List of shipwrecks in 1904
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The list of shipwrecks in 1904 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1904.
January
9 January
- Clallam (
Canada): The Puget Sound Navigation Company passenger ship foundered after defective maintenance in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. At least 56 lives were lost.
February
9 February
- Dora Retzlaff (
Germany): The cargo ship, owned by Reederei Emil R. Retzlaff., foundered 66 nautical miles (122 km) north east of Cape Vilano.[1]
12 February
- Boyarin (
Imperial Russian Navy): Russo-Japanese War:The light cruiser struck two mines and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China.
March
4 March
- Handel (
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Belgium): The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea, off Ramsgate, England. All crew were rescued.[2]
18 March
- HMS A1 (
Royal Navy): The Holland-class submarine was accidentally rammed by Berwick Castle (
United Kingdom) and sunk with the loss of all eleven crew in The Solent. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.
31 March
- Petropavlovsk ( Imperial Russian Navy): Russo-Japanese War:The Petropavlovsk-class battleship struck a mine and sank at Port Arthur Manchuria, China. A total of 638 crew were killed.
April
14 April
- Baron Lambermont ( Belgium): The SA Tonnage, Antwerp cargo ship struck rocks and sank at Cape Blanc, Bizerte, Tunisia.[3]
May
14 May
- Miyako (
Imperial Japanese Navy): Russo-Japanese War: The unprotected cruiser struck a mine and sank in the at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China.
15 May
- Yoshino ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The Protected cruiser was accidentally rammed by the armoured cruiser Kasuga ( Imperial Japanese Navy) in fog in the Yellow Sea. A total of 319 sailors were lost.
18 May
- Ōshima ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The gunboat collided with Akagi ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and sank at Port Arthur Manchuria, China (39°01′N 121°08′E / 39.017°N 121.133°E).
June
15 June
- General Slocum (
United States): The Knickerbocker Steamship Company paddle steamer caught fire and burned out on Long Island Sound, New York. A total of 1,021 lives were lost.
28 June
- Norge (
Denmark): The Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla A/S ocean liner ran aground, then sank on Hasselwood Rock, Atlantic Ocean. A total of 635 lives were lost. - Monohansett ( United States): The Paddle steamer ran aground at Little Misery Island, Massachusetts.
July
5 July
- Kaimon ( Empire of Japan): The Corvette struck a mine and sank in the Russo-Japanese War at Port Arthur, Manchuria (38°50′N 121°50′E / 38.833°N 121.833°E). 23 crew were lost.
Unknown date
- Rio Douro (
Norway): The barque, owned by B Berg, was stranded. She was refloated in 1905 and scrapped.
August
4 August
- Sirio (
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Italy): The Societa Italiana di Transporti Maritimi Raggio & Co passenger ship went aground and wrecked at the Hormigas Islands, Spain.
8 August
- Ganda ( Belgium): The T Nolson & Co. 474 ton cargo ship was wrecked at Hell's Mouth, Llŷn Peninsula, Caernarfonshire. Ganda broke from her moorings, and one of her ropes tangled around her propeller, as her captain tried to get his ship away from the jetty. She drifted helplessly onto the rocky shore.[4]
13 August
- HMS Decoy ( Royal Navy): The Daring-class destroyer was in collision with HMS Arun ( Royal Navy) off the Isles of Scilly. One crew member was lost.
September
1 September
- Corunna ( United Kingdom): The barque ran aground at Miramar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. She was refloated on 12 October 1904.[5]
26 September
- Chamois ( Royal Navy): The Star-class destroyer lost a propeller blade at speed. The blade pierced the hull and the ship foundered in the Gulf of Patras.
30 September
- Adolphe (
France): The barquentine was driven into the wreck of Colonist and sank at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. All 32 crew were rescued.
October
8 October
- Cameroon ( United Kingdom): The Elder Dempster 1,862 grt cargo / passenger ship was holed and beached in Liberia.[6]
16 October
- Georges Valentine ( Italy): The barque sank in a storm off Hutchinson Island, Florida, United States (27°11′55.8″N 80°09′49.8″W / 27.198833°N 80.163833°W).
November
6 November
- Atago (( Imperial Japanese Navy): The Maya-class gunboat ran aground at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China.
30 November
- Saien (( Imperial Japanese Navy): Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser struck a mine and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China (38°51′N 121°05′E / 38.850°N 121.083°E).
December
10 December
- Antverpia ( Belgium): The G Albrecht cargo ship ran aground on the River Scheldt. She was refloated in 1905 and scrapped in Antwerp.[3]
13 December
- Takasago (( Imperial Japanese Navy); Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser struck a mine and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China (38°10′N 121°15′E / 38.167°N 121.250°E). A total of 273 crew were killed.
References
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Wreck of the Ganda". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "La Epoca". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "Loss of SS Cameroon". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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| Shipwrecks: | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |