List of shipwrecks in 1958
The list of shipwrecks in 1958 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1958.
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January
4 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Gertie Ellen | ![]() | The 17-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska.[1] |
6 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Capella | ![]() | The coaster foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Texel with the loss of all nine crew.[2] |
9 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Ballyherbert | ![]() | The coaster ran aground near Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[3] |
Stanrealm | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in Holy Loch. Later refloated and towed to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[3] |
HMS Taciturn | ![]() | The T-class submarine ran aground in the Firth of Clyde.[4] Later refloated with the aid of the boom defence vessel HMS Barcombe (![]() |
13 January
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Barcombe | ![]() | The Bar-class boom defence vessel ran aground in Loch Buie, Argyllshire. The ship was holed, and the crew were taken off by HMS Kingfisher.[5] |
16 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Glen Rosa | ![]() | The VIC-type lighter ran aground off the Isle of Mull and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Mull to Troon, Ayrshire. She sank and was a total loss.[6] |
21 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Toop | ![]() | The coaster ran aground on the South Arklow Bank, County Wicklow, Ireland. All eleven crew rescued by the Arklow lifeboat. Refloated and taken under tow but sank the next day.[7] |
27 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Nankai Maru | ![]() | The ferry sank in the Kii Strait with the loss of all 170 on board.[8] |
29 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Hadsel | ![]() | The coaster ran aground on the Lofoten Islands and sank. All 46 passengers and crew were rescued.[9] |
ROCS Yong Ning | ![]() | The Zhen Nan-class minesweeper was wrecked during a typhoon. |
31 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Skee-Dunk | ![]() | The 44-gross register ton, 47-foot (14 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked at Driftwood Bay (53°59′N 166°51′W / 53.983°N 166.850°W / 53.983; -166.850 (Driftwood Bay)) near Dutch Harbor, Territory of Alaska, on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands.[10] |
February
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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St. Elefterio | ![]() | The cargo ship sprang a leak. She was escorted by United States Navy destroyers with the intention of putting in to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but capsized and sank on 6 February (21°54′N 61°16′W / 21.900°N 61.267°W / 21.900; -61.267) She was on a voyage from Nuevitas, Cuba to a British port.[11] |
16 February
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Guavina | ![]() | While the Gato-class submarine was at anchor off San Salvador in the Bahamas, high winds and heavy seas pushed her aground. She remained hard aground for several days until the salvage and rescue ships USS Petrel and USS Escape and the fleet tugs USS Shakori and USS Allegheny (all ![]() |
19 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Seistan | ![]() | The cargo ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Persian Gulf.[12] Fifty eight of her 66 crew were killed.[13] |
25 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Gannochy | ![]() | The coaster sank in the Mersey Channel, 13 nautical miles (24 km) north west of Liverpool, Lancashire.[14] |
26 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Hawkstone | ![]() | The tug ran aground in the Thames Estuary. Two barges she was towing were discovered at Allhallows, Kent and Yantlett, Kent. All six crew were killed.[15] |
March
1 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Üsküdar | ![]() | The ferry sank in lodos with the loss of 272 people aboard including seven crew. 39 people survived.[16] |
2 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Continental | ![]() | The coaster was in collision with the collier Wansbeck (![]() |
Odin | ![]() | The 19-gross register ton, 39.5-foot (12.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Petersburg, Territory of Alaska.[18] |
9 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Lusambo | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a submerged object naar the Westhinder Lightship and holed. Put into Antwerp for repairs.[19] |
10 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Rainer | ![]() | The coaster ran aground near the Lorelei Rock, in the Rhine and sank.[20] |
14 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Nadia | ![]() | The cargo ship sank at the entrance to Alexandria Harbour, Egypt. All 35 crew were rescued.[21] |
19 March
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Ford County | ![]() | The decommissioned LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target. |
USS Kent County | ![]() | The decommissioned LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target. |
27 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Enrico Insom | ![]() | The tanker ran aground at Port Said, Egypt, blocking the Suez Canal.[22] |
28 March
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Lyman County | ![]() | The decommissioned LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a torpedo target by the submarine USS Menhaden (![]() |
31 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Skaubryn | ![]() | Caught fire in the Indian Ocean. One passenger died. |
April
6 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Pan Ocean | ![]() | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km) north west of Alexandria, Egypt (33°15′N 27°55′E / 33.250°N 27.917°E / 33.250; 27.917). She was on a voyage from Mormugao, India to Genoa, Italy.[23] |
Skaubryn | ![]() | The passenger ship sank in the Indian Ocean. |
20 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Pepinella | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Sunoak (![]() |
28 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Aquila | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed off Amboina Island, Indonesia by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft and was abandoned by her crew.[25][26][27] |
Gili Radja | ![]() | The cargo ship was shelled or bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft at Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[28][29] |
KRI Hang Tuah | ![]() | The Radjawali-class corvette was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft off Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. 18 crewmen were killed, 28 wounded.[30][31] |
Moro | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft at Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[32][33] |
Mutiara | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft at Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[34][35] |
Nuburi | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft at Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[36][37] |
San Flaviano | ![]() | The tanker was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft off Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[30][38] |
28 or 30 April
- These two ships were bombed in an air raid or raids on Ambon Bay in Indonesia. Ambon was bombed several times, and sources differ as to the date(s) on which the ships were attacked.[26] One source suggests that they were hit on 1 or 2 May.[27]
Ship | State | Description |
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Armonia | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed and damaged or sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft.[26] in Ambon Bay, Indonesia. Subsequently salvaged and registered in Panama as Keanyew. |
Flying Lark | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft.[26] in Ambon Bay, Indonesia. Nine crewmen were killed, seven missing.[27][39][31] |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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KRI Intata | ![]() | The auxiliary patrol ship was bombed and sunk at Kendari, Indonesia by a CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft. Five crewmen killed, 23 wounded.[38][31] |
May
1 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Aquila | ![]() | The cargo ship was bombed by CIA Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft off Amboina Island, Indonesia. She sank on 27 May 1958.[25][40] |
2 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Nefeli | ![]() | The cargo ship foundered in the Red Sea. All eighteen crew rescued by Frankfort (![]() |
8 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Liberty | ![]() | A storm destroyed the 66-gross register ton, 72.4-foot (22.1 m) fishing vessel at Cape Ikolik (57°17′15″N 154°47′00″W / 57.28750°N 154.78333°W / 57.28750; -154.78333 (Cape Ikolik)) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[42] |
12 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Cliffville | ![]() | The coaster sprang a leak and capsized at Meadowside Granary Wharf, Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[43] |
13 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified sailing vessel | ![]() | The sailing vessel was strafed by a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency B-26 Invader bomber and a PBY Catalina flying boat and was beached.[44] |
14 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS President Hayes | ![]() | The Type C3 ship ran aground in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.[45] |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Playfair | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Cold Bay (55°32′25″N 132°23′50″W / 55.54028°N 132.39722°W / 55.54028; -132.39722 (Cold Bay)) off Kasaan, Territory of Alaska.[46] |
22 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Gibson County | ![]() | The LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Rasher (![]() |
29 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Stickleback | ![]() | The Balao-class submarine collided with the destroyer escort USS Silverstein (![]() |
31 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Mako | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska off the mouth of the Kasilof River on the Kenai Peninsula.[48] |
June
3 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Gayunda | ![]() | ![]() The barge, a former gunboat, was beached at Woody Point, Queensland, Australia, to serve as a breakwater. |
Taxiarchis | ![]() | The cargo ship caught fire and was beached on Bahrain Island, Bahrain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to the Persian Gulf. She was refloated on 8 June. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[49] |
6 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Arlyn | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground on the Silver Bank, off the coast of the Dominican Republic. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss.[50] |
8 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Lady Stella | ![]() | The coaster was in collision with Pardo and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Dover, Kent, England. All twelve on board rescued by the tug Dominance (![]() |
16 June
Ship | State | Description |
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A P A-S-5 | ![]() | The 96-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m) scow sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[52] |
17 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Arctic | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank approximately 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) west of Port Moller (55°53′N 160°28′W / 55.883°N 160.467°W / 55.883; -160.467 (Red Bluff)), Territory of Alaska.[52] |
20 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Lavernock | ![]() | The tug was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel. She was salvaged on 1 August and was consequently scrapped.[53] |
25 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Empress Bay | ![]() | 1958 East River collision: The tanker collided with the cargo ship Nebraska (![]() |
Nebraska | ![]() | 1958 East River collision: The cargo ship collided with the tanker Empress Bay (![]() |
26 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Mercury | ![]() | The 73-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Seldovia, Territory of Alaska.[48] |
Omega | ![]() | The barque sprang a leak and sank off Peru. |
July
1 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Seldovia | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton, 32.7-foot (10.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Elizabeth Island (59°10′N 151°50′W / 59.167°N 151.833°W / 59.167; -151.833 (Elizabeth Island)) at the mouth of Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[10] |
6 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Josef Joham | ![]() | The coastal tanker collided with Ludwigshafen (![]() |
9 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Badger | ![]() | 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami: A megatsunami struck the 19-gross register ton, 40.2-foot (12.3 m) fishing vessel while she was at anchor in Lituya Bay in Southeast Alaska, carrying her over La Chaussee Spit at the entrance to the bay into the open ocean and wrecking her. The husband and wife who made up her crew abandoned ship in a skiff as she sank and were rescued.[55][56] |
Libby 20 | ![]() | The 16-gross register ton, 35.6-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Bumble Bay (57°16′30″N 154°41′30″W / 57.27500°N 154.69167°W / 57.27500; -154.69167 (Bumble Bay)) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[42] |
Sunmore | ![]() | 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami: The 24-gross register ton, 39.4-foot (12.0 m) fishing vessel disappeared when a megatsunami she was trying to outrun engulfed her in Lituya Bay in Southeastern Alaska. The bodies of the husband and wife who made up her crew were never found.[10][56] |
14 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Uncle Sam | ![]() | The 25-gross register ton, 43.6-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet at the north end of Kalgin Island in the Territory of Alaska.[57] |
24 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Jo | ![]() | The 11-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Canoe Pass (60°32′N 146°08′W / 60.533°N 146.133°W / 60.533; -146.133 (Canoe Pass)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[58] |
August
5 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Cabo Razo | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Arosa Estuary off Pontevedra. Thirteen of the 44 people on board were killed.[59] |
7 August
Ship | State | Description |
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S.E. Graham | ![]() | The tanker collided with the steamship Gulfoil at the mouth of the Narragansett Bay; in the fire that resulted, at least 15 people were killed and 34 seriously injured.[60] The ship was declared a total loss after she burned. |
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Max | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 30.5-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) from Port San Juan (60°03′N 148°04′W / 60.050°N 148.067°W / 60.050; -148.067 (Port San Juan)) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[48] |
St Nicholas | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Caribbean Sea 135 nautical miles (250 km) off Kingston, Jamaica. Salvage efforts were abandoned in September and she was declared a total loss.[61] |
11 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Pen 18 | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in False Pass, Territory of Alaska.[46] |
Pen 29 | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in False Pass, Territory of Alaska.[46] |
14 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Black Witch II | ![]() | The schooner, a converted tugboat, was wrecked at Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia, during a storm. |
Norse Lady | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on an island in Indonesia. Seized by Permesta Rebels on 16 August and refloated.[31] |
15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Hillsborough County | ![]() | The decommissioned LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target in the Gulf of California. |
Thrasher | ![]() | The 11-gross register ton, 38.1-foot (11.6 m) motor tug sank off Mary Island (an ambiguous reference, but most likely the Mary Island at 55°06′00″N 131°10′08″W / 55.10000°N 131.16889°W / 55.10000; -131.16889 (Mary Island)) in the Territory of Alaska.[62] |
21 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Willemijn | ![]() | The coaster ran aground on Burial Island, County Down, Northern Ireland.[63] |
22 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Norse Lady | ![]() | The cargo ship had run aground off Parigi, Indonesia on 14 August.[64] Permesta rebels captured her on 16 August, refloated her and beached her at Belang.[64] The Indonesian Navy sighted her there on 18 August and shelled her on 22 August, setting her on fire.[64] Norse Lady was burnt out and remained a beached wreck until March 1966, when she was towed to Kaohsiung, Taiwan and scrapped.[64][65] |
24 August
Ship | State | Description |
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No. 175 | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: 1st Battle of Kinmen Island: The motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk off Kinmen Island (Quemoy) by ROCS Wei Yuan, ROCS Tou Jiang, and ROCS Xiang Jiang all (![]() |
ROCS Tai Sheng | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: 1st Battle of Kinmen Island: The transport was torpedoed and sunk off Kinmen Island (Quemoy) by No. 103, No. 105, No. 175, No. 178, No. 180, No. 184 (all ![]() |
26 August
Ship | State | Description |
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HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën | ![]() | The De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser collided with the harbour wall at Den Helder and ran aground.[68] Refloated the next day.[69] |
September
2 September
Ship | State | Description |
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No. 174 | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: 2nd Battle of Kinmen Island: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by gunfire off Kinmen Island (Quemoy) by the patrol vessel ROCS Wei Yuan (![]() |
No. 180 | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: 2nd Battle of Kinmen Island: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by gunfire off Kinmen Island (Quemoy) by the patrol vessel ROCS Wei Yuan (![]() |
5 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Ester | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Camp Coogan Bay (57°00′30″N 135°14′00″W / 57.00833°N 135.23333°W / 57.00833; -135.23333 (Camp Coogan Bay)) in Southeast Alaska near Sitka, Territory of Alaska.[71] |
8 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Maria | ![]() | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada. The 40 crew were rescued by a Spanish trawler. The wreck was later sunk by USCGC Spencer (![]() |
ROCS Mei Le | ![]() | Chinese Civil War: The Mei Chin-class Landing ship medium blew up and sank when shelled by People's Liberation Army artillery. 91 crewmen and troops killed.[70] |
10 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Concha | ![]() | The coastal tanker caught fire off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. All crew rescued by frigate HMS Chichester (![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Melika | ![]() | The tanker collided with T2 tanker Fernand-Gilabert (![]() |
17 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Celtic | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was lost near Cape Strait (56°59′54″N 133°05′27″W / 56.9983333°N 133.0908333°W / 56.9983333; -133.0908333 (Cape Strait)) in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after she struck a log.[75] |
18 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Ashtabula | ![]() | The car ferry sank after colliding with the cargo ship Ben Moreell off Ashtabula, Ohio. The captain was killed. |
19 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Petropavlovsk | ![]() | The Kirov-class cruiser was severely damaged in a typhoon in the Sea of Okhotsk with the loss of a crew member.[76] |
24 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Maxine M | ![]() | The 31-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel sank near Gravina Island in the Alexander Archipelago off Dall Head (55°08′N 131°45′W / 55.133°N 131.750°W / 55.133; -131.750 (Dall Head)) in Southeast Alaska with the loss of five lives. Her sole survivor was rescued from floating debris in Clarence Strait by the fishing vessel Homer (![]() |
26 September
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Hampden County | ![]() | The decommissioned LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. |
Rangitiki | ![]() | The ocean liner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated undamaged.[77] |
October
5 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Ghanakust | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with the ocean liner Monte Urbasa (![]() |
5 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Tupavuori | ![]() | The tanker caught fire, exploded and sank at Tupavuori, with the loss of ten crew.[79] |
6 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Hoi Wong | ![]() | The passenger ship ran aground in the Paracel Islands, China.[80] |
21 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Chittenden County | ![]() | The decommissioned LST-542-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean south of Oahu, Hawaii. |
22 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Barge No. 18 | ![]() | While under tow by the tug Wando (![]() |
Zeta Trader | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Pulau Mantaras, 35 nautical miles (65 km) south of Singapore.[81] Refloated on 29 October.[82] |
23 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Earsdon | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the River Tyne following a collision. Raised in March 1959 and scrapped.[83] |
31 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Corijs | ![]() | The lightship sank in the Scheldt estuary after she was hit by Selvik (![]() |
Unknown October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS LSSL-57 | ![]() | The LCS(L)-class landing craft was shelled and sunk as a target sometime in 1958, probably October.[85][86] |
November
2 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Prince Philippe | ![]() | The ferry ran aground at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated two hours later.[87] |
3 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Lake Burnaby | ![]() | The 6,140 GRT freighter was stranded on Bancorran Reef, Philippines and declared a total loss |
13 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Forresbank | ![]() | The cargo ship (5,155 GRT, 1925) caught fire and came ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa.[88] |
16 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Nyon | ![]() | ![]() |
18 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Carl D. Bradley | ![]() | ![]() |
Haida Maid | ![]() | The 33-foot (10.1 m) motor vessel disappeared in a snow squall in Lynn Canal near Haines, Territory of Alaska. Wreckage from Haida Maid – containing the body of the only person aboard – came ashore in Sanki Inlet near Dyea, Territory of Alaska, on 29 November.[89][90] |
22 November
Ship | State | Description |
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A S P No. 7 | ![]() | The 28-gross register ton, 47.6-foot (14.5 m) scow sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north of Seldovia.[52] |
23 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Caltex Wellington | ![]() | The Type T2-SE-A2 tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal, 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Port Said, Egypt. Later refloated.[91] |
Dansborg | ![]() | The tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Port Said. Later refloated.[91] |
December
1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Indore | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands.[92] |
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Prodromos | ![]() | The Liberty ship collided with King Minos (![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alex | ![]() | The coaster collided with a Dutch vessel in the Waal and sank. All five crew were rescued.[95] |
10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Tarleton H. Bean | ![]() | After a gale struck and trapped the 35-foot (11 m) herring fishing vessel in ice around a small projection of land in Taku Inlet in Southeast Alaska, her three-man crew of Alaska Fish and Wildlife Service employees conducting herring research abandoned her and boarded the buoy tender USCGC Sweetbriar (![]() |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Mendi Palm | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with a Port of London Authority dredger in the Thames Estuary and ran aground.[96] |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Argonaftis | ![]() | The V-class submarine broke her tow and came ashore on the northern coast of Spain. She was refloated at scrapped. |
Lena | ![]() | The 22-gross register ton, 44.5-foot (13.6 m) scow sank off Yakutat, Territory of Alaska.[42] |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Volatile | ![]() | The V-class submarine broke her tow and came ashore at Sandsend Wyke, Yorkshire whilst being towed to the Tyne for scrapping.[97] Refloated on 23 December.[98] |
18 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Taxiarchis | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Aegean Sea between Kos and Turkey. Refloated on 23 December, repairs were uneconomic and she was scrapped in August 1959.[99] |
20 December
Ship | State | Description |
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K S M No. 1 | ![]() | The 63-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) scow sank in Kendrick Bay (54°51′15″N 131°58′00″W / 54.85417°N 131.96667°W / 54.85417; -131.96667 (Kendrick Bay)) (or Kindricks Bay) in Southeast Alaska.[100] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Broughty | ![]() | The coaster collided with Sunima (![]() |
28 December
Ship | State | Description |
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African Queen | ![]() | ![]() The tanker ran aground on Gull Shoal and broke in two. The crew was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Oil from the tanker heavily polluted the coastline at Ocean City, Maryland.[101] |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Murre | ![]() | The 7-gross register ton, 29.6-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Territory of Alaska.[48] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Seabird | ![]() | The cargo steamer, a former Flower-class corvette, was smuggling for Permesta rebels in Minahasa, North Sulawesi when the Indonesian Air Force intercepted and sank her in Bolaang Bay.[102][31] |
Unknown December
Ship | State | Description |
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USS LSSL-52 | ![]() | The LCS(L)-class landing craft was shelled and sunk as a target.[85][103] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Los Mayas | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Muskegon, Michigan, United States, and was holed. Later repaired and returned to service. |
Tuamotu | Unknown | The vessel, a former United States Navy coastal minesweeper, sank at Tahiti.[104] |
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