List of shipwrecks in February 1923
The list of shipwrecks in February 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1923.
February 1923 | ||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | Unknown date | |||
References |
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Poseidon | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[1] She was refloated on 4 February.[2] |
2 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alroy | ![]() |
The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Camber Sands, Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Rye Lifeboat.[3] |
Garouda | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Pulo Bintang, Netherlands East Indies.[3] Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Marguerite Ryan | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Corinthic (![]() |
No. 2 | ![]() |
The bucket dredger capsized and sank in the River Humber at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her eight crew.[6] |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arfeld | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Lacuna (![]() |
5 February
6 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tamara 12 | ![]() |
The sailing ship departed Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom for Hamburg. Presumed later foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat with the body of a crew member washed up at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands on 20 February.[9] |
7 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Frank M. Deering | ![]() |
The schooner came ashore on Cobb Island, Maryland and was wrecked.[4] |
Goodwin | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Maid of Orleans (![]() ![]() |
Slievenamon | ![]() |
The coaster came ashore in Ballycotton Bay.[11] She was refloated on 12 February.[12] |
Centaurus | ![]() |
The barquentine sailed from Harbour Buffett, Newfoundland for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[13][14] |
8 February
9 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adolf Vinnen | ![]() |
![]() Adolf Vinnen wrecked off Cornwall on her maiden voyage The five-masted barquentine was driven onto rocks at Bass Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom on her maiden voyage.[17] All 24 crew were saved by means of rocket apparatus from the cliffs.[18] |
Romanitza | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Bessaker, Norway. She was refloated on 16 February.[19] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sarah Latham | ![]() |
The auxiliary schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Olympia (![]() |
Scotia Maiden | ![]() |
The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (40°00′N 1°15′E). All crew were rescued by Fenchurch (![]() |
13 February
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Good Partner | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton motor vessel was lost at Metlakatla, Territory of Alaska, when the dolphin she was moored to collapsed while no one was on board.[22] |
Lukkos | ![]() |
The cargo ship passed Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom bound for a port in Spanish Morocco. Presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. Wreckage washed up at Bexhill-on-Sea and Beachy Head, Sussex on 20 February.[23] |
Regina | ![]() |
The tug struck a submerged object and sank in the River Thames at Rainham, Essex.[24] She was refloated on 18 February.[21] |
15 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Moncenisio | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°35′N 65°22′W) with the loss of all hands.[25][11] |
Tuscan Prince | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked on the coast of Washington, United States.[26] |
16 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dorin | ![]() |
The auxiliary sailing vessel was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°54′N 73°30′W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Vasari (![]() ![]() |
Giulio Cesare | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
Sagua | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Hoboken, New Jersey.[27][29] |
Wasa | ![]() |
The cargo ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Finland off the Kallbadan Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
West Hematite | ![]() |
The Design 1013 cargo ship ran aground in the Weser, Germany. |
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dotterel | ![]() |
The coaster ran aground at Rhue Point, Ross and Cromarty. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Lawrence | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Seaton Delaval, Northumberland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[27] |
Radium | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Speeton, Yorkshire. Her 28 crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[27][30] |
Trefusis | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Grace (![]() |
18 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Domingo | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Peniche, Portugal.[27] Her crew were rescued.[28] |
Jacobus | ![]() |
The coaster came ashore at Garton, Yorkshire and was severely damaged.[21][30] |
Porpoise | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton, 28-foot (8.5 m) motor vessel sank without loss of life in Southeast Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Wrangell, Territory of Alaska.[32] |
Valur | ![]() |
The coaster foundered in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Orkney Islands with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by a trawler.[21][28] |
Woodburn | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered off the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.[21] |
19 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fenella | ![]() |
The passenger ferry collided with Clan Cumming in the River Mersey and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[21] She was refloated on 22 February and drydocked.[23] |
Laumur | ![]() |
The cargo ship came ashore at Hardelot, Pas-de-Calais. She broke in two and was a total loss.[21] |
Santino | ![]() |
The five-masted auxiliary schooner sprang a leak off Nantucket, Massachusetts and was abandoned.[21] |
Sapporo Maru No.3 | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Noto Peninsula. She was declared a total loss.[21][28] |
Toyo Maru No.3 | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kokusanto, Korea. She sank on 27 February. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
20 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Otto Fischer | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) north of Cape Villano, Algeria (48°56′N 9°18′W). Her 39 crew were rescued by Hakozaki Maru (![]() ![]() |
Utopia | ![]() |
The cargo liner sprang a leak in the Indian Ocean. She was beached at Antalaha, Madagascar and sank. All on board were rescued.[9] |
21 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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T. H. Skogland | ![]() |
The cargo liner ran aground off Bayona, Galicia, Spain.[9] All 36 people on board were rescued but she was a total loss.[23] |
22 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empress | ![]() |
The sailing ship was driven ashore at Bibette Head, Alderney, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Wynor | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea north east of Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Her crew survived.[23] |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bourbancy | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône whilst laid up.[34] |
Cragside | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven on the breakwater at Portland Harbour, Dorset. Her crew were rescued before she capsized and sank.[34] |
Helen M. Coolen | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°02′N 66°25′W). Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Elwick | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Lisbon Maru (![]() |
24 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Heim | ![]() |
The cargo ship departed Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[35] |
Villaodrid | ![]() |
The cargo ship departed from the River Clyde, United Kingdom for Bilbao. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36] |
25 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eslington Firth | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cushendun, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[37][38] |
Sabina | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in Fleshwick Bay, Isle of Man.[37] She was refloated later that day and taken to Port Erin,[38] Where she was beached 27 February.[33] |
26 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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China Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kara Point, Greece.[38] She was refloated on 3 March.[39] |
Echo | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Coimbra (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Storaker | ![]() |
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (46°02′N 43°23′W). Her crew were rescued by City of Flint (![]() |
27 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blairlogie | ![]() |
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the Smalls Lighthouse.[33][38] |
Bustard | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[42] She was refloated on 3 March.[43] |
Frank H. Adams (schooner) | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the trawler William Brady (![]() |
Southwark | ![]() |
The cargo ship was beached at Porthfawr, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Watson A. West | ![]() |
The schooner came ashore at San Francisco, California and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
28 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Heimdal | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Vidette, which took her in tow She sank the next day (57°33′N 11°00′E).[43] |
Nicolao Tommaseo | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground near the Karabournou Lighthouse, Turkey.[44] She was refloated on 3 March.[39] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Majken | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 155 nautical miles (287 km) east of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Five crew were rescued by the trawler Strath Moray (![]() |
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (43255). London. 2 February 1923. col C, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43258). London. 6 February 1923. col D, p. 16.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43256). London. 3 February 1923. col D, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43260). London. 8 February 1923. col B, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43257). London. 5 February 1923. col G, p. 18.
- "Capsizing of a dredger". The Times (43256). London. 3 February 1923. col F, p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43259). London. 7 February 1923. col E, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43262). London. 10 February 1923. col F-G, p. 7.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43272). London. 22 February 1923. col C, p. 19.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43264). London. 13 February 1923. col B, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43261). London. 9 February 1923. col D, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43265). London. 14 February 1923. col F, p. 20.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43326). London. 27 April 1923. col D, p. 18.
- "Missing vessel". The Times (43367). London. 14 June 1923. col F, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43264). London. 13 February 1923. col B, p. 20.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43359). London. 5 June 1923. col F, p. 23.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (43263). London. 12 February 1923. col F, p. 16.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (43269). London. 19 February 1923. col B, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43271). London. 21 February 1923. col E, p. 17.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43268). London. 17 February 1923. col G, p. 19.
- "Wrecks in the storm". The Times (43269). London. 19 February 1923. col F, p. 9.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (43277). London. 28 February 1923. col B, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43274). London. 24 February 1923. col B, p. 20.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43296). London. 22 March 1923. col F, p. 16.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43292). London. 17 March 1923. col B, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43275). London. 26 February 1923. col G, p. 17.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43276). London. 27 February 1923. col G, p. 17.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43281). London. 5 March 1923. col B, p. 20.
- "Two vessels sunk". The Times (43278). London. 1 March 1923. col E, p. 12.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43280). London. 3 March 1923. col F, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43278). London. 1 March 1923. col B, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43282). London. 6 March 1923. col G, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43279). London. 2 March 1923. col G, p. 5.
Ship events in 1923 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
Ship commissionings: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
Shipwrecks: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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