross register tonschooner foundered on theCape Lookoutshoals off the coast ofNorth Carolina. All eight people on board survived.[6] |
| Lobito |  Portugal | The passenger-cargo ship sank atIlha do Maio in theCape Verde Islands while on passage fromSão Vicente forCape Verde. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. H. Tucker | United States | The 227-gross register toncanal boat was lost in a collision with an unnameddredge inHell Gate inNew York City. The only person on board survived.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvira Ball | United States | The 869-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km; 150 mi) east ofCape Charles,Virginia. All nine people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean View | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire at dock inNorfolk, Virginia. Three burned to death.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | United States | The 350-gross register tonschooner was stranded onMunroe Island off the coast ofMaine. All six people on board survived.[17] |
| John A. Lingo | United States | The 36-gross register tonschooner foundered inSalem Cove on the coast ofNew Jersey. All four people on board survived.[17] |
| Sarah W. Lawrence | United States | The 1,369-gross register tonschooner was stranded on Hen and Chicken Shoal,Cape Henlopen on the coast ofDelaware. All nine people on board rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[28][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penguin |  New Zealand | The inter-island steam ferry struck Toms Rock in theCook Strait and sank off New Zealand'sCape Terawhiti near the entrance toWellington Harbour with the loss of 85 passengers and crew. Thirty survivors. |
| Australia |  Belgium | The steamer collided with asailing ship and sank in theMediterranean Sea offAlborán Island.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Castle | United Kingdom | The 2,788 GRT steamer on a passage fromBilbao toRotterdam with a cargo of 4,600 tons of iron ore struck the La Vandrée rock in heavy weather around 15:30 and sank. Seven of her 24-men crew, including the ship's master, three engineers, and second officer, and 2 stowaways drowned in the incident.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos French | United States | The inland barge, under tow byResolute (United States), sprung a leak and sank in fivefathoms (30 ft; 9.1 m) of water on Sarah's Ledge inLong Island Sound off the harbor ofNew London, Connecticut. The crew were rescued byResolute. Raised, taken to New London and repaired.[13][36] |
| Nugget | United States | After being blown out into theGulf of Alaska offCross Sound by a storm on 9 February during a voyage fromLituya Bay toJuneau,District of Alaska, thesloop was abandoned 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) offCape Fairweather (58°48′30″N137°56′45″W / 58.80833°N 137.94583°W /58.80833; -137.94583 (Cape Fairweather)) after a second storm struck and destroyed hersails andrigging. ThesteamerNorthwestern (United States) rescued seven crewmen.[37] |
| Thomas Edwin | United Kingdom | Theketch, on a voyage toFalmouth, Cornwall with bricks and cement, collided with a cofferdam in tow of tug HERCULANEUM and foundered about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south-east ofSt Anthony Head. The crew of three were recued from the ship's boat by a pilot cutter. The wreck was blown up as a danger to navigation on the following day.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Mildred |  Australia | The 2,180 GRT steamer on a passage fromNewcastle toMelbourne with a cargo of coal ran ashore a few minutes after midnight in hazy weather on the eastern side ofWilsons Promontory Lighthouse. The vessel could not be salvaged and was abandoned.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | United States | The 9-gross register tonmotor vessel burned atLiverpool, Florida. Both people on board survived.[7] |
| We Three | United States | The 15-gross register ton sternwheelmotorpaddle vessel burned on theGreen River atSpottsville, Kentucky. All six people on board survived.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miles M. Merry | United States | The 1,589-gross register tonschooner was stranded on the coast ofLong Island atMoriches,New York. All 11 people on board survived.[17] |
| Minnie Gorgas | United States | Thesteamer burned onSweetbay Lake on theAtchafalaya River inLouisiana.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guide | United States | Thesteamer was beached in thePasquotank River inNorth Carolina to avoid her being swamped during agale.[13] |
| HDMS Hejmdal |  Royal Danish Navy | Thecruiser suffered severe damage in a collision with the steamerAstrakhan ( United Kingdom) offHelsingør, Denmark.[40] |
| John H. Starin | United States | The 174-foot (53 m), 312-gross register ton sidewheelpaddle steamer was blown onto abreakwater in the harbor atBridgewater, Connecticut, during a storm. She later was hauled off the breakwater, repaired, and placed back in service.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John H. Starin | United States | The steamer was wrecked and sank on a breakwater atBridgeport, Connecticut in a storm.[42][43] |
| Kansas City | United States | With no one on board, the 8-gross register ton sternwheelmotorpaddle vessel foundered offCuivre Island,Missouri.[7] |
| Rescue | United States | The tow steamer sank at dock at Pier 5 in theEast River, after shipping water in stormy weather offThe Battery and crossing theNorth River. Raised and repapired.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| P. Rasmussen, jr. | United States | The 15-gross register tonschooner was stranded inSmith Island Inlet,Virginia. Both people on board survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Soquel | United States | The 767-gross register tonschooner was stranded in theFraser River onSea Bird Island inBritish Columbia inCanada with the loss of two lives. There were 12 survivors. |
| Urbanus Dart | United States | The tow steamer caught fire offRomer Shoals in the Harbor ofNew York City and was beached atSandy Hook.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia | United States | With no one on board, the 8-gross register tonschooner foundered inGalveston Bay offHigh Island, Texas.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esther | United States | The 12-gross register tonmotor vessel burned on theOsage River atHoecker, Missouri. All five people on board survived.[7] |
| F. C. Loxley | United States | Thesteamer sank atCar Point,Louisiana.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | United States | The steamer sank in shallow water in theMississippi River when she hit an obstruction while making a landing atGrand Levee, 9 miles (14 km) aboveBayou Sara, Louisiana. The portion of the ship that remained above water then burned.[5] |
| USRC Mohawk | United States Revenue Cutter Service | The United StatesRevenue cutter ran aground inHell Gate on a ledge known as Hog Back. Refloated, repaired and returned to service.[42] |
| S. E. Swayze | United States | The steamer burned atJones Landing, Louisiana in theBoeuf River.[5] |
| Venus | United States | The 21-gross register tonsloop was stranded atTruro, Massachusetts. All four people on board survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City No. 2 | United States | With no one on board, the 46-gross register tonscow was stranded inEagle Harbor onBainbridge Island inWashington.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Chestnut | United States | The 19-gross register tonschooner was stranded on theSturgeon Bar in theRappahannock River inVirginia. Both people on board survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun | United States | The steamer struck a log sticking out from the bank and sank in theChipola River. The ship's cook died.[45] |
| Mary Washington orMartha Washington | United States | The 27-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded atSewell's Point inNorfolk, Virginia after parting her anchor line, a total loss. The only person on board survived.[7][13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | United States | The steamer sank at Henderson's Wharf at the foot of Fells Street,Baltimore, Maryland.[4][46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmore | United States | The 208-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer was undergoing repairs on a marine railway atHarlem, Missouri when a sudden rise in the river flooded the Yard, launching the vessel into the river where she sank, a total loss. All eight people on board survived.[7][8] |
| Queen of Decatur | United States | The 24-gross register ton sternwheelmotorpaddle vessel was "cut down by ice' on theMissouri River atDecatur, Nebraska. Both people on board survived.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uncle Tom | United States | The steamer sank while lying on the bank atSt. Louis, a total loss.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Marie | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline and sank in theGreat Kanawha River atHenderson, West Virginia.[14] |
| J. M. Bowell | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline and sank in theGreat Kanawha River atHenderson, West Virginia.[14] |
| Kawailani | United States | The 24-gross register tonschooner was stranded on the coast ofOahu in theTerritory of Hawaii with the loss of one life. There were three survivors.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio Hall | United States | The 3,167-gross register tonsteel-hulledcargo liner sank in 35 feet (11 m) of water after a collision with thecargo shipH. F. Dimock(United States) atPollock Rip Shoal 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east ofChatham, Massachusetts. All 63 people on board survived.[7][47] |
| Ladysmith |  Canada | TheBarkentine ran aground onFishers Island, New York.[48] |
| Massachusetts | United States | The steamer ran aground onCedar Tree Neck,Martha's Vineyard,Massachusetts.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Love Point | United States | The 618-gross register toniron-hulled sidewheelpaddle steamer burned in theChesapeake Bay offLove Point onKent Island inMaryland. All 22 people on board survived.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fred A. Small | United States | The 619-gross register tonschooner was stranded on theNantucket Shoals off the coast ofMassachusetts. All eight people on board survived.[6] |
| Michigan | United States | The 450-tonbarge sank in theTanana River in theDistrict of Alaska.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tarboro | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theTar River.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R. D. Inman | United States | The 768-gross register tonscrew steamer was stranded onDuxbury Reef off the coast ofCalifornia, a total loss. All 22 people on board survived.[12][50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hathor | United Kingdom | The 2,828 GRT cargo ship departedRio de Janeiro forSantos on 20 March and ran ashore next day at Boi Point, nearSan Sebastian. She became stranded and soon was abandoned.[51] |
| Joseph B. Thomas | United States | The 1,564-gross register tonschooner was stranded on theFowey Rocks onKey Biscayne,Florida. All 11 people on board survived.[17] |
| Massasoit | United States | The steamer caught fire at dock inBoston due to an exploding lamp. She was scuttled to put out the fire. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Forman | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in thePasquotank River.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marconi | United States | The 693-gross register tonschooner was stranded on thebar inCoos Bay on the coast ofOregon. All 10 people on board survived.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wanderer | United States | The 84-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer, or tow steamer foundered inFlorida Bay offMoney Key in theFlorida Keys in 8 feet of water sitting on an even keel. All 18 people on board rescued byColumbia (United States).[12][4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra | United States | The 13-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded onSt. George Island on the coast ofFlorida. Both people on board lost their lives.[7] |
| Pomona | United States | The steamer struck rocks in heavy fog offMilwaukie, Oregon and sank.[30] |
| Samar | United States | The 1,082-gross register tonschooner barge, under tow ofPrudence (United States), sprung a leak in a gale and foundered in 17fathoms (102 ft; 31 m) of water 8 miles (13 km) south south east ofHighlands, New Jersey. All four people on board rescued byPrudence.[28][18] |
| Spotsville | United States | The steamer sank due to negligence and inattention to duty by her officers at the levee atEvansville, Indiana on theOhio River.[4] |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom | The steamer foundered one mile (1.6 km) south west of the Middle Buoy, offHaisborough Sands.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hiram Lowell | United States | The schooner ran aground on rocks offNew London, Connecticut.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. P. Raymond | United States | The tow steamer sprung a leak and sank at dock over night at the foot of Pacific Street,Brooklyn. Raised and repaired.[44] |
| Ilorin | United Kingdom | The 946 GRTElder Dempster cargo ship ran aground and sank on the bar atForçados River, Nigeria while attempting to assistAndoni.[53] |
| Kittle Lawry | United States | The 33-gross register tonschooner was stranded in theWhite Islands inPenobscot Bay off the coast ofMaine. Both people on board survived.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Falk | United States | The 298-gross register tonschooner was stranded on theCohalis Rocks off the coast ofWashington. All eight people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Bird |  United States | Thetug was wrecked offKetchikan,District of Alaska.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | United States | The steamer collieded with theChicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway bridge inSt. Paul, Minnesota and sank.[8] |
| Indiana | United States | The 3,335-gross register toniron-hulledscrew steamer was stranded atCape Tosco onSanta Margarita Island, Mexico, in thick fog, a total loss. Cargo partially salvaged. All 82 people on board rescued byUSS Albany( United States Navy).[7][50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Blackwater |  Royal Navy | TheLaird-type River-classdestroyer sank in theEnglish Channel offDungeness, England, at position50°55′21″N1°6′10″E / 50.92250°N 1.10278°E /50.92250; 1.10278 after colliding with themerchant shipHero (flag unknown).[55] |
| Emerald | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withGlenville (United States) in thick fog one-half mile (0.80 km) east of Throgs Point Buoy. The crew were rescued byGlenville.[44] |
| Leo | United States | The tug struck an obstruction and sank in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water atAlgiers, Louisiana. Raised and repaired.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon | United States | The 341-gross register tonbarge foundered offWatch Hill, Rhode Island. Both people on board survived.[12] |
| Beaver | United States | The 314-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atCairo, Illinois while tied up alongsideGeo. Gardner (United States), with the loss of one life. There were 24 survivors.[28] |
| Cubana | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withHavana (United States) while anchored in fog at Quarantine, New York. She was run aground on a mud bank offClifton, New Jersey as a precaution.[56] |
| Geo. Gardner | United States | The 72-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atCairo, Illinois while tied up alongsideBeaver (United States). The only person on board survived.[7][4] |
| J. J. H. Brown | United States | The steamer dragged anchor in a severe gale and went ashore atBuffalo, New York. Refloated same day by tugs.[1] |
| Slatington | United States | The tow steamer shipped water in rough weather, sinking after arrival at her dock at Pier 41,Brooklyn, New York. Raised and repaired.[44] |
| William H. Truesdale | United States | The steamer dragged anchor in a severe gale and went ashore atBuffalo, New York. Refloated on 13 April.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon | United States | The inland barge, under tow byJohn Scully (United States), sank inBlock Island Sound after breaking loose fromR. M. Waterman (United States) during a gale the night before. No casualties.[13] |
| Dagenham | United Kingdom | The 1,466 GRT British cargo steamer built in 1907 byJohn Crown & Sons for Furness, Withy & Co. On 18 April 1909, when northwest Grunes, Cobo Bay,GuernseyChannel Islands, she ran aground and was wrecked while on a voyage from the Tyne toSaint-Malo with a cargo of coal.[57][58] |
| Geo. A. Floss | United States | The fishing steamer sank offCleveland, Ohio in a heavy gale and lost with all seven crew. Raised later.[59] |
| Mahratta | United Kingdom |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hetty Agnes | United States | The launch sprang a leak, capsized and sank inBoston harbor. The crew abandoned ship in her boat, but it was capsized when the ship capsized. Her captain died of exposure.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emmett Small | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in theOcmulgee River 24 miles (39 km) east ofMacon, Georgia, a total loss.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | United States | The barge, being towed byNorth America (United States), was sunk in a collision withManhattan (United States) inLong Island Sound offNew Haven, Connecticut. The crew were rescued by another barge in the tow.[13] |
| Honora Butler | United States | The schooner was damaged in a collision with tow steamerManuet in theEast River offCorlears Hook. She was towed to Tenth Street,New York City, where she sank.[44] |
| Virginia | United States | The steamer struck a rock in theOhio River atWellsville, Ohio and was beached. Filled and sank the next morning.[14][60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emmette Small | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank 12–15 miles (19–24 km) belowMacon, Georgia.[61] |
| James C. Clifford | United States | The 377-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in theGulf of Mexico 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) southeast ofPensacola, Florida. All seven people on board survived.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy | United States | The tug was destroyed by fire atLorain, Ohio.[62] |
| Fred B. Hall | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice while moored offSusie Island inLake Superior. Later raised.[4] |
| G. A. Hayden | United States | The 107-gross register tonschooner was stranded atPoint Judith, Rhode Island. All four people on board survived.[6] |
| Kimball | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at the junction of theMobile River and theTensas River. Raised and repaired.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire on Smith & McCoy's Railway,Norfolk, Virginia.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Fayette | United States | With no one on board, the 26-gross register tonschooner foundered in theSt. Johns River inDelaware.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Shores | United States | The sand suckerdredge sprung a leak and was beached onStag Island in theSt. Clair River. The crew escaped in heryawl.[59][63] |
| Gen. H. M. Robert | United States | TheUS Army Corps of Engineers dredge burned inTexas.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eber Ward | United States | The 1,343-gross register tonscrew steamer, acargo ship, was sunk by ice in theStrait of Mackinac with the loss of five crew. There were 11 survivors.[7][14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Eccles, Jr. | United States | The steamer sank at dock atNorfolk, Virginia.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lillie | United States | The 11-gross register tonmotor vessel was lost when she struck apile atLong Branch, New Jersey. Both people on board survived.[7] |
| Rebecca W. Huddell | United States | The 256-gross register tonschooner was stranded onEast Libbey Island on the coast ofMaine. All six people on board survived.[28] |
| Wm. H. Conner orWilliam H. Conner | United States | The 1,514-gross register tonschooner barge ran aground and filled with water after a collision with the bargeA.G. Ropes, also being towed by tow steamerM. E. Luckenbach (United States), with the schoonerHugh Kelly (United States) in the ship channel of the Harbor ofNew York City causing her tow line to be cast off. Crew rescued byM. E. Luckenbach.[28][44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United States | The 185-gross register ton sternwheel towpaddle steamer capsized offPoint Celeste,Louisiana, 41 miles (66 km) belowNew Orleans, with the loss of her master, six crewmen and a female chamber maid. There were eight survivors.[7][65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foca |  Italian Royal Navy | TheFoca-classsubmarine wasscuttled in the harbor atNaples,Italy, to extinguish a fuel fire that resulted from an internalgasoline explosion. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[66] |
| Roderick Dhu | United States | The 1,534-gross register toniron-hulled oilschooner was stranded atPoint Pinos,Monterey BayCalifornia. Abandoned after a number of failed salvage attempts. All 12 people on board survived.[28][50][67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurania | United States | The 3,218-gross register tonsteel-hulledscrew steamer sprang a leak working through ice and foundered in 50fathoms of water inWhitefish Bay,Michigan. All 20 people on board used her lifeboat to get toBartow (flag unknown).[28][68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | United States | During a voyage fromSan Francisco,California, toBristol Bay on the coast of theDistrict of Alaska carrying passengers and a cargo ofcannery supplies, the 1,327-ton or 1,471-gross register ton (sources disagree), 205.9-foot (62.8 m)full-rigged ship was wrecked nearSeal Cape (54°23′30″N164°38′30″W / 54.39167°N 164.64167°W /54.39167; -164.64167 (Seal Cape)) inUnimak Bay on the coast ofUnimak Island in theAleutian Islands during asnowstorm. Sources disagree on whether 193 people or 194 people — 170 passengers and 24 crewmen — were on board, but agree that all on board survived.Columbia became atotal loss.[6][69] |
| George Nester | United States | The 790-gross register tonschooner was stranded onHuron Island of the coast offMichigan with the loss of all seven people on board.[17] |
| Russia | United States | The 1,501-gross register toniron-hulledscrew steamer foundered due to cargo shifting 12 miles (19 km) south south east ofPoint Detour,Michigan. All 20 people on board made it to shore in lifeboats.[12][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adella Shores | United States | The 734-gross register tonscrew steamer foundered inLake Superior offGrand Island,Michigan, with the loss of all 14 people on board.[28]Found 112 years later 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in over 650 feet of water.[71] |
| William C. Carnegie | United States | The 2,663-gross register tonschooner was stranded atMoriches,Long Island,New York. All 13 people on board survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Lucie | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in ten feet (3.0 m) of water in Sawyer's Key Channel, Florida. Ship was raised.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United States | The barge, being towed byHokendaqua (United States), foundered in strong wind off theBranford, Connecticut Beacon.[13] |
| Anthracite | United States | Thebarge went ashore onFalkner Island,Connecticut.[72] |
| Florence | United States | The barge, being towed byHokendaqua (United States), foundered in strong wind off theBranford, Connecticut Beacon.[13] |
| Moosic | United States | The barge went ashore onFalkner Island,Connecticut.[72] |
| Susquehana | United States | The barge, being towed byC. B. Sandford (United States), broke loose from her tow in strong wind offGoose Island inLong Island Sound and went ashore. Her captain, his wife and son, and one crewman died trying to get to shore.[13] |
| Unidentified barge | United States | The barge, being towed byResolute (United States), foundered in strong wind off theBranford, Connecticut Beacon after loosing her towline.[13] |
| Unidentified barge | United States | The barge, being towed byC. B. Sandford (United States), broke loose from her tow in strong wind offGoose Island inLong Island Sound and went ashore.[13] |
| Unidentified scows | United States | Threescows, being towed byResolute (United States), broke loose from their tow in strong wind off theBranford, Connecticut Beacon and went ashore.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision in thick fog withCity of Bangor (United States) in Muscle Ridge Channel, Maine. The crew were rescued byCity of Bangor.[13] |
| Illeri | Norway | The brig collided with theVe Skerries,Shetland in thick fog.[73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nunivak | United States | The 681-gross register ton, 180-foot (54.9 m) sternwheelpaddle steamer was wrecked on theTanana River atNenana,District of Alaska. All seven people on board survived.[12][37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry | United States | The motor vessel sprung a leak in theGulf of Mexico and was abandoned in sinking condition 50 miles (80 km) south of theShip Shoal Light.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. O. Co. No. 91 | United States | The barge, under tow ofMaverick (United States), struck the bar entering theColumbia River and was anchored four miles (6.4 km) belowAstoria, Oregon for the night. Over night she sank in 7fathoms (42 ft; 13 m) of water. The vessel was raised three weeks later.[74][75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton | United States | The 256-gross register ton sidewheelpaddle steamer was stranded five miles (8.0 km) north ofBeaufort, South Carolina and broke up, a total loss. All 16 people on board survived.[7][4] |
| Jennie French Potter | United States | Carrying a cargo ofcoal, the 258-foot (79 m), 1,993-gross register ton five-mastedschooner was wrecked onHalfmoon Shoal inNantucket Sound off the coast ofMassachusetts at41°28′28″N070°16′38″W / 41.47444°N 70.27722°W /41.47444; -70.27722 (Jennie French Potter). All 11 people on board survived. Her wrecked settled in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water.[17][76] |
| William G. Eadle | United States | The 46-gross register tonschooner was stranded in the harbor atGouldsboro, Maine. Both people on board survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ina | United States | With no one on board, the 15-gross register tonscow foundered offBellingham,Washington.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude Riley | United States | The canal boat was pushed by the tide intoMill Rock in theEast River near Ninety-Fourth Street,New York City, causing her to sink.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Lynds | United States | The steamer struck a stump and sank in theMissouri River atWhite Cloud, Kansas, a total loss.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton | United States | The tug, while passing lines toWestern States (United States), was rammed byWestern States causing her to roll over and sink atBuffalo, New York. Three crewmen were killed.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James H. Robinson | United States | With no one on board, the 97-gross register toncanal boat foundered offBrooklyn,New York.[12] |
| London | United States | The 8-gross register tonmotor vessel foundered offGalveston, Texas. The only person on board survived.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. J. Earling | United States | The steamer stranded in dense fog onMadeline Island inLake Superior. Later pulled off and repaired.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor No. 4 | United States | Thetrain ferry capsized and sank at dock inManistique, Michigan when a train got out of control while being loaded. Raised and back in service in five days.[70][77] |
| Narara | Australia | The cargo steamer sprang a leak and sank in theNarrabeen Bight offSydney, Australia, with no loss of life. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F. M. Smith | United States | With no one on board, the 295-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned on theAlameda Flats inCalifornia.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry M. | United States | The ferry yacht was sunk in a collision withRuth (United States) in theOhio River atMoundsville, West Virginia.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loango | Theschooner was wrecked nearSt Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[78] Four crew rescued.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. Gebhart | United States | The 354-gross register tonschooner burned offDrummond Island off the coast ofMichigan. All six people on board survived.[6] |
| Dan Kunz | United States | The steamer pounded bottom leaving a dock at Kirtland Street,Cleveland, Ohio causing a leak and she sank.[79] |
| Iron Age | United States | The 1,114-gross register tonscrew steamer burned to the waterline and sank in the Shipping Channel ten miles (16 km) belowBar Point,Ontario and three miles (4.8 km) east ofDetroit River Light. The wreck was later blown up as a hazard to navigation. All ten people on board survived.[7][19][80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly Amiot | United States | The 14-gross register tonmotor vessel exploded and burned atEllison Bay, Wisconsin. All three people on board survived.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton | United States | The tow steamer was destroyed by fire over night in theAllegheny River atPittsburgh.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent City | United States | The steamer was damaged in the Canadian lock atSault Ste. Marie, Ontario when the south lower Lock gate was destroyed when hit byPerry G. Walker (United States). The unleashed water droveCrescent City over the Miter Sills puncturing or tearing out her bottom plates. She made the government pier on the US side and sank.[70] |
| Freeman | United States | The 1,197-gross register tonbark was stranded onHicacos Island inPuerto Rico. All 16 people on board survived.[6] |
| Sea Lion | United States | The 185-gross register toniron-hulledscrew steamer Tug was lost in a collision with theschoonerOceania Vance (United States) in dense fog atRace Rocks at the eastern entrance of theStrait of Juan de Fuca in theSalish Sea offBritish Columbia. All ten people on board crossed over to the schooner.[12][30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RMS Slavonia | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship ran aground at Punda dos Fenais,Flores,Azores, Portugal and was wrecked. All passengers were rescued byPrinzess Irene andBatavia (both Germany). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shearwater | United States | The passenger steamer sank off Pier 2,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One woman drowned.[18][81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Binney | United States | The 118-gross register tonschooner was stranded onCape Breton Island atFourchu, Nova Scotia. All 18 people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla A | United States | During a voyage in theDistrict of Alaska fromCordova toSt. Michael, the 322.96-tonscow was wrecked and sank in heavy seas inChignik Bay (56°22′N158°00′W / 56.367°N 158.000°W /56.367; -158.000 (Chignik Bay)) on the south coast of theAlaska Peninsula. Her crew of two survived, but she became atotal loss.[69] |
| Hattie M. Graham | United States | The 140-gross register tonschooner was stranded onCape Breton Island atBouline,Nova Scotia. All 17 people on board survived.[17] |
| Madeira | United States | The tug was carried by the tide onto the bank inMantua Creek causing her to roll over, fill and sink.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie | United States | The 10-gross register tonmotor vessel burned atCharleston, South Carolina. All three people on board survived.[28] |
| Gazette | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire when a boiler tube burst ten miles (16 km) aboveFord, Kentucky on theKentucky River, a total loss.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh John | Canada | The schooner went ashore on Race Point,Fishers Island, New York. Returned to service.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louise | Belgium | The ship foundered 28 nautical miles (52 km) offVentimiglia, Italy.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rambler | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while moored inHampton Roads.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sonoma Valley | United States | The 37-gross register tonmotor vessel burned and sank atAntioch, California. All three people on board survived.[12][50] |
| W. P. Thew | United States | The 206-gross register tonscrew steamer sank in 84 feet (26 m) of water inLake Huron east ofThunder Bay Island off the coast ofMichigan at45°02′42″N83°09′12″W / 45.045083°N 83.153417°W /45.045083; -83.153417 (W.P. Thew) after colliding with the screw steamerWilliam Livingstone (United States). All 12 people on board abandoned ship inW. P. Thew′syawl, from which thesteamerMary C. Elphicke (United States) rescued them.[12][59][83][84][85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scylla | Canada | Theschooner went aground on Middle Ground nearMartha's Vineyard,Massachusetts.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hanson | United States | Themotor vessel, or schooner, caught fire 30 miles (48 km) offCleopatra Island, Mexico. The fire got out of hand and the crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats. Shortly after she was abandoneddynamite in her cargo detonated destroying the ship. The crew made it to Cleopatra Island where the ship's cook died there, the rest of the crew was rescued on 4 July by a Mexican launch.[86][87] |
| Geo. R. Bailey | United States | Themotor vessel was wrecked in thick fog atPebble Beach, California, a total loss.[86] |
| Jane | United States | The 26-gross register tonmotoryacht burned atNew Orleans,Louisiana. Both people on board survived.[7] |
| Lord Londonderry | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship, which had caught fire the day before, was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) offSines, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromHuelva, Spain, toSavannah,Georgia, United States.[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bradwell | United States | The vessel, being towed byFearless (United States), sank from waves breaking over her inLake Borgne four miles (6.4 km) offNew Orleans in nine feet (2.7 m) of water. She was raised.[65] |
| Fearless | United States | The steamer struck a piling at the mouth of theLake Borgne Canal and sank in seven feet (2.1 m) of water.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benj. C. Frith | United States | The 888-gross register tonschooner foundered onMartin Industry Shoal off the coast ofSouth Carolina. All eight people on board survived.[6] |
| Tempest | United States | The 369-gross register tonscrew steamer burned offParry Island inParry Sound on the coast ofOntario. All 12 people on board survived.[12] |
| Tempest | United States | The steamer burned off Parry Island inPrince William Sound,District of Alaska.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swatara | United States | The tug was sunk in a collision withJuan (Norway) in theDelaware River off Duck Creek gas buoy.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice E. Clark | United States | Carrying a cargo ofcoal, the 227-foot (69 m), 1,621-gross register ton four-mastedschooner sank in 60 feet (18 m) of water inPenobscot Bay offIsleboro,Maine, at44°21′00″N068°51′24″W / 44.35000°N 68.85667°W /44.35000; -68.85667 (Alice E. Clark) after strikingIslesboro Ledge infog.[90] |
| Isleton | United States | The steamer caught fire at dock atStockton, California. The fire got out of hand and she burned to thewaterline and sank in eight feet (2.4 m) of water.[86][87] |
| USS Nero | United States Navy | Thecollier ran aground onBrenton's Reef after leavingNewport, Rhode Island. Refloated 2 August and taken to Newport for temporary repairs before being towed to theBrooklyn Navy Yard 21–22 December for permanent repairs. Repaired and returned to service.[91][92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Hanson | United States | The steamer capsized in a storm onGrand Lake. One crewman killed.[65] |
| John Schuette | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision withAlfred Mitchell (United States), probably in theDetroit area.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norman | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while docked atBayside, North Carolina.[4] |
| Perkasie | United States | The barge, towed byValley Forge (United States), sank nine miles (14 km) offBarnegat Lighthouse.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yosemite | United States | The passenger steamer ran aground on a reef nearRock Point inPort Orchard Narrows inPuget Sound four miles (6.4 km) fromBremerton, Washington. Her back was broken and she went to pieces.[30][94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lula B. | United States | The steamer destroyed by fire in theRed River nearWest Point, Arkansas, a total loss.[14] |
| Petersburg |  Russia | The steamer ran aground and was wrecked atTjellsund, Norway offNarvik. Refloated and sold for scrap.[95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John B. Cowle |  United States | The 420-foot (130 m), 4,731 GRT ore carrier was laden with 7,023 tons of iron ore loaded atTwo Harbors, Minnesota and bound forCleveland, Ohio, when she was sunk in a collision withIsaac M. Scott (United States) in dense fog two miles (3.2 km) north ofWhitefish Point Light inLake Michigan. 14 crew died.[50][96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS C11 | Royal Navy | TheC-classsubmarine sank in collision with thecollierEddystone ( United Kingdom) in theNorth Sea offCromer,Norfolk, England. Three survivors. |
| Laura D. | United States | The sand dredge struck a submerged pile and sank at the Hocking Valley Dock in theMaumee River atToledo, Ohio.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Standish | United States | The tug ran aground on the north west end of Old Silas Reef, nearPlum Island in dense fog. Beached on Plum Island to prevent sinking.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Stevens | United States | The freighter was sunk in a collision with the tow steamerConfidence (United States) aboveRobbins Reef Light inNew York Bay. The crew were rescued, but one died of exhaustion shortly after.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | United States | The 19-gross register tonsloop sank in theGulf of Mexico with the loss of both people on board.[97] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burnadina King | United States | The steamer was totally destroyed by fire atEvansville, Indiana.[4] |
| Kenosha | United States | The 1,677-gross register tonsteamcollier sank in heavy weather in 105 feet (32 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) offFire Island Lighthouse onFire Island off the south coast ofLong Island,New York, and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southeast ofFire Island Inlet. Her crew of 12 or 17 (sources disagree) abandoned ship in twolifeboats and were rescued byWinifred (United States).[23][98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vigilancia | United States | The steamer caught fire while laying off Pier 18,Brooklyn and was scuttled to extinguish the fire. Raised and repaired.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Waratah | United Kingdom | TheBlue Anchor Line ocean liner was due to reachCape Town on 29 July. No trace was ever found and 211 passengers and crew were lost. Last sighted byGuelph ( United Kingdom) on 27 July. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. Demarest | United States | Thecanal boat ran aground between Grassy Point, New York and Stony Point, New York. When the tide dropped she rolled off the flat and filled.[13] |
| Delaware | United States | The freighter sank at dock at Pier 1,South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania due to a loose plank.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winnebago | United States | The cargo ship struck a rock offPoint Arena,California in dense fog and was wrecked.[30][99] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benton | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire, probably in theDetroit, Michigan, area.[14] |
| Cadillac | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withGeo. L. Craig (United States) at Southeast Bend in theSt. Clair River.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perfection | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in shallow water in theChicago River.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Langton Grange | United Kingdom | The 5,852 GRT refrigerated cargo steamer on a passage fromGlasgow toNewport in ballast struck submerged Bell Rock, just off North Bishop Island, and got stranded. The ship subsequently broke amidships and sank. |
| Lucania | United Kingdom | Theocean liner caught fire atHuskisson Dock atLiverpool, England. She sank at her moorings and later was sold for scrap. |
| Maori | United Kingdom |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank two miles (3.2 km) belowCommerce, Missouri, a total loss.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Josephine Lincoln | United States | The tug sank in theSchuylkill River near the Penrose Ferry Bridge. Raised, repaired and returned to service before 22 September.[18] |
| Nunivak | United States | The inland freighter, while laid up for the winter, was crushed by ice at dock at the mouth of theNeenana River,District of Alaska, a total loss.[100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Nezinscot | United States Navy | During a voyage from thePortsmouth Navy Yard inKittery, Maine, toBoston,Massachusetts, with a cargo of chains,anchors, andsearchlight equipment for thebattleshipUSS Missouri, ( United States Navy), the 85-foot (26 m), 115-gross register tontugcapsized in heavy seas in the Atlantic Ocean offCape Ann,Massachusetts, when her deck cargo shifted. She sank in three minutes with the loss of four lives in approximately 300 feet (91 m) of water, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)bearing 17 degrees true fromStraitsmouth Island Light inRockport, Massachusetts. There were nine survivors.[101][102][103] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L. D. Knapp | United States | Thecanal boat, while under tow by thesteamerWalter B. Pollock (United States), was damaged in a collision with thelaunchJames A. Walsh (United States), creating a 12-foot (3.7 m) hole in herhull, resulting in her being beached, probably in theNew York City area.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notter | United States | The freight and tow steamer ran aground on Hen and Chickens rocks near the west end of Long Sand Shoal, inLong Island Sound and sank, a total loss.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shawpoint orShawmont | United States | The barge foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off theShinnecock Light with the loss of all five crewmen.[104][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Kern | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withGeo. W. Elder (United States) in theColumbia River nearWaterford, Washington.[30] |
| Guide | United States | The steamer sank from an open seam in shoal water atNewbern, North Carolina.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Green Bay | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire inSaginaw Bay.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphe | United Kingdom | Theketch was wrecked in theTeifi Estuary.[105] |
| Fred Swain | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire in theIllinois River nearPeoria, Illinois.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Senator | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withNorman B. Ream (United States) one mile (1.6 km) north ofPipe Island in theSt. Marys River in shoal water offDe Tour, Michigan.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elsie May | United States | The steamer burned at dock at the National Dock,Black Tom Island,Jersey City, New Jersey and sank. Not considered worth raising.[93] |
| Francis T. Simmons | United States | The dredge sank in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water inLake Michigan nearChicago.[106] |
| Nicholas Castania | United States | The steamer was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Pines, Cuba betweenCarpatachi Bay andHell's Cove. Lost with everybody on board, 2 passengers and 27 crew.[107][108] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurelia | United States | The tug was forced onto the bar in heavy wind and high seas atCold Spring Inlet and was wrecked, a total loss.[18] |
| Colombia |  Argentina | The steamer was rammed, almost cut in two, bySchlesien (German Empire) in the outer Harbor ofMontevideo, Uruguay. 60 killed.[109] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | Canada | The steamer was sunk in a collision withGeorge L. Craig (United States) in theDetroit River.[106] |
| McCormack | United States | The ship sprung a leak and just made it to dock atOswego, New York before sinking.[106] |
| Ohio | United States | Carrying 188 passengers, a crew of 88, and a cargo of 1,100 tons of general merchandise on a voyage fromSeattle,Washington, toPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast of theDistrict of Alaska, the 3,488-gross register ton, 343-foot (104.5 m)steamer began flooding after she struck areef inFinlayson Channel on thecoast ofBritish Columbia, then sank quickly just before reachingCarter Bay when herboilers exploded after cold seawater reached them. Aseasick soldier and three crewmen who remained behind to assist him were lost; the other 187 passengers and 85 crew members reached shore by swimming or inlifeboats and were rescued by thefishing vesselKingfisher and steamersHumbolt andRupert City (all flags unknown).[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles A. Eddy | United States | The steamer sprang a leak eight miles (13 km) south east ofSt. Martin Island inLake Michigan and was beached.[59] |
| Na Ma Puk | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank onLake of the Woods. The crew escaped on a barge they were towing.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nina | United States | The steamer burned at dock atElizabeth City, North Carolina, a total loss.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | United States | The steamer sprung a leak in the bow and sank atCanton, Missouri.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | United States | The decommissioned steamer, stripped of her boiler, engine and everything else of value, was disposed of by burning as a spectator event. She was covered with pitch, tar and oil, anchored off Big Island inLake Minnetonka and set ablaze. She burned to the waterline and sank in view of 5,000 spectators.[111] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gracey Childers | United States | The out of commission steamer was totally destroyed by fire atPaducah, Kentucky.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalzelline | United States | The steamer filled with water and sank at dock at the foot of Congress Street,Brooklyn, New York, when the fireman fell asleep while filling her water tank, flooding her.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eduard Bohlen | Germany |  |
| Petrel | United States | The steamer sank at dock in theWillamette River atPortland, Oregon.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weston | United States | The steamer struck a submerged obstruction and sank betweenBismarck, North Dakota andFort Yates, North Dakota.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Cavett | United States | The steamer sprung a leak and sank in a sectional drydock while being repaired in theAllegheny River atCreighton, Pennsylvania. Raised and repaired.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked atPorthgain,Pembrokeshire.[105] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | United States | The tow steamer was destroyed by fire atGalveston, Texas.[45] |
| Uyak | United States | During a voyage along the coast ofKodiak Island fromUyak Bay toKarluk with two people but no cargo aboard, the 22-ton, 55-foot (16.8 m)steamer was wrecked on what was reported as "Walcott Rock" – probably a reference toWalcott Reef – with no loss of life.[112] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Morosini | Regia Marina | The decommissionedRuggiero di Lauria-classironclad battleship was sunk as atorpedo target atLa Spezia, Italy. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Islander | United States | The passenger steamer caught fire at the Cornwalls Dock atAlexandria Bay, New York. She burned to the waterline and sank, a total loss.[19][113] |
| Ocean Queen | Norway | The 3,188 GRT cargo steamer grounded on a reef off the coast ofMakatea while on her maiden journey, and subsequently sunk in 200fathoms (1,200 ft; 370 m) of water. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industrie |  France | The tug sprang a leak and foundered offBoulogne, France; the crew of eight were rescued and landed atFécamp.[114][115] |
| John Pridgeon, Jr. | United States | The steamer sprang a leak in a gale and became waterlogged inLake Erie, then was turned sideways by waves, capsized, and sank 8 miles offCleveland, Ohio. Crew rescued byMaryland (United States).[79][116][117] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Standart | United States | The steamer filled with water and sank at dock atWest New Brighton, New York onStaten Island, when the fireman fell asleep while filling her water tank, flooding her. Later raised. The fireman was found drowned in his cabin.[93] |
| Monteagle | United States | The steamer struck the submerged foundation of a turning buoy on Mud Lake in theSt. Marys River and was beached on Pilot Island. During an attempt to raise her she was destroyed by fire 2 days later.[70][118][119][120] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk at dock in a violent storm at the foot of Napoleon Avenue,New Orleans, Louisiana.[65] |
| Bell of the Bends | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk at dock by high winds and a submerged floating object atVicksburg, Mississippi.[121][122] |
| Buck Elk | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk at dock by a submerged floating object atVicksburg, Mississippi, a total loss.[121][122] |
| Carrie B. | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer, being used as a pump boat, broke loose from her moorings in heavy wind atAlgiers, Louisiana, blowing down theMississippi River to the foot of Esplanade St.New Orleans where she rolled over and sank.[121] |
| Conners | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk atVicksburg, Mississippi.[122] |
| Conquest | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was blown loose from her moorings atBayou Sara, Louisiana and blown up theMississippi River where she swamped and sank.[65] |
| F. & J. | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The motor vessel swamped atGrand Isle, Louisiana.[121] |
| Fawn | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk atVicksburg, Mississippi.[122] |
| Francis H. | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The fishing schooner sank in the hurricane in theGulf of Mexico offPensacola, Florida. Lost with all eight crew.[123] |
| H. C. Bronkman | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer sank in a severe storm while moored atArkansas City, Arkansas. Later raised.[14] |
| Handy | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was wrecked and sank in a violent storm in theMississippi River atBaton Rouge, Louisiana.[121] |
| Harvester | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer blew loose from her moorings while tied up atDonaldsonville, Louisiana, and blew out into theMississippi River where she sank in 98 feet (30 m) of water, a total loss. Her female cook died. The captain and chief engineer survived.[121] |
| Heloise | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer broke loose from her moorings in a violent storm atThibodeaux, Louisiana and sank.[121] |
| Joe | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer sank in a violent storm in theMississippi River atHanson City, Louisiana.[121] |
| Lola S. | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer sank in theMississippi River in a heavy wind storm atWater Valley, Louisiana.[121] |
| M. C. Neff | United States | The steamer burned to the waterline while anchored atDuluth, Minnesota.[4] |
| Maine | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The launch sank in the hurricane atGrand Bay, Alabama.[124] |
| Millie W. | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer broke loose from her moorings in a violent storm at Mount Pleasant Landing,Louisiana and sank in theMississippi River. Later raised.[121] |
| Samoa | United States | The steamer was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire at Osceola Mills,Lake Linden, Michigan on the 20th, 21st, or 22nd, a total loss.[70][117][125] |
| S. S. Princess | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk by the hurricane at the mouth ofSt. Catherine Creek.[121] |
| Troy | United States | The steamer struck a snag and sank in four feet (1.2 m) of water atPoplar Grove, Louisiana, nearColumbia, Louisiana.[121] |
| V. L. Watson | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer sank in a violent storm while tied up inBayou des Allemands, Louisiana.[121] |
| Wade | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk while tied to the bank in a violent storm atWater Valley, Louisiana near the head of theAtchafalaya River.[65] |
| Washington | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The ferry was sunk while tied up atDonaldsonville, Louisiana, a total loss.[121] |
| White Rose | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk at dock in a violent storm atBaton Rouge, Louisiana.[65] |
| X Ray | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The steamer was sunk at dock by the Hurricane atBerwick, Louisiana.[121] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fawn | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The out of commission steamer was sunk at dock during the hurricane atVicksburg, Mississippi.[121] |
| Sam A. Conner | United States | 1909 Grand Isle hurricane: The out of commission steamer was sunk at dock during the hurricane atVicksburg, Mississippi.[121] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gere | Norway | The steamer foundered offCape Hatteras 9 miles east of theWinter Quarter Lightship. 8 or 12 died.[122][126] |
| Oconee | United States | The motor boat was sunk in a collision withT. W. Wellington (United States) at the drawbridge inSpuyten Duyvil Creek. Everyone rescued byT. W. Wellington andCastle Point.[127] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zeeburg |  Netherlands | The cargo ship was wrecked in a storm on the south jetty at the entrance to theSt. Johns River, she broke her back, a total loss. At least some of her cargo was salvaged. Crew rescued.[128][8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir C. T. Van Straubenzie | Canada | The schooner was rammed and sunk byCity of Erie (United States) inLake Erie 8 miles (13 km) off Long Point,Dunkirk, New York in 200 feet (61 m) of water. The captain, the mate, and the female cook died, possibly one other, and two crewmen survived.[1][129][130] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | United States | The lighter sank at dock at Pier 37, Atlantic Docks,Brooklyn, New York overnight on 28–29 September. Raised on 30 September. The engineer's body was found in the engine room.[127] |
| West Virginia | United States | The freight barge, being towed byMurrell (United States), grounded offPollock Rip Shoal after losing her towline and drifting. She was pulled off, but sank in 10fathoms (60 ft; 18 m) of water, a total loss.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel | United States | The freighter had mechanical problems resulting in a collision in theDelaware River with a steel buoy onChester Island Flats causing a leak. She was beached atThurlow, Pennsylvania. One of her firemen drowned.[18] |
| Henry Sheldon | United States | The steamer sank from unknown causes at City Landing,Vicksburg, Mississippi.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle of the Bends | United States | The steamer sank at Peeler's Landing, 40 miles (64 km) aboveVicksburg, Mississippi in theMississippi River. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[132] |
| George Taulane Jr. | United States | The schooner leftBelfast, Georgia on 18 September and vanished.[133] |
| USS Katahdin |  United States Navy | The decommissioned harbor defenseram was sunk as a gunnery target atRappahannock Spit,Virginia. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Salem | United States | The freighter was rammed and sunk at dock at Arch Street Wharf,Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Police and Fire Department steamerEdwin S. Stewart (United States).[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sangstad | Norway | The 3,005 GRT steamer on a passage fromLuleå toMiddlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore ran aground on Gerdasgrund inNorra Kvarken and subsequently sank. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith | United States | The tug caught fire and sank atGibsons Island,Maryland.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen R | United States | The 284-gross register tonbarge was stranded atFlushing,Queens,New York. The only person on board survived.[134] |
| HMS Lee | Royal Navy | Thedestroyer was wrecked offBlacksod Bay on the west coast ofIreland. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Carney | United States | The vessel was sunk in a collision with the steamshipDorothy (United States) at the foot of Front Street,Long Island City, New York.[127] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withBreakwater (United States) inCoos Bay atMarshfield, Oregon.[30] |
| Linea L | United States | The 13-net register ton, 36.6-foot (11.2 m)schooner was driven onto the beach inPortage Bay (57°30′N156°02′W / 57.500°N 156.033°W /57.500; -156.033 (Portage Bay)) on the south coast of theAlaska Peninsula and wrecked during agale. Her crew of three survived.[135] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charger | United States | Carrying a cargo of 2,250 tons ofcopper ore, the 1,334-ton, 203.2-foot (61.9 m)scow was beached in a sinking condition inKarta Bay on the east coast ofPrince of Wales Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska. Her crew of six survived, but on 11 October she rolled onto her side and was declared atotal loss.[69] |
| Florence | United States | While in winter quarters in a smallcanal near the mouth ofStabbine Slough onSt. Michael Island inNorton Sound on the coast of theDistrict of Alaska, the 90-gross register ton, 101-foot (30.8 m) sternwheelpaddle steamer was blown across the channel during agale and wrecked with her decks awash, or was crushed by ice. All 22 people aboard survived.[136][137] |
| J. H. Sheadle | United States | The steamer went aground just inside the south entrance toBuffalo, New York. She was pulled off on 19 October.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antillies | United States | The steamer grounded on theBahama Banks. Refloated on 20 October.[127] |
| Biscayne | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: The tow steamer, laid up for repairs, sank atBoot Key Harbor,Marathon, Florida. Raised on 14 September 1910.[8] |
| Florida | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: The auxiliary cargo schooner was sunk in the hurricane atKey West, a total loss.[45] |
| Frontenac | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: The schooner was driven ashore in the hurricane atKey West.[48] |
| John B. Trevor | United States | The steamer struck a reef between Grace Harbor and Rainbow Cove,Isle Royale in heavy winds and snow and was wrecked.[70][138] |
| Nettie J. | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: The tug was sunk in the hurricane atKey West.[45] |
| Peerless | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: The tow steamer sank atBoot Key Harbor,Marathon, Florida.[8] |
| Sadie | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: The tug was wrecked or sunk in the hurricane atKey West.[45] |
| Sybil | United States | 1909 Florida Keys hurricane: Thetug sank in thehurricane nearKey West, Florida, killing 11.[139][140] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Stone | United States | The cargo ship struck Grubb Reef, offPoint Pelee,Lake Erie in a heavy gale and was wrecked, partially breaking up forward. One lifeboat capsized drowning her master, a passenger and four crewmen. Two crewmen held on until the wreck drifted ashore. Nine survivors were taken off the ship byF. M. Osborne (United States). Some of her machinery was salvaged.[19][141] |
| Quatsino | United States | During a voyage fromNanaimo, British Columbia, toCordova,District of Alaska, with a cargo of 3,000 tons ofcoal, thebarge was wrecked inDixon Entrance on the Canada–United States border.[142] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John B. Trevor | United States | Thewhaleback steamer was wrecked on Rocky Reef nearIsle Royale inLake Superior. Abandoned to the underwriters as constructive total loss. Salvaged in 1910 by F. S. Wiley,Port Arthur, Ontario and towed there for repairs. Repaired and returned to service.[118][143] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elsie Weatherby | United States | The freighter sank at anchor overnight in theDelaware River aboveOldmans Creek. Raised same day.[18] |
| Major W. Allan | United States | The tug struck the bar and sank atCold Spring Inlet, a total loss.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quatrino | United Kingdom | The barge was wrecked onGray Island, British Columbia inChatham Sound.[144][145] |
| Western Star | United States | The steamer went aground just inside the south entrance toBuffalo, New York. She was pulled off on 19 October.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna M. II | United States | The motor boat was wrecked in a collision with atrain ferry towed byTransfer No. 20 (United States) in theEast River. The three people aboard the motor boat were rescued byTransfer No. 20.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sallie Marmet | United States | The steamer was blown onto rocks and sank in theOhio River atSciotoville, Ohio. Raised and repaired.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ventura | United States | The motor boat was sunk in a collision with tow steamerEugene Hughes (United States) inNewark Bay.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Marie | France | A barge based inErquy (region of Brittany, France). The vessel was carryingcobblestone from its home port toSaint Malo (same area), was wrecked on theMinquiers,Channel Islands tray.[146] |
| William D. | United States | The tug, one of three assistingShenango (United States) in the harbor ofCleveland, Ohio, was capsized and sunk by strong current and prop wash fromShenango. Probably raised.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DeWet | United States | The 14-ton, 36-foot (11.0 m)motorschooner was destroyed by fire atKetchikan,District of Alaska.[147] |
| Olga | United States | The 43-net register ton, 63.5-foot (19.4 m)motorschooner was wrecked by a storm while lying on the beach atNome,District of Alaska, with no one on board.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lizzie Gardner | United States | The steamer, laid up for the winter, caught fire and was destroyed atDavenport, Iowa.[8] |
| Marion | United States | The tug, while pulling mudscows nearHawgood (United States) in the harbor ofCleveland, Ohio, was capsized and sunk by strong current and prop wash fromHawgood when the towline to one of the mud scows snapped, destabilizing the tug. Probably raised.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hestia | United Kingdom | During a voyage fromGlasgow, Scotland, toSt. John, New Brunswick,Canada, the 2,434-gross register tonsteamer struckOld Proprietor Ledge — areef offGrand Manan, New Brunswick — during agale and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east-southeast ofSouthwest HeadLight at44°33′N066°40′W / 44.550°N 66.667°W /44.550; -66.667 (Hestia) with the loss of 35 lives. There were six survivors.[148] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude | United States | The motor vessel was damaged in a collision withPickwick (United States).Pickwick towedGertrude into shoal water where she filled and sank, probably in theNorfolk, Virginia area.[4] |
| Shenandoah |  United States | The schooner barge was sunk in a collision withPowhattan (United States) one mile (1.6 km) west of theShovel Lightship. Her engineer was killed.[149][150] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elsie K. | United States | The tow steamer swamped and sank in high seas offRobbins Reef Light in five feet (1.5 m) of water.[23] |
| Shenandoah | United States | The freight barge, being towed byInternational (United States), was sunk in a collision withPowhatan (United States) one mile (1.6 km) east of Shovelful Lightship, inVineyard Sound. One crewman killed.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George E. | United States | The steamer destroyed by fire onLake Huron one mile (1.6 km) south ofCedarville, Michigan.[68] |
| Ulrica | United States | The passenger steamer was damaged in a collision in theChristiana River atWilmington, Delaware with passenger steamerBrandywine (United States) causing her to be beached.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | United States | Carrying a cargo of 20 tons of general merchandise and a crew of two on a voyage fromSt. Michael,District of Alaska, toNelson Island, the 14-gross register ton, 36.9-foot (11.2 m)motor vessel was wrecked without loss of life offNunivak Island during a storm in theBering Sea.[151] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stagg No. 2 | United States | The motor launch was sunk in a collision withCity of Savannah (United States) atPaducah, Kentucky. The two occupants were thrown into the river. One was rescued byCity of Savannah and the other one byGeorge Cowing (United States).[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Butterfly | United States | The steamer burned at Martin's Island in theColumbia River, a total loss.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avalon | Norway | The steamer was wrecked atBuff Bay, Jamaica.[152][153] |
| George Brawdy | United States | The laid up dredge was destroyed by fire in theAllegheny River atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alligator | United States | The out of commission freightpaddle steamer burned and sank onLake Crescent inFlorida without loss of life.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suwanee | United States | The steamer foundered at the mouth of theOrange River in heavy seas.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon | United States | The steamer was wrecked onSouth Fox Island,Michigan and burned, a total loss.[68][154] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edith E. Dennis | United States | TheSchooner sank in Plum Gut offFort Terry,Plum Island,New York. Later removed under aUS Army Corps of Engineers contract. Her Captain survived, his Wife, child and the other 2 crew died.[155][156] |
| Kanawha | United States | The steamer sank at dock inProvidence, Rhode Island while unloading. Raised and repaired.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weston | United States | The steamer was damaged in a collision withWard Ames (United States) in theSt Marys River and was beached.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Seyne | France | The 2,379 GRT FrenchMessageries Maritimes liner out ofBatavia, collided with the 5,247 GRT steamshipOnda ( United Kingdom), departingSingapore in the Rhio Strait, near Pulo Sau Light near Singapore at 04:35.La Seyne sank in under two minutes with 61 of the crew and passengers saved byOnda with some 97 lost. Many of the lost were lost to shark attack. There was no loss of life aboardOnda but that ship had heavy bow damage.[157][158][159] |
| Ramapo | United States | The tow steamer filled and sank at dock at the Manhassett steamship Pier,Jersey City, New Jersey when she was snagged on the dock on a rising tide. Raised and returned to service.[23] |
| W. M. Porter | United States | The steamer burned atOak Hill Landing,Bayou Teche, Louisiana.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United States | The schooner barge became waterlogged,capsized, broke up, and sank offSheboygan, Wisconsin. The crew were rescued by thetugReiss (United States).[118][160] |
| Frances Fisher | United Kingdom |  United Kingdom),Calcutta for London, near theRoyal Sovereign Lightship,English Channel, and was abandoned; the crew recued byDalmatia; she drifted ashore on the same day atSaint-Valery-en-Caux, France.[161] Refloated on 27 November and towed towardsDieppe and beached.[162] Completely broke up in a storm on 30 November. |
| Francis Hinton | United States | Thesteambarge became waterlogged in agale with 60-mile-per-hour (97 km/h) winds onLake Michigan and stranded onTwo Rivers Point inMaritime Bay on the coast ofWisconsin, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) northeast of theManitowoc River. Her crew of 12 reached shore safely in ayawl. Her wreck eventually broke up and sank, atotal loss. It lies in 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) of water at44°06.67′N087°37.876′W / 44.11117°N 87.631267°W /44.11117; -87.631267 (Francis Hinton), within the boundaries of theWisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.[59][163][164] |
| Varuna | United States | The steamyacht was wrecked atMadeira in a gale. One crewman was lost.[152][165] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rome | Canada | The steamer burned atLime Island, a total loss.[166][167] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Pahlow | United States | The steamer broke her steering chains two miles (3.2 km) off theSturgeon Bay Ship Canal in a gale and snowstorm on 16 November. She was anchored and abandoned. One crewman drowned after refusing to abandon ship and was washed overboard after herlifeboat left. Most of the crew made it to shore in the boat. Her captain and two crewmen were rescued by thelighthouse tenderSumac (United States). By 17 November she had dragged anchor within one mile (1.6 km) of the beach and she was beached on 18 November to be pumped out.[168] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Croix | United States | The steamer burned offPoint Dume, California. Her 96 passengers and all crew members made it to shore in her lifeboats.[145][30][169] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | United States | The steamer went ashore atKenilworth, Illinois in a gale.[170] |
| S. H. Prince | United States | The steamer was wrecked in theChicago River in a gale.[170] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gem | United States | The steamer hit a snag, sprung a leak, and sank at a wharf inNew Orleans.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alf | Norway | Thebarque ran aground onHaisborough Sands and was wrecked. Of 15 crew, 4 died; others rescued byChanticleer and theCromer lifeboatLouisa Heartwell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary H. Miller | United States | The steamer hit a snag and sank in theYazoo River three miles (4.8 km) north ofYazoo City.[131] |
| Oscar T. Flint | United States | The woodensteambarge burned to thewaterline and sank in 30 feet (9 m) of water whileanchored inLake Huron off the coast ofMichigan east of theThunder Bay River and nine miles (14 km) southeast ofAlpena, Michigan, at45°01′34″N83°20′51″W / 45.026133°N 83.347383°W /45.026133; -83.347383 (Oscar T. Flint).[59][171][172] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United States | The steamer broke her wheel crossing the bar of theTillamook River, she drifted out to sea and sank. Passengers and crew taken off by life saving crew, their lifeboat capsized drowning two women passengers. One crewman did not make it to the lifeboats and was lost.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hall | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in theGreat Kanawha River nearDavis Creek.[14] |
| Lancelot | United Kingdom | Thespritsail barge was driven ashore inWest Bay, Dorset.[173] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levernbank | United Kingdom | Thebarque was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west of theIsles of Scilly. She was on a voyage fromBilbao, Spain toCardiff,Glamorgan.[174] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nueces | United States | The steamer ran aground onFrench Reef,Florida Keys. Refloated on 4 December.[45] |
| Ottawa | Canada | The wrecking tug burned to the waterline and sank off Outer Island, of theApostle Islands after pulling off the wreckedJohn H. Hoyt (United States). Machinery and equipment were salvaged in May 1910 and September 1911. The crew transferred toJohn H. Hoyt.[118][175][176] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John H. Hoyt | United States | The steamer ran aground on Outer Island, of theApostle Islands sometime between 13–16 November. The vessel was pulled off by tugs on 29 November.[118][175][176] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Palmer | United States | The schooner, under tow by the tugEdgar F. Coney (United States), ran aground onFrying Pan Shoals due to confusing theFrying Pan Shoals Light with theCape Fear Light. After failed attempts to pull her off she was stripped and abandoned on 3 December.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie V. | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in theOhio River at Straight Ripple 12 to 14 miles (19 to 23 km) belowGallipolis, Ohio.[14] |
| Iéna |  French Navy | Thetarget hulk (a formerbattleship which had exploded on 12 March 1907) had just left hermooring off theÎle des Porquerolles, nearToulon, under tow to bescuttled in deep water, when shefoundered. |
| Virginia | United States | The tow steamer listed to starboard and sank in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water in theMoser Channel,Florida while coaling. Later raised.[8] |
| Whitewood | United Kingdom | The screwcollier leftHull on 2 December 1909 bound forBremen. Not heard of after this date.[177] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellan Vannin | Isle of Man | Thepaddle steamer sank inLiverpool Bay in a Force 11 gale. All 36 passengers and crew killed. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Y. Gowen | United States | The sand dredge struck a reef of dredged rock offCedar Point jetty inSandusky Bay,Lake Erie and was beached onCedar Point.[19] |
| Henry Steinbrenner | United States | The steamer was sunk in a collision withHarry A. Berwind (United States) near Round Island in theSt Marys River in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[59][178] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Badger State | United States | The steamer was destroyed by fire while docked atMarine City, Michigan.[59] |
| Iona | United States | The 5-ton 26-foot (7.9 m)motorschooner was lost inSitka Bay (57°03′N135°20′W / 57.050°N 135.333°W /57.050; -135.333 (Sitka Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska after the vesselHegg (United States) struck her. Her crew of three survived.[179] |
| Majestic | United States | The steamer was wrecked atPfeiffer Point,California.[30][180] |
| Park City | United States | The steamer struck a hidden obstruction and sank in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water near Sunny Side Landing, orGlen Mary, Kentucky on theKentucky River, a total loss.[4][181] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Ballard | United States | The steamer struck an obstruction and sank in eight feet (2.4 m) of water in theOhio River atIronton, Ohio. Raised and repaired.[14] |
| Clarion | United States | The freighter struck a shoal, caught fire, burned and sank inLake Erie one mile (1.6 km) south east ofSoutheast Shoal Lightship inLake Michigan. One crewman died fighting the fire, one died on a lifeboat and another lifeboat with 13 crew on board disappeared and were lost. Six were rescued byL. C. Hanna (United States).[50][182] |
| Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 | United States | Thetrain ferry sank inLake Erie in a heavy gale with snow with the loss of all crew, variously reported as between 30 and 38 lives.[50][183] |
| Oregona | United States | The steamer struck a floating obstruction and sank near "Coffey Chute".[30] |
| W. C. Richardson | United States | The cargo ship went aground on a shoal one and a half miles (2.4 km) offBuffalo, New York inLake Erie in a storm, took a severe list and sank, a total loss. The ship's female cook was washed overboard and drowned. Four crewmen set off in a lifeboat against orders and also drowned. Survivors were rescued byWilliam A. Payne (United States). The wreck was broken up with explosives beginning on 9 October 1913 and ending in September 1914 with her boilers, machinery, and metal brought up for scrap.[19][184][185] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. S. Blazier | United States | The tow steamer sank at dock overnight at Ironville Dock in theMaumee River atToledo, Ohio. She had been used for icebreaking the day before and may have been damaged.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | United States | The tow steamer ran aground nearYork, Maine and sank. Raised and repaired.[13] |
| Reliance | United States | The steamer was holed by ice and capsized in theSt. Clair River.[59] |
| Swan | United States | The laid up steamer was wrecked by ice and sank atPatriot, Indiana. Her boiler and machinery was salvaged.[186] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula | United States | The steamer ran aground on a bar at the entrance toPort Burwell, Ontario. The vessel was refloated on 28 December and taken toCleveland for repairs.[187] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Governor Ames | United States | The five-mastedschooner was wrecked in a gale four nautical miles (7.4 km) offCape Hatteras on theNorth Carolina coast. Thirteen of the fourteen aboard perished, including themaster and his wife. |
| Unknown | United States | The dredge, under tow by the tugTormentor (United States), sank in hurricane-force winds and high seas betweenCape Lookout andFrying Pan Shoals (33°46′N77°04′W / 33.767°N 77.067°W /33.767; -77.067). Her captain and engineer, and the tug's fireman, were washed overboard and drowned.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie Holmes | United States | The tug burned and sank in theBrazos River.[45] |
| F. A. Meyer | United States | The steamer sprung a leak, probably caused by ice, onLake Erie and sank 22 miles (35 km) east north east of South East Shoal Light in 12fathoms (72 ft; 22 m) of water.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Warsaw | United States | The unmanned steamer was broke loose from her moorings by ice atCape Girardeau, Missouri and lodged on rocks one mile (1.6 km) below Ray's Landing, Missouri. Probable total loss.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | United States | The steamer was sunk by ice in theMississippi River nearDavenport, Iowa. She was raised and repaired.[188] |
| Penelope | United States | The tug caught fire onLake Erie off Avon Point. Her crew abandoned ship in her boat and made it to shore. The tug drifted until grounding in shallow water and burned to the waterline, a total loss.[1][2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wonderer | United States | The tug sank at dock over night at Pier 46,Philadelphia. Raised on 24 December.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada K. Damon | United States |  |
| Columbia | United States | Thesteamer was hit and sunk at theStandard Oil Company dock atSeattle,Washington, by the steamerTiverton (United States).[145] |
| Crown | Norway | Thebarque was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean at28°39′N44°39′W / 28.650°N 44.650°W /28.650; -44.650. The steamerKilsyth (United Kingdom) rescued her crew. She was reported still afloat off theEast Coast of the United States in the summer of 1910.[192][193] |
| Davis Palmer | United States | Carrying a cargo ofcoal, the 305-foot (93 m), 2,965-gross register ton five-mastedschooner ran aground onGraves Ledge — areef inBroad Sound — off the coast ofMassachusetts, drifted off the reef, and sank in an estimated 30 to 40 feet (9.1 to 12.2 m) of water at42°22′19″N070°55′29″W / 42.37194°N 70.92472°W /42.37194; -70.92472 (Davis Palmer) with the loss of her entire crew of 14.[194] |
| John A. Briggs | United States | Thebarge, under tow by the tow steamerThurmond (United States), broke her tow in a stronggale 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) northeast ofBarnegat, New Jersey, and was lost with all six crew.[23] |
| Thurmond | United States | While searching for survivors of the crews ofbarges she had been forced to cut loose, the 1,253-gross register tonwhaleback — operating as atowsteamer — filled with water and became waterlogged in a strong gale and was wrecked on abar 200 feet (61 m) offSeaside Park, New Jersey, with the loss of 10 lives. Her survivors were rescued byUnited States Life-Saving Service personnel from theToms River Life-Saving Station. Her wreck broke up and sank in 14 feet (4.3 m) of water and was long known as the "Boiler Wreck". It was not identified as that ofThurmond until 1984.[23][195][196] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capela | United States | While undertow by themotor vesselNeptune (United States), the 12-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) motor vessel drifted ashore and was wrecked on the northeast coast ofVank Island (56°29′N132°38′W / 56.483°N 132.633°W /56.483; -132.633 (Vank Island)) in theStikine Strait in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska afterNeptune'sgasoline engine broke down. One man fromCapela's crew drowned in the wreck and another died of exposure and exhaustion shortly after reaching shore.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olin J. Stephens | United States | The tow steamer was almost totally destroyed by fire at dock atMattituck, New York.[13] |
| Wash Gray | United States | The steamer was damaged by ice while being used as anicebreaker and sank atLouisville, Kentucky. Raised on 8 January 1910.[188] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmie | United States | The tug leftSabine, Texas forGalveston, Texas on 5 December and disappeared, with a crew of five.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | United States | The passenger and package delivery steamer ran aground in theGreat Lakes. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Charmer No. 2 | United States | With no one on board, the 12-gross register ton sternwheelmotorpaddle vessel foundered in theMississippi River atNew Madrid, Missouri.[28] |
| Congress | United Kingdom | The steamer was swamped by a wave offSt. Ives, Cornwall. Three people swept overboard were rescued.[33] |
| Kyle | United States | With no one on board, the 9-gross register ton sternwheelmotorpaddle vessel foundered in theMississippi River offTiptonville, Tennessee.[7] |
| Leal | United States | The 20-gross register tonscrew steamer was lost in a collision with the screw steamerPerico (United Kingdom) in thePanama Canal Zone. All three people on board survived.[197] |
| Lillian | United States | The motor boat, laid up for the Winter, sank and filled with mud atGalena, Illinois sometime in the Spring.[8] |
| USS Nicholson | United States Navy | The decommissionedBlakely-classtorpedo boat was sunk as a target.[198] |
| USS O'Brien | United States Navy | The decommissionedBlakely-classtorpedo boat was sunk as a target.[198] |
| San Mateo | United States | Thesteamer was damaged by ice and went aground in theBering Sea, becoming atotal loss.[54] |