List of shipwrecks in 1904

The list of shipwrecks in 1904 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1904.

Operator Ship Flag Class Cause Location Notes
9 January Puget Sound Navigation Company Clallam Passenger ship Foundered, defective maintenance a significant factor Strait of Juan de Fuca At least 56 lives lost
9 February Reederei Emil R. Retzlaff.[1] Dora Retzlaff Cargo ship Foundered.[1] 66 nautical miles (122 km) north east of Cape Vilano.[1]
12 February Imperial Russian Navy Boyarin light cruiser Russo-Japanese War: Struck two mines and sank. Port Arthur, China
4 March Handelsvereniging.[2] Handel Cargo ship.[2] Foundered.[2] North Sea, off Ramsgate, England.[2] All crew rescued.[2]
18 March Royal Navy A1 Holland-class submarine Rammed by SS Berwick Castle and sunk with the loss of all 11 crew. The Solent Later raised, repaired and returned to service
31 March Imperial Russian Navy Petropavlovsk Petropavlovsk-class battleship Russo-Japanese War: Struck mine and sank Port Arthur China 638 crew killed.
14 April SA Tonnage, Antwerp.[3] Baron Lambermont[3] Cargo ship.[3] Struck rocks and sank.[3] Cape Blanc, Bizerte, Tunisia.[3]
14 May Imperial Japanese Navy Miyako Unprotected cruiser Russo-Japanese War: Struck a mine and sank Port Arthur, China
15 May Imperial Japanese Navy Yoshino Protected cruiser Russo-Japanese War: Rammed by armored cruiser 'Kasuga in fog Yellow Sea 319 sailors lost
18 May Imperial Japanese Navy Ōshima Gunboat Russo-Japanese War: Collided with Akagi and sank Port Arthur China ().
15 June Knickerbocker Steamship Company General Slocum Paddle steamer Caught fire and burned out Long Island Sound, New York 1,021 lives lost
28 June A/S Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla Norge Ocean liner Ran aground, then sank Hasselwood Rock, Atlantic Ocean 635 lives lost.
June Monohansett Paddle steamer Ran aground Little Misery Island, Massachusetts
5 July Imperial Japanese Navy Kaimon Corvette Russo-Japanese War: Struck a mine and sank Port Arthur, China () 23 crew lost
July B Berg.[1] Rio Douro Barque.[1] Stranded.[1] Refloated in 1905 and scrapped.[1]
8 August T Nolson & Co.[3] Ganda Cargo ship.[3] Wrecked.[3] Hell's Mouth.[3]
13 August Royal Navy Decoy Daring class torpedo boat destroyer collision with HMS Arun off the Isles of Scilly 1 lost
26 September Royal Navy Chamois Star-class destroyer Lost propellor blade at speed, blade pierced hull and ship foundered. Gulf of Patras
30 September Adolphe Barquentine Driven into wreck of Colonist and sank Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia All 32 crew rescued
16 October Georges Valentine Barque Sank in storm Hutchinson Island, Florida, United States ()
6 November Imperial Japanese Navy Atago Maya-class gunboat Russo-Japanese War: Ran aground Port Arthur, China
30 November Imperial Japanese Navy Saien Protected cruiser Russo-Japanese War: Struck a mine and sank Port Arthur, China ()
10 December G Albrecht[3] Antverpia[3] Cargo ship[3] Ran aground.[3] River Scheldt.[3] Refloated in 1905 and scrapped in Antwerp.[3]
13 December Imperial Japanese Navy Takasago Protected cruiser Russo-Japanese War: Struck a mine and sank Port Arthur, China () 273 crew killed

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 

See also

Ship events in 1904
Ship launches: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Ship commissionings: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Ship decommissionings: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Shipwrecks: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909