List of shipwrecks in 1954
The list of shipwrecks in 1954 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1954.
January
4 January
- Traunstein (
Germany): The steam ship ran aground on Scharhörn and was refloated on the same day.[1] - Leros (
Greece): The tanker ran aground on Scharhörn, in the Elbe estuary.[2] She was pulled off the reef and towed into Cuxhaven on early morning Saturday Januar 10., after many failed attempts and heavy damages.[3][1]
10 January
- Nedjan (
Sweden): The coaster sank in the Gulf of Bothnia with the loss of all sixteen crew.[4]
22 January
- Ligovo (
Soviet Union): The cargo ship collided with Karen Toft ( Sweden) in the Kiel canal and sank.[5]
26 January
- Wallace Rose (
United Kingdom): The collier collided withn Yvonne ( Sweden) in the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of eight of her ten crew.[6]
February
4 February
- Kentbrook ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground between Aldeburgh and Orfordness, Suffolk.[7]
6 February
- Fernmoor ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the South China Sea and sank.[8]
11 February
- Douro (
Netherlands): The coaster collided in the Mediterranean with Drago (.svg.png)
Spain) and sank.[9]
12 February
13 February
- Seablue ( United Kingdom): The coaster struck the wreck of Empire Blessing ( United Kingdom) and was holed. An attempt was made to beach her but she sank near Vlissingen, Netherlands.
19 February
- Danubian (
Panama): The cargo ship struck rocks at the Black Sea entrance to the Bosphorus and sank.[11]
24 February
- Holger Danske (
Denmark): The icebreaker collided with the ferry Broen ( Denmark) in Nyborg Firth and ran aground. Two of her crew were killed.[12]
March
1 March
- Captain Antonios K (
Costa Rica): The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea (37°05′N 07°53′E / 37.083°N 7.883°E). All 15 crew rescued by Nigaristan ( United Kingdom).[13][14]
8 March
- Zongdulak (
Turkey): The cargo ship collided with Yolac Port ( Turkey) in the Black Sea and sank. All crew rescued by Yolac Port.[15]
10 March
- Fenman ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank whilst assisting the berthing of Rudolf ( Sweden) at Hull, Yorkshire. Three of her four crew were killed.[16]
- Guildford ( United Kingdom): The collier collided with another ship and then went aground at the mouth of the Tees. Salvage attempts abandoned in May and the wreck was blown up on 26 August 1955.[17][18]
26 March
- SPS DM-5 Guadalete (
Armada Española): The minesweeper foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar with the loss of 33 of her 77 crew. The survivors were rescued by Potestas (
Italy). HMS Superb (
Royal Navy) assisted in the rescue operation.[19]
30 March
- Empire Windrush ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion and fire in the engine room on 29 March. All passengers and crew rescued apart from the four killed in the explosion.
April
7 April
18 April
- HM Minesweeper 1558 ( Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve): The minesweeper caught fire and sank in the English Channel off Ostend, Belgium. All 31 crew rescued by Phoenix ( Netherlands) and Tunisie (
France).[21]
May
10 May
- Tatsuwa Maru (
Japan): The cargo ship sprang a leak 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Manila, Philippines. Presumed to have foundered with the loss of all 50 crew.[22]
11 May
14 May
- Harrington ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her six crew.[24]
25 May
- HMS Curzon ( Royal Navy): The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at the entrance to Shoreham harbour, West Sussex. Refloated the next day.[25]
26 May
- USS Bennington (
United States Navy) An explosion on board killed 103 crew and injured 201 more whilst ship was in Narragansett Bay.
June
27 June
- Springfjord ( United Kingdom): a CIA air attack in support of a Guatemalan military coup d'etat napalmed the cargo ship and destroyed her by fire at Puerto San José, Guatemala.[26]
July
12 July
- San Mardeno ( Panama): The cargo ship sank off Saurashtra, India with the loss of her captain. The other 42 crew were rescued.[27]
21 July
- Guinee ( France): The cargo liner ran aground at Brook Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[28]
26 July
- Traute Sarnow ( West Germany): The coaster ran aground on Gurnard's Head. All crew and the ship's dog saved.[29][30]
27 July
- Cressington Court ( United Kingdom): the cargo ship collided with Marinero (
Argentina) in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Navarino ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[31]
- Rippingham Grange ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided with Mormacvale ( United States in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[31]
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August
8 August
- Spanker ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands and was holed.[32]
19 August
- Applegarth ( United Kingdom): The tug sank at Canning Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]
28 August
- Prince de Liege (
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Belgium): The cargo ship ran aground in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Refloated 13 October 1954 with assistance from tug Poolzee ( Netherlands).[23]
29 August
- Donalourdes (
Philippines): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[34] - Northern Princess ( Panama) : The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a Typhoon.[34]
- Orelia ( United Kingdom): The ore carrier ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Later refloated.[35]
- Thorncombe ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[34]
30 August
- Abeille IV ( France): The tug collided with Atlantic ( Panama) at Le Havre and sank with the loss of seven of her twelve crew.[36]
September
9 September
- F. B. G. (
Canada): Hurricane Edna: The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsport, Nova Scotia.[37]
13 September
- Serb ( United Kingdom): The Thames barge sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Margate, Kent.[38]
15 September
- Borde ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Firth of Clyde. Refloated on 19 September.[39]
22 September
- Nordstjernen (
Norway): The passenger ship struck a rock and sank off the Lofoten Islands with the loss of three lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued.[40] - Semiramis ( Greece): The passenger ship ran aground at Brindisi, Italy.[41]
26 September
- Caprera ( Italy): the cargo ship collided with Yung Fei (
People's Republic of China) and another vessel ( United States Army) at Yokohama during Typhoon Marie.[42] - Daiiki Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship collided with the Pier at Kobe during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged.[42]
- Daisetsu Maru ( Japan): The passenger ship sank during Typhoon Marie.[43]
- Eastern ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was damaged during Typhoon Marie whilst on a voyage from Yokohama to Kure, Japan.[42]
- Iwai Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship lost her hatch covers and her bridge was washed away off the Noto Peninsula during Typhoon Marie.[42]
- Fuji Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship was reported to have a damaged hull and in a waterlogged state at Sakura Ma, Osaka during Typhoon Marie.[42]
- Georgios (
Liberia): The cargo ship was driven against the pier at Hirohata, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was damaged.[42] - Hatsuharu Maru ( Japan): The ferry sank off Hokkaido during Typhoon Marie.[42]
- Hitaka Maru ( Japan): The passenger ship sank in the Sea of Japan during Typoon Marie.[42]
- Kitami Maru ( Japan): The ferry sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[42]
- Necati Pelhivan II ( Turkey) ran aground and sank near Mariehamn, Finland.
- Santhia ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was driven into the pier at Kobe, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged.[42]
- Seikan Maru No. 11 ( Japan): The ferry sank in the Sea of Japan during Typhoon Marie.[42]
- Shinsei Maru No. 6 ( Japan): The cargo ship ran aground in Hakodate Bay during Typhoon Marie.[42]
- Tokachi Maru ( Japan): The ferry sank during Typhoon Marie. Eight crew were rescued.[43]
Tōya Maru
- Tōya Maru ( Japan): The train ferry capsized in Tsugaru Strait during Typhoon Marie with the loss of a reported 1,139 lives, 150 people rescued.
28 September
- Isle of Thanet ( United Kingdom): The ferry ran aground at Boulogne, France. Later refloated.[44]
October
4 October
- Jonge Jochem ( Netherlands) : The cutter sailed from Den Helder. No further trace, possibly sank on 7 October.[45]
7 October
- La Pampa ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium.[45]
- Mormackite ( United States): The ore carrier capsized and sank off Virginia with the loss of 37 of her 48 crew.[46]
- Rikke Skou ( Denmark): The cargo ship sank off Terschelling, Netherlands with the loss of twelve of her twenty crew.
- Seahorse ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium. Later refloated.[45]
9 October
- Emma Bakke ( Norway): The cargo ship was in the Atlantic Ocean when there was a boiler explosion and she was set on fire. The crew abandoned ship, and were rescued by Corrientes ( Argentina). They were landed at Lisbon, Portugal. Two crew were killed in the explosion and the ship sank.[47]
- Jane Stove ( Norway): The cargo ship suffered a fracture to her main deck whilst in the North Sea. She reached the Faroe Islands on 10 October.[48]
14 October
- Prinz Wilhelm ( West Germany): The cargo ship collided with a tug and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. All crew rescued.[49]
25 October
- Cervia ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury Docks whilst assisting to berth Arcadia ( United Kingdom). Five of her nine crew were killed. Raised on 28 October, later repaired and returned to service.
26 October
- Faidherbe (
Australia): Foundered off Cape Agulhas, South Africa with loss of all hands.
31 October
- Hillman ( United Kingdom): The tug sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire whilst towing the trawler Kirknes into Grimsby Docks. Four of her crew were killed.[50]
November
12 November
- Orkanger ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground in the Clyde.[51]
- Scottish Hawk ( United Kingdom): The newly launched tanker ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[51]
14 November
- ROCS Tai Ping (
Republic of China Navy): Chinese Civil War: The Evarts-class destroyer escort was torpedoed and sunk off the Tachen Islands with the loss of 40 of her crew of about 200.[52]
26 November
- Carpo ( Netherlands): The coaster sank off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all twelve crew.[53]
27 November
- South Goodwin Lightship (
United Kingdom): Capsized on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all seven crewmen. The only survivor was a Ministry of Agriculture scientist who had been on board bird-watching.[54] - World Concord ( Liberia): The tanker broke in two in the Irish Sea. Both halves towed to the Clyde.[53]
29 November
- Gustav (
Finland): The coaster was reported to be listing severely Template:Convet north east of the Channel Islands.[53]
30 November
- Tresillian ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship foundered in St George's Channel, 44 nautical miles (81 km) off Cork, Ireland with the loss of 24 of her 40 crew. Sixteen survivors rescued by Liparus ( United Kingdom) and transferred to LÉ Maev (
Irish Naval Service) and landed at Cobh.[55]
December
15 December
- HMS Talent ( Royal Navy): The T-class submarine was swept out of her dock at HMNB Chatham when a caisson collapsed. She ended up aground in the Medway. Four people were killed. Later repaired and returned to service.
18 December
21 December
- Henri Deweert ( Belgium) : Last communication was a message sent while the ship was in the North Sea at 54°18′45″N 4°29′45″E / 54.31250°N 4.49583°E. Foundered with loss of all hands in the night of 21–22 December.[56]
- Maravia ( United Kingdom) : The coaster caught fire, capsized and sank at Marseilles, France. All twenty crew escaped.[57]
- Côte d'Azur ( France) : The ferry collided with the jetty at Calais and was disabled. She then ran aground outside the harbour. Later refloated and escorted into port.[58]
23 December
31 December
- World Peace ( Liberia): The tanker collided with the El Ferdan Railway Bridge, Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt. The canal was blocked as part of the bridge ended up across the deck of World Peace.[60]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sieben Schicksalstage auf der „Leros“, Die Zeit, 14. Januar 1954(German)
- ↑ "Greek Tanker Aground" The Times (London). Wednesday, 6 January 1954. (52822), col F, p. 6.
- ↑ "Welt im Bild", 81/1954, 12. January 1954 (German), Bundesarchiv
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 11 January 1954. (25826), col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Russian Steamer Sinks In Kiel Canal" The Times (London). Saturday, 23 January 1954. (52837), col B, p. 5.
- ↑ "Collier Sunk In Thames" The Times (London). Wednesday, 28 January 1954. (52840), col F, p. 6.
- ↑ "Three Remain On Board Grounded Ship" The Times (London). Saturday, 5 February 1954. (52849), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ "British Ship Sinks On Reef" The Times (London). Saturday, 6 February 1954. (528549), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Friday, 12 February 1954. (52854), col G, p. 7.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 13 February 1954. (52855), col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 February 1954. (52861), col D, p. 5.
- ↑ "Ice Breaker Aground After Collision" The Times (London). Thursday, 25 February 1954. (52865), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "SS Captain Antonios K. (+1954)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 2 March 1954. (52869), col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "Loss Of Turkis Ship" The Times (London). Tuesday, 5 March 1954. (52875), col G, p. 5.
- ↑ "Tug Overturned While Berthing Ship" The Times (London). Thursday, 11 March 1954. (58277), col E, p. 2.
- ↑ "MV Guildford (+1954)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Thursday, 13 May 1954. (52930), col G, p. 2.
- ↑ "Spanish Minesweeper Lost In Gale" The Times (London). Saturday, 27 March 1954. (52891), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Italian Ship Breaks In Two" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 April 1954. (52901), col B, p. 5.
- ↑ "Rescued Crew's Return" The Times (London). Monday, 19 April 1954. (52909), col A, p. 4.
- ↑ "Freighter Lost With Crew Of 50" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 October 1954. (53058), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Tug Sinks In Swansea Dock" The Times (London). Saturday, 15 May 1954. (52932), p. 3.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Thursday, 27 May 1954. (52942), col F, p. 3.
- ↑ "Sinking Of British Ship Reported" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 June 1954. (52970), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Captain Goes Down With Ship" The Times (London). Tuesday, 13 July 1954. (52982), col B, p. 7.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Thursday, 22 July 1954. (52990), col G, p. 2.
- ↑ "1946-62". St. Ives Trust. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ↑ "MV Traute Sarnow (+1954)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "British Ships In Mishaps At Buenos Aires" The Times (London). Wednesday, 28 July 1954. (52995), col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "British Ship Aground" The Times (London). Monday, 9 August 1954. (53005), col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Friday, 20 August 1954. (53015), col G, p. 3.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 "Formosa Hit By Typhoon" The Times (London). Monday, 30 August 1954. (52023), col B, p. 5.
- ↑ "Ore Ship Refloated" The Times (London). Monday, 30 August 1954. (52023), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ "French Tug And Liner Collide" The Times (London). Tuesday, 31 August 1954. (53024), col C, p. 5.
- ↑ "F. B. G. - 1954". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 14 September 1954. (53036), col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 20 September 1954. (53041), col G, p. 4.
- ↑ "200 Rescued After Shipwreck" The Times (London). Thursday, 23 September 1954. (53044), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Friday, 24 September 1954. (53045), col G, p. 7.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 "1,500 Deaths in Typhoon" The Times (London). Tuesday, 28 September 1954. (53048), col A, p. 8.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Typhoon Damage In Japan" The Times (London). Monday, 27 September 1954. (53047), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Channel Steamer Aground" The Times (London). Wednesday, 30 September 1954. (53049), col B, p. 8.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 "British Ships In Difficulties" The Times (London). Friday, 8 October 1954. (53057), col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "American Ship Capsized" The Times (London). Monday, 11 October 1954. (53059), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Norwegian Ship Sunk In Atlantic" The Times (London). Monday, 11 October 1954. (53059), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Damaged Ship Reaches Faroes" The Times (London). Monday, 11 October 1954. (53059), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "German Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Friday, 15 October 1954. (53063), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Attempt To Raise Tug" The Times (London). Monday, 1 November 1954. (53077), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 "Floods On East Coast After High Tides" The Times (London). Saturday, 13 November 1954. (53088), col A, p. 6.
- ↑ "Chinese Nationalist Warship Sunk" The Times (London). Monday, 15 November 1954. (53089), col D, p. 8.
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 "Search For Finnish Vessel" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 November 1954. (53102), col C, p. 8.
- ↑ Bob Ogley; Ian Currie; Mark Davison (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 1-872337-35-X.
- ↑ "16 Saved From Sunken Ship" The Times (London). Wednesday, 1 December 1954. (53103), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "British Ship Capsizes" The Times (London). Wednesday, 22 December 1954. (53121), col F, p. 7.
- ↑ "Damage To Channel Steamer" The Times (London). Wednesday, 22 December 1954. (53121), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Many Ships Shelter" The Times (London). Friday, 24 December 1954. (53123), col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Suez Canal Blocked By Wreckage" The Times (London). Saturday, 1 January 1955. (53128), col A-C, p. 8.
See also
| Ship events in 1954 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |