Thelist of shipwrecks in 1913 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1913.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Town Harbor |  United States | The motor boat sank at Black Rock nearBridgeport, Connecticut.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. R. Bennett | United States | The 32 GRTschooner was stranded at theDelaware Breakwater offLewes, Delaware. Work removing the wreck finished 19 October. Both people on board survived.[2][3] |
| El Dorado | United States | The passenger/cargo ship sank in a gale in theAtlantic Ocean south ofCape Hatteras with all 39 hands.[4][5] |
| Future | United States | The 613 GRTschooner foundered in theAtlantic Ocean east ofNorth Carolina at34°08′N075°10′W / 34.133°N 75.167°W /34.133; -75.167 (Future) with the loss of three lives. There were five survivors.[2] |
| Indrakuala |  United Kingdom | The steamer was damaged in a collision in thick fog withJulia Luckenbach ( United States) inChesapeake Bay. After the incident she either anchored or was beached to prevent sinking.[6][7][8] |
| USS Jamestown | United States Navy | The decommissionedsloop-of-war was destroyed by fire atNorfolk Navy Yard inPortsmouth,Virginia. |
| Julia Luckenbach | United States | The ocean liner was sunk in a collision in thick fog withIndrakuala ( United Kingdom) inChesapeake Bay. Her captain, his wife, and 13 crew were killed. Survivors were rescued byIndrakuala andPennsylvania ( Netherlands).[9][7][8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bombay | United States | Thewhaleback barge sank in a gale inNantucket Sound five miles (8.0 km) northwest of Handkerchief Lightship in 36 feet of water. Two crew killed, the other 3 crew rescued by her tow vessel.[1][10][11] |
| Ellen W. Moore | United States | The canal boat sank in a gale inside the breakwater atNewhaven, Connecticut.[12] |
| Hattie | United States | The fishing steamer sank at the wharf of theNewport Cold Storage Company,Newport, Rhode Island.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheslakee |  Canada | _capsized_at_Van_Anda%2c_BC_22_Jan_1913.jpg) |
| Rosecrans | United States | Theoil tanker on her voyage fromMonterrey, Mexico, toPortland, Oregon ran into gale of the mouth of theColumbia River and went aground on Peacock Spit. The vessel broke into two and sank with the loss of 30 or 33 of her 36 crew.[13][14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Jane | United States | The 124 GRTschooner was stranded atEastern Point atGloucester, Massachusetts. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| James T. Staples | United States | The sternwheelpaddle steamer, registered asJas. T. Staples, was destroyed by aboiler explosion on theTombigbee River inAlabama six miles (9.7 km) above the current dayCoffeeville Lock and Dam. The explosion killed 26 people, including her captain, and injured 21. Survivors were rescued by the sternwheel paddle steamerJohn Quill ( United States).[8][15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herman Winter | United States | The steamer stranded nearNixes Mate in the harbor atBoston, Massachusetts in a gale. refloated and returned to service.[16] |
| Uranium | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship ran aground on Shoal Point,Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia. All on board, over 900 people, survived. She was later refloated and taken toHalifax, Nova Scotia where temporary repairs were done 26 January–10 February. She then sailed toNew York City for permanent repairs.[17][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cobequid | United Kingdom | The passenger ship was wrecked in a severe storm onTrinity Rock nearGrand Manan and broke up.[19][20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| California |  Grand Duchy of Finland | Thebarque was wrecked onSt Mary's Island,Northumberland,United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her crew. She was under tow fromNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland toRotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands.[21] |
| Werner Kunstmann |  Germany | The vessel ran aground atLindisfarne, Northumberland and was wrecked.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | Russia | Thepassenger ship caught fire and was abandoned in theRed Sea offPort Sudan,Egypt. The derelict hulk was sunk by explosives on 23 January.[23] |
| Veronese | United Kingdom | The 7,877 GRTLamport and Holt Line general cargo/passenger vessel. Sailing from Liverpool with a stop in Vigo, Spain, and carrying 221 people on board to Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina, collided in fog with rocks nearLeça da Palmeira, Portugal. The rescue lasted more than 48 hours due to sea state using cables back and forth and two rescue boats to recover those who threw themselves into the sea. There were 38 casualties, 5 of them crewmen.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brodland | United Kingdom | Thesteamship was driven ashore and wrecked atPort Talbot,Glamorgan,Wales. Her 42 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot toPunta Arenas, Chile.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | United States | The barge sank offSouth West Ledge nearNew London, Connecticut.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ulstermore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked on Taylor's Bank, inLiverpool Bay. She was on a voyage fromBaltimore, Maryland, United States toLiverpool,Lancashire.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | United States | Thelaunch was lost inGalena Bay (60°55′20″N146°37′00″W / 60.92222°N 146.61667°W /60.92222; -146.61667 (Galena Bay)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska after a line fouled herpropeller in rough seas. Two men on board lost their lives.[27] |
| Mermaid | United States | Thelaunch was lost inValdez Narrows (61°03′15″N146°40′30″W / 61.05417°N 146.67500°W /61.05417; -146.67500 (Valdez Narrows)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska with the loss of one life.Alaska Natives in abidarka rescued her sole survivor.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Story | United States | The 58 GRT was stranded on theMatagorda Peninsula on the coast ofTexas. All eight people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Georgetown | United States | The 599 GRTschooner was lost in collision with thescrew steamerPrinz Oskar ( Germany) off theDelaware Capes at the entrance toDelaware Bay. All eight people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monarch | United States | The tow steamer sank inTchula Lake,Mississippi. Five crew drowned.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vasco | United States | The steamer was wrecked/sank atYabucoa, Puerto Rico. The wreck was removed by June, 1914.[29][30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Âsâr-ı Tevfik |  Ottoman Navy | First Balkan War: TheÂsâr-ı Tevfik-class ironclad ran aground on a rock during operations against Bulgarian forces nearYalıköy, Istanbul. The grounded vessel was destroyed by seas and Bulgarian artillery over the next few days. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borealis | United States | The 764 GRTschooner was stranded in the Friendly Islands (nowTonga). All 11 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Althea Franklin | United States | The 36 GRTschooner departedPensacola,Florida, bound for theCampecheBanks off the coast ofMexico with eight people on board and was never heard from again.[2] |
| Epidauro |  Austria-Hungary | Thesteamship ran aground atOverton,Glamorgan,United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
| Pisagua |  Norway | She was stranded atLow Island,South Shetland Islands. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluebell | United Kingdom | Thesteamship struck rocks in Culver's Hole and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Port Eynon Lifeboat.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advent | United States | The 431 GRTschooner was stranded inCoos Bay on the coast ofOregon. All eight people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R. Bowers | United States | The schooner went ashore onLong Sand Shoal nearCranes Reef inLong Island Sound.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scow #2 | United States | TheBoston Sanitary Department scow sank sometime in February in the area ofBoston, Massachusetts.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Almira | United States | The 26 GRTschooner was stranded atSand Island on the coast ofAlabama. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John T. Russell | United States | The schooner sank in thelong Island Sound one mile (1.6 km) east south east ofShippan Point. Part of her cargo was salvaged. Wreck raised on 23 July 1913. Her spars were removed and she was resunk in deep water.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Whitman | United States | Theschooner barge broke in two after wrecking onDevils Back inBroad Sound,Boston, Massachusetts. Wreck stripped by the salvage company. Wreckage washed ashore on Deer Island removed in July, another piece washed ashore there in October and was burned.[31][32][11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alum Chine | United Kingdom | Thesteamship's cargo ofdynamite exploded atBaltimore, Maryland in thePatapsco River killing 30 people and injuring 60.[33] |
| Atlantic | United States | Thetug was sunk atBaltimore, Maryland, by the explosion ofAlum Chine ( United Kingdom). Her captain and mate were killed.[33][34] |
| Unknown barge | United States | A barge/scow was sunk atBaltimore, Maryland, by the explosion ofAlum Chine ( United Kingdom). She was alongside transferring the cargo of dynamite.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lugano | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked onAjax Reef offKey West, Florida.[36][37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clydehaugh | United Kingdom | The steam barge foundered in a gale inCaernarfon Bay, while under tow of tugFoam ( United Kingdom) fromNewlyn toChester after engine breakdown; crew of three reachedRhosneigr.[38][39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United States | The steam schooner went ashore on a reef offStewart's Point in a storm and broke up.[40][41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Scott | United States | The 83 GRTschooner was stranded inQuoddy Bay on the coast ofMaine. All three people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antioch | United States | The 986 GRTbarquentine was stranded atOquan Beach on the coast ofNew Jersey. All 10 people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wyckoff | United States | Thelighter was sunk in a collision in the Upper Bay Harbor ofNew York City. The wreck was removed and cargo salvaged between June and September.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford N. Carver | United States | The 1,101 GRT four-mastedschooner was wrecked onTennessee Reef in theFlorida Keys. All nine people on board survived.[2][42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forest City | United States | Theschooner was sunk in a collision withPeter in the harbor atVineyard Haven, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lyman D. Foster | United States | The 778 GRTschooner, when caught in a hurricane, dismasted, lost all its boats and deck cargo, and was partly filled with water, in theLau islands ofFiji. All survived, after abandoning the barely floating hull, on 1 May 1913, and making forKabara using sailing scows that the crew had made themselves. The hull and part of the cargo of lumber were salvaged.[43][44][45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Holbrook | United States | The 722 GRTschooner was stranded inHillsboro Inlet on the coast ofFlorida. All eight people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Red Skin | United States | Thelighter sank at the New Line Dock atFall River, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Irene E. Messervey | United States | Theschooner caught fire and was beached atTarpaulin Cove, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burnside | United States | The 855 GRTschooner foundered in theAtlantic Ocean off the coast ofLong Island,New York, 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) south of theFire IslandLightship. All four people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helena | United States | The 184 GRTschooner was stranded on the coast ofMaine nearPort Clyde. All six people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pell S. C. Vought | United States | Theschooner broke up after going ashore onLittle Gull Island, New York.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis A. Rice | United States | Theschooner ran on the rocks atNahant, Massachusetts. Salvage operations were abandoned shortly after they were begun, owing to the unfavorable conditions at the location of the wreck.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alex C. Roesch | United States | The dredge burned and sank inSarasota Bay. The wreck was dragged ashore and burned from 13–20 October 1913.[46] |
| Curacao | United States | The 1,503 GRT, 241.3-foot (73.5 m)steamschooner ran aground onBoulder Spit onFish Egg Island in theTerritory of Alaska. Thesurvey shipUSC&GS Thomas R. Gedney andlaunchesUSC&GS Cosmos andLaunch 117 (all United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) pulled her off on 29–30 April.[47] She returned to service.[48] |
| Hector | United States | The smallsteamer, which operated as acannery tender andtugboat inWashington in theSan Juan Islands and onPuget Sound, was offPurdy Spit immediately following aboiler refit when she suffered acoal gas explosion and fire. She was towed to shore and burned out.[citation needed] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The woodenschooner on voyage from St. Sampson,Guernsey, toRochester with a cargo of stone, was wrecked on Flat Rock (La Platte), offSaint Sampson, Guernsey.[49][50] |
| Harold | United States | The dredge burned and sank in theLindenhurst Canal,Long Island, New York. The wreck was removed on 22 September 1913.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | United States | The steamer struck a railroad bridge in theTensas River atClayton, Louisiana. After striking she bounced off, struck it again, and careened over filling with water. The swift flood current carried her1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) down river before fully sinking. 14 or 22 drowned, with 107 persons saved, many by getting on the bridge.[13][51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadosia | United States | The barge sank in the harbor atLynn, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron City | United States | Theschooner barge was cut in two and sunk in a collision withThomas F. Cole ( United States) offRussell Island in 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) of water in theSt. Clair River, a total loss. The wreck was removed in July.[52][53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cromdale | United Kingdom | She was wrecked onBass Point,Cornwall, without loss of life.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chemung | United States | The barge went ashore onLong Sand Shoal inLong Island Sound after breaking from the tow of the tugFulton ( United States).[36] |
| Pohatcong | United States | The barge went ashore onLong Sand Shoal inLong Island Sound after breaking from the tow of the tugFulton ( United States).[36] |
| Shickshinney | United States | The barge went ashore onLong Sand Shoal inLong Island Sound after breaking from the tow of the tugFulton ( United States).[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tolmie | United States | The barge was wrecked/sunk inLake St. Clair offGrosse Pointe, Michigan in a severe storm . The wreck was removed in September.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | United States | The 127 GRTschooner was stranded atWolf Cove, Nova Scotia,Canada. All 18 people on board survived.[2] |
| Beatrice L. Corkum | Canada | The schooner ran aground offClark's Harbor. Refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[56] |
| Dolorito | United States | The 6 GRTsloop was stranded onRoncador Shoal offFajardo,Puerto Rico. All three people on board survived.[2] |
| Fred C. Holden | United States | The 137 GRTschooner foundered offDamariscotta Island on the coast ofMaine. All six people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kurland | Germany | The ship collided withDeventia (flag unknown) and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) offSt Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight,United Kingdom.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oakwoods | United States | The schooner went ashore onPoint Judith, Rhode Island.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cañonero General Concha |  Spanish Navy | Thegunboat — officially classified as a third-classcruiser — ran aground in densefog on the coast of theSpanish protectorate in Morocco nearAlhucemas.Moroccanguerrillas attacked her, and her badly outnumbered crew of 53 defended her successfully for 15 hours until all of her survivors and dead had been transferred to several other Spanish Navy warships, which subsequently drove off the Moroccans with gunfire and then sankGeneral Concha – deemed beyond repair – with gunfire to prevent the Moroccans from looting her wreck.General Concha's crew suffered 16 men dead, 17 wounded, and 11 captured during the engagement; the attacking Moroccans' casualties are not known.[58] |
| Yukon | United States | During a voyage fromGoodnews Bay,Territory of Alaska, toSeattle,Washington, with three passengers, a crew of 42, and a cargo of 300 pounds (140 kg) of electrical materials aboard, the 688 GRT, 205-foot (62.5 m)steamer was wrecked in thickfog without loss of life atPetrof Point onSanak Island in the easternAleutian Islands. Therevenue cutterUSRC Tahoma (.png) United States Revenue Cutter Service) rescued her passengers and crew.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hustler | United States | The 14 GRTschooner foundered offYoungs Island,South Carolina. Both people on board survived.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Palmer | United States | The 276-foot (84 m), 2,193 GRT five-mastedschooner caught fire, burned to thewaterline, and sank in 85 feet (26 m) of water inMassachusetts Bay 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest ofRace Point,Provincetown,Massachusetts. All 11 people on board abandoned ship inlifeboats and were rescued by the fishing schoonerRose Dorothea (flag unknown).Paul Palmer's wreck lies in what is now theStellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.[60] |
| Unknown barge | United States | A barge broke up in high winds on the breakwater atCleveland, Ohio after the towline snapped from tow vesselGillen ( United States). The only person on board was rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service just before she struck.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 817 | United States | The lighter sank at theEdison Electric Light Company dock,South Boston, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Mary Arnold | United States | The tug sank at the entrance to theCape Cod Canal,Buzzards Bay,Massachusetts. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olympia | United States | The fishing schooner was sunk in a collision withSagamore ( United Kingdom) offSable Island, Nova Scotia. Six crew killed.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Boy | United States | The barge sank nearFaulkners Island,Connecticut.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Curacao | United States | Carrying 39 passengers, 51 crewmen, and a 200-ton cargo of general merchandise, the 1,503 GRT, 241.3-foot (73.5 m)steamschooner was wrecked on an uncharted rock on areef – thereafter known asCuracao Reef (55°39′20″N133°28′10″W / 55.65556°N 133.46944°W /55.65556; -133.46944 (Curacao Reef)) – 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west-southwest ofCulebra Island inTonowak Bay inSoutheast Alaska. Thesurvey shipUSC&GS Thomas R. Gedney (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) rescued everyone on board.Curacao was deemed atotal loss.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla | United States | The fishing schooner sank near Commonwealth Dock,South Boston, Massachusetts after being rammed by the steamerMachigonne (flag unknown).[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toanui | United Kingdom | TheGlasgow-registered salvage tug sailed fromGourock on 3 June 1913 on delivery to New Zealand and was lost on theSeven Stones Reef, betweenCornwall and theIsles of Scilly. Wreckage, first found on 11 June, was washed up on the North Cornwall coast and aroundLand's End andTol Pedn.[63][64][65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drill boat #4 | United States | The drill boat sank near the Commonwealth Dock atBoston, Massachusetts after catching and filling on a rising tide.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sweetheart | United States | The Schooner burned and sank in theSt. Clair River abreast the coal docks atAlgonac, Michigan. The wreck was removed in November, or site is a popular dive site.[55][66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucania | United States | The schooner stranded on the beach atTruro, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vivid | United Kingdom | TheRoyal Technical College, Glasgowtraining ship ran aground and wrecked atColonsay en route fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire toStornoway on her maiden voyage as a civilian training ship.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martin J. Marran | United States | The fishing steamer went ashore onSow and Pigs Reef, nearCuttyhunk Island,Massachusetts. Hauled off byUSRC Acushnet ().[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Josephine | United States | The lumber schooner ran aground due to a navigation error1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) off the entrance toOcracoke Inlet. Pulled off a week later.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Point | United States | The barge sank at the dock of theTaunton Municipal Lighting Company,Taunton, Massachusetts.[69] |
| J. H. Lunsmann | United States | Theschooner was rammed and sank at anchor off the Quarantine Station offBlack Point,San Francisco, California. Her 12 crew were rescued. Salvage attempts over six months failed, and the wreck was either blown up by theUnited States Navy or removed under contract of theUS Army Corps of Engineers with completion by 2 May 1914.[29][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Horner | United States | The 50 GRT, 72-foot (21.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inLynn Canal inSoutheast Alaska. Her crew of six survived.[71] |
| Nat Meader | United States | The schooner went ashore onFishers Island, New York.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K #4 | United States | The 15-tonscow broke loose from her moorings and was wrecked at N Clock Point inSoutheast Alaska.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naushon | United States | The yacht went on the rocks atWoods Hole, Massachusetts. The vessel was hauled off.[36] |
| Shinonome |  Imperial Japanese Navy | Thedestroyer was wrecked off the coast ofFormosa northwest ofAnping.[73][74] Her wreck broke up and sank on 23 July 1913. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | United States | The barge sank at the wharf ofSeaconnet Coal Company,Providence, Rhode Island.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Millinocket | United States | The steamer was beached atVineyard Haven, Massachusetts after colliding with the steamerPersian offPollock Rip.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wolloston | United States | The dredge sank at the wharf atWoods Hole, Massachusetts.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wait-A-While | United States | The gasoline supply boat burned and sank inGravesend Bay Harbor ofNew York City, near the entrance toConey Island Creek. The wreck was removed in October.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Southard | United States | The schooner turned on her beam ends and went aground in the harbor atDuck Island,Connecticut.[36][75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lena J. Bateman | United States | Thesloop was driven into a marsh in an unknown location in a heavy squall. Refloated.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corson | United States | Themotor vessel was lost atKetchikan,Territory of Alaska.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Susanna | The vessel was wrecked onZantman's Rock,Isles of Scilly. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dredge #1 | United States | The dredge sank at the Raymond Brothers' dock,South Norwalk, Connecticut.[36] |
| Seddon | United States | The 14 GRT, 52-foot (15.8 m)passengersteamboat sank inKotzebue Sound off theTerritory of Alaska. All three people on board survived.[77] |
| Sudden | United States | Themotor vessel was wrecked atKotzebue,Territory of Alaska.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donaldson | United States | Theschooner sank atCleveland, Ohio. Wreck removed late 1914-early 1915.[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| State of California | United States | Carrying 74 passengers, a crew of 76, and a cargo of about 500 tons of general merchandise, the 2,266 GRT, 300-foot (91.4 m)ironpassengersteamer sank inGambier Bay (57°28′N133°55′W / 57.467°N 133.917°W /57.467; -133.917 (Gambier Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska after striking an uncharted rock. Thirty-two of the 150 people on board perished.Launches from shore and from the steamerJefferson ( United States) rescued the 118 survivors.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | United States | While departingBarrow,Territory of Alaska, on 6 August bound forSeattle,Washington, with a cargo of 100 tons of general merchandise and a crew of 11 on board, the 547 GRT, 165.2-foot (50.4 m)schooner was trapped by ice. On 25 August, the ice crushed her and she was beached about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south-southwest ofCape Smyth (71°17′35″N156°47′15″W / 71.29306°N 156.78750°W /71.29306; -156.78750 (Cape Smyth)) to prevent her from sinking. All on board survived.[78] |
| Wasp | United States | After departingNunivak Island in theBering Sea with four crewmen and two passengers aboard, the 17 GRT, 42.2-foot (12.9 m)motor tradingschooner was stranded nearCape Avinoff,Territory of Alaska. All six people aboard abandoned ship and survived a five-day voyage toSt. Michael, Alaska, in adory without food or water. During the autumn of 1913, the abandonedWasp suffered severe ice damage, dragged heranchor during a storm, and sank near the mouth of theKuskokwim River.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kayak | United States | During a voyage fromSeldovia,Territory of Alaska, toSeattle,Washington, the 115 GRT, 91-foot (27.7 m)tug was wrecked during agale atPoint Carrew (59°33′30″N139°50′15″W / 59.55833°N 139.83750°W /59.55833; -139.83750 (Point Carrew)) inYakutat Bay on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska. Her crew of 10 abandoned ship inlifeboats and survived.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bakana | United Kingdom | TheElder Dempster 2,802 GRT cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked at Half Assini,Ghana in West Africa. She was carrying a cargo of wood from the West coast of Africa to Liverpool.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Geo. W. Wescott | United States | The schooner became water logged in a gale 14 miles (23 km) offBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin inLake Michigan. She was beached on a mudbank near theSturgeon Bay Ship Canal.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United States | The tow steamer was sunk when her boilers exploded oppositeGlenfield, Pennsylvania, seven miles (11 km) belowPittsburgh in theOhio River 200 feet (61 m) above Lock No. 2. The ship was later raised. Eight people were killed, six injured.[81][82][83] |
| Amaranth | United States | The 1,109-ton, four-mastedbarkentine was wrecked on the southeastern shore ofJarvis Island in thePacific Ocean. She became atotal loss.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard F. C. Hartley | United States | The schooner was wrecked on theNorth Carolina coast two miles (3.2 km) from theChicamacomico Life-Saving Station during a gale. The vessel grounded 1,200 to 1,500 feet (370 to 460 m) offshore and broke up. Two crew were killed while the rest of crew were rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[85][86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George W. Wells | United States | 1913 Hurricane No. 4: The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane 500 yards (460 m) offOcracoke Island, a total loss. The wreck was later burned. All 20 passengers and crew were rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service before she broke up.[87][88] |
| Grace G. Bennett | United States | Theschooner was wrecked in a storm near Portsmouth. Her crew was rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kittiwake | United States | The 23 GRT, 44.2-foot (13.5 m)fishing vessel was lost offCape Dezhnev on the coast ofSiberia.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate | United States | The steamer sank in theSavannah River. The wreck was removed by the government.[46] |
| T & J Mulqueen | United States | The coal barge sank in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water east of the channel for the harbor ofNew York City. The wreck and cargo were removed in September.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes G. Donahue | Canada | Theschooner was wrecked near thePoint Prim Lighthouse,Nova Scotia. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromAnnapolis, Nova Scotia toSaint John, New Brunswick.[90] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongrier |  Belgium | Ran aground offSaaremaa,Estonia. Raised and towed toAntwerp but declared aconstructive total loss and scrapped.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus L. Urann | United States | The schooner went ashore onSkiffs Island Shoal, offChappaquiddick,Martha's Vineyard,Massachusetts in fog and a gale. Refloated, repaired and returned to service. All on board, 11 crew and the wives of the Captain and Steward, were rescued byPrescilla II ( United States).[92][93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvira | United States | With a 25-ton cargo offurs andship's stores on board, the 60-net register tonArcticmotor trading vesselcapsized and sank in theBeaufort Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north ofHumphrey Point (69°58′45″N142°31′30″W / 69.97917°N 142.52500°W /69.97917; -142.52500 (Humphrey Point)) on the coast of theTerritory of Alaska after she became trapped in ice during agale. Her crew of 20 survived.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie F. Sawyer | United States | Theschooner was wrecked inPollock Rip Channel. Her crew was rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[95][96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Strickland | United States | Theschooner stranded on shoals atChincoteague Inlet. Refloated.[76] |
| Tyrone |  New Zealand | The steamship ran aground in thick fog at Rerewahine Point, south ofTaiaroa Head on theOtago Peninsula. Much of the cargo was recovered but the ship was a total loss.[97][98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbie E. | United States | Thelaunch was sunk in a collision with schoonerRhodora in the harbor ofGloucester, Massachusetts. Three people were killed and two survivors were rescued byRhodora.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | United States | The 5 GRTschooner dragged heranchor during agale and was wrecked on the beach atChinik,Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[99] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E. L. Dwyer | United States | After lying on the beach atTeller,Territory of Alaska, since 14 August 1912 without anyone coming aboard to perform maintenance and already in a partly wrecked condition, the 54 GRTmotor vessel was destroyed by agale.[94] |
| Edith | United States | The power boat was wrecked on the jetty of the harbor ofCape May, New Jersey while assisting theUnited States Life Saving Service retrieve the disabled boatDorothy (flag unknown). Her engine quit due to a bad generator.[100] |
| Sesnon #3 | United States | The 21-tonbarge was wrecked atNome,Territory of Alaska.[77] |
| Sesnon #21 | United States | While anchored offNome,Territory of Alaska, with no cargo or crew aboard, the 39-tonbarge broke loose from her moorings during agale, was driven ashore on a beach 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Nome, and was broken apart by waves.[77] |
| Swallow | United States | The 9 GRT, 40-foot (12.2 m) sternwheelpaddle steamer sank atNome,Territory of Alaska.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quonapowitt | United States | The fishing schooner went ashore onCape Cod, Mass., near thePalmetto Life-Saving Station and went to pieces.[69] |
| Volturno | United Kingdom |  United States) andMinneapolis ( United Kingdom), but 136 died. The derelict ship was scuttled on 18 October in the North Atlantic Ocean.[101][102] |
| Yorkey | United States | The 7 GRT, 31-foot (9.4 m)motor vessel sank atNome,Territory of Alaska. Both people on board survived.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kitty | United States | The derrick barge sprang a leak and sank by the edge of the channel ofNewtown Creek. The wreck was removed on 5 November.[3] |
| Sophia | United States | The 10 GRT 35-foot (10.7 m)motor vessel sank atNome,Territory of Alaska. Her crew of four survived.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B. H. Warford | United States | The schooner sank in theTaunton River, nearWare, Massachusetts.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nora | United States | After departingSt. Michael,Territory of Alaska, on 9 October bound for theKuskokwim River towing theschoonerPrincess ( United States), themotorboat was found washed up on the beach bottom-up inNorton Sound, apparently having been blown there by a storm. All three people aboard both vessels were lost.[103] |
| Princess | United States | After departingSt. Michael,Territory of Alaska, on 9 October bound for theKuskokwim River under tow by themotorboatNora ( United States) with a cargo of about 10 tons of general merchandise aboard, the 16 GRT, 41.4-foot (12.6 m)schooner was found washed up on the beach bottom-up inNorton Sound, apparently having been blown there by a storm. All three people aboard both vessels were lost.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry D. May | United States | Theschooner sank/swamped offStone Horse shoal, inVineyard Sound. Refloated and taken toVineyard Haven. Six crew was rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[105][106] |
| Sumner R. Mead | United States | Theschooner was wrecked offHighland Light.[107][108] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knickerbocker | United States | The barge was beached onNobska Point nearWoods Hole, Massachusetts.[69] |
| Oakland | United States | The schooner barge was sunk and broke up in a gale south east of theHighland Light after being cut loose by her tow vesselPaoli ( United States). Two people were killed.[109] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellida | United States | Carrying a 20-ton cargo ofsalt,lumber, and general merchandise and a crew of three, the 19 GRTmotor vessel was dismasted and wrecked without loss of life on the northeast coast ofUnga Island in theTerritory of Alaska'sShumagin Islands during agale and was declared atotal loss.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norwalk | United States | The steamer ran aground in a gale off False Presque Isle. She was scuttled to prevent pounding to pieces. She was pulled off by two wrecking tugs on 23 October.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helia | United States | Thelaunch burned and sank three miles (4.8 km) north ofLittle Beach, New Jersey. The two men on board made it to an island where they were rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Elphicke |  United States | The steamer struck a submerged obstruction offLong Point, Ontario onLake Erie in a gale. She was beached just above Long Point Lighthouse, a total loss.[111] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | A coal barge was wrecked onRed House Shoals in theKanawha River. The wreck was removed on 6 November.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke | United States | The barge ran aground at Promised Land, nearNew Haven, Connecticut.[69] |
| Rebecca J. Moulton | United States | The schooner went ashore onEast Chop, inVineyard Sound.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry P. Haven | United States | The schooner was wrecked 30 miles (48 km) off the coast offPoint Allerton.[112] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Russell | United States | The schooner sank inLong Island Sound offSheffield Point, New York in 12fathoms (72 ft; 22 m) of water with her mast tops above water. Parts of the wreck less than 40 feet (12 m) below water were removed in November.[69][11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown scow | An unregistered scow sank in theRouge River, Michigan near the foot of Chase Street. The scow was towed out of the channel on 28 October.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kake | United States | The gasoline steamer, a salmon packer, was wrecked on the south spit at the mouth of theColumbia River and broke up.[113][114] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Emperor | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the northAtlantic Ocean.[115] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Empress of India |  Royal Navy | TheRoyal Sovereign-classbattleship was sunk as a gunnery target inLyme Bay,Dorset,England, by thelight cruiserHMS Liverpool and battleshipsHMS Thunderer,HMS Orion,HMS King Edward VII,HMS Neptune,HMS King George V, andHMS Vanguard (all Royal Navy). |
| Wakiva I | United States | The steamyacht ran aground onSt. Joseph Island, Texas. Refloated by a tug on 18 November.[116] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L. C. Waldo | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer struck Gull Rock offManitou Island nearKeweenaw Point inLake Superior during a gale, breaking in two. All on board, 22 men and 2 women, were rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service. Salvaged in 1914, repaired and return to service asRiverton ( Canada).[117][118] |
| Louisiana | United States | Great Lakes Storm: Thesteamboat sank inLake Michigan. All crew members survived. |
| John A. McGean | United States | Great Lakes Storm: Thecargo ship sank in Lake Huron with the loss of all 23 crew, last seen on 8 or 9 November, 14 miles (23 km) north ofTawas Point.[119] |
| Turret Chief | Canada | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer was blown ashore atKeweenaw Point.[120] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. J. Miller | United States | The schooner sank inLong Island Sound five miles (8.0 km) from the Stratford Light in 15fathoms (90 ft; 27 m) of water with her mast tops above water. On 5 February 1914 all parts of the wreck with in 35 feet (11 m) of the surface was removed by the lighterPanuco ( United States).[11] |
| Asatsuyu | Imperial Japanese Navy | Thedestroyer ran aground on areef inNanao Bay in theSea of Japan offHonshu,Japan. Her wreck broke up on 30 November 1913.[121] |
| D. O. Mills | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer ran aground off theHarbor Beach Life-Saving Station,Michigan, solidly on the bottom. She pumped herself out the next night.[122] |
| Charles S. Price | United States |  |
| Edward Buckley | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The lumber steamer dragged anchor and went ashore atHarbor Beach. Later refloated and taken toDetroit, Michigan, for repairs.[127] |
| G. J. Grammer | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer dragged anchor and went ashore atLorain, Ohio.[128] |
| Harlow | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer was beached on Peach Island after being damaged in a collision withLaBelle (flag unknown).[129] |
| Howard M. Hanna, Jr. | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer was wrecked on Port Austen Reef1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) offshore ofPointe aux Barques, Michigan, inLake Huron during a gale. Nine crew made it to shore in heryawl, the rest were rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service. Salvaged in 1915, repaired and return to service asGlenshee ( Canada).[130][131] |
| Hydrus | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The ship sank inLake Huron with the loss of all 28 crew.[123][132] |
| Isaac M. Scott | United States | Great Lakes Storm: During a voyage fromCleveland,Ohio, toMilwaukee,Wisconsin, with a cargo ofcoal, thesteel-hulledbulk carriercapsized and sank off the coast ofMichigan inLake Huron with the loss of her entire crew of 28. Her wreck lies in 175 feet (53 m) of water at45°03′55″N83°02′21″W / 45.065333°N 83.039217°W /45.065333; -83.039217 (Isaac M. Scott).[132][124][133][134][135] |
| James Carruthers | Canada | Great Lakes Storm: Thelake freighter sank inLake Huron with the loss of all twenty-two crew.[136] |
| Leafield | Canada | Great Lakes Storm: The cargo ship sank inLake Superior, probably off theAngus Rocks about 14 miles (23 km) southeast ofPort Arthur,Ontario, or wrecked onAngus Island with the loss of all 15 or 18 crew.[123][124][137][138] |
| Montoa | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer went on the rocks offPointe aux Barques inLake Michigan. A wreckingtug salvaged part of her cargo of coal and took off her crew on 14 November. She was salvaged in 1914 and taken toSarnia, Ontario for repairs.[139][140] |
| Regina | Canada | Great Lakes Storm: Thelake freighter sank inLake Huron 10 miles (16 km) north ofPoint Edward, Ontario with the loss of 32 crew.[141] |
| Rhoda Emily | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The lumber steamer dragged anchor and went ashore atSand Beach Township, Michigan, or Sand Beach. Later refloated and taken toDetroit, Michigan, for repairs.[127] |
| Victory | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer went ashore at the entrance to theLivingstone Channel.[129] |
| Wexford | Canada |  |
| W. G. Pollock | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer grounded in theSt. Clair River at the entrance to the St. Clair Ship Canal.[143] |
| Winnie | United States | The 12 GRT, 40-foot (12 m)fishing vessel was stranded on an island 1.33 nautical miles (2.46 km; 1.53 mi) west ofMetlakatla inSoutheast Alaska. Both crewmembers survived.Winnie later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halstead | United States | Great Lakes Storm: Theschooner barge went on the rocks, later a wave put her almost on shore nearWashington, Wisconsin. Later refloated.[144][145] |
| Henry B. Smith | United States | Great Lakes Storm: Thelake freighter sank inLake Superior nearMarquette, Michigan with the loss of all twenty-five crew.[146] |
| J. R. Teel | United States | Theschooner barge was wrecked atCape Lookout Beach,Beaufort, North Carolina after she sprung a leak in a gale and became waterlogged, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by her tug,Wellington ( United States), except for her cook who drowned during the transfer.[147][148] |
| Lightship LV 82 |  United States Lighthouse Service | Great Lakes Storm: Thelightship forBuffalo, New York sank off that port inLake Erie with the loss of six crew.LV 82 was salvaged in mid-1915, repaired and returned to service.[132][124][149] |
| Louisiana | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The ship was driven ashore onWashington Island inLake Michigan. She caught fire and burned, a total loss.[150] |
| Regina | Canada | Great Lakes Storm: The cargo ship sank inLake Huron with the loss of all twenty crew. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrus | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The ship sank inLake Huron in 160 feet (49 m) of water with the loss of 24 crew. The wreck was located in 2015.[151] |
| Plymouth | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The ship sank inLake Michigan offPoverty Island with the loss of seven crew.[146][152] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown barge | United States | A coal barge was wrecked at Lock No. 10 in theKanawha River. The wreck was removed 24 November.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leonora | United Kingdom | Theketch was in collision with thetugAtlas ( United Kingdom) in theBristol Channel and was abandoned by her crew.Leonora drove ashore atRotherslade,Glamorgan the next day and was wrecked.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Giorgio |  Regia Marina | _stranded_1913.jpg) |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artebus | United States | The gasoline boat went ashore on a rocky point two miles (3.2 km) north ofCharlevoix, Michigan in dense fog. Refloated on 27 November.[76] |
| Bristol | United States | The dredge sank atProvidence, Rhode Island.[69] |
| Schnoedon | United States | The barge went ashore on a rocky point two miles (3.2 km) north ofCharlevoix, Michigan in dense fog. Refloated on 27 November.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elmer D. Walling | United States | The canal boat sank nearWatch Hill, Rhode Island. Later raised.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie T. | United States | The fishing steamer went ashore onGroton Long Point, Connecticut.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I. W. Nicholas | United States | The steamer stranded onNorth Point Reef,Thunder Bay, inLake Superior during a gale. The crew were taken off the next day. She broke in two on 29 November while being towed. The vessel was refloated on 13 December and salvaged in 1914. The steamer was repaired and returned to service asInland ( Canada).[154][155][156] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acadian | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The steamer was stranded on a reef one mile (1.6 km) offshore offSulpher Island, inThunder Bay,Lake Huron during a gale on 8 or 9 November. Refloated on 19 November and taken toAlpena, Michigan for repairs.[130] |
| Argus | United States | Great Lakes Storm: The cargo ship broke in two and sank inLake Huron on 9, 10 or 12 November, with the loss of all 24 crew.[123][157] |
| J. Rafferty | United States | The canal boat sank in theGowanus Creek Harbor ofNew York City sometime in November. The wreck was removed in March 1914.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa | United States | The schooner was wrecked atGrays Harbor, Washington. Her crew was rescued by theUnited States Life Saving Service[154][158] |
| Bender Brothers | United States | The 80-net register ton, 77.5-foot (23.6 m)schooner was destroyed by fire atSeattle,Washington.[159] |
| Uralets |  Imperial Russian Navy | Thegunboat ran aground atSevastopol and was wrecked by surf. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoche |  French Navy | Thebattleship was sunk as a target by the battleshipJauréguiberry and thearmored cruiserPothuau (both French Navy).[160] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Risør | Norway | Thelifeboat with four crew members disappeared in a storm offRisør, Norway.[161] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS C14 | Royal Navy | TheC-classsubmarine sank without loss of life after colliding with thehopper bargeHopper No. 27 (flag unknown) inPlymouth Sound. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kwango | Norway | Thebarque ran aground offBryon Island,St Lawrence River,Canada and wrecked.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Narvik | Germany | The cargo ship capsized offBorkum, Germany.[162] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanie | Thesteamer was wrecked inQueen Charlotte Sound on the south end ofCalvert Island inBritish Columbia.[71] | |
| Rose A | United States | The wrecking lighter struck a boulder and sank atFrost Creek,Locust Valley, New York.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beryl | United Kingdom | The 694 GRT, 211.7-foot (64.5 m)steam yacht was gutted by fire inRosneath Bay, Scotland.[163] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. H. Crockett | United States | The 15 GRT, 64.6-foot (19.7 m)motor vessel was destroyed by fire inSmugglers Cove (55°34′30″N131°56′00″W / 55.57500°N 131.93333°W /55.57500; -131.93333 (Smugglers Cove)) inHelm Bay (55°37′30″N131°57′40″W / 55.62500°N 131.96111°W /55.62500; -131.96111 (Helm Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska.[71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leconfield | United Kingdom | The dredge sank at the entrance toCourtney Bay,Saint John, New Brunswick, after an anchor picked up by one of her buckets pierced one of her pontoons.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. G. Ropes | United States | The schooner barge was cut loose in heavy weather by its tow vesselEdgar F. Luckenbach ( United States) four miles (6.4 km) north ofBarnegat, New Jersey. She was anchored just offshore and was dashed to a sinking mass by contact withUndaunted that she was still tied to, with the loss of all five hands.[164][165] |
| Undaunted | United States | The schooner barge was cut loose in heavy weather by its tow vesselEdgar F. Luckenbach ( United States) four miles (6.4 km) north ofBarnegat, New Jersey. She was dashed byA. G. Ropes that she was still tied to, breaking in two with the loss of all five hands.[164][166] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laverna | United States | The fishingschooner went ashore on Ram Head in the harbor atBoston, Massachusetts.[167] |
| Union | United States | The 8 GRT, 38-foot (11.6 m)motor vessel and her crew of two disappeared during what was to have been a five-hour voyage in theTerritory of Alaska fromLituya Bay toDixon Harbor.[168] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balmes |  Spain | The passengersteamer caught fire in theAtlantic Ocean. Theocean linerPannonia ( United Kingdom) rescued 103 people fromBalmes, which was towed toSt. George's,Bermuda, by thetugsGladisfen (flag unknown) andPowerful (flag unknown), convoyed byPannonia. |
| USS Craven | United States Navy | Thetorpedo boat was sunk as a target.[169] |
| Florence J. | United States | The oil service vessel capsized inPuget Sound immediately after beinglaunched atDockton,Washington, in either 1913 or 1914. She was righted, completed, and eventually entered service. |
| Gen. C. B. Comstock | United States | TheUS Army Corps of Engineers Hopper Dredge burned and sank just north of the entrance toFreeport, Texas. The wreck was located in August 1988.[46][170] |
| Iris | United States | Theschooner ran aground and sank inLake Michigan off the coast ofWashington Island inDoor County,Wisconsin,United States.[171] |
| Kommandøren | Norway | The passenger-cargosteamer ran aground inHerdlefjorden,Norway. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Mary Hagan | United States | The barge had sunk by August inFrankford Creek,Pennsylvania 50 feet (15 m) above the drawbridge of Bridge Street,Philadelphia. Wreck removal was finished by 16 October.[3] |
| Northwind | United States | Theschooner was wrecked atWrangell,Territory of Alaska, and became atotal loss.[103] |
| USS Santee | United States Navy | The decommissionedfrigate was burned atBoston,Massachusetts, as a means of disposal and to ease the recovery ofcopper andbrass in her hull. |
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