The list of shipwrecks in April 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1923.
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.
The cargo ship ran aground at Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached.[1]Laurana was refloated on 16 April.[2]
The salvage vessel was holed during salvage operations at Portland, Dorset and was beached. Her crew were taken off by Conqueress and Petrel (both United Kingdom).[6]
The cargo ship, with 237 people on board, ran aground at Cape Frio, Namíbia, and was evacuated by lifeboats. She was a total loss.[22] Thirty-one died, seven when the Mossamedes capsized and 24 others who were in a lifeboat that sank. The 206 survivors were picked up by the French gunboat Cassiopee, the Portuguese gunboat Salvador Correia and by fishing vessels from Porto Alexandre in Angola. [23]
^"Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43326. London. 27 April 1923. col D, p. 18.
^"Seaconnet". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^Tovey, Ron. (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1923 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during April 1923 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 April 1923MonTueWedThuFriSatSun12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 Unknown dateReferences1 April EditList of shipwrecks 1 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionLaurana Germany The cargo ship ran aground at Cadiz Andalusia Spain She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached 1 Laurana was refloated on 16 April 2 Portgwarra United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla Spain 3 She was refloated on 16 April 4 3 April EditList of shipwrecks 3 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionHMS Ceres Royal Navy The C class cruiser was in collision with USS Fox United States Navy in the Bosporus Both vessels sustained substantial damage 5 Free Will United Kingdom The salvage vessel was holed during salvage operations at Portland Dorset and was beached Her crew were taken off by Conqueress and Petrel both United Kingdom 6 Reta M Cluett United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race Newfoundland 40 05 N 53 38 W 40 083 N 53 633 W 40 083 53 633 She was set afire by her crew before they were rescued 6 5 April EditList of shipwrecks 5 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionGlutra Norway The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea Her crew were rescued by the trawler Este Brugge Germany 7 6 April EditList of shipwrecks 6 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionChika Maru Japan The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the Kurushima Channel 8 She was refloated on 22 April 9 Competitor United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Cod Massachusetts 10 She was refloated on 16 April 4 John S Dwight United States While smuggling a cargo of illegal ale the 107 foot 33 m 151 gross register ton coastal cargo ship the former minesweeper USS Pawnee United States Navy was scuttled by her crew under mysterious circumstances in 85 feet 26 m of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Vineyard Sound south of Nashawena Island at 41 23 26 N 070 52 36 W 41 39056 N 70 87667 W 41 39056 70 87667 John S Dwight Eight members of her crew died in the incident The minesweeper USS Falcon United States Navy blew up her sunken wreck during the summer of 1923 sometime prior to 5 July 11 12 Nordhvalen Denmark The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with Barracoo United Kingdom near the mouth of the Patapsco River in Chesapeake Bay 13 14 7 April EditList of shipwrecks 7 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionAddington United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina Romania 10 She was refloated on 11 April 15 8 April EditList of shipwrecks 8 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionUnicorn United Kingdom The coaster foundered off Rame Head Cornwall with the loss of three of her five crew 16 9 April EditList of shipwrecks 9 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionPioneer 2 United States During a voyage from Bellingham Washington to Snug Harbor Territory of Alaska under tow by the steamer North Star United States with no people or cargo aboard the 21 ton scow sank off Cape Hinchinbrook 60 14 N 146 39 W 60 233 N 146 650 W 60 233 146 650 Cape Hinchinbrook in Southeast Alaska after her tow line parted during a gale 17 17 April EditList of shipwrecks 17 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionCite d Aleth France The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 46 47 00 N 6 46 30 W 46 78333 N 6 77500 W 46 78333 6 77500 Her crew were rescued by Drake United Kingdom 18 21 April EditList of shipwrecks 21 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionThe Gay Gordon Newfoundland The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 41 40 N 41 55 W 41 667 N 41 917 W 41 667 41 917 Her crew were rescued by Hollinside United Kingdom 19 20 23 April EditList of shipwrecks 23 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionStranger United States The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Mexico Her crew were rescued 21 24 April EditList of shipwrecks 24 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionMossamedes Portugal The cargo ship with 237 people on board ran aground at Cape Frio Namibia and was evacuated by lifeboats She was a total loss 22 Thirty one died seven when the Mossamedes capsized and 24 others who were in a lifeboat that sank The 206 survivors were picked up by the French gunboat Cassiopee the Portuguese gunboat Salvador Correia and by fishing vessels from Porto Alexandre in Angola 23 25 April EditList of shipwrecks 25 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionMaschyagandhi United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bay of Bengal Her crew survived 9 Teja Chile The cargo ship struck rocks off Punta de Lobos and sank 24 26 April EditList of shipwrecks 26 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionBrush United States The cargo ship ran aground at the South Cape Arago Lighthouse Oregon Her crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard ship 22 29 April EditList of shipwrecks 29 April 1923 Ship Country DescriptionSeaconnet United States Carrying a cargo of coal the 3 372 gross register ton collier sank during a storm with the loss of seven lives in 75 to 100 feet 23 to 30 m of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Vineyard Sound southwest of Cuttyhunk Island at 41 21 48 N 070 00 10 W 41 36333 N 70 00278 W 41 36333 70 00278 Seaconnet 20 25 Unknown date EditList of shipwrecks Unknown date 1923 Ship Country DescriptionDunmail United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel Her crew were rescued by Thamesmead United Kingdom 26 References Edit Casualty reports The Times No 43305 London 3 April 1923 col G p 16 Casualty reports The Times No 43317 London 17 April 1923 col E p 19 Casualty reports The Times No 43304 London 2 April 1923 col B p 15 a b Reinsurance rates The Times No 43317 London 17 April 1923 col E p 19 Casualty reports The Times No 43307 London 5 April 1923 col E p 16 a b Casualty reports The Times No 43306 London 4 April 1923 col C p 18 Casualty reports The Times No 43309 London 7 April 1923 col F p 4 Casualty reports The Times No 43311 London 10 April 1923 col E p 23 a b Casualty reports The Times No 43328 London 30 April 1923 col G p 20 a b Casualty reports The Times No 43310 London 9 April 1923 col G p 21 John S Dwight Hunting New England Shipwrecks Retrieved 11 February 2021 Dresser Thomas Hidden History of Martha s Vineyard The History Press Charleston South Carolina 2017 ISBN 9781467135955 pp 66 71 Japanese Army Auxiliary transports Combinedfleet com Retrieved 1 December 2022 Nordhvalen 1923 Wrecksite Retrieved 1 December 2022 Reinsurance rates The Times No 43313 London 12 April 1923 col B p 22 Casualty reports The Times No 43310 London 9 April 1923 col F p 12 alaskashipwreck com Alaska Shipwrecks P Casualty reports The Times No 43318 London 18 April 1923 col B p 23 Reinsurance rates The Times No 43323 London 24 April 1923 col C p 25 a b Casualty reports The Times No 43329 London 1 May 1923 col E p 25 Casualty reports The Times No 43324 London 25 April 1923 col C p 23 a b Casualty reports The Times No 43327 London 28 April 1923 col F p 12 SS Mossamedes 1923 Wrecksite eu Casualty reports The Times No 43326 London 27 April 1923 col D p 18 Seaconnet Hunting New England Shipwrecks Retrieved 25 February 2021 Tovey Ron A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks PDF Swansea Docks Archived from the original PDF on 22 December 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of shipwrecks in April 1923 amp oldid 1125177868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
