The list of shipwrecks in March 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1914.
1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Jacob S. Winslow | United States | The lumber schooner was wrecked on the south end of Block Island, Rhode Island, in a gale. The crew made it to shore in her boat. One crewman was later sent back to warn off wreckers, but was killed later when the sea got even rougher and the ship broke up, a total loss.[1][2] |
2 March
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
N. S. Gallop | United States | The motor schooner went ashore in Thimble Islands, Connecticut.[3] |
3 March
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Tasman | Norway | The barque capsized and sank in the North Sea.[4] |
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Fulmar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 March.[5] |
5 March
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
H. E. Hamlin | United States | The fishing steamer sank at Tiverton, Rhode Island.[3] |
6 March
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Autocrat | United States | The luxury yacht sank in the Danvers River at Beverly, Massachusetts. Later raised.[3] |
Charlemagne Tower Junior | United States | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Seaside Park, New Jersey (some sources say on 8 March), a total loss. Four crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service when her small lifeboat capsized in rough surf, the other 18 were rescued at sea in her large lifeboat by Bay Port (flag unknown).[6][7][8] |
7 March
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Julia A. Truher | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 66°09′W / 38.250°N 66.150°W / 38.250; -66.150). Her crew were rescued by Nubian ( United Kingdom).[9] |
9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Bydgo | Norway | The coaster collided with Dania ( Denmark) at Skagen, Denmark and sank.[5] |
Hokuse Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Oriental ( United Kingdom) at Shanghai, China and sank.[5] |
11 March
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15 March
16 March
17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
City of Sydney | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[21] |
Walter A. Luckenbach | United States | The tug went ashore on Black Point near Niantic, Connecticut. Pulled off and returned to service.[3] |
18 March
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Africa | Belgium | The cargo ship was wrecked at Zaccarossa, Sardinia, Italy. She was refloated and scrapped in 1915.[23][24][25] |
Torquay | Norway | The cargo ship collided with a trawler and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
20 March
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Ellen and Mary | United States | The fishing schooner went ashore on Georges Island in the harbor at Boston, Massachusetts.[3] |
22 March
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Hattie P. Simpson | United States | The schooner sank off Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her captain and three or five crew died. Four survivors were rescued from one of her boats six days later by Caracas (flag unknown).[26] |
Oddersjaa | Norway | The cargo ship was reported to have been seen abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°33′N 7°58′W / 46.550°N 7.967°W / 46.550; -7.967) on this date.[27] |
27 March
29 March
31 March
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Southern Cross | Canada | The barque-rigged sealer sank off the east coast of Canada with the loss of 173 lives. |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Cecil | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Mayaguana, Bahamas and was wrecked between 1 and 11 March.[13][33] |
References
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Jacob S. Winslow (+1913)". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ a b c d e f "Records of the T. A. Scott co". mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "A North Sea disaster". The Times. No. 40462. London. 4 March 1914. col F, p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Loss of two steamers through collision". The Times. No. 40467. London. 10 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
- ^ "A steamer sunk". The Times. No. 40466. London. 9 March 1914. col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Charlemagne Tower Junior (+1914)". wrecksite. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40476. London. 20 March 1914. col D, p. 24.
- ^ Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums: The Training Ship “Wellesley” at North Shields 1868-1914
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40470. London. 12 March 1914. col C, p. 20.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40485. London. 31 March 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ a b "The wreck of the Cecil". The Times. No. 40470. London. 13 March 1914. col C, p. 20.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40471. London. 14 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
- ^ a b c d "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40472. London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ a b "The storm at Melilla". The Times. No. 40472. London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40672. London. 21 October 1914. col D, p. 13.
- ^ Noall, C. (c. 1968). Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press. pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Gale havoc". The Times. No. 40473. London. 17 March 1914. col A, p. 5.
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Wreck off Nova Scotia". The Times. No. 40474. London. 18 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ "Ship lost in the gale". The Times. No. 40475. London. 19 March 1914. col B, p. 4.
- ^ "Fears for overdue vessels". The Times. No. 40477. London. 21 March 1914. col B, p. 22.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40532. London. 25 May 1914. col C, p. 48.
- ^ "Africa (5608733)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Hattie P. Simpson (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "The Marine Insurance market". The Times. No. 40478. London. 23 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
- ^ njscuba.net Antioch
- ^ aquaexplorers.com The Antioch Shipwreck
- ^ njscuba.net Lizzie H. Brayton
- ^ "Another Calcutta coal fire". The Times. No. 40524. London. 15 May 1914. col C.
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Serious collision at Tacoma". The Times. No. 40469. London. 12 March 1914. col E, p. 22.
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