List of shipwrecks in 1947

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The list of shipwrecks in 1947 includes all ships sunk, floundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1947.

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[edit] June

  • S.S. Ourang Medan (Indonesia): Dutch freighter which allegedly exploded and sank after its crew died under suspicious circumstances

[edit] July

[edit] July 1 (Able nuclear test)

  • Anderson (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Carlisle (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Gilliam (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Lamson (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Sakawa (United States/Japan): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target

[edit] July 25 (Baker nuclear test)

  • Apogon (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • ARDC-13 (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Arkansas (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • LSM-60 (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Nagato (United States/Japan): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Pilotfish (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • Saratoga (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target
  • YO-160 (United States): Sunk at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a nuclear test target

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Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship commissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship decommissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Shipwrecks: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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