The cargo ship ran aground at and sank. Her crew were rescued.[1]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at , 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) nort of Kalkudah, Ceylon and sank with some loss of life.[1]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Fal at Falmouth, Cornwall.[1] She was refloated on 5 January.[2]
4 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom).[3]
5 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The schooner came ashore off the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime. Five of her nine crew were landed.[3] She broke in two the next day and was a total loss. The remainder of her crew were rescued.[4]
6 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Villerville, Calvados, France.[3] She was refloated on 10 January.[5]
7 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship collided with (Yugoslavia) at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia and sank.[6]
8 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Spain
The coaster capsized at Mobile, Alabama, United States.[7]
Ormond
United States
The barge, towed by (United States), broke loose between Norfolk, Virginia and New York City, she anchored, but sank. Lost with all four hands.[8]
T. J. Hooper
United States
The barge, towed by (United States), broke loose between Norfolk, Virginia and New York city, she anchored, but sank. Lost with all four hands.[9]
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Prins Valdemar
United States
The ship ran aground in the Miami Shipping Channel off Miami, Florida, capsized and sank partially submerged, blocking the channel. Refloated 42 days later, hauled ashore for use as a building. Scrapped in 1952.[10]
11 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The coaster was rammed and sunk by Empress of Asia (United Kingdom) in the Yangtze at Shanghai, China with the loss of between five and ten lives.[11]
12 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with Empress (France) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent and sank. All four crew were rescued by Empress.[12]
Nesta
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with (United Kingdom) in the River Medway at Cliffe, Kent and sank.[12]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in .[13] She was still aground on 28 January.[14] She was refloated on 13 March.[15]
Italy
The tanker caught fire in the Persian Gulf off Oman.[16] Her crew were rescued on 19 January by (United Kingdom).[17]
The barge, towed by (United States), sank in a storm 3 or 4 miles (4.8 or 6.4 km) south east of Frying Pan Shoals Lightship between 26 and 29 January. Four lives lost between the two barges.[50]
Severan
United States
The barge, towed by (United States), sank in a storm 3 or 4 miles (4.8 or 6.4 km) south east of Frying Pan Shoals Lightship between 26 and 29 January. Four lives lost between the two barges[51]
February[]
1 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Searsport
United States
The barge, towed by (United States), broke loose from her tow in a gale and snowstorm off Barnegat, New Jersey and was never seen again. Lost with all four hands.[52]
Yankee II
United States
The 38-gross register ton, 83-foot (25 m) vessel sank at Cordova, Territory of Alaska. Her two crewmen survived.[53]
2 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off in the Firth of Forth.[54] She was refloated on 23 February and beached at Leith, Lothian.[55]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Amerika
Germany
The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Gothland, Sweden.[56] She was refloated on 6 February.[57]
Sweden
The cargo ship was in collision with (United Kingdom) in the River Thames and sank. All 20 people aboard survived. The wreck was subsequently struck by , (both United Kingdom) and (Sweden). The Marcato also sank. All 21 people aboard were rescued by (United Kingdom).[58][59]
Tolosa
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Saloum River, French West Africa.[56] She was refloated on 6 February.[57]
Unidentified barges
United States
Three barges, towed by (United States), sank in a storm north east of Brigantine, New Jersey. Seven crewmen killed, two rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[60]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the Scheldt off Vlissingen, Netherlands and sank.[61]
4 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground on Tree Island, China.[59] She was refloated on 7 February.[57]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Cochin, India.[62] She was refloated on 15 February.[63]
Kenwood
United States
Carrying a cargo of lumber, the 184-foot (56 m), 929-gross register ton four-mastedschooner was blown onto rocks during a gale just offshore on the north side of at Scituate, Massachusetts. Her wreck settled in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.[64]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Amsterdam
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at Paskallavik.[65] She was refloated on 10 February.[66]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Avarca
United Kingdom
The auxiliary sailing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Davao Gulf.[57]
France
The cargo ship ran aground in the Maskali Islands, French Somaliland. She was still aground on 11 February.[66]
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by (United Kingdom).[57]
United States
The tug collided with (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey and sank.[57]
The schooner ran aground at Point Reyes, California. Her crew were rescued by (United States). Yosemite was taken in tow by (United States) but was wrecked when part of her cargo of dynamite exploded.[67]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground at Hong Kong. She was refloated on 11 March.[68]
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at .[67] She broke in two about a month later and was a total loss.[69]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered 115 nautical miles (213 km) west by north of "Lindnaze". Her crew were rescued by (United States).[67]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Cuttie Sark
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Deptford, London and sank.[70]
Norway
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Irene Wray (United Kingdom).[70]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[71]
The cargo ship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 1 March.[72]
12 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Oporto, Portugal and was abandoned by her crew.[73] She was declared a total loss on 16 February.[74]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The passenger ferry collided with (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Terneuzen, Netherlands. Both vessels were beached. All passengers were taken off Antwerp by other ships.[75][76]
France
The cargo ship collided with Poseidon (Germany) in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium and sank.[75][76] The wreck was cleared in January 2013.[77]
Danzig
The cargo ship was rammed and sunk in the North Sea by (United Kingdom) off the (United Kingdom). All 23 crew were rescued by British Earl.[78]
Japan
The passenger ship ran aground at Good Hope Cape, near Swatow, China. Her passengers and mails were taken off by (Japan).[79]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The cargo ship ran aground on , Estonia.[79] She was refloated on 27 April.[80]
15 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground at Ballyvooney Cove, County Waterford, Ireland and was abandoned.[79][63]
Jane
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Port Logan, Wigtownshire.[79] She was refloated on 14 March.[81]
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground off Bolt Head, Devon, United Kingdom and was abandoned.[63]
During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Petersburg to Cordova carrying four crewmen and a cargo of eight tons of cannery supplies, the 26-gross register ton, 46.5-foot (14.2 m) motor vessel was wrecked without loss of life on a sandbar at the entrance of while seeking shelter from an offshore sandstorm.[119]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship struck a submerged object at and sank.[118]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The tanker was severely damaged by and explosion and fire at New Orleans, Louisiana. (United Kingdom) was also damaged.[120]
The coaster was severely damaged by fire at Stockholm.[120]
United States
The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Manila, Philippines.[120]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship suffered an explosion aboard and fire at Grates Cove, Newfoundland and sank. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom).[121]
Silvanus
Netherlands
The tanker collided with (United States) in the Mississippi River 41 nautical miles (76 km) downstream from New Orleans, Louisiana. She caught fire and subsequently sank with some loss of life.[120][122] Declared a total loss but subsequently rebuilt as Papoose.
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at . She was still aground five days later.[106]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.[123] She was refloated on 24 April.[124]
United States
The sternwheeler was destroyed by fire at Portland, Oregon.[123]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The cargo ship struck a rock in , Finland and was beached in . She subsequently capsized and sank. Her crew survived.[125]
The barge was wrecked at Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, during a gale.[132]
WTB Co. No. 55
United States
While under tow by the tugForest T. Crosby (United States) and carrying a 300-ton cargo that included machinery and boilers on a voyage from Seattle, Washington to on Kodiak Island, the 458-ton, 153-foot (47 m) scow's towline broke when a gale with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds suddenly struck. She was driven ashore at Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, and broke up, becoming a total loss. There was no loss of life.[132]
WTB Co. No. 58
United States
The barge was wrecked at Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, during a gale.[132]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Greece
The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck in the River Plate and was beached.[133] She was refloated on 30 April.[134]
The passenger ship sank off with the loss of all 259 people aboard.[135]
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground on the Cabezos Shoals and was beached north of Tarifa, Andalusia.[136] She was declared a total loss on 29 April.[137]
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, Romania.[80] She was refloated on 1 May.[138]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The tug ran aground at Leith, Lothian and sank. Her crew were rescued.[138] She was refloated on 29 May. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[89]
May[]
13 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Edith
United States
With no one on board, the 245-gross register ton, 120-foot (36.6 m) freight barge was wrecked at Big Port Walter in Port Walter, Territory of Alaska.[139]
18 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship sank in the Yellow Sea off Chemulpo, Korea.[140]
The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze 48 nautical miles (89 km) in China above Ichang. She was beached at .[141] She was declared a total loss on 26 May.[142]
23 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Dr. Martin
United States
During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Fortuna Ledge to Holy Cross, the 28-gross register tonmotor vessel caught fire on the Yukon River near Paimiut. Her crew of six beached her and survived, but she became a total loss.[143]
25 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Cloridorme, Quebec, Canada.[144] She was refloated on 19 July.[145]
The decommissionedL-class submarine was sunk as a target in a torpedo test in 120 feet (37 m) of water off Newport, Rhode Island, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of the light tower.[146][147]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at , Japan. She was refloated on 6 June.[148]
June[]
1 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Washington Irving
United States
The paddle steamer collided with one of the barges being pushed by the tug Thomas E. Moran (United States) and sank in the Hudson River at New York with the loss of three lives. She was raised on 13 February 1927 but was subsequently declared a total loss.
The concrete ship ran aground at Sunset Beach, New Jersey. All attempts to refloat her were unsuccessful and she was abandoned. The wreck was still on the beach in September 2007.
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Marine Nationale
The Friant-class cruiser was struck by St. Louis (France) at Dakar, French West Africa and sank.[152] She was refloated on 15 June.[153]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Chile
The coaster was driven ashore at Valparaiso and wrecked.[154]
United Kingdom
The tug was struck by (Chile) at Valparaiso and sank.[154]
United Kingdom
The tug was struck by (Chile) at Valparaiso and sank.[154]
Chile
The tug was struck by (Germany) at Valparaiso and sank.[154]
Chile
The coaster was driven ashore at Valparaiso and wrecked.[154]
Edith
Chile
The sailing ship was driven ashore at Chiloe and was wrecked.[154]
United Kingdom
The tug was struck by (Chile) at Valparaiso and sank.[154]
United Kingdom
The tug was driven ashore at Valparaiso and wrecked.[154]
Chile
The cargo ship broke free from her mooring at Valparaiso. She struck several tugs and was wrecked.[154]
United Kingdom
The tug was struck by (Chile) at Valparaiso and sank.[154]
United Kingdom
The tug was struck by (Chile) at Valparaiso and sank.[154]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands and broke in two.[155] She further broke up on 3 July,[156] the sterns section sinking with the loss of two lives.[157]
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground off the Auskerry Lighthouse, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[158] She was declared a total loss on 21 July.[159]
Italy
The cargo ship struck a submerged object 70 nautical miles (130 km) north east of Cabo Polonio, Uruguay and sank. Her crew were rescued by (United States).[160]
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the at Shanghai and was beached.[155]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The schooner was abandoned on fire in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Florida. Her crew were rescued by an American steamship.[160]
S & E #3
United States
Under tow during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to , Territory of Alaska, with a deck cargo of anchors, cables, wire netting, and rails, the 25-gross register tonscow capsized in Johnstone Strait along the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, off the south end of Hanson Island, apparently after springing a leak. After making four attempts to right S & E #3 over the course of almost 4+1⁄2 hours, the tug towing her was forced to give up on trying to save her.[161]
The cargo ship ran aground off , Japan.[162] Her crew were taken off the next day by Kasuga (Imperial Japanese Navy).[164][165][166]
Netherlands
The cargo ship ran aground on Santa Clara Island, Chile. She was declared a total loss on 12 July.[167]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The cargo ship collided with (Japan) in the at Hankow, China and was beached.[148] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 22 June.[168]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States Bureau of Fisheries
The 31-foot (9.4 m) fisherypatrol vessel was destroyed by fire in the Territory of Alaska.[169]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Minnie
United States
The 8-gross register ton, 34.7-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Excursion Inlet in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board survived.[170]
The passenger ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Islamorada, Florida.
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[180] She was refloated on 13 July.[181]
8 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
Cooma
The cargo liner ran aground on the North Reef, off the coast of Queensland.[182] She was abandoned on 10 July.[183]Cooma was declared a total loss on 12 July.[167] She was gutted by fire on 1 January 1927 .[184]
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on San Salvador Island, Bahamas.[182] Her crew were taken off towards the end of July by .[185] Salvage efforts were abandoned in early August.[186]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Fernando de Noronha in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[187]
The passenger ship, a paddle steamer, ran aground in Combe Martin Bay, Devon. Her 500 passengers were taken off by Richard Crowley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was refloated later that day.[95][190]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in . Her crew were rescued.[190] She was refloated the next day.[181]
United Kingdom
The coaster collided with (United Kingdom) off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued by Girasol.[190]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo liner caught fire and was abandoned at Djibouti, French Somaliland and was abandoned. She was declared a total loss.[191]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Gannet
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued.[192]
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground at , Argentina.[192] She was refloated on 19 July.[193]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Canada
The tug collided with Brulin (Canada) in Lake St. Louis and sank with the loss of six lives.[194]
The coaster caught fire and sank off , Australia.[194]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Kalama, Washington.[192] She was refloated on 22 July.[177]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Buster
United States
The 31-gross register tonmotor vessel sank just outside Funter Bay on the west coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. She had caught fire the previous day and burned all night before sinking. Her crew of six survived.[38]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel during thick fog. All crew 28 crew were rescued by Gaelic Prince but the ship's cat perished.[193][197]
The ran aground on in the Kuril Islands.[196] She was refloated on 29 July.[201]
27 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Mera.[163] She was refloated on 3 August.[186]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in Conception Bay, South-West Africa.[202][203] She broke up over the following weeks and was a complete wreck by early September.[204]
Norway
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Iceland.[205]
August[]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Ponce, Puerto Rico.[206]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Brazil
The coaster collided with a pontoon in the and sank with the loss of 26 lives.[207]
Discovery
United States
The 17-gross register tonfishing vessel struck a rock and sank in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four survived.[143]
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at and was a total loss.[208]
6 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[209] She was refloated on 13 August.[210]
7 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with some loss of life.[209][211] She broke up and was a total loss.[212]
Japan
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the Yangtze 50 nautical miles (93 km) upstream of Hankow, China.[213]
The coaster foundered in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of South Africa.[211]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Daisy
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sank at San Francisco, California.[214]
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of all 22 crew.[215][216]
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia with the loss of all 26 crew.[217]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Albert San
Australia
The former Castle-class trawler was wrecked on this date.
14 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Negrilla Reef, Colombia. She was refloated but was consequently beached at Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca.[218]
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 20 nautical miles (37 km) downstream of Nanking, China.[219] She was refloated on 30 August.[220]
15 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship was wrecked off Tsaofeitien Lighthouse, China. She broke into three sections, but her crew were rescued.[221][222]
16 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
J. J.
United States
After salvaging her gasoline engine and fittings, the 15-gross register tonmotor vessel's owner broke her up and abandoned her wreck at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska.[223]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Hooghly, India.[224] She was refloated on 19 August.[225]
18 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo ship came ashore at Tintingoe, Madagascar and was a total loss.[225]
The schooner departed Norfolk, Virginia for Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[226][227]
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Longships Lighthouse. She was towed by Mimi to Plymouth, Devon and was beached.[222] She was refloated on 27 August.[228]
United States
1926 Louisiana hurricane: The steamer sank during a hurricane near Convent, Louisiana with the loss of nine of ten crew.[231]
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at , Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She broke her back and was a total loss.[95][222]
The cargo ship collided with (United States) at Tampa, Florida and was beached.[237] She was refloated on 4 September.[233]
United States
The cargo ship foundered in Whitefish Bay off Whitefish Point, Michigan.[237]
September[]
1 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and was beached.[240]
Latvia
The cargo ship collided with the trawler Caldy (United Kingdom) in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off , United Kingdom. She towed Caldy into Plymouth but she had to be beached on arrival.[240]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
HMAS Platypus II
Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Platypus II, 2007
The breastwork monitor was sunk as breakwater at Half Moon Bay, Victoria.
Spain
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the English Channel off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by El Uruguayo.[204]
Peru
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Samanco.[204]
3 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued by Kurdistan and she was beached at Sandgate.[204][241] She was refloated on 13 September.[242]
The cargo ship collided with (Netherlands) in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Dover, Kent and was beached at Folkestone Warren.[243][245]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Brest, Finistère.[246]
United States
The cargo ship departed the Hampton Roads for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida in a hurricane.[247][248]
Ricardo Hernandez
Spain
The sailing ship came ashore 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of Havana, Cuba and was abandoned.[246]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the Virginia Capes and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[249]
The cargo ship, which had departed the Hampton Roads on 3 September for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was in contact with (Denmark), which was unable to re-establish contact the following day. Believed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida with the loss of all hands.[250][251]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Latvia
The passenger ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the mouth of the Aa with the loss of over 30 lives.[252]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Schenectady
United States
The cargo ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of the (Finland).[253] She was refloated on 15 September.[254]
11 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Christel Vinnen
Germany
The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with (United Kingdom) in the Paraná River at , Argentina and sank.[255]
The schooner ran aground at , Puerto Rico and was abandoned with the loss of her captain. Her crew later reboarded her and she was refloated on 17 September.[257][258]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached at Kristiansand, Norway.[259]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Marmara, Turkey.[259] She was refloated on 20 September.[260]
While drifting so her captain could investigate a problem with her gasoline engine during a voyage from Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, to Baranof Island with a cargo of eight tons of ice, the 11-net register tonmotor vessel sank three minutes after the motor vessel Commonwealth (United States) collided with her off (56°20′N133°12′W / 56.333°N 133.200°W / 56.333; -133.200 (Point Colpoys)) in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Commonwealth rescued both members of her crew.[264]
Sweden
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with some loss of life.[265]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The cargo ship ran aground in the Bahamas.[260] She was refloated on 28 September.[266]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground near Annan, Dumfriesshire. She was still aground a week later.[267]
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Renhallen.[268] She was declared a total loss on 11 November.[269]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Spain
The passenger ship collided with (Spain) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off , Spanish Morocco. All aboard were rescued by Antonio Cola.[270]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Kentucky
United States
The 39-gross register ton, 55.3-foot (16.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Halibut Cove on the coast of the Territory of Alaska. The wreck report does not indicate which of various places named "Halibut Cove" along the Alaskan coast the fire occurred in.[18]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River 12 nautical miles (22 km) upstream of Zarate, Argentina.[271] She was refloated on 26 September.[267]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Carl White
United States
Deemed unfit for further use and a total loss, the 43-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer was reported abandoned at Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska.[114]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was declared a constructive total loss.[272][273]
The cargo ship arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti on fire and was scuttled.[272] She was declared a total loss.[263]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Sapele, Nigeria and was scuttled.[267] She was refloated on 5 October.[274]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 29 September.[276] She was refloated on 1 October.[277]
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 8 October.[248]
Mary
United States
The 10-gross register tonmotor vessel was towed to shore by the motor vessel Virginia E (United States) and beached in a sinking condition after she collided with Virginia E in Tongass Narrows in the Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Saxman to , Territory of Alaska. She was declared a total loss. Virginia E rescued all four people aboard Mary.[170]
United States
The passenger ship ran aground off Sisal, Yucatán, Mexico. All 90 passengers were taken off and landed at Havana, Cuba.[278][279] She was refloated on 29 September.[266]
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 8 October.[248]
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 29 September.[276]
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 28 September.[279] She was refloated on 1 October.[277]
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 13 October.[280]
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon.[275] She was refloated on 1 October.[277]
28 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The passenger ferry was destroyed by fire at Port Gamble, Washington.[279]
United States
The cargo ship was stranded at New York in a storm.[266] She was refloated on 29 October.[281]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1926
Ship
Country
Description
San Juan
United States
The cargo ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Vera Cruz.[276]
The coaster came ashore at Cape Palliser, North Island, New Zealand.[263] She was abandoned as a total loss on 8 October.[282]
6 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Doris
Greece
The tanker caught fire in the Aegean Sea and was beached at .[274]
8 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Albatross
United States
The 21-gross register tonmotor vessel caught fire at the entrance to Ward Cove in Southeast Alaska, four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, when her gasoline enginebackfired. The vessel Helen H (United States) towed her to the beach in the hope that the Katchikan Fire Department could extinguish the flames, but the receding tide left Albatross in a location where the fire department could not reach her and the fire destroyed her completely. Her crew of two survived.[264]
9 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore in Murkle Bay and was abandoned by her crew.[283]
Denmark
The four-masted schooner ran aground at Ballantrae, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. All six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[283]
France
The tug collided with Paris (France) at Le Havre, Seine Maritime and sank with the loss of ten crew.[283]
10 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Athena
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom).[283]
Baltic
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at Trollharen.[283] She was refloated on 15 October.[284]
Netherlands
The tug was hit by (Netherlands) in the Maas and sank with the loss of all four crew.[285]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Terschelling, Netherlands with the loss of two crew.[283]
11 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Urania
Sweden
The sailing ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by (Germany).[286]
13 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship caught fire at Port Said, Egypt and was scuttled. She was refloated on 22 October.[280][287]
14 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Passage East, County Waterford, Ireland.[286] She was refloated on 19 October.[288]
Navegador
Portugal
The sailing ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Angra do Heroísmo, Azores.[286]
16 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The coaster capsized and sank in the St. Lawrence River near Godbout, Quebec, Canada with the loss of 11 of the 16 people aboard.[289]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the English Channel and was beached on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[290] She was refloated on 18 October.[251]
Denmark
The cargo ship collided with (Netherlands) in the North Sea off Brunsbüttelkoog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and was beached.[290]
18 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship caught fire in the Gulf of La Spezia and sank. Her crew were rescued.[288]
21 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at , Argentina.[291] She was refloated on 26 October.[292]
22 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Cuba
The tug foundered at Havana during a hurricane.[293]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda with the loss of 21 of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by (United Kingdom).[287][293][294]
Marianne
Germany
The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein and sank.[295]
After her gasoline enginebackfired 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km; 0.9 mi) off Wards CoveCannery in Southeast Alaska and started a fire that burned out of control, the 8-ton fishing vessel burned to the waterline and drifted ashore at Wacker City, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of two survived, but she was declared a total loss/[38]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire in the English Channel and was abandoned 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of the North Goodwin Lightship (United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom). Falcon was taken in tow by (United Kingdom). The tow rope burnt through and she came ashore at Langdon Cliffs, Kent.[287][297] She broke up on 5 November and was a total loss.[298][299]
25 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The schooner came ashore at Abaco, Bahamas and was wrecked.[292]
Germany
The auxiliary schooner came ashore in Bideford Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[297]
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Bay of Fundy off Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada with the loss of all four people aboard.[300]
Spain
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at , Andalusia.[297]
Latvia
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Domesnes, Norway and was wrecked.[297]
26 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Perceveranca
Portugal
The sailing ship was driven ashore in and was a total loss.[301]
27 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Denmark
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom in the Delaware River and sank.[302]
United Kingdom
The schooner was dismasted off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned by her crew.[302] She came ashore at Cape Chignecto and was a total loss.[281]
28 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Louisiana
United States
The cargo ship collided with (United States) off the mouth of the Mississippi River and sank.[301]
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Four of her five crew were rescued by a fishing boat.[301]
29 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California.[303]
Riccardo Hernandez
Spain
The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked during a hurricane at Havana, Cuba.[281]
The cargo ship was abandoned 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued by the Portlogan and Portpatrick Lifeboats.[313]
France
The cargo ship was driven ashore at , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[313] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 15 November.[317]
14 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at Gedser, Denmark.[313] She was refloated on 17 November.[318]
15 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1926
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo ship ran aground at , Andalusia, Spain.[317] She broke in two and was a total loss.[318]
16 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was holed and was consequently beached at .[319]
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Aspra, Sicily, Italy.[319] She was still aground on 22 November.[320]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore, capsized and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued.[319]
The cargo ship caught fore off the Isle of Wight. She was subsequently beached at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Cranstone was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[95][318] She was refloated on 24 December.[322]
United Kingdom
The collier collided with (France) at , Canada and was beached.[318]
18 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The dredger struck a submerged object and sank in the .[323]
The dredger was destroyed by fire at Tampa, Florida.[331] She was refloated on 30 November.[331]
28 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Netherlands
The cargo ship ran aground west of Quebec City, Canada.[329] She was refloated on 1 December.[336]
29 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on Grand Island, Michigan. She broke up and was a total loss.[331]
Faroe Islands
The auxiliary schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of , Westray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[337]
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the Paraná River at , Argentina and was beached.[336] She was refloated on 20 December and found to be severely damaged.[341]
2 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The cargo ship was driven ashore on , Newfoundland and was wrecked.[333]
3 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The vessel sank above Mandarin Point Light. Three crewmen killed.[342]
United States
The cargo ship came ashore at Keweenaw Point, Michigan.[343] Her crew were taken off the Eagle Harbor Coastguard.[339]
4 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Ella and Norman
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with (Netherlands) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. She was later refloated.[339]
Germany
The cargo ship caught fire at Dublin, Ireland and was beached.[338]
5 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at , Newfoundland. She was refloated and towed to Port Union, where she sank.[338]
Erna
Germany
The sailing ship collided with (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off , Germany and sank.[344]
6 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
A. F. Davison
Unknown
Carrying a cargo of sprucepilings from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, to New York City, the 503-gross register ton four-mastedschooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the north side of White Head Island in the Bay of Fundy during a gale.[345]
United Kingdom
The tanker suffered and explosion aboard and fire at Málaga, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was a total loss.[338]
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[338]
The schooner came ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States and was wrecked.[346]
8 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The cargo ship sank at Sheboygan, Wisconsin.[346] She was refloated on 10 December.[347]
Sweden
The cargo ship suffered an explosion aboard and fire at Dublin, Ireland and was beached.[346] She was refloated on 10 December.[347]
9 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Sac City
United States
The design 1022 cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Walsoorden, Netherlands.[348] She was refloated on 16 December.[349]
Japan
The cargo ship collided with an Imperial Japanese Navy warship in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank. All her crew were rescued.[348]
10 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground at Pravia.[350] She was refloated on 14 December.[351]
11 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at , United States.[352] She was refloated on 20 December.[341]
12 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The cargo ship suffered an explosion aboard, broke in two and sank at New York.[353]
United Kingdom
The passenger ship ran aground on the at the mouth of the Yangtze, China and sank with the loss of 40 lives. American author Cora Sutton Castle was among the survivors.[352][353][354][355]
13 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
Chilean Navy
The transport ship foundered at Lota with the loss of 67 of her 96 crew.[356]
Sweden
The schooner came ashore at Trelleborg. Her crew were rescued.[353]
United Kingdom
The schooner came ashore at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[353]
Japan
The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued.[353]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1926
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The schooner was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was towed in to Gloucester, Massachusetts.[357]
The cargo ship ran aground off Cabilao Island, Philippines.[358] She was refloated on 4 January 1927.[359]
United Kingdom
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[349]
Sweden
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish fishing vessel.[357]
Oceanic
United States
With no one aboard, the 11-gross register tonmotor vessel broke loose from her moorings and was wrecked at Metlakatla, Territory of Alaska.[360]
Reliance
United States
During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Juneau to Petersburg, the 11-gross register ton, 38.7-foot (11.8 m) motor vessel sank in Taku Inlet opposite (58°12′10″N134°08′45″W / 58.20278°N 134.14583°W / 58.20278; -134.14583 (Point Bishop)) after her overheated gasoline engine ignited gasoline fumes in her cabin, causing an explosion that wrecked her. Her two-man crew escaped in a skiff to Green Cove on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago, where the cutterUSCGC Unalga ( United States Coast Guard) rescued them.[361]
The cargo ship foundered off Cape Arkona, Rügen, Western Pomerania. Her crew were rescued by Hispania (Sweden).[363]
United Kingdom
The tanker reported that she expected to arrive at Tsurumi, Japan on 20 December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[364]
The cargo ship was abandoned in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat. She came ashore south of Deal.[368]
HMS Thunderer
Royal Navy
The Orion-class battleship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland whilst being towed into port for scrapping.[322] She was refloated on 30 December and towed to the Firth of Forth as her draught was too deep to allow her to enter Blyth.[369][370]
The barque collided with (United Kingdom) in the English Channel south of the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of 24 of her 28 crew. The survivors were rescued by Burutu.[371]
The cargo ship struck the wreck of (Japan) in the Scheldt and remained fast.[375] She broke in tow and sank on 2 January 1927 and was a total loss.[376][377]
Westmoreland
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with another vessel in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London and sank.[375]
The passenger and package delivery steamer collided with another steamer on the Great Lakes. She was repaired and returned to service.
United States
The retired schooner was towed from her berth in the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, to deep water in Lake Michigan and burned and scuttled as a means of disposal in the spring of 1926. She was the last commercial sailing vessel in Chicago.[378]
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