List of shipwrecks in 1965
The list of shipwrecks in 1965 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1965.
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January
1 January
- Catala (
Canada): The passenger ship was wrecked in a storm at Ocean Shores, Washington, United States.
22 January
- Hindsia (
United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground in the Oslo Fjord, Norway.[1] Refloated 1 February.[2]
24 January
- San Nicola (
Liberia): The cargo ship sank in the Pacific 750 nautical miles (1,390 km) north west of Honolulu, Hawaii. All 30 crew rescued by Maria and taken to Japan.[3]
25 January
- Queen Elizabeth ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner ran aground off Cherbourg, France but was refloated undamaged shortly afterwards.[4]
29 January
- Congo Moko (
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Belgium): Collided with Kongsvang (
Norway) in the River Scheldt near Vlissingen. Repaired and returned to service.[5]
31 January
- Rascisce (
Yugoslavia): The cargo ship sank in the Ionian Sea, all 30 crew rescued.[6]
February
13 February
- Spyros Amrenakis (
Greece): 2,065 ton collier wrecked on Nolleplaat sandbank, of Flushing.
17 February
- Normanner ( Norway): Became stranded and sank on a voyage from Kopervik and Kristiansund.[5]
19 February
- Sophocles (
Netherlands): The cargo ship's cargo of fertilizer caught fire. The ship later capsized and sank in the Atlantic, with three of her 44 crew reported missing. Ulysees ( Netherlands) rescued the other 41 crew.[7]
28 February
March
11 March
- Master Elias ( Liberia): Stranded on Burias Island, Philippines. Refloated 15 March and towed to Manila, where sold for scrapping.[5]
19 March
- Roland L ( Belgium): Collided at Antwerp with Santos (
Sweden) and sank. Raised on 26 March, repaired and returned to service in July 1965.[8]
27 March
- Nora ( Norway): The tanker collided with Otto N. Miller ( Liberia) in the English Channel. Both ships caught fire and there was a large spill of oil.[9]
29 March
- Katharina Kolkmann (
West Germany): The cargo ship collided with Gannet ( United Kingdom): and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Folkestone, Kent with the loss of one of the fifteen crew.[10]
April
5 April
6 April
- Cagliari (
Italy): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames and Gravesend, Kent in fog.[12]
11 April
- Transatlantic ( West Germany): The cargo ship collided with Hermes ( Netherlands) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada. One of her fourteen crew was killed and two were reported missing.[13]
13 April
- Bremerhaven ( West Germany): The passenger ship capsized and sank at Bremerhaven.[14]
30 April
- King Abdelaziz (
Saudi Arabia): Ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Jeddah. Refloated on 3 May.[5]
May
10 May
23 May
- Heimvard ( Norway): The tanker exploded and caught fire at Mururan, Japan. Three of her crew were killed, 22 were injured, five others reported missing.[16]
Unknown date
- Yousuf Baksh (
Pakistan): Caught fire in the English Channel, a total loss.[17]
June
4 June
- Pendennis Castle ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner ran aground in Southampton Water. Refloated undamaged after 4½ hours.[18]
6 June
- Luisa ( Italy): The tanker exploded and caught fire at Bandar Mashar, Iran, killing 30 of her 41 crew, and two others onshore. The ship capsized and sank in shallow water.[19]
8 June
- Shelley ( United Kingdom): 332 ton collier sank in Belfast Lough.
July
1 July
- Thrasyvoulos ( Greece): The liberty ship sank in the Arabian Sea off Abd al Kuri, South Yemen. Crew abandoned ship and landed on the island, from where their distress calls were answered by RAF Shackleton aircraft and HMS Zulu (
Royal Navy).[20]
13 July
- HMS Tiptoe ( Royal Navy) The T-class submarine collided with HMS Yarmouth ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Portland Bill, Dorset.
20 July
- Napier Star ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground off Bahia Potrero, Uruguay. Refloated on 18 August but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in February 1966.[21]
August
2 August
- Meiko Maru (
Japan): The tanker collided with Arizona (
United States) 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Tokyo and sank with the loss of 18 crew.[22]
23 August
- Kathe Niederkirchner (
East Germany): The cargo ship ran aground on Muckle Skerry, in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. All fifty on board survived.[23]
30 August
- Arsinoe (
France): Stranded on the Scarborough Reef (15°10′N 117°40′E / 15.167°N 117.667°E). Broke in two on 2 September and sank.[24]
September
9 September
- Aeakos ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea north west of Borneo (5°07′N 112°33′E / 5.117°N 112.550°E) and abandoned. She was seized by pirates on 5 December and salvage efforts were abandoned.[21]
- Bowqueen ( United Kingdom): The dredger capsized and sank off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of four of her seven crew.[25]
22 September
- Tactician ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship caught fire off Canvey Island, Essex whilst laden with explosives. Ship flooded during firefighting operations.[26]
26 September
- Albin Köbis (
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Volksmarine): The decommissioned training ship was sunk as a target off Rosenort.[27] - Nadezhda Krupskaya (
Soviet Union): The cruise ship ran aground off Stockholm, Sweden. All 94 passengers returned to Stockholm by a Swedish ship.[28]
28 September
- Sir Joseph Rawlinson ( United Kingdom): Sank after a collision with a hopper barge. Ten crew were rescued by the tug Danube VIII, but nine others died.[29] Raised in 1966.[17]
30 September
- Transcaribbean ( United States): The Victory ship was driven ashore at Bermuda in a storm.[30]
October
6 October
- Dina (
Denmark): The Coaster ran aground off the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. Refloated the next day.[31]
8 October
- Normanby Hall ( United Kingdom): The coaster sank in Belfast Lough. All crew rescued.[32]
- Cities Service Baltimore ( United States): The tanker ran aground in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.[33]
11 October
- Nerée ( France): The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cherbourg, the loss of six of her 25 crew.[34]
18 October
- Marlin ( Liberia): Foundered after cargo shifted, 120 nautical miles (220 km) east of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
November
2 November
- Panagathos ( Greece): The liberty ship ran aground north of Ameland, Friesland, the Netherlands and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued.[35]
8 November
- Bianca Venture ( Liberia): The cargo ship ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Mukho, South Korea (38°09′N 128°36′E / 38.150°N 128.600°E). She broke in two three days later, a total loss.[21]
13 November
- Yarmouth Castle: (
Panama): 5,002 ton Passenger liner, due to onboard fire off coast of Miami, Florida. 90 fatalities.
18 November
- Blue Fin (
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Spain): The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay whilst under tow following the loss of her rudder. The accident was caused by her cargo shifting. - Beverwijk 30 ( Netherlands): The dredger ran aground off Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Refloated on 6 February 1966.[36]
19 November
24 November
- Santa Kyriaki ( Liberia): 2,958 ton cargo ship beached south of IJmuiden, Netherlands. Refloated 8 March 1966 but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in July 1966.
- Ping An ( Liberia): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ter Heijde, Netherlands. All 49 crew rescued.[38] The ship was declared at constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[39]
December
17 December
24 December
- Gertrud C Ertel ( West Germany): The cargo ship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden and broke in two. Declared a constructive total loss. Refloated in July 1968, cargo discharged and subsequently scrapped the following month.[21]
30 December
- Singo ( Norway): The coastal tanker collided with Fina Two ( Belgium) and sank in the Scheldt with the loss of four crew.[40]
Unknown date
- Khersones ( Soviet Union): 708 GRT coastal tanker sunk as a target in the Black Sea.
References
- ↑ "Tanker Aground in Norway" The Times (London). Monday, 25 January 1965. (56228), col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 2 February 1965. (56235), col D, p. 11.
- ↑ "Liberian Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 25 January 1965. (56228), col G, p. 10.
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth Liner Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 26 January 1965. (56229), col D, p. 12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 1 February 1965. (56234), col C, p. 11.
- ↑ "Dutch Ship Sinks in Atlantic" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 February 1965. (56251), col E, p. 9.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Navy Sink the Oil Patch" The Times (London). Monday, 29 March 1965. (56282), col C-D, p. 10.
- ↑ "German Ship Sinks in Channel" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 March 1965. (56283), col E, p. 5.
- ↑ "Helicopters Save 41 Shipwrecked Men" The Times (London). Tuesday, 6 April 1965. (56289), col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 April. (56290), col C-E, p. 5.
- ↑ "Sunken Ship Delays Traffic in St. Lawrence Channel" The Times (London). Monday, 12 April 1965. (56294), col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Pleasure Ship Capsizes in Harbour" The Times (London). Wednesday, 14 April 1965. (56296), col A, p. 9.
- ↑ "Greek Ship Reported Lost in Atlantic" The Times (London). Tuesday, 11 May 1965. (56318), col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "3 Die in Blazing Tanker" The Times (London). Monday, 24 May 1965. (56329), col F, p. 8.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. p34, 81. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
- ↑ "Liner goes aground in mist" The Times (London). Saturday, 5 June 1965. (56340), col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "32 die in Tanker Explosion" The Times (London). Monday, 7 June 1965. (56341), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ "RAF Search after Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Friday, 2 July 1965. (56363), col B, p. 11.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 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.
- ↑ "18 Missing After Tanker Sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 August 1965. (56390), col F, p. 8.
- ↑ "Shipwrecked Crew in London" The Times (London). Tuesday, 24 August 1965. (56408), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ship Capsizes in North Sea Gale" The Times (London). Thursday, 9 September 1965. (56422), col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Fire in Explosives Cargo Ship" The Times (London). Thursday, 23 September 1956. (56434), col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Johnny E. Balsved, ed. (22 February 2003). "Hvidbjørnen (1929 – 1943)". Naval History – Royal Danish Navy. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "94 Passengers Taken off Soviet Liner" The Times (London). Monday, 27 September 1965. (56437), col A, p. 8.
- ↑ "Ship Sinks in Fog: Nine Lost" The Times (London). Wednesday, 29 September 1965. (56439), col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Freak Storm Hits Bermuda" The Times (London). Friday, 1 October 1965. (56441), col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Friday, 8 October 1965. (56447), col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 October 1965. (56448), col E, p. 7.
- ↑ "Tanker Aground in Boston Harbour" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 October 1965. (56448), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ "Four Drown as Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 12 October 1965. (56450), col D, p. 9.
- ↑ "Helicopters Save 26 Seamen" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 November 1965. (56469), col E, p. 11.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 7 February 1966. (56549), col A, p. 6.
- ↑ "Banora (5503585)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 29 November 2012. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "49 Rescued from Grounded Ship" The Times (London). Thursday, 25 November 1965. (56488), col F, p. 11.
- ↑ "The end of the Ping An". British Pathé. 1965. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ "Four Feared lost as Tanker Sinks" The Times (London). Friday, 31 December 1956. (56517), col B, p. 10.
See also
| Ship events in 1965 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |