The coaster was struck by another vessel in the River Thames at Blackwall, London and sank.[18] She was refloated on 18 January.[19]
16 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Carmelita
Venezuela
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Puerto Cabello and was a total loss.[20]
17 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Claremorris
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship struck rocks at Durat Point and was beached in the Sound of Islay.[20]
18 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Dover Castle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The brigantine came ashore at Zierikzee, Netherlands and was wrecked.[16][21]
Pandora
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the Beaumaris Lifeboat.[16]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Daisy
Weimar Republic
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off IJmuiden, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Ymuiden 146 (Netherlands).[21]Daisy was discovered derelict by the trawler Hohenfels (Weimar Republic) and towed into Nordenham, Germany, arriving on 27 January.[22]
Kibi Maru No.2
Empire of Japan
The cargo ship ran aground 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.[16] She was refloated on 7 February.[23]
The K-class submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all fifty-seven crew.[24]
22 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Afrodite
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Westcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued before she sank.[25]
Newton Stanley Lake
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, United States. Her crew were rescued.[25]
The cargo ship last reported from the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) north of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Zannis
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of Sapientza. Her crew were rescued.[27]
Adamantios Lemos
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship on route from Portman Spainto Middlesbrough foundered near Guernsey Channel Islands She had previously been salvaged in April 1919 by HM Tug "St Issey".[28]
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Tay
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster sailed from Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands for Portsmouth, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[29]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Donald T
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[22]
The decommissioned former Imperial German Navybattleship foundered in heavy seas in the English Channel off Whale Island, Hampshire, England, after use as a gunnery target by the shore establishment HMS Excellent and the monitorHMS Terror (both Royal Navy). Baden was refloated three months later and put back into use as a target ship.
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Roca and the Berlengas, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish merchant ship.[32]
2 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Esperanza de Larrinaga
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia for Reggio Calabria, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
Lake Elmwood
United States
The Design 1074 cargo ship ran aground in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, Germany.[34] She was refloated on 7 February.[35]
Léon Bonnat
France
The schooner ran aground on the Crym Rocks off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[36]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Mertainen
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance of the Trondheimsfjord, Norway. She was refloated but consequently beached.[37]
Oak
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground east of The Skerries, Anglesey and was abandoned by her crew.[36] She was later refloated and towed into Holyhead.[34]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Ottawa
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship, on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Manchester, Lancashire was in communication with Dorrington Court (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Klamate
United States
The cargo ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Portland, Oregon. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Vital
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank off Delfzijl, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the other vessel.[38]
8 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Eskdale
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship came ashore at the Heugh Lighthouse, Hartlepool, County Durham and was wrecked.[38]
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[42]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Abracadabrante
Spain
The schooner collided with Swainby (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in the English Channel off Hartland Point, Devon and sank. Her crew were rescued by Swainby.[42]
The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked.[44]
12 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth Fearn
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore at St. John's, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[44]
Horley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship parted from her tow and cane ashore at Covehithe, Suffolk. She was refloated on 25 February.[42][45]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Hawker
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner departed Patras, Greece, for Trapani, Sicily, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[46]
The schooner struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north east of Cuba.[48]
Progreso
Spain
The sailing ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued by a British merchant ship.[48]
Tonesit
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on Ven, Sweden.[50] She was refloated on 24 February.[45]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Delmira
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, United States and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by J. E. O'Neil (United States).[48]Delmira was towed in to Key West, Florida by Victory (United States).[49]
The passenger ship struck the White Rocks off Lamock Island near Swatow, China and sank with the loss of about 1,000 lives. HMS Carlisle, HMS Foxglove (both Royal Navy) and Shansi (flag unknown) rescued 294 survivors between them.
Maria
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Phourni, Crete.[60]
Megali Hellas
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship ran aground off Kum Kale, Turkey. She was refloated on 8 March.[61]
Omega
United States
The barquentine departed Hobart, Tasmania, Australia for Lyttelton, New Zealand. Bo further trace, presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands.[62]
Tipperary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned off Trepassey, Newfoundland.[58]
The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck at Constantinople, Turkey and was beached.[60]
Mosken
Norway
The cargo liner was wrecked at Dragnes, north-west of Hadseløya, Norway.[65]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Barbara Barr
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned in St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland.[66]
12 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Douglas Adams
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner departed Lisbon, Portugal for Twillingate, Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[67]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Fredville
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster collided with Vincennes Bridge (United States) in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued.[68]
The cargo ship was driven ashore near Bilbao and was wrecked.[71]
21 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1921
Ship
Country
Description
City of Colombo
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ocean liner ran aground off Petite Passage, New Brunswick, Canada. She was subsequently declared a total loss.[72]
Elizabeth Charlotte
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The three-masted schooner departed King's Lynn, Norfolk for the Tyne. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[73]
Governor Brooke
United States
The schooner ran aground at Castillo and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ballington (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[74]
28 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Ituna
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Ionian Sea off Santa Maura, Greece.[75]
The cargo ship came ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.[77] She was refloated on 7 April.[78]
Rontegui
Spain
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. She sank in the early hours of 1 April. Her crew were rescued by Laya (Spanish Navy).[79]
The tug disappeared after departing Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California, on 25 March 1921 with the loss of her entire crew of 56. Her wreck was not discovered until 2014; it lies in the Pacific Ocean 3.1 nautical miles (5.7 km) off Southeast Farallon Island. She presumably sank in a gale on 26 March 1921.[80]
April[]
1 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Governor
United States
The passenger ship collided with West Hartland (United States) in the Pacific Ocean off Seattle, Washington and sank. All on board were rescued by West Hartland.[79]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Lewis H. Goward
United States
The schooner was caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rebecca Shoal Lighthouse and was a total loss.[79]
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Kating
Kingdom of Greece
The coaster struck a submerged object and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the North Hinder Lightship (Netherlands) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[79]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Fenice
Peru
The cargo ship was wrecked on Lobos de Tierra Island.[81]
The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of nineteen of her 22 crew.[84]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Huntley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner sank off Cape Spear, Newfoundland. Her crew survived.[85] She later refloated due to her cargo of salt dissolving and was towed in to St. John's.[83]
Johanne
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Edel (Denmark) in the Skagerrak 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Fredrikshavn, Nordjylland, Denmark and sank. Her crew were rescued.[82]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Poolena
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster ran aground at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew survived.[83] She was refloated on 21 April.[86]
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Eugenia
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship foundered off the Berlengas, Portugal.[87]
Ningpo
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank at Chefoo, China.[88]
The cargo ship ran aground at Port Pirie, South Australia.[88] She was refloated on 21 April.[89]
Queenie R
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by British Marshall (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[88]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Tree Villa
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster, which had struck a submerged object on 19 April, sank in the Bristol Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[90]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Annunziata
Kingdom of Italy
The schooner was driven onto rocks at Sliema, Malta and was wrecked. All six crew were rescued.[91]
Elpis
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 24 nautical miles (44 km) north east of Acre, Palestine.[91]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Arnus
Spain
The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Viveiro, Spain, to Rotterdam, Netherlands. Twenty-one of her 33 crew were rescued.[92]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Bona H
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was destroyed by fire off Havana, Cuba.[93]
The passenger ship ran aground on the south of Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. Her passengers were taken off.[92] She was refloated on 2 May.[94]
Spathari
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was sunk by barratry in the Atlantic Ocean off Ericeira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[92][95]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1921
Ship
Country
Description
E. A. Sabean
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Pensacola, Florida. Her crew were rescued.[96]
Gloria
France
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Soller, Majorca, Spain. All 28 crew were rescued.[92]
The cargo ship ran aground at Marstenen Bo, Norway and was beached.[96]
13 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Miztec
United States
The barge foundered in Lake Superior 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Vermillion Point, Michigan with the loss of all seven crew.
14 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Karatara
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster caught fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Cape Town, South Africa and was abandoned. All passengers and crew were rescued. Karatara was subsequently towed into Cape Town extensively damaged.[102]
The carg ship caught fire at Quebec City, Canada and was beached.[116]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Bouboulina
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Smyrna off Uzunada, Turkey with the loss of 22 of her 30 crew. Two of the survivors were rescued by Lemnos (Greece Navy).[117][118]
Laretana
Spain
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal.[119]
Ville d'Algée
France
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[119]
Woodbine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank at Bruneval, Seine-Maritime, France.[116]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Canastota
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship departed Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for Wellington, New Zealand. Presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands.[67] Fire-damaged wreckage from the ship washed up on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales on 10 August.[120]
16 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Cid Campeador
Spain
The cargo ship caught fire at Bilbao and was beached. She was declred a total loss.[121]
Olympia
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship ran aground on the Formigas Rocks, Azores. Portugal and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[122]
The K-classsubmarine sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 7 July.[126]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Fitzroy
Australia
The passenger ship foundered off the coast of New South Wales with the loss of 31 of the 35 people on board.
27 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Ferrum
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tréguier, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[124] She was refloated on 4 July.[127]
Stella
Sweden
The auxiliary sailing ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 240 nautical miles (440 km) north north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All five crew were rescued by the trawler Romilly (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[128][129]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Brae Lossie
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship came ashore at Roscoff, Finistère, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[110]
Isla de Cabrera
Spain
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south east of the Medes Islands. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish fishing vessel.[110]
Sabine
United States
The dredger caught fire and sank at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was a total loss.[130]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Edward A. Cohan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.[131]
The steamship foundered several miles west of the Isles of Scilly when she caught fire after an explosion. She was carrying 7,000 tons of naval stores, including naphtha, turpentine and resin from Jacksonville to London. One member of the crew lost his life.[141][142][143]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Manuel L. Villaverde
Spain
The passenger ship struck rocks off the coast of Nigeria. She broke in two and sank. All on board were rescued.[144]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1921
Ship
Country
Description
General Turner
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria. Her crew were rescued.[145]
Roxana Burton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south east of Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the sailing ship Novelty (flag unknown).[140]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1921
Ship
Country
Description
E. Marie Brown
United States
The schooner was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Fire Island, New York by Harmodius (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Four of her crew were killed.[146]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Aida
Netherlands
The schooner was wrecked in the Caribbean Sea whilst on a voyage from Puerto Padre, Cuba to Barbados. All on board were rescued.[146]
The schooner caught fire in the Mozambique Channel and was abandoned.[138] She was later towed into Majunga, Madagascar in a severely damaged state.[149]
The cargo ship came ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Guardafui, Italian Somaliland.[149] She was abandoned on 3 August and her crew were rescued by Kashima (Imperial Japanese Navy).[159]Siam Maru was later destroyed by fire and was a total loss.[160]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Shirotoki Maru
Empire of Japan
The coaster was driven ashore on Tsushima Island and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[161]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Popi
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea after the collapse of the crowns of her fireboxes.[162]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Ellen Benzon
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore at Seyðisfjörður, Iceland and was wrecked. Her crew were saved.[163]
Salti I
Kingdom of Italy
The coaster struck a mine in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Foggia and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Mikali (Kingdom of Greece).[159]
6 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Alaska
United States
The passenger ship ran aground on Blunts Reef, 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Eureka, California, and sank with the loss of 48 of the 214 people on board. Some of the survivors were rescued by Anyox (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[164][165][166]
7 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Calimeris
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion in her cargo and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Falka (Sweden).[167]
Golden Gate
United States
The barque ran aground on a reef 31 nautical miles (57 km) east of Point Manzanillo, Panama.[120] She was refloated on 15 August.[168]
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Celia Cohen
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by West Keene (United States).[169]
Lady of Gaspe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The passenger ship ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[170] She was declared a total loss on 19 August.[171]
9 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Black Arrow
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Vilano, Algeria.[120] She was refloated on 20 August.[172]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Nellie Bywater
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner ran aground on Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde.[120] She was refloated on 23 August.[160]
San Jose
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on Asuncion Island, Northern Mariana Islands.[162] She was declared a total loss on 21 August.[171]
12 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
St Clair
France
The cargo ship caught fire at Mex, Egypt and was beached.[162] She was a total loss.[173]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Albatross
Weimar Republic
The sailing ship collided with Garm (Sweden) at Holtenau and sank. She was refloated on 16 August.[174][175]
Bethlehem
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground at Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Canada.[174] She was refloated on 18 August.[175]
Planet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The lightship was rammed and sunk in Liverpool Bay by Greenbrier (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). All six crew were rescued.[176] She was refloated and beached on 19 August.[177]
14 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Ferngarth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship caught fire, was abandoned and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean.[173]
15 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Planter
United States
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Key West, Florida. Her crew survived.[168]
The collier collided with Maskinonge (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in the Saint Lawrence River and sank.[178]
King Orry
Isle of Man
The passenger ferry ran aground at New Brighton, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Over 1,300 people were rescued. King Orry was refloated later that day.[179]
20 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Itaska
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[180]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Cordillère
France
The passenger ship was driven ashore on the Tungsha Spit, at the mouth of the Yangtze, China in a typhoon.[181][182] Her passengers and some of the crew were taken off on 24 August.[183] She was refloated on 5 September.[184]
Glaucus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Tungsha Spit during a typhoon.[181] She was refloated on 5 September.[184]
Guenowle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner came ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She broke her back and was a total loss.[154]
Henrik
Norway
The cargo ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Yangtze during a typhoon.[183] She was refloated on 5 September.[184]
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1921
Ship
Country
Description
ML498
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ex Naval patrol vessel stranded on rocks at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall.[185]
The schooner was destroyed by fire off Watlings Island, Bahamas.[151]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Clarrie
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was wrecked at the entrance to St. Sampson's, on the Roustel Rock, Guernsey, Channel Islands inward from Newhaven, East Sussex in ballast and sank. All seven crew were rescued.[188]
Santa Teresa
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship struck a mine in the Black Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) from the entrance to the Bosphorus and sank. The crew were rescued.[189][190]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Almanzora
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The ocean liner ran aground at Oporto, Portugal.[191] Her 1,200 passengers were taken off on 8 September.[192] She was refloated on 13 September.[193]
The cargo ship ran aground at Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina and was abandoned.[195] She was declared a total loss on 12 September.[196]
Corrib
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.[194] She was abandoned as a total loss on 14 October.[197]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Cecilia Sudden
United States
The schooner caught fire in the Pacific Ocean and was abandoned.[198]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
José Salgado
Spain
The schooner sank at her moorings at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.[196]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Louis Gustave
France
The three-masted schooner caught fire in the English Channel and was abandoned 8 nautical miles (15 km) north west of Guernsey, Channel Isles.[199]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Farlings
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the north east coast of Barbados.[200]
The brig was in collision with Clan Colquhoun (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at Valletta, Malta and sank. All on board were rescued.[203]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Salina
Norway
The cargo ship collided with Jan Breydel (Belgium) in the English Channel between the East Goodwin and South Goodwin Lightships (both United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and sank with the loss of fourteen of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by Jan Breydel.[204][205]
26 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Colombia River
United States
The schooner was wrecked on Sunday Island, Queensland, Australia. Her crew survived.[206]
Ingeborg
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore at Kumnaes and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[206]
The passenger ship was rammed from astern by West Camak (United States) in fog in the North Channel. Her passengers were mustered on deck. Clan Malcolm (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) then rammed her from starboard and cut her in two. Rowan sank with the loss of 22 of the 97 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Clan Malcolm, West Camak and HMS Wrestler (Royal Navy).[215][216]
9 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Margery Mahaffy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was wrecked in Trepassey Bay. Her crew were rescued,[217]
12 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Cocanada
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Gopalpur, Orissa, India.[213] She was refloated on 23 October.[218]
13 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Luis Urquijo
Spain
The cargo ship caught fire at Valencia and was beached.[219]
Royal
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland.[213] Her crew were rescued.[197]
14 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Lasristan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground in the Maasvlakte, Netherlands.[219] She was refloated on 17 October.[220]
The schooner ran aground and capsized at St. John's, Newfoundland.[222]
Hakodate Maru
Empire of Japan
The cargo ship ran aground off Rebun Island, Hokkaidō. She was refloated but found to be leaking and was beached.[222]
Signal
Finland
The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Agger, Denmark and was wrecked.[223]
16 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Thérese Marie
France
The sailing ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[224]
17 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Glaieul
France
The cargo liner sprang a leak and foundered off Opobo, Nigeria. All on board were rescued.[225]
19 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
San Miguel
Uruguay
The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was towed into Maldonado by Golto Nuevo (Uruguay and beached.[221]
20 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Eugenia
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Ischia.[226]
Santa Rita
United States
The cargo ship departed New Orleans, Louisiana for an Italian port on this date. She was last reported off Key West, Florida.[227] Presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[228]
23 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Gunnel
Sweden
The cargo ship caught fire in the Baltic Sea and was beached on Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[229]
Vendis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Huntcliff, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[230] She was refloated on 14 November.[231]
24 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Cavehill
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea with the loss of two lives. Survivors were rescued by the trawlers Cayrian, Cetus, Evergreen and Lombard.[218]
Elizabeth
Weimar Republic
The three-masted schooner ran aground off Vlieland. Friesland, Netherlands and was wrecked.[218]
Welsh Belle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[218]
25 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
David Evans
flag unknown
The sailing ship was destroyed by fire at Dilhi, Timor, Netherlands East Indies.[229]
Nordica
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore at Pointe d'Arco, Corsica, France. Her crew were rescued.[232] She was a total loss.[233]
27 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Fukui Maru
Empire of Japan
The passenger ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 340 nautical miles (630 km) off Cape Flattery, Washington, United States. All on board were rescued.[234][235]
India
Portugal
The cargo ship caught fire at Lisbon.[233] She was a total loss.[235]
Rhenania
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Helene Russ (Weimar Republic) in the Skaggerak off Gedser, Denmark and was beached. Her crew were rescued.[233] She was refloated on 13 November.[236]
Thames
United States
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at Jacksonville, Florida.[233]
28 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Chile
Kingdom of Italy
The ocean liner struck a mine and sank in the Cerrigo Channel. Her crew survived.[235]
Margaret
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship foundered in Montrose Bay. Her crew survived.[233]
31 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Dersingham
Mauritius
The brig, which was on a voyage from Singapore to Port Louis was in communication with The Gardner Williams (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands.[237]
Skrymer
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground in the Vatlestraumen, off Bergen, Norway.[238] She was refloated on 4 November.[239]
November[]
1 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Imogene
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground on The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the Totland Lifeboat,[240] She broke up and was a total loss.[241]
2 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Bellgrove
Sweden
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Lønstrup, Denmark with the loss of fifteen of her nineteen crew.[242]
Député Raoul Briquet
France
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary (54°05′N1°17′E / 54.083°N 1.283°E / 54.083; 1.283) with the loss of one of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawlers Belmont and King Frederick III (both United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[243]
The schooner ran aground at King's Cove, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[243]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Carrier Dove
United States
The four-masted schooner struck a reef off Molokai, Hawaii, and sank.[244]
Rosa Belle
United States
The schooner capsized in Lake Michigan with the loss of her crew. She was towed into Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[244]
4 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Député Gaston Dumesnil
France
The cargo ship departed Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Rouen, Seine-Maritime. She later foundered in the Bristol Channel. The bodies of six of her crew washed up on the north coast of Cornwall.[245][246]
5 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
James Jones Dale
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Seldom Comeby, Newfoundland.[247]
6 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Angus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster was in collision with Louis Nall (France) in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France and sank. All eleven crew were rescued.[247]
Kyle Firth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground near Hunstanton, Norfolk.[248] She was refloated on 1 December.[249]
Midsland
Belgium
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Heyst. Her crew were rescued.[248]
New York Maru
Empire of Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on the Bombay Reef, Paracel Islands.[250] Her crew were rescued by Gozan Maru (Empire of Japan) on 17 November and she was declared a total loss.[251]
7 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Alf
Norway
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of sixteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Laureate (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[245]
Clintonia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Jean Wakeley (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[248]
Singleton Palmer
United States
The schooner collided with Apache (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Fenwick Island Lightship (United States Coast Guard). She was abandoned with the loss of a crew member.[248]
Walhalla
France
The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[252]
9 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Mensabe
Colombia
The cargo ship sank whilst on a voyage from Panama City, Colombia to Buenaventura with the loss of seven of her eighteen crew.[231]
The auxiliary sailing ship was lost on this date.[236]
Walhalla
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Rotterdam, Netherlands.[236] She was refloated on 20 November.[254]
13 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Elpis
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship ran aground off Conejera, Balearic Islands, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[255] She was declared a total loss.[256]
14 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Nevis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The sailing ship ran aground on Cabrera, Balearic Islands, Spain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[255]
Perth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship came ashore at Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand and was wrecked.[255]
15 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Dove
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was wrecked on Fogo Island, Newfoundland.[231]
17 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Poolena
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship struck submerged wreckage in the Bristol Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Minehead, Somerset and sank. Her crew survived.[257]
20 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Ferm
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[251]
21 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
San Francisco
United States
The cargo ship caught fire at New York and was beached.[258][259]
23 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Faithful
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner came ashore at Carrick Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[259]
24 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
City of New York
flag unknown
The cargo ship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Stony Point, New York United States with the loss of nine lives.[260]
Florentina
Spain
The cargo ship caught fire at Valencia. She was towed out of port and beached.[261] She broke in two and was declared a total loss.[262][263]
25 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Fountains Abbey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground at Red Head, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[261]
28 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Losna
Norway
The cargo liner came ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of the mouth of the Great Fish River, South Africa.[264] All on board were rescued.[263] She was abandoned as a total loss on 5 December.[265]
Vogue
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. The survivors were rescued.[264]
29 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Angheliki Samathraky
Kingdom of Greece
The cargo ship caught fire in the Black Sea and was beached 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Varna, Romania.[266]
The tanker ran aground in 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Cape Carysfort, Falkland Islands. She was abandoned as a total loss on 3 December.
Tibet
France
The cargo ship ran aground in the Bosphorus.[267] She was refloated on 4 December.[268]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Nina Lee
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was lost on a voyage from Greece to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[263]
Yannakis
Greek: Γιαννάκης
[269] (Kingdom of Greece): The steamship, travelling in ballast from Rouen to Fowey, stranded on the eastern side of Praa Sands. Driven further ashore by successive gales, she was refloated in January 1922 by The Lady of the Isles and Greencastle of the Little Western Salvage Company.[270][271]
December[]
1 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Comer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster foundered in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[267]
The Wickes-classdestroyerdestroyer ran aground in Half Moon Bay, California. She was salvaged, decommissioned, and scrapped.
2 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Cromwell
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground at Brest, Finistère, France and was beached.[272] She was refloated on 3 December.[227]
Dingle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground on Rathlin Island, County Antrim.[273] She was declared a total loss on 12 December.[274]
Stanley Joseph
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner foundered on this date. Five crew were rescued by Welshman (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[273]
3 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Janna
Norway
The barque departed Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[275]
The schooner foundered in the Indian Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) south of Colombo, Ceylon. Her crew were rescued by Texel (Netherlands).[268]
5 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Aurore
France
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Honfleur, Calvados. Her crew were rescued.[227]
Elwy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[227] She was refloated on 13 December.[228]
Kinsman
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Gil Eanes (Portugal).[227]
Heimdal
Norway
The mailboat ran aground at Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark. All on board were rescued.[276]
7 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Amy B. Silver
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sophie Rickmer (Weimar Republic).[277]
Hornsee
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea whilst on a voyage from Syracuse, Sicily, Italy to Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. Barratry was suspected to be the cause of her loss.[278][279]
Ruby W
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) south of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[279]
The S-classsubmarine sank off Penfield Reef in Long Island Sound during pre-commissioning builder's trails. All aboard survived by bringing her bow to the surface and escaping via one of her torpedo tubes. She was refloated on 20 December, repaired, and commissioned in 1922.
8 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Azeus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground at Alberoni, near Venice, Italy.[280] She was refloated on 12 December.[274]
9 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Saaremaa
Estonia
The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Kronstadt, Soviet Union and sank with the loss of 23 lives.[281]
10 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Celtic II
Norway
The coaster was destroyed by fire at Arendal, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[280]
Drummer's Tax
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was driven ashore at Bonavista, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[282]
12 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Blue Peter
United States
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Maldonado, Uruguay and was abandoned.[283]
13 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Inishboffin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground on Aegna, Estonia.[283] She was abandoned by her crew on 14 December.[284]
Otis
Sweden
The cargo ship came ashore, but was refloated and beached at Hönö, Sweden.[284]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Flevo 4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster struck submerged wreckaged in the English Channel and foundered 9 nautical miles (17 km) west south west of the Royal Sovereign Lightship (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Her crew were rescued byb Scuttle (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[284]
Jacov Sverdlov
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship came ashore near Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[285] She was refloated on 17 December.[286]
Kathleen Lily
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground at Helsinki, Finland and was abandoned.[284]
Tarv
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She drifted ashore and was wrecked.[284] She was declared a total loss on 1 February.[287]
15 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Silba
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The coaster departed Seaham, County Durham for Lerwick, Shetland Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[288]
16 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Stevenstone
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship departed Blyth, Northumberland for Helsingør, Denmark. No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[289]
Tsushima Maru
Empire of Japan
The cargo liner ran aground in the Hirado Strait. All on board were rescued.[290]
19 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Capella
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Lenin (Soviet Union).[291]
Donald J. Cook
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued by San Eduardo (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[286]
21 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Alda
Norway
The schooner was crushed in pack ice and sank at Burnt Church, New Brunswick, Canada.[292]
Mary Annie
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Wigbert (Weimar Republic).[291]
24 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Bushu Maru
Empire of Japan
The cargo ship departed Dalny, China for Takao, Formosa. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[293] Wreckage from the ship washed up on the Pescadores in mid-January 1922.[294]
Katharina
flag unknown
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) off the Noord Hinder Lightship (Netherlands).[295]
25 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Atherton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship capsized in the Thames Estuary near the Girdlers Lightship (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). Her crew were rescued by Falcon (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) before she sank.[296]
Paz de Epalza
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground in the Hormigas Islands and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[297]
26 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Charles
France
The schooner collided with the Noord Hinder Lightship (Netherlands) and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lightship.[295]
The cargo ship was stranded on the eastern side of Praa Sands, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[297] She was driven further ashore by successive gales. Yannakis was refloated in January 1922 and towed to Penzance by the salvage vessels The Lady and Greencastle (both United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).[299][300]
28 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Karitane
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship ran aground on Deal Island, Tasmania, Australia and was wrecked.[301]
30 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Adderstone
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The cargo ship departed from the River Tyne for Hamburg, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all nineteen crew.[302]
Klampenborg
Denmark
The cargo ship departed Danzig for Køge, Sjælland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[303]
Lennox
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The auxiliary schooner foundered in the Irish Sea. Her six crew were rescued by the Wicklow Lifeboat.[304]
31 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Record Reign
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The schooner was wrecked in the Nieuwe Diep, Amsterdam, Netherlands.[305]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1921
Ship
Country
Description
Equity
United Kingdom
The cargo ship grounded and sank during a passage from Jersey, Channel Islands, to Goole, Yorkshire, England. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Spain
Kingdom of Greece
United States
United States Navy).[8]
Norway
Soviet Navy
French Navy) at Anapa in the Black Sea. She was beached and abandoned.[12]
Venezuela
Weimar Republic
Netherlands).[21] Daisy was discovered derelict by the trawler Hohenfels (
Empire of Japan
Royal Navy
Spanish Navy
France
Sweden
Belgium
Portugal
United States Navy
Kingdom of Italy
United States
Peru
Denmark) in the Skagerrak 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Fredrikshavn, Nordjylland, Denmark and sank. Her crew were rescued.[82]
Brazil
Greece Navy).[117][118]
United States Coast Guard) by three Felixstowe F5L aircraft of the United States Navy.
Italy
Australia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Canada
Imperial Japanese Navy).[159] Siam Maru was later destroyed by fire and was a total loss.[160]
United Kingdom
Isle of Man
Tunisia
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Finland
Uruguay
Mauritius
Newfoundland
Colombia
Estonia
Soviet Union).[291]
Turkish Navy