Thelist of shipwrecks in 1952 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1952.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Doncaster |  United States | Thecargo ship collided withtugRuth andbargeAgram (both United States) in theDelaware River.Agram damaged beyond economic repair. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Enterprise | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sovac Radiant |  Panama | Thetanker ran aground atSouth Foreland,Kent. Refloated the next day.[2] |
| Agen |  France | The cargo ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands and broke apart.[2] |
| Radmar |  United Kingdom |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taxiarchis |  Greece | The cargo ship ran aground atRedcar,Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All 37 crew rescued.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cresset | United States | The 36-gross register ton, 53.6-foot (16.3 m)fishing vessel sank in a storm atKodiak,Territory of Alaska.[6] |
| Liberty |  Liberia | Thecargo ship ran aground atPendeen,Cornwall,United Kingdom. Her entire crew survived. She later was scrapped.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acclivity | United Kingdom | The tanker sank offDunstanburgh Castle,Northumberland. All seven crew rescued by thecollierMagrix ( United Kingdom).[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Liverpool | United Kingdom | Theocean liner ran aground atGrays Thurrock,Essex. Refloated the next day.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arahura |  New Zealand | Thesteamer was sunk as a target inCook Strait byRoyal New Zealand Air Force aircraft. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Britain | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground offFiji. Refloated later that day.[10] |
| Tofua | New Zealand | Thecargo liner ran aground off Fiji. Refloated later that day.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Night Hawk | United States | The 16-gross register ton, 35.9-foot (10.9 m)fishing vessel was wrecked atSlate Island (55°05′45″N131°03′00″W / 55.09583°N 131.05000°W /55.09583; -131.05000 (Slate Island)) inSoutheast Alaska.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Hoth |  West Germany | Thecoaster sank in theNorth Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the mouth of theTyne. All nine crew saved by the tugHendon ( United Kingdom).[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Davey Lynn | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel was wrecked onEgg Island (57°57′N152°47′W / 57.950°N 152.783°W /57.950; -152.783 (Egg Island)) off ofWhale Island Point inMarmot Bay (58°02′09″N152°20′55″W / 58.0358333°N 152.3486111°W /58.0358333; -152.3486111 (Marmot Bay)) inAlaska'sKodiak Archipelago.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paolina | United States | The 60.39-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was lost in the vicinity ofNantucket Lightship ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts.Paolina was last heard from by radio at about 7:00 P.M. on 12 February 1952. At that time it was established vessel had on board about 30,000 pounds of mixed fish and was about 32 miles (51 km) south-southwest of Nantucket Lightship and was planning to head forNew Bedford, Massachusetts at midnight to arrive on 13 February to make the 14 February fish market. TheU.S. Coast Guard was first notified at 9:15 A.M. on 15 February thatPaolina was overdue. An extensive U.S.Coast Guard surface and air search took place until abandoned on the morning of 18 February, due to a bad northeast storm, the improbability ofPaolina being afloat, and the need for the services of Coast Guard resources in connection with the then-ongoing operations offChatham, Massachusetts involving the tankersFort Mercer andPendleton.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m)fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast ofAfognak Island in theTerritory of Alaska'sKodiak Archipelago.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Stevenson | United States | TheLiberty ship developed cracks in her deck 230 nautical miles (430 km) north west ofBermuda. She was on a voyage fromTrieste, Italy toNew York. She was escorted in toHamilton, Bermuda byUSCGC Dexter (.png) United States Coast Guard) on 21 February.[16][17][18] |
| Pendleton | United States |  Carrying a cargo offuel oil, theType T2-SE-A1 tanker broke in two in theAtlantic Ocean off the coast ofMassachusetts. Thestern section grounded 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) offChatham, Massachusetts, and later sank in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east ofMonomoy Island at41°35′10″N069°57′45″W / 41.58611°N 69.96250°W /41.58611; -69.96250 (Pendleton stern section). Herbow section either sank or ran aground on a nearbyreef and later wassalvaged and rebuilt, according to different sources. Thirty-two of her 41 crew were rescued by themotorlifeboatCG 36500 ( |
| Fort Mercer | United States |  United States Coast Guard). Four crew were rescued from the bow section by thecutterUSCGC Yakutat (United States Coast Guard).[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arkaba | Unknown flag | Thecargo ship was stranded on a reef offPort Lincoln,South Australia. She was later refloated and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elanor | Unknown flag | Thebarge was sunk in theRiver Mersey,England, in a collision with thepassenger shipTynwald ( Isle of Man). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caronia | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship ran aground in theSuez Canal inEgypt.[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lepar |  Netherlands | The Design 381 cargo ship burned off Djambi after an explosion.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leok | Netherlands | The Design 381 class cargo ship caught fire, burned in theRiver Siak nearPakan Baru.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Wave Ruler |  Royal Navy | TheWave-classoiler caught fire atGreenock,Scotland. Later repaired and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfios | Greece | TheLiberty ship struck the wreck ofKontum (French Indo-China) offSaigon, French Indo-China. She ran aground, broke in two and sank (10°20′N107°03′E / 10.333°N 107.050°E /10.333; 107.050).[24] |
| Brattind,Buskøy, Pels,Ringsel andVårglimt | all Norway | Sank in a storm in theWest Ice,Greenland. A total of 78 lives were lost. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Eaton | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground off Tokyo, Japan.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holdernile | United Kingdom | Collided in theRiver Scheldt nearFort St Marie, Belgium withMeerkerk ( Netherlands) and sank.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Hobson | United States Navy | TheGleaves-classdestroyer collided in the Atlantic Ocean with theaircraft carrierUSS Wasp ( United States Navy) and sank with the loss of 176 lives. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Buzzard | United Kingdom | The tug was towingEsso Appalachee ( United Kingdom) withFlying Petrel ( United Kingdom) whenEsso Appalachee fouled her tow and then collided withFlying Buzzard, sinking her. She was salvaged in May and repaired, returning to service in October. |
| Beltana |  Australia | The cargo ship ran aground inPort Philip Bay,Victoria, Australia. Refloated on 7 May.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heathery Brae | United Kingdom | Was engaged in salvage work over the wreck ofClarrie (flag unknown) off Bordeaux harbour,GuernseyChannel Islands. Timed explosive charges were placed on the wreck but she could not move clear in time and was severely damaged by the explosion. She launched her lifeboat and the four crew pulled clear before the vessel foundered.[28][29] |
| Ship | State | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orcades | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground inPort Philip Bay,Victoria, Australia.[27] | |
| Rio Santa Cruz |  Argentina | The passenger-cargo ship suffered majorboiler explosion at sea off Cabo Blanco, betweenPuerto Deseado andComodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, with loss of six lives; the ship was laid up and later scrapped.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Tenacious |  Royal Navy | TheT-classdestroyer ran aground in theRiver Foyle,Northern Ireland.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chervona Ukraina |  Soviet Navy | The decommissionedAdmiral Nakhimov-classlight cruiser was grounded on aspit for use as a target. By 1980, nothing remained of the ship above the water's surface. |
| Laughing Lady | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire atLatouche (60°03′05″N147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W /60.05139; -147.90000 (Latouche, Alaska)) in theTerritory of Alaska.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | United States | The 14-gross register ton, 49.5-foot (15.1 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of the mouth of theKaliakh River (60°05′40″N142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W /60.09444; -142.80833 (Kaliakh River)).[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rouen | France | TheLiberty ship ran aground atLos Vilos, Chile. She was refloated and towed in toValparaíso.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angelina, Barbara Lykes and F. L. Heyes | United States | ThesteamshipBarbara Lykes collided with thetankerF. L. Heyes in theChesapeake and Delaware Canal. Some of the tanker's cargo of petrol spilled and caught fire, damagingAngelina.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estrella | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 38.8-foot (11.8 m)motor vessel was destroyed by fire atClover Pass (55°28′20″N131°47′30″W / 55.47222°N 131.79167°W /55.47222; -131.79167 (Clover Pass)) inSoutheast Alaska.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel B. Palmer | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground in theMartin Garcia Channel. She was later refloated. Although declared aconstructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halesius | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground 25 nautical miles (46 km) fromCape Ténès,Algeria. She was on a voyage fromSan Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic toColombo,Ceylon. She was refloated but was laid up and later sold.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inger Skou |  Denmark | The Hansa A Type cargo ship ran aground on the Chinchorro Bank, off the coast ofBritish Honduras and sank. She was on a voyage fromNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States toBelize City, British Honduras. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMML2582 | Royal Navy | Exercise Bluebird: ARoyal Netherlands Air ForceRepublic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft collided with the motor launch's mast and crashed onto the boat, killing its pilot and fifteen crew of2582, which sank. The accident occurred in theMarsdiep, Netherlands.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alasco | United States | The 22-gross register ton, 44-foot (13.4 m)fishing vessel sank nearCordova,Territory of Alaska.[40] |
| Othon | Greece | TheLiberty ship ran aground offKarachi, Pakistan, broke in two and sank.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mahenge |  Belgium | TheVictory ship collided withLiberty shipGranville ( France) offAlderney,Channel Islands (49°48′N2°18′W / 49.800°N 2.300°W /49.800; -2.300).Mahenge sank,[42] her 46 crew and three passengers were rescued byRingas ( Norway).Granville was severely damaged and set on fire. Later towed toCherbourg, France after the fire was extinguished. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteson | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank northeast of theParacel Islands, China.[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | United States | The 36-gross register ton, 43.7-foot (13.3 m)fishing vessel was wrecked inOil Bay (59°38′N153°17′W / 59.633°N 153.283°W /59.633; -153.283 (Oil Bay)) inCook Inlet on the south-central coast ofAlaska.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Marshal | United Kingdom | Theheavy lift ship was severely damaged by an explosion in her engine room atPusan,Korea. She was declared aconstructive total loss, but was repaired using the engines from thetankerElax ( United Kingdom), which was scrapped. Returned to service asBermuda Trader under theHong Kong flag.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iola | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 33.4-foot (10.2 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at53°44′N167°00′W / 53.733°N 167.000°W /53.733; -167.000 (MVIola), nearNear Island in theTerritory of Alaska'sKodiak Archipelago.[46] |
| Portland | Denmark | The tanker sank in theKattegat with the loss of seventeen crew.[47] |
| Wizard | United States | The 60-gross register ton, 65.6-foot (20.0 m)fishing vessel was wrecked onFossil Beach betweenNarrow Cape andPasagshak Beach inUyak Bay onKodiak Island in theTerritory of Alaska'sKodiak Archipelago. She later was refloated, but her deck gave way while she was under tow toKodiak and she sank near the outerbuoy ofWomens Bay.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hercules | United States | The 80-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m)scow sank offPerl Island inCook Inlet on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prins Alexander | Netherlands | The cargo ship collided withN O Rogenaes ( Norway),Strait of Dover. Towed intoDover.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pas de Calais II | France | Thedredger sank inBoulogne Harbour after dredging up atorpedo, which exploded. Eleven crew were killed.[50] |
| Sundown | United States | The 270-gross register ton, 107.6-foot (32.8 m)motorcargo vessel was wrecked onAkun Island in theFox Islands in the easternAleutian Islands.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pawik | United States | The 18-gross register ton, 42.7-foot (13.0 m)fishing vessel sank nearBear River (56°10′N163°38′W / 56.167°N 163.633°W /56.167; -163.633 (Bear River)) abovePort Moller,Territory of Alaska.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice T | United States | The 131-gross register ton, 107.5-foot (32.8 m)fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest corner ofPerl Island inChugach Passage (59°09.99′N151°46.53′W / 59.16650°N 151.77550°W /59.16650; -151.77550 (Chugach Passage)) on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Y 340 |  Royal Danish Navy | Thecutter collided with theferryBroen ( Denmark) and sank in theNyborg Fjord. Later salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariana |  Finland | The cargo ship ran aground in theScheldt, Belgium and broke in two.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lassei | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground offCloughey Bay,Northern Ireland.[54] Refloated on 2 September.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence S | United States | The 37-gross register ton, 75-foot (22.9 m)barge sank in theYukon River nearGalena,Territory of Alaska.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evgenia Chandris | Greece | TheLiberty ship ran aground in theAleutian Islands,Alaska, United States. She was later refloated and taken intoVictoria, British Columbia, Canada. Although declared aconstructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magnolia | United Kingdom | Thefishing trawler exploded and sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the mouth of theHumber with the loss of one of her eleven crew. Eight survivors were rescued by the fishing trawlerRose of England ( United Kingdom), two were reported missing.[57] |
| Western Farmer | United States | TheLiberty ship collided with the tankerBjorgholm ( Norway) near theGoodwin Sands,Kent, United Kingdom and broke in two.[57][58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Sarsi | United States Navy | Korean War: TheAbnaki-classfleet ocean tug struck anaval mine and sank off the coast ofNorth Korea betweenWonsan andHungnam. Four crewmen were killed and four wounded. Survivors were rescued by thedestroyerUSS Boyd and theminesweepersUSS Zeal andUSS Competent (all United States Navy).[59][60][61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cha-194 |  Japan | TheNo.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser ran aground nearSakata and was abandoned as a total loss.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derwentfield | United Kingdom | Thetanker suffered an explosion and fire atBalik Papan,Borneo,Indonesia. She was abandoned on 16 September and declared aconstructive total loss.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stream Fisher | United Kingdom | The coaster sank atSwansea,Glamorgan whilst being loaded.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Star |  Honduras | The tanker broke in two ofCape Hatteras in a storm.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Kathleen |  Canada |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niš |  Yugoslavia | Theferry capsized and sank in theDanube atBelgrade,Yugoslavia. Ninety people drowned.[66] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doris | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inSoutheast Alaska halfway betweenNeva Strait (57°18′51″N135°38′51″W / 57.3141°N 135.6474°W /57.3141; -135.6474 (Neva Strait)) andOlga Strait (57°12′10″N135°28′55″W / 57.2028°N 135.4819°W /57.2028; -135.4819 (Neva Strait)).[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown minelayer |  Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Theminelayer was captured byHMCS Nootka ( Royal Canadian Navy) in theTaedong River estuary and was scuttled. Five crewmen were captured.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joacosta |  Portugal | The three-mastedsailingtrawler sank in the Atlantic 56 nautical miles (104 km) north ofSaõ Miguel Island,Azores. Twelve crew were rescued byCompass ( United States). Thirty five were rescued bySteel Executive ( United States) and the remaining 27 were rescued byHenriette Schulee ( West Germany).[67][68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiyō No. 5 |  Japan | Theoceanographicresearch ship was sunk by jets of water andtephra[69] from the eruption of thesubmarine volcanoMyōjin-shō. |
| S S F Co No 5 | United States | The 126-gross register ton, 70-foot (21 m)scow sank offNarrow Point (55°47′30″N132°28′30″W / 55.79167°N 132.47500°W /55.79167; -132.47500 (Narrow Point)) inClarence Strait in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Western | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inCanoe Passage at the south end ofEtolin Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sibylle |  French Navy | TheS-classsubmarine sank in the Mediterranean offCape Camarat with the loss of all hands.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader |  United Kingdom | Piloted onLoch Ness inScotland byJohn Cobb in an attempt to set a new worldwater speed record, thejet-powered speedboat struck awake at an estimated speed of 210 miles per hour (340 km/h) and disintegrated, killing Cobb, whose body was thrown 50 yards (46 m).[71] The boat′s wreckage was discovered on 5 July 2002 on the bottom of Loch Ness at a depth of 200 metres (656 ft).[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Wave | Royal Navy | TheAlgerine-class minesweeper ran aground atSt. Ives. All crew saved. Ship later refloated and towed toDevonport.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Star |  Honduras | The tanker broke in two whilst on a voyage fromVera Cruz toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Both sections sank.[73] |
| No. 26 Olbbaemi |  Republic of Korea Navy | Korean War: TheGalmaegi-classmotor torpedo boat – anElco 80-foot (24.4 m)PT boat – was lost. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Dunmore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground atWorkington,Cumberland and broke her back.[74] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Luctor | Netherlands | The cargo ship capsized and sank offGuernsey,Channel Islands with the loss of three of her seven crew.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Plym | Royal Navy |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norman | United Kingdom | The steam trawler was wrecked onskerries east ofCape Farewell, southernGreenland with only one survivor from a crew of 21.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heemskerk | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground atOsthammar, Sweden and was damaged. Later refloated and towed intoOregrund.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three unidentified motor torpedo boats |  People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War:Battle of Nanri Island: Threemotor torpedo boats were sunk bycoastal artillery.[79] |
| Three unidentified junks | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War:Battle of Nanri Island: Threejunks were sunk bycoastal artillery.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timberman | United States | The 53-gross register ton, 61.1-foot (18.6 m)tug was wrecked atCaamano Point (55°30′N131°58′W / 55.500°N 131.967°W /55.500; -131.967 (Caamano Point)) inSoutheast Alaska.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aslett | Flag unknown | Themotor yacht caught fire in theMediterranean Sea. Four people were rescued byKypros ( United Kingdom).[81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while moored atLatouche Island (60°03′05″N147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W /60.05139; -147.90000 (Red Bluff)) in theGulf of Alaska off thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faustus | Panama | Netherlands).Faustus was driven through the breakwater and sank the following day. She was on a voyage from theHampton Roads,Virginia, United States toRotterdam, South Holland.[82][83][84] |
| Bakir |  Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground offAmeland, Netherlands.[82] |
| Sac Badalone |  Spain | The cargo ship ran aground off theWadden Islands, Netherlands.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Canada | Thesteamship was stranded atJersey Harbour after breaking her moorings.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnyi Kavkaz | Soviet Navy | The decommissionedcruiser was sunk as a target bySS-N-1 Scrubberanti-shipcruise missiles. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Denny Jo | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m)fishing vessel sank inStag Bay (57°35′45″N136°21′30″W / 57.59583°N 136.35833°W /57.59583; -136.35833 (Stag Bay)) onLisianski Strait (57°35′45″N136°21′30″W / 57.59583°N 136.35833°W /57.59583; -136.35833 (Lisianski Strait)) nearCape Spencer inSoutheast Alaska.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adrias II | Greece | The ship ran aground at Falconera Islet whilst on a voyage fromCrete toPiraeus.[86] |
| Brunswick | United Kingdom | The tug was involved in a collision with another vessel and sank in theRiver Mersey with the loss of three crew. Raised on 17 November and beached nearLiverpool,Lancashire.[87] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Euroland | West Germany | The tanker struck amine and sank in the North Sea, north ofTerschelling, Netherlands (53°33′N5°15′E / 53.550°N 5.250°E /53.550; 5.250).[88] |
| HDMS Havørnen | Royal Danish Navy | Thegunboat ran aground onScroby Sands,Norfolk, United Kingdom.[89] She was refloated on 17 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen | West Germany | The coastal tanker collided with theocean linerMaasdam ( Netherlands) in theNieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands. She capsized and sank with the loss of six of the twelve people on board.[90] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fernstream | Norway | The cargo liner collided withHawaiian Rancher ( United States) and sank near theGolden Gate Bridge,San Francisco, California, United States. All 42 crew and twelve passengers were rescued.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USNS Grommet Reefer | United States Navy | Thestores ship an aground atLivorno,Italy, atotal loss. |
| Shch-117 | Soviet Navy | TheShchuka-classsubmarine was lost in theStrait of Tartary on or about this date. All 52 crew members lost.[92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quartette | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground on the Pearl & Hermes Reef, in thePacific Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) east ofMidway Atoll and broke in two, a total loss.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wafico No. 2 | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m)fishing vessel was lost inMonashka Bay in theTerritory of Alaska.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quartette | United States |  United States).Quartette broke in two in January 1953 and was declared a total loss.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Champollion | France | The ocean liner ran aground atOuzai Bay,Beirut, Lebanon and was wrecked.[95] Seventeen people were killed.[96] |
| Margarita | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground onAilsa Craig,Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom.[97] Refloated on 29 December.[98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatros | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground atSt Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight and was wrecked.[99] |
| Oswestry Grange | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in theNieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands.[100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground offAtherfield,Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Refloated on 23 January 1953, but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[101][102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merino | Australia | The 550-ton interstate cargo ship, owned by L. W. Smith Pty. Ltd., Launceston, ran aground inWineglass Bay,Swansea, Tasmania, Australia.[103] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emory Victory | United States | TheVictory ship ran aground atCairnryan,Wigtownshire, United Kingdom.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of New York | United States | Thebarque ran aground atYarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and was subsequently destroyed by fire.[105] |
| Fermain | United Kingdom | Whilst on a voyage fromSwansea toGuernsey with Anthracite, the cargo ship ran aground on Black Rock offSt Sampson's,Guernsey,Channel Islands. Declared a constructive loss.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buskø | Norway | Thesealer sank with the loss of 79 lives. |
| Leok |  Malaysia | The Design 381 coastal freighter was sunk when her cargo exploded atPakan Baroe sometime in 1952.[107][108] |
| Lepar | Malaysia | The Design 381 coastal freighter burned at Djambi, Malaysia sometime in 1952.[107][108] |
| Levant II | Malta | The decommissionedcable ship was on her way to bescuttled when she began to take on water and sank offGrand Harbour,Malta.[109] |
| Southern Collins | United Kingdom | Thetanker ran aground on the coast ofScotland at the entrance toLeith harbour and was holed. She later was repaired and returned to service |