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The list of shipwrecks in August 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1923 .
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1 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 10 nautical miles (19 km) downstream of Kiukiang , China.[1] She was refloated on 4 August.[2]
2 August [ ]
3 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Genoa , Liguria .[4]
Italy
The ship collided with ( Italy ) in the Bay of Naples and sank.[4]
6 August [ ]
8 August [ ]
10 August [ ]
13 August [ ]
16 August [ ]
18 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon .[18]
HMS L9
Royal Navy
The L-class submarine sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon. She was salvaged on 6 September, repaired and returned to service.
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in a typhoon at Hong Kong with the loss of 25 lives.[18] [19]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by ( United Kingdom ) on 30 August.[20] She was on a voyage from Chinwangtao to Shanghai , China.[21]
Japan
The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon.[18]
19 August [ ]
21 August [ ]
22 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Khaces Shoal, off Kristinestad , Finland.[11] She was refloated on 30 August.[21]
23 August [ ]
24 August [ ]
25 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The cargo ship ran aground at , Spain.[29] She was abandoned as a total loss on 14 September.[9]
26 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
España
Armada Española
The España -class battleship ran aground at Cape Tres Forcas , Spanish Morocco . She broke in two in November and was declared a total loss.
27 August [ ]
29 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship passed Dungeness , Kent for Oporto , Portugal.[31] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9]
30 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
The collier capsized and sank in the English Channel off boulogne , Pas-de-Calais with the loss of nineteen of her 24 crew.[32] [33]
Germany
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel.[33] [34]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea.[33] A lifeboat from the ship was recovered by a German trawler on 10 September. All hands lost.[35]
31 August [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Egypt
The cargo ship sank at Suez .[36]
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^ "Thursby" . The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017 .
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43414. London. 8 August 1923. col G, p. 17.
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^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)
^ a b c "Uninsurable steamers". The Times . No. 43447. London. 15 September 1923. col B, p. 13.
^ "British ship missing". The Times . No. 43449. London. 18 September 1923. col F, p. 6.
^ a b c d "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43428. London. 24 August 1923. col F, p. 15.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43415. London. 9 August 1923. col G, p. 13.
^ "Reinsurance rates". The Times . No. 43420. London. 15 August 1923. col B, p. 18.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43417. London. 11 August 1923. col B, p. 17.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43420. London. 15 August 1923. col B, p. 18.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43421. London. 16 August 1923. col F, p. 16.
^ "Reinsurance rates". The Times . No. 43429. London. 25 August 1923. col E, p. 15.
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^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43430. London. 27 September 1923. col E, p. 16.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43431. London. 28 August 1923. col G, p. 15.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43445. London. 13 September 1923. col G, p. 19.
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^ a b c "Insurance and shipping losses". The Times . No. 43441. London. 8 September 1923. col B, p. 13.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43439. London. 6 September 1923. col B, p. 18.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43444. London. 12 September 1923. col F, p. 17.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times . No. 43435. London. 1 September 1923. col C, p. 16.