List of shipwrecks in 1957
The list of shipwrecks in 1957 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1957.
January
6 January
- Vaila (
United Kingdom): The Fisheries Protection Vessel ran aground off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides and sank with the loss of five of her twenty crew.[1]
13 January
- Sound Fisher (
United Kingdom): The cargo ship sank in the North Sea after her cargo shifted. All fourteen crew were rescued.[2]
15 January
- Janina (
Norway): The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean west of Lisbon, Portugal (41°33′N 9°33′W / 41.550°N 9.550°W). The ship was abandoned, she sank on 18 January.[3]
17 January
- Holdernith ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground in the Humber Estuary and sank. Refloated two days later, returned to service.
21 January
- Orkla ( Norway): The cargo ship ran aground at Buhlomrasa Light, broke in two. Total loss.[4]
- Scania (
Sweden): The cargo ship was in collision with Chili (
France) and sank at Vlissingen, Netherlands. All crew were rescued.[5]
25 January
- HDMS Ternen (
Royal Danish Navy): The cutter was reported missing off the coast of Greenland. Discovered on 3 February sunk at Ravns Storoe.[6]
27 January
- Defender ( United Kingdom): The cargo liner ran aground in the Crosby Channel, River Mersey whilst trying to avoid a collision with the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board dredger Leviathan. Refloated but then ran aground again. Refloated a second time and returned to port.[7]
- Henrica (
Netherlands): The cargo ship ran aground off Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[7]
February
4 February
- Izmir (
Turkey): The passenger ship collided with Howell Lykes (
United States) in the Gulf of Smyrna and sank with the loss of one passenger and two crew.[8]
5 February
- Robert Limbrick ( United Kingdom): The fishing vessel ran aground on Quinish Point, Mull with the loss of all 12 crew.[9]
8 February
- Stralsund (
West Germany): The cargo ship sank off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All 27 crew rescued.[10]
20 February
- Vittangi ( Sweden): The ore-bulk-ore carrier ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was wrecked. Refloated on 24 February and beached to enable salvage of cargo of iron ore.[11][12]
22 February
- Christian Russ ( West Germany): The coaster was in collision with Baltavia ( United Kingdom) and sank off the east coast of Denmark. All fifteen crew rescued.[13]
26 February
- Hydralock ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground off Ockseu Island, China. All 31 crew abandoned ship, but then disappeared.[14] They were later discovered safe on Haitan Island.[15]
27 February
- Île de France ( France): The ocean liner ran aground off Martinique. Refloated after several hours.[16] The ship suffered a broken rudder and damaged propellers. She was towed to Newport News, Virginia, United States for repairs.[17]
March
7 March
- USNS Mission San Francisco ( United States Navy): The Type T2-SE-A3 tanker was in collision with Elna II (
Liberia) in the Delaware River at Pennsville, New Jersey. She was cut in two with the stern section being set on fire. Nine of her 44 crew were killed.[18]
8 March
- Thorpe Grange ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands. Later refloated.[19]
22 March
April
4 April
- Lisbeth M ( United Kingdom): The coaster collided with the collier Sir John Snell and sank off Margate, Kent with the loss of five of her fourteen crew.[21]
16 April
- Gunnard ( Netherlands): The tug sank following a boiler explosion at Rotterdam. Three people were killed and fifteen injured by flying débris.[22]
21 April
- Collingwood ( United Kingdom): The tug collided with Bittern ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. All six crew rescued.[23]
25 April
June
5 June
- Pluto (
New South Wales): The dredger was wrecked off Newcastle, New South Wales.[25]
12 June
- Maria (
Costa Rica): Capsized and sank with the loss of 13 lives after an on board explosion of her cargo, 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Huasco, Chile.[26]
19 June
- Ioannis (
Greece): Collided with Stony Point ( United States) off Ouessant, Brittany, France. Both ships caught fire with the loss of eleven lives and 40 injured, twenty seriously.[27][28]
28 June
- HMS Cleveland (
Royal Navy): The Hunt-class destroyer ran aground at Llangennith, Glamorgan whilst under tow to Llanelly for scrapping.[29]
July
8 July
- Reina del Pacifico ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner ran aground 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km) north of Ireland Island, Bermuda.[30] Refloated on 11 July.[31]
16 July
- Tweed Breeze ( United Kingdom): Typhoon Wendy: The cargo ship was blown ashore on Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong. Refloated on 25 July.[32]
19 July
23 July
- Amicus ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.[34]
29 July
- HMS Upstart ( Royal Navy): Sunk as a target off the Isle of Wight.
August
21 August
- World Splendour ( Liberia): The tanker exploded 35 nautical miles (65 km) east of Gibraltar and sank. All crew rescued by the tug Confident ( United Kingdom).[35]
26 August
- USS Tarpon ( United States Navy): Foundered while under tow, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
28 August
- Cuidad de Buenos Aires (
Argentina): The ferry collided with Mormacsurf ( United States in the Paraná River and sank. of the 231 passengers and crew on board,[36] 94 were reported missing.[37]
Unknown date
- Hassel ( Norway): Collided with a French ship in the Strait of Dover.[38]
- Northern Ranger (
Canada): The coaster ran aground in Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. Refloated on 26 August having been aground for "nearly a week".[29]
September
4 September
- HMS Decoy ( Royal Navy): The Daring-class destroyer was run aground at Portland Harbour, Dorset due to failure of her steering gear.[39]
21 September
- Pamir ( West Germany): The barque capsized during Hurricane Carrie and sank with the loss of 82 lives, Atlantic Ocean.
- S-81 (
Soviet Navy): The Type VIIC submarine was severely damaged in the Barents Sea off Novaja Semla during an atomic bomb test. Consequently stricken on 16 October and subsequently scrapped.[40]
25 September
- Hildebrand ( United Kingdom): The cargo liner ran aground off Cascais, Portugal.[41]
26 September
- Lady Adriana ( United Kingdom): The passenger ship ran aground in the Rhine at Oberwesel, West Germany.[42]
- M256 ( Soviet Navy) sank after a fire in the Tallinn Gulf, 28 crew killed, seven saved.
27 September
- Frontier (
South Africa) ran aground at the mouth of the Ncera river. Broke up on 29 September, declared a total loss.
Unknown date
- Nazarene ( United Kingdom): The fishing vessel ran aground on Pedn-e-Vurnow beach, Porthcurnow. All crew safe, vessel destroyed.[43]
October
3 October
- Hogh Swörd ( Norway): The tanker ran aground at Hoedenskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Later refloated with the aid of eleven tugs.[44]
7 October
8 October
- USNS Mission San Miguel ( United States Navy) ran aground on Maro Reef, Hawaii. All crew saved.
10 October
- S-84 ( Soviet Navy): The Type VIIc/41 submarine was sunk in the Barents Sea off Novaja Zemlja during the test of an atomic bomb.[46]
22 October
- Shillong ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided in the Gulf of Suez with Purfina Congo (
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Belgium) and sank with the loss of 3 lives.[47] Thirteen racehorses were drowned.[48] Purfina Congo repaired and returned to service.[49] - Plan V ( West Germany): The coaster collided in the Scheldt with Winnetou ( West Germany) and sank. All crew were rescued.[50]
Unknown date
- Eifuku Maru (
Japan): The cargo ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Abandoned on 15 October as a total loss. All 47 crew rescued by the tug Fearless (
Australia).[51]
November
4 November
- Iano (
Italy): The cargo ship was driven aground in a gale at Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight.[52]
5 November
- Corale ( Netherlands): Rammed by Nikolai Bauman (
Soviet Union) and sunk off Vlissingen. All eleven crew rescued.
6 November
- Korso (
Finland): The coaster sank 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Aveiro, Portugal with the loss of three of her eleven crew.[53]
11 November
- Deutschland ( West Germany): The train ferry ran aground at Grossenbrode, West Germany. Refloated later that day.[54]
Unknown date
- Mercurius H ( Netherlands): Ran aground at Dungeness, Kent.[38]
December
1 December
- Nikitas K (
Panama): The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea with the loss of six of her fourteen crew.[55]
8 December
- Patria ( Netherlands): The coaster was driven ashore in a gale at Sheephaven Bay, Northern Ireland.[56]
9 December
- Saba ( Netherlands): The coaster was driven ashore in a gale at Mulroy Bay, Northern Ireland. All seven crew rescued by a helicopter from RNAS Eglington.[56]
17 December
- San Eduardo ( Panama): The tanker ran aground north of Borneo, the Philippines. HMS Cossack ( Royal Navy) went to her aid.[57]
20 December
22 December
- Empire Wansbeck ( United Kingdom): The troopship ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands. Later refloated and returned to service.[59]
- Narva ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 180 nautical miles (330 km) east of Aberdeen with the loss of all 28 crew.
24 December
- Columbine ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[60]
27 December
Unknown date
- Continuity ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground at Margate, Kent.[38]
References
- ↑ "Five Men Lost In Wreck" The Times (London). Monday, 7 January 1957. (53732), col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "14 Saved From Listing Ship" The Times (London). Monday, 14 January 1957. (53738), col A, p. 5.
- ↑ Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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- ↑ "Swedish Ship Sinks After Collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 22 January 19. (53745), col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 4 February 1957. (53756), col G, p. 6.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Cargo Liner Aground Twice In Mersey" The Times (London). Monday, 28 January 1957. (53750), col D, p. 5.
- ↑ "Turkish Steamer Sunk" The Times (London). Tuesday, 5 September 1957. (53757), col F, p. 6.
- ↑ Johnson, Barry. "Robert Limbrick". Milford Trawlers. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ↑ "German Ship Sinks In Gale" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 February 1957. (53761), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Thursday, 21 February 1957. (53771), col A-D, p. 16.
- ↑ "Iron Ore Ship Saved" The Times (London). Monday, 25 February 1957. (53774), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Ship Sinks After Collision" The Times (London). Saturday, 23 February 1957. (53775), col A, p. 5.
- ↑ "British Ship Feared Lost Near China" The Times (London). Wednesday, 27 February 1957. (53776), col D, p. 7.
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- ↑ "Three Killed In Tug Explosion" The Times (London). Wednesday, 17 April 1957. (53818), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ "Mersey Tug Sunk In Collision" The Times (London). Monday, 22 April 1957. (53821), col B, p. 11.
- ↑ "Sunken Tug Blocks Montreal" The Times (London). Friday, 26 April 1957. (53825), col F, p. 10.
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- ↑ "( SHIP COLLISION IN BRITTANY ) video newsreel film". Pathé. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "11 Killed At Sea" The Times (London). Thursday, 20 June 1957. (53872), col A, p. 10.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Failure To Refloat Former Destroyer" The Times (London). Tuesday, 27 August 1957. (53930), col B, p. 4.
- ↑ "British Liner Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 9 July 1957. (53888), col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Reina Del Pacifico Refloated" The Times (London). Friday, 12 July 1957. (53891), col F, p. 10.
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- ↑ "Fire-damaged Tanker Sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 22 August 1957. (53926), col D-E, p. 6.
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See also
| Ship events in 1957 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |