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The list of shipwrecks in 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1923 .
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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1923
Ship
State
Description
Electric Flash
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Renews , Newfoundland , and was a total loss.[3]
Helen Swazy
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean at 39°40′N 70°44′W / 39.667°N 70.733°W / 39.667; -70.733 . All eight crew were rescued by Garonne (flag unknown).[4]
L'Auroch
France
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon , and was abandoned by her crew.[3]
Lizzie Trenberth
United Kingdom
The schooner, which had departed from Runcorn , Cheshire , on 24 September for Mevagissey , Cornwall , was last reported on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5]
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8 October [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1923
Ship
State
Description
City of Westminster
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Runnelstone , Cornwall . All 48 people on board were rescued by the Penlee and Sennen Cove Lifeboats.[10]
Kennecott
United States
During a voyage from Cordova , Territory of Alaska , to Seattle , Washington , carrying a crew of 31 and a cargo of 6,000 tons of copper ore concentrates and 40,000 cases of salmon , the 3,620-ton cargo ship was wrecked without loss of life at Hunter Point on Graham Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia . The cutter USCGC Unalga ( United States Coast Guard ), the survey ship USC&GS Surveyor ( United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ), and the steamer Cordova (flag unknown) rescued 23 members of her crew. Her captain and seven other members of her crew remained behind to guard her wreck and were rescued later by the salvage tug Hercules (flag unknown). Kennecott soon broke up, and the two main parts of her hull drifted away and sank.[11] [8]
Norman W. Strong
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River and was wrecked.[9]
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25 October [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1923
Ship
State
Description
Karin
Sweden
The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire in the Øresund and was beached at Klampenborg , Denmark.[35]
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29 October [ edit ]
31 October [ edit ]
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November [ edit ]
1 November [ edit ]
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3 November [ edit ]
4 November [ edit ]
5 November [ edit ]
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10 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1923
Ship
State
Description
Martin Eduard
Latvia
The ship sprang a leak in the Baltic Sea off Gotland , Sweden and was abandoned.[41]
11 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1923
Ship
State
Description
Hsin Lee
China
The cargo ship ran aground near Yalukiang.[54] She was refloated on 25 November.[38]
12 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1923
Ship
State
Description
Helios
flag unknown
The salvage vessel sank off Pihlajasaari , Finland.[41]
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15 November [ edit ]
17 November [ edit ]
18 November [ edit ]
21 November [ edit ]
23 November [ edit ]
24 November [ edit ]
26 November [ edit ]
27 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1923
Ship
State
Description
Russ
flag unknown
The cargo ship ran aground at Nida, Lithuania .[65]
29 November [ edit ]
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December [ edit ]
1 December [ edit ]
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5 December [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1923
Ship
State
Description
Creek Fisher
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Albia ( Spain ) off Penarth , Glamorgan and was beached. She was refloated later that day and drydocked at Cardiff .[71]
Rhodopis
Germany
The cargo ship collided with Somme ( United Kingdom ) in the Scheldt at Antwerp , Belgium and was beached.[72]
Rosa
United Kingdom
The coaster departed London for Gloucester No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[73] [74]
Tone
Norway
The coaster departed Immingham , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom for Christiania . Presumed subsequently foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat from the ship washed up at Lindesnes , Norway on 10 December.[75]
T.W. Lake
United States
The coaster foundered/wrecked in strong winds and heavy seas between Shannon Point and Decatur Island , or Lopez Island , San Juan Islands , a total loss. Lost with of all 18 crew, or 13 of them.[76]
6 December [ edit ]
7 December [ edit ]
9 December [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1923
Ship
State
Description
Rosa
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Portland Bill , Dorset with the loss of all hands. Two bodies were recovered by Innisholm ( United Kingdom ).[79]
San Marco
United States
The 30-gross register ton , 49.8-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel was stranded at Kanak Island (60°08′N 144°21′W / 60.133°N 144.350°W / 60.133; -144.350 (Kanak Island ) ) off south central Alaska . Her entire crew of eight survived. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[33]
Universe
United States
During a voyage from Cordova , Territory of Alaska , to Seattle , Washington , the 39-gross register ton , 59.2-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel was stranded on a sandbar on the west side of Kanak Island (60°08′N 144°21′W / 60.133°N 144.350°W / 60.133; -144.350 (Kanak Island ) ) off south central Alaska during a snowstorm . Her entire crew of seven survived. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[80]
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17 December [ edit ]
18 December [ edit ]
19 December [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1923
Ship
State
Description
Alesia
United Kingdom
The cargo ship, which was to be scrapped, broke free from her tow and came ashore on Terschelling , Netherlands.[91] She was still there in April 1924.[92]
20 December [ edit ]
22 December [ edit ]
25 December [ edit ]
26 December [ edit ]
27 December [ edit ]
28 December [ edit ]
29 December [ edit ]
30 December [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1923
Ship
State
Description
Biesbosch
Belgium
The cargo ship was abandoned and foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[106] [97]
31 December [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1923
Ship
State
Description
Alfonso XIII
Spain
The passenger ship was severely damaged by fire whilst fitting out. She was subsequently repaired and entered service.[108]
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