List of shipwrecks in March 1914

The list of shipwrecks in March 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1914.

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3 March
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Tasman  Norway The barque capsized and sank in the North Sea.[1]

4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Fulmar  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 March.[2]

7 March
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Julia A. Truher  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 66°09′W). Her crew were rescued by Nubian ( United Kingdom).[3]

8 March
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Charlemagne Tower Junior  United States The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Seaside Park, New Jersey. All 22 crew were rescued.[4]

9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Bydgo  Norway The coaster collided with Dania ( Denmark) at Skagen, Denmark and sank.[2]
Hokuse Maru  Japan The cargo ship collided with Oriental ( United Kingdom) at Shanghai, China and sank.[2]

11 March
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Wellesley  United Kingdom
The wreck of Wellesley in 1914.
The training ship – formerly the ship-of-the-line HMS Boscawen ( Royal Navy) – burned and sank at her moorings on the River Tyne at North Shields, England. A total loss, she was scrapped later in 1914.[5]

12 March
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Gordon's Charge  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached for repairs. She was refloated on 28 March and towed to Newport, Monmouthshire.[6][7]
Turia  Spain The cargo ship was driven ashore at Dénia, Alicante and wrecked.[8]

13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
James Shearer  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in St. Bride's Bay. Her crew survived.[9]

14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Catharine  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at Newhaven, Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[10]
Dorothea  Netherlands The cargo ship was driven ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom.[11] She was refloated on 20 October.[12]
Hydra  Norway The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dronningen ( Norway).[10]
Irish Girl  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Little Roancorrig, County Cork and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[10]
Jaghin  United Kingdom The barge was driven ashore at Newhaven and wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[10]
Leonardo  Italy The coaster sank at Melilla, Spanish Morocco in a storm.[11]

15 March
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Trifolium  Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Whitesand Bay, Sennen, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[13]

16 March
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Coburn  United Kingdom The tug foundered in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent with the loss of all five crew.[14]

17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
City of Sydney  United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[15]

18 March
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Balder  United Kingdom The three-masted schooner foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. All six crew were rescued by the tug Vulcan ( Germany).[16]

19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Africa  Belgium The cargo ship was wrecked at Zaccarossa, Sardinia, Italy. She was refloated and scrapped in 1915.[17][18][19]
Torquay  Norway The cargo ship collided with a trawler and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[3]

22 March
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Oddersjaa  Norway The cargo ship was reported to have been seen abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°33′N 7°58′W) on this date.[20]

27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Antioch  United States During a voyage with a cargo of railroad timbers from Savannah, Georgia, to New York City, the 180-foot (54.9 m), 986-gross register ton three-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All ten crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) of water.[21][22]
Lizzie H. Brayton  United States The 201-foot (61.3 m), 979-gross register ton four-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All nine crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.[23]

29 March
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Isobe Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Fukaura, Aomori. Salvage operations were abandoned in mid May.[24]

31 March
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Southern Cross Canada The barque-rigged sealer sank off the east coast of Canada with the loss of 173 lives.

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Cecil  Norway The cargo ship ran aground on Mayaguana, Bahamas and was wrecked between 1 and 11 March.[8][25]

References
  1. "A North Sea disaster". The Times (40462). London. 4 March 1914. col F, p. 20.
  2. "Loss of two steamers through collision". The Times (40467). London. 10 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
  3. "Casualty reports". The Times (40476). London. 20 March 1914. col D, p. 24.
  4. "A steamer sunk". The Times (40466). London. 9 March 1914. col E, p. 7.
  5. Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums: The Training Ship “Wellesley” at North Shields 1868-1914
  6. "Casualty reports". The Times (40470). London. 12 March 1914. col C, p. 20.
  7. "Casualty reports". The Times (40485). London. 31 March 1914. col C, p. 24.
  8. "The wreck of the Cecil". The Times (40470). London. 13 March 1914. col C, p. 20.
  9. "Casualty reports". The Times (40471). London. 14 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
  10. "Casualty reports". The Times (40472). London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
  11. "The storm at Melilla". The Times (40472). London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
  12. "Casualty reports". The Times (40672). London. 21 October 1914. col D, p. 13.
  13. Noall, C. (c. 1968). Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press. pp. 24–25.
  14. "Gale havoc". The Times (40473). London. 17 March 1914. col A, p. 5.
  15. "Wreck off Nova Scotia". The Times (40474). London. 18 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
  16. "Ship lost in the gale". The Times (40475). London. 19 March 1914. col B, p. 4.
  17. "Fears for overdue vessels". The Times (40477). London. 21 March 1914. col B, p. 22.
  18. "Casualty reports". The Times (40532). London. 25 May 1914. col C, p. 48.
  19. "Africa (5608733)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  20. "The Marine Insurance market". The Times (40478). London. 23 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
  21. njscuba.net Antioch
  22. aquaexplorers.com The Antioch Shipwreck
  23. njscuba.net Lizzie H. Brayton
  24. "Another Calcutta coal fire". The Times (40524). London. 15 May 1914. col C.
  25. "Serious collision at Tacoma". The Times (40469). London. 12 March 1914. col E, p. 22.
Ship events in 1914
Ship launches: 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Ship commissionings: 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Ship decommissionings: 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Shipwrecks: 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

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