Thelist of shipwrecks in 1947 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1947.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karla |  Denmark | Thecable laying ship struck amine and sank in theGulf of Finland, 15 nautical miles (28 km) of Ormus Island, Estonia. Sixteen of the 44 crew were killed.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caritas I |  Belgium | Thecargo ship broke in two and sank after being beached in theRiver Scheldt following a collision withJan Steen ( Netherlands) on 1 January. |
| Empire Wharfe |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship arrived atLagos, Nigeria on fire and was beached in Badagry Creek. Refloated on 6 January, repaired and returned to service.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magnhild |  Norway | The cargo ship collided withImba No. 401 ( Soviet Union) whilst on a voyage fromKolding, Denmark toGdynia, Poland.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lois | United Kingdom | The 130-foot (40 m), 286-ton trawler, a sold off (either a "Non-standard" Mersey-class, or Castle-class) anti-submarinenaval trawler, was wrecked in a blizzard and mountainous seas atGrindavik, Iceland. She broke up, a total loss. Her captain was swept away and died.[4][5] |
| Varvassi |  Greece | The cargo ship ran aground off theNeedles Lighthouse,Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pollnes | Norway | The cargo ship foundered off theShetland Islands, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage fromBodø, Norway, toDublin, Ireland. Thirteen crew killed.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Senjen | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground west of the Kvaløy Lighthouse whilst on a voyage fromBangsund toTrondheim, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ewell | United Kingdom | Thecollier ran aground offCaister-on-Sea,Norfolk.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clarinda |  United States | The 76 GRT, 89.6-foot (27.3 m)motorcargo vessel was destroyed by fire atSand Point,Territory of Alaska.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore onFair Isle and was a total loss.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astafjorden | Norway | The cargo ship sank west ofKvænangen Municipality whilst on a voyage fromTromsø toHammerfest, Norway.[3] |
| Simbra | United Kingdom | Thewhaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all bar one of her sixteen crew.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Earl | United Kingdom | Thetanker struck amine in theGreat Belt and was beached onLangeland, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromAbadan, Iran toStockholm, Sweden. She was refloated on 25 January and taken in tow forNyborg, Denmark.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chihkiang |  China | Thepassenger ship collided with atug and sank atShanghai with the loss of at least 100 lives.[11] |
| Heimara | Greece | Theferry run aground and sank offKavalliani in theSouth Euboean Gulf with the loss of about 300 lives. |
| Wanganella |  Australia | .jpg) |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drexel Victory | United States | TheVictory ship ran aground on the Peacock Spit, at the mouth of theColumbia River,Oregon. She was on a voyage fromAstoria, Oregon toYokohama, Japan. She was refloated, but consequently sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off theCape Disappointment Lighthouse.[12] |
| Empire Grassland | Australia | Thehopper ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north north west ofCarnarvon, Western Australia whilst under tow fromSingapore to Australia byEmpire Downland (Australia).[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Bonaventure |  Royal Navy | Thesubmarine tender ran aground atCape Melville, Australia.[14] Refloated on 23 January.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ampleforth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm atTel Aviv,Palestine. She was on a voyage fromCardiff,Glamorgan toHaifa, Israel.Ampleforth was refloated on 3 March but declared aconstructive total loss. She was repaired, sold and re-entered service in 1948 asBangor Bay.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Earl | United Kingdom | Thetanker ran aground atSprogø, Denmark. She was being towed fromLangeland toNyborg. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[10] |
| Storesand I | Norway | The cargo ship sank in theDrammensfjord whilst on a voyage fromGilhus toOslo, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sten Sture |  Sweden | The cargo ship (exSverre Nergaard) sank off ofBornholm while on a voyage fromGdańsk, Poland toHelsingborg, Sweden with the loss of 5 officers and 13 crew.[17][18][19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samwater | United Kingdom | TheLiberty ship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (42°41′N10°13′W / 42.683°N 10.217°W /42.683; -10.217).[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Star of Mex |  Egypt | The cargo ship ran aground offBahrain. The ship was attacked by Arab pirates on 15 February. All 28 crew rescued byBritish Destiny (United Kingdom).[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin C. Eckel | United States Army | The 360-foot (110 m), concrete-hulled cargo ship was damaged in a typhoon on 11 November 1946 and declared aconstructive total loss. She wasscuttled by theUnited States Army at an unknown location sometime in January.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dora Oldendorff |  Allied-occupied Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in theBay of Biscay (47°40′N9°02′W / 47.667°N 9.033°W /47.667; -9.033) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[23][24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winkleigh | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the mouth of theHumber.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ary |  Panama | The cargo ship was carryingcoal fromPort Talbot, Wales toWaterford, Ireland when the vessel foundered in the waters offCounty Waterford during the notoriously coldwinter of 1946–1947. 15 of the 16 crew died (most of themPoles); many are buried atArdmore Cathedral, Ireland.[26][27][28][29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow | United States Army | TheUnited States Army transport, formerly the Colonial Navigation Company'sBelfast (1909), wrecked offOcean Park, Washington while under tow toPuget Sound.[30][31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| P T & B Co. 1651 | United States | The 1,008 GRTbarge was wrecked onLewis Reef (55°22′30″N131°44′15″W / 55.37500°N 131.73750°W /55.37500; -131.73750 (Lewis Reef)) inTongass Narrows inSoutheast Alaska nearKetchikan,Territory of Alaska.[32] |
| Royal Ulsterman | United Kingdom | The ferry ran aground atClauchlands Point,Isle of Arran,Argyllshire. Refloated with the aid of the tugVanguard (United Kingdom).[33] |
| USS YON-163 | United States Navy | The YOG-40 class fuel oilbarge sank while being towed from Eniwetok to Kwajalein.[34] |
| Zephyros | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore atCullercoats,Northumberland, United Kingdom.[33] |
| Zeprom | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground atWhitley Bay,Northumberland, United Kingdom. All 35 crew rescued.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Luana |  Italy | The vessel struck a mine and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Capo Promontore,Yugoslavia.[35] |
| Novadoc |  Canada | Carrying a cargo ofgypsum and a crew of 24, the 2,250 GRTcargo ship sent a distress signal reporting herself taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean 22 nautical miles (41 km) east ofPortland, Maine, during agale. She probably sank in over 400 feet (120 m) of water. An extensive search failed to find any trace of her or her crew.[36] |
| Oakey L. Alexander | United States | Carrying a cargo ofcoal, the 5,284 GRTcargo ship broke in half in the Atlantic Ocean during agale. Herbow section disappeared. Herstern section sank in up to 20 feet (6.1 m) of water just offCape Elizabeth, Maine. Her entire crew survived.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on the Kish Bank,Irish Sea whilst on a voyage fromDublin, Ireland toLiverpool,Lancashire, United Kingdom.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trondhjem | Norway | The cargo ship struck amine in theWeser,West Germany and sank. She was on a voyage fromStavanger, Norway toHamburg.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ira | Greece | TheLiberty ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands,Kent, United Kingdom and broke in two. All 34 crew rescued by theWalmerLifeboat.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sondra Lee | United States | The 296 GRT, 99.1-foot (30.2 m)motorcargo vessel was destroyed by fire inWrangell Narrows in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Dearborn | United States | TheT2 tanker broke in two in the Pacific Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) north west ofHonolulu,Hawaii. Ten crew on the bow section were rescued byGeneral W. H. Gordon (United States). Twenty-two crew on the stern section were rescued byUSS Eldorado ( United States Navy). The bow section was shelled and sunk, the stern section was towed to Hawaii.Fort Dearborn was on a voyage fromSan Francisco, California toShanghai, China.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Fanning | United States | TheLiberty ship exploded atGenoa Italy and was beached. She was later refloated but declared aconstructive total loss and scrapped.[41] |
| Empire Jonquil | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship caught fire in theNorth Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of theOuter Dowsing Lightship ( Trinity House ) and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently boarded by the crew of afishing trawler and beached in theHumber, where the fire was extinguished. She was refloated and taken in toHull Docks, where she sank.Empire Jonquil was declared aconstructive total loss. She was later repaired and returned to service.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Famagusta | United Kingdom | The formerlanding craft tank was abandoned in position 44°27'N 9°07'"W, 70 nautical miles (130 km) north northwest ofA Coruña, Spain, in theBay of Biscay, after taking water in a gale, and subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from London to Cyprus with a cargo oflorries. Eleven survivors were rescued by steamshipEmpire Plover (United Kingdom); the owner, his wife, and three others (one fromEmpire Plover) were drowned when alifeboat capsized in heavy seas.[43][44] |
| ROCSFu Po |  Republic of China Navy | TheFlower-classcorvette sank in a collision with themerchant shipHai Ming (Republic of China) in theFormosa Strait.[45][46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra |  Greece | The cargo ship struck amine in theNorth Sea (53°31′N4°57′E / 53.517°N 4.950°E /53.517; 4.950) and was severely damaged. She was towed in toZeebrugge,West Flanders, Belgium. She was consequently scrapped.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMCS Onyx | Royal Canadian Navy | The Admiralty-typedrifter foundered. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Contamar | United Kingdom | Theschooner ran aground inSt Austell Bay. Seven crew rescued by theFoweylifeboat. Refloated in June and declared a constructive total loss but rebuilt as acoaster and returned to service.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garnes | Norway | The cargo ship struck amine north ofTerschelling,Friesland, Netherlands. She was taken in tow but sank at (53°26′N4°35′E / 53.433°N 4.583°E /53.433; 4.583).Garnes was on a voyage fromAntwerp, Belgium toEmden,West Germany.[3][49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Kahn | United States | The 360-foot (110 m), concrete-hulled cargo ship was severely damaged in a typhoon atSaipan on 10 September 1946 and declared aconstructive total loss on 9 October. She wasscuttled by theUnited States Army at (13°24′N144°15′E / 13.400°N 144.250°E /13.400; 144.250).[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Carmita | United States Navy | TheTrefoil-classconcrete barge was reported as sunk by the Ship Repair Facility, Manicani, nearSamar, Philippines.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sevilla | Norway | The cargo ship collided withClio (Norway) west ofBloksen and sank with the loss of ten crew. She was on a voyage fromBergen, Norway toGeneva, Switzerland.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Titania | Norway | The cargo ship struck a mine off the Dutch coast (53°35′N4°35′E / 53.583°N 4.583°E /53.583; 4.583) whilst on a voyage fromAntwerp, Belgium toOslo, Norway. Declared a constructive total loss and scrapped atStavanger, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hrvatska |  Yugoslavia | TheVictory ship struck anaval mine in theAdriatic Sea nearDubrovnik and was beached to prevent sinking. Raised, repaired, and returned to service in 1949.[52] |
| Kunitsu Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | TheKamitsu-class transport, irreparably damaged when sunk during World War II, was scuttled off Singapore sometime in March.[53] |
| USS LCT-746 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, sometime in March after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freelock | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank on this date.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stancliffe | United Kingdom | Thecollier ran aground atSharpness,Gloucestershire. She was declared aconstructive total loss but was later repaired and returned to service.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ernest G. Small | United States Navy | TheGearing-classdestroyer ran aground offBlock Island,Rhode Island.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hilary A. Herbert | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground in theScheldt. She was on a voyage from theHampton Roads,Virginia, toAntwerp. She was refloated on 13 April and towed in to Antwerp. Although declared aconstructive total loss, she was subsequently sold, repaired and returned to service.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia | Sweden | The cargo ship struck amine and sank offFalsterbo.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belpamela | Norway | Theheavy-lift ship sank in a storm offNewfoundland. The ship's cargo included 16locomotives for theFrench Railways.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth | United Kingdom | Theocean liner ran aground on the Brambles Bank in theSolent.[61] Refloated the next day.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georgie | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground atSt Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[63] |
| Empire Passmore | United Kingdom | Thecoaster struck amine off theHorsborough Lighthouse,Singapore and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage fromKuching,Malaya to Singapore. She was towed in to Singapore byAnhui (United Kingdom) Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[64] |
| Nicolaos G Kulukundis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground offBeachy Head,Sussex, United Kingdom.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grandcamp |  France | Texas City disaster: TheLiberty ship caught fire atTexas City, Texas, United States. She was obliterated by the explosion of her cargo of explosives. Around 580 people were killed. |
| Great Isaac | United States | Whiletowing theLiberty shipThomas M. Cooley (United States), the 1,117 GRTtug sank in 90 feet (27 m) of water offBarnegat Light, New Jersey, after colliding with thecargo shipBandeirante (Norway) in densefog.Bandeirante rescued her entire crew of 27.[65][66] |
| Wilson B. Keene | United States |  Texas City disaster: The Liberty ship was sunk by the explosion ofGrandcamp ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Harvey Adamson | United Kingdom | The 219.7 ft (67.0 m), 1,030 GRTBritish India Steam Navigation Company coastal steamship disappeared in theAndaman Sea en route fromRangoon toTavoy,Burma. All 64 crew and 205 passengers were lost.[67][68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samtampa | United Kingdom | The Liberty ship was driven ashore atSker Point, Glamorgan and broke in three. All 39 crew were lost, as well as all eight crew of theMumbles lifeboatEdward, Prince of Wales ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |
| HMS Warspite | Royal Navy | Thebattleship ran aground atPrussia Cove after parting tow on final voyage fromPortsmouth to the breakers yard on theClyde.[69] Towed toMarazion in 1950 and dismantled.[70][71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benghazi | United Kingdom | The trawler, a sold off Castle-class naval trawler, was driven aground in a gale on rocks offEilean Dubh Beag (Little Black Isle),Firth of Lorne falling on her beams end. Twelve crewmen made it to shore in her boat, but one died of hypothermia after plugging a leak with his hand. The vessel later floated free but was driven ashore again onFladda Island inLuing Sound. Of the four crew still on board one was washed away and the other three rescued by alifeboat. Two days later another gale struck causing her to slip off the rocks and sink, a total loss.[72][73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merganser | United Kingdom | The ship collided withNorwalk Victory (United States) and sank in theRiver Scheldt betweenDoel andLiefkenshoek.[74] Raised on 2 July and beached. Repaired between 1949 and 1951, sold and returned to service.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Witherington | Royal Navy | Under tow to the breaker's yard, the decommissionedAdmiralty modified W-classdestroyer parted her tow line in a gale and was wrecked on the northeast coast ofEngland off the mouth of theRiver Tyne. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teniente Pratt Gill |  Paraguay | Paraguayan Civil War: The transport was attacked by two aircraft and forced to run aground atRío Pilcomayo.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Nicolao | Panama | The cargo ship departed from theTees on 2 April bound forGibraltar. No further trace.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wicklow Head | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground nearPort Mouton,Nova Scotia, Canada. All 30 crew were rescued by the fishing vesselRay Richard (Canada).[78]Wicklow Head was on a voyage fromArdrossan,Ayrshire toSaint John, New Brunswick, Canada. She was further damaged in storms between 8 and 12 June and was declared aconstructive total loss.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muirchú |  Irish Naval Service | The decommissionedpatrol vessel sank in theIrish Sea off theSaltee Islands,County Wexford, Ireland, while under tow to a scrapyard. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stanhill | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground atCape Palmas, Liberia. She was on a voyage fromLagos, Nigeria to theClyde. She was looted and set afire by the local inhabitants and was consequently declared aconstructive total loss.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balena | United Kingdom | The whaler ran aground on the Shipwash Shoal, off the coast ofEssex. Refloated but again ran aground.[81] |
| SATSGeneral Botha |  South African Navy | Thedecommissionedaccommodation ship was sunk as a target inFalse Bay offSimonstown, South Africa.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balena | United Kingdom | The whaler ran aground offGorleston,Norfolk.[83] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Oklahoma | United States Navy | The decommissionedNevada-classbattleship sank under tow 540 nautical miles (1,000 km) offPearl Harbor,Hawaii, while on her way toSan Francisco, California, for scrapping. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kairyu Maru |  Japan | The ship was sunk by amine.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Mallard | United States Navy | The decommissionedLapwing-class minesweeper was sunk as a target by thesubmarineUSS Piper ( United States Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newhall Hills | United States | The tanker collided withMonica (Sweden) off theGoodwin Sands,Kent, United Kingdom causing an explosion in No.2 tank and subsequent fire. Two hours later, an explosion blew off her bow forward of No.3 tank and that section sank.Newhall Hills was towed toSheerness.[85] |
| Oceanic II | Belgium | Thetrawler was in collision withJohn la Farge ( United States) and was cut in two. She sank with the loss of three of her five crew.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trader Horn | United Kingdom | Theschooner foundered in the Caribbean with the loss of two of her five crew.[86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | Germany | The former cruiser was scuttled in theSkagerrak to dispose of chemical weapons.[87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. D. J. | United Kingdom | The 87.3-foot (26.6 m), 100-ton drifter failed to make daily contact on 12 May. Debris later found indicated she was sunk by a mine in the North Sea. Lost with all nine hands.[88][89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor | Canada | The cargo ship struck a rock and sank ofIsle Royale,Lake Superior with the loss of twelve of her 33 crew. The survivors were rescued byUSCGC Kimball ( United States Coast Guard).[90] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS LCT 1068 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft tank was lost on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loch Hope | United Kingdom | The 125.4-foot (38.2 m), 273.94-ton trawler was sunk by a mine that came up in her nets off the east coast of Iceland. One person was killed, and the 17 survivors, of whom 8 were wounded, were rescued byUrka (United Kingdom).[91][92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winifred | United States | The 13 GRT, 37-foot (11 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atUganik,Territory of Alaska.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Karluk | United States | The 15 GRT, 32.6-foot (9.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire offKumlik Island (56°38′N157°24′W / 56.633°N 157.400°W /56.633; -157.400 (Kumlik Island)) on the south coast of theAlaska Peninsula in theTerritory of Alaska.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairplay II | United Kingdom |  Netherlands).Fairplay II was refloated on 13 August. Although declared aconstructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heron | Greece | The cargo ship collided withStal (Denmark) in theEnglish Channel offFolkestone,Kent, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of one of her 24 crew. The survivors were rescued bySuavity (United Kingdom).[95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LCT-816 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was sunk in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, sometime in June after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[96] |
| Ourang Medan | Netherlands | Theghost ship allegedly exploded and sank after its crew died under suspicious circumstances. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Panigaglia |  Italy | The ship exploded atSanto Stefano,Sardinia, killing 68 people.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kronholm | Norway | The formerminesweeper was destroyed by fire at the Soon shipyard.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. Xilas | Greece | TheDesign 1022 ship caught fire atKo Sichang, Thailand. She was beached and abandoned, and sank on 13 July.[97] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARP Humaitá | Paraguayan Navy (Revolutionary) | Paraguayan Civil War: TheHumaitá-classgunboat, under control of Revolutionaries, was bombed and damaged by governmentNorth American T-6 Texan aircraft and forced to run aground off Ituzaingó. Refloated 13 August.[98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow III | United States | The 139 GRT, 100.3-foot (30.6 m)fishing vessel was wrecked inMarmot Bay (58°03′52″N152°15′16″W / 58.0644°N 152.2544°W /58.0644; -152.2544 (Marmot Bay)) onAfognak Island in theKodiak Archipelago nearAfognak,Territory of Alaska.[99] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Lark | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (47°55′N8°25′W / 47.917°N 8.417°W /47.917; -8.417) with a cargo of obsolete chemical bombs and contaminated soil.[100] |
| Ramdas |  India | The coastal passenger ship sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) offBombay with the loss of around 600 lives.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avis | United States | The 8 GRT, 31-foot (9.4 m)fishing vessel sank inCross Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kheng | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship ran aground at Chilang Point,Hong Kong. All on board, more than 1,800 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage fromRangoon,Burma toAmoy, China. She was a total loss.[103] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nascopie | Canada | The steamer was wrecked nearCape Dorset near the southern tip of Canada'sBaffin Island. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lützow |  Kriegsmarine | World War II: The capturedDeutschland-classcruiser was sunk by theSoviet Union in theBaltic Sea offŚwinoujście, Poland, during weapons testing.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Lifeguard | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was sunk atHaifa,Palestine bylimpet mines which had been placed on her hull whilst atFamagusta, Cyprus. Refloated on 8 August, subsequently repaired and returned to service.[105] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Liberty | Norway | TheLiberty ship caught fire atBrest, France whilst unloading a cargo ofammonium nitrate. Later towed out of port. Attempts by theFrench Navy to scuttle her failed. She exploded and was obliterated apart from her stern.[3][106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Chewink | United States Navy | The decommissionedLapwing-classminesweeper was sunk as a target inLong Island Sound offNew London, Connecticut. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCSHeyong | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Thelanding craft tank ran aground and was stranded in a river inJiangsu Province. Captured and put in Communist Chinese service.[107] |
| Kapsul |  Soviet Navy | Thepatrol vessel ran aground. She was refloated in July 1948.[108] |
| Leighton | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[109] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown cargo ship | Paraguay (Revolutionary) | Paraguayan Civil War: The twin-masted river cargo ship was bombed by government aircraft atPuerto Ybapobó, causing her cargo of ammo and explosives to explode.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ole II | United States | The 8 GRT, 31.9-foot (9.7 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inUnion Bay in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[111] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leighton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled with an obsolete cargo of ammunition, 100 nautical miles (190 km) northwest ofMalin Head (56°22′N9°27′W / 56.367°N 9.450°W /56.367; -9.450).[112][113] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gravina Point | United States | The 59 GRT, 71.6-foot (21.8 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atCordova,Territory of Alaska.[114] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Red Gauntlet | United Kingdom | The 154.6-foot (47.1 m), 422-ton trawler, a sold offTree-class trawler/minesweeping trawler, was wrecked on a reef atSouth Cape,Spitzbergen. All 22 hands rescued byNorthern Spray (United Kingdom).[115][116] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helium BCL 3051 | United States | The 265-foot (81 m), B5-BJ1-class concrete-hulledbarge dragged her anchor in heavy seas and stranded on a reef atWaikiki, Hawaii (21°16′N157°50′W / 21.267°N 157.833°W /21.267; -157.833). The wreck was dispersed with explosives in July 1948 after attempts to refloat her failed.[117] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graf Zeppelin | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The captured, incompleteGraf Zeppelin-classaircraft carrier was sunk by theSoviet Union in theBaltic Sea offŚwinoujście, Poland, during weapons testing.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo | United States | The 23 GRT, 42.9-foot (13.1 m)fishing vessel sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) offNinilchik Light (60°03′N151°40′W / 60.050°N 151.667°W /60.050; -151.667 (Ninilchik Light)) nearNinilchik,Territory of Alaska.[118] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire John | United Kingdom | TheLarch-class tug struck amine offKiel,Allied-occupied Germany. She was towing acorvette fromHarwich,Essex toCopenhagen, Denmark. She put in to Kiel. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[119] |
| VAS 234 |  Regia Marina | TheVAS 231-classsubmarine chaser burned at Vinice.[120] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS S-24 | United States Navy | The decommissionedS-class submarine was sunk for use as asonar target in the Pacific Ocean offPortland, Oregon. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UnidentifiedMAS boat | Regia Marina | The captured MAS boat was sunk by explosives offMarsaxlokk,Malta. Five other MAS boats were scuttled in open seas.[121] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tidings | United States | The 17 GRT, 40.5-foot (12.3 m)fishing vessel ran aground and sank offSoapstone Point (58°06′10″N136°29′50″W / 58.10278°N 136.49722°W /58.10278; -136.49722 (Tidings)) inCross Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[122] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matagalpa | United States Army | The fire-damaged fast transport, a formerClemson-class destroyer, was scuttled offSydney,New South Wales, Australia. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norfisk | Norway | The cargo ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage fromAalborg, Denmark toTórshavn, theFaroe Islands.[3] |
| RFA Thorpebay |  Royal Fleet Auxiliary | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (47°47′03″N8°21′00″W / 47.78417°N 8.35000°W /47.78417; -8.35000) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[123] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goma | Norway | The cargo ship sank north of the Tylön Lightship whilst on a voyage from Aalborg, Denmark toGdańsk, Poland.[3] |
| Thomas Altoft | United Kingdom | The sold offCastle-class trawler was wrecked on the rocks offGlas Island,Scalpay, Harris, a constructive total loss. All 14 hands rescued byFlanders (United Kingdom). Theskipper ofFlanders was awarded an inscribed silver bowl for the feat of seamanship in the rescue.[124][125] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Warrnambool | Royal Australian Navy |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rolfsøy | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground offEgersund whilst on a voyage fromFredrikstad toHarstad, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset | Norway | The cargo ship sank off the coast of Norway whilst on a voyage fromRaufarhafn toÅkrehamn.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LCI(L)-332 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Infantry was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,,Marshall Islands after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests.[126] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Douglas H. Fox | United States Navy | TheAllen M. Sumner-classdestroyer struck amine and was damaged in theAdriatic Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) offTrieste, Italy. Three of her crew were killed.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LCT-412 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[127] |
| USS LCT-705 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[128] |
| USS LCT-818 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[129] |
| USS LCT-874 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[130] |
| USS LCT-1013 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[131] |
| USS LCT-1078 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[132] |
| USS LCT-1112 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[133] |
| USS LCT-1113 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean offKwajalein Atoll,Marshall Islands, sometime in September after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests of 1946.[134] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reine II | Norway | The cargo ship sank offHalmstad, Sweden, with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage for Halmstad toOslo, Norway, and may have struck a mine.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troll | Norway | The cargo ship collided in theØresund with theDFDS shipJolantha (Denmark) and sank. Raised on 22 January 1948 and repaired atCopenhagen, Denmark. Returned to service asBandak.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | United States | The 17 GRT, 40-foot (12.2 m)motor vessel was destroyed by fire on a beach onGravina Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska betweenRosa Reef (55°24′46″N131°48′10″W / 55.4128°N 131.8028°W /55.4128; -131.8028 (Rosa Reef)) andChannel Island (55°26′48″N131°52′45″W / 55.44667°N 131.87917°W /55.44667; -131.87917 (Channel Island)).[102] |
| USS Crittenden | United States Navy | The decommissionedGilliam-classattack transport was sunk in an explosives test in the Pacific Ocean off theFarallon Islands. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty Hindley | United Kingdom | Thecoaster struck a mine offScarborough,Yorkshire and broke her back. She was beached sinking by the bows. One crewmember was killed.Betty Hindley was on a voyage fromLondon to theRiver Tyne. She was a total loss.[135][136] |
| Bro | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Iceland whilst on a voyage fromSandur, Faroe Islands toReykjavík, Iceland.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream | Canada | The ferry was wrecked offPowell River, British Columbia.[137] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Gillstone | Norway | TheIsles-class trawler was driven ashore at Kvalbeinsrumen,Jæren, Norway whilst on a voyage fromBergen toRisør for conversion to a merchant ship. Later refloated and returned to Bergen.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auk | United States | The 28 GRT, 60.2-foot (18.3 m)tug was wrecked at the mouth of theUgashik River on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alannah | United States | The 41 GRT, 51.1-foot (15.6 m)fishing vessel was wrecked offCape Fox Island (54°45′50″N130°51′00″W / 54.76389°N 130.85000°W /54.76389; -130.85000 (Cape Fox Island)) inDixon Entrance inSoutheast Alaska.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corona | Norway | The cargo ship, which had been refloated two days earlier having sunk on 24 February 1943, sank in theMediterranean Sea whilst under tow 20 nautical miles (37 km) north ofDerna, Libya.[138] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oda | Norway | The cargo ship capsized and sank atPuerto Cabezas, Nicaragua whilst being loaded with a cargo of timber bound forMaracaibo, Venezuela.[3] |
| U-190 | Royal Canadian Navy | TheType IXC/40submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean byAvro Anson,Fairey Firefly,Fairey Swordfish andSupermarine Seafire aircraft of theRoyal Canadian Air Force and byHMCS Haida,HMCS New Liskeard andHMCS Nootka (all Royal Canadian Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LCI(L)-327 | United States Navy | The decommissionedLanding Craft, Infantry was destroyed atBascombe Island (Meck Island),Kwajalein,Marshall Islands after use as a target in theOperation Crossroadsatomic bomb tests.[139] |
| Matrona | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship capsized atBirkenhead,Cheshire. Righted in June 1949, she was declared aconstructive total loss and scrapped.[123][140][141] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolly | Norway | The cargo ship sank offMariager whilst on a voyage from Mariager toIsefjord, Denmark.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tilla | Norway | The cargo ship sank offFosnes Municipality whilst on a voyage fromRanders toFredrikstad, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo Montjuich |  Spain | The vessel broke moorings, collided with another ship and was driven ashore atGijón, France. The ship was refloated in March 1948, repaired and returned to service.[142] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mona | Norway | Thesailing barge sank offLille Marnet whilst on a voyage fromHorsens toSlemmestad, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United States | The 19 GRT, 43.1-foot (13.1 m)motor vessel sank inLisianski Inlet (58°07′30″N136°27′30″W / 58.12500°N 136.45833°W /58.12500; -136.45833 (Lisianski Inlet)) inSoutheast Alaska.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueity | United Kingdom | Thecoastaltanker struck amine and sank offTerschelling,Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage fromBremen,Allied-occupied Germany toBromborough,Cheshire.[143] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roald Amundsen | Norway | TheLiberty ship ran aground atSkudeneshavn whilst on a voyage fromAntwerp, Belgium toNarvik, Norway. Broke into three on 15 January 1948, with two sections sinking. The remaining section was scrappedin situ during the summer of 1948.[3][144] |
| U-234 | United States Navy | %2c_20_November_1947_(80-G-704673).jpg) TheType Xsubmarine was sunk as atorpedo target in the Atlantic Ocean off theUnited States East Coast by the submarineUSS Greenfish ( |
| U-889 | United States Navy | TheType IXC/40submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States byUSS Flying Fish ( United States Navy).[146] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havøy I | Norway | Thecargo ship sank offLillesand after strikingflotsam whilst on a voyage fromOslo toBergen, Norway.[3] |
| U-858 | United States Navy | TheType IXC/40submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off theUnited States East Coast by the submarineUSS Sirago ( United States Navy).[147] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Pass | United States | The 32 GRT, 46.6-foot (14.2 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inSoutheast Alaska 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km) north-northeast ofRocky Island Light and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) fromPoint Couverden (58°11′25″N135°03′10″W / 58.19028°N 135.05278°W /58.19028; -135.05278 (Point Couverden)) on the southeastern tip ofCouverden Island.[148] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USATClarksdale Victory | United States Army | TheVictory ship was wrecked at Hippa Reef Island,British Columbia, Canada, with the loss of 49 of her 53 crew.[149][150] |
| Sunbird | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank in theRiver Thames at Limehouse Reach, London with the loss of two of her six crew.[151] |
| Vaagar | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground offGothenburg, Sweden whilst on a voyage fromMenstad, Norway toHälsingborg, Sweden.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John E. Schmeltzer | United States | TheLiberty ship was driven ashore and wrecked onSanto Antão, Cape Verde whilst on a voyage fromRosario, Argentina toGothenburg, Sweden.[152] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| President Reitz | Union of South Africa | TheLiberty ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of theZitzihamma River. She was on a voyage fromTable Bay toDurban. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[153] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-530 | United States Navy | TheType IXC/40submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean north east ofCape Cod,Massachusetts. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stenberg | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground atTromøya with the loss of three crew. She was on a voyage fromSkjebergkilen toKristiansand, Norway.[3] |
| Oval | Norway | The convertedPortuguese-classnaval trawler sank offTrelleborg whilst on a voyage fromStettin, Poland toBergen, Norway.[3] |
| Sonny Boy | Belgium | Thefishing boat was sunk in a collision with theVictory shipVinkt (Belgium in theEnglish Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) offDungeness,Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her six crew. The survivors were rescued byVinkt.[154] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo Coca | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of theFerrol and was wrecked with the loss of 46 of her 50 crew.[155] |
| Sonny Boy | Belgium | The trawler was in collision with the cargo shipVinkt and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) west ofDungeness, England.[156] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ponaganset | United States Navy | TheSuamico-classfleet replenishment oiler broke in two atBoston, Massachusetts. Not repaired, scrapped in 1949.[157] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dhoon | United Kingdom | The 137.1-foot (41.8 m), 323-ton trawler was wrecked atLatrabjarg, Iceland. Four crew killed.[158] |
| Jerry S | United States | The 41-foot (12.5 m)troller departedSitka,Territory of Alaska, bound forRed Bluff Bay (56°51′47″N134°46′26″W / 56.8631°N 134.7738°W /56.8631; -134.7738 (Red Bluff Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska. The vessel disappeared with the loss of all three men on board. Wreckage fromJerry S was discovered nearPeschani Point (57°32′12″N135°19′23″W / 57.5367°N 135.3231°W /57.5367; -135.3231 (Peschani Point)) in Southeast Alaska on 16 March 1948.[159] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BO-302 | Soviet Navy | TheBO-201-classsubmarine chaser was wrecked on this date. |
| Francis P. Duke |  Newfoundland | The schoonerFrancis P. Duke was lost at sea and the wreckage drifted ashore on the north side of Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. The schooner had been driven ashore by the southeast gale. All crew perished in the incident.[160] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kallipoi | Greece | TheLiberty ship struck amine, broke in three and sank offRijeka,Yugoslavia.[144] She was on a voyage fromCharleston, South Carolina, United States to Rijeka.[58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skoghaug | Norway | The cargo ship sank off the Dutch coast with the loss of all 26 crew after hitting amine. She was on a voyage fromRotterdam, Netherlands toOslo, Norway.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kina | Denmark | Thecargo liner ran aground onSamandag Island, Philippines and was wrecked.[161] |
| Samuel Bakke | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground whilst going to the aid ofKina (Denmark). She was refloated and rescued five crew fromKina.[161] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer | United States | The 61 GRT, 64.5-foot (19.7 m)motorcargo vessel sank atKanatak (57°34′05″N156°02′15″W / 57.56806°N 156.03750°W /57.56806; -156.03750 (Kanatak)),Territory of Alaska.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alek | Norway | The cargo ship sank offFarsund, Norway.[3] |
| Alice L. Pendleton | United States | The 228-foot (69 m), 1,349 GRT four-mastedlumberschooner was abandoned at thePalmer Shipyard on the west side of theMystic River inNoank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.[162] |
| Ark | United States | Themotor vessel blew ashore and broke up inAmalga Harbor (58°29′30″N134°47′20″W / 58.49167°N 134.78889°W /58.49167; -134.78889 (Amalga Harbor)) inSoutheast Alaska sometime during or after 1947.[102] |
| B D Co. No. 7 | United States | The 67-ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) woodenscow was wrecked on the shore atCape Suckling (59°59′30″N145°53′00″W / 59.99167°N 145.88333°W /59.99167; -145.88333 (Cape Suckling)),Territory of Alaska, in late 1947.[163] |
| John I. Nolan | United States | TheLiberty ship struck a reef in thePacific Ocean and was severely damaged. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[164] |
| Lanikai | United States Navy | The decommissionedschooner sank inSubic Bay in a storm in February 1946 or during a typhoon sometime in 1947.[165][166] |
| USS Lignite | United States Army | TheTrefoil-classconcrete barge, while under tow, broke free during a typhoon and ended up on the fringing reef offEil Malk,Palau (7°9′15″N134°21′45″E / 7.15417°N 134.36250°E /7.15417; 134.36250) sometime before salvage of her cargo started in September.[167] |
| Unknown | France | A concrete-hulled tugboat, possibly converted to a barge, was wrecked on Omaha Beach, Normandy, in a winter storm in 1946 or 1947. Broken up as a hazard to swimmers in March 2023.[168] |
A mystery to the Swedish authorities was the loss of the 1030-ton S.S. Sten Sture which with 5 officers and a crew of 13 disappeared after leaving Gdańsk for Helsingborg on January 26, 1947.
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