List of shipwrecks in 1969

The list of shipwrecks in 1969 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1969.

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1969
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date
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January

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Bolivar  Japan The ore carrier broke in two and sank 170 nautical miles (310 km) off Cape Nojima, Japan with the loss of 31 of her 33 crew.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Anastassia  Panama The Liberty ship ran aground off Constanţa, Romania. She was declared a constructive total loss.[2]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Carmania  United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground off the Bahamas.[3] The passengers were transferred to Flavia ( Italy) and landed at Miami, Florida. Carmania was refloated on 17 January.[4]
President Jefferson  United States The cargo ship ran aground at 10°20′N 107°10′E. Refloated on 18 January with assistance from USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy).[5]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Sitka  United States The fishing vessel was stranded on the beach and destroyed by fire 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) west-northwest of Point Astley (57°43′N 133°39′W) near the entrance to Holkham Bay in Southeast Alaska.[6]
USS Sterlet  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Sargo ( United States Navy).

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Kukuyoshi Maru No. 15  Japan The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Rat Island in the Aleutian Islands. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew.[7]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS ATC-132-1  United States Navy The armoured troop carrier capsized off Vietnam. Salvaged by USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy) and floating crane YD-220 and refloated the next day.[5]
USS Redfish  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class auxiliary submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, by the auxiliary submarine USS Medregal ( United States Navy).

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
London II  Greece The motor vessel foundered off Moni, Cyprus.[8]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Lukia M  Greece The cargo ship sprang a leak off Barren Island in the South China Sea (29°29′N 124°16′E) and was abandoned. She was towed to Shanghai and seized by the Chinese Government.

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS PTC-71  United States Navy The torpedo patrol boat was sunk by an enemy missile near Mui Boi Bung, Vietnam. Salvaged the next day and towed to Vung Tau by USS Pivot ( United States Navy).[5]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Flying Petrel  United Kingdom The tug ran aground at Cape Kaliakra, Romania and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Piraeus, Greece to Sulina, Romania.[9]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
HMAS Arunta  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned Tribal-class destroyer capsized and sank in the Tasman Sea off Australia′s Broken Bay while under tow to a scrapyard.

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Sevilla  West Germany The cargo ship sank in the Elbe following a collision with Nette Skou ( Denmark). All fifteen crew rescued by a West German fireboat.[10]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Day  United States Navy The decommissioned Rudderow-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente Island, California.

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Martindale  United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Surf Bay (54°10′N 165°37′W) on the southwest coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands.[11]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Louis B  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Nushagak, Alaska.[12]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Shun Tai  Somalia The cargo ship collided in the Singapore Strait 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Singapore with World Carrier 3 (flag unknown) and sank.[13]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Garden City  Liberia The cargo ship sank after colliding with Zagłębie Dąbrowskie ( Poland) in foggy weather off Margate, Kent.[14][15]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Samuel S  Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground on Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan (30°25′N 130°14′E) and broke in two.[16]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Charles F. Hughes  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Poseidon  Panama Ran aground off the Italian coast. Repairs uneconomic and subsequently scrapped.
Irene  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground off South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[17]
Miss Kay  South Vietnam The tug foundered off the mouth of the Soi Rap River. Refloated on 21 March.[5]
USS M 111-1  United States Navy The landing craft mechanized capsized off South Vietnam. She was salvaged on 19 April and towed to Nha Be, South Vietnam, by the light salvage lift craft USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy) the next day.[5]

April

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Tills  United States Navy The decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Pacstar  Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground in Tokyo Bay, a total loss.[18]
Pelican  United States The motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska south of Yakutat, Alaska.[19]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Union Faith  Republic of China The freighter was in collision with oil barges on the Mississippi. The ship was engulfed in flames and sank, with the loss of 25 persons, including all on the bridge[20]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Alfonso Tercero  Spain The coaster sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of the Noordhinder Lightship, off the Netherlands following a collision with Brasilia ( Sweden) in foggy weather. All crew were rescued by Brasilia.[21][22]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Vigia  United Kingdom The supply vessel sank in the North Sea. All three crew were rescued by a Dutch trawler and landed in the Netherlands.[23]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS ASPB 132-1  United States Navy The assault support patrol boat struck a mine in the Song Cai Tu River, Vietnam and sank. Salvaged on 1 May.[5][24]

Unknown

List of shipwrecks: Unknown April 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Patrice Lumumba  Guinea-Bissau PAIGC Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The transport boat was sunk by Portuguese action sometime in April.[25]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Manana II  United States The charter vessel sank near Sitka, Alaska, after striking a snag. All seven people on board survived.[11]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Capetan Panaos  Panama The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea at Kilyos, Turkey. Refloated on 22 May and beached at Büyükdere. Refloated on 9 August, subsequently sold for scrapping.[13]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USCGC Casco  United States Coast Guard The decommissioned Casco-class cutter was sunk as a target by two torpedo hits in the North Atlantic Ocean at 36°40′00″N 024°16′00″W.
USS Guitarro  United States Navy
Guitarro after sinking.
The Sturgeon-class submarine sank at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California due to errors in the management of her ballast tanks. Refloated on 18 May, but commissioning delayed by 32 months whilst repairs were carried out.

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Seiho Maru  Japan The coaster sank after a collision with Energy Evolution ( Liberia) off Nagasaki. Four of her thirteen crew were killed and two others reported missing.[26]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Carol Irene  United States The motor vessel was wrecked at Cordova, Alaska.[27]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Tayo Maru  Japan The trawler sank in a collision with a Soviet patrol boat. Eight crew rescued.[28]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Guadina  Portugal Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The sailing boat was sunk by PAIGC mine. Five crewmen killed, eight wounded.[29]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS PBR 7520  United States Navy The river patrol boat was hit by two rockets and beached on fire. Equipment salvaged by USS YLLC-1 ( United States Navy) and delivered to Nha Be, Vietnam.[5]

June

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Frank E. Evans  United States Navy
USS Frank E. Evans after the collision with HMAS Melbourne

The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was cut in two in a collision with HMAS Melbourne ( Royal Australian Navy) in the South China Sea. The bow section sank, whilst the stern section remained afloat. Seventy-four crew killed on board Frank E. Evans.

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Cape Uganik  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by a storm in Kanatak Lagoon (57°31′N 156°02′W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[27]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Maringa  Brazil The Liberty ship foundered off the coast of Brazil (11°30′S 37°15′W).[30]
ROCS Mei HUA  Republic of China Navy The Mei Chin-class LSM sank after colliding with MS Ta Tung.[31]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Sitakund  Norway The stern section, which had been beached off Eastbourne, Sussex, refloated itself, drifted past Eastbourne Pier and ran aground to the east of the town.[32]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Falcon  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Sand Point, Alaska.[33]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Beale  United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (463 km) east of the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
USS Richard S. Bull  United States Navy The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Andromachi  Greece The cargo ship was shelled and set of fire at Suez, Egypt and was abandoned. She was scrapped in March 1976.[13]
Captain George K  Liberia The Liberty ship suffered a fractured hull in the Indian Ocean. She was declared a constructive total loss.[2]
Selena  United States The motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska south of Yakutat, Alaska.[6]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Snowden  United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target.

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Becky Thatcher  United States The historic sternwheel texas-deck paddle steamer, operating as a stationary showboat theater, broke her moorings on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, during a severe storm with high winds and drifted several miles downstream with about a hundred restaurant patrons aboard before crashing into a dock on the Illinois side of the river. The restaurant patrons were taken off safely by the towboat Larrayne Andress ( United States). Becky Thatcher was repaired and eventually reopened for business in 1977 on the Muskingum River at Marietta, Georgia.[34]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Sincere  Netherlands The cargo ship burned and sank off Bunguran Island, Indonesia.

July

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Witek  United States Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia.

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
K 9  United States A storm destroyed the motor vessel in Bristol Bay off Cape Greig on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[7]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Manta  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Hampton Roads, Virginia, as a target for aircraft.
USS Tullibee  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Norfolk, Virginia.

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
TRP-1281  Soviet Union The fishing boat capsized and sank between Aegna and Prangli islands in Northern Estonia with the loss of 12 passengers of her 36 passengers and 2 crew.[35]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Bull Moose  United States The 47-foot (14.3 m) purse seiner capsized and sank with the loss of two lives in Glacier Bay in Southeast Alaska near Point Gustavus (58°23′N 135°55′W) in Icy Strait in the Alexander Archipelago. Another fishing vessel rescued her four survivors.[36]
Eastern Star  United Kingdom The refrigerated cargo ship was severely damaged by fire and was declared a constructive total loss.[37]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Discoverer  United States The passenger and freight boat was wrecked in Cordova Bay off Sukkwan Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after her engine broke down. All on board survived.[38]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Silja  Norway The tanker sank following a collision with Ville de Majunga ( France) off Toulon, France. Two crew killed and a further eighteen reported missing.[39]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
ShipCountryDescription
HQ-1224 Republic of Vietnam Navy The armored troop carrier sank at Ta Cru, South Vietnam. Salvaged on 31 July by USS CSB-2 ( United States Navy).[5]
USS Richey  United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.
Wenny  Norway The ore carrier capsized and sank off the coast of Norway with the loss of nine of her crew.[40]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
BC Clipper  Canada The halibut fishing vessel suffered an explosion, burned, and sank off Twoheaded Island (56°54′N 153°35′W) off the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska, after a liquefied gas line from the galley freezer broke and the galley stove ignited the leaking gas. Three people were killed; the fishing vessel Peggy Jo (flag unknown) rescued the five survivors from an overturned life raft.[41]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Bethlehem  Liberia The cargo ship sank with the loss of five crew.[42]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Thlinket  United States The motor vessel sank in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeastern Alaska.[43]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Unidentified fishing trawler  Japan The fishing trawler sank in a collision with a Soviet patrol boat off Hokkaido, Japan. Eleven of her crew were killed.[44]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Argos  United States The tug struck a submerged object and sank northwest of Found Island (56°06′15″N 132°04′30″W) off the southwest tip of Wrangell Island in Southeast Alaska.[45]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Hulda  Liberia Hurricane Camille: The cargo liner was driven ashore at Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[13]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Sharon Patricia  United States The motor vessel capsized and was lost in Shelikof Strait on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of one life.[6]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Noongah  Australia Foundered on a voyage between Newcastle and Townsville with the loss of 21 lives.[46]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Dear John  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Funter Bay.[38]
Skilak  United States The motor vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska between Chinitna Point and Anchor Point.[6]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Munroe  United States The 30-gross register ton, 46.9-foot (14.3 m) motor vessel sank after striking an iceberg in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[11]

September

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Two unidentified motor torpedo boats  Egyptian Navy Two No. 260-class motor torpedo boats were sunk with Limpet mines by Israeli frogmen at Ras Sadat in the Bay of Suez.[47][48]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Trepang  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class auxiliary submarine was sunk as a gunnery target by the destroyers USS Fechteler and USS Henderson (both  United States Navy).

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Agromayer  Spain The cargo ship was driven onto rocks 18 nautical miles (33 km) north west of Göteborg, Sweden and later sank at 57°53.630′N 11°26.970′E. One of the twenty people on board was killed.[49][50]
Unidentified ship  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Göteborg, Sweden, with the loss of at least 15 of her crew.[49]
USS Sandpumper  United States Navy The dredger sank at Đồng Tâm, Vietnam after dredging up a piece of unexploded ordnance, which exploded on board. Salvage operations involving USS Crilly and USS Crandall (both  United States Navy) abandoned on 30 December.[5]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Angel Gabriel  Greece The tanker ran aground near Marsaskala, Malta in a storm. One person was killed of the 50 on board.[51]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Helen N  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Allen Marine Ways in Jamestown Bay (57°02′40″N 135°17′30″W) in Sitka, Alaska.[52]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USNS Private Leonard C. Brostrom  United States Navy The heavy lift cargo ship ran aground off Vung Tau, South Vietnam. She was refloated that day by the salvage lift craft USS YLLC-3 ( United States Navy) and five tugs.[5]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Splendid Sky  Panama The Liberty ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[2]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
HQ-6529 Republic of Vietnam Navy The monitor struck a mine and sank south of Kien An, Vietnam. Salvaged by the United States Navy on 11 October and towed to Dong Tam for repairs.[5]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Barton  United States Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Frank E. Evans  United States Navy Stern section sunk as a target at U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines.

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Madison  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off southeastern Florida.

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Vincennes  United States Navy The decommissioned Cleveland-class light cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Point Mugu, California, during missile experiments.

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Larry  United States The tug sank in a storm near Cape Menshikof (57°31′20″N 157°49′15″W) on the Bristol Bay coast of the Alaska Peninsula. A bush pilot rescued her crew of four.[12]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1969
ShipCountryDescription
HQ-1237 Republic of Vietnam Navy The armored troop carrier sank at Thoi Benh, South Vietnam. Salvaged by USS Satyr ( United States Navy) and towed to Dong Tam, South Vietnam, on 6 November.[5]
USCGC Matagorda  United States Coast Guard The decommissioned Casco-class cutter was sunk as a target by the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean 72 nautical miles (133 km) off Hawaii in position 20°08′00″N 158°30′00″W.
Ogoya  Nigerian Navy Nigerian Civil War: The PC-461-class patrol vessel was wrecked off Brass, Nigeria..[53]
PBR-7547 Republic of Vietnam Navy The river patrol boat was sunk near Tang Am, South Vietnam. She was salvaged on 29 October by USS CSB-3 ( United States Navy) and taken to Tang Am.[5]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1996
ShipCountryDescription
Cabna  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Nenana, Alaska.[27]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Bailey  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Cherokee  United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Golovnin Bay on the west coast of Alaska.[27]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Reliance Harmony  Panama The Liberty ship collided with Maritime Express (flag unknown) and sank in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan (32°18′N 131°45′E).[54]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Bream  United States Navy The decommissioned Gato-class submarine was sunk as a target off California by the submarine USS Sculpin ( United States Navy).

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Tobruk  Greece The refrigerated cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.[55]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Jeannie Lee  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Pirates Cove (56°59′15″N 135°22′00″W) in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska.[56]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Burrfish  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente Island, California.

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
New Jersey  United States Navy The dredger sank after an explosion while dredging at Dong Tam, South Vietnam. Refloated in December and towed to Singapore for repairs.[5]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Hullman  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank off Grimsby whilst towing Conoco Arrow ( Liberia), killing three of her ten crew.[57]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
ShipCountryDescription
HQ-5135 Republic of Vietnam Navy The assault support patrol boat was sunk at Dong Hung, South Vietnam. She was salvaged between 9 and 16 November in a joint Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy operation and towed to Dong Tam, South Vietnam, for repairs.[5]
HQ-1234 Republic of Vietnam Navy The armored troop carrier was sunk at Dong Hung, South Vietnam. She was salvaged between 9 and 16 November in a joint Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy operation and towed to Dong Tam, Vietnam, South Vietnam, for repairs.[5]

December

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Teejin  United States The crab-fishing vessel was wrecked at Cape Lazaref (54°37′00″N 163°35′10″W) on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands.[43]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Metric  West Germany The coaster sank off Pembrokeshire after her cargo shifted in stormy weather. All crew rescued by Vega ( Finland) and landed at Fishguard.[58]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Marpessa  United Kingdom The tanker sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Dakar, Senegal after an explosion and fire on 12 December.[59]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Romulus  Panama The cargo ship foundered in the mouth of the Adour, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Six of her 25 crew were killed.[60]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
USS Iredell County  United States Navy The landing ship tank ran aground in the Cochien River, Vietnam. Salvage operation involving USS Chowanoc, USS Current and USS Reclaimer ( United States Navy) resulted in the ship being refloated on 25 December.[5]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Rosa Vlassi  Greece The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea (37°37′N 24°02′E).[13]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Oregis  United Kingdom The bulk carrier ran around at Workington, Cumberland. Refloated on 26 December.[61]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Horis  Panama The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Celebes Sea. She capsized and sank the next day 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia (3°53′N 119°23′E).[13]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Mactra  United Kingdom The tanker suffered an explosion of her tanks whilst cleaning her tanks off the coast of Mozambique. One of her crew was injured.[62][63]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Heinrich Hauschildt  West Germany The coaster capsized and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Kiel.[64]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
ShipCountryDescription
Bandim  Guinea-Bissau PAIGC Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The motorboat was damaged by Portuguese rockets and machine gun fire from two inflatables and beached sometime in 1969. The beached vessel was burned by the Portuguese.[65]
Hemsley 1  United Kingdom The tanker was wrecked at Winecove Point, Cornwall.[66]
USS Heyliger  United States Navy The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by the United States Atlantic Fleet.
Lalor  Australia The tug was scuttled off Townsville, Queensland.
Matrouh  Egyptian Navy The corvette sank in 1968 or 1969.[67]
USS Pandemus  United States Navy The decommissioned Achelous-class landing craft repair ship was sunk as a target in late 1969.
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See also

Ship events in 1969
Ship launches: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Ship commissionings: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Ship decommissionings: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Shipwrecks: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
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