List of shipwrecks in 1965

The list of shipwrecks in 1965 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1965.

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1965
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date
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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Catala	Canada	Catala, 1976 The passenger ship was wrecked in a storm at Ocean Shores, Washington, United States.

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Lady Ann	United States	The 13-gross register ton, 39.6-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel was crushed by ice and sank near Ketchikan, Alaska.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Diana	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 28.3-foot (8.6 m) motor cargo vessel sank in the small boat harbor at Juneau, Alaska.[2]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Grand	China (Taiwan)	The Liberty ship broke in two and foundered in the Pacific Ocean (34°15′N 145°19′E).[3]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Boksetegorsk	Soviet Union	The fishing trawler sank during a gale in the Bering Sea between Saint Matthew Island and the Pribilof Islands with the loss of her entire crew of 14.[4]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 Januarty 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Nahichevan	Soviet Union	The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[5][6]
Sebezh	Soviet Union	The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[7][6]
Sevsk	Soviet Union	The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[7][6]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Hindsia	United Kingdom	The tanker ran aground in the Oslo Fjord, Norway.[8] Refloated 1 February.[9]
San Nicola	Greece	The Liberty ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean (30°13′N 168°52′W.[10]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[11]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Queen Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ocean liner ran aground off Cherbourg, France but was refloated undamaged shortly afterwards.[12]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Congo Moko	Belgium	Collided with Kongsvang ( Norway) in the River Scheldt near Vlissingen. Repaired and returned to service.[13]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Rascisce	Yugoslavia	The cargo ship sank in the Ionian Sea, all 30 crew rescued.[14]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Irini Stefanou	Liberia	The Liberty ship struck a reef and was beached (28°18′N 114°34′W). She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[15]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Collinstar	South Africa	The tug capsized and sank in Chamais Bay with the loss of all six crew.[16]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Spyros Amrenakis	Greece	The 2,065-ton collier wrecked on Nolleplaat sandbank, off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
C-143	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: The blockade runner was scuttled with demolition charges that blew the ship in two in Vu Rung Bay, South Vietnam, while she was under attack by a Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft.[17]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Normanner	Norway	Became stranded and sank on a voyage from Kopervik and Kristiansund.[13]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[18]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Ever Prosperity	Liberia	The Liberty ship ran aground at New Caledonia, a total loss.[19]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Tristein	Norway	Wrecked at Rolvsøy.[13]

March

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Nicolaos P	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground off Necochea, Argentina. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped.[20]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Traveler	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 39.8-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Klawock, Alaska.[21]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Master Elias	Liberia	Stranded on Burias Island, Philippines. Refloated 15 March and towed to Manila, where sold for scrapping.[13]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Roland L	Belgium	Collided at Antwerp with Santos ( Sweden) and sank. Raised on 26 March, repaired and returned to service in July 1965.[22]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[23]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[24]

April

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Nan An	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground off Hong Kong and broke up. All 41 crew rescued.[25]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Cagliari	Italy	The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames and Gravesend, Kent in fog.[26]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[27]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Bremerhaven	West Germany	The passenger ship capsized and sank at Bremerhaven.[28]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
T-161	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by Douglas AD-6 and United States Air Force Republic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft at Song Gianh, South Vietnam.[29]
T-163	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by Douglas AD-6 and United States Air Force Republic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft at Song Gianh, South Vietnam.[29]
T-173	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by Douglas AD-6 and United States Air Force Republic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft at Song Gianh, South Vietnam.[29]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Parks No. 5	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) motor vessel sank at Port Lions, Alaska.[30]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1965

Ship	Country	Description
King Abdelaziz	Saudi Arabia	Ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Jeddah. Refloated on 3 May.[13]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 1969

Ship	Country	Description
Becky Thatcher	United States	The riverboat, operating as an entertainment venue, sank on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, during the spring flood. Her steel hull was refloated and put into service as a landing barge for a new stationary showboat, also named Becky Thatcher ( United States).[31][32]

May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Rea	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 31.5-foot (9.6 m) fishing vessel collided with an unidentified object and was lost in Sukoi Bay north of Cape Douglas (58°52′N 153°16′W) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[33]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Kitak	Norway	The sealer foundered in the Norwegian Sea. She was on a voyage from the West Ice to Ålesund.
Cedarville	United States	The bulk carrier sank after colliding with Topdalsfjord ( Norway) in the Straits of Mackinac 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the Mackinac Bridge, killing 10 of her 35 crew members.

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Northland	United States	The motor vessel sank off Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[5]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Pal	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank near Saint Joseph Island (55°36′N 133°43′W) in Southeast Alaska.[30]
Tassia	Greece	The Liberty ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada (36°36′N 51°24′W).[34][35]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Cedar	United States	The 32-gross register ton, 43.5-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was lost off Kodiak, Alaska.[36]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Heimvard	Norway	The tanker exploded and caught fire at Mururan, Japan. Three of her crew were killed, 22 were injured, five others reported missing.[37]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
T-136	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by aircraft at Lach Troung, South Vietnam. Seven crewmen were killed.[29]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
La Salle	flag unknown	The ship struck the Grunes de L’Ouest rocks (49.29209N 02.39333W) between Guernsey and Jersey Channel Islands. 40 people were rescued by the Guernsey lifeboat.[38]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1965

Ship	Country	Description
San Carlos	Dominica	The tanker was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio Haina.[39]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Mount McKinley	United States	The 39-gross register ton, 60-foot (18.3 m) barge sank off Seldovia, Alaska.[40]
Yousuf Baksh	Pakistan	The steam cargo ship caught fire in the English Channel, becoming a total loss.[41]

June

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Pendennis Castle	United Kingdom	The ocean liner ran aground in Southampton Water. Refloated undamaged after 4½ hours.[42]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[43]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Shelley	United Kingdom	The 332-ton collier sank in Belfast Lough.

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Bluebell	United States	The 14-gross register ton, 35.4-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel sank at Whale Pass, Alaska.[4]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Polly	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Anchor Point, Alaska.[30]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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).[44]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Zoe	Greece	The Liberty ship struck a submerged object off the coast of Brazil (33°03′S 72°27′W) and sprang a leak. She was declared a constructive total loss.[10]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Alaska Queen	United States	The 40-gross register ton, 61.4-foot (18.7 m) tug was destroyed off Rocky Point in Bechevin Bay (52°03′N 175°06′W) on the coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands by a fire that broke out in her engine room. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a skiff and survived.[45]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Avra	Greece	The Liberty ship was abandoned 140 nautical miles (260 km) north of Cochin, India. She sank the next day.[46]
USS Frank Knox	United States Navy	USS Frank Knox aground. The Gearing-class destroyer ran aground in the South China Sea on Pratas Reef near Pratas Island. She was salvaged and repaired and eventually returned to service.
Pen 38	United States	A storm destroyed the 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel at Port Moller (59°59′30″N 160°34′30″W), Alaska.[30]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Napier Star	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Bahia Potrero, Uruguay. She was refloated on 18 August but was declared a constructive total loss. She was scrapped in February 1966.[47]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Diana	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Taku Inlet in Southeast Alaska.[2]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Eagle	United States	The 10-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel suffered an explosion, burned, and sank at Sitka, Alaska.[48]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Warrior	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 34.2-foot (10.4 m) motor vessel was destroyed by a storm at St. Michael, Alaska.[49]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Samson II	United States	The motor vessel was destroyed by fire 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north of Sitka, Alaska.[7]
Sea Maid	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the Arctic Maid Fisheries warehouse at Naknek, Alaska.[7]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Leucoton	Chilean Navy	The lighthouse tender, a converted naval tugboat, was wrecked during a storm in the Bahia San Pedro, 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, when her anchor chain broke.[50]
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.[51]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Jian Men	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of Dongshan: The Chien Men-class patrol ship was damaged by Red Chinese patrol ships and then was torpedoed and sunk south of Quemoy by No. 119 ( People's Liberation Army Navy).[52]
ROCS Zhang Jiang	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of Dongshan: The Qing Jiong-class submarine chaser was shelled and sunk south of Quemoy by No. 611 ( People's Liberation Army Navy).[53]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Barbara	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[4]
Cathy Joy	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[36]
Edith	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[48]
Janie	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[54]
Janequeo	Chilean Navy	The tug sank during a storm in the Bay of Manquemapu, 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, with the loss of 51 men while trying to assist Leucotón, which had run aground.
Laurie	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[1]
Peggy	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[30]
Suzie	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[7]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Iola	United States	A storm destroyed the 13-gross register ton, 34.1-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel at Carroll Inlet (55°17′N 131°30′W) in Southeast Alaska.[55]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
S B P Co. No. 12	United States	The 38-gross register ton, 49-foot (14.9 m) barge was destroyed by fire at Kenai, Alaska.[7]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Kathe Niederkirchner	East Germany	The cargo ship ran aground on Muckle Skerry, in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. All fifty on board survived.[56]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Maria	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[40]
Sauveur	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[7]
Two Johns	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[21]
Vagabond	United States	The 8-gross register ton 28.4-foot (8.7 m) wooden fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska.[57]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Isla N	United States	The 11-gross register ton 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Monashka Bay (57°50′N 152°25′W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[55]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Arsinoe	France	Stranded on the Scarborough Reef (15°10′N 117°40′E). Broke in two on 2 September and sank.[58]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1965

Ship	Country	Description
T-181	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by aircraft at Ben Thuy, South Vietnam.[29]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Maxine	United States	The motor vessel was destroyed by fire on the Copper River Flats southeast of Cordova, Alaska.[40]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Amaryllis	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground at Riviera Beach, Florida, overnight on 7–8 September during Hurricane Betsy. Later refloated and scuttled in August 1968 to form an artificial reef.

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Aeakos	Greece	The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea north west of Borneo (5°07′N 112°33′E) and abandoned. She was seized by pirates on 5 December and salvage efforts were abandoned.[47]
Bowqueen	United Kingdom	The dredger capsized and sank off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of four of her seven crew.[59]
MTC-602	United States	The barge sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. It was raised on 12 November 1965.[60]
USS AFDM-2	United States	The auxiliary floating drydock sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. It was raised on 25 August 1966.[61]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Winner	Liberia	The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Wakayama, Japan in a typhoon. She was declared a constructive total loss.[62]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Fort William	Canada	The package carrier exploded and sank at Montreal, Quebec after an unbalanced load caused the ship to capsize, letting aerosolized calcium chloride powder to become exposed to water. The ship was raised and returned to service in May 1966.[63]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Eretto	Italy	The Liberty ship ran aground in the Sakhalin Islands, Soviet Union and broke in two, a total loss.[64]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Tactician	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire off Canvey Island, Essex whilst laden with explosives. Ship flooded during firefighting operations.[65]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Albin Köbis	Volksmarine	The decommissioned training ship was sunk as a target off "Rosenort".[66]
Nadezhda Krupskaya	Soviet Union	The cruise ship ran aground off Stockholm, Sweden. All 94 passengers returned to Stockholm by a Swedish ship.[67]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[68] Raised in 1966.[41]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Transcaribbean	United States	The Victory ship was driven ashore at Bermuda in a storm.[69]

October

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Fairweather	United States	The 73-gross register ton, 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at the head of "American Bay" – probably American Bay on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, but possibly American Bay on the Alaska Peninsula – in Alaska.[70]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Dina	Denmark	The coaster ran aground off the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. Refloated the next day.[71]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Cities Service Baltimore	United States	The tanker ran aground in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.[72]
SAS Fleur	South African Navy	The decommissioned boom defence vessel was sunk as a naval gunnery target in False Bay off Simon's Town, South Africa.[73]
Normanby Hall	United Kingdom	The coaster sank in Belfast Lough. All crew rescued.[74]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
G P C 21	United States	The 15-gross register ton, 34.2-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm at Ouzinkie, Alaska.[75]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Nerée	France	The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cherbourg, the loss of six of her 25 crew.[76]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Ekaterini G	Greece	The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Great Sitkin Island, Alaska, United States. She was abandoned as a constructive total loss.[77]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Marlin	Liberia	The cargo ship foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) east of Cape Fear, North Carolina, after her cargo shifted.

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Jessel	United States	The 16-gross register ton, 36.7-foot (11.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Gould Island (55°17′N 132°36′W) off Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[54]
Tradeways II	Liberia	The Liberty ship broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean (49°58′N 25°40′W). The bow section sank that day, the stern section sank the next day.[10]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Ekaterini G	Greece	Under tow by the tug Tawakoni (flag unknown) after losing her propeller in the North Pacific Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) south of Adak, Alaska, the converted Liberty ship was wrecked on Great Sitkin Island in the Aleutian Islands with the loss of one crew member after her towline parted during a storm and she drifted ashore. United States Navy helicopters rescued the rest of her crew.[48]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Panagathos	Liberia	The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was declared a constructive total loss in 1970.[78]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Success	United States	The 57-gross register ton, 62.1-foot (18.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Japanese Bay (56°56′N 153°41′W) on the coast of Kodiak Island. The fishing vessel Brisk ( United States) rescued her entire crew of three.[7]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Panagathos	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground north of Ameland, Friesland, the Netherlands and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued.[79]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Fosming	China (Taiwan)	The Liberty ship ran aground on Castle Island, Bahamas. She was later refloated and towed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States where she was declared at constructive total loss.[80]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Craig Foss	United States	The 179-gross register ton, 88-foot (26.8 m) tug sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her entire crew of 10 survived.[36]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Bianca Venture	Liberia	The cargo ship ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Mukho, South Korea (38°09′N 128°36′E). She broke in two three days later, a total loss.[47]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Lin Huai	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of Chongwu: The Zhen Nan-class minesweeper was damaged by shelling by People's Liberation Army Navy patrol ships and then was torpedoed by the motor torpedo boat No. 145 ( People's Liberation Army Navy). She was then beached on Magong Island to prevent her from sinking.[81]
Reina	United States	The 94-gross register ton motor vessel sank at "Segum Island," probably Seguam Island in the Andreanof Islands group in the Aleutian Islands.[33]
Yarmouth Castle	Panama	The passenger liner burned and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Miami, Florida, with the loss of 90 lives.

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Yung Chang	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The Zhen Nan-class minesweeper was sunk off the South China coast by a People's Liberation Army Navy escort vessel.[82]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Lief H	United States	The fishing vessel grounded on a shoal and sank with the loss of two lives near Channel Light 32A in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[1]
Protostatis	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground on Wolf Island in the Saint Lawrence River and was abandoned. She was declared a constructive total loss.[80]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Blue Fin	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.[83]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Banora	Morocco	The cargo ship foundered while under tow off Cape Villano, Spain.[84]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Tyke	United States	A storm destroyed the motor vessel in Southeast Alaska in Shakan Strait (56°07′30″N 133°30′00″W) on the northwest coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago.[21]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Elmira B	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[48]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Ping An	Liberia	The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ter Heijde, Netherlands. All 49 crew rescued.[85] The ship was declared at constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[86]
Santa Kyriaki	Liberia	The 2,958-ton cargo ship beached south of IJmuiden, Netherlands. Refloated on 8 March 1966 but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in July 1966.

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Oduna	United States	The 7,252-gross register ton, 422-foot (128.6 m) Liberty ship was wrecked in heavy seas on rocks at Cape Pankof on the east coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Her crew survived and was evacuated by helicopter and breeches buoy to the medium endurance cutter USCGC Storis ( United States Coast Guard) and the tug Adeline Foss ( United States).[87][46]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Achilles	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground at Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. She was declared a constructive total loss.[62]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Mabel M	United States	The 10-gross register ton, 31.9-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel sank at Grave Island (58°06′35″N 135°27′15″W) off Hoonah, Alaska.[40]
Romanoff	United States	The 114-gross register ton, 83.9-foot (25.6 m) barge was destroyed by a storm near St. Michael, Alaska.[33]

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Bear Bait	United States	The 10-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm at Uyak (57°38′20″N 154°00′00″W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska.[4]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Pawtucket	United States	While towing a 200-foot (61.0 m) barge from Seward to Cold Bay, Alaska, the 141-gross register ton, 97.6-foot (29.7 m) motor tug burned near "Otter Island" – probably a reference to Outer Island (59°21′N 150°25′W) – in Nuka Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska after an engine room fire spread out of control. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a skiff and rowed to the barge, from which the buoy tender USCGC Sorrel ( United States Coast Guard) rescued them.[30]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Vesper	Panama	The Liberty ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (37°00′N 1°38′W). She was towed to Cartagena, Spain where she was declared a constructive total loss.[64]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Noemi	Lebanon	Ran aground at Masirah, Oman. Declared a constructive total loss.

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Ronnie M	United States	During a voyage from Juneau to Kodiak, Alaska, the 196-gross register ton, 89.6-foot (27.3 m) fishing vessel was last heard from on this date while in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Saint Elias on the southwest end of Kayak Island on the south-central coast of Alaska. She then disappeared with the loss of her entire five-man crew.[33]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Papadiamandis	Liberia	The bulk carrier was wrecked off the Faja Grande Lighthouse, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Hamburg, West Germany.[88]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
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.[47]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Singo	Norway	The coastal tanker collided with Fina Two ( Belgium) and sank in the Scheldt with the loss of four crew.[89]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1965

Ship	Country	Description
Cindy W	United States	The 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Left Cape (57°15′30″N 152°57′00″W) at the entrance to Kiliuda Bay (57.3158°N 152.9872°W) on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island after her helmsman fell asleep at her wheel. Her bottom eventually was damaged beyond repair. Her wreck was visible on Left Cape for decades afterward.[36]
Khersones	Soviet Union	The 708 GRT coastal tanker was sunk as a target in the Black Sea.
Star No. 74	United States	The 39-gross register ton, 61.4-foot (18.7 m) barge was destroyed by a storm at Old Sitka in Southeast Alaska.[7]

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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