Thelist of shipwrecks in 1912 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1912.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie A. Bishop |  United States | The 754-gross register tonschooner was stranded inNassau Inlet on the coast ofFlorida. All eight people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stella | United States | The 18-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer foundered atMudds Landing,Illinois. All three people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Thomas | United States | The 36-gross register tonschooner was stranded inDelaware Bay. All four people on board survived.[1] |
| New Boxer | United States | The 60-gross register tonschooner was stranded atIsle au Haut, Maine. The only person on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama |  United States | The barge, under tow ofMargeret (United States), sank 30 miles (48 km) east south east of theCape Lookout Lighthouse. Lost with all four hands.[3] |
| Emily B | United States | The 43-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded inMosquito Inlet on the coast ofFlorida. All three people on board survived.[4] |
| Hattie F. Knowlton | United States | The 36-gross register tonschooner was stranded atBoston,Massachusetts. All four people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ayintab |  Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War:Battle of Kunfuda Bay: TheTaskopru-class gunboat was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) nearAl Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Bafra | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: TheTaskopru-class gunboat was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Gökcedag | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: TheTaskopru-class gunboat was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Kastamonu | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: TheKastamonu-class gunboat was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Muha | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: The gunboat was destroyed in action with Italian warships near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Ordu | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: TheTaskopru-class gunboat was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Refahiye | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: TheTaskopru-class gunboat was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Sipka | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Kunfuda Bay: The armed yacht was sunk byPiemonte andArtigliere (both Regia Marina) near Al Qunfudhah, Ottoman Arabia. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie F. Kimball | United States | The 401-gross register tonschooner foundered in theAtlantic Ocean offCape Hatteras,North Carolina. All seven people on board lost their lives.[5] |
| Annie L. Russell | United States | The 49-gross register tonschooner was stranded inHereford Inlet on the coast ofNew Jersey. All three people on board lost their lives.[5] |
| Empress | United States | The 120-gross register tonschooner was stranded atCape Elizabeth, Maine. All four people on board survived.[5] |
| Jos. L. Stephens | United States | The 85-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atCairo, Illinois. All four people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | United States | The 881-gross register tonschooner barge foundered in theAtlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest ofCape Hatteras,North Carolina. All four people on board lost their lives.[5] |
| Creedmoor | United States | The 10-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded atStonington, Maine. Both people on board survived.[6] |
| Pocomoke | United States | The 827-gross register tonschooner barge foundered in theAtlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest ofCape Hatteras,North Carolina. All four people on board survived.[6] |
| Sterling | United States | The 2,364-gross register tonschooner barge foundered offBlock Island off the coast ofRhode Island. All six people on board survived.[6] |
| Tourist | United States | The 6-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded on the coast ofMexico atPoint San Miguel. The only person on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn | United States | The 2,241-gross register tonsteel-hulledscrew steamer was stranded onMetinic Island on the coast ofMaine. Raised 17 August, repaired and returned to service. All 27 people on board survived.[6][7] |
| Jennie Thelin | United States | The 145-gross register tonschooner was stranded atPunta Maria on theBaja California Peninsula inMexico. All eight people on board survived.[1] |
| Nellie | United States | With no one on board, the 17-gross register tonmotor vessel foundered inOcracoke Inlet on the coast ofNorth Carolina.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| W. E. Morrissey | United States | The 123-gross register tonschooner was stranded on the coast ofNewfoundland. All eight people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | United States | The 683-gross register tonschooner was stranded on theOregon bank of theColumbia River. All 12 people on board survived.[5] |
| F. B. Williams | United States | The 86-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned onBayou Teche atBelle River, Louisiana. All 11 people on board survived.[4] |
| T. T. Co. No. 11 | United States | The 395-gross register tonbarge was abandoned in theGulf of Mexico. The only person on board survived.[8] |
| Whale Bay | United States | The 12-gross register tonmotor vessel burned on theMississippi River atNew Orleans,Louisiana. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| William R. Wilson | United States | The 1,385-gross register tonschooner was stranded onPickles Reef off the coast ofFlorida. All 10 people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie C. Luce | United States | The 335-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean at32°38′N069°12′W / 32.633°N 69.200°W /32.633; -69.200 (Hattie C. Luce). All seven people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corozal | United States | The 283-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atNew Orleans,Louisiana. The only person on board survived.[6] |
| Harry Prescott | United States | The 433-gross register tonschooner foundered offCape Hatteras,North Carolina. All seven people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary E | United States | The 11-gross register tonmotorpaddle vessel was crushed by ice atParis Landing,Indiana. Both people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis | United States | Thetugboat was sunk by ice at the wharf of theStone Express Company, inLynn, Massachusetts.[7] |
| North Star No. 1 | United States | The 8-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded inCoos Bay on the coast ofOregon with the loss of all six people on board.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bayardo |  United Kingdom | .jpg) |
| S. B. Duncan | United States | The 432-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned on theMississippi River atVicksburg, Mississippi. The only person on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calderon | United Kingdom | Collided withMusketeer ( United Kingdom) in theCrosby Channel. Beached but broke in two, a total loss.[10] |
| Ebony | United States | Thelighter sank at the wharf of theNew England Coal and Coke Company,Everett, Massachusetts. Later raised.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Head | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked on the Tein Reef, offBornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromRiga,Russia toBelfast,County Antrim.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esther | United States | The 15-gross register tonscrew steamer was lost in a collision with the screw steamerNo. 17 M.F.D. (United States) atMilwaukee,Wisconsin. All four people on board survived.[4] |
| Paul | United States | The 91-gross register tonmotor vessel was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerHeredia ( United Kingdom) on theMississippi River offPoverty Point inLouisiana. All 13 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morris L. Keen | United States | The 21-gross register tonscrew steamer foundered inBaltimore Harbor off the coast ofMaryland. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. C. Austin | United States | The canal boat struck a rock and sank atNorthport, New York.[12] |
| Warner Miller Co | United States | The canal boat was sunk by ice atNorthport, New York.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS A3 |  Royal Navy | TheA-classsubmarine collided with thesubmarine tenderHMS Hazard ( Royal Navy) in theSolent off theIsle of Wight with the loss of all 14 hands. Refloated in March and sunk as a gunnery target off Portland Bill on 17 May. |
| Ida McKay | United States | The 187-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean at40°59′N130°41′W / 40.983°N 130.683°W /40.983; -130.683 (Ida McKay). All seven people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Redican | United States | Thebarge sank in theThames River offAllyns Point,Connecticut.[7] |
| Leona | United States | With no one on board, the 145-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atLa Center,Washington.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Consols | United Kingdom | The British steamer, laden with cotton fromGalveston, Texas, forHamburg,Germany, caught fire and sank approximately 40 miles (64 km) south ofCape Henry. All crew were rescued.[13] |
| Frank M. Low | United States | The 542-gross register tonschooner burned offCape Romain,South Carolina. All six people on board survived.[5] |
| Josie M | United States | The 16-gross register tonschooner was stranded atNew Orleans,Louisiana. All three people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sulby | United Kingdom | The 130.3-foot (39.7 m), 287-ton steam fishing trawler stranded 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Ramsey. Initial efforts to refloat her on 19 February failed. She was eventually pulled off, arriving atFleetwood on 7 April. Repaired and returned to service.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maud | United Kingdom | The 125-foot (38 m), 233-ton steam trawler sprung a leak while under tow by the tugChallenger ( United Kingdom) on 10 February. Pumps were put aboard, the crew taken off, and the tow continued. On 11 February she started sinking in a gale, became waterlogged, went ashore and was wrecked inKynance Bay nearThe Lizard.[15][16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elzada | United States | The 24-gross register tonschooner was stranded atPensacola, Florida. All three people on board survived.[5] |
| Maud | United Kingdom | TheFleetwood trawler drifted ashore atKynance Cove,Cornwall, when her tow broke.[17] |
| Number Sixteen | United States | The 929-gross register tonschooner barge was stranded inNantucket Sound atGreat Point on the coast ofMassachusetts. All five people on board survived.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The 71.3-foot (21.7 m), 53-ton fishing smack sank inMorecambe Bay.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | United States | The 17-gross register tonschooner foundered offBay Keys,Florida. All three people on board survived.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taurus | United States | The 228-gross register tonsteel-hulledscrew steamer was stranded in theMississippi River inSouth Pass on the coast ofLouisiana. All 16 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charioteer | United Kingdom | Thetug foundered in theBristol Channel with the loss of all five crew.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles K. Mulford | United States | Thebarge was sunk by ice on the west side of the channel atNew Haven, Connecticut.[7] |
| Erne | United Kingdom | Thefull-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of ten of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage fromBoston, Massachusetts, United States, toBuenos Aires, Argentina.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion E. Bulley | United States | Thebarge was sunk by ice near City Point,New Haven, Connecticut.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leora M. Thurlow | United States | The schooner went ashore in a gale onGoshen Point,Connecticut.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | United States | The 334-gross register tonbarge was lost in a collision with the bargeEllen S. Jennings (United States) in theChesapeake Bay offPoplar Island off the coast ofMaryland. Both people on board survived.[8] |
| Ellen S. Jennings | United States | The 330-gross register tonbarge was lost in a collision with the bargeCarolina (United States) in theChesapeake Bay offPoplar Island off the coast ofMaryland. Both people on board survived.[8] |
| Julia M. Dempsey | United States | The barge went ashore onMiddle Pond Island,Rhode Island.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada V | United States | With no one on board, the 23-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned on theOhio River atRipley, Ohio.[6] |
| Carrier Dove | United States | The 92-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded inDiscovery Passage on the coast ofBritish Columbia, Canada. All 15 people on board survived.[6] |
| Lolo | United States | The 13-gross register tonschooner foundered offMaunabo, Puerto Rico. All three people on board survived.[1] |
| Nearchus | United States | The 1,271-gross register tonbarge burned atPoint Judith, Rhode Island. All four people on board survived.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ankara | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War:Battle of Beirut: Regia Marina). |
| Avnillâh | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Beirut: The hulked formerAvnillah-class casemate ironclad coast defense vessel was damaged by gunfire byarmoured cruisersFrancesco Ferruccio andGiuseppe Garibaldi (both Regia Marina) and then torpedoed and sunk with her decks awash in Beirut harbour byGiuseppe Garibaldi. 58 crewmen killed, 108 wounded.[21] |
| Unidentified lighters | Ottoman Empire | Italo-Turkish War: Battle of Beirut: Sixlighters were sunk by a torpedo while tied up to the Mole in Beirut harbour by the armored cruiserGiuseppe Garibaldi ( Regia Marina).[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mildred V. Nunan | United States | The 79-gross register tonschooner was stranded atCape Porpoise, Maine. All 10 people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsboro | United States | The 681-gross register tonscrew steamer was stranded on theBrandywine Shoals off the coast ofDelaware. All 14 people on board survived.[4] |
| H. K. Bedford | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie B. Schwing | United States | The 98-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned inBayou Natchez inLouisiana. All eight people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. E. Trudeau | United States | The 242-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atBelle River, Louisiana, killing 10 of the 45 people on board.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augsburg |  Germany | On 2 February the 4,287 GRT cargo steamship leftNew York forDurban with a crew of 37 or 39 men.[23] She was listed as overdue, and a search bySMS Bremen, and theHamburg America Line shipsYpiranga andCaledonia failed to find any trace of her.[24][25][26] |
| Blanche | United States | With no one on board, the 15-gross register tonbarge was crushed by ice on theOhio River atWheeling, West Virginia.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Float No. 1 | United States | The 592-gross register tonbarge foundered inMobjack Bay on the coast ofVirginia. Both people on board survived.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Blanks | United States | The 265-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atRaccourei Landing,Louisiana. All 70 people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalia d'Ali | Italy | Thebarque was sunk in a collision withPrincess Anne (United States) in a snowstorm offSewall Point inHampton Roads, sinking in 40 feet (12 m) of water.[27][28] |
| Undine | United States | The 42-gross register tonscrew steamer was lost when she struck a log inCurrituck Sound off the coast ofNorth Carolina. All 11 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie | United Kingdom | TheTruro-registered three-mastedschooner was forced to shelter inNewquay Bay,Cornwall in a strong north wind and drifted ashore when her anchor fouled. Two of the crew were saved bybreeches buoy, the others clambered up the 100 ft (30 m) cliff on the cliff ladder. She was on a voyage fromBallincurragh,County Cork toPenryn.[29] |
| Helen Thomas | United States | The 1,470-gross register tonschooner was stranded on theCape Charles Shoals off the coast ofVirginia. All 11 people on board survived.[1] |
| Illawarra |  Norway | Thefull-rigged ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage fromLeith,Lothian,United Kingdom toCoquimbo, Chile.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Curlew | United States | The 10-gross register tonmotor vessel was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerColumbia (United States) inCoos Bay offNorth Bend, Oregon. The only person on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa R | United States | The 7-gross register tonsloop burned inPalacios Bayou inTexas. Both people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie B | United States | The 48-gross register tonscrew steamer burned on theAtchafalaya River atBerwick, Louisiana. All three people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora M. Hill | United States | The 623-gross register tonsteel-hulledscrew steamer was crushed by ice atChicago,Illinois. All 30 people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John W. Hall | United States | The 346-gross register tonschooner was stranded atOcean City, Maryland. All seven people on board survived.[1] |
| L. B. Shaw | United States | The steambarge was stranded on rocks on theWest Island Bar,Buzzard's Bay,Massachusetts.[7] |
| Leo | United States | The 37-gross register tonmotor vessel burned offThacher Island offCape Ann on the coast ofMassachusetts. All eight people on board survived.[4] |
| Oceana | United Kingdom | Thepassenger liner sank after a collision withPisagua ( Germany) offBeachy Head,Sussex. |
| Wendur | United Kingdom | TheGlasgow sailing vessel struck the southernmost rock of theSeven Stones Reef while carrying grain fromPlymouth, Devon. Three of the twenty-one crew lost their lives. She held the record for the fastest voyage betweenNewcastle andValparaiso.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Lena | United States | The 347-gross register tonschooner was stranded onTimber Island inMaine. All seven people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enos Taylor | United States | The 64-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned on theOhio River atDekoven, Kentucky. All seven people on board survived.[4] |
| Patrician | United States | The 125-gross register tonschooner was stranded atJordan Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ten of the 20 people on board lost their lives.[6] |
| St. Leon | United States | The 83-gross register tonschooner was stranded inPigeon Hill Bay on the coast of theMaine. All three people on board survived.[6] |
| Thaxter | United States | The 843-gross register tonschoonerbarge foundered in theAtlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast ofShinnecock,Long Island,New York. All four people on board lost their lives.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert D. Maxwell | United States | The schooner was sunk in a collision withGloucester (United States), nearThomas Point in theChesapeake Bay. Lost with four hands killed.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Koombana |  Australia | The passenger, cargo, andmail steamer disappeared in atropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean off the coast ofWestern Australia during a voyage fromPort Hedland toBroome with the loss of all 150 people on board. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Cardiff | United Kingdom | Wrecked atNanjizal on the west coast ofCornwall.[33] All on board were rescued.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Ed Riley | United States | The canal boat, under tow of the canal boatWilliam E. Cleary (United States), was wrecked on Bartletts Reef nearNew London, Connecticut, and went to pieces.[7] |
| Fawn | United States | The 42-gross register tonscrew steamer was stranded atMyrtle Beach, South Carolina. All five people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pollux |  Sweden | The steamship was sunk in theSkaggerak, nearHanstholm in collision with German battleshipSMS Elsass. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elm City | United States | The 672-gross register tonschooner foundered offCape Hatteras,North Carolina, with the loss of two lives. There were five survivors.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston | United States | The 1,442-gross register tonschoonerbarge was stranded onCobb Island on the coast ofVirginia. All four people on board survived.[5] |
| S. D. Carleton | United States | The 1,874-gross register tonschoonerbarge was stranded onCobb Island on the coast ofVirginia. All five people on board survived.[6] |
| Wade | United States | The 33-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer foundered in theMississippi River atNew Orleans,Louisiana. All seven people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | United States | The 9-gross register tonsloop foundered in the mouth of theGalveston Jetties on the coast ofTexas. The only person on board survived.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James M. Gifford | United States | The fishing steamer sank at the Oneco Works Wharf inNew London, Connecticut. Later raised.[7] |
| Josefina | United States | The 9-gross register tonsloop was stranded atGuánica, Puerto Rico. Both people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loula E. Dedrick | United States | With no one on board, the 12-gross register tonmotorpaddle vessel burned atCarrollton, Kentucky.[4] |
| USS Santee | United States Navy | Theschool ship sank at her berth at theUnited States Naval Academy inAnnapolis, Maryland. She was refloated six months later and was burned as a means of disposal and scrapping in 1913. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | United States | The 7-gross register tonsloop foundered inGalveston Bay off the coast ofTexas. The only person on board survived.[35] |
| Margery | United States | Thebarge sank at the entrance to the harbor atLynn, Massachusetts.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | United States | With no one on board, the 19-gross register tonmotor vessel burned atMandarin, Florida.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G. W. Watson | United States | The 452-gross register tonschooner was stranded on the coast ofTahiti. All nine people on board survived.[5] |
| Pegg | United States | The 13-gross register tonmotor vessel burned atRock Slough inCalifornia, killing one of the four people on board.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gunvor | Norway | .jpg) Wrecked on the Pedn-Men-an-Mor rocks, Black Head,The Lizard,Cornwall,United Kingdom. Her crew scrambled to safety.[36][37] |
| Mildred | United Kingdom | The barquentine struck rocks atGurnard's Head, Cornwall in dense fog and sank with her sails set. No lives lost.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladys | United States | The 26-gross register tonsloop foundered offCharleston, South Carolina. All three people on board survived.[1] |
| Rhenania |  Netherlands | She was wrecked onBurhou Island,Channel Islands when en route fromRotterdam forBilbao.[38][39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arkinsaw | United States | The 14-gross register tonmotorpaddle vessel foundered in theArkansas River inArkansas. Both people on board survived.[6] |
| Ontario | United States | The steamer caught fire and ran ashore atMontauk Point, New York. 29 women and children passengers were taken off by the tugTasco (United States) while the crew remained aboard to fight the fire.[7][40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericka Schepp | United States | The 268-gross register tonschooner was stranded in theCape Verde Islands. All nine people on board survived.[5] |
| P G #1 | United States | Under tow along with thescowsP G #4 andP G #5 (bothUnited States), the 33-ton scow was wrecked on rocks atMontague Island at the entrance toPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast of theDistrict of Alaska after her towing line parted in agale.[41] |
| P G #4 | United States | Under tow along with thescowsP G #1 andP G #5 (bothUnited States), the 7-ton scow was wrecked on rocks atMontague Island at the entrance toPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast of theDistrict of Alaska after her towing line parted in agale.[41] |
| P G #5 | United States | Under tow along with thescowsP G #1 andP G #4 (bothUnited States), the 7-ton scow was wrecked on rocks atMontague Island at the entrance toPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast of theDistrict of Alaska after her towing line parted in agale.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RMSTitanic |  United Kingdom |  United Kingdom). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kittee | United States | The 6-gross register tonmotor vessel burned on theMississippi River atThebes, Illinois. All three people aboard survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addie and Carrie | United States | The wreckinglighter sank southwest of Shagwong Reef inLong Island Sound.[7] |
| Geisha | United States | The 23-gross register tonmotoryacht was lost when she struck a dock atCharleston, South Carolina. All seven people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Russ | United States | The 247-gross register ton, 124-foot (37.8 m)schooner was wrecked with the loss of one life on the northeast coast ofChirikof Island in theGulf of Alaska. Her 35 survivors reached the island. Six of them sailed toChignik Bay on theAlaska Peninsula in twodories with news of the wreck, and thesteamerDora (United States) arrived at Chirikof Island soon thereafter to rescue the 29 survivors who remained there.[1][42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph | United States | The 386-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerAlameda (United States) offSeattle,Washington. All 18 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vida | United States | With no one on board, the 42-gross register tonmotor vessel was stranded on theTillamookBar off the coast ofOregon.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winnie Lawry | United States | The 246-gross register tonschooner was stranded atRockport, Massachusetts. All five people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | United States | Italo-Turkish War: The passenger/cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the entrance to theGulf of Smyrna. 65 passengers and crew were killed and 70 rescued.[43][44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Duffield | United States | The 187-gross register tonschooner was stranded atCape Henlopen,Delaware. All six people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laclabell | United States | With no one on board, the 12-gross register tonmotor vessel foundered atKetchikan,District of Alaska.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amarapoora | United Kingdom | The 100.7-foot (30.7 m), 148-ton steam trawler was sunk in a collision with fishing steamerMartaban ( United Kingdom) who rescued her 9 crew.[45][46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Mc | United States | With no one on board, the 41-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned on theOhio River atProctorville, Ohio.[4] |
| Lottie | United States | The 19-gross register tonschooner burned inChoctawhatchee Bay on the coast ofFlorida. All four people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estelle | United States | The 182-gross register tonbarge was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerAntaeus (United Kingdom) on theDelaware River offNew Castle, Delaware. Both people on board survived.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Brown | United States | The barge, under tow byPioneer (United States), was cut loose by the tug in a heavy gale offCape St. Elias to save herself. The barge was driven ashore and seven of eight crew died.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS A3 | Royal Navy | The refloated wreck of theA-class submarine was sunk as a gunnery target in theEnglish Channel nearPortland Bill. |
| Walter P. Goulart | United States | The 84-gross register tonschooner was stranded atShelburne, Nova Scotia, with the loss of one life. There were 13 survivors.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennette | United States | The 11-gross register tonmotor vessel burned inPuget Sound offSandy Point,Washington. All three people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry May | United States | The 188-gross register tonschooner was stranded atApple River, Nova Scotia. All five people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie M. Nixon | United States | Themotorschooner was wrecked inDixon Entrance inSoutheast Alaska. She became atotal loss.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armeria |  United States Lighthouse Service | The lighthouse tender was wrecked on an uncharted rock while tending theCape Hinchinbrook Light. She was declared a total loss and the wreck was sold.[49] |
| Frances | United States | The 93-gross register tonscrew steamer burned atCairo, Illinois. All five people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Lansdowne | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked on Cobbler's Reef,Barbados. She was on a voyage fromNorfolk, Virginia, United States to Barbados.[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucile | United States | The 65-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer foundered in theYazoo River inMississippi. All 27 people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fannie | United States | The 14-gross register tonscrew steamer burned onBuffalo Bayou inTexas. All four people on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USLHT Armeria | United States Lighthouse Service |  United States) or on 20 May off ofCape Hinchinbrook Light near the southern end ofHinchinbrook Island adjacent toPrince William Sound while landing supplies. All 37 people aboard – her crew of 36 plus the lone survivor ofHaydn Brown – survived and were rescued up by thesteamerAdmiral Sampson (United States).[48][51][52][53][54][55] |
| Haydn Brown | United States | Undertow by thetugPioneer (United States) fromAkutan onAkutan Island in theAleutian Islands toGypsum,District of Alaska, andSeattle,Washington, with a crew of six, twostowaways, and a cargo of 30 tons ofcoal aboard but cut loose byPioneer offCape Saint Elias onKayak Island on thesouth-central coast of the District of Alaska during a storm on either 10 or 16 May, the 864-gross register ton 162-foot (49.4 m)barge, a convertedbark, drifted onto rocks at the southern tip ofMontague Island and was wrecked on either 12 or 18 May with the loss of both stowaways and five members of her crew. Thelighthouse tenderUSLHTArmeria (United States Lighthouse Service) rescued her sole survivor.[1][51][55] |
| USS Pensacola | United States Navy | The decommissionedscrew steamer was burned and sunk inSan Francisco Bay offHunter's Point,San Francisco,California, by the United States Navy in early May as a means of disposal. |
| Semendar | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: The minelaying naval tugboat was sunk by mines in theDardanelles in the middle of the month.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship |  New South Wales | .jpg) |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Curtis | United States | The fishing steamer stranded onLong Island, New York, near theDitch Plain Life-Saving Station.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrude Summers | United States | The 64-gross register tonschooner foundered in theGulf of Mexico. All 15 people on board survived.[5] |
| Vendémiaire |  French Navy | ThePluviôse-classsubmarine was rammed nearCherbourg by the battleshipSaint Louis ( French Navy) and sank with the loss of twenty-five sailors. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Pennewill | United States | The 439-gross register tonschooner foundered offCharleston, South Carolina. All seven people on board survived.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson C. Smith | United States | The 35-gross register tonmotor vessel burned atPort Monmouth, New Jersey. All nine people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laclabell | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 41.3-foot (12.6 m)motorpassenger vessel sank 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west ofGuard Island inSoutheast Alaska.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Precurser | United States | The 57-gross register tonscrew steamer burned atPort Jefferson,New York. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial | United States | The 494-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer burned atNew Orleans,Louisiana. The only person on board survived.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Canadienne |  Canada | The hydrographic survey ship was sunk in Lock No. 22 in theWelland Canal when a handling line parted and she crashed into the upper gate. Two men on shore were drowned when the gate gave way causing a large wave that swept them away. The vessel was raised on 25 June and taken toPort Dalhousie, Ontario, for repairs. Returned to service by 28 July.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Kenney | United States | The 103-gross register toncanal boat foundered in theHudson River 4 miles (6.4 km) south ofPoughkeepsie,New York. The only person on board survived.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island City | United States | Thebarge sank at the wharf of theSealshipt Oyster Company,East Providence, Rhode Island. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[7] |
| Stone Harbor | United States | The 10-gross register tonmotor vessel burned atStone Harbor, New Jersey. All 14 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dredge #4 | United States | Thedredge was sunk in a collision with an unknown steamer in theSt. Croix River three miles (4.8 km) belowCalais, Maine. Later raised.[7] |
| Unknown scow | United States | Thescow caught fire at dock in theEast River near One hundred and seventh Street,New York City. Her mooring lines burned through and she drifted out into the river fully involved. Two men on board were forced overboard by the fire and were rescued from the water by twoNew York City Police Department officers who later received theUnited States Life Saving Service's Life saving Medal.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naniwa |  Imperial Japanese Navy | TheNaniwa-classprotected cruiser was wrecked on the coast ofUruppu (46°30′N150°10′E / 46.500°N 150.167°E /46.500; 150.167) in theKurile Islands.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney C. McLouth | United States | The 2,220-gross register tonscrew steamer burned onGreen Bay 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) northeast ofPensaukee, Wisconsin. All 15 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| W. R. Todd | United States | The 172-gross register ton sternwheelpaddle steamer was lost when she struck abridge on theColumbia River atPasco,Washington. All 13 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | United States | The 24-gross register tonschooner foundered inVineyard Sound offGay Head,Massachusetts. All 10 people on board survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Elizabeth | United States | An explosion destroyed the 30-gross register tonschooner atSouthport, North Carolina. The only person on board died.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva | United States | The 874-gross register tonschooner was stranded onItaparica Island on the coast ofBrazil. All nine people on board survived.[35] |
| Town Harbor | United States | The motor boat sank at the wharf of the Sealshipt Oyster Company,Bridgeport, Connecticut. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compeer | United States | The 347-gross register ton, 140.5-foot (42.8 m) three-mastedschooner was wrecked atCape Chichagof (58°20′N157°32′W / 58.333°N 157.533°W /58.333; -157.533 (Cape Chichagof)) nearEgegik on theBristol Bay coast of theDistrict of Alaska. All 30 people aboard survived.[35][62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | United States | Themotorlaunch sank atPort Wells (60°48′N148°14′W / 60.800°N 148.233°W /60.800; -148.233 (Port Wells)) in theDistrict of Alaska.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara E. Comee | United States | With no one on board, the 138-gross register tonschooner foundered in theProvidence River inRhode Island, or in the harbor atProvidence, Rhode Island. As the owners abandoned the vessel, theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers office had to provide for her removal. The salvage company, the Scott Company, retained the schooner for its own use after raising her.[35][63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Seward | United States | The 18-gross register tonschooner was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerCity of Norfolk (United States) in theChesapeake Bay with the loss of one life. There was one survivor.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transporter | United Kingdom | TheNorth Shields ship in ballast fromSt Nazaire to theTyne for coal went ashore in thick fog, to the south ofMousehole,Cornwall. The salvage steamerLady of the Isles hauled her clear and she resumed her journey undamaged.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Machado 2° |  Portugal | The 204-gross register tontrawler was stranded 15 miles (24 km) north ofMogador, Morocco while fishing.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chancellor | United Kingdom | The 105.6-foot (32.2 m), 168-ton steam trawler stranded atDuncansby Head. Refloated on 10 August.[66] |
| G W Wolff | United Kingdom | Thefull-rigged ship was wrecked onPrime Seal Island, Tasmania with the loss of her captain.[67] |
| HMS Holland 5 | Royal Navy | The decommissionedHolland-class submarine sank in theEnglish Channel offBeachy Head while under tow to the breaker's yard. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norumbega | United States | The steamer stranded onClarks Point,Southwest Harbor, Maine.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leafield | Canada | Thecargo ship ran aground on a rocky islet inGeorgian Bay nearBeausoleil Island,Ontario, Canada. She was refloated and repaired, and she returned to service about two months later.[68] |
| Newport | United States | The steamer was buried in a landslide in thePanama Canal. It took two months to dig her out, then she was repaired and returned to service.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addie Fuller | United States | The 217-gross register tonschooner was stranded onCutler Head on the coast ofMaine. All five people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alianza | United States | The 6-gross register tonschooner foundered offJacaboa,Puerto Rico, with the loss of one life. There were three survivors.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon | United States | The fishing steamer sank nearShovelful Shoal Lightship offCape Cod, Massachusetts, after colliding with the fishing steamerAmagansett (United States) nearHandkerchief Shoal, south ofChatham, Massachusetts.[61][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marnix |  Belgium | Struck uncharted rocks atUmba, Russia (66°21′N35°36′E / 66.350°N 35.600°E /66.350; 35.600 (SS Marnix)) and wrecked.[71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | United States | The Barge was sunk in a collision inHampton Roads offFort Wool. Wreck removal finished 18 July 1913.[72][73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kursk |  Denmark | Ran aground in a storm atOuddorp, Netherlands. Thirty-two people killed.[74] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca | United States | The barge went ashore onShelter Island, New York, sometime in August.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Waterwitch | Royal Navy | _wrecked.jpg) |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Holland 4 | Royal Navy | The decommissionedHolland-class submarine foundered while under tow. She wassalvaged for use as a gunnery target. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna I. Gale | United States | The 38-gross register tonschooner was stranded in theChesapeake Bay atSandy Point on the coast ofMaryland. All three people on board survived.[35] |
| Esperance |  France | Theschooner capsized in theBristol Channel. Her five crew and the ship's dog were rescued by the trawlerPicton Castle ( United Kingdom).Esperance was on a voyage fromBoulogne,Pas-de-Calais toSwansea,Glamorgan,United Kingdom.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavor | United States | The 565-gross register tonschooner was stranded onAgna Reef in theFiji Islands with the loss of one life. There were eight survivors.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scow #2 | United States | The scow sank at Belle Dock,New Haven, Connecticut.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS G171 |  Imperial German Navy | TheG169-classtorpedo boat was sunk in a collision withSMS Zähringen ( Imperial German Navy) in theNorth Sea. Seven crewmen killed. |
| K-8 | United States | The scow sank in Canal Channel nearOnset, Massachusetts.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calabria | Canada | Theschooner went ashore onFishers Island, New York.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volturno | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was sunk in a collision inHull Roads. Raised and scrapped atBriton Ferry on 25 October.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F. A. Smith | United States | The schooner sank inBroad Sound nearDeer Island, Massachusetts.[75] |
| Kiche Maru |  Japan | The steampassenger ship sank off the coast of Japan during atyphoon with over 1,000 dead. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addie M. Story | United States | The 61-gross register tonschooner was stranded atRocky Harbour on the coast ofNewfoundland. All six people on board survived.[35] |
| HMS B2 | Royal Navy | TheB-classsubmarine collided with the passenger linerAmerika ( Germany) while surfacing in theNorth Sea northeast ofDover, England, and sank with the loss of 14 of her crew of 15. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Weiler | United States | The 400-gross register tonschooner was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean at33°50′N075°35′W / 33.833°N 75.583°W /33.833; -75.583 (Henry Weiler). All seven people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles A. Campbell | United States | The schooner ran ashore onCape Cod nearNauset, Massachusetts.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John B. Dallas | United States | The canal boat was run ashore nearQuonochontaug, Rhode Island, to prevent her sinking. Her cargo of coal and her boiler were salvaged.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advent | United States | The 548-gross register tonschooner was lost in a collision with thescrew steamerSt. Helens (United States) in thePacific Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) offFort Bragg, California. All nine people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Johnson | United States | The 13-gross register tonschooner was lost in a collision with the schoonerBessie Reed (United States) inBaltimore Harbor off the coast ofMaryland. Both people on board survived.[35] |
| Nicaragua | United States |  |
| Ralph Creyke | United Kingdom | The Ouse Steamship Company passenger-cargo ship sank nearFlushing after a collision with the steamerViking (Denmark).[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. J. Loggie | United States | The 220-gross register ton lumberschooner was wrecked on rocks one mile (1.6 km) south of Point Argello, California. 18 crew were rescued; one seaman swept overboard managed to reach shore alive but badly cut and bruised.J. J. Loggie was wrecked on the same place that the steamerSanta Rosa had been wrecked a year before.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 9 andNo. 10 | Ottoman Navy | Italo-Turkish War: TheNo. 1-class motor gunboats were lost on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | United States | Shortly after departingDry Bay (59°08′N138°25′W / 59.133°N 138.417°W /59.133; -138.417 (Dry Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska bound forSeattle,Washington, with a cargo of 25 tons of cannedsalmon and supplies and a deck load of emptyoil drums, the 146-gross register ton, 103-foot (31.4 m)steamer was wrecked at the entrance of Dry Bay in agale andsnowstorm. Her entire crew of 11 survived.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crown | United States | The 9-gross register tonsloop was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean east of theNorth Carolina–Virginia border at36°35′N075°11′W / 36.583°N 75.183°W /36.583; -75.183 (Crown). Both people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corsair | United States | Carrying a crew of two and a 14-ton cargo of general wares, the 15.74-ton, 53.8-foot (16.4 m)steamer ran aground during agale atPoint Martin (60°10′N144°36′W / 60.167°N 144.600°W /60.167; -144.600 (Point Martin)) nearKatalla,Territory of Alaska, and was destroyed by a subsequent fire. Hercaptain survived; herengineer perished.[62] |
| Nashua | United States | The barge sank near the Wilkes-Barre Pier,Providence, Rhode Island. Raised and broken up.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feth-i Bülend | Ottoman Navy | First Balkan War: The accommodation hulk, a formerFeth-i Bülend-class ironclad coast defense vessel, was torpedoed and sunk inThessaloniki harbour byNF-11 ( Hellenic Navy). Seven crew members died in the sinking. |
| Teleorman |  Royal Romanian Navy | The longboatTeleorman sank in theDanube River. 44 soldiers died. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Lazarev |  Imperial Russian Navy | TheAdmiral Lazarev-class monitor foundered in theBaltic Sea whilst under tow toGermany for scrapping.[81] |
| Unnamed | United States | The scow sank inMassachusetts Bay sometime in October.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arion | United States | Theyacht burned and sank nearManchester, Massachusetts. Items were salvaged from the wreck.[80] |
| Arrow | United States | The 30-gross register tonschooner was stranded atCordory,Newfoundland. All four people on board survived.[35] |
| Sesnon #13 | United States | The 24-tonbarge sank with no loss of life atNome,Territory of Alaska.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie Wells | United States | The 376-gross register tonschooner foundered inLake Michigan. All six people on board survived.[35] |
| Royal George | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground nine miles (14 km) belowQuebec City,Quebec. Refloated on 23 November, repaired and returned to service.[83][84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monarch | United States | The Tug was wrecked on a shoal at the entrance to the Harbor ofCharlotte Harbor, Florida, eventually breaking up. A 100 foot section of her starboard hull drifted to where it was a hazard to navigation. The section was blown loose, dragged ashore and burned 24–31 July 1913.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| De Mory Gray | United States | The 401-gross register tonschooner was stranded inNorthport Bay on the coast ofLong Island,New York. All seven people on board survived.[35] |
| Hustler | United States | The 13-gross register tonschooner burned onLake Michigan. Both people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seddulbahir | Ottoman Navy | First Balkan War: TheTaskopru-class gunboat was sunk by a Greek torpedo boat at Avila, north ofSmyrna. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. K. Wood | United States | The 519-gross register tonschooner was stranded onBarrier Island,British Columbia, Canada. All nine people on board survived.[35] |
| Oravia | United Kingdom | .jpg) |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estelle | United States | The schooner ran ashore onFishers Island, New York, after mistaking the beacon lights of the stranded schoonerMaggie Ellen (United States) for those ofLittle Gull Island and Race Rock, New York.[80] |
| Maggie Ellen | United States | The schooner ran ashore onFishers Island, New York.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | United States | The tug struck a rock offNapatree Point,Rhode Island. Refloated and returned to service.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balloon | United States | The barge sank nearDuck Island,Connecticut.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Emperor | United States | The schooner went ashore onBonnet Point nearSaunderstown, Rhode Island. Refloated and returned to service.[80] |
| Rouse Simmons | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | United States | The barge stranded nearPoint Judith, Rhode Island. The vessel broke up beforesalvage could take place.[80] |
| Typhoon | United States | The barge stranded nearPoint Judith, Rhode Island. Refloated and returned to service.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hortensia | United States | The schooner went ashore onSavin Rock nearNew Haven, Connecticut.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship |  Australia | Thecargo ship ran aground and sank at the entrance to theTweed River atTweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. There were no injuries or fatalities among her crew.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chief No. 2 | United States | The barge sank off the end of Arrietta Street,Staten Island. Raised in June 1914.[90] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| West Point | United States | The barge sank near the dock of Pardie and Young,Fall River, Massachusetts. The vessel's cargo was salvaged.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie C. Beach | United States | The 341-gross register tonschooner was stranded atNepeague Beach onLong Island,New York. All six people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lena | United States | Thelaunch was lost offGrassy Island (60°55′20″N147°37′00″W / 60.92222°N 147.61667°W /60.92222; -147.61667 (Grassy Island)) betweenGalena Bay (60°56′30″N146°41′55″W / 60.9417°N 146.6986°W /60.9417; -146.6986 (Galena Bay)) andJack Bay (61°02′34″N146°38′47″W / 61.0427°N 146.6465°W /61.0427; -146.6465 (Jack Bay)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska with the loss of two crewmen. Hercaptain survived.[57] |
| Uncle Sam | United States | The 24-gross register ton, 25-foot (7.6 m)steamer was wrecked in the harbor atSeward,Territory of Alaska. No one was aboard her at the time.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonios |  Greece | The steamer was lost on rocks known as Old Bess, within theIsles of Scilly,United Kingdom. Her crew was lost and the wreck went unnoticed for three days when thousands of oranges were washed up on St Agnes along with wreckage.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. O. Co. No. 87 | United States | The tanker barge's towline parted from her tow ship,Perfection (flag unknown), in a severe gale in theGulf of Mexico betweenTampico, Tamaulipas, andSabine, Texas, on 12 December. By the timePerfection could reach her she had capsized and her crew of nine lost. She sank on 15 December.[92][93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L. Herbert Taft | United States | The Schooner was wrecked onRomer shoal, lowerNew York Bay. Masts fell in Winter of 1913/1914. Probably wreck removed in 1914.[94][95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conquest | United States | Thefishing smack went ashore nearOrient, New York.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Fleece | United States | The 47-gross register tonschooner burned atWarm Springs Landing inCalifornia. Both people on board survived.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 786 | United States | The barge, under tow ofLehigh (United States), went ashore onBartletts Reef,New London, Connecticut.[80] |
| 791 | United States | The barge, under tow ofLehigh (United States), went ashore onBartletts Reef,New London, Connecticut.[80] |
| Lehigh | United States | The tug went ashore onBartletts Reef,New London, Connecticut.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tripolitania | United Kingdom | The vessel was wrecked onLoe Bar, nearPorthleven,Cornwall in 100 mph (161 km/h) winds. Nearly all the crew were saved but the ship was a total loss.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atBreaksea Point,Glamorgan. Her seven crew were rescued.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brittanic | United Kingdom | The steam trawler was Lost in a collision sometime in December.[97] |
| Margaret Ann | United States | The schooner was blown ashore on a mud flat near the mouth of theYellow Mill Channel atBridgeport, Connecticut, sometime in December and abandoned by the owners. In July/August 1913 she was raised, moved out of the way of traffic and resunk.[98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Adelaide | Australia | Thecoal storagehulk was burned out by a several-day-long fire atTownsville, Australia. |
| Emily F. Whitman | United States | Theschooner was lost atNushagak in either theDistrict orTerritory of Alaska.[99] |
| USS Ericsson | United States Navy | The decommissionedtorpedo boat was sunk as a target in ordnance tests.[100] |
| Fox | United Kingdom | Thesteamer was wrecked on the coast ofGreenland. |
| Pelayo |  Spanish Navy | Thebattleship was badly damaged inFonduko Bay due to a navigational error. |
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