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The list of shipwrecks in May 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1914 .
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources .
1 May [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1914
Ship
Country
Description
Dollart
Germany
The coaster struck the wreck of ( Germany ) and sank in the River Elbe at Glückstadt with the loss of two crew. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.
New Grand Island
United States
The dredger was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California .[1]
3 May [ ]
4 May [ ]
9 May [ ]
10 May [ ]
11 May [ ]
13 May [ ]
14 May [ ]
15 May [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1914
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground on the Pickel Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida , United States.[15] She was refloated on 18 April.[16]
17 May [ ]
19 May [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1914
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The barque was beached in whilst on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Bristol Bay, Alaska .[18]
20 May [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1914
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Jago, Cape Verde Islands , Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Russia
The cargo ship came ashore in America Bay.[20] She was refloated on 23 May.[21]
Gloria
Sweden
The cargo ship caught fire off Malmö and was scuttled.[20]
21 May [ ]
22 May [ ]
23 May [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1914
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The barque departed Buenos Aires , Argentina. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28]
24 May [ ]
25 May [ ]
26 May [ ]
27 May [ ]
28 May [ ]
29 May [ ]
31 May [ ]
Unknown date [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40513). London. 2 May 1914. col F, p. 24.
^ "Burning steamer identified". The Times (40516). London. 6 May 1914. col C, p. 8.
^ "Rescues from the Columbian". The Times (40517). London. 7 May 1914. col C, p. 8.
^ "Survivors of the Columbian picked up". The Times (40526). London. 18 May 1914. col B, p. 8.
^ a b "Steamers ashore, on fire, and adrift". The Times (40515). London. 5 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ a b c "Some good news and the lack of it". The Times (40520). London. 11 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40516). London. 6 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
^ a b c d "Casualty reports". The Times (40520). London. 11 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ a b c "Casualty reports". The Times (40521). London. 12 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ a b "Disasters at Sea". The Times (40523). London. 14 May 1914. col D, p. 8.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40523). London. 14 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ "Norwegian steamer wrecked". The Times (405). London. May 1914.
^ a b alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40525). London. 16 May 1914. col B, p. 24.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40527). London. 19 May 1914. col F, p. 24.
^ "Steamers stranded". The Times (40526). London. 18 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ a b "Hamburg-Amerika steamer damaged". The Times (40528). London. 20 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ "Liner and other casualties". The Times (40554). London. 19 June 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ a b c "Casualty reports". The Times (40529). London. 21 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times (40532). London. 25 May 1914. col C, p. 48.
^ Times, Special to The New York (21 May 1914). "Atlantis Aground on Mexican Coast; Steamer Carrying Refugees from Tampico Goes Ashore in Furious Gale" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
^ "Wreck of Steamer" . Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) . 22 May 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
^ "Refuge Ship on the Rocks" (PDF) . chroniclingamerica.loc.gov . Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times (40534). London. 27 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40531). London. 23 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ "Loss of a Norwegian barque". The Times (40532). London. 25 May 1914. col C, p. 48.
^ "Two overdue ships". The Times (40738). London. 17 December 1914. col E, p. 14.
^ a b "Loss of a Greek steamer". The Times (40535). London. 28 May 1914. col C, p. 22.
^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times (40536). London. 29 May 1914. col E, p. 22.
^ "The loss of a lightship". The Times (40533). London. 26 May 1914. col C, p. 26.
^ MacQuarrie, W. A.; Bar, E. S. M. (25 May 1914). "Lightship Halifax No. 19" (PDF) . Halifax Herald . pp. 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014 .
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40533). London. 26 May 1914. col C, p. 26.
^ "Records of the T. A. Scott co" . mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021 .
^ "Schooner capsized, possibly EMMA SOUTHARD in Gardners Bay, NY May 27, 1914" . mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021 .
^ "Brenhilda" . Clydesite. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016 .CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times (40538). London. 1 June 1914. col B, p. 17.
^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times (40539). London. 2 June 1914. col F, p. 16.
^ "Schooner lost in the ice". The Times (40527). London. 19 May 1914. col F, p. 24.
^ "The Waimate at Port Stanley". The Times (40534). London. 27 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
^ "Feared loss of steamer and twenty-eight lives". The Times (40536). London. 29 May 1914. col B, p. 8.
^ "Annual report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army 1914" . U. S. Government. 1914. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via Google books.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40535). London. 28 June 1914. col C, p. 22.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times (40542). London. 5 June 1914. col C, p. 24.
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