List of shipwrecks in 1956
The list of shipwrecks in 1956 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1956.
January
2 January
- Citrine (
United Kingdom): The collier sank off The Lizard, Cornwall. All ten crew were rescued,[1] but one later died.[2] - Melody (
Liberia): The tanker ran aground at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[3]
5 January
- Hartel (
Netherlands): The coaster collided with Penhir (
France) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. All nine on board rescued.[4] - Gem ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided with Kallgeir (
Norway) at Poortershaven, Netherlands and was beached.[5]
6 January
- Esso Appalachee ( United Kingdom): The tanker collided with the jetty at Immingham, Lincolnshire, cutting it in two and leaving a 50-foot (15 m) gap.
7 January
- Alvi (
Panama): The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea west of Hvide Sande, Denmark, at 55°57′N 6°52′E / 55.950°N 6.867°E.[6]
8 January
- Moreton Bay ( United Kingdom): the ocean liner ran aground in the Suez Canal. Later refloated.[7]
10 January
- Sirabuen ( Norway): The coaster collided with Loide Venezuela (
Brazil) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) of Kijkduin, Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her eight crew.[8]
21 January
23 January
- Baltrover ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, West Germany.[10] Refloated on 13 February.[11]
29 January
- Gertrud (
West Germany): The cargo ship sank in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. All nine crew rescued by the trawlers Junella and York City (both United Kingdom) and landed at Aberdeen.[12]
22 January
- Bedford ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground off Singapore. Refloated after 36 hours.[9]
Unknown date
- King's Mount ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Elbe, West Germany. Refloated on 1 February having been aground for several days.[13]
February
3 February
- Rosalind ( Panama): The cargo ship sank 120 nautical miles (220 km) south of Crete. All crew rescued by San Carlo (
Italy).[14] - Dovrefjell ( Norway): the cargo ship ran aground on the Pentland Skerries, Orkney Islands, Scotland. All 41 crew rescued by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopters.[15]
4 February
- Kronprinsesse Ingrid (
Denmark): The passenger ship ran aground off Esbjerg. Refloated the next day.[16]
8 February
- Lycia ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground off Katakolon, Greece.[17]
10 February
- Loide-Honduras ( Brazil): The cargo ship ran aground on Long Sand Bank, Thames Estuary. ST Rumania ( United Kingdom) sent to assist but she ran aground on the same sandbank and sank. Loide-Honduras refloated on 12 February and returned to service.
- Conlea ( United Kingdom) foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off La Corbière, Jersey.
14 February
- RFA Wave Monarch (
Royal Fleet Auxiliary): The Wave-class oiler ran aground at Valletta, Malta. Later refloated.[18]
16 February
- No. 24 ( United Kingdom): The hopper barge was in collision with Indus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. All eleven crew rescued.[19]
19 February
- Corchester ( United Kingdom): The collier was in collision with City of Sydney near the Haisborough Light Vessel, off the coast of Norfolk and sank with the loss of eight of her 21 crew.[20]
29 February
- Sapanca (
Turkey): The cargo ship collided in the Scheldt, Belgium with Blommersdijk ( Netherlands) and sank. All 35 crew saved by Blommersdijk.[21]
March
1 March
- Greenhaven ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground on Roaninish Rock, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Co Donegall, Ireland after her engine failed in a storm. Assistance given by HMS Wizard (
Royal Navy) and the Arranmore Lifeboat. All ten crew rescued by helicopters from RAF Eglinton.[22]
11 March
- Prince de Liege (
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Belgium): Caught fire off Spain and abandoned by crew. Towed by a naval tug (
Armada Española) then by salvage ship Herakles (
Sweden) to Gibraltar. Subsequently scrapped in the United Kingdom in 1957.[23]
14 March
- Vert Prairial ( France): The trawler was driven ashore at Wireless Point, Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all seventeen on board.[24]
18 March
- Etrusco ( Italy): The cargo ship ran aground at Scituate, Massachusetts, United States. All 30 crew rescued by breeches buoy.[25]
- USS Willis A. Lee (
United States Navy): The Mitscher-class destroyer was driven onto rocks at Jamestown, Rhode Island in a storm.[25]
28 March
- Changsha ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Tokyo, Japan. Refloated on 9 April.[26]
April
9 April
- Akka ( Sweden): The ore carrier sank in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of six of her 33 crew.[27]
13 April
- Maria Schroeder ( West Germany): The cargo ship ran aground in the Red Sea during a sandstorm.[28]
17 April
- Altair ( Netherlands): The cargo ship struck a rock off Borborema, Brazil and sank. All crew were rescued.[29]
27 April
May
7 May
- USS Wisconsin ( United States Navy): The Iowa-class battleship collided with USS Eaton ( United States Navy) off the coast of Virginia.
9 May
- HMS Talent ( Royal Navy): The T-class submarine was damaged in a collision with an unknown vessel whilst at periscope depth in the Solent.[31]
- Fred Everard ( United Kingdom): The coaster was in collision with Walstream ( United Kingdom) off Margate, Kent and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[32]
14 May
- Howard Olson ( United States): The steam schooner was in collision with Marine Leopard ( United States) 175 nautical miles (324 km) south of San Francisco, California and sank with the loss of six of her 28 crew.[33][34]
25 May
- Orsova ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner ran aground in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Refloated with the aid of three tugs.[35]
30 May
- Prins Bernhard ( Netherlands): The coaster was in collision with Tanger ( West Germany) in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. She sank, but all on board were rescued by the Dover lifeboat.[36]
- Ballyclare ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Sarda Island in the Mull of Kintyre.[36]
31 May
- Caronia ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner ran aground at Messina, Sicily, Italy.[37] Refloated the next day.[38]
Unknown date
- Hassel ( Norway): Collided with a Liberian tanker. Beached a Folkestone, Kent. Later repaired and returned to service.[39]
June
8 June
- Badora (Flag unknown): The passenger ship sank in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all but six of the 202 people on board.[40][41]
12 June
- Warri ( United Kingdom): The Elder Dempster Lines coaster ran aground at Iwerekun, Nigeria. Declared a total loss.
21 June
- Sea Star ( United States): The cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt.[42] Later refloated.[43]
22 June
- Shuna ( United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of Muck, in the Inner Hebrides.[44]
26 June
- Vicky (
Australia): The collier sank off Wilson's Promonotory, Victoria with the loss of eight crew.[45]
28 June
- Rosa ( Belgium): Collided with Beaverburn ( United Kingdom) in the River Scheldt. Rosa was beached, and refloated the next day. Later reparired and returned to service.[23]
July
5 July
- Sheaf Royal ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground off Singapore. Refloated four days later.[46]
8 July
- Yewcroft ( United Kingdom): The 827 ton steamship stranded in dense fog on the rocks of Trevean Cove, Cornwall, UK whilst carrying cement between Cliffe and Bristol. The captain believed he was near the Brisons at Cape Cornwall.[47][48]
- Dione ( France): The cargo ship collided with Michael C ( Liberia) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[48]
- Lord Warden ( United Kingdom): The ferry collided with Tamba ( France) 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Cap Gris Nez, Pas de Calais, France.[48]
- Marotte ( France): The fishing vessel collided with Kenuta ( United Kingdom) off the Eddystone Lighthouse in the English Channel and sank. All crew rescued by Kenuta.[48]
11 July
- Estoril ( Panama): The Liberty ship collided with Dea Mazzella ( Italy) and sank at 42°50′N 61°00′W / 42.833°N 61.000°W.
16 July
- Maeda (
Costa Rica): The cargo ship was in collision with Salsaas ( Norway) and sank off the coast of the Netherlands. All crew rescued by Salsaas.[49]
17 July
- Douglas ( Norway): The cargo ship ran aground near the Maidens Lighthouse, Co Antrim, United Kingdom. Refloated on 21 July with substantial damage.[50]
23 July
- Kotka (
Finland): The cargo ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete ammunition in the Atlantic Ocean.[51]
25 July
- Andrea Doria ( Italy): The Italian Line 29,083 ton ocean liner, sunk after collision with Stockholm ( Sweden). 51 fatalities.
29 July
- Moyana ( United Kingdom): The ketch foundered off The Lizard, Cornwall. All crew rescued by Clan Maclean ( United Kingdom).[52]
- Teeswood ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship capsized off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of one of her sixteen crew.[52] She drifted and sank off Dover.[39]
August
9 August
- RFA Wave King ( Royal Fleet Auxiliary): The Wave-class oiler struck a rock north of São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil and was severely damaged. Withdrawn from service as a result.
14 August
- Hondsrug ( Netherlands): The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Fyn Island, Denmark with the loss of five of the seven people on board.[53]
19 August
- Traquair ( United Kingdom): The coaster sank 36 nautical miles (67 km) east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All eleven crew rescued.[54]
September
16 September
- Irene (
Greece): The coaster foundered south east of Crete. All ten crew rescued by Norman Prince ( United Kingdom).[55]
October
12 October
- HMS Anchorite ( Royal Navy): The Amphion-class submarine ran aground in Rothesay Bay, Firth of Forth.[56]
14 October
- Concha ( Costa Rica): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Humber. Later refloated undamaged.[57]
21 October
- Lepus (
Philippines): Typhoon Harriet : The cargo ship foundered off Legaspi with the loss of 25 of her 36 crew. The survivors were rescued by USS Castor ( United States Navy).[58]
22 October
- USS Antietam ( United States Navy): The Essex-class aircraft carrier ran aground off Brest, France. Later refloated undamaged.[59]
31 October
- Domiat (
Egyptian Navy): Suez Crisis: The frigate was challenged by the light cruiser HMS Newfoundland ( Royal Navy) but fired on the British ship. HMS Diana and HMS Newfoundland returned fire, sinking Domiat.[60] - Ibrahim el Awal ( Egyptian Navy): Suez Crisis: The Hunt-class destroyer was engaged in shelling Haifa, Israel when she was captured by the Israeli Navy following a battle.[60]
- Wimbledon ( United Kingdom): Suez Crisis: The cargo ship foundered off Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of one of her nineteen crew.[61]
Unknown date
- Paul Solente (
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Egypt) Suez Crisis: The dredger was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal at Port Said. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[62] - Pollux ( Egypt) Suez Crisis: The dredger was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal at Port Said.
- Zamalek ( Egypt): The cargo ship was sunk in the Suez Canal at Port Tewfik during an attack by British and French forces.[63]
November
14 November
- Port Victor ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided with a Soviet merchant ship in the Scheldt, Belgium.[64]
16 November
- Neritopsis ( United Kingdom): The tanker struck a rock in the South China Sea and sank. All crew rescued by Nellore ( United Kingdom).[65][66]
21 November
- M-200 (
Soviet Navy): Collided with the destroyer Statnyj ( Soviet Navy) and sank with the loss of 30 lives.
December
12 December
- Southern Hunter ( United Kingdom): This 441GRT steam-powered whaler was wrecked trying to avoid a vessel of the Argentine Navy coming in the opposite direction at Foster Harbour, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands.
20 December
- Lukuga ( Belgium): Collided off Terschelling, Netherlands with Bernhard Hansen ( Norway) and beached off Schiermonnikoog. Refloated 24 December and towed to Emden, Germany where repaired and returned to service.[67]
26 December
- Sunlong ( Norway): The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank off Norway. All 36 crew rescued by Borre ( Norway).[68]
Unknown date
- Costa del Marfil (
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Spain): The cargo ship sank off the Canary Islands. Thirteen crew survived.[69]
See also
| Ship events in 1956 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
References
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- ↑ "Lifeboat Driven Onto Ship Saves Crew" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 January 1956. (53418), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Tanker Aground Off Dutch Coast" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 January 1956. (53418), col B, p. 5.
- ↑ "Nine Men Saved In Ship Collision" The Times (London). Friday, 6 January 1956. (54321), col G, p. 8.
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