List of shipwrecks in 1983
The list of shipwrecks in 1983 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1983.
1983 | |||
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May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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References |
January
1 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fantasea | The fishing vessel sank in Constantine Harbor on the coast of Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Islands.[1] | |
Marty N | The fishing vessel was abandoned after she caught fire in Prince William Sound west of Glacier Island (60°53′N 147°11′W) on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew survived.[2] |
15 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kathy Joanne | The fishing vessel lost power, broached in heavy surf, and was blown ashore at Badger Point (59°13′N 151°32′W) on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula on the south-central coast of Alaska.[3] |
25 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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White Gull | The fishing vessel disappeared in the Gulf of Alaska somewhere between Pelican and Yakutat, Alaska, with the loss of all three people on board.[4] |
30 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ivanof II | The fishing vessel was wrecked on Little Koniuji Island (55°00′N 159°23′W) in the Shumagin Islands in Alaska.[5] |
February
5 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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John Jason | The crab-fishing vessel sank in Knight Island Passage (60°15′N 148°00′W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[6] |
12 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marine Electric | The bulk carrier sank in the North Atlantic Ocean about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off Virginia with the loss of 31 lives. |
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Altair | The 190-gross register ton, 123.5-foot (37.6 m) fishing vessel disappeared in the Bering Sea during a voyage from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to the Pribilof Islands. The bodies of her seven crewmen were never found.[7] | |
Americus | The 194-gross ton, 111-foot (33.8 m) or 123.5-foot (37.6 m) fishing vessel capsizeed with the loss of all hands in the Bering Sea during a voyage from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to the Pribilof Islands. The bodies of her seven crewmen were never found. Her overturned hull sank in 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of water on 16 February.[7] |
16 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Danielle | The vessel was wrecked on rocks near Shuyak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago.[8] |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pará | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) south of Cabo Frio lighthouse by two torpedoes fired by the submarine Ceará ( |
24 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Nurton | The Ton-class minesweeper collided with HMS Brocklesby ( |
27 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fly Boy (or Flyboy) | The 56-foot (17.1 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank off Lava Point (54°10′20″N 166°04′45″W) on Akutan Island in the Aleutian Islands. Her captain died while trying to right her before she sank. Her other two crewmen survived.[1] |
March
10 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tammy | The 52-foot (15.8 m) fishing vessel burned and sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Noisy Island off the west coast of Kodiak Island. The three-man crew abandoned ship in a life raft and were rescued by the fishing vessel Moonbeam ( |
11 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arctic Dreamer | The 195-ton, 81-foot (24.7 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in bad weather in the Bering Sea approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fishing vessel Starlight ( |
12 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sea Hawk | The 66-foot (20.1 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in Inanudak Bay (53°18′N 168°25′W) on the coast of Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands after her automatic steering system locked and forced her into a tight turn that caused her to capsize. The vessel's cook, who was the only woman aboard, died; the high endurance cutter USCGC Boutwell ( |
13 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Equinox | The crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Haines, Alaska.[12] |
15 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cinderella | The retired 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°06.777′N 073°56.860′W.[13] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS William M. Wood | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
April
1 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cohoe | The halibut schooner sank in heavy weather approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) northwest of Kayak Island on the south-central coast of Alaska.[14] |
3 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Koho | The 70-foot (21.3 m) sailboat capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Kayak Island on the south-central coast of Alaska when her crab pots shifted after a large wave struck her. Her three crewmen and five other men aboard Koho to assist her crew – two crewmen from the fishing vessel Arrow ( |
4 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lou Ann (or Lou Anne) | While towing the barge Sherry Lee ( |
6 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sherry Lee | The unmanned barge was found beached on the south-central coast of Alaska approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast of Cape Suckling (59.9897°N 143.8833°W). She had been under tow by the tug Lou Ann ( |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bay Club | Suffered an engine room fire 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The crew abandoned ship and were rescued by Dart Atlantic ( | |
Helen Jean | During a voyage from Wrangel to Valdez, Alaska, the fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the two men on board.[19] | |
Schutting 1 | Foundered 75 nautical miles (139 km) south west of Land's End. Six crew taken off by helicopter form RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. The seven remaining crew later took to a lifeboat and were rescued by Axel Johnson. They were also taken to Culdrose by helicopter.[18] |
12 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown missile boat | Iran–Iraq War: The Project 205 missile boat was sunk by a missile (possibly a Harpoon missile) from an Iranian warship. |
14 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Vesole | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aloha | The longline fishing vessel struck a rock and sank with the loss of three lives near Crawfish Inlet (56°45′N 135°12′W) in the Necker Islands (56.8242°N 135.4553°W) in Southeast Alaska south of Sitka, Alaska. There were three survivors.[7] |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ghiannis D | Ran aground at Sha`b Abu Nuhas reef. Remained stranded on reef and sank some six weeks later.[21] |
20 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Natalia Jade | The crab-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Shelikof Strait west of Raspberry Island in the Kodiak Archipelago.[22] |
28 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Longliner | The crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) northwest of Cape Ideluk (52°08′30″N 173°31′45″W) on Amlia Island in the Aleutian Islands.[15] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Misty Blue | The fishing trawler departed for a clamming trip on 11 April 1983 and was scheduled to return the following day, but never did. Her entire crew of four was lost. Her intact wreck was found on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean east of Cape Henlopen, Delaware.[23] |
May
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified missile boat | Iran–Iraq War: The Project 205 (NATO reporting name "Osa"-class) missile boat was sunk by a Harpoon missile fired by an Islamic Republic of Iran warship. Twelve of her crewmen were rescued by an Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopter and made prisoners-of-war. |
6 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Larisa | The crab-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Bering Sea north of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands.[15] |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Noreen Ann | The fishing trawler sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Cape Lookout (55°06′N 133°14′W) near Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[22] |
30 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Girdwood Ranger | The sailboat sank in bad weather south of Cordova, Alaska.[24] |
June
3 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bushnell | The decommissioned Fulton-class submarine tender was sunk as a torpedo target by the submarine USS Atlanta ( |
5 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander Suvorov | Collided with a railway bridge at Ulyanovsk, killing 177 people. Ship later repaired and returned to service. |
23 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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K-429 | Sank off Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with the loss of 16 lives. Later salvaged and returned to service. |
29 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Spearfish | The supply vessel collided with the rig Penrod 83 in the English Channel and was holed. All six crew rescued by a helicopter from RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Spearfish later sunk by HMS Tartar ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kiley B | The retired 75-foot (22.9 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°06.540′N 073°56.827′W.[26] |
July
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dykes | The retired 306-foot (93.3 m) schooner barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 65 feet (20 m) of water at 40°06.964′N 073°57.571′W. Her wreck is nicknamed "the Steel Schooner."[27] | |
Hurricane | The 19-foot (5.8 m) catamaran disappeared in the Pacific Ocean during a voyage from Long Beach, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, presumably a casualty of Tropical Storm Gil.[28] |
August
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ethel D | A fire broke out in the engine room of the 60-foot (18.3 m) crab-fishing vessel off Kodiak Island in Alaska. A United States Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard helicopter rescued her crew. According to conflicting reports, she either sank east of Kodiak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W) or was towed to dry dock.[12] |
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Castillo de Bellver | The tanker broke in two and caught fire off Saldaana, South Africa. The stern section capsized and sank; the bow section was taken in tow by the tug John Ross ( |
10 August
11 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified submarine | United States Army Intelligence and Security Command assets intercepted information that allowed the United States to piece together details concerning the sinking of a Soviet submarine in the North Pacific Ocean.[31] |
12 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Princess Tamara | The 125-foot (38.1 m) fishing vessel burned and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the south-central coast of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of the Barren Islands (58°57′N 152°15′W). The fishing vessel Caprice ( |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Providence | While most of her crew was asleep, the 50-foot (15.2 m) seiner sank with the loss of three lives while at anchor in Thorne Arm (55°20′30″N 131°38′45″W) in Southeast Alaska 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) south of Ketchikan, Akaska. There were four survivors.[32] |
24 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bernice | The fishing vessel sank of the coast of Southeast Alaska 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southeast of Icy Bay and Cape Yakataga (60.0611°N 142.4322°W).[33] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Paula Diane | The shrimp-fishing vessel struck a log and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) southwest of Yakutat, Alaska.[32] | |
Serendipity | The gillnet fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Port Moller (55°53′N 160°28′W), Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula.[11] | |
Showgirl | The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) off Port Moller (55°53′N 160°28′W), Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula.[11] |
28 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Michellinda | The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire outside of Whittier, Alaska.[2] |
September
1 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Golden Viking | The 86-foot (26.2 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank with the loss of two lives while making a turn in bad weather in the Bering Sea approximately 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) south of St. Matthew Island. The fishing vessel Tiffany ( |
4 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Christina Marie | The 29-foot (8.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked with the loss of one life at Humpy Point (54°49′15″N 130°56′30″W) in Dixon Entrance in Southeast Alaska south of Katchikan, Alaska.[14] | |
Parks No. 15 | The fishing vessel capsized in Shelikof Strait near Miners Point (57°54′00″N 153°43′20″W) on the west coast of Kodiak Island with the loss of one life. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the other four people on board.[32] |
5 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Darline C | The seiner was destroyed by a fire that began in her engine room, reportedly off Old Harbor, Alaska.[8] | |
Sacco | The 84-gross register ton, 110.2-foot (33.6 m) barge sank off Ocean Cape (59°32′30″N 139°51′30″W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[8] |
10 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pan Nova | The cargo ship collided with another cargo ship in the Bering Sea northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, near Unimak Pass and eventually sank north of Akun Island in the Fox Islands subgroup of the Aleutian Islands.[32] |
23 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Endeavor | The 92-foot (28.0 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank approximately 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) northeast of Sand Point, Alaska, in the Shumagin Islands. Her entire crew of three perished.[12] |
25 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Comet | The 43-foot (13.1 m) halibut-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea approximately 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, after her engine room flooded. The high endurance cutter USCGC Boutwell ( |
October
3 October
3 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kahnamuie | Iran–Iraq War: The Bayandor-class frigate was sunk by AM-39 Exocet missiles fired from an Iraqi Super Frelon helicopter. 19 crewmen were killed.[36][37] |
7 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an MM-38 Exocet missile fired by the corvette ARA Drummond and a torpedo fired by the submarine ARA San Luis (both |
10 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arne | The 56-foot (17.1 m) longline fishing vessel ran aground on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island just north of Narrow Cape (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W) and was destroyed by the surf. All on board survived.[7] |
26 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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M&M | The 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel capsized after striking a log near Wrangell, Alaska.[2] |
27 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eagle | The 130-foot (39.6 m) tug capsized and sank in heavy seas in the Gulf of Alaska 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) southeast of Yakutat, Alaska, with the loss of eight lives. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her sole survivor.[12] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kolya Myagotin | The motor vessel was reported to be trapped in ice and sinking in the Chukchi Sea.[38] | |
Nina Sagaidak | The motor vessel was trapped in ice in the Chukchi Sea, was crushed, and sank. A helicopter rescued her crew and took it to Vladivostok in the Soviet Union.[38] | |
Sunnfjord II | Unknown | The passenger ship – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft – sank while under tow from Finland to new owners in Oslo, Norway.[39] |
November
6 November
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blue Magpie | The cargo ship was wrecked at the entrance to Yaquina Bay while seeking shelter at Newport, Oregon, during a storm. |
21 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antigoni | Iran/Iraq war: Hit by an air launched guided missile and sunk. All nineteen crew survived.[41] | |
Dai Lung | The ship started taking on water in the No.1 cargo hold in rough seas of the Typhoon Orchid in the South China Sea. The crew was unable to find the source of the leak and sent an SOS. The frigate USS Kirk ( |
23 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diana D. | The vessel was sunk in a collision with USS Fort Snelling ( |
26 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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PNCO Baslian | The tanker exploded, caught fire and sank off Luzon.[44] |
December
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Spirit | The crab-fishing vessel was discovered submerged near Pleasant Island in Southeast Alaska near Gustavus, Alaska. Her two-person crew was lost.[11] |
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Condor | The 70-foot (21.3 m) tug burned and sank in 70 feet (21 m) of water in Long Island Sound north of Oyster Bay on the coast of Long Island, New York. Her crew survived.[45] |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Irish Rover | The 68-foot (20.7 m) crab-fishing vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the Gulf of Alaska 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north-northeast of Yakutat, Alaska. Her crew of three survived and transferred to a 26-foot (7.9 m) vessel Irish Rover had been towing.[5] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Libellule | The Aloe-class net laying ship was sunk as a target near Brest, France. | |
Raffaello | Iran–Iraq War: The floating barracks, a former ocean liner, was partially sunk in shallow water in the Persian Gulf outside Bushehr, Iran, by a torpedo attack. |
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See also
Ship events in 1983 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Ship commissionings: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Shipwrecks: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
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