The list of shipwrecks in 1960 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1960.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion |  United Kingdom | The Norfolk wherry sank in the River Yare at Cantley. Another wherry sank two miles downstream. Albion was refloated and returned to service.[1] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dogu |  Turkey | Stranded at Karaburnu Point, Thessaloniki, Greece.[2] |
| Uman | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground at Kefken Point, Turkey. She was on a voyage from Zonguldak to Istanbul. She was declared a constructive total loss.[3] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snjeznik |  Yugoslavia | The cargo ship capsized and sank at Suda Bay, Crete. Refloated on 26 March and towed to Piran, Yugoslavia for repairs. Re-entered service in August 1960.[4] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ahern Trader | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground in Gander Bay. She broke up the next day.[5] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Applegarth | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Perthshire in the River Mersey at Birkenhead and sank with the loss of all seven crew.[6] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scarcity | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Three crew taken off by breeches buoy.[7] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Edgar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was lost on this date. Salvaged but consequently scrapped. |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bermuda |  Netherlands | The coaster capsized and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Hook of Holland with the loss of all six crew.[8] |
| Ritornel | Netherlands | The coaster was damaged in a collision with two other ships in the Scheldt.[8] |
| Lieve Vrouwekerk | Netherlands | The Liberty ship ran aground at Vlieland.[8] |
| Vinotra II |  Belgium | The barge sank in the Scheldt, both crew killed.[8] |
| Macuto |  Panama | The cargo ship broke free from her moorings and rammed three barges and another ship.[8] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Francesco |  Italy | The Liberty ship ran aground on Hainan Island. She was later refloated and laid up at Hong Kong.[9] |
| Unidentified sailboat |  Vietnam People's Navy | Vietnam War: The sailboat, being used as a blockade runner, capsized and sank in rough seas off Ly Son Island, South Vietnam. Six crewmen were rescued and made prisoners of war.[10] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless |  United States | The 145-gross register ton, 90.1-foot (27.5 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W) on Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of four lives.[11] |
February
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Filleigh | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with a Belgian ship in the Scheldt and ran aground.[12] |
| Carsten Witt |  West Germany | The cargo ship sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Sweden. Tanker British Sportsman ( United Kingdom) reported to be attempting to rescue survivors.[12] |
| Indonor | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground on a reef off Benkoan Island, Indonesia. She was on a voyage from Palembang to Surabaya. She sank four days later.[13] |
| Llanishen | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, Hamburg, West Germany.[12] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leonore | West Germany | The coaster sank off Jutland, Denmark with the loss of all eight crew. HDMS Niels Ebbesen ( Royal Danish Navy) recovered two empty lifeboats.[14] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis |  Honduras | The cargo ship sank 20 miles (32 km) off Otranto, Italy. All twenty crew rescued by Sologne ( Marine Nationale).[15] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harpalion | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Texel, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[16] |
| British Valour | United Kingdom | The tanker was in collision with Butmah ( France) at Port Said, Egypt.[17] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brigadier | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground on Horse Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was abandoned as a total loss.[18] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lieve Vrouwekerk | Netherlands | The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[19] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fin Fin | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Zimovia Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[11] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 517 Yuanzheng |  Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The auxiliary gunboat was shelled and sunk by No. 565, No. 566, and No. 567 (all  People's Liberation Army Navy). 12 crewmen killed, 10 taken as prisoners of war.[20] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC General Greene |  United States Coast Guard | _aground_March_1960.PNG) |
| La Coubre | France | The cargo ship exploded in Havana harbor while unloading munitions. 101 people killed and 200 wounded[23] |
| Sunfish | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Tower Bridge in London and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[24] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plassy | United Kingdom |  |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dominator | Panama | The Liberty ship ran aground at Palo Verdes Point, California, United States and broke up.[25] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel M | United States | The 9-gross register ton 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Monashka Bay (57°50′N 152°25′W / 57.833°N 152.417°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[26] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Westbrook | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was under tow from Barry, Glamorgan to Newport for scrapping. She was refloated and scrapped.[27] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arietta |  Greece | Ran aground off Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. Refloated on 1 April but declared a constructive total loss. |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Walbrook | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury, Essex. All six crew rescued.[28] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Høegh Spear |  Norway | The tanker crashed into a jetty and ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne at North Shields, United Kingdom. Refloated on 27 March.[29] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Christopher |  United States | The 11-gross register ton, 29.3-foot (8.9 m) motor vessel was wrecked in Takaze Bay (57°09′N 134°50′W / 57.150°N 134.833°W), also known as "Takatz Bay," in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[30] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dai Hatin |  Pakistan | The coaster sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) off Karachi, Pakistan, with the loss of ten of her twelve crew.[31] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altamar |  Argentina | The cargo ship wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean north of São Luís, Brazil, on Manoel Luis Reef at 00°46′S 044°20′W / 0.767°S 44.333°W during a voyage from Cabedelo to Belém, Brazil, with a cargo of grain. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surf Pilot |  United Kingdom | The Surf-class tanker was sunk as a target off the coast of Malaya in 64 metres (210 ft) of water off Pulau Aur (2°33′N 104°40′E / 2.550°N 104.667°E).[32][33] |
April
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Narwhal |  Royal Navy | The Porpoise-class submarine ran aground at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch, Scotland.[34] Refloated the next day.[35] |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutian I | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank in "King Cove" on the coast of Alaska after striking an unidentified object. The wreck report does not make clear whether she sank at King Cove on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula or in King Cove (58°11′41″N 152°02′24″W / 58.1946°N 152.0400°W) on the coast of Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago.[36] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardglen | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[37] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arlanza | United Kingdom | The passenger ship was launched in gale force winds, almost colliding with the entrance to a dock. Two tugs ran aground whilst trying to assist.[38] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel C | Panama | The coaster was holed and abandoned off the coast of Virginia, United States. An explosion in her engine room blew her stern off and she sank in the Atlantic Ocean (37°12′N 75°15′W / 37.200°N 75.250°W). She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[39] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethel C |  Lebanon | The cargo ship sprang a leak after her cargo of scrap iron shifted. An explosion then occurred at the stern of the ship and she sank off Virginia, United States. All 23 crew rescued by United States Coast Guard vessels.[40] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl Ann | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 34.7-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[41] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanne S |  Denmark | The coaster was last reported at 58°N 44°W / 58°N 44°W.[42] Wreckage found on 3 May by a Royal Danish Navy corvette. All fifteen crew and three passengers lost.[43] |
May
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Express |  Canada | The cargo ship was rammed by Polaris ( Sweden) while moored at Montreal. She broke free from her moorings and rammed into Thorshope ( Norway) and sank within 30 minutes.[44] Later partly raised and scrapped. |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brant | United States | The 100-foot (30.5 m) oil exploration survey vessel burned and sank in 150 feet (46 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean off Point Conception, California, after an engine room fire went out of control. Small vessels in the vicinity rescued her entire crew of eight.[45][46][47] |
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pier Schipper | Netherlands | The coaster sank off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[48] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andros Coral | Norway | The Liberty ship ran aground on Dona Sebastiana Island and sank.[49] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bjørgvin | Norway | The cargo liner was wrecked off Tønsberg.[50] |
25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rican Star |  Australia | The fishing trawler was wrecked near Hummocky Island, Queensland, Australia.[51] |
June
1 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treworlas | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Madira Reef, in the Persian Gulf. She was refloated on 7 June with the assistance of tugs. Declared a constructive total loss on arrival at Falmouth, Cornwall and consequently scrapped.[52] |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Francesco | Italy | Typhoon Mary: The Liberty ship sank at Hong Kong. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[9] |
| Shun Lee |  Hong Kong | Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship was driven aground against Pratas Island in the South China Sea and was wrecked. Her 55 crew took to the liferafts.[53][54] |
| Malaya Fir | Panama | Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship and coaster Wan Fu ( Hong Kong) ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[53] |
| Wan Fu | Hong Kong | Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship Malaya Fir ( Panama) and coaster ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[53] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James J. Buckler | .svg){kind=small} Canada | The cargo ship ran aground on a sandbank at the mouth of the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada. She broke in half during refloating attempts on 16 June. Later refloated and scuttled. |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iva Ann | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 34.5-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Ketchikan, Alaska.[55] |
| Mary-Jo | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Kalinin Bay (57°20′N 135°47′W / 57.333°N 135.783°W) on the coast of Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[56] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Woolaway | United Kingdom | The dredger capsized in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm. Her seven crew survived. She was subsequently towed to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where she was righted, repaired and returned to service.[57] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Enterprise |  India | The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Red Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Suez, Egypt (25°31′N 35°27′E / 25.517°N 35.450°E).[58] |
| Yan'an | People's Liberation Army Navy | The decommissioned gunboat was sunk in a missile test.[citation needed] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LV-78 | United States Coast Guard | The lightship, while relieving Ambrose Station, sank after she was rammed at the entrance to New York Harbor, United States, by the steamer Green Bay ( United States).[59][60] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| R. P. No. 1 | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 28.2-foot (8.6 m) fishing vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[61] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Big Dipper | United States | The 13-gross register ton motor vessel sank in Valdez Arm (60°53′N 146°54′W / 60.883°N 146.900°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[62] |
July
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Munken | Norway | The cargo ship foundered off Lindesnes, Norway.[63] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladys | United Kingdom | The motor barge sank in the Medway Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent following a collision with Kirovograd ( Soviet Union). |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | Australia | The tug foundered at Port Kembla, New South Wales whilst attempting to go to the aid of Bulwarra ( United Kingdom), which was being driven against the jetty in a storm.[64] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avalon |  United States | The passenger ship was destroyed by fire at Long Beach, California. |
| Denbigh Coast | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Irish Maple ( Republic of Ireland) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off New Brighton, Cheshire. All ten crew rescued by the dredger Hilbre Island and the Liverpool Pilot Boat (both United Kingdom).[65] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Sea | United States | The 148-gross register ton, 96.3-foot (29.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[66] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Northumbria | Royal Navy | The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[67] |
August
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pen 30 | United States | A storm destroyed the 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel at Port Moller (59°59′30″N 160°34′30″W / 59.99167°N 160.57500°W), Alaska.[41] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Vanguard | Royal Navy | The battleship ran aground at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour on the coast of England while under tow to the breakers. |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lanterna | Italy | The coaster sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Aden with the loss of five of the nine people on board.[68] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelorus | United Kingdom | The Trinity House pilot cutter ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. Refloated five hours later.[69] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Panaghia T. |  Liberia | The tanker ran aground 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Tamandaré, Brazil following an engine room fire. Refloated on 5 September but subsequently scrapped.[70] |
| Sophoclyve | Liberia | The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered.[71] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Halcyon Med | Lebanon | The cargo ship collided with the tanker Esso Switzerland ( Panama) near the Isla de Alborán in the Strait of Gibraltar with the loss of three of her 26 crew. Twenty three survivors were rescued by Esso Switzerland and transferred to USNS General LeRoy Eltinge ( United States Naval Service) and landed at Gibraltar.[72] Halcyon Med was cut in two; The stern section sank (approx 36°09′N 3°36′W / 36.150°N 3.600°W). The bow section was taken in tow, but it also sank (36°26′N 3°20′W / 36.433°N 3.333°W). She was on a voyage from Arzew, Algeria to Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom.[73] |
2 August
September
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A T B No. 41 |  United States | The 389-gross register ton, 119.8-foot (36.5 m) scow was wrecked on Ocean Cape Beach (59°32′30″N 139°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 139.85833°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[36] |
| Pelican | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Kodiak, Alaska.[41] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kalamas | Greece | The Liberty ship was driven ashore near Cape Arago, Oregon, United States. She was later refloated and towed to Coos Bay. Declared a constructive total loss.[75] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theo E | United States | The 72-gross register ton, 68.2-foot (20.8 m) fishing vessel sank at Yakutat, Alaska.[76] |
| Tom | United States | The 36-gross register ton, 50.8-foot (15.5 m) tug sank in 492 feet (150 m) of water in Stephens Passage near Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives.[76] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| It | United States | The 8-gross register ton 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel sank at Juneau, Alaska.[55] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ithaka | Greece |   Canada) and landed at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 18 September.[77] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mar Feliz | Hong Kong | The cargo ship ran aground in the Straat Kidjang, off the coast of Indonesia. She was refloated and put in to Singapore. Consequently scrapped.[78] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 52.4-foot (16.0 m) fishing vessel sank after striking a reef at Nagai Rock (55°49′30″N 155°46′00″W / 55.82500°N 155.76667°W) near Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska.[62] |
Unknown date
October
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikh | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Kitadaitō, Japan and broke in two.[58] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valdes | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Palamós, Catalonia, Spain in a storm.[80] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tina Scarlett | Denmark | and Diamant ( Netherlands): The ferry and tanker collided in the Rhine at Emmerich, West Germany. Diamant's cargo of petrol caught fire, engulfing both ships. The coaster Vaarwell II ( Netherlands) and tanker Brigitte ( West Germany) were also engulfed by flames and sank. Two people were killed.[81] A number of other vessels were damaged; including Cabato, Emilia, Liberté, Spido, Vinkeveen and Virgo Fidelis II (all Netherlands); Bellinzona Basel ( Switzerland)[82] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Locheil | United Kingdom | The mailboat ran aground in Escart Bay, West Loch Tarbert and was holed. Her cargo of mail and all 150 passengers were transferred to Lochfyne ( United Kingdom). Several sheep were thrown overboard and swam ashore without loss.[83] |
| Orion | United States | The 23-gross register ton, 42.9-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel disappeared in Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Hydaburg to Ketchikan, Alaska.[84] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Woomera |  Royal Australian Navy | The naval auxiliary ship was dumping ammunition at sea when there was an explosion and fire. She capsized and sank 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Sydney with the loss of two of her crew.[85] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo Delos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Tor Rocks, Northern Ireland and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued by helicopter and transferred to HMS Leopard ( Royal Navy).[86] |
| Humbergate | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Refloated on 24 October.[87] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friso | Netherlands | The coaster capsized and sank off Jutland, Denmark.[88] |
| Ajoy | India | The dredger collided with one of the Renfrew ferries and sank in the Clyde.[89] Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[90] |
| El Gamil |  United Arab Republic | The cargo ship sank 45 nautical miles (83 km) south of Kamaran, Aden. Twenty three crew killed, one survivor was rescued by Strathnaver ( United Kingdom).[91] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arkendale H and Wastdale H | United Kingdom |  |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harpula | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground off Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica.[79] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Alpine | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven 11 miles (18 km) up the Karnaphuli River in a cyclone and stranded. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ in February 1961.[93] |
| Lesrix | United Kingdom | Foundered off the Isle of Wight on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hayle, Cornwall.[2] |
| Southern Venture | Panama | The cargo ship was driven ashore in the Karnaphuli River in a cyclone. She was refloated on 15 November. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[94] |
| Veravia | United Kingdom | The coaster sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, France. All three crew rescued by Karl Grammerstorf ( West Germany) and landed at Le Havre.[95] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Streatham Hill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Oder. Refloated on 10 October.[96] |
November
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna II | Sweden | The sailing ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Gotland. All four crew rescued by Gunda ( West Germany).[97] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonsay | United Kingdom | The VIC-type lighter ran aground and sank at Barra, Outer Hebrides.[98] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lummi | USA | The 60 GRT former USCG lighthouse tender Alder (WAGL-216) foundered at sea off Baja California[99] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penteli II | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Porkkala, Finland.[100] |
| Royal Arrow | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Skagen, Denmark.[101] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Morazan | Liberia |  |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James J. Buckler | Canada | The cargo ship was scuttled near Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada. |
| USS Tinosa | United States Navy | The Gato-class submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii. |
December
1 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | United States | The T2 tanker broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The bow section capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to Corpus Christi, Texas. Subsequently rebuilt with bow section from Redstone ( United States).[103] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nagato Maru |  Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus in a gale. She was refloated on 9 December and towed to Piraeus, Greece for repairs.[4] |
| Snjeznik | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Famagusta in a gale. She was refloated on 29 April 1961 and anchored whilst minor repairs carried out. Declared a constructive total loss, she departed under tow on 31 August for Genoa, Italy. Sold and repaired, renamed Maha.[4] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tasco | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground near Helsingor, Denmark in a snowstorm.[104] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grief | West Germany | The coaster collided with Kina ( Denmark) and sank off Bremerhaven. All 13 crew rescued by a customs boat.[105] |
| Havlide | Norway | The tanker caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Malta. The Admiralty tug Mediator ( United Kingdom) was despatched to her aid.[105] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Brand | West Germany | The coaster ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. All five crew rescued by helicopter.[106] |
| Skeldervik | Sweden | The coaster sank in the Baltic Sea off Denmark. All four crew rescued by a Norwegian ship.[106] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Zoranic | Yugoslavia | The tanker collided with World Harmony ( Greece) in the Bosporus off Beykoz, Turkey and both ships caught fire. They drifted onto Tarsus ( Turkey) setting that ship on fire. All three ships were wrecked. A total of 47 crew from the three ships were killed and about 40 were injured.[107] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| National Trader | Liberia | The Liberty ship caught fire off Cuba and was abandoned. She was subsequently towed to Mobile, Alabama, United States where she was declared a constructive total loss.[108] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | United States | The tanker broke in two 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. USS Valley Forge ( United States Navy) and Artemis ( Norway) went to her assistance.[109] |
| Elorrio |  Spain | The cargo ship foundered on a voyage from Santander to Valencia with the loss of over 20 crew.[109] |
| San Gaspar | United Kingdom | The tanker collided with Alvenus ( Panama) in the Meuse (Dutch: Maas) at Rotterdam, Netherlands.[109] |
| American Importer | United States | The cargo ship collided with Frithiod ( Sweden) in the Elbe.[109] |
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific No. 1 | United States | The 3,238-gross register ton, 272.1-foot (82.9 m) tanker barge was wrecked at Icy Bay on the coast of Alaska.[41] |
30 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Texmar | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground at Grays Harbor, Washington and broke in two.[110] |
31 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Navigator | India | The Victory ship caught fire 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned.[111] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Anchorite | Royal Navy | The Amphion-class submarine hit an uncharted rock in the Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, at 36°26′S 175°8′E / 36.433°S 175.133°E. The rock subsequently was named Anchorite Rock. |
| B D and M | United States | The 13-ton, 35-foot (10.7 m) wooden gasoline-powered screw fishing vessel was wrecked opposite Sunny Point Cannery on Gravina Island, Ketchikan, Alaska.[112] |
| Provornyy |  Soviet Navy | The accommodation ship burned and sank at her moorings. |
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