List of shipwrecks in 1923

The list of shipwrecks in 1923 includes a chronological list of all shipwrecks in 1923.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January

19 January

• Chilier ( Belgium) last reported at . No further trace, 39 crew lost.^[1]

February

9 February

• Five-masted barquentine Adolf Vinnen ( Germany) driven onto rocks at Bass Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom on her maiden voyage.^[2] The crew of 24 men were saved by means of rocket apparatus from the cliffs.^[3]

March

23 March

• Iowa ( United States Navy) Sunk as a bombing and gunnery target by the United States Navy

May

16 May

• Picardier ( Belgium) Ran aground on Adler Grund, off Bornholm, Denmark. Refloated 23 May and towed to Stettin, Germany where repaired.^[4]

June

6 June

• Cardinal ( United States Navy) ran aground at Chirikof Island, Alaska and was wrecked.

July

10 July

• Devonier ( Belgium) stranded in the River Plate at Maldonado Point by an exceptionally high tide following a hurricane. Wreck still in situ in 1953.^[1]

15 July

• Begona No. 5 ( Belgium) collided with Eldorado and Sheridan off the Cross Sands Lighthouse. Belgona No. 5 and Eldorado both sank.^[1]

August

8 August

• España ( Armada Española) ran aground at Cape Tres Forcas, Morocco. Broke in two in November and declared a total loss.

26 August

• Niitaka ( Imperial Japanese Navy) ran aground in a typhoon off Sakhalin, Soviet Union and sank with the loss of 284 crew.

September

8 September

• Cuba ( United States) ran aground off San Miguel Island, California.
• Chauncey, Delphy, Farragut, Fuller, Nicholas, Somers, S. P. Lee, Woodbury and Young ( United States Navy) all ran aground at Honda Point, California in what became known as the Honda Point Disaster. All lost except for Farragut and Somers, 23 crew lost in total.

October

11 October

• City of Everett ( United States) foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all 26 crew.
• Phoenicier ( Belgium) ran aground at Memel, Lithuania. Refloated 4 May 1924, declared a constructive total loss. Sold, repaired and returned to service.^[4]

23 October

• O-5 ( United States Navy) rammed and sunk by Abangarez ( United States) with the loss of three crew.

November

15 November

• Grace N Pendelton ( United States) Wrecked off Cuxhaven, Germany.^[4]

21 November

• Picardier ( Belgium) ran aground off Hernosand, Sweden (). Broke her back on 12 December and declared a total loss.^[4]

December

30 December

• Biesbosch ( Belgium) foundered off Bridlington, United Kingdom.^[1]

Date unknown

• Trevessa ( United Kingdom) foundered between Australia and Mauritius. Crew took to lifeboats, reached land after 24 days at sea.^[5]

References

See also

Ship events in 1923
Ship launches:	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928
Ship commissionings:	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928
Ship decommissionings:	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928
Shipwrecks:	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928