List of shipwrecks in September 1923
The list of shipwrecks in September 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1923.
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10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
References |
1 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amagi | ![]() |
Great Kantō earthquake: The Amagi-class battlecruiser was damaged beyond economic repair at Yokosuka whilst under conversion to an aircraft carrier. She was scrapped in situ in 1924. |
2 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The retired 274-foot (84 m), 1,696-gross register ton passenger ship, a sidewheel paddle steamer, was scuttled in very shallow water and burned as a means of disposal off Beverly, Massachusetts, between Great Misery Island and at 42°32′44″N 070°48′08″W / 42.54556°N 70.80222°W.[1] |
4 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The tanker was destroyed by fire at Lisbon, Portugal.[2][3] |
5 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS New Jersey | ![]() |
The decommissioned Virginia-class battleship was sunk as target in the Atlantic Ocean off Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, by Martin NBS-1 bombers of the 2nd Bombardment Group (![]() |
USS Virginia | ![]() |
![]() USS Virginia sinking. ![]() |
6 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The dredger foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Longships Lighthouse.[5] | |
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The cargo ship ran aground on Kinzan Island, Rikuzen Province.[6] She had broken in two by 17 September and was a total loss[7] |
8 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship was gutted by fire and sank at Cleveland, Ohio, United States.[8] | |
Chauncey | ![]() |
![]() Wrecked ships at Honda Point Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point, California. All 130 crew survived. |
Cuba | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off San Miguel Island, California and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
Delphy | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point with the loss of three of her 130 crew. |
Farragut | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer ran aground at Honda Point. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
Fuller | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point. All 122 crew survived. |
Nicholas | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point. All 122 crew survived. |
Somers | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer grazed a rock at Honda Point and suffered slight damage. |
S. P. Lee | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point. |
Woodbury | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point. All 122 crew survived. |
Young | ![]() |
Honda Point Disaster: The Clemson-class destroyer was wrecked at Honda Point with the loss of twenty of her 122 crew. |
10 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship ran aground at . She sank in a typhoon on 16 September.[9] |
12 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship collided with (![]() ![]() | |
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The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Planier Lighthouse, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[10] |
15 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship exploded and sank in the English Channel in the Atlantic Ocean (49°36′N 6°08′W / 49.600°N 6.133°W). Her crew were rescued by (flag unknown).[11] |
17 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The coaster caught fire in the Irish Sea off South Stack, Anglesey and sank with the loss of four of her seven crew.[7] |
18 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°05′N 23°15′W / 48.083°N 23.250°W).[12] |
21 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship was discovered abandoned in the English Channel off the (![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The steamboat ran aground in rocks in fog on Lake Ontario at Bear Point on the coast of New York about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) from Cape Vincent, New York, while making her daily run between Cape Vincent and Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The motor launch USFS Curlew (![]() |
25 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship sprang a leak at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was beached.[15] |
27 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fred J. Wood | ![]() |
During a gale, the 681-gross register ton, 181-foot (55.2 m) schooner washed ashore in Port Clarence Bay on the coast of the Territory of Alaska and was pounded to pieces by the surf. All 105 people aboard survived and were rescued by the steamer Buford (![]() |
Santa Maria | ![]() |
The cargo ship came ashore at Cape Villano, Spain.[17] |
28 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Varna, Romania.[18] | |
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The inland passenger vessel was destroyed by fire in Louisiana after an explosion in her engine room. Six killed.[19] | |
Taku No. 5 | ![]() |
With no one and no cargo aboard, the 19-ton scow was blown ashore during a gale and wrecked in Taku Harbor in Taku Inlet in Southeast Alaska. The wreck was hauled ashore and burned to prevent it from causing further damage in the harbor.[20] |
29 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship was in collision with another vessel in Falmouth Bay and sank. All seventeen crew survived.[21] | |
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The schooner was in collision with (![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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The cargo ship sank at Tarragona, Catalonia.[18] | |
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The motor vessel capsized 10 minutes after leaving dock at Tacoma, Washington due to cargo shift. Four crew killed.[23] |
30 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship ran aground on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man.[18] She was declared a total loss on 3 October.[24] | |
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The cargo ship ran aground on the Longships, off Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached in Falmouth Bay.[21] |
References[]
- ^ "City of Rockland". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ navsource.org USS New Jersey (BB_16)
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43440. London. 7 September 1923. col E, p. 17.
- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43445. London. 13 September 1923. col G, p. 19.
- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43449. London. 18 September 1923. col F, p. 6.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43443. London. 11 September 1923. col G, p. 19.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43452. London. 21 September 1923. col E, p. 6.
- ^ "Marine insurance losses". The Times. No. 43445. London. 13 September 1923. col A-B, p. 17.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43448. London. 17 September 1923. col A, p. 23.
- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43454. London. 24 September 1923. col F, p. 22.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43453. London. 22 September 1923. col E, p. 4.
- ^ Anonymous, "Steamer Waubic Goes Aground," Cape Vincent Eagle, September 27, 1923, unpaginated
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43456. London. 26 September 1923. col E, p. 6.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43458. London. 28 September 1923. col G, p. 16.
- ^ a b c "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43460. London. 1 October 1923. col G, p. 22.
- ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1924". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 28 January 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)
- ^ a b "Sunk near Falmouth". The Times. No. 43460. London. 1 October 1923. col F, p. 12.
- ^ "Schooner cut in two". The Times. No. 43460. London. 1 October 1923. col F, p. 12.
- ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1924". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 28 January 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43463. London. 4 October 1923. col C, p. 20.
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 | 1926 | 1927 | |||
Shipwrecks: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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