The list of shipwrecks in April 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1914.
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Gungner | Norway | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the Naze, Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
Othello | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Kyrenia, Cyprus.[1] She was refloated on 8 April.[2] |
358 | French Navy | The torpedo boat struck rocks and sank in the Mediterranean Sea west of Saint-Tropez, Var. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
USRC Hartley | United States Revenue Cutter Service | The harbor vessel sank alongside her wharf at San Francisco. Later raised, but never repaired, she was sold on 1 August 1919.[4] |
Kate | Australia | The steam tug collided with the ferry Bellubera ( Australia) in Sydney Harbour off Dobroyd Head, New South Wales, Australia, and sank; the lighter Kate was towing capsized. Bellubera rescued Kate's four-man crew. |
Maine | flag unknown | The coaster collided with José de Aramburu ( Spain) in the English Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by José de Aramburu.[5] |
Normand | France | The coaster ran aground in the English Channel on the Beagle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
3 April
5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Gannet | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Minna Schuldt ( Germany) in the River Thames at Erith, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued.[7] She was refloated on 8 April and beached.[2] |
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Croydon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Barbuda and wrecked.[8] |
Maritime | United Kingdom | The cargo ship passed Fernando de Noronha, Brazil on this date bound for Campana, Argentina.[9] Believed to have foundered on or before 12 April at 20°58′S 40°00′W / 20.967°S 40.000°W / -20.967; -40.000 with the loss of all hands.[10] |
7 April
8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Orellana | Norway | The barque was sunk in a collision with Peter H. Crovell (flag unknown) in the Atlantic Ocean in 17 fathoms (102 ft; 31 m) of water 20 miles (32 km) off Barnegat, New Jersey. Three killed. Her masts were removed with explosives on 17 May as a hazard to navigation by a crew from USRC Mohawk.[13][14] |
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Cairnhill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New Ireland following the breaking of her propeller shaft.[15] Six weeks later, she was towed in to Namantanai, New Guinea.[16] |
15 April
16 April
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Calabria | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked at Esbjerg, Denmark.[22] |
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Highland Piper | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground on the English Bank, Montevideo, Uruguay and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 29 April.[22][23] |
19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
La Roserina | flag unknown | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was refloated on 27 April.[24] |
20 April
21 April
22 April
23 April
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Ystad | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Liv ( Norway) at Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany and sank with the loss of one life. Her crew were saved.[41] |
References
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- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40493. London. 9 April 1914. col C, p. 22.
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- ^ a b "Two total losses". The Times. No. 40488. London. 3 April 1914. col C, p. 24.
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- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40490. London. 6 April 1914. col F, p. 24.
- ^ "A wreck at the Leewards". The Times. No. 40491. London. 7 April 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ "Search for an overdue steamer". The Times. No. 40516. London. 6 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ "Fear for the Maritime". The Times. No. 40521. London. 12 May 1914. col C, p. 24.
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- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 4098. London. 15 April 1914. col D, p. 22.
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- ^ "An "arrival."". The Times. No. 40558. London. 12 June 1914. col F, p. 23.
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- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40501. London. 18 April 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ a b c "Another wreck in the fog". The Times. No. 40506. London. 24 April 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ a b "Nelson liner ashore". The Times. No. 40501. London. 18 April 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ "Marine losses in April". The Times. No. 40515. London. 5 May 1914. col B, p. 21.
- ^ a b c d e "Loss of two foreign steamers". The Times. No. 40509. London. 28 April 1914. col C, p. 24.
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- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40513. London. 2 May 1914. col F, p. 24.
- ^ "Cruiser in collision". The Times. No. 40505. London. 23 April 1914. col C, p. 10.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40505. London. 23 April 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ "Petrol cargo blown up". The Times. No. 40509. London. 28 April 1914. col C, p. 7.
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