List of shipwrecks in 1952
The list of shipwrecks in 1952 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1952.
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January
9 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Robin Doncaster | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with tug Ruth and barge Agram (both ![]() |
10 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Flying Enterprise | ![]() |
13 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Sovac Radiant | ![]() | The tanker ran aground at South Foreland, Kent. Refloated the next day.[2] |
Agen | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands and broke apart.[2] |
Radmar | ![]() | ![]() |
14 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Taxiarchis | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All 37 crew rescued.[5] |
17 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Cresset | ![]() | The 36-gross register ton, 53.6-foot (16.3 m) fishing vessel sank in a storm at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska.[6] |
Liberty | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Pendeen, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her entire crew survived. She later was scrapped.[7] |
20 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Acclivity | ![]() | The tanker sank off Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. All seven crew rescued by the collier Magrix (![]() |
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Liverpool | ![]() | The ocean liner ran aground at Grays Thurrock, Essex. Refloated the next day.[9] |
24 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Arahura | ![]() | The steamer was sunk as a target in Cook Strait by Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft. |
28 January
Ship | State | Description |
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North Britain | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Fiji. Refloated later that day.[10] |
Tofua | ![]() | The cargo liner ran aground off Fiji. Refloated later that day.[10] |
February
1 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Night Hawk | ![]() | The 16-gross register ton, 35.9-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Slate Island (55°05′45″N 131°03′00″W / 55.09583°N 131.05000°W / 55.09583; -131.05000 (Slate Island)) in Southeast Alaska.[11] |
11 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Hans Hoth | ![]() | The coaster sank in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the mouth of the Tyne. All nine crew saved by the tug Hendon (![]() |
12 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Davey Lynn | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Egg Island (57°57′N 152°47′W / 57.950°N 152.783°W / 57.950; -152.783 (Egg Island)) off of Whale Island Point in Marmot Bay (58°02′09″N 152°20′55″W / 58.0358333°N 152.3486111°W / 58.0358333; -152.3486111 (Marmot Bay)) in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[13] |
13 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Paolina | ![]() | The 60.39-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was lost in the vicinity of Nantucket Lightship (![]() |
15 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Kerry | ![]() | The 11-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Afognak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[15] |
18 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Pendleton | ![]() | ![]() Carrying a cargo of fuel oil, the Type T2-SE-A1 tanker broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. The stern section grounded 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off Chatham, Massachusetts, and later sank in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Monomoy Island at 41°35′10″N 069°57′45″W / 41.58611°N 69.96250°W / 41.58611; -69.96250 (Pendleton stern section). Her bow section either sank or ran aground on a nearby reef and later was salvaged and rebuilt, according to different sources. Thirty-two of her 41 crew were rescued by the motor lifeboat CG 36500 ( |
Fort Mercer | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Arkaba | Unknown flag | The cargo ship was stranded on a reef off Port Lincoln, South Australia. She was later refloated and returned to service. |
25 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Elanor | Unknown flag | The barge was sunk in the River Mersey, England, in a collision with the passenger ship Tynwald (![]() |
March
12 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Caronia | ![]() | The passenger ship ran aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt.[18] |
21 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Lepar | ![]() | The Design 381 cargo ship burned off Djambi after an explosion.[19] |
22 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Leok | ![]() | The Design 381 class cargo ship caught fire, burned in the River Siak near Pakan Baru.[20] |
April
3 April
Ship | State | Description |
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RFA Wave Ruler | ![]() | The Wave-class oiler caught fire at Greenock, Scotland. Later repaired and returned to service. |
5 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfios | ![]() | The Liberty ship struck the wreck of Kontum (flag unknown) off Saigon, Vietnam. She ran aground, broke in two and sank (10°20′N 107°03′E / 10.333°N 107.050°E / 10.333; 107.050).[21] |
Brattind, Buskøy, Pels, Ringsel and Vårglimt | all ![]() | Sank in a storm in the West Ice, Greenland. A total of 78 lives were lost. |
15 April
Ship | State | Description |
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William Eaton | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground off Tokyo, Japan.[22] |
23 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Holdernile | ![]() | Collided in the River Scheldt near Fort St Marie, Belgium with Meerkerk (![]() |
26 April
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Hobson | ![]() | The Gleaves-class destroyer collided in the Atlantic Ocean with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Flying Buzzard | ![]() | The tug was towing Esso Appalachee (![]() ![]() |
Beltana | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Refloated on 7 May.[24] |
May
4 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Heathery Brae | ![]() | Was engaged in salvage work over the wreck of Clarrie (flag unknown) off Bordeaux harbour, Guernsey Channel 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.[25][26] |
7 May
Ship | State | Description | |
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Orcades | ![]() | The ocean liner ran aground in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.[24] | |
Rio Santa Cruz | ![]() | The passenger-cargo ship suffered major boiler explosion at sea off Cabo Blanco, between Puerto Deseado and Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, with loss of six lives; the ship was laid up and later scrapped.[27] |
8 May
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Tenacious | ![]() | The T-class destroyer ran aground in the River Foyle, Northern Ireland.[28] |
10 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Chervona Ukraina | ![]() | The decommissioned Admiral Nakhimov-class light cruiser was grounded on a spit for use as a target. By 1980, nothing remained of the ship above the water's surface. |
Laughing Lady | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Latouche (60°03′05″N 147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W / 60.05139; -147.90000 (Latouche, Alaska)) in the Territory of Alaska.[29] |
11 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Marion | ![]() | The 14-gross register ton, 49.5-foot (15.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of the mouth of the Kaliakh River (60°05′40″N 142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W / 60.09444; -142.80833 (Kaliakh River)).[30] |
20 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Estrella | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 38.8-foot (11.8 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Clover Pass (55°28′20″N 131°47′30″W / 55.47222°N 131.79167°W / 55.47222; -131.79167 (Clover Pass)) in Southeast Alaska.[31] |
21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Nathaniel B. Palmer | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel. She was later refloated. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[32] |
30 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Halesius | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Cape Ténès, Algeria. She was on a voyage from San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic to Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated but was laid up and later sold.[33] |
June
3 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Inger Skou | ![]() | The Hansa A Type cargo ship ran aground on the Chinchorro Bank, off the coast of British Honduras and sank. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras. |
5 June
Ship | State | Description |
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HMML 2582 | ![]() | Exercise Bluebird: A Royal Netherlands Air Force Republic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft collided with the motor launch's mast and crashed onto the boat, killing its pilot and fifteen crew of 2582, which sank. The accident occurred in the Marsdiep, Netherlands.[34] |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Alasco | ![]() | The 22-gross register ton, 44-foot (13.4 m) fishing vessel sank near Cordova, Territory of Alaska.[35] |
Othon | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground off Karachi, Pakistan, broke in two and sank.[36] |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Mahenge | ![]() | The Victory ship collided with Liberty ship Granville (![]() ![]() |
July
6 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Whiteson | ![]() | The cargo ship sank northeast of the Paracel Islands, China.[38] |
10 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Solar | ![]() | The 36-gross register ton, 43.7-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Oil Bay (59°38′N 153°17′W / 59.633°N 153.283°W / 59.633; -153.283 (Oil Bay)) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[39] |
14 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Marshal | ![]() | The heavy lift ship was severely damaged by an explosion in her engine room at Pusan, Korea. She was declared a constructive total loss, but was repaired using the engines from the tanker Elax (![]() |
22 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Iola | ![]() | The 11-gross register ton, 33.4-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at 53°44′N 167°00′W / 53.733°N 167.000°W / 53.733; -167.000 (MV Iola), near Near Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[41] |
Portland | ![]() | The tanker sank in the Kattegat with the loss of seventeen crew.[42] |
Wizard | ![]() | The 60-gross register ton, 65.6-foot (20.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Fossil Beach between Narrow Cape and Pasagshak Beach in Uyak Bay on Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. She later was refloated, but her deck gave way while she was under tow to Kodiak and she sank near the outer buoy of Womens Bay.[43] |
25 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Hercules | ![]() | The 80-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m) scow sank off Perl Island in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[44] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Prins Alexander | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with N O Rogenaes (![]() |
August
1 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Pas de Calais II | ![]() | The dredger sank in Boulogne Harbour after dredging up a torpedo, which exploded. Eleven crew were killed.[45] |
Sundown | ![]() | The 270-gross register ton, 107.6-foot (32.8 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked on Akun Island in the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands.[39] |
3 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Pawik | ![]() | The 18-gross register ton, 42.7-foot (13.0 m) fishing vessel sank near Bear River (56°10′N 163°38′W / 56.167°N 163.633°W / 56.167; -163.633 (Bear River)) above Port Moller, Territory of Alaska.[46] |
5 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice T | ![]() | The 131-gross register ton, 107.5-foot (32.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest corner of Perl Island in Chugach Passage (59°09.99′N 151°46.53′W / 59.16650°N 151.77550°W / 59.16650; -151.77550 (Chugach Passage)) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[35] |
6 August
Ship | State | Description |
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HDMS Y 340 | ![]() | The cutter collided with the ferry Broen (![]() |
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Ariana | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium and broke in two.[48] |
10 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Lassei | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Cloughey Bay, Northern Ireland.[49] Refloated on 2 September.[50] |
15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Florence S | ![]() | The 37-gross register ton, 75-foot (22.9 m) barge sank in the Yukon River near Galena, Territory of Alaska.[51] |
17 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Evgenia Chandris | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States. She was later refloated and taken into Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[32] |
20 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Western Farmer | ![]() | The Liberty ship collided with the tanker Bjorgholm (![]() |
28 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Sarsi | ![]() | Korean War: The Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug struck a naval mine and sank off the coast of North Korea between Wonsan and Hungnam. Four crewmen were killed and four wounded. Survivors were rescued by the destroyer USS Boyd and the minesweepers USS Zeal and USS Competent (all ![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Cha-194 | ![]() | The No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser ran aground near Sakata and was abandoned as a total loss.[57] |
September
1 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Derwentfield | ![]() | The tanker suffered an explosion and fire at Balik Papan, Borneo, Indonesia. She was abandoned on 16 September and declared a constructive total loss.[58] |
4 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Stream Fisher | ![]() | The coaster sank at Swansea, Glamorgan whilst being loaded.[59] |
5 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Foundation Star | ![]() | The tanker broke in two of Cape Hatteras in a storm.[60] |
7 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Princess Kathleen | ![]() | ![]() |
9 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Niš | ![]() | The ferry capsized and sank in the Danube at Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Ninety people drowned.[61] |
19 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Doris | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska halfway between Neva Strait (57°18′51″N 135°38′51″W / 57.3141°N 135.6474°W / 57.3141; -135.6474 (Neva Strait)) and Olga Strait (57°12′10″N 135°28′55″W / 57.2028°N 135.4819°W / 57.2028; -135.4819 (Neva Strait)).[13] |
22 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown minelayer | ![]() | Korean War: The minelayer was captured by HMCS Nootka (![]() |
23 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Joacosta | ![]() | The three-masted sailing trawler sank in the Atlantic 56 nautical miles (104 km) north of Saõ Miguel Island, Azores. Twelve crew were rescued by Compass (![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Kaiyō No. 5 | ![]() | The oceanographic research ship was sunk by jets of water and tephra[64] from the eruption of the submarine volcano Myōjin-shō. |
S S F Co No 5 | ![]() | The 126-gross register ton, 70-foot (21 m) scow sank off Narrow Point (55°47′30″N 132°28′30″W / 55.79167°N 132.47500°W / 55.79167; -132.47500 (Narrow Point)) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[39] |
25 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Western | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Canoe Passage at the south end of Etolin Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[43] |
28 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Sibylle | ![]() | The S-class submarine sank in the Mediterranean off Cape Camarat with the loss of all hands.[65] |
29 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Crusader | ![]() | Piloted on Loch Ness in Scotland by John Cobb in an attempt to set a new world water speed record, the jet-powered speedboat struck a wake at an estimated speed of 210 miles per hour (340 km/h) and disintegrated, killing Cobb, whose body was thrown 50 yards (46 m).[66] The boat′s wreckage was discovered on 5 July 2002 on the bottom of Loch Ness at a depth of 200 metres (656 ft).[67] |
30 September
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Wave | ![]() | The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground at St. Ives. All crew saved. Ship later refloated and towed to Devonport.[7] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Foundation Star | ![]() | The tanker broke in two whilst on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Both sections sank.[68] |
No. 26 Olbbaemi | ![]() | Korean War: The Galmaegi-class motor torpedo boat – an Elco 80-foot (24.4 m) PT boat – was lost. |
October
1 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Baron Dunmore | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland and broke her back.[69] |
2 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Luctor | ![]() | The cargo ship capsized and sank off Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of three of her seven crew.[70] |
3 October
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Plym | ![]() | ![]() |
4 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Norman | ![]() | The steam trawler was wrecked on skerries east of Cape Farewell, southern Greenland with only one survivor from a crew of 21.[72] |
8 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Heemskerk | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Osthammar, Sweden and was damaged. Later refloated and towed into Oregrund.[73] |
11 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Three unidentified motor torpedo boats | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: Battle of Nanri Island: Three motor torpedo boats were sunk by coastal artillery.[74] |
Three unidentified junks | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: Battle of Nanri Island: Three junks were sunk by coastal artillery.[74] |
18 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Timberman | ![]() | The 53-gross register ton, 61.1-foot (18.6 m) tug was wrecked at Caamano Point (55°30′N 131°58′W / 55.500°N 131.967°W / 55.500; -131.967 (Caamano Point)) in Southeast Alaska.[75] |
November
5 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The 17-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while moored at Latouche Island (60°03′05″N 147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W / 60.05139; -147.90000 (Red Bluff)) in the Gulf of Alaska off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[35] |
6 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Faustus | ![]() | ![]() |
Bakir | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Ameland, Netherlands.[76] |
Sac Badalone | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off the Wadden Islands, Netherlands.[76] |
18 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Home | ![]() | The steamship was stranded at Jersey Harbour after breaking her moorings.[79] |
21 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Krasnyi Kavkaz | ![]() | The decommissioned cruiser was sunk as a target by SS-N-1 Scrubber anti-ship cruise missiles. |
24 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Denny Jo | ![]() | The 38-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Stag Bay (57°35′45″N 136°21′30″W / 57.59583°N 136.35833°W / 57.59583; -136.35833 (Stag Bay)) on Lisianski Strait (57°35′45″N 136°21′30″W / 57.59583°N 136.35833°W / 57.59583; -136.35833 (Lisianski Strait)) near Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska.[13] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Adrias II | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Falconera Islet whilst on a voyage from Crete to Piraeus.[80] |
Brunswick | ![]() | The tug was involved in a collision with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of three crew. Raised on 17 November and beached near Liverpool, Lancashire.[81] |
December
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Euroland | ![]() | The tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea, north of Terschelling, Netherlands (53°33′N 5°15′E / 53.550°N 5.250°E / 53.550; 5.250).[82] |
HDMS Havørnen | ![]() | The gunboat ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[83] She was refloated on 17 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[47] |
10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Ellen | ![]() | The coastal tanker collided with the ocean liner Maasdam (![]() |
11 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Fernstream | ![]() | The cargo liner collided with Hawaiian Rancher (![]() |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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USNS Grommet Reefer | ![]() | The stores ship an aground at Livorno, Italy, a total loss. |
Shch-117 | ![]() | The Shchuka-class submarine was lost in the Strait of Tartary on or about this date. All 52 crew members lost.[86] |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Quartette | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground on the Pearl & Hermes Reef, in the Pacific Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Midway Atoll and broke in two, a total loss.[87] |
18 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Wafico No. 2 | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was lost in Monashka Bay in the Territory of Alaska.[43] |
21 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Quartette | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
22 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Champollion | ![]() | The ocean liner ran aground at Ouzai Bay, Beirut, Lebanon and was wrecked.[89] Seventeen people were killed.[90] |
Margarita | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom.[91] Refloated on 29 December.[92] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Albatros | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight and was wrecked.[93] |
Oswestry Grange | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands.[94] |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Virginia | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Refloated on 23 January 1953, but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[95][96] |
27 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Merino | ![]() | The 550-ton interstate cargo ship, owned by L. W. Smith Pty. Ltd., Launceston, ran aground in Wineglass Bay, Swansea, Tasmania, Australia.[97] |
28 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Emory Victory | ![]() | The Victory ship ran aground at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom.[98] |
29 December
Ship | State | Description |
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City of New York | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and was subsequently destroyed by fire.[99] |
Fermain | ![]() | Whilst on a voyage from Swansea to Guernsey with Anthracite, the cargo ship ran aground on Black Rock off St Sampson's, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Declared a constructive loss.[100] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Buskø | ![]() | The sealer sank with the loss of 79 lives. |
Leok | ![]() | The Design 381 coastal freighter was sunk when her cargo exploded at Pakan Baroe sometime in 1952.[101][102] |
Lepar | ![]() | The Design 381 coastal freighter burned at Djambi, Malaysia sometime in 1952.[101][102] |
Levant II | ![]() | The decommissioned cable ship was on her way to be scuttled when she began to take on water and sank off Grand Harbour, Malta.[103] |
Southern Collins | ![]() | The tanker ran aground on the coast of Scotland at the entrance to Leith harbour and was holed. She later was repaired and returned to service |
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