List of shipwrecks in 1934
The list of shipwrecks in 1934 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1934.
| 1934 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| References | |||
January
1 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
The schooner caught fire at Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was a total loss.[1] |
| White Bear | United States |
While on a voyage from Killisnoo to Hood Bay, Territory of Alaska, the 27-gross register ton, 45.3-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel struck a rock during a snowstorm and sank in 210 feet (64 m) of water near Killisnoo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Both people on board survived[2] |
3 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian City |  United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Constanţa, Romania.[3] She was refloated on 8 January.[4] |
4 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arpad | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary |
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Indian Ocean (16°45′S 88°20′E) and was abandoned. The crew were rescued by Levernbank ( United Kingdom).[3] |
| Ceres | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany |
The coaster collided with Chagres ( United Kingdom) off Hoek van Holland, Netherlands and was beached.[3] |
| Topmast No.1 | United Kingdom |
The hopper ship came ashore at Hove, Sussex.[5] She was refloated on 13 January.[6] |
5 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paris City | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Tsugaru Strait near Omasake, Japan.[7] She was refloated on 8 January.[4] |
6 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Torlak |  Norway |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea (64°50′N 8°10′E). All crew were rescued by Queen's Cross ( United Kingdom) which was towing the ship to Rosyth, Argyllshire, United Kingdom for scrapping.[8] Torlak was towed into Bodø, Nordland by Hadsel ( Norway),[9] where she was beached. She was refloated on 29 January. |
7 January
12 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goncalves Zarco |  Portugal |
The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked at San Thiago, Cape Verde Islands.[6] |
| HMS Nelson |  Royal Navy |
The Nelson-class battleship ran aground off Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
16 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plawsworth | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. All eighteen crew survived.[13] She was refloated on 30 January.[14] |
17 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dinorwic | United Kingdom |
The coaster capsized at Bideford, Devon.[12] |
18 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leverkusen | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Frederiksborg ( Denmark) at Rotterdam, Netherlands and was beached[12] |
| Oakford | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands and was wrecked with the loss of nine crew.[12] |
19 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brereton | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground south of Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford and was a total loss.[15] |
22 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brion |  Netherlands |
The coaster sprang a leak and capsized in the Panama Canal near the Gatun Locks.[16] |
| Harptree Combe | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Bideford, Devon.[9] She was refloated on 31 January.[17] |
23 January
24 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aquitania |  United Kingdom |
The ocean liner ran aground in the Solent. She was refloated later that day.[19] |
| Porthcarrack | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Quimper, Finistère, France.[19] She was refloated on 31 January.[17] |
| T. P. Tilling | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Silloth, Cumberland.[19] She was refloated on 29 January.[18] |
25 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edda | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iceland |
The cargo ship came ashore at Hornafjord. The crew were rescued.[20] She was declared a total loss.[14] |
| Gnat | United Kingdom |
The tug collided with August Cords ( Germany) in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent and sank with the loss of two of her four crew.[20][21] |
| Winnipeg | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with Dennis Rose ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Plumstead, London. Although taken in tow by Culex ( United Kingdom) she subsequently sank.[20] |
29 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chungshing |  China |
The cargo liner was crushed by ice and sank in the Bohai Sea (approximately 38°N 119°E). All passengers and crew were rescued.[18] |
February
1 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catalonia |  Sweden |
The cargo ship departed Venice, Italy for Rouen, Haute Normandie, France. A lifebelt washed up at Bari, Apulia on 19 February.[22] Other wreckage came ashore between 16 and 19 February.[23] |
| Yrsa | Denmark |
The coaster struck some flotsam and sank off Cape Finisterre, Spain.[24] |
6 February
7 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marion Traber | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Hermit Rocks, Firth of Forth, United Kingdom.[26] She was refloated on 13 February.[27] |
| San Miguel | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
The barque ran aground at Faramant, France.[28] She was refloated on 14 February, found to be severely damaged and drydocked at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[29] |
8 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Disperser | United Kingdom |
The salvage vessel foundered in the North Sea off Staithes, Yorkshire. All seven crew were rescued by Trover ( United Kingdom).[30][31] |
| Hanestrom III | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground at Thyborøn, Jutland, Denmark. All crew were rescued.[31] |
| Magdalena | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Klein Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.[32] She was refloated on 28 May.[33] |
10 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios L. Daniolos |  Greece |
The cargo ship collided with Anna Vassilaki ( Greece) at Çanakkale, Turkey and was beached.[34] She was refloated the next day.[35] |
| Flevomeer | Netherlands |
The cargo ship ran aground at Nykjoping, Sjælland, Denmark.[34] She was refloated on 19 February.[36] |
| Konstantinos | Greece |
The barge foundered off Karystos with the loss of three crew.[34] |
| Noreg | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Soren Jessens Sand, off Fanø, Denmark. The crew were rescued.[34] |
12 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anfitrite | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Medolino Shoals off Pula, Yugoslavia. She was abandoned as a total loss.[25][37] |
| Meandross | Greece |
The cargo ship collided with Dartford ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. One survivor was rescued by Dartford,[38] and 27 were rescued by Eleth ( United Kingdom).[39] |
| Saturn | Germany |
The cargo ship foundered at Danzig.[35] |
| Varholm | Norway |
The cargo ship came ashore at Jæren, Norway and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[37] |
13 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chelyuskin |  Soviet Union |
The cargo ship was crushed by ice and sank in the Chukchi Sea 155 nautical miles (287 km) off Cape Syevenoi with the loss of one of the 104 people on board.[40] |
| Hardy | Norway |
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Pillau, East Prussia, Germany.[37] |
| Rosa Luxemburg | Soviet Union |
The cargo ship collided with Lifland ( Denmark) in the English Channel. She was beached at Netley, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[27][29] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[41] |
15 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sara | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with Wandle ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at the West India Docks and sank.[42] |
16 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Dwarf | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire.[25] She was refloated on 15 March.[43] |
| Wallsend | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Caesarea, Palestine.[44] Salvage attempts were abandoned on 5 April and she was declared a total loss.[45] |
17 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsholm | Norway |
The cargo ship collided with Stancor ( Latvia) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight and sank. All seventeen crew were rescued by Stancor.[46][47] |
18 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lochiel | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck a rock off Bruichladdich, Islay, Inner Hebrides and was holed. She was consequently beached off Bowmore.[41] She was refloated the next day.[36] |
19 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Banyei Maru | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
The cargo ship foundered in the Sea of Japan (approximately 40°N 132°E) with the loss of all hands.[22] |
| Canby | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground east of Guion Island, Nova Scotia Canada.[48] She was abandoned as a total loss on 21 March.[49] |
| Commercial Guide | United States |
The cargo ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached outside the port.[36] |
| Glenshesk | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Lannion, Brittany, France.[36] She was refloated on 3 March.[50] |
| Tokiwa Maru No.2 | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Yokohama. She broke in two on 23 February and was a total loss.[36][51] |
| Wuppertal | Germany |
The trawler ran aground and was wrecked at Andøya, south-east of Andenes, Norway (69°16′N 16°11′E).[52] |
20 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Sword | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Winthrop Head, Massachusetts.[22] She was refloated on 27 February.[23] |
| Urania | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground in Marajó Bay, Brazil.[53] She was refloated on 24 February.[54] |
22 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grit | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with another ship in the English Channel off Sandgate, Kent and sank. All six crew were rescued by the Hythe lifeboat City of Nottingham ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[55][56] |
| Swifteagle | United States |
The tanker ran aground on Cerros Island, Baja California, Mexico.[57] She was damaged by a gale on 27 February and was consequently declared a total loss.[58] |
23 February
26 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fauvette | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Penelope ( Panama) in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of North Foreland, Kent (51°28′N 2°13′E) and sank. All twenty people on board were rescued by Penelope.[61][62][63] |
27 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liebre | United States |
The tanker ran aground in the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[23] She was refloated on 2 March.[64] |
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March
1 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | United Kingdom |
The coaster foundered in the Irish Sea off South Rock, County Down. The crew survived.[66] |
5 March
6 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Black Eagle ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank. All crew were rescuer by Black Eagle.[68] |
7 March
8 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thelma M |  United States |
The 10-gross register ton, 31-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Portage Island (57°01′10″N 133°20′50″W) in Southeast Alaska. Her three crewmen survived.[70] |
9 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bealiba | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Norah Head, New South Wales, Australia. All crew were rescued.[71] |
| Myotaian Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship came ashore in the Ryukyu Islands and was wrecked.[72] |
12 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aviz | Portugal |
The coaster collided with the harbour wall at Leixões and was beached.[73] She was refloated on 22 April.[74] |
| Svale | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship struck a rock off Foochow, China and was beached. Passengers were rescued by a Chinese cruiser.[75] She was plundered by local inhabitants and abandoned as a total loss.[76] |
| Tomozuru |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
The torpedo boat capsized with the loss of 100 lives off Sasebo, Japan, during a night torpedo exercise in stormy weather. She was towed to Sasebo on 13 March and was righted, repaired, and returned to service. |
13 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Henry | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
The ocean liner ran aground at St. George's, Bermuda.[77] |
14 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Fulton | United States Navy |
The Fulton-class submarine tender caught fire in the South China Sea. All 135 crew were rescued by Tsinan ( United Kingdom) and HMS Wishart ( Royal Navy). She was towed to Hong Kong but declared a constructive total loss. |
15 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Edu | Panama |
The coaster foundered off the coast of County Galway, Ireland (50°50′N 8°25′W) with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Inverarder ( United Kingdom).[78][79] |
| Herefordshire | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Cardigan Island, Cardiganshire, a total loss.[80] |
17 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clodoald |  France |
The cargo ship came ashore at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantique and was wrecked with the loss of one crewmember.[81] |
20 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Otranto | Italy |
The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea (15°00′N 119°43′E).[49] |
21 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wearbridge | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Hakodate, Japan. She was refloated on 4 April.[82] |
22 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Girafe | France |
The tanker exploded and sank at Port-Jérôme, Seine Maritime with the loss of thirteen crew.[83] |
25 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stella |  Estonia |
The cargo ship collided with Bomarsund ( Finland) in the English Channel and sank with the loss of three crew.[84] |
26 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bantry | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Cardita ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Selsey Bill, Sussex (50°36′N 0°46′W) and sank with the loss of six of her ten crew.[85][86] |
27 March
28 March
April
2 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mazout | United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground at Butrinto, Albania.[92] She was refloated on 5 April.[93] |
4 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John A. Cooney | United States |
The 30-gross register ton, 55-foot (16.8 m) cod-fishing vessel sank at "Nashawena Island." Some reports place the island in the Territory of Alaska, but in fact Nashawena Island is on the coast of Massachusetts. It is possible that the sinking occurred off Massachusetts or off Nakwasina Island in Sitka Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[94] |
| Jap | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Hawke, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.[93] |
7 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yuanzen | China |
The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off Ningpo with the loss of 29 crew.[95] |
8 April
9 April
12 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galatee | France |
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (39°22′N 31°33′W) and was abandoned. The crew were rescued by Dagrun ( Norway).[98] |
| Guayas |  Chile |
The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean of Pisagua and sank.[98] |
| Wolfgang | Germany |
The auxiliary sailing ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Stolpmünde, Pomerania, Germany. The crew were rescued.[98] |
13 April
14 April
22 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aymore | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner, off Pará, Brazil, suffered an onboard explosion of petrol she was carrying. She caught fire and was destroyed. All on board were rescued.[101] |
23 April
May
3 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castor | Netherlands |
The coaster collided with the trawler Parthian ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire and was consequently beached.[106] |
5 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rutenfjell | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Egmont, Nova Scotia Canada.[107] She was declared a total loss on 25 May.[108] |
7 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Junior | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean.[109] |
8 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nambucca | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia. She was declared a total loss.[110][111] |
10 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petrel | United Kingdom |
The coaster sparng a leak and was abandoned off Grand Entry, Nova Scotia, Canada.[109] |
| Vindex | France |
The cargo ship sank at Oran, Algeria.[109] |
11 May
13 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercur | Germany |
The tug collided with Albert Ballin ( Germany) at Bremen, Germany, and sank.[112] |
15 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louhi | Finland |
The passenger ship capsized and sank in Lake Kallevesi with the loss of nineteen lives.[113] |
| LV-117 |  United States Lighthouse Service |
The Nantucket Lightship was rammed and sunk by Olympic ( United Kingdom) with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[114] |
17 May
18 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald M. Pearson | United Kingdom |
The schooner came ashor on the east coast of Miquelon and was wrecked.[116] |
20 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Weller | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge collided with Ardgryfe ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Blackwall and sank. She was raised the next day.[117] |
22 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phyllis S | United States |
The 46-gross register ton 59.7-foot (18.2 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in fog on the outer part of Left Cape (57°15′30″N 152°57′00″W) on the southeast coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[118] |
26 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seneff | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank at St. John's, Newfoundland due to a faulty condenser outlet. She was subsequently refloated.[119] |
27 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabetha | United Kingdom |
The barquentine was wrecked in the Agalega Islands, Mauritius. The crew survived.[119] |
28 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidava | Latvia |
The cargo ship ran aground at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. She broke her back and was a total loss.[33][120] |
29 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assistance | France |
The tug capsized and sank at Rouen, Seine-Inférieure whilst assisting Mirza ( Netherlands).[33] |
June
1 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrud | Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground on Stroma, Caithness and sank.[121][122] |
| Pertusola | Italy |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Punta Salina, Sardinia.[122] |
| Tomi Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on or near Pratas Island, China. She was refloated on 9 June.[123] |
5 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maigue | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Inniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland.[124] She was refloated on 10 June.[125] |
8 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmine | Germany |
The tanker ran aground at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.[126] She was refloated on 23 June but found to be severely damaged.[127] |
9 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berengar | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Brazil.[126] She was refloated on 22 June.[128] |
| Rostellan |  Ireland |
The coaster sank at the O'Bevine Lighthouse, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[125] |
| Sprightly | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore at Lyngby, Sjælland, Denmark.[126] She was refloated on 18 June.[129] |
10 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knut Hamsun | Norway |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Caribbean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of the Roncador Bank. Seventeen of her 34 crew were rescued by Zacapa ( United States).[130] |
11 June
15 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fauna | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Caribbean Sea off Baliceau, Saint Vincent.[132] |
16 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invercloy | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off the Arranman Barrels Lighthouse, Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. The crew were rescued.[132] |
17 June
19 June
20 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Col di Lana | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea (approximately 20°N 116°E).[134] She was refloated on 25 June.[127] |
| Dresden | Germany |
The ocean liner struck a rock off Bokn, Norway. She was beached at Karmøy. Passengers were taken off by Ardent ( France), Kong Harald, Kong Haakon, Kronprinsesse Märtha, Kvitsøy and Stavanger (all Norway). Of the 323 crew and 975 passengers on board, four passengers were killed in the incident. The wreck was subsequently scrapped in situ. |
28 June
29 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miyuki | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Fubuki-class destroyer collided with Inazuma ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and sank with the loss of at least five lives. |
| Water Pearl | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on Bequia, Grenadines.[138] |
July
5 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United States |
The dredger caught fire at Bay City, Michigan. She was a total loss.[139][140] |
6 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Witch | United Kingdom |
The coal hulk was struck at Portland, Dorset by a practice torpedo and sank. She was later refloated and returned to service.[139] |
9 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electro | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned off the Magdalen Islands, Ontario, Canada.[141] |
| Ville de Papeete | France |
The coaster ran aground on Haraiki, French Polynesia and was a total loss. All on board were rescued.[142][143] |
12 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosabelle | United Kingdom |
The coaster struck The Manacles, off the coast of Cornwall and sank. All crew survived.[144] She was refloated on 16 July and beached at Coverack Bay.[145] She was subsequently towed into Falmouth.[146] |
13 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| af Chapman |  Marinen |
The barquentine ran aground at Port Aleza, Puerto Rico.[143] |
| Scot | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was rammed and sunk at Harwich, Essex by England ( United Kingdom). The crew were rescued.[147] |
15 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bernice | United States |
The 15-gross register ton, 44.3-foot (13.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the Koggiung Cannery Dock on the Kvichak River on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[148] |
17 July
20 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autocrat | United Kingdom |
The tug capsized and sank in the River Humber whilst assisting with the refloating of Ouse ( United Kingdom). All six crew were rescued by Salvage ( United Kingdom), which later refloated Ouse.[150] |
23 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chi Chuen | China |
The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze upstream of Ichang and was beached.[151] She was refloated on 27 July.[152] She was subsequently declared a total loss.[153] |
| Monte Rosa | Germany |
The ocean liner ran aground off Thorshavn, Faroe Islands.[154] She was refloated the next day.[155] |
24 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrid | United Kingdom |
The schooner suffered an onboard explosion in the Atlantic Ocean (45°09′N 59°15′W) and sank. Five crew were rescued by Alssund ( Denmark).[156] |
25 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Cords | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with the cargo ship Pear Branch ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. |
| Defiance | United States |
The 27-gross register ton, 47.2-foot (14.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Anchor Point, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[157] |
26 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atenas | United States |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York.[152] She was refloated on 29 July.[158] |
| Marion Gladys | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Indian Tickle, Labrador, Canada and was wrecked.[152] |
29 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Winton | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in Table Bay.[156] She later broke her back and was consequently declared a total loss.[159] |
August
1 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indauchu | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland.[162] She was refloated on 10 August.[163] |
8 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dardanella | United States |
The 19-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked at Barlow Point (58°22′45″N 134°53′30″W) in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The three people aboard abandoned ship in a small boat and survived.[164] |
9 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluebell | United Kingdom |
The Bluebell Collision: The ferry collided with Waraneen ( United Kingdom) in the Hunter River at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and sank with the loss of three lives. |
13 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hilda | Portugal |
The sailing ship ran aground at Aveiro and was wrecked.[165] |
| Monsunen | Denmark |
The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked off the Samoan Islands. All crew survived.[165] |
| St. Tudwal | United Kingdom |
The coaster sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west by west of Texa, Inner Hebrides.[166] |
15 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nell Gwyn | United Kingdom |
The Thames Barge sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames.[167] |
20 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boris Sheboldaiev | Soviet Union |
The tanker ran aground on the Camelle Rocks, 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Cape Vilano, Galicia, Spain. She broke in two and was a total loss.[168][169] |
| Whiteway | Canada |
The schooner was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia.[170] |
22 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Watts | United Kingdom |
The coaster was driven ashore and wrecked at Kribi, Cameroon.[169] |
| Mona |  Czechoslovakia |
Collided with Berezina ( Soviet Union) in the Kiel Canal, Germany and was damaged. Laid up pending sale which took place in 1935.[78] |
25 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteway | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary three-masted schooner was wrecked at Blackrock Devils Limb, Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[171] |
26 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Midland City | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck a reef in Georgian Bay and was beached.[172] She was repaired and returned to service. |
27 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Devonshire | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Sidmouth, Devon. All passengers were taken off, but the crew remained on board.[173] |
28 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground on Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She was refloated but subsequently sank. All crew were rescued.[174] |
September
2 September
3 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. B. Stetson | United States |
The coaster ran aground at Monterey, California and was wrecked. All crew were rescued.[176] |
| Līva | Latvia |
The coaster sank in the North Sea.[177] |
4 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auslag | Denmark |
The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 110 nautical miles (200 km) east by north of the Humber Lightship ( United Kingdom). All eight crew were rescued by Anna Dorthea ( Denmark).[176] |
| Gyda | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Dingwall, Nova Scotia, Canada.[176] She was refloated on 10 September.[178] |
7 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aliki | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Santa Fe, Brazil.[179] She was refloated on 16 September.[180] |
| Queenmoor | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Chelsea Point, South Africa and was wrecked.[177][179] |
8 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morro Castle | United States |
 Morro Castle. The cruise ship caught fire and was beached at Asbury Park, New Jersey with the loss of 135 of the 549 people on board. |
| Burrhard No.2 | United States |
The dredger sank in the Columbia River.[181] |
9 September
10 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holmdene | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Goapnuth Point, Gujarat, India.[178] She subsequently broke in two.[182] |
12 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Schiaffino XXIV | France |
The ship departed Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône for Algiers, Algeria. She foundered on the voyage; some wreckage washed up near the Espiguette Lighthouse, Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard on 7 April 1935.[46] |
16 September
20 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marechal Foch | France |
The schooner was wrecked in the Austral Islands. All crew were rescued.[186] |
| Thistlebrae | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River.[186] She was refloated on 26 September.[187] |
21 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taijin Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Omaezaki, Shizuoka.[186] She was refloated on 30 September.[188] |
24 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily | United Kingdom |
The ketch foundered in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm. Both crew survived.[189] |
| Ostrea | United Kingdom |
The coaster sank off Flint Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[190] |
25 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Myers | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kiukiang, China.[190] She was refloated on 1 October.[191] |
27 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penthames | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Huertas, Spain. She was refloated on 3 October.[192] |
29 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suiwah | China |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the East China Sea. All crew survived.[191] |
October
2 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Millpool | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off Labrador, Canada with the loss of all 26 crew.[193] |
4 October
4–5 October (overnight)
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E J N | United States |
While moored in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska with no one aboard, the 24-gross register ton motor vessel drifted ashore and was smashed to pieces on the rocks sometime between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. after her mooring cable broke.[195] |
5 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground on or near Pratas Island.[196] Sixty of her 80 crew were taken off the next day by HMS Suffolk ( Royal Navy).[197] City of Cambridge was abandoned on 9 October as a total loss and the remaining twenty crew were rescued by HMS Suffolk.[198] The wreck was looted and eventually destroyed by fire around Christmas 1933.[199] |
| Stanwell | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (46°34′N 7°00′W). The crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Recang ( France).[194] |
6 October
8 October
9 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eskil | Sweden |
The cargo ship collided with Sigurd I ( Norway) in the Baltic Sea and was beached at Hveen. She was later refloated and taken to Landskrona, where she was repaired and returned to service.[203] |
| Ruy | Portugal |
The schooner foundered at Beira, Mozambique.[204] |
| Saint Andrew | United States |
During a voyage from Mist Harbor to Unga (55°11′00″N 160°30′10″W) on Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska with six passengers and a crew of two on board, the 40-gross register ton, 34-foot (10 m) fishing vessel was lost in Unga Bay. Three of her passengers and both crewmen lost their lives.[205] |
11 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valiant | United States |
The tug collided with Lumberman ( United States) in San Francisco Bay and sank with the loss of two crew.[204] |
13 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie | United Kingdom |
The coaster capsized and sank at Goole, Yorkshire. The crew survived.[206] |
| Winona | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary sailing ship caught fire of Newfoundland and was a total loss.[207] |
15 October
16 October
18 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edna | United Kingdom |
The sloop collided with Irwell in the River Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire and sank.[209] |
19 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Mackay | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered at a Sierra Leone port.[211] |
21 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Actuosity | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Colhugh Point, Glamorgan. Salvage was completed in December 1934.[212] |
| Harvester | United States |
The cargo ship was hit by President Madison ( United States) at Seattle, Washington and sunk when President Madison broke free from her moorings in a storm. All twenty crew survived.[213] |
| Virginia | United States |
The passenger ship was hit by President Madison ( United States) at Seattle, Washington and sunk when President Madison broke free from her moorings in a storm. Fifty passengers were rescued.[213] |
23 October
27 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James M | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Norna ( Sweden) at Boston, Lincolnshire and sank.[215] She was later refloated.[216] |
| Sostrene | Denmark |
The auxiliary schooner was abandoned west of Trelleborg, Skåne County, Sweden and came ashore there.[211] |
28 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kongshaug | Norway |
The coaster came ashore at Siglufjordur, Iceland. She was declared a total loss but was repaired and returned to service as Snœfjell.[217] |
29 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteabbey | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland and was wrecked. All crew survived.[216] |
30 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Lydia | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary schooner was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Quebec City, Canada with the loss of three crew.[218] |
31 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Netherlands |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. The crew were rescued by a German fishing vessel.[219] |
November
1 November
2 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Sea | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in Tetjuhe Bay, Soviet Union.[220] She was refloated on 26 December.[221] |
| Tung Foo | China |
The cargo ship foundered in the Yellow Sea west of Korea during a typhoon.[222] |
| Yeiryo Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship issued an SOS in the East China Sea (35°40′N 131°20′E).[223] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[224] |
5 November
7 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Boye | Denmark |
The cargo ship collided with Edith Howaldt ( Germany) in the Scheldt at Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands and was consequently beached.[226] She was refloated the next day and towed to Antwerp, Belgium for repairs.[227] |
| Schorn | United States |
The 29-gross register ton, 46.2-foot (14.1 m) fishing vessel sank at Key Reef (56°09′35″N 132°49′45″W) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of five survived.[205] |
8 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ranan Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship caught fire in the Sea of Japan and sank with the loss of all hands.[226][227] |
9 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caliche | United States |
The tanker exploded and caught fire in the Mobile Channel at Mobile, Alabama. She was abandoned by her crew.[227] |
| Liguria | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground at Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.[227] She was refloated on 16 November.[228] |
14 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marionga J. Goulandri | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Necochea, Argentina. She broke her back and was a total loss.[229] |
| Seven Seas Trader | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Long Island, New York, United States.[229] She was declard a total loss on 19 November. All crew were rescued.[230] |
17 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Paolino | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sainte-Maxime, Var, France and broke up. The crew were rescued.[231] |
18 November
20 November
21 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| W. C. Franz | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Edward E. Loomis ( United States) in Lake Huron and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of Thunderbay Island with the loss of four crew.[234][235] |
22 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nonpareil | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was hit by Auk ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Woolwich and sank. All three crew were rescued.[235] |
23 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aeolos | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Zindjir-Bozan Bank.[236] She was refloated on 7 December.[237] |
| Euthalia | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Humber at Sunk Island, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[232] She was refloated on 3 December.[238] |
| Iron Monarch | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.[232] She was refloated on 3 December.[238] |
| Magna | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground at Limerick, Ireland.[232] She was refloated on 4 December.[239] |
24 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemount | Canada |
The cargo ship sank at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[233] She was refloated on 16 December but sank again later that day and salvage operations were suspended.[240] She was refloated again on 15 May 1935 but declared a constructive total loss and sold for use as a grain hulk.[241] |
| Sovinto | Finland |
The three-masted schooner was dismasted in the Baltic Sea in a gale. She came ashore on Hiiumaa, Estonia and was wrecked.[232] |
27 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frithjof Eide | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Prestogalten, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway and was abandoned.[242] |
| Lolita A | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground at Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, Landes, France and was abandoned. She broke in two and was a total loss.[243][244] |
29 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kosti | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Ochakiv, Soviet Union.[245] She was refloated on 8 December.[246] |
| Maroula | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Necochea, Argentina.[247] She broke in two and was a total loss.[248] |
30 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Cort | United States |
The whaleback steamer was wrecked on the breakwater at Muskegon, Michigan. Her crew was rescued by the United States Coast Guard, but one Coast Guardsman died. She broke in two in December and was scrapped in 1935.[249] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Popi | Greece |
The passenger ship ran aground at Fleves Islet, Saronic Gulf on or before 28 November. She was later refloated and towed to Piraeus.[242][250] |
December
1 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Cort | United States |
The cargo ship came ashore at Muskegon, Michigan in a gale and was a total loss. All crew were saved.[251] |
| Kong Magnus | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Ullsfjorden, Norway.[251] She was refloated on 7 December.[237] |
| Sea King | United States |
The tug sank at Galveston, Texas.[251] |
2 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coramba | United Kingdom |
The coaster foundered off Westernport, Victoria, Australia with the loss of all seventeen crew.[252] |
3 December
4 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Kennedy | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean east of Miquelon. The crew survived.[239] |
5 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dunscore | United Kingdom |
The coaster sank in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east north east of St Abb's Head, Berwickshire. All six crew were rescued by the St Abb's Lifeboat.[224] |
8 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Tham | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground off Trosa, Södermanland County and sank. The crew were rescued.[254] |
9 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falksten | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground on Hiiumaa, Estonia.[246] She was refloated on 16 December.[255] |
| Glen Head | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Bornholm, Denmark.[254] She was declared a total loss on 17 December.[240] |
| Thielbek | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Befanaes, Denmark. She was later refloated and returned to service. |
10 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Almadi Reef off Dakar, French West Africa.[246] The wreck was sold on 1 January 1935 for scrapping.[256] |
| HSwMS Klas Uggla | Swedish Navy |
The destroyer ran aground at Malmö.[257] She was refloated on 15 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[255] |
| Oxbird | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Dagmar ( Denmark) in the Thames Estuary and sank. All seven crew were rescued by Dagmar.[258] She was raised on 12 December and beached on the Yantlet Flats, Kent.[259] |
11 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osprey | United Kingdom |
The salvage tug fouled the wreck of Eddie ( United Kingdom) and sank at Goole, Yorkshire whilst assisting with the salvage of Eddie.[260] |
13 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cushendun | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Mostyn, Flintshire.[261] She was refloated on 19 December.[262] |
14 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Usworth | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The crew were rescued by Jean Jadot (.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium).[78] |
17 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hachilah | United Kingdom |
The motor schooner caught fire and sank in Campbeltown Loch.[240] |
| Hervar | Norway |
The cargo ship collided with Tung Tuck ( China) at Whangpo, China and sank.[240] |
18 December
19 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Stathatos | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on Hainan Island, China.[264] She was refloated on 22 December.[265] |
| Orania | Netherlands |
The ocean liner was rammed and sunk at Leixões, Portugal by Loanda ( Portugal). The crew and all 122 passengers were rescued.[266] |
| Sisto | Norway |
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All sixteen crew were rescued by New York ( United States).[267] Sisto was taken in tow by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands) on 2 January 1937 but subsequently capsized and sank (51°25′N 11°32′W) on 3 January.[268] |
24 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Smith | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned off Codroy, Newfoundland.[221] |
31 December
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Schiaffino 24 | France |
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea or Strait of Gibraltar on or before 13 December.[261] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Liebes | United States |
The motor vessel was wrecked at Point Barrow on the north coast of the Territory of Alaska and became a total loss.[271] |
| C. B. Brower | United States |
The vessel was wrecked in the Arctic Ocean off Point Barrow on the north coast of the Territory of Alaska.[272] |
| City of Taunton | United States |
The 292-foot (89 m) cargo ship, a sidewheel paddle steamer, was beached and abandoned at Somerset, Massachusetts, on the west bank of the Taunton River at 41°42′39″N 071°10′33″W, just south of the future site of the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, sometime during the 1930s. The wreck settled on the river bottom in very shallow water.[273] |
| F. C. Pendleton | United States |
The 145-foot (44 m), 408-gross register ton three-masted schooner burned and sank without loss of life in up to 45 feet (14 m) of water at 44°19′38″N 068°54′27″W while at anchor in Seal Harbor at Islesboro, Maine, sometime during the 1930s.[274] |
| Gardner G. Deering | United States |
The 251-foot (77 m), 1,982-gross register ton five-masted schooner was abandoned and later burned in Smith Cove off West Brooksville, Maine, sometime during the 1930s. Her wreck settled in 10 to 30 feet (3.0 to 9.1 m) of water approximately 500 feet (150 m) off the north shore of the cove at 44°22′55″N 068°46′30″W.[275] |
| Herefordshire | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked o Cardigan Island, Cardiganshire.[276] |
| Patria | France |
The ocean liner grounded on a bank while entering Alexandria Port in Egypt. |
| T-1028 | United States |
The fishing vessel and her sole occupant disappeared during a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Stikine to Wrangell. Her wreckage and the remains of the only person aboard were discovered on the beach between Sitkagi Bluffs and the Yana River near Yakutat, Alaska, on 2 June 1940.[70] |
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46695). London. 6 March 1934. col G, p. 8.
- "British steamer lost". The Times (46696). London. 7 March 1934. col G, p. 6.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46697). London. 8 March 1934. col E, p. 24.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46699). London. 10 March 1934. col E, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46700). London. 12 March 1934. col G, p. 3.
- "Portuguese steamer beached". The Times (46701). London. 13 March 1934. col A, p. 26.
- "Nwews of the Nicol Pasic". The Times (46736). London. 24 April 1934. col F, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46701). London. 13 March 1934. col A, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46703). London. 15 March 1934. col G, p. 25.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46705). London. 17 March 1934. col F, p. 4.
- "Herefordshie". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46707). London. 20 March 1934. col F, p. 8.
- "The Wearbridge refloated". The Times (46720). London. 5 April 1934. col F, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46710). London. 23 March 1934. col C, p. 26.
- "Steamer sunk in Channel". The Times (46712). London. 26 March 1934. col F, p. 12.
- "British steamer lost". The Times (46713). London. 27 March 1934. col F, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46713). London. 27 March 1934. col F, p. 16.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46714). London. 28 March 1934. col G, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46715). London. 29 March 1934. col G, p. 28.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46719). London. 4 April 1934. col G, p. 6.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46716). London. 31 March 1934. col F, p. 3.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46733). London. 20 April 1934. col D, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46718). London. 3 April 1934. col E, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46720). London. 5 April 1934. col F-G, p. 20.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46723). London. 9 April 1934. col G, p. 22.
- "Norwegian steamer ashore". The Times (46748). London. 8 May 1934. col C, p. 27.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46727). London. 13 April 1934. col G, p. 6.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46728). London. 14 April 1934. col F, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46729). London. 16 April 1934. col E, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46735). London. 23 April 1934. col F-G, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46737). London. 25 April 1934. col C, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46762). London. 24 April 1934. col E, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46739). London. 27 April 1934. col G, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46742). London. 1 May 1934. col E-F, p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46744). London. 3 May 1934. col F, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46747). London. 7 May 1934. col E, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46764). London. 26 May 1934. col G, p. 17.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46752). London. 12 May 1934. col C, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46749). London. 9 May 1934. col C, p. 27.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46751). London. 11 May 1934. col C, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46753). London. 14 May 1934. col C, p. 26.
- "Loss of Finnish lake steamer". The Times (46755). London. 16 May 1934. col B, p. 15.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46757). London. 18 May 1934. col D, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46759). London. 21 May 1934. col D, p. 17.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46760). London. 22 May 1934. col D, p. 18.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46765). London. 28 May 1934. col F, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46766). London. 29 May 1934. col E, p. 8.
- "British steamer ashore". The Times (46770). London. 2 June 1934. col C, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46771). London. 4 June 1934. col E, p. 23.
- "The Tomi Maru refloated". The Times (46777). London. 11 June 1934. col G, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46774). London. 7 June 1934. col C, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46778). London. 12 June 1934. col G, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46777). London. 11 June 1934. col G, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46790). London. 26 June 1934. col C, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46789). London. 25 June 1934. col F, p. 23.
- "The Sprightly refloated". The Times (46785). London. 20 June 1934. col G, p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46780). London. 14 June 1934. col G, p. 27.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46779). London. 13 June 1934. col F, p. 28.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46783). London. 18 June 1934. col B, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46784). London. 19 June 1934. col D, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46787). London. 22 June 1934. col G, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46785). London. 20 June 1934. col G, p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46793). London. 29 June 1934. col E, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46796). London. 3 July 1934. col C, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46794). London. 30 June 1934. col B, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46800). London. 7 July 1934. col C, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46801). London. 9 July 1934. col F, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46802). London. 10 July 1934. col D, p. 27.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46803). London. 11 July 1934. col G, p. 23.
- "Loss of a French steamer". The Times (46806). London. 14 July 1934. col B, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46805). London. 13 July 1934. col F, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46809). London. 18 July 1934. col G, p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46810). London. 19 July 1934. col D, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46806). London. 14 July 1934. col B, p. 23.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46814). London. 24 July 1934. col G, p. 23.
- "Rescues from sinking tug". The Times (468123). London. 23 July 1934. col C, p. 17.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46814). London. 23 July 1934. col G, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46818). London. 28 July 1934. col G, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46823). London. 3 August 1934. col E, p. 21.
- "German liner aground". The Times (46814). London. 23 July 1934. col F, p. 14.
- "German liner refloated". The Times (46815). London. 24 July 1934. col B, p. 11.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46819). London. 30 July 1934. col C, p. 21.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46820). London. 31 July 1934. col C, p. 24.
- "The Winton uninsurable". The Times (46827). London. 8 August 1934. col C, p. 19.
- "Telegrams in Brief". The Times (46822). London. 2 August 1934. col G, p. 9.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46828). London. 9 August 1934. col C, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46822). London. 2 August 1934. col G, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46830). London. 11 August 1934. col G, p. 19.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46833). London. 13 August 1934. col B, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46833). London. 15 August 1934. col B, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46834). London. 16 August 1934. col B, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46839). London. 22 August 1934. col C, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46840). London. 23 August 1934. col G, p. 18.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46844). London. 28 August 1934. col G, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46846). London. 30 August 1934. col C, p. 21.
- "Paddle steamer aground". The Times (46844). London. 28 August 1934. col F, p. 12.
- "Spanish steamer lost". The Times (46845). London. 29 August 1934. col D, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46850). London. 4 September 1934. col G, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46851). London. 5 September 1934. col G, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46854). London. 8 September 1934. col G, p. 8.
- "Two more serious strandings". The Times (46856). London. 11 September 1934. col D, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46855). London. 10 September 1934. col G, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46862). London. 18 September 1934. col D, p. 7.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46857). London. 12 September 1934. col G, p. 8.
- "A higher rate on the Holmdene". The Times (46857). London. 12 September 1934. col C, p. 7.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46861). London. 17 September 1934. col E, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46864). London. 20 September 1934. col G, p. 5.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46866). London. 22 September 1934. col C, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46870). London. 27 September 1934. col G, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46873). London. 1 October 1934. col E, p. 18.
- "Ketch lost in Bristol Channel". The Times (46868). London. 25 September 1934. col D, p. 16.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46869). London. 26 September 1934. col C, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46875). London. 3 October 1934. col E, p. 22.
- "Two steamers in distress". The Times (46876). London. 4 October 1934. col G, p. 4.
- "Race to sinking steamer". The Times (46879). London. 8 October 1934. col C, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46878). London. 6 October 1934. col C, p. 18.
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- "British steamer ashore in China Sea". The Times (46879). London. 8 October 1934. col C, p. 13.
- "60 men saved by H.M.S. Suffolk". The Times (46880). London. 9 October 1934. col B, p. 13.
- "Wrecked British steamer". The Times (46881). London. 10 October 1934. col C, p. 13.
- "Wrecked steamer on fire". The Times (46946). London. 27 December 1934. col B, p. 9.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46879). London. 8 October 1934. col B, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46880). London. 9 October 1934. col E, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46882). London. 11 October 1934. col F, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46881). London. 10 October 1934. col F, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46884). London. 13 October 1934. col G, p. 8.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46887). London. 17 October 1934. col C, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46886). London. 16 October 1934. col C, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46889). London. 19 October 1934. col E, p. 24.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46892). London. 23 October 1934. col F, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46890). London. 20 October 1934. col C, p. 21.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46893). London. 24 October 1934. col F, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46897). London. 29 October 1934. col B, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46898). London. 30 October 1934. col E, p. 19.
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- "Casualty reports". The Times (46901). London. 2 November 1934. col A, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46903). London. 5 November 1934. col G, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46946). London. 27 December 1934. col F, p. 15.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46905). London. 7 November 1934. col E, p. 28.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46910). London. 13 November 1934. col D, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46930). London. 6 December 1934. col E, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46904). London. 6 November 1934. col D, p. 25.
- "British steamer ashore". The Times (46907). London. 9 November 1934. col G, p. 4.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46908). London. 10 November 1934. col C, p. 23.
- "The Liguria refloated". The Times (46914). London. 17 November 1934. col D, p. 22.
- "Greek steamer wrecked". The Times (46912). London. 15 November 1934. col G, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46917). London. 21 November 1934. col G, p. 4.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46915). London. 19 November 1934. col F, p. 19.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46921). London. 26 November 1934. col C, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46922). London. 27 November 1934. col G, p. 25.
- "British freighter lost". The Times (46918). London. 22 November 1934. col D, p. 26.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46919). London. 23 November 1934. col E, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46920). London. 24 November 1934. col G, p. 18.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46932). London. 8 December 1934. col F, p. 23.
- "Two vessels refloated". The Times (46928). London. 4 November 1934. col F, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46929). London. 5 December 1934. col G, p. 6.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46940). London. 18 December 1934. col D, p. 27.
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- "Spanish steamer wrecked". The Times (46923). London. 28 November 1934. col G, p. 6.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46923). London. 28 November 1934. col G, p. 6.
- "Greek steamer ashore". The Times (46930). London. 6 December 1934. col B, p. 23.
- "Italian steamer ashore". The Times (46934). London. 11 December 1934. col F, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46925). London. 30 November 1934. col G, p. 28.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46926). London. 1 December 1934. col C, p. 23.
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- "Storms and floods in Victoria". The Times (46927). London. 3 December 1934. col C-D, p. 13.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46928). London. 4 December 1934. col F, p. 8.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46933). London. 10 December 1934. col B, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46939). London. 17 December 1934. col E, p. 20.
- "News of the Meropi". The Times (46951). London. 2 January 1935. col F, p. 16.
- "News in Brief". The Times (46934). London. 11 December 1934. col E, p. 15.
- "Steamer sunk in Thames Estuary". The Times (46934). London. 11 December 1934. col G, p. 10.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46936). London. 13 December 1934. col F, p. 22.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46935). London. 12 December 1934. col E, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46937). London. 14 December 1934. col F, p. 31.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46942). London. 20 December 1934. col F, p. 23.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46941). London. 19 December 1934. col C, p. 25.
- "The Sisto abandoned". The Times (46941). London. 20 December 1934. col B, p. 20.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46945). London. 24 December 1934. col G, p. 15.
- "Dutch liner sunk in harbour". The Times (46942). London. 20 December 1934. col F, p. 12.
- "Gallant Atlantic rescue". The Times (46962). London. 20 December 1934. col G, p. 12.
- "Appledore refloated". The Times (46964). London. 5 January 1935. col C, p. 21.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46950). London. 1 January 1935. col A, p. 25.
- "Casualty reports". The Times (46953). London. 4 January 1935. col G, p. 6.
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| Ship events in 1934 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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