List of shipwrecks in April 1923
The list of shipwrecks in April 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1923.
April 1923 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | Unknown date | |||||
References |
1 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Laurana | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached.[1] Laurana was refloated on 16 April.[2] |
Portgwarra | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla, Spain.[3] She was refloated on 16 April.[4] |
3 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Ceres | Royal Navy | The C-class cruiser was in collision with USS Fox ( United States Navy) in the Bosporus. Both vessels sustained substantial damage.[5] |
Free Will | United Kingdom | The salvage vessel was holed during salvage operations at Portland, Dorset and was beached. Her crew were taken off by Conqueress and Petrel (both United Kingdom).[6] |
Reta M. Cluett | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland (40°05′N 53°38′W). She was set afire by her crew before they were rescued.[6] |
5 April
6 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chika Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the Kurushima Channel.[8] She was refloated on 22 April.[9] |
Competitor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[10] She was refloated on 16 April.[4] |
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Addington | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, Romania.[10] She was refloated on 11 April.[11] |
Nordvalen | Denmark | The cargo ship collided with Baracoo ( United States) in Chesapeake Bay and sank.[8][10] |
8 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unicorn | United Kingdom | . The coaster foundered off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of three of her five crew.[12] |
9 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pioneer #2 | United States | During a voyage from Bellingham, Washington, to Snug Harbor, Territory of Alaska, under tow by the steamer North Star ( United States) with no people or cargo aboard, the 21-ton scow sank off Cape Hinchinbrook (60°14′N 146°39′W) in Southeast Alaska after her tow line parted during a gale.[13] |
17 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cité d'Aleth | France | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°47′00″N 6°46′30″W). Her crew were rescued by Drake ( United Kingdom).[14] |
21 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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The Gay Gordon | Newfoundland | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°40′N 41°55′W). Her crew were rescued by Hollinside ( United Kingdom).[15][16] |
23 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stranger | United States | The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
24 April
25 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maschyagandhi | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Bay of Bengal. Her crew survived.[9] |
Teja | Chile | The cargo ship struck rocks off Punta de Lobos and sank.[19] |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brush | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at the South Cape Arago Lighthouse, Oregon. Her crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard ship.[18] |
30 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Seaconnet | United States | The cargo ship foundered at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.[16] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dunmail | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Thamesmead ( United Kingdom).[20] |
References
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43305). London. 3 April 1923. col G, p. 16.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43317). London. 17 April 1923. col E, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43304). London. 2 April 1923. col B, p. 15.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43317). London. 17 April 1923. col E, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43307). London. 5 April 1923. col E, p. 16.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43306). London. 4 April 1923. col C, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43309). London. 7 April 1923. col F, p. 4.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43311). London. 10 April 1923. col E, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43328). London. 30 April 1923. col G, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43310). London. 9 April 1923. col G, p. 21.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43313). London. 12 April 1923. col B, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43310). London. 9 April 1923. col F, p. 12.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43318). London. 18 April 1923. col B, p. 23.
- "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43323). London. 24 April 1923. col C, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43329). London. 1 May 1923. col E, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43324). London. 25 April 1923. col C, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43327). London. 28 April 1923. col F, p. 12.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (43326). London. 27 April 1923. col D, p. 18.
- Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
Ship events in 1923 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
Ship commissionings: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
Shipwrecks: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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