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List of shipwrecks in 1948

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Thelist of shipwrecks in 1948 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1948.

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January

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2 January

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List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Silvia Onorato	Italy	Thecargo ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands and broke her back.^[1]

3 January

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List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Lynn Trader	United Kingdom	Thecoaster ran aground inBridlington Bay,Yorkshire.^[2]

6 January

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List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
City of London	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west ofMargate,Kent. Refloated the next day.^[3]

7 January

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List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Teasel	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground nearHolyhead,Anglesey.^[3]

9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Podolsk	Soviet Union	The cargo ship ran aground on the Amherst Rocks in theYangtze Estuary 60 nautical miles (110 km) fromWusong, China. She sank two days later.^[4]

11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Veni	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground on Balach Rocks,Islay,Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage fromLeith,Midlothian toSfax, Tunisia.^[5]

12 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Joseph V. Connolly	United States Army	TheLiberty ship caught fire in theAtlantic Ocean 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) east ofNew York and was abandoned. She sank on 29 January at40°47′N52°48′W / 40.783°N 52.800°W /40.783; -52.800.^[6]

16 January

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List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Svein Jarl	Norway	The cargo ship struck amine and sank offPatras, Greece. Nine crew were killed.^[5]

18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Sierra Cordoba	United Kingdom	Thepassenger ship ran aground offFanø, Denmark (55°50′N7°33′E / 55.833°N 7.550°E /55.833; 7.550).^[7]

19 January

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List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Oriana	United Kingdom	The Modified-Stella typetug struck amine and sank offClacton-on-Sea,Essex. She was towing theminesweeperD. 366 ( Royal Navy) fromChatham, Kent toBrightlingsea, Essex.^[8]

21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Argo	Norway	The cargo ship struck a mine and sank whilst on a voyage fromVenice, Italy toRijeka,Yugoslavia. Eleven crew were killed.^[5]

30 January

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List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Toxteth	United Kingdom	The tug collided withBasis ( Norway) in theRiver Mersey. She capsized and sank with the loss of all four crew.^[9]

31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1948
Ship	State	Description
Samkey	United Kingdom	TheLiberty ship was presumed to have foundered in theAtlantic Ocean. Last reported position41°48′N24°00′W / 41.800°N 24.000°W /41.800; -24.000.^[10]

February

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3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Trippe	United States Navy	The decommissionedBenham-class destroyer was sunk as a gunnery target in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
DD-934	United States Navy	The capturedAkizuki-class destroyer, formerlyHanazuki ( Imperial Japanese Navy), was sunk as a target byUnited States Navy forces offJapan'sGotō Islands.

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
Gertrude L. Thebaud	United States	Thefishing schooner sank off the coast ofLa Guaira, Venezuela.^[11]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Pennsylvania	United States Navy	USSPennsylvania sinking. The decommissionedPennsylvania-class battleship was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
Soegio	Netherlands	Thetug struck amine and sank inMacassar Strait offBorneo2°36′S116°33′E / 2.600°S 116.550°E /-2.600; 116.550`.^[12]

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Banner	United States Navy	TheGilliam-class attack transport was scuttled in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
Amoy	Tunisia	TheTunis-registered cargo ship, converted from HMSSandwich of 1928, foundered outsidePort La Nouvelle, on a voyage fromOran toSète with a cargo of oranges.^[13]^[14]

23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
D L Co. No. XLIX	United States	The 297-gross register ton, 110.1-foot (33.6 m)scow was wrecked onMakchanik Island (56°20′N157°49′W / 56.333°N 157.817°W /56.333; -157.817 (Makchanik Island)) inChignik Bay (56°17′44″N158°24′05″W / 56.2956°N 158.4015°W /56.2956; -158.4015 (Chignik Bay)) on the south coast of theAlaska Peninsula in theTerritory of Alaska.^[15]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
Baltic Queen	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided withHembury ( Brazil) in theRiver Mersey and sank. All 25 crew were rescued.^[16]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
Virtu	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was driven ashore betweenBardia andTobruk, Libya. She was later refloated and towed to Tobruk, where she was scrapped.^[17]

29 February

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List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1948
Ship	State	Description
Cecil G. Sellers	United States	TheLiberty ship caught fire south west of theCocos Islands and was abandoned. She was declared a total loss and was consequently scrapped in 1950.^[18]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1948
Ship	State	Description
Gyeongsan	Republic of Korea Navy	TheGeumgagsan-class minesweeper grounded and was damaged beyond repair.
Samnethy	United Kingdom	TheLiberty ship ran aground near theOwers Lightship offSelsey Bill,Sussex. Refloated on 22 February.^[19]

March

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
Harm Fritzen	United Kingdom	Thecargo ship was scuttled in theAtlantic Ocean (47°55′N8°58′W / 47.917°N 8.967°W /47.917; -8.967) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.^[20]

8 March

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List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Ralph Talbot	United States Navy	The decommissionedBagley-class destroyer was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
USS Wilson	United States Navy	The decommissionedBenham-class destroyer was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

9 March

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List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS SC-632	United States Navy	The hulk of theSC-497-class submarine chaser, which had foundered at Okinawa on 16 September 1945, was destroyed.
Cowan	New Zealand	A wooden steam trawler sunk after hitting rocks inLyttelton Harbour, New Zealand.

10 March

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List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Bracken	United States Navy	The decommissionedGilliam-class attack transport was scuttled in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

14 March

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List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
VP 61..	French Navy	TheVP 51-classmotor launch was lost atTahiti.
VP 62	French Navy	TheVP 51-classmotor launch was lost atTahiti.
VP 63	French Navy	TheVP 51-classmotor launch was lost atTahiti.

22 March

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List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Mugford	United States Navy	The decommissionedBagley-class destroyer was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
USS Rhind	United States Navy	The decommissionedBenham-class destroyer was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

25 March

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List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
Memphis	Greece	The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean at33°50′N27°34′E / 33.833°N 27.567°E /33.833; 27.567.^[21]

31 March

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List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1948
Ship	State	Description
Estebeth	United States	The 70-gross register ton, 55.1-foot (16.8 m)motor passenger vessel was destroyed by fire inSoutheast Alaska offPoint Couverden (58°11′25″N135°03′10″W / 58.19028°N 135.05278°W /58.19028; -135.05278 (Point Couverden)), 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) fromJuneau,Territory of Alaska.^[22]

April

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3 April

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List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
Bernice	United States	The 14-gross register ton, 35.1-foot (10.7 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inCarroll Inlet (55°17′N131°30′W / 55.283°N 131.500°W /55.283; -131.500 (Carroll Inlet)) nearKetchikan,Territory of Alaska.^[23]

4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Mayrant	United States Navy	The decommissionedBenham-class destroyer was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

8 April

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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
Strong	Norway	The cargo ship sank offEgersund, Norway, with the loss of all nine crew.^[5]

10 April

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List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
Bert Williams	United States	TheLiberty ship was driven ashore in theGulf of Suez. Later refloated and towed toPort Said, Egypt.^[24]

11 April

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List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
HMAS Barcoo	Royal Australian Navy	TheRiver-class frigate ran aground atGlenelg North, South Australia. She was undamaged and was later refloated.
Lino	Italy	Theschooner was destroyed by an explosion atBari whilst underarrest for carrying illegal arms bound for Syria.^[25]

18 April

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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
Bert Williams	United States	TheLiberty ship was driven ashore in theGulf of Suez 8 nautical miles (15 km) from the Al-Ashrafi Lighthouse. She was on a voyage fromFremantle,Western Australia toSuez, Egypt. She was refloated and towed in to Suez.^[26]
USS Mustin	United States Navy	The decommissionedSims-class destroyer was sunk by gunfire in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

19 April

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List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Dawson	United States Navy	The decommissionedGilliam-class attack transport was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, by gunfire from theheavy cruiser USS Helena ( United States Navy) after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.
Duke of Sparta	UK	Bound forLondon fromLiverpool she stranded on theSeven Stones Reef, between theIsles of Scilly andCornwall. She refloated on same day; the only ship to get off the reef in modern times.^[27]
O'Boyle	United States Navy	The floatingdrydock sank offCape Hatteras,North Carolina.^[28]

24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Stack	United States Navy	The decommissionedBenham-class destroyer was sunk by gunfire in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown April 1948
Ship	State	Description
Heyong	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: The LCT was sunk by Nationalist Chinese Fighter-Bombers. 3 crew killed.^[29]

May

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6 May

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List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Briscoe	United States Navy	The decommissionedGilliam-class attack transport was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, by gunfire from thelight cruiser USS Duluth ( United States Navy) after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.
USS Catron	United States Navy	The decommissionedGilliam-class attack transport was sunk in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, by gunfire from thelight cruiser USS Atlanta ( United States Navy) after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

8 May

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List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
Venture	United States	The 54-gross register ton 63-foot (19.2 m) woodenfishing vessel sank 10nautical miles (18.5 km) northwest ofTugidak Island in theTrinity Islands of theKodiak Archipelago,Territory of Alaska.^[30]

11 May

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List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Barrow	United States Navy	The decommissionedGilliam-class attack transport wasscuttled in thePacific Ocean just south ofKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

12 May

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List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Butte	United States Navy	The decommissionedGilliam-class attack transport wasscuttled in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.
USS LST-545	United States Navy	The decommissionedLST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target atEnewetak Atoll in theOperation Sandstone atomic bomb tests.

14 May

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List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
Lady Rae	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 32.4-foot (9.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inSoutheast Alaska at the southeastern end ofWoronkofski Island in theAlexander Archipelago.^[31]
Rutland	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground west ofTjøme, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromBergen toOslo.^[5]

16 May

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List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
Polglen	United Kingdom	The coaster hit amine and sank offBorkum, Netherlands. All fourteen crew were rescued byGlory ( Netherlands).^[32]

25 May

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List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Salt Lake City	United States Navy	USSSalt Lake City sinking. The decommissionedPensacola-class heavy cruiser was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean 130 miles (210 km) off the coast ofSouthern California after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

31 May

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List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1948
Ship	State	Description
Bobolink	United States	The 16-gross register ton, 37.5-foot (11.4 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atNaknek,Territory of Alaska.^[23]

June

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9 June

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List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1948
Ship	State	Description
U-S-1	United States	The 91-gross register ton, 71.6-foot (21.8 m)scow sank at theanchorage atNaknek,Territory of Alaska.^[33]

11 June

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List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1948
Ship	State	Description
Kjøbenhavn	Denmark	Thepassenger ship struck amine and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the east coast ofJutland with the loss of 48 lives.^[34]

16 June

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List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1948
Ship	State	Description
Altalena	Israel	Altalena on fire at Tel Aviv Altalena Affair: TheIrgun-operated convertedtank landing ship was shelled by theIsrael Defense Forces, grounded, and set on fire nearTel Aviv. She was towed out to sea and scuttled in 1949.

24 June

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List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1948
Ship	State	Description
Fenris	Norway	Thetanker suffered a fire in her engine room whilst on a voyage fromPuerto La Cruz, Venezuela toLe Havre, France. Declared a constructive total loss.^[5]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1948
Ship	State	Description
Batavia Road	Australia	The tourist boat ran aground on Half Moon Reef,Western Australia.

July

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2 July

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List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Conyngham	United States Navy	The decommissionedMahan-class destroyer was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offCalifornia after use as target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
HMAS Vendetta	Royal Australian Navy	TheV-class destroyer wasscuttled in theTasman Sea offSydney,Australia.

4 July

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List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Kenudy	United States	The 11-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel sank inClarence Strait in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) offTolstoy Point (55°40′10″N132°23′10″W / 55.66944°N 132.38611°W /55.66944; -132.38611 (Tolstoy Point)).^[35]

5 July

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List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Thalatta	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground on the Siwadiwa Atoll in theMaldives. Refloated on 12 April 1949 and towed toColumbo,Ceylon where declared a total loss.^[5]
Uranus	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground inStokksundet, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromBergen toTromsø.^[5]
USS Wainwright	United States Navy	The decommissionedSims-class destroyer was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offBikini Atoll after use as target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

8 July

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List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS New York	United States Navy	The decommissionedNew York-class battleship was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offHawaii following use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
Francois Tixier	France	capsized and sank offSheringham,England.^[36]

17 July

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List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Amstelstroom	Netherlands	The coaster ran aground onLundy Island,Devon, United Kingdom. All eleven crew scrambled ashore.^[37]

18 July

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List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Marie	Belgium	The cargo ship collided withBharatkhand ( United Kingdom) 8 nautical miles (15 km) north east ofUshant and sank.^[37]
Marlene	United Kingdom	The cargo ship struck a submerged object atFalmouth, Cornwall and was holed. She was beached in Great Molunan Cove to prevent her sinking.^[37]

20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Cronenburgh	Netherlands	Ran aground betweenStockholm andMäntyluoto,Finland. Refloated but leaking, repaired and returned to service.

21 July

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List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Gasconade	United States Navy	Gasconade sinking. TheGilliam-class attack transport was sunk as atorpedo target in thePacific Ocean offCalifornia after use as a target in theOperation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.

24 July

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List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Kiska	United States	The 48-gross register ton, 59.6-foot (18.2 m)fishing vessel sank after colliding with themotor vesselMayflower ( United States) at the entrance toSouth Kaigani Harbor (54°45′30″N132°43′00″W / 54.75833°N 132.71667°W /54.75833; -132.71667 (South Kaigani Harbor)) on the south coast ofDall Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.^[35]

25 July

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List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS LST-661	United States Navy	TheLST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk in thePacific Ocean offEnewetak Atoll after use as a target in theOperation Sandstone atomic bomb tests.

27 July

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List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Philip Heineken	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.^[38]

28 July

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List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
A S P No. 3	United States	The 40-gross register ton scow was wrecked onSalamatof Beach (60°37′15″N151°20′30″W / 60.62083°N 151.34167°W /60.62083; -151.34167 (Salamatof Beach)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska north ofKenai.^[39]
River Swift	United Kingdom	Thecargo ship caught fire atBuenos Aires,Argentina. She was declared uneconomical to repair and was scrapped in 1949.^[40]

29 July

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List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
TID 147	United Kingdom	TheTID-class tug foundered in theHainan Strait during atyphoon. She was on a voyage fromSingapore toHong Kong.^[41]

31 July

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List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Nevada	United States Navy	The decommissionedNevada-class battleship was sunk as a target approximately 60 miles (97 km) southwest ofPearl Harbor,Hawaii, after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
Penstone	United Kingdom	The coaster was in collision withVillanger ( Norway) inLiverpool Bay and sank with the loss of four of the six people on board.^[42]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1948
Ship	State	Description
Bert Williams	Italy	TheLiberty ship broke in two whilst under tow fromPort Said, Egypt to an Italian port. Bow section salvaged and subsequently joined to stern section ofNathaniel Bacon ( United States).^[24]

August

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1 August

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List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Chippewa	United States	The 11-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel was wrecked inHarris Cove (56°19′30″N134°17′00″W / 56.32500°N 134.28333°W /56.32500; -134.28333 (Harris Cove)) on the coast ofKuiu Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.^[43]

3 August

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List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Kenai I	United States	The 163-gross register ton, 82.3-foot (25.1 m)motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire at the mouth of theKasilof River inCook Inlet on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.^[35]
Maristella	Italy	The cargo ship struck amine and was damaged offBorkum,Allied-occupied Germany. She was consequently sold for scrapping in May 1950.^[44]

4 August

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List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Marian M	United States	The 34-gross register ton, 49.2-foot (15.0 m)fishing vessel was lost inSalisbury Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) west ofSitka,Territory of Alaska, after she collided with an inactivenaval mine.^[45]

11 August

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List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Skipjack	United States Navy	The decommissionedSalmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by aircraft rockets offCalifornia after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

17 August

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List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Dell	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 36-foot (11.0 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inLynn Canal opposite theChilkat River inSoutheast Alaska nearHaines,Territory of Alaska.^[15]

19 August

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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Arleux	Canada	The fishing vesselArleux foundered off White Head Bay, Nova Scotia.^[46]

22 August

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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Empire Success	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was scuttled in theBay of Biscay (47°16′30″N30°09′24″W / 47.27500°N 30.15667°W /47.27500; -30.15667) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.^[47]^[20]

25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Asia	United Kingdom	Thepassenger ship collided with theLiberty ship Ciclope in theEnglish Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) offSt. Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage fromLondon toMontreal,Quebec,Dominion of Canada. She put in toSouthampton,Hampshire.^[48]
Monte Nuria	Spain	Thecargo ship was holed in theNorth Sea. She was beached atSheringham,Norfolk, United Kingdom.^[48]
Moonlight	United Kingdom	Thebarge capsized and sank off Ardlamont Point,Argyllshire with the loss of four of the five people on board.^[49]

29 August

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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Hellenic Bulbul	United Kingdom	Thecoaster ran aground on Domanik Island,Bay of Bengal, India and sank.^[50]^[50]
Willard B	United States	The 64-gross register ton, 73.3-foot (22.3 m)fishing vessel was wrecked inLisianski Strait 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north ofPelican City,Territory of Alaska.^[51]

30 August

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List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1948
Ship	State	Description
Prowess	Norway	The ex-Portuguese-class naval trawler ran aground in Frøyskjæret, west ofFlorø whilst on a voyage from Poland toVadsø, Norway. Refloated in 1951 and scrapped in 1954.^[5]
HMS Worcester	Royal Navy	Thetraining ship sank in theThames Estuary atGrays,Essex.^[52]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1948
Ship	State	Description
Myra	United States	The 10-gross register ton, 39.6-foot (12.1 m)motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor atWhittier,Territory of Alaska.^[45]

September

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5 September

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List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Goose	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 32.9-foot (10.0 m)fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of theTerritory of Alaska 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) west ofCape Spencer.^[53]

6 September

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List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Caledonia	United States	The 164-gross register ton, 82.2-foot (25.1 m)fishing vessel sank in a storm off a location identified in the wreck report as "Icy Point" inSoutheast Alaska. It is not clear to which of at least two locations of the name the wreck report refers.^[43]

11 September

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List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Mahackemo	United States Navy	The tug sank in theAtlantic Ocean offCape Hatteras,North Carolina whilst under tow.^[54]
USS Searaven	United States Navy	The decommissionedSargo-class submarine was sunk as a target after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

13 September

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List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Imp	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 29.4-foot (9.0 m)fishing vessel sank 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) south ofFalse Point Retreat (58°22′10″N134°58′15″W / 58.36944°N 134.97083°W /58.36944; -134.97083 (False Point Retreat)) inSoutheast Alaska.^[55]

16 September

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List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Leicester	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was abandoned in theNorth Atlantic with the loss of six of her 45 crew. Located on 26 September byFoundation Lillian and towed to Bermuda ByFoundation Josephine, arriving 3 October. Beached by a hurricane on 7 October, re-floated 19 October, and towed toNewport News, Virginia, arriving 31 October. Repaired and recommissioned 14 December.^[56]

19 September

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List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Lochmonar	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground during ahurricane atLittle Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was refloated on 30 September.^[57]^[58]

20 September

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List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Dubrovnik	United States	The 31-gross register ton, 49-foot (14.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atKlawock,Territory of Alaska.^[15]

21 September

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List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
B F No. 9	United States	The 46-ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) woodenscow was wrecked betweenCrooked Island (57°46′35″N152°23′26″W / 57.7764°N 152.3906°W /57.7764; -152.3906 (Crooked Island)) andNear Island oppositeKodiak,Territory of Alaska.^[59]

24 September

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List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Tuna	United States Navy	The decommissionedTambor-class submarine was sunk in thePacific Ocean offMare Island,California, after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

27 September

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List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Mui Lee	Norway	The cargo ship was driven ashore atHoihow, China in atyphoon. Refloated in 1949 and sold.^[5]

28 September

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List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1948
Ship	State	Description
Maria Joana	Portugal	The cargo ship was wrecked at the entrance toFogo Harbour,Canada.^[60]

October

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2 October

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
Borgøy	Norway	The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank offLista, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromÅlesund toStockholm, Sweden.^[5]

5 October

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Skate	United States Navy	The decommissionedBalao-class submarine was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offCalifornia after serving as a target for the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
HDMS Alken	Royal Danish Navy	Thepatrol boat was lost off Greenland with the loss of all eight crew.^[61]
Nora	United States	The 62-gross register ton, 68-foot (20.7 m)motor cargo vessel sank in theGulf of Alaska offMiddleton Island off thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.^[62]
Takoradian	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire and sank atCopenhagen, Denmark.^[63]

15 October

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
Skarstone	United States	The 261-gross register ton, 98.6-foot (30.1 m)fishing vessel was wrecked onYakataga Beach (60°03′40″N142°26′00″W / 60.06111°N 142.43333°W /60.06111; -142.43333 (Yakataga Beach)) 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) west ofYakutat,Territory of Alaska.^[64]

16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Hughes	United States Navy	The decommissionedSims-class destroyer was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offKwajalein,Marshall Islands, after being used as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

17 October

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
P T & B Co. 1652	United States	The 1,008-gross register ton, 202.4-foot (61.7 m)barge sank in theBering Sea approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north ofSeguam Island in theAndreanof Islands group of theAleutian Islands.^[65]

22 October

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List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
El Amir Farouq	Royal Egyptian Navy	1948 Arab-Israeli War,Operation Yoav: TheEl Amir Farouq-class sloop-of-war was sunk off theGaza Strip byIsraeli Navy MT explosive motorboats.^[66]

25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
Henny	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground west ofRongevær, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromBrevik toNamsos. Refloated on 2 April 1949, repaired and returned to service.^[5]
Toby T	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 29.9-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inOrca Inlet 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) fromCordova,Territory of Alaska.^[67]

26 October

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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
Empire Flamingo	United Kingdom	The bow section of theDesign 1022 ship sank in theEnglish Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of theLongships Lighthouse,Cornwall whilst under tow. It was raised in 1949 and sunk offGwennap Head, Cornwall.^[68] Raised in 1949 and sunk offGwennap Head,Cornwall.^[69]
Wenche	Norway	The cargo ship sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) south west ofKopervik, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne to Kopervik.^[5]

30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
Unnamedluzzu	Malta	1948 Gozo luzzu disaster: The fishing boat which was overloaded with passengers capsized and sank in theGozo Channel offQala,Gozo,Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.^[70]

31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1948
Ship	State	Description
Tendringen	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground and sank in theNamsenfjord, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromSlemmestad toNamsos.^[5]

November

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1 November

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List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
St Guenole	France	The tanker ran aground at Gribba Head,Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew.^[71]

5 November

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List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
D. T. Sheridan	United States	Whiletowing barges in densefog, the 110-foot (34 m)tug was wrecked on rocks atLobster Point,Monhegan Island,Maine, at43°45′21″N069°19′24″W / 43.75583°N 69.32333°W /43.75583; -69.32333 (D. T. Sheridan). Her crew survived.^[72]
Esso Wheeling	United States	TheT2 tanker was wrecked at Quoin Point,South Africa.^[73]

8 November

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List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
Arr 738	United States	The 2,297-gross register ton barge was wrecked nearTaylor Island (58°18′N136°30′W / 58.300°N 136.500°W /58.300; -136.500 (Taylor Island)) inSoutheast Alaska.^[39]

10 November

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List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
USS Pensacola	United States Navy	USSPensacola sinking. The decommissionedPensacola-class heavy cruiser was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean offWashington after use as a target in the 1946Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.

11 November

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List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
Grom	Norway	The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west ofKvistøy, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromRekefjord toMøre.^[5]

13 November

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List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
Rene	Belgium	The cargo ship ran aground on the Rocks of Mansonria offFedala,French Morocco. Declared aconstructive total loss.^[74]

14 November

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List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
Hopestar	United Kingdom	The cargo ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean offNewfoundland, Canada with the loss of all 40 crew.

17 November

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List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
EK-3	Soviet Navy	TheTacoma-class frigate ran aground offPetropavlosk,Soviet Union. She was declared a total loss.
USS U-1105	United States Navy	TheType VIIC/41 submarine was deliberately sunk in theAtlantic Ocean off thePoint No Point Lighthouse,Maryland. She was raised in the summer of 1949.

22 November

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List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
SSSouthern Flyer	United Kingdom	The 438 GRT whaler ran aground on rocks at Lazarete Beach,Cape Verde after calling in for bunkers while on delivery voyage toSouth Georgia.^[75]

23 November

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List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
Famous	United States	The 41-gross register ton, 57.5-foot (17.5 m)motor cargo vessel was wrecked in theTerritory of Alaska at an unidentified location described by the wreck report as "Point Alba."^[76]
HNoMS Hauk	Royal Norwegian Navy	Themotor torpedo boat was destroyed by fire.^[77]

30 November

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List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1948
Ship	State	Description
Alexandrouplis	Unknown	Themerchant ship sank.

December

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4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
Kiangya	China	The wreck ofKiangya. The passengersteamship exploded and sank at the mouth of theHuangpu River inChina with the loss of at least 2,750 lives.

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
Eiholm	Norway	The cargo ship sank offKragerø, Norway, whilst on a voyage fromBrevik toEtnesjøen.^[5]

18 December

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List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
EK-3	Soviet Navy	TheEK-1-class escort was wrecked in a storm atKorsakov,Sakhalin Island. Later refloated and used as a depot/accommodations ship.

20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
Bosphorus	Norway	The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sand,Norfolk, United Kingdom.^[78] Refloated on 29 December.^[79]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
Alcyone Fortune	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at theMull of Kintyre,Argyllshire.^[79] Refloated on 30 December.^[80]

28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
Farne	Norway	The ex-Isles-class trawler sank offHalland, Sweden with the loss of all fourteen crew. She was on a voyage fromStettin, Poland toLarvik, Norway.^[5]

30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1948
Ship	State	Description
Rojo	Norway	The cargo ship sank in theNorth Sea whilst on a voyage fromMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire to Denmark.^[5]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1948
Ship	State	Description
Akdamar	Soviet Union	The ship foundered inLake Van, Turkey.^[81]
Alice L. Pendleton	United States	The 228-foot (69 m), 1,349-gross register ton four-masted lumber schooner 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.^[82]
HNLMS G-16	Royal Netherlands Navy	TheG-13-class torpedo boat was sunk was a target offDen Helder sometime in 1948.^[83]
ROKS Ka Won	Republic of Korea Navy	TheYMS-1-class coastalminesweeper was lost.^[84]
Koolama	Australia	The war-damaged ship was scuttled offWyndham, Western Australia.^[85]
Schleswig-Holstein	Kriegsmarine	The capturedpre-dreadnought battleship was beached by theSoviet Navy in theGulf of Finland nearOsmussaar Island in theSoviet Union'sEstonian Soviet Socialist Republic for use as a target. The hulk was used as a target until 1966, eventually becoming entirely submerged
Take	Imperial Japanese Navy	The decommissionedtraining ship, a formerdestroyer, wasscuttled as abreakwater at thePort of Akita,Honshu,Japan.

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