List of shipwrecks in 1912
The list of shipwrecks in 1912 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1912. The website http://www.wrecksite.eu/Wrecksite.aspx records 214 ships lost in 1912.
January
23 January
- Calderon (
United Kingdom) collided with Musketeer ( United Kingdom) in the Crosby Channel. Beached but broke in two, a total loss.[1]
February
12 February
- Fleetwood trawler Maud ( United Kingdom) drifted ashore at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, when her tow broke.[2]
March
12 March
- Oceana ( United Kingdom) sank after a collision with Pisagua (
Germany) off Beachy Head.
21 March
- City of Cardiff ( United Kingdom) wrecked at Nanjizal on the west coast of Cornwall.[3]
April
6 April
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Gunvor wrecked
- Gunvor (
Norway) wrecked on Pedn-Men-an-Mor rocks, Black Head, The Lizard, Cornwall, crew scrambled to safety.[4][5] - Barquentine Mildred ( United Kingdom) struck rocks at Gurnard's Head in dense fog and sank with her sails set. No lives lost.[4]
14 April
- Titanic (
United Kingdom): Largest ocean liner launched to date, sank during her maiden voyage. Over 1,500 lives lost; 705 survived.
June
2 June
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Friendship
- Friendship (
New South Wales): The cargo ship was wrecked at Tweed Heads.
26 June
- Naniwa (
Imperial Japanese Navy): grounded on coast of Urup, Kurile islands.
July
- The steamship Transporter ( United Kingdom) of North Shields with ballast from St Nazaire to the Tyne for coal went ashore south of Mousehole in thick fog. The salvage steamer Lady of the Isles hauled her clear and she resumed her journey undamaged.[6]
August
26 August
- Marnix (
Belgium): Struck uncharted rocks at Umba, Russia (66°21′N 35°36′E / 66.350°N 35.600°E) and wrecked.[7]
31 August
- Kursk (
Denmark): Ran aground in a storm at Ouddorp, Netherlands. There were 32 deaths.[8]
September
1 September
- Waterwitch, (
Royal Navy) British Admiralty survey vessel, rammed by the governor's launch while anchored in Singapore Harbour.
28 September
- Kiche Maru, (
Japan) off the coast of Japan in a storm. Over 1,000 dead.
October
- Nicaragua (
United States) wrecked on Padre Island, Texas while traveling the Gulf of Mexico.
November
21 November
- Endurance, ( United Kingdom) Shackleton's ship of the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition caught in ice and finally sinks in the Weddell Sea.
December
26 December
- SS Tripolitania ( United Kingdom), was wrecked on Loe Bar, near Porthleven, Cornwall, United Kingdom in 100 mph winds. Nearly all the crew were saved but the ship was a total loss.[9]
References
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications.
- ^ http://www.wreckchart.com/west-cornwall-wrecks/city_of_cardiff.htm Wreckchart information
- ^ a b Leonard, Alan (2008). "Profiting from Shipwrecks". Picture Postcard Annual: pp14–16
- ^ http://www.st-keverne.com/Treleague/wrecks.html A Diver's Guide to the Shipwrecks of The Lizard
- ^ Larn, R. and Larn, B. (1991) Shipwrecks around Mounts Bay. Penryn: Tor Mark Press.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Koninklijke Nederlandse Bibliotheek". Koninklijke Nederlandse Bibliotheek. Retrieved 22 march 2012.
- ^ Noall, C. (1969?) Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press; p. 15
See also
| Ship events in 1912 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 |
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