List of shipwrecks in 1933

The list of shipwrecks in 1933 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1933.

January

9 January

• L'Atlantique ( France) caught fire off Le Havre. Towed into port but a total loss, scrapped 1936 after insurers insisted she was salvageable but lost court case.

May

15 May

• Stakesby ( United Kingdom) ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Refloated four days alter and returned to service.

27 May

• George M Cox ( United States) ran aground near the Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Michigan. All 127 passengers and crew rescued. Ship remained on rocks until the following October when it broke up in a storm.

July

31 July

• Endymion ( United Kingdom) ran aground on Horsebank, Southport. Used for target practice during the Second World War.^[1]

October

20 October

• Yashima Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship foundered off Kobe. Refloated on 3 June 1939 and towed to Kobe.^[2]

November

3 November

• Marcel ( Belgium) ran aground off the Llanelli Lighthouse, Wales. Declared a constructive total loss. Refloated 3 January 1934 and towed to Llanelli where she was scrapped.^[3]

December

18 December

• Charles Jose ( Belgium) Ran aground, Devon, United Kingdom. Refloated 2 January 1934, repaired and returned to service.^[4]

22 December

• Fridtjof Nansen OPV ( Royal Norwegian Navy) sank in Vestervågen. Ship raised in 1934, repaired and returned to service.

23 December

• Mount Taygetus ( Panama) Ran aground at Memphis Rock, English Narrows. Refloated in 1935 and sold for scrap.^[5]

25 December

• Aquitaine ( France) Wrecked at Pointe la Coubre, Gironde Estuary.^[3]

References

See also

Ship events in 1933
Ship launches:	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938
Ship commissionings:	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938
Ship decommissionings:	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938
Shipwrecks:	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938