List of shipwrecks in 1920
The list of shipwrecks in 1920 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1920.
January
2 January
10 January
12 January
Unknown date
February
22 February
March
- Brown ( United States) Sank at Naval Air Station Cape May, New Jersey.
- Several vessels ran aground in thick fog including the Lowestoft steam trawler Golden Gift ( United Kingdom) which grounded on the Larrigan Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, UK. Refloated on the next tide.[4]
8 March
16 March
18 March
22 March
April
2 April
August
20 August
September
1 September
28 September
November
3 November
- Hastier ( Belgium) caught fire while berthed at Antwerp. Sank at moorings. Raised in 1921, scrapped in 1922.
12 November
14 November
18 November
- Scarpa ( United Kingdom) became stranded on North Rock, Gloughey Bay. Raised on 23 February 1921, repaired and returned to service.[5]
27 November
December
25 December
References
- ^ a b c "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "1893 - 1920". St. Ives Trust. http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1893_-_1920.HTM. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ a b Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance: a History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications.
- ^ a b c "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "WWI STANDARD BUILT SHIPS A-K". Mariners. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWIStandardShipsA-K.htm#A. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Stonehouse, Frederick (1985, 1998), Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast, pp. 178 - 180, Avery Color Studios, Gwinn, Michigan, U.S.A. ISBN 0-932232-43-3,
See also