List of shipwrecks in 1950
The list of shipwrecks in 1950 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1950.
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January
[edit]12 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Truculent |  Royal Navy
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The T-class submarine was sunk in collision with oil tanker Divina ( Sweden). A total of 64 crew killed. Submarine later salvaged and scrapped.
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15 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Thermopylae | Royal Navy
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The T-class submarine ran aground on Stevenson Rock, off Skerryvore, Inner Hebrides.[1] |
16 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BO-42 | South Molluccan rebels | Battle of Namlea: The Higgins patrol boat was sunk by KRI Pati Unus ( Indonesian Navy).[2]
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| Jai Lang | South Molluccan rebels | Battle of Namlea: The Higgins patrol boat was sunk by KRI Pati Unus ( Indonesian Navy).[2]
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17 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Missouri |  United States Navy
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 The Iowa-class battleship ran aground in Chesapeake Bay. She was refloated on 1 February. |
21 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Shell | United States
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The 11-gross register ton, 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Gambier Point (57°26′00″N 133°50′15″W / 57.43333°N 133.83750°W) on Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska.[3] |
27 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delta |  Netherlands
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The coaster was in collision with the collier Colonel Crompton ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames near Tower Bridge, London and sank.
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29 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edirne |  Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground on the Ortach Reef, Alderney, Channel Islands. Floated free and sank the next day.[4] All 50 crew were rescued.[5] |
31 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fidamas |  West Germany
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The coaster struck a mine and sank off Langeoog, Netherlands with the loss of eight of her sixteen crew.[6] The survivors were rescued by the tug Rumania ( United Kingdom).[7]
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| Rask |  Norway
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The coaster ran aground at Scremerston, Northumberland, United Kingdom. All sixteen on board were rescued.[8] |
February
[edit]1 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William Ashburner | United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground in the River Severn off Chepstow, Monmouthshire and was wrecked.[9][10] |
10 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marchioness | United Kingdom
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The collier was in collision with Durmitor ( Yugoslavia) in the Thames Estuary at Greenhithe, London and sank. All twelve crew were rescued.[11]
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11 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karhula |  Finland
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The cargo ship sank off Texel, Netherlands with the loss of eleven of her 27 crew. The two stowaways on board were rescued.[12] |
12 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stag |  Hong Kong
|
The tug capsized and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the mouth of the River Wear whilst towing unfinished ocean liner City of Manchester ( United Kingdom). Four of her six crew were killed.[13]
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| Wing Hing | Hong Kong
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The coaster caught fire and was beached at Chilang Point, China. She was on a voyage from Amoy, China to Hong Kong. She was declared a total loss.[14] |
21 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clam | United Kingdom
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The tanker ran aground near the Reykjanes Lighthouse, Reykjavík, Iceland. Twenty-seven of her 50 crew were drowned when their lifeboats capsized.[15] Declared a total loss on 5 March.[16] |
24 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow | United States
|
The 38-gross register ton, 58.8-foot (17.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off the east coast of "Mary Island" – most likely Mary Island (58°04′N 157°29′W / 58.067°N 157.483°W) – in Southeast Alaska.[17] |
| Benledi | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship caught fire east of Malta and was abandoned. Later repaired and returned to service. |
| Empire Gladstone | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground eight nautical miles (15 km) north of Twofold Point, New South Wales, Australia (35°56′S 149°57′E / 35.933°S 149.950°E) and was declared a total loss.[18] |
25 February
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olga Topic | Yugoslavia
|
The cargo ship caught fire and was abandoned south east of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rosario to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. The fire was extinguished and she was taken in tow for Fortaleza, Brazil, but the fire re-ignited and she was burnt out. Olga Topic was declared a constructive total loss.[19] |
March
[edit]9 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer |  Australia
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The dredger was scuttled off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.[20] |
15 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte Anne |  France
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Last communication from the ship off the Balearic Islands, no further trace.[21] |
17 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elsie | United States
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The 8-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel disappeared during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to the Territory of Alaska with the loss of the two men on board.[22] |
26 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Voorwarts | Netherlands
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The coaster en route from Littlehampton to Saint Malo in ballast ran aground on the Paternoster Reef, off Jersey, Channel Islands and was abandoned and sank.[23] |
28 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS FPB 1030 | Royal Navy
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The Vosper 73 ft fast patrol boat (formerly the Motor Torpedo Boat HMS MTB 530) sank after a collision with sister fast patrol boat HMS FPB 532 ( Royal Navy) 30 miles (48 km) off the Hook of Holland during a naval exercise.[24][25]
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April
[edit]10 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halladale | United Kingdom
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The ferry ran aground at Calais, France. Refloated later that day.[26] |
12 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shangri-La | United States
|
The 8-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire during a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Sitka to Pelican.[3] |
18 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra |  Costa Rica
|
The small freighter was declared overdue, apparently lost in bad weather while en route from Savannah to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.[27] |
May
[edit]2 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon | United States
|
The 26-gross register ton, 45.3-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel sank 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Mitrofania Island (55°53′N 159°50′W / 55.883°N 159.833°W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[28] |
5 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | United States
|
The 32-foot (9.8 m), 13-gross register ton fishing boat sank during a storm in Sturgeon Bay 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, at 44°54.030′N 087°24.898′W / 44.900500°N 87.414967°W.[29] |
7 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Lincoln | United Kingdom
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The hulk of the cargo liner was sunk as a target by the South African Air Force off Cape Town.[30] |
10 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Midget | United States
|
During a voyage from Cordova, Territory of Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, the 12-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) purse seiner disappeared in the Gulf of Alaska with the loss of all three people aboard.[31] |
15 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marietta Dal | United Kingdom
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The Liberty ship was wrecked at Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia.[32] |
24 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Double Knot |  United States
|
The 15-gross register ton, 34.1-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) east of Cape Saint Elias. One man on board perished.[33] |
| Ebonol | United Kingdom
|
The tanker sank three miles (4.8 km) off Sugar Loaf Island, south of Swatow, China in bad weather. There were reports of a possible explosion from a mine.[34][35] |
25 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gui Shan |  People's Liberation Army Navy
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Chinese Civil War: Battle of Wanshan Archipelago: The landing craft infantry was sunk by Nationalist ships.[36] |
| ROCS No. 25 |  Republic of China Navy
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Chinese Civil War: Battle of Wanshan Archipelago: The auxiliary gunboat was captured by Fen Dou ( People's Liberation Army Navy). Two crewmen were killed and seven were taken as prisoners of war. Later the vessel was set adrift in sinking condition due to battle damage.[36]
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| ROCS No. 26 | Republic of China Navy
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Chinese Civil War: Battle of Wanshan Archipelago: The auxiliary gunboat was shelled, blew up and sunk by Fen Dou ( People's Liberation Army Navy). The vessel was lost with all ten hands.[36]
|
26 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Espartel |  Spain
|
The cargo ship collided with the steamer Felspar ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, England. All 37 crew were rescued. Felspar was beached south of Deal, Kent.[37]
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June
[edit]1 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Runner | United Kingdom
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The coaster ran aground at St. Ives Head. All crew saved. Ship refloated the following day.[38] |
6 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santo Maru |  Japan
|
The cargo ship was wrecked off Aghennasaki, Miyakojima.[39] |
19 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Enterprise |  India
|
The cargo ship exploded and sank 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Suez, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Bremen, West Germany to Calcutta.[40] |
| Santos |  Panama
|
The passenger-cargo ship hit a mine and sank in the Yangtze River near Wusong, People's Republic of China. |
22 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ormen Friske | Sweden
|
The Viking ship replica was last sighted in the North Sea on this date. She subsequently foundered off Pellworm, West Germany with the loss of all fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Birka to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[41] |
23 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairwind | Australia
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The survey vessel foundered off New South Wales with the loss of all seventeen crew. |
26 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lutterworth |  New Zealand
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The barque was sunk as a target by Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft. |
| Unidentified troop transport |  Korean People's Army Naval Force
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Korean War: The unidentified troop transport was shelled and sunk in the Korean Straits off Pusan, South Korea by Baekdusan ( Republic of Korea Navy) with the loss of up to 600 crew and troops.[42]
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29 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dumangang | Republic of Korea Navy
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Korean War: Battle of Gangneung: The Daejeon-class minesweeper was shelled and sunk by No. 31 ( Korean People's Army Naval Force).[43]
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| Unknown schooner | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Battle of Gangneung: The supply schooner was shelled and sunk by USS Juneau and USS De Haven (both United States Navy).[43]
|
July
[edit]2 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No.22, No.23, and No.24 | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Battle of Chumonchin Chan: The G-5-class motor torpedo boats were shelled by USS Juneau ( United States Navy), HMS Black Swan and HMS Jamaica (both Royal Navy). Two were sunk and one was damaged and beached/wrecked.[44]
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| No.1, and No.2 | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Battle of Chumonchin Chan: The two OD-200 Type patrol boats were shelled and sunk by USS Juneau ( United States Navy), HMS Black Swan and HMS Jamaica (both Royal Navy).[44]
|
3 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown schooners | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Three supply schooners were shelled and sunk by Gimcheon ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
| Unknown trawlers | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: A convoy of seven trawlers was shelled and sunk by USS Juneau ( United States Navy).[43]
|
5 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | United Kingdom
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The vessel, standing guard overnight under HMS Warspite's bow at Prussia Cove, Cornwall, was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west.[45][46] |
9 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ranheim | Norway
|
The cargo ship was wrecked off Kapp Borthen, Svalbard.[47] |
10 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 3 | People's Liberation Army Navy
|
Chinese Civil War: The gunboat was sunk by a Nationalist Chinese auxiliary gunboat at Dachen Island. 12 crewmen killed, 5 survivors.[48] |
12 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franconia | United Kingdom
|
The ocean liner ran aground at Île d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada.[49] Refloated on 16 July.[50] All 1,272 passengers and crew rescued.[51] |
| Xin Bao Shun | Republic of China Navy
|
Chinese Civil War: Battle of Pishan Island: The gunboat was shelled by Red Chinese ships, then rammed and sunk by No. 107 ( People's Liberation Army Navy) at Pishan Island.[52]
|
14 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ammunition lighters | Royal Navy
|
An explosion on an ammunition lighter at Portsmouth, England set off secondary explosions sinking or destroying a total of six to nine lighters.[53] |
16 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jai Lang and BO-42 | South Moluccas rebels | Battle of Namlea: The Higgins boats were sunk by KRI Pati Unus ( Indonesian Navy)[54]
|
22 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Three small ships were shelled and sunk by Gimcheon ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
24 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio |  Philippines
|
Chinese Civil War: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine off Woosung, China in the Yangtze River.[55][56] |
26 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gaza |  Royal Egyptian Navy
|
The Arish-class minesweeper blew up and sank from a fuel tank explosion off Mersa Matruh. |
27 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: A convoy of 12 small sailing vessels were shelled and sunk by Guemgangsan and Samgakson (both Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
August
[edit]2 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown steamship | Unknown | Korean War: The steamer was shelled and sunk in Mokpo Harbor by HMS Cockade and HMS Cossack (both Royal Navy).[43]
|
3 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown motorboats | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Two motorboats were shelled and sunk by Gyeongju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
| Unknown vessels | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Four small vessels were shelled and sunk by an unknown South Korean warship.[43] |
4 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Merriel | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The stern section of the cargo ship sank in the Mediterrnanean Sea (44°05′20″N 8°33′50″E / 44.08889°N 8.56389°E) whilst under tow for breaking.[57] |
7 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown sailing vessels | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: A convoy of seven small sailing vessels were shelled and sunk by Gyeongju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
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13 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mayakovsky |  Soviet Union
|
The overloaded steamer sank in the Daugava River in Riga in the Soviet Union's Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, killing 147 people. |
14 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| W. D. Duck | United Kingdom
|
The TID-class tug rna aground and sank in the River Dee. She was refloated on 23 August and taken in to Bromborough, Cheshire.[58] |
| W. D. Teal | United Kingdom
|
The TID-class tug ran aground and sank in the River Dee. She was refloated on 11 September and towed in to Mostyn, Mostyn. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[59] |
15 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified vessels | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Fifteen small vessels were sunk by gunfire – and another 30 captured – by the minesweeper Gwangju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
20 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified motorboat | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: The motorboat was sunk by gunfire by the minesweeper Gwangju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
22 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel I | United States
|
The 7-gross register ton 32.2-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire between Point Francis and Helms Bay on the Cleveland Peninsula in Southeast Alaska.[60] |
23 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeep Hee | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Yangtze, China.[61] |
24 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mahina Hou | United States
|
The 160-gross register ton, 103.6-foot (31.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked just west of Cape Suckling (59°59′30″N 143°53′00″W / 59.99167°N 143.88333°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[31] |
25 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Benevolence | United States Navy
|
The hospital ship collided in fog with Mary Luckenbach ( United States) off San Francisco, California and sank with the loss of 23 of her 505 crew.[62]
|
| Unknown motorboats | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Two motorboats were shelled and sunk by Guwolsan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
| Unknown sailboat | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: One sailboat was shelled and sunk by Baekdusan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
| Unknown vessels | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Three ships were shelled and sunk by Gilju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
31 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown motorboats | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: Two motorboats were shelled and sunk by Guemgamgsan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[43]
|
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec |  Canada
|
The cruise ship caught fire in the St. Lawrence River, a total loss.[63] |
| Vermay | United States
|
The 50-ton 50-foot (15.2 m) wooden fishing vessel sank near Cape Muzon, Territory of Alaska.[64] |
September
[edit]3 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naughty Marletta | United States
|
The 12-gross register ton, 33.8-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on a small island near the outer entrance to the eastern channel of Sitka Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska and sank.[65] |
5 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Gladstone | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Haystack Rock, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. She was on a voyage from Whyalla, South Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. She was a total loss.[40] |
7 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Basil | United States
|
The 28-gross register ton, 47-foot (14.3 m) motor vessel, a former landing craft mechanized, was wrecked on the beach at Cape Lisburne on the Chukchi Sea coast of the Territory of Alaska.[66] |
10 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cameo | United Kingdom
|
The coaster was wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.[67] |
| Unidentified | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: The unidentified minelayer was shelled and sunk off Haeju, South Korea by ROKS Samgaksan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[42]
|
12 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Chatton | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sands, 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Harwich, Essex.[68] |
13 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three small boats | Korean People's Army Naval Force
|
Korean War: The submarine chaser ROKS Samgaksan ( Republic of Korea Navy) sank the small boats with gunfire.[43]
|
15 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Harry | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered at Southport and was dismantled in situ.[69] |
| Libby, McNeill & Libby IX No. 16 | United States
|
The 35-gross register ton, 59.9-foot (18.3 m) scow was destroyed by fire in George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[70] |
16 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial |  Portugal
|
The ocean liner was driven ashore on the Argyllshire coast in a storm. She was being towed from Lisbon, Portugal to the Clyde for scrapping and had a skeleton crew of eight on board. They were rescued by breeches buoy.[71] The wreck was scrapped in situ.[72] |
| La Place |  French Navy
|
The Tacoma-class frigate struck a mine in the Baie de la Fresnaie off St Malo and sank with the loss of 51 of her 92 crew.[73] |
21 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| P C #1 | United States
|
The 94-gross register ton, 56-foot (17.1 m) scow sank in heavy seas off Cape Edward (57°40′52″N 136°15′18″W / 57.6811°N 136.2550°W) on Herbert Graves Island (57°40′58″N 136°11′46″W / 57.6828°N 136.1961°W) in Southeast Alaska.[74] |
22 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Energi | Sweden
|
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the Åland, Finland with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew.[75] |
25 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hyacinth | United States
|
The 33-gross register ton, 49.4-foot (15.1 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in the anchorage at Katalla, Territory of Alaska.[60] |
27 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberté | France
|
The ocean liner ran aground in the Solent. Later refloated.[76] |
28 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gapyeong | Republic of Korea Navy
|
Korean War: The Geumgagsan-class minesweeper was mined and sunk. 26 crewmen killed.[42] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breezin' Thru | United States
|
The pleasure yacht sank at Kingston, Jamaica, during a hurricane.[77] |
October
[edit]1 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Magpie | United States Navy
|
Korean War: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Chuksan, Korea with 21 crewmen missing, including her commanding officer. 12 survivors rescued by USS Merganser ( United States Navy).[78]
|
5 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orwell | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge collided with the motor barge Betty Hudson ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and sank 36 nautical miles (67 km) downstream of London Bridge.[79]
|
11 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Veron Mao | United States
|
The 10-gross register ton 33.5-foot (10.2 m) wooden pleasure craft sank in Cook Inlet in the Territory of Alaska.[64] |
12 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Pirate | United States Navy
|
Korean War: Operation Wonsan: The Admirable-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Sin-Do Island off Wonsan, Korea with 6 missing and 43 wounded. Survivors rescued by USS Incredible, USS Redhead, USS Kite, and USS Endicott (all United States Navy).[80]
|
| USS Pledge | United States Navy
|
Korean War: Operation Wonsan: The Admirable-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Sin-Do Island off Wonsan, Korea with one crewman killed and six missing. Survivors rescued by USS Incredible, USS Redhead, USS Kite, and USS Endicott (all United States Navy).[81]
|
15 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Tornquist |  Argentina
|
The passenger ship ran aground on South Georgia. All 250 on board were rescued.[82] |
| Lark | United States
|
The 17-gross register ton, 36.3-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) south of Yakataga Beach (60°04′30″N 142°28′30″W / 60.07500°N 142.47500°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[70] |
17 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MS 14 | Japan
|
Korean War: The minesweeper was sunk in Wonsan Bay by a mine. One killed, 15 wounded.[83] |
18 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gonju | Republic of Korea Navy
|
Korean War: Operation Wonsan: The Geumgagsan-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Wonsan, Korea.[84] |
24 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcantara | Panama
|
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt and broke up. All crew rescued.[85] |
26 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auchmacoy | United Kingdom
|
The tug was scuttled off Lagos, Nigeria.[86] |
27 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MS 30 | Japan
|
Korean War: The minesweeper ran aground and sank off Korea.[87] |
| Pierson Petroleum | United States
|
The 85-gross register ton, 59.5-foot (18.1 m) tanker scow sank off Naknek, Territory of Alaska.[74] |
November
[edit]7 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seniority | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Leinish Point, Inner Hebrides. Sank the next day off Bo Vich Chuan Rock, Inner Hebrides.[88] |
9 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tsze Hong | United Kingdom
|
The Saint-class tug foundered off Formosa.[89] |
11 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Masterman | United Kingdom
|
The tug struck Hogus Rocks, Cornwall. The tug Tradesman ( United Kingdom) was damaged in assisting to free Masterman and had to be taken in tow by the tug Superman ( United Kingdom).[46]
|
13 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ting Chu |  Republic of China
|
Chinese Civil War: The N3-S-A1-class coastal cargo ship was shelled and sunk by People's Liberation Army artillery off Chiencow.[90][91] |
15 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dixie | United States
|
The 10-gross register ton, 34.4-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks near Cape Bingham (57°55′00″N 136°33′30″W / 57.91667°N 136.55833°W) on the north coast of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives. The sole survivor clung to Yakobi Rock (58°05′10″N 136°33′38″W / 58.0861°N 136.5606°W) for two days before local residents in a 32-foot (9.8 m) vessel rescued him on 17 November.[33] |
| LT-636 | United States Army
|
Korean War: The large tug was sunk by a mine off the coast of Wonsan. 22 Japanese onboard died.[92] |
| Unknown transport | Japan
|
Korean War: The transport was sunk by a mine off Korea. 25 of 26 crew killed.[83] |
17 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | United States
|
The 7-gross register ton, 31.9-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while docked at Seldovia, Territory of Alaska.[93] |
| Skeldergate | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was driven ashore near Puri, India in a cyclone. She broke her back and was declared a total loss.[94] |
24 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santagata |  Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Casablanca, Morocco to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[95] |
26 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selnes | Norway
|
The cargo ship collided with City of Bristol ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and was beached on the West Barrow Sands, where she was declared a total loss. Selnes was on a voyage from Oslo to London, United Kingdom.[96]
|
30 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Regent Lion | United Kingdom
|
The tanker ran aground in the Firth of Forth. Refloated the next day.[97] |
December
[edit]1 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I P Suhr |  Denmark
|
The collier capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sandhammaren, Sweden. The wreck was dispersed by explosives in 1952.[98] |
2 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Metamorfosis |  Greece
|
The cargo ship ran aground at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands and broke in two. She was a total loss.[99] |
7 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Chief | United States
|
The 775-gross register ton, 149.7-foot (45.6 m) scow was wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska east of Marmot Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[17] |
11 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bechuana |  South Africa
|
The Channel tanker ran aground at Port Nolloth, South Africa. A total loss. She was on a voyage from Port Nolloth to Cape Town.[100] |
15 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Etivebank | United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship ran aground at Licata, Italy after her anchor chain broke in heavy weather. Later refloated and returned to service. |
| Unknown | Republic of China Navy
|
Chinese Civil War: A convoy of five small Nationalist Chinese sailboats were sunk by No. 221 and No. 222 (both People's Liberation Army Navy) in the Zhoushan Islands. 70 crewmen and troops killed.[48]
|
18 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sachem |  United States
|
The 71-foot (22 m) tugboat sank in 85 feet (26 m) of water in Lake Erie 59,000 feet (18,000 m) from Dunkirk Light, Dunkirk, New York in a snow storm. Lost with all 12 crew. The wreck was raised on 22 October 1951.[101] |
23 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Negro | Spain
|
The cargo ship was wrecked at Tacloban, Philippines. She was on a voyage from Tacloban to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[102] |
| Santagata | Italy
|
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, and was wrecked.[18] She broke in two and was declared a total loss. All 32 crew were rescued by the Walmer Lifeboat. |
31 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kostis Lemos |  Greece
|
The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Camiguin Island, Philippines and broke in two, a total loss.[103] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatros | Netherlands
|
The ship sank sometime in 1950 in an unknown location, probably in the Netherlands East Indies, in unknown conditions/circumstances.[104] |
| ROCS Fang 3 | Republic of China Navy
|
Chinese Civil War: The harbour defence motor launch was sunk.[105] |
| ROCS Fang 8 | Republic of China Navy
|
Chinese Civil War: The harbour defence motor launch was sunk.[105] |
| James E. Longstreet | United States
|
The retired 7,176-gross register ton cargo ship — a Liberty ship — was run aground deliberately in Cape Cod Bay off Eastham, Massachusetts, at 41°49.7′N 070°11.2′W / 41.8283°N 70.1867°W. Her wreck broke up and settled in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.[106] |
| ROKS Ka Pyong | Republic of Korea Navy
|
Korean War: The YMS-1-class coastal minesweeper was sunk.[107] |
| ROKS Kong City | Republic of Korea Navy
|
Korean War: The BYMS-class coastal minesweeper was sunk.[107] |
| Nelsine | United States
|
The 9-gross register ton, 33.9-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Homer Spit on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[65] |
| Unidentified motor launches | Royal Egyptian Navy
|
Two Fairmile B motor launches sank ca. 1949–1950.[108] |
| USS YOGN-42 | United States Navy
|
The concrete-hulled gasoline barge was beached and abandoned north coast of Lanai Territory of Hawaii, sometime in 1950 after being decommissioned in 1949.[109] |
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