The cargo ship lost her tow and was driven ashore at Somnes, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway with the loss of four crew. Survivors were rescued by Jason (Norway). Evergunar was a total loss.[15][21]
The coaster ran aground on Brush Island, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[52] She broke up in March and was a total loss.[63]
The cargo ship came ashore at Hemsby, Norfolk. Eleven of her thirteen crew were taken off by rocket apparatus.[67] The remaining two crew were taken off on 29 February.[60]
The tug suffered an explosion and sank at the Harrington Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of one of her five crew.[68] She was raised on 2 March and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[65]
The barge, towed by Mars (United States), was anchored in the Atlantic Ocean when Mars had difficulties and was never seen again. Lost with all five hands.[73]
The barge, towed by Lenape (United States), sprung a leak in a heavy Gale with thick snow and heavy seas south west of the McCries Shoals gas Light. Lenape cut her loose and went back to help her, but was unable to locate her in the snowstorm and she was never seen again. Lost with all four hands.[74]
The cargo ship was damaged by ice 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Riga and was abandoned by her crew.[63] She was later reboarded and was assisted into Riga by an icebreaker.[80]
The passenger ship ran aground on a reef north of Bermuda. The passengers, and all except three crew, were taken off by Lady Somers (United Kingdom).[84] She was refloated on 26 April.[85]
The barge sank while being towed by Nassau (United States) off Brigantine, New Jersey in heavy seas and strong wind. Her captain and both crewmen left her in a lifeboat, but were never seen again.[96]
The cargo ship ran aground on Syra and was abandoned by her crew. She later refloated herself and was taken in tow by Aghios Nicolaos (Greece) and beached again.[101] She was refloated on 23 April.[106]
ran aground on the Hillekrog Spit, Lolland, Denmark. Refloated on 14 May and taken to Copenhagen where declared a constructive total loss. Subsequently scrapped.[123][124]
The passenger ship ran aground on Chiming Island, 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Wei Hai Wei. Two British torpedo boat destroyers and an Admiralty tug rescued over 350 people.[154] She was refloated on 17 June.[158][159]
The tanker suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank at Canadian Vickers' drydock in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty-five people were killed and 38 were injured.[162] The ship was a total loss.[163]
The cargo ship ran aground on the south west coast of Korea, she refloated but was leaking and consequently beached.[167] She was refloated the next day and sailed to Kure for repairs.[170]
The Blas de Lezo-classcruiser ran aground off Cape Finisterre. She was refloated and taken in tow by the tug Argos (Spain) but foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) offshore. All 346 crew were rescued.[183]
The almost-completed refrigerated cargo ship caught fire at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands and sank.[186][187] She was later refloated, repaired and entered service in March 1933.[188]
The schooner collided with Facto (Norway) in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Georgetown, British Guiana and sank. All on board were rescued.[196]
The three-masted barque capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein with the loss of 69 of her 109 crew. Survivors were rescued by Theresia L M Russ (Germany). Raised on 21 August for recovery of the dead, Niobe was scuttled on 18 September 1933.
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The list of shipwrecks in 1932 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1932 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources table of contents 1931 1932 1933 Jan Feb Mar AprMay Jun Jul AugSep Oct Nov DecUnknown dateReferencesJanuary edit1 January edit List of shipwrecks 1 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMinas nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Fleves The crew abandoned ship 1 2 January edit List of shipwrecks 2 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEirini Kyriakades nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Parana River Argentina 2 She was refloated on 15 January 3 Raylight nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Ayr 4 She was refloated on 6 January 5 Tamaho Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean 49 30 N 179 30 W 49 500 N 179 500 W 49 500 179 500 2 She was sighted at approximately that position on 19 January and a salvage operation was instigated 6 No trace of the vessel was found and she was presumed to have foundered 7 4 January edit List of shipwrecks 4 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTeresa Schiaffino nbsp Italy The cargo ship ran aground at the eastern entrance to the Corinth Canal 2 She was refloated on 10 January 8 5 January edit List of shipwrecks 5 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionKaala nbsp United States The ferry ran aground on Molokai Hawaii She was declared a constructive total loss 9 6 January edit List of shipwrecks 6 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCader Idris nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles 3 7 km west of Southend Pier Essex 5 Sorriso nbsp Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Porto Santo Stefano Tuscany 9 She was refloated on 22 January 10 Stanley Margetts nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles 3 7 km west of Southend Pier 5 7 January edit List of shipwrecks 7 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionBreeze nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Christchurch New Zealand She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss 9 8 January edit List of shipwrecks 8 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTheseus nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Kara Point Greece 11 She was refloated on 17 January 3 10 January edit List of shipwrecks 10 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMango nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill Sussex All nine crew were rescued by the Selsey Lifeboat 12 She was refloated on 25 January 10 Vicuna nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the North Sea off Reculver Kent All three crew were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat 12 11 January edit List of shipwrecks 11 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionI Ping nbsp United States The cargo ship ran aground on the Mopanshin Rocks East China Sea and capsized 8 She was refloated on 24 February 13 Prionus nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Tenedos Turkey 14 She was refloated on 19 January 15 12 January edit List of shipwrecks 12 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionRubis nbsp France The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Europa Point Gibraltar The crew were rescued 14 Silva nbsp Sweden The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grena Denmark 14 14 January edit List of shipwrecks 14 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCamlough nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in Luce Bay Wigtownshire and sank Eight survivors were rescued by the Portpatrick Lifeboat 16 15 January edit List of shipwrecks 15 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionConqueror nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Thames Estuary 1 nautical mile 1 9 km west of Southend Pier Essex Both crew were rescued by the Southend Lifeboat 17 Kowa Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea off Balabac Island Philippines 18 The crew were taken off by Victoria Maru nbsp Japan on 18 January 19 Svanur nbsp Iceland The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Snaefellsnes 15 She was a total loss 20 19 January edit List of shipwrecks 19 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEvergunar nbsp Latvia The cargo ship lost her tow and was driven ashore at Somnes Nord Trondelag Norway with the loss of four crew Survivors were rescued by Jason nbsp Norway Evergunar was a total loss 15 21 20 January edit List of shipwrecks 20 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionNotre Dame de Chatelet nbsp France The auxiliary schooner sank at Saint Servan Ille et Vilaine 22 21 January edit List of shipwrecks 21 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGlenaan nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of Arran Ayrshire All ten crew survived 23 Maryolio V Polemis nbsp Greece The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Vatika 24 She was refloated on 5 February 25 Mary nbsp Denmark The auxiliary schooner collided with Kong Ring nbsp Norway at Hamburg Germany and sank The crew were rescued 23 Nikos Marcou nbsp Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in the Little Belt 24 She was refloated on 25 January 26 Yu Chang nbsp Republic of China Navy The destroyer was wrecked at Nantung Chao China Her wreck was salvaged and scrapped 27 22 January edit List of shipwrecks 22 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHMS Rainbow nbsp Royal Navy The Rainbow class submarine ran aground in the English Channel off Ventnor Isle of Wight She was refloated later that day 28 23 January edit List of shipwrecks 23 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHazel B No 2 nbsp United States While out of the water on a slipway for the winter at Wrangell Territory of Alaska the 135 gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire 29 Mildred Adams nbsp United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands Portugal The crew were rescued 30 26 January edit List of shipwrecks 26 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHMS M2 nbsp Royal Navy The M class submarine sank in West Bay Dorset 50 34 36 N 2 33 56 W 50 57667 N 2 56556 W 50 57667 2 56556 with the loss of all 60 crew Wanda nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Euboea 31 She was refloated on 30 January 32 27 January edit List of shipwrecks 27 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionVenustas nbsp Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Kerch Soviet Union 33 She was refloated on 12 February 34 Sea Lion II nbsp United States An hour after striking a submerged object and beginning to flood during a voyage from Foggy Bay to Ketchikan Territory of Alaska the 18 gross register ton 43 8 foot 13 4 m fishing vessel sank off Point Alava 55 11 30 N 131 11 00 W 55 19167 N 131 18333 W 55 19167 131 18333 Point Alava in Southeast Alaska Her owner and captain who was the only person aboard abandoned ship in a skiff and survived 35 28 January edit List of shipwrecks 28 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionWiltshire nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with the Thames barge Valkyrie in the River Thames at Southwark and was beached She was refloated later that day 36 29 January edit List of shipwrecks 29 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCotabato nbsp United States The cargo ship came ashore on the east coast of Samar Philippines and was a total loss 37 Santa Ursula nbsp Spain The coaster caught fire 3 nautical miles 5 6 km off Fuencaliente de La Palma Canary Islands and was abandoned by her crew 37 She was towed to Tazacorte by San Miguel nbsp Spain but subsequently sank 38 30 January edit List of shipwrecks 30 January 1932 Ship Country DescriptionPresident Roosevelt nbsp United States The ocean liner was rammed by Roma nbsp Italy at New York and was severely damaged 38 February edit3 February edit List of shipwrecks 3 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEndicott nbsp United States The cargo ship ran aground in the Dry Tortugas 39 She was refloated on 6 February 40 4 February edit List of shipwrecks 4 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLakewood nbsp United States The 9 gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire caused by a leaking gasoline tank while she was at her moorings in Thomas Basin at Ketchikan Territory of Alaska The only person aboard survived 41 5 February edit List of shipwrecks 5 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionAntartico nbsp Chile The cargo ship collided with Yero Carras nbsp Chile off Magallanes and sank The crew were rescued 40 Eleanor Nickerson nbsp United States The schooner collided with Jean Jadot nbsp Belgium in the Atlantic Ocean 43 05 N 63 45 W 43 083 N 63 750 W 43 083 63 750 and sank with the loss of 21 of her 27 crew Survivors were rescued by Jean Jadot 25 Ingerid nbsp United Kingdom The coaster was sunk at Saint Denis Reunion in a cyclone 42 John Bayly nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Specialist nbsp United Kingdom in the River Thames at Blackwall London and sank All three crew were rescued 25 She was refloated the next day 40 Larnie B Shaw nbsp United States The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May New Jersey with the loss of seven crew 43 Linaria nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saint Denis Reunion in a cyclone 42 She was refloated on 10 February 44 6 February edit List of shipwrecks 6 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGinzan Maru nbsp Japan The coaster sank at Hakodate 40 Kostis nbsp Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kerch Soviet Union 45 She was abandoned on 11 February as a total loss 34 8 February edit List of shipwrecks 8 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionUSS Whipple nbsp United States Navy The Clemson class destroyer collided with Rosalie Moller nbsp United Kingdom in the Yangtze at Shanghai China and was severely damaged 46 10 February edit List of shipwrecks 10 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionE Rose nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goodrington Devon 47 She was refloated on 23 February 48 11 February edit List of shipwrecks 11 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionPytheas nbsp Greece The cargo ship came ashore 9 nautical miles 17 km north west of Eupatoria Point Soviet Union 49 She was refloated on 24 March 50 12 February edit List of shipwrecks 12 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionOlivia nbsp Venezuela The cargo ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew 34 14 February edit List of shipwrecks 14 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHayo Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground 16 nautical miles 30 km north of Bunbury Western Australia She was refloated on 22 February 51 52 Isleworth nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Maleas Greece 53 She was refloated on 22 February 54 Mary L nbsp United States While at anchor in the harbor at Wrangell Territory of Alaska in a strong wind with no one aboard the 8 gross register ton motor vessel dragged her anchor and was blown ashore on the coast of Southeast Alaska within 0 5 miles 0 8 km of Wrangell She then broke up in the surf 55 15 February edit List of shipwrecks 15 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEvanghelos Nomikos nbsp Greece The cargo ship struck rocks at Igneada Turkey and was beached 56 She was refloated later that day 57 Italia nbsp Sweden The cargo ship ran aground off Gandia Valencia Spain 56 She was refloated on 13 April 58 16 February edit List of shipwrecks 16 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionSakaye Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Wakkanai Hokkaidō 59 She was refloated on 23 February 60 18 February edit List of shipwrecks 18 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionSeestern nbsp Germany The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Ethiopian nbsp United Kingdom in the Weser and was beached The crew were rescued 61 20 February edit List of shipwrecks 20 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTitan flag unknown The dredger capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 35 39 N 8 29 W 35 650 N 8 483 W 35 650 8 483 The crew were rescued by Schelde nbsp Netherlands 7 21 February edit List of shipwrecks 21 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionAmerica First nbsp United States During a voyage from Taku Harbor in Southeast Alaska to Juneau Territory of Alaska the 36 gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire 0 5 nautical miles 0 9 km 0 6 mi outside Stockade Point 58 03 30 N 134 01 45 W 58 05833 N 134 02917 W 58 05833 134 02917 Stockade Point in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago Her crew of three abandoned ship in a small boat and was rescued by the vessel Moira nbsp United States 62 Mary Jones nbsp United Kingdom The three masted auxiliary schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Essex coast The crew were rescued by Foam Queen nbsp United Kingdom 7 22 February edit List of shipwrecks 22 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionNorthern Firth nbsp United Kingdom The coaster ran aground on Brush Island New South Wales Australia and was wrecked The crew were rescued 52 She broke up in March and was a total loss 63 23 February edit List of shipwrecks 23 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCecil nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Lady Martin nbsp United Kingdom in the River Thames at Shadwell and sank 48 She was raised the next day 13 24 February edit List of shipwrecks 24 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionStylianos Coutsodontis nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Galata Cyprus 13 She was refloated on 29 February 64 27 February edit List of shipwrecks 27 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionSeitoku Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship came ashore at Amichishima Miyagi Prefecture 65 She was refloated on 6 March 66 28 February edit List of shipwrecks 28 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCastle Galleon nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at Hemsby Norfolk Eleven of her thirteen crew were taken off by rocket apparatus 67 The remaining two crew were taken off on 29 February 60 George W Elzey Jr nbsp United States The schooner collided with USCGC Acushnet nbsp United States Coast Guard in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cross Rip Lightship nbsp United States Coast Guard and sank The crew were rescued 60 29 February edit List of shipwrecks 29 February 1932 Ship Country DescriptionAgnes Seed nbsp United Kingdom The tug suffered an explosion and sank at the Harrington Dock Liverpool Lancashire with the loss of one of her five crew 68 She was raised on 2 March and beached at Tranmere Cheshire 65 Trinidad Sanchez nbsp Dominican Republic The schooner collided with Emilia nbsp United States in the Atlantic Ocean off Arecibo Puerto Rico and sank with the loss of one crew member 64 March edit1 March edit List of shipwrecks 1 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionJohsa nbsp Norway The cargo ship caught fire at Porsgrunn Norway and was a total loss 65 Yakumo Maru nbsp Japan The Imperial Japanese Army chartered cargo ship collided with Kinryo Maru nbsp Japan at Moji ku Kitakyushu and was beached Refloated sometime in March repaired and returned to service 64 69 2 March edit List of shipwrecks 2 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEusebia del Valle nbsp Spain The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew who were rescued by St Ambroise nbsp France Eusebia del Valle subsequently sank approximately 47 55 N 6 17 W 47 917 N 6 283 W 47 917 6 283 65 70 T F C nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Westland nbsp Netherlands in the River Thames at Gravesend Kent and was beached 65 4 March edit List of shipwrecks 4 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionOcklinge nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on The Manacles 71 She was declared a constructive total loss and salvage efforts were abandoned on 9 March 72 5 March edit List of shipwrecks 5 March 1931 Ship Country DescriptionDeepwater nbsp United States The barge towed by Mars nbsp United States was anchored in the Atlantic Ocean when Mars had difficulties and was never seen again Lost with all five hands 73 6 March edit List of shipwrecks 6 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionFirelight nbsp United Kingdom The coaster collided with USCGC Eagle nbsp United States Coast Guard in the Atlantic Ocean 40 53 N 70 55 W 40 883 N 70 917 W 40 883 70 917 and sank All eight crew were rescued 66 Spring nbsp United States The barge towed by Lenape nbsp United States sprung a leak in a heavy Gale with thick snow and heavy seas south west of the McCries Shoals gas Light Lenape cut her loose and went back to help her but was unable to locate her in the snowstorm and she was never seen again Lost with all four hands 74 7 March edit List of shipwrecks 7 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTakasago Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea All crew were rescued 66 Verona nbsp Norway The cargo ship ran aground in Chesapeake Bay 66 She was refloated on 14 March 75 8 March edit List of shipwrecks 8 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionH F de Bardeleben nbsp United States The collier lost her rudder in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island 76 She was abandoned in the early hours of 10 March 39 36 N 58 55 W 39 600 N 58 917 W 39 600 58 917 All 34 crew were rescued by Laganbank nbsp United Kingdom 77 78 She foundered later that day at 39 32 N 58 30 W 39 533 N 58 500 W 39 533 58 500 79 9 March edit List of shipwrecks 9 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLatvis nbsp Latvia The cargo ship was damaged by ice 15 nautical miles 28 km off Riga and was abandoned by her crew 63 She was later reboarded and was assisted into Riga by an icebreaker 80 12 March edit List of shipwrecks 12 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionArthur Kunstmann nbsp Germany The cargo ship came ashore north of Floro Norway 61 45 N 5 06 E 61 750 N 5 100 E 61 750 5 100 81 She was refloated on 17 March 82 Reindeer I nbsp United Kingdom The salvage vessel sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles 93 km south west of Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 43 43 N 63 00 W 43 717 N 63 000 W 43 717 63 000 She was abandoned by her 30 crew who were rescued by Montcalm nbsp United Kingdom Unidentified schooner barge nbsp United States The schooner barge sank in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island New York An unidentified 300 to 330 foot 91 4 to 100 6 m wreck in 95 feet 29 m of water 16 nautical miles 30 km 18 mi southwest of Jones Inlet nicknamed Asfalto may be her 83 13 March edit List of shipwrecks 13 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionPrince David nbsp United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground on a reef north of Bermuda The passengers and all except three crew were taken off by Lady Somers nbsp United Kingdom 84 She was refloated on 26 April 85 Venezia nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Sui Tai nbsp United Kingdom at Hong Kong and was beached 81 She was refloated the next day and dry docked for repairs 86 14 March edit List of shipwrecks 14 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionIrene nbsp Sweden The cargo ship ran aground at Rorvik Norway and was beached 86 She was refloated on 19 March 87 16 March edit List of shipwrecks 16 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGansfjord nbsp Norway The cargo ship ran aground 37 nautical miles 69 km west of Puerto Mexico Veracruz Mexico 82 She was refloated in April arriving at Mobile Alabama on 11 April 88 22 March edit List of shipwrecks 22 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLeandros nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea 15 nautical miles 28 km east of the entrance to the Bosporus 89 She was refloated on 7 April 90 24 March edit List of shipwrecks 24 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEva nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Fravis nbsp United Kingdom at Hayling Island Hampshire and sank 91 25 March edit List of shipwrecks 25 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionProvidence nbsp France The ocean liner ran aground at Cape Niger Imbros Turkey 92 She was refloated on 13 May 93 27 March edit List of shipwrecks 27 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionRona nbsp United Kingdom The tug sank at Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 50 29 March edit List of shipwrecks 29 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionRhea nbsp Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground between Gonaives and Saint Marc Haiti 94 She was refloated on 1 April 95 30 March edit List of shipwrecks 30 March 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLuna nbsp United States After the 19 gross register ton motor vessel caught fire due to an explosion that occurred when her crew lit her galley stove her crew beached her on Osten Island 55 24 45 N 131 19 28 W 55 41250 N 131 32444 W 55 41250 131 32444 Osten Island in Southeast Alaska where she burned to the waterline becoming a total loss Her crew of two survived 41 April edit1 April edit List of shipwrecks 1 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionSalem nbsp United States The barge sank while being towed by Nassau nbsp United States off Brigantine New Jersey in heavy seas and strong wind Her captain and both crewmen left her in a lifeboat but were never seen again 96 2 April edit List of shipwrecks 2 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCieszyn nbsp Poland The cargo ship ran aground at Uto Finland 97 She was refloated on 6 April 90 3 April edit List of shipwrecks 3 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTahsien flag unknown The cargo ship ran aground on Alceste Rock Cape Shautung China 98 She was abandoned on 7 April as a total loss 99 6 April edit List of shipwrecks 6 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHaiching nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship struck rocks at White Dogs Island and was beached at Fuzhou China 100 7 April edit List of shipwrecks 7 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionChepstow Castle nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Toward Point Argyllshire 99 She was refloated on 20 April 101 Sea Horse nbsp United Kingdom The tug collided with Foina nbsp Norway at Sunderland Co Durham and sank 99 She was refloated on 9 April and drydocked for repairs 102 9 April edit List of shipwrecks 9 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionRio Cabriel nbsp Spain The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pedrido Galicia and was abandoned by her crew 103 She broke in two and was a total loss 102 Rouzic nbsp France The three masted schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay 45 58 N 8 28 W 45 967 N 8 467 W 45 967 8 467 Of her 29 crew four were rescued by Carmerata four by Deerpool both nbsp United Kingdom and three by Samnanger nbsp Norway 103 Eleven were rescued by Viking nbsp Denmark and an unknown number by Trsat nbsp Yugoslavia 104 10 April edit List of shipwrecks 10 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGalacum nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak in the English Channel off St Catherine s Point and was beached at Sandown Isle of Wight 103 She was refloated the next day 102 11 April edit List of shipwrecks 11 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCity of Mukilteo nbsp United States The passenger ship caught fire and was beached on Whidbey Island Washington She was declared a constructive total loss 58 Nobis nbsp Germany The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Ameland Friesland Netherlands The crew were rescued 102 Pentland Firth nbsp United Kingdom The coaster was driven ashore at Scrabster Caithness The crew were rescued by rocket apparatus 102 12 April edit List of shipwrecks 12 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionDaiboshi Maru No 3 nbsp Japan The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Horomushiro 88 13 April edit List of shipwrecks 13 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTsiehfa flag unknown The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Bohai Sea off Longkou China The crew were rescued 101 16 April edit List of shipwrecks 16 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLouric flag unknown The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tela Honduras and was wrecked 105 19 April edit List of shipwrecks 19 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMaria M Diacaki nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Syra and was abandoned by her crew She later refloated herself and was taken in tow by Aghios Nicolaos nbsp Greece and beached again 101 She was refloated on 23 April 106 Phoenix nbsp United States The tanker ran aground on the Bahama Banks 101 She was refloated on 23 April 106 Selonija nbsp Latvia The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 41 56 N 9 31 W 41 933 N 9 517 W 41 933 9 517 All crew were rescued by Kulmerland nbsp Germany 107 20 April edit List of shipwrecks 20 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHougomont nbsp Finland The barque was dismasted in a squall in the Southern Ocean 950 kilometres 590 miles south of Cape Borda South Australia She made port at Semaphore South Australia on 8 May 1932 but was deemed beyond economical repair and was scuttled to form a breakwater at Stenhouse Bay South Australia on 8 January 1933 26 April edit List of shipwrecks 26 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionSansei Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the north shore of Sakhalin Soviet Union 108 She was refloated on 6 May 109 Sydfold nbsp Norway The cargo ship ran aground off the south shore of Prince Edward Island Canada 110 She was refloated on 2 May 111 Wheatfeed nbsp United Kingdom The coaster ran aground in the River Bann at Coleraine County Antrim 110 She was refloated on 6 May 109 27 April edit List of shipwrecks 27 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCymbeline nbsp United Kingdom The tanker ran aground on Anticosti Island Saint Lawrence River Quebec Canada 108 She was refloated on 2 May 112 28 April edit List of shipwrecks 28 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionL and H McDonald nbsp United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Freshwater Point Trepassey Newfoundland and was a total loss 113 Saisho Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Kyushu approximately 31 N 132 E 31 N 132 E 31 132 108 She was refloated on 2 May 114 29 April edit List of shipwrecks 29 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionIkbal nbsp Turkey The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles 37 km east of Port Said Egypt 113 She was refloated on 2 May 114 30 April edit List of shipwrecks 30 April 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLaplace nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Parana River at Punti Indio Argentina 115 She was refloated on 5 May 109 May edit1 May edit List of shipwrecks 1 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGrant T 300 nbsp United States The small troller was found wrecked in Southeast Alaska northwest of Cape Spencer between Dixon Harbor 58 20 58 N 136 51 27 W 58 3494444 N 136 8575 W 58 3494444 136 8575 Dixon Harbor and Icy Point 58 23 32 N 137 05 20 W 58 3922222 N 137 0888889 W 58 3922222 137 0888889 Icy Point Human bones were found on a nearby beach 116 2 May edit List of shipwrecks 2 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionK Hadjipateras nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Ajaccio Corsica Italy 42 23 N 8 35 E 42 383 N 8 583 E 42 383 8 583 114 117 She was declared a total loss on 10 May 118 Tyne Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship collides with Kirin Maru nbsp Japan off Cape Shandong China and sank 114 4 May edit List of shipwrecks 4 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHaliartus nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Bull Point Falkland Islands and was wrecked 112 Louise B Marshall nbsp United States The motor schooner was abandoned 7 nautical miles 13 km south of Cape Sable Island Nova Scotia Canada 119 5 May edit List of shipwrecks 5 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionRainbow nbsp United States With no one and no cargo on board the 8 gross register ton 32 foot 9 8 m motor towing vessel broke loose from her moorings during a gale and was wrecked on a rocky shore approximately 5 5 nautical miles 10 2 km 6 3 mi west of Totem Bay 56 28 N 133 23 W 56 467 N 133 383 W 56 467 133 383 Totem Bay on Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 120 7 May edit List of shipwrecks 7 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionDemetrios Pandelis nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Brava Cape Verde Islands Portugal 121 She was declared a total loss 118 Juanito nbsp Spain The sailing ship sank at Burela Lugo 121 Mauritania nbsp Spain The schooner was rammed and sunk at Las Palmas Canary Islands by Leon y Castillo nbsp Spain The crew were rescued 121 New York nbsp United States The passenger ship caught fire at West New Brighton Staten Island New York and was a total loss 122 8 May edit List of shipwrecks 8 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionElim nbsp United Kingdom The coaster came ashore at Clents Point Isle of Arran Ayrshire 121 She capsized the next day and was a total loss 122 Essex Friar nbsp United Kingdom ran aground on the Hillekrog Spit Lolland Denmark Refloated on 14 May and taken to Copenhagen where declared a constructive total loss Subsequently scrapped 123 124 11 May edit List of shipwrecks 11 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionArez nbsp France The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Bay of Biscay 1 nautical mile 1 9 km off Ouessant Finistere The crew were rescued 125 Berengaria nbsp United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground in the Solent She was refloated an hour later 126 12 May edit List of shipwrecks 12 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGauss nbsp Germany The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Douro Oporto Portugal 127 She was refloated on 3 June 128 14 May edit List of shipwrecks 14 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLochearn nbsp United Kingdom The coaster struck rocks off Tiree Inner Hebrides and was beached 129 She was later refloated repaired and returned to service 15 May edit List of shipwrecks 15 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGeorges Philippar nbsp France The ocean liner caught fire in Gulf of Aden on her maiden voyage She sank on 19 May with the loss of 54 lives Roumelian nbsp United Kingdom The cargo liner collided with Saint Nazaire nbsp France in the English Channel 40 nautical miles 74 km west of The Needles Isle of Wight 130 She was beached at Thorness Bay where the four passengers were taken off 131 She was refloated in late May and towed to London for drydocking 132 16 May edit List of shipwrecks 16 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMarianna nbsp Greece The cargo ship caught fire off Bender Eregli Turkey and was beached The crew were rescued by Kutlu nbsp Turkey 133 She was a total loss 134 Ventura nbsp United States A fire burned the 13 gross register ton 45 5 foot 13 9 m motor vessel to the waterline after which she sank in 144 feet 43 9 m of water near Juneau Territory of Alaska Her crew of three survived abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by an outboard motorboat 135 19 May edit List of shipwrecks 19 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGeorges Philippar nbsp France The ocean liner sank with the loss of 54 lives due to damage she suffered when she caught fire on 15 May in Gulf of Aden on her maiden voyage 21 May edit List of shipwrecks 21 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCity of Charleroy nbsp United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Exmouth Devon 136 She was refloated on 27 May 137 22 May edit List of shipwrecks 22 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionPerseverance nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Skomer Pembrokeshire and was wrecked The crew survived 136 23 May edit List of shipwrecks 23 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionBombay Maru nbsp Imperial Japanese Navy The transport ship caught fire and was beached in the Astrea Channel China 138 Cormorant nbsp Netherlands The motor schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 12 nautical miles 22 km south west of Dungeness Kent United Kingdom All four crew were rescued by a fishing vessel from Folkestone 138 139 25 May edit List of shipwrecks 25 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionAntonis nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Maleas Greece 132 She was refloated in mid June arriving at Piraeus on 11 June 140 Canton nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Maldives 141 She was refloated on 30 May 142 Glendevon nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at South Woolwich London 141 Varnes nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Cambridge nbsp United Kingdom in the River Thames at Belvedere Kent and sank 141 26 May edit List of shipwrecks 26 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionS B Hirtle nbsp United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia Canada and was abandoned 132 27 May edit List of shipwrecks 27 May 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGrecian nbsp United States The 2 827 gross register ton cargo ship collided at night in fog with the passenger ship City of Chattanooga nbsp United States in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island and sank south southeast of Block Island about 5 nautical miles 9 3 km 5 8 mi south of Southeast Point in 95 to 100 feet 29 to 30 m of water at 41 05 N 71 31 W 41 083 N 71 517 W 41 083 71 517 Grecian with the loss of three or four sources disagree crew members 137 143 144 145 146 I Ling nbsp United States The coaster struck rocks and foundered in the Yangtze 275 nautical miles 509 km upstream from Yichang China with great loss of life 137 143 June edit1 June edit List of shipwrecks 1 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionWan Lui nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 40 nautical miles 74 km downstream of Chongqing China 147 She was abandoned on 9 June 148 2 June edit List of shipwrecks 2 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCaprera nbsp Italy The cargo ship came ashore on the Ilha da Mac Argentina 149 She was refloated on 2 August 150 Castle Galleon nbsp United Kingdom The coaster collided with Oscar Gorthon nbsp Sweden in the North Sea off the Corton Lightship nbsp United Kingdom and sank The crew survived 151 7 June edit List of shipwrecks 7 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGenzan Maru nbsp Japan The passenger ship ran aground off Karaginsky Island Soviet Union and was abandoned by the 300 plus people on board 152 She sank the next day 153 8 June edit List of shipwrecks 8 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTeide nbsp Spain The cargo liner was wrecked off Fernando Po Spanish Guinea 153 Appin nbsp United Kingdom rescued 85 passengers and landed them on the island 148 She was a total loss 154 9 June edit List of shipwrecks 9 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionChoshu Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship caught fire at Tsurumi and was beached The crew abandoned ship 148 She was declared a total loss 155 10 June edit List of shipwrecks 10 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionSappho nbsp Greece The cargo ship foundered off Berlengas Portugal The crew were rescued 156 13 June edit List of shipwrecks 13 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMaria nbsp Italy The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground on the Frying Pan Shoals North Carolina United States 154 She was refloated on 16 June 157 Shengking nbsp United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground on Chiming Island 15 nautical miles 28 km east of Wei Hai Wei Two British torpedo boat destroyers and an Admiralty tug rescued over 350 people 154 She was refloated on 17 June 158 159 14 June edit List of shipwrecks 14 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionKumari nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean off Dwarka India 160 Six of her 33 crew were lost 157 15 June edit List of shipwrecks 15 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionArtemis nbsp Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Abrolhos Rocks Bahia Brazil The crew were rescued by Eastern Prince nbsp United Kingdom 160 17 June edit List of shipwrecks 17 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionBrazza nbsp France The cargo ship ran aground at Libreville French Equatorial Africa 158 She was refloated on 23 June 161 Cymbeline nbsp United Kingdom The tanker suffered an onboard explosion caught fire and sank at Canadian Vickers drydock in Montreal Quebec Canada Twenty five people were killed and 38 were injured 162 The ship was a total loss 163 Ferndale nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Dellys Rock 50 nautical miles 93 km east of Algiers Algeria and broke in two All 68 crew survived 158 164 Olive nbsp United States While beached in a lagoon between Crooked Island and Near Island at Kodiak Territory of Alaska for painting the 59 ton motor schooner was destroyed by a fire that apparently started when her gasoline engine backfired The two crewmen aboard survived 165 23 June edit List of shipwrecks 23 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCote Nord nbsp United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner came ashore in Shoal Bay Newfoundland and was a total loss 166 167 25 June edit List of shipwrecks 25 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionFirby nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore in Bradore Bay Strait of Belle Isle 168 She was refloated on 4 July 169 Oyama Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the south west coast of Korea she refloated but was leaking and consequently beached 167 She was refloated the next day and sailed to Kure for repairs 170 27 June edit List of shipwrecks 27 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionBore I nbsp Finland The passenger ship ran aground at Rysskar The passengers were taken off 170 She was refloated the next day 171 29 June edit List of shipwrecks 29 June 1932 Ship Country DescriptionTanger nbsp Germany The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea off the Elbe 3 Lightship nbsp Germany and was beached 172 She was refloated the next day 173 July edit1 July edit List of shipwrecks 1 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMelbourne nbsp United Kingdom The four masted barque collided with Seminole nbsp United Kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean off the Fastnet Rock and sank The crew were rescued by Seminole 174 2 July edit List of shipwrecks 2 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionEftychia nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Cape San Vito Sicily Italy 175 She was refloated on 24 July 176 6 July edit List of shipwrecks 6 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionChosun Maru nbsp Japan The passenger ship struck a rock and was beached on the Shandong Peninsula near Chisato Island 60 miles 97 km south of Qingdao China 36 15 N 121 23 E 36 250 N 121 383 E 36 250 121 383 Kuma nbsp Imperial Japanese Navy took off 50 passengers and 131 crew Chosun Maru was pulled off by Nasu Maru nbsp Japan and towed to Nagasaki for repairs Repaired and returned to service in December 177 178 Kittawa nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Bhutan and Chengtu both nbsp United Kingdom in the Astrea Channel and sank 177 Yu Chang nbsp Republic of China Navy The Fu Po class destroyer was wrecked in the Nantung Chao Channel at the mouth of the Yangtze 7 July edit List of shipwrecks 7 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionPromethee nbsp French Navy The Redoutable class submarine foundered in the English Channel 7 nautical miles 13 km north of Fermanville Manche 49 48 31 N 1 26 42 W 49 80861 N 1 44500 W 49 80861 1 44500 with the loss of all 62 crew 8 July edit List of shipwrecks 8 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionYaye Maru nbsp Japan The coaster sank off Tsushima 179 10 July edit List of shipwrecks 10 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCasino nbsp United Kingdom The coaster grounded at Apollo Bay Victoria Australia She refloated but capsized and sank with the loss of ten of her seventeen crew 180 181 Triglav nbsp Yugoslavia The cargo ship ran aground at Fogo Cape Verde Islands Portugal 181 She was refloated on 21 July 182 11 July edit List of shipwrecks 11 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionBlas de Lezo nbsp Spanish Navy The Blas de Lezo class cruiser ran aground off Cape Finisterre She was refloated and taken in tow by the tug Argos nbsp Spain but foundered 7 nautical miles 13 km offshore All 346 crew were rescued 183 13 July edit List of shipwrecks 13 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionMichael N Maris nbsp Greece The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Brusnik Island Yugoslavia 184 15 July edit List of shipwrecks 15 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionGishu Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Bungo Channel and was beached 185 Moldanger nbsp Norway The almost completed refrigerated cargo ship caught fire at Amsterdam North Holland Netherlands and sank 186 187 She was later refloated repaired and entered service in March 1933 188 16 July edit List of shipwrecks 16 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionKumakata Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship caught fire off Keelung Islet Formosa and was abandoned by her crew 189 She sank on 18 July 187 17 July edit List of shipwrecks 17 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionNorham nbsp United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Redcar Yorkshire 189 She was refloated on 2 August 190 20 July edit List of shipwrecks 20 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionShunka Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship capsized and sank off the coast of Korea 191 21 July edit List of shipwrecks 21 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionBeikoku Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship collided with Yoshu Maru nbsp Japan in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank All crew were rescued 192 22 July edit List of shipwrecks 22 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionJohanna Smith nbsp United States The schooner serving as a gambling ship moored off Long Beach California burned and sank 23 July edit List of shipwrecks 23 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHeiwa Maru nbsp Japan The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered off Mokoo 176 Islander nbsp United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground off Aywick Shetland Islands and was a total loss All on board were rescued 176 25 July edit List of shipwrecks 25 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCristina nbsp Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Kerkennah Turkey 34 42 00 N 11 21 30 E 34 70000 N 11 35833 E 34 70000 11 35833 193 She was refloated on 29 July 194 26 July edit List of shipwrecks 26 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionHomestead nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean at Humber Arm Newfoundland 195 Lettie M Hardy nbsp United Kingdom The schooner collided with Facto nbsp Norway in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles 190 km off Georgetown British Guiana and sank All on board were rescued 196 Niobe nbsp Reichsmarine The three masted barque capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn Schleswig Holstein with the loss of 69 of her 109 crew Survivors were rescued by Theresia L M Russ nbsp Germany Raised on 21 August for recovery of the dead Niobe was scuttled on 18 September 1933 Renate nbsp Germany The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Baltic Sea and sank off Gotland Sweden The crew survived 193 29 July edit List of shipwrecks 29 July 1932 Ship Country DescriptionCape Race nbsp United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at St Shotts Newfoundland and was wrecked 194 Euphorbia nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of Anticosti Island Saint Lawrence River Quebec Canada 194 She was refloated on 3 August 197 August edit3 August edit List of shipwrecks 3 August 1932 Ship Country DescriptionLibby McNeill amp Libby No 9 nbsp United States The 14 12 net register ton scow was wrecked on Salamatof Beach in Cook Inlet on the south central coast of the Territory of Alaska during a gale 41 4 August edit List of shipwrecks 4 August 1932 Ship Country DescriptionAso nbsp Imperial Japanese Navy The Bayan class armored cruiser was sunk as a target by submarine torpedoes Bruges nbsp Belgium The cargo ship ran aground in the Parana River upstream of Diamante Entre Rios Argentina 198 She was refloated on 10 August 199 Eunice nbsp United States During a voyage in the Aleutian Islands from Unalaska to Atka and way ports with a cargo of 30 short tons 27 216 kg of general merchandise the 42 gross register ton motor vessel went off course in fog due to a faulty compass and was wrecked on a beach on the east coast pf Carlisle Island Her crew of four survived 200 Joan nbsp United States The 26 gross register ton 44 5 foot 13 6 m fishing vessel sank near Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska All three people aboard survived 201 Kelvinside span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
