List of shipwrecks in May 1923
The list of shipwrecks in May 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1923.
May 1923 | ||||||
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14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
References |
3 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alioth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in West Bay, Dorset.[1] |
Elizabeth Ann Slater | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Teesider (![]() |
4 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kissho Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Seikai Maru (![]() |
7 May
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lake Gebhart | ![]() |
The Design 1093 cargo ship ran aground on the Umatilla Reef off Cape Flattery, Washington. She broke in two and was a total loss.[5][6] |
Manhattan Island | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sari Siglar, Turkey.[7] She was refloated on 17 May.[8] |
Yugala | ![]() |
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Singora with the loss of six crew. She was consequently beached.[5][7] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kitanna | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 32 nautical miles (59 km) north east by north of Alderney, Channel Isles.[9] |
Kum Sang | ![]() |
The passenger ship came ashore near Ango, Philippines (approximately 16°N 120°E).[5] She was refloated on 22 May.[10] |
14 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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D'Aosta | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Munxar, Malta.[11] She was refloated on 18 May.[8] |
David | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Yorba Linda (![]() |
Sagama River | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[12] She was refloated on 21 May.[13] |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gul-Djemal | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Jason.[14] She was refloated on 22 May.[13] |
Jan | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Northumberland Strait.[14] She was refloated on 23 May.[15] |
Olga | ![]() |
The 76-gross register ton motor schooner was stranded on a sand bar on the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska opposite the mouth of Safety Lagoon (64°29′N 164°45′W). During the spring of 1923, she was crushed by ice and then wrecked by a gale.[16] |
Picardiër | ![]() |
Ran aground on Adler Grund, off Bornholm, Denmark. Refloated 23 May and towed to Stettin, Germany where repaired.[17] |
19 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maggie Marshall | ![]() |
The salvage vessel was wrecked at St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, Canada whilst going to the aid of Cymric Queen (![]() |
20 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apex No. 8 | ![]() |
While no one was on board, the 32-ton scow was wrecked in Stone Rock Bay (54°45′30″N 132°00′00″W) on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after she broke free of her mooring to a dolphin during a gale. She was deemed a total loss.[19] |
21 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenburnie | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Spot Point, Newfoundland.[20] She was refloated on 24 May.[15] |
Marcella | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[20] |
Rosa | ![]() |
The coaster ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[20] She was refloated on 28 May.[21] |
22 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marvale | ![]() |
The ocean liner struck the Capr Freel Rock off St. Shott's, Newfoundland and sank. All 436 people on board were rescued.[22] |
Shoyei Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on Shimushu Island, Kuril Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[21] |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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HM Gunboat Blackfly | ![]() |
The Fly-class gunboat collided with a pontoon bridge over the Tigris at Baghdad, Iraq and sank with the loss of six crew.[23][24] |
Precheur | ![]() |
The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°32′N 7°00′W).[25] |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baron Vernon | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Metagama (![]() |
29 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lady Shea | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Port Maria, Jamaica.[25] |
Waterway | ![]() |
The cargo ship capsized at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[29] |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ranan Maru | ![]() |
The cargo liner ran aground at Tsingtao, China. All passengers and crew were rescued.[30] She was refloated on 5 June.[31] |
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References
- "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43332). London. 4 May 1923. col E, p. 14.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43333). London. 5 May 1923. col G, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43336). London. 9 May 1923. col E, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43338). London. 11 May 1923. col D, p. 25.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43339). London. 12 May 1923. col E, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43337). London. 10 May 1923. col G, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43345). London. 19 May 1923. col G, p. 6.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43340). London. May 1923. col B, p. 21.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43348). London. 23 May 1923. col B, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43341). London. 15 May 1923. col E, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43342). London. 16 May 1923. col F-G, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43348). London. 23 May 1923. col C, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43343). London. 17 May 1923. col F, p. 16.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43350). London. 25 May 1923. col E, p. 14.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)
- "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43346). London. 21 May 1923. col D, p. 14.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43347). London. 22 May 1923. col F, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43353). London. 29 May 1923. col G, p. 24.
- "Lost Canadian liner". The Times (43348). London. 23 May 1923. col C, p. 10.
- "Floods in Iraq". The Times (43352). London. 28 May 1923. col E, p. 11.
- "Baghdad bridge victims". The Times (43353). London. 29 May 1923. col F, p. 13.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43355). London. 31 May 1923. col E, p. 25.
- "Liner in collision". The Times (43352). London. 28 May 1923. col E, p. 9.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43361). London. 7 June 1923. col F, p. 23.
- "Brazilian steamer refloated". The Times (43712). London. 24 July 1924. p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43354). London. 30 May 1923. col G, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43358). London. 4 June 1923. col A, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43362). London. 8 June 1923. col C-D, p. 22.
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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