The topsail schooner came ashore at Bucks Mills, Devon and was wrecked.[4]
12 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
West Calumb
United States
The cargo ship collided with Western Plains (United States) at New York and sank.[5][6] She was refloated on 16 January.[7]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Carmen
Sweden
The four masted auxiliary schooner ran aground on the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. All sixteen crew were rescued.[8]
Cobden
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the trawler Stronsay (United Kingdom) in the River Humber and sank. Her crew were rescued.[9][10]
Dorothy
United Kingdom
The cargo ship came ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and was wrecked.[9][10]
Patrick Henry
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on Sibay Island, Philippines. She was refloated but was leaking and was beached.[8]Patrick Henry was refloated on 18 January.[7]
Sacramento
Sweden
The schooner capsized in the Baltic Sea south east of Ystad, Skåne County.[8] She was discovered derelict and towed into Saßnitz, Mecklenburg, Germany.[11]
16 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Aleppo
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Uganglianza (Kingdom of Italy) at Antwerp, Belgium and sank.[9]
Belle
United Kingdom
The tug was in collision with Trewidden (United Kingdom) off Cardiff, Glamorgan and sank with the loss of two crew members.[9]
Germania
United Kingdom
The cargo ship struck rocks off Cape Malea, Greece and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Heimat
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship sank at Sandhamn, Stockholm, Sweden with the loss of all hands.[9]
Louise M. Richards
United States
The schooner was driven ashore at Bluefields, Nicaragua and was wrecked.[8]
Nal
Free City of Danzig
The barque sank off the Wollaston Islands, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Salvador
Spain
The cargo ship was wrecked near Bonanza, Andalusia. Her crew were rescued.[9]
17 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Montello
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[13]
The icebreaker foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was carrying a consignment of 200,000 German rifles which had been transshipped at sea a few days prior.[15]
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Spain
The sailing ship was wrecked at Cape San Lorenzo with the loss of two of her six crew.[16]
Racconigi
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea and was beached 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Algiers, Algeria.[11]
Speranza
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship collided with Cuidad de Montevideo (Uruguay) at Buenos Aires, Argentina and sank. Her crew were rescued.[17]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Yanagawa Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground in the Hirado Strait. Her crew were rescued.[18]
21 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Albert
United Kingdom
The tug struck the wreck of a coal grab at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank with the loss of three of her seven crew.[19]
Farmand
Denmark
The cargo ship foundered in the Skaggerak with the loss of seven of her nine crew.[20]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The cargo liner collided with Australia (United Kingdom) in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium and sank with the loss of three of the eighteen people on board.[21]
Wilbo
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship foundered off Elbmündung with the loss of seven of her seventeen crew.[22]
The barquentine was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean off Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.[24] She was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Manchester Shipper (United Kingdom). Maid of England was towed into Halifax by Manchester Shipper.[25]
The cargo ship departed the River Clyde, United Kingdom for Bilbao. Presumed later foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat from the ship was discovered off Ramsey, Isle of Man on 2 February.[26]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Martha
United Kingdom
The three-masted schooner built 1903, sank in Swansea Bay. Her crew were rescued by Singleton (United Kingdom).[27]
February[]
1 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Poseidon
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[27] She was refloated on 4 February.[28]
2 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Alroy
United Kingdom
The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Camber Sands, East Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Rye Lifeboat.[26]
Garouda
France
The cargo ship was wrecked at Pulo Bintang, Netherlands East Indies.[26] Her crew were rescued.[29]
Marguerite Ryan
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Corinthic (United Kingdom).[30]
No. 2
United Kingdom
The bucket dredger capsized and sank in the River Humber at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her eight crew.[31]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Arfeld
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Lacuna (United Kingdom) in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and was beached.[30]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Padova
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at Fordeiro, A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[32] She was a total loss.[33]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Tamara 12
Weimar Republic
The sailing ship departed Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom for Hamburg. Presumed later foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat with the body of a crew member washed up at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands on 20 February.[34]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Frank M. Deering
United States
The schooner came ashore on Cobb Island, Maryland and was wrecked.[29]
Goodwin
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Maid of Orleans (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Girdler Lightship (United Kingdom). She was beached on the West Girdler Sands off Herne Bay, Kent.[29] She was refloated on 12 February and towed to Greenhithe, Kent.[35]
Slievenamon
Ireland
The coaster came ashore in Ballycotton Bay.[36] She was refloated on 12 February.[37]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Centaurus
Denmark
The barquentine sailed from Harbour Buffett, Newfoundland for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[38][39]
8 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Figueira
Portugal
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Leixões and was wrecked.[33][40] She was refloated in early June.[41]
Rhona
Portugal
The tug ran aground at Lisbon and sank with the loss of five of her seven crew.[33]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Adolf Vinnen
Weimar Republic
Adolf Vinnen wrecked off Cornwall on her maiden voyage
The five-masted barquentine was driven onto rocks at Bass Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom on her maiden voyage.[42] All 24 crew were saved by means of rocket apparatus from the cliffs.[43]
Romanitza
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Bessaker, Norway. She was refloated on 16 February.[44]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Sarah Latham
United Kingdom
The auxiliary schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Olympia (United Kingdom), which towed Sarah Latham to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45]
Scotia Maiden
Canada
The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (40°00′N1°15′E / 40°N 1.25°E / 40; 1.25). All crew were rescued by Fenchurch (United Kingdom).[45]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Esperanza
Spain
The four-masted schooner ran aground on the Luna Shoals off the coast of the Dominican Republic and was a total loss.[46]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Lukkos
Netherlands
The cargo ship passed Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom bound for a port in Spanish Morocco. Presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. Wreckage washed up at Bexhill-on-Sea and Beachy Head, East Sussex on 20 February.[47]
Regina
United Kingdom
The tug struck a submerged object and sank in the River Thames at Rainham, Essex.[48] She was refloated on 18 February.[46]
The coaster ran aground at Rhue Point, Ross and Cromarty. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Lawrence
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Seaton Delaval, Northumberland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[50]
Radium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The cargo ship was wrecked at Speeton, Yorkshire. Her 28 crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[50][53]
Trefusis
United Kingdom
The coaster collided with Grace (United Kingdom in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued.[50][53] She was refloated on 10 March.[54]
18 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Domingo
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Peniche, Portugal.[50] Her crew were rescued.[51]
Jacobus
United Kingdom
The coaster came ashore at Garton, Yorkshire and was severely damaged.[46][53]
Valur
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Orkney Islands with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by a trawler.[46][51]
Woodburn
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered off the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.[46]
The passenger ferry collided with Clan Cumming in the River Mersey and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[46] She was refloated on 22 February and drydocked.[47]
Laumur
France
The cargo ship came ashore at Hardelot, Pas-de-Calais. She broke in two and was a total loss.[46]
Santino
United States
The five-masted auxiliary schooner sprang a leak off Nantucket, Massachusetts and was abandoned.[46]
Sapporo Maru No.3
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on the Noto Peninsula. She was declared a total loss.[46][51]
Toyo Maru No.3
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Kokusanto, Korea. She sank on 27 February. Her crew were rescued.[55]
The cargo ship collided with Lisbon Maru (Japan) in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Germany. She was towed in to Cuxhaven and beached.[56]
24 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Heim
Norway
The cargo ship departed Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
Villaodrid
Spain
The cargo ship departed from the River Clyde, United Kingdom for Bilbao. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Eslington Firth
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cushendun, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[59][60]
Sabina
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground in Fleshwick Bay, Isle of Man.[59] She was refloated later that day and taken to Port Erin,[60] Where she was beached 27 February.[55]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1923
Ship
Country
Description
China Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Kara Point, Greece.[60] She was refloated on 3 March.[61]
Echo
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Coimbra (Portugal) in the North Sea off Terschelling, Netherlands and sank. Her eighteen crew were rescued by Yainville (France) and the trawler Richmond (United Kingdom).[55][62][63]
The cargo ship ran aground near the Karabournou Lighthouse, Turkey.[66] She was refloated on 3 March.[61]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Majken
Sweden
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 155 nautical miles (287 km) east of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Five crew were rescued by the trawler Strath Moray (United Kingdom) and landed at Aberdeen on 10 February.[45]
March[]
3 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Babinda
United States
The cargo ship caught fire at San Francisco, California and was abandoned.[65]
Hieronymus
Free City of Danzig
The auxiliary sailing ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Hanstholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Aalborg (Denmark).[61]
5 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Yunur
Norway
The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Westman Islands, Iceland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[65]
7 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Monte
United Kingdom
The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore at Mandal, Norway and was wrecked.[67]
8 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Mindini
United Kingdom
The cargo liner ran aground at Samarai, New Guinea.[68] Her passengers and crew were rescued by Nauru Chief (United Kingdom).[54]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Rigel
Finland
The cargo ship was sunk by ice 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Mariehamn.[68]
12 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Marjane
France
The trawler was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Hyères, Var by the explosion of a mine which had caught in her nets. Two of her crew were killed.[69]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Cape Cod
United States
The cargo ship a struck rock in Long Island Sound and was beached on Plum Island.[70]
15 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Eastway
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was wrecked at Lourenço Marques, Mozambique with the loss of two of her crew.[71] Survivors were rescued by a tug.[72]
Merville
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Frithjof Eide (Norway).[70][73]
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Levanzo
Kingdom of Italy
The passenger ship ran aground off Elba. Her passengers were transferred to Bali, Ischia and Massaua (all Kingdom of Italy).[72] She sank on 3 April.[74]
The cargo ship ran aground between Formby and Southport, Lancashire.[84] She was refloated on 30 March.[75]
Marco Aurelio
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Cerigo Channel.[84]
Rey Jaime I
Spain
The cargo liner ran aground at Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Her passengers were taken off.[85] She was refloated on 29 March.[86]
Taishin Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of the Kwantung Peninsula and was abandoned by her crew.[86]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Amy Turner
United Kingdom
The barquentine foundered off Guam with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew. Survivors reached landed at Hinuatan, Philippines after 24 days[87]
Charles F. Gordon
United Kingdom
The schooner was Wrecked at Double Head, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[88]
F. C. Lockhart
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on Lippy Island, Maine, United States and was a total loss.[88]
Madelon
France
The schooner was destroyed by fire off the Bishop's Rock. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Capstone (United Kingdom).[85]
Rusholme
United Kingdom
The cargo ship struck rocks 28 nautical miles (52 km) south of Port Nolloth, South Africa and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[88]
31 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Chaldon
United Kingdom
The cargo ship struck a rock in the Pentland Firth and was beached at Scrabster, Caithness.[75] She was refloated on 3 April.[74]
Gladys M. Hollet
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[75]
April[]
1 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Laurana
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached.[89]Laurana was refloated on 16 April.[90]
Portgwarra
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla, Spain.[75] She was refloated on 16 April.[91]
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).[93]
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[103]
24 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Mossamedes
Portugal
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Frio, Namíbia. She was a total loss.[104]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Maschyagandhi
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Bay of Bengal. Her crew survived.[96]
Teja
Chile
The cargo ship struck rocks off Punta de Lobos and sank.[105]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Brush
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.[104]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Seaconnet
United States
The cargo ship foundered at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.[102]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Dunmail
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Thamesmead (United Kingdom).[106]
May[]
3 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Alioth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in West Bay, Dorset.[107]
Elizabeth Ann Slater
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Teesider (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. She was beached at South Shields.[108]
4 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Kissho Maru
Japan
The cargo ship collided with Seikai Maru (Japan) at Shimonoseki and sank.[109]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Roxane
Sweden
The car ship collided with Harald (Weimar Republic) in the North Sea off the Elbe 1 Lightship (Weimar Republic) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[110]
9 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Lake Gebhart
United States
The Design 1093 cargo ship ran aground on the Umatilla Reef off Cape Flattery, Washington. She broke in two and was a total loss.[111][112]
Manhattan Island
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Sari Siglar, Turkey.[113] She was refloated on 17 May.[114]
Yugala
Thailand
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Singora with the loss of six crew. She was consequently beached.[111][113]
10 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Kitanna
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 32 nautical miles (59 km) north east by north of Alderney, Channel Isles.[115]
The cargo ship ran aground off Munxar, Malta.[117] She was refloated on 18 May.[114]
David
Panama
The cargo ship collided with Yorba Linda (United States) in the Gulf of Panama 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Panama City and was beached at Bucaro.[118]
Sagama River
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[118] She was refloated on 21 May.[119]
16 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Gul-Djemal
Ottoman Empire
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Jason.[120] She was refloated on 22 May.[119]
Jan
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground in the Northumberland Strait.[120] She was refloated on 23 May.[121]
Picardiër
Belgium
Ran aground on Adler Grund, off Bornholm, Denmark. Refloated 23 May and towed to Stettin, Germany where repaired.[122]
19 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Maggie Marshall
United Kingdom
The salvage vessel was wrecked at St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, Canada whilst going to the aid of Cymric Queen (United Kingdom).[123]
21 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Glenburnie
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Spot Point, Newfoundland.[124] She was refloated on 24 May.[121]
Marcella
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[124]
Rosa
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[124] She was refloated on 28 May.[125]
22 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Marvale
United Kingdom
The ocean liner struck the Capr Freel Rock off St. Shott's, Newfoundland and sank. All 436 people on board were rescued.[126]
Shoyei Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on Shimushu Island, Kuril Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[125]
The cargo ship collided with Metagama (United Kingdom): in the River Clyde at Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire and was beached.[130] She subsequently sank,[131] but was refloated in late July 1924.[132]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Lady Shea
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Port Maria, Jamaica.[129]
Waterway
United Kingdom
The cargo ship capsized at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[133]
31 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Ranan Maru
Japan
The cargo liner ran aground at Tsingtao, China. All passengers and crew were rescued.[134] She was refloated on 5 June.[135]
June[]
1 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Shoyei Maru
Japan
The cargo ship was wrecked on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union.[136]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Graphic
United Kingdom
The passenger ship collided with Balsam (United States) in Belfast Lough and sank off Carrickfergus, County Antrim. All 120 people on board were rescued.[137] She was refloated on 24 June.[138]
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[152] She was refloated on 5 July.[154]
Sumatra
Australia
The cargo ship foundered off Port Maquarie, New South Wales with the loss of all 45 people on board.[155][156]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Minnie de Larrinaga
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground st Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches du Rhône, France. She was refloated on 2 July.[157]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1923
Ship
Country
Description
O. A. Knudsen
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Gull Island, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew.[153] She had sun by 5 July and was a total loss.[154]
July[]
1 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Reichenfels
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship struck rocks off Viipuri, Finland and was beached.[158]
2 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Advance
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on Shut-in Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[157] She broke in two and was a total loss.[159]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Newtown
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada.[159] She was refloated on 14 July.[160]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Claudegallus
France
The cargo ship ran aground bear Mostaganem, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[159] She was refloated later that day and taken to Mostaganem for examination.[154]
Hilarius
United Kingdom
The cargo ship came ashore at Port Hastings, Nova Scotia, Canada.[159] She was refloated on 8 July.[161]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Liège
Belgium
The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[154] She was refloated on 11 July.[162]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Butio
Portugal
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Port da Cruz, Madeira.[161]
On departing St Helier harbour, the passenger ferry struck the Pignonet Rock, off Moilmont Point, Jersey Channel islands and was holed. Her captain decided to return to port, but she later struck the Oyster Rock and was beached at St Helier. All 370 passengers were rescued. She was refloated on 20 July and taken to England for repairs.[163] She was later refloated and towed to Southampton, Hampshire, where she arrived on 4 August.[164]
Coquimbo
Chile
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso and sank.[161]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United States
The four-masted schooner was wrecked at Suva, Fiji.[161]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Devonier
Belgium
The cargo ship was stranded in the River Plate at Maldonado Point by an exceptionally high tide following a hurricane. The wreck was still in situ in 1953.[14]
General Allenby
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Povoa, Portugal and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[165]
Montferland
Netherlands
The cargo ship was driven ashore in the River Plate in a hurricane.[166] She was refloated on 22 November.[167]
Rugia
Weimar Republic
The ocean liner was driven ashore in the River Plate at Montevideo, Uruguay in a hurricane. Nine hundred passengers were taken off.[166] She was refloated on 29 December.[168]
Tuscany
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sank in the River Plate at Montevideo during a hurricane.[166]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Assistance
United Kingdom
The tug was rammed and sunk in the Bristol Channel by Legarto(United Kingdom) with the loss of four crew.[162]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Swiftstar
United States
The tanker departed Colón, Panama. Burnt wreckage from the ship was reported in the Caribbean Sea off San Andrés Island, Colombia on 22 July.[169] Foundered with the loss of all hands.[170]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Yonan Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground in the Columbia River at Astoria, Oregon, United States.[160]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Begona No.5
Spain
The cargo ship collided with Eldorado (Sweden) and Sheridan (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Cross Sands Lightship (United Kingdom). Begona No.5 and Eldorado both sank. All 43 crew from the two vessels were rescued by George Jewson (United Kingdom).[14][160][171]
City of Dunkirk
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Miyajima Maru (Japan) off Quelpart, Japan and was beached.[160]
Danish Rose
United Kingdom
The sailing ship foundered in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Brora, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued.[160]
18 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Golden Crown
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground on Robben Island, South Africa and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[172]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Jane
Sweden
The cargo ship foundered off Fetlar, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[173]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Togo Maru
Japan
The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Korea.[174]
22 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Pietro Brizollaria
Kingdom of Italy
The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire and sank in the Mediterranea Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) north west of Alexandra, Egypt.[174]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Seistan
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Hainan Strait.[175] She was refloated on 1 August.[176]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Villareal
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Norderney, Germany. Her crew were rescued by Moskov (Denmark).[177]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Ranier
United States
The cargo ship collided with Mandasan Maru (Japan) at Victoria, V.I. and was beached.[178]
St. Roch
France
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape San Sebastián, Catalonia, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Viborg (Denmark).[178]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Ferrera
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Sabang, Netherlands East Indies and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Namwah (flag unknown).[179]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Drammen
Norway
The cargo ship caught fire at Gravesend, Kent and was beached.[176]
August[]
1 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Magicstar
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 10 nautical miles (19 km) downstream of Kiukiang, China.[176] She was refloated on 4 August.[164]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Citriana
United Kingdom
The passenger ship struck a rock and foundered at Kilindini, Kenya. All on board were rescued.[180]
Richard Welford
United Kingdom
The cargo ship capsized at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[180]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Dina Accame
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Genoa, Liguria.[181]
Maria M.
Kingdom of Italy
The ship collided with Napoli (Kingdom of Italy) in the Bay of Naples and sank.[181]
6 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Thursby
United Kingdom
The collier foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north north east of the Longships Lighthouse.[182]
Tudorstar
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[183] She was refloated on 11 August.[184]
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Baron Blantyre
United Kingdom
The cargo ship departed Port Natal, South Africa for Adelaide, South Australia.[185] Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[186]
Saian Maru
Japan
The ship sailed on this date, no further trace.[187]
San Giuseppe
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground in the Strait of Canso.[188] She was refloated on 14 August.[189]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Nyland
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground near Trelleborg, Skåne County.[169] She was refloated on 13 August.[184]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Sable Island
United Kingdom
The cargo liner ran aground at Lamaline, Newfoundland.[190] Her passengers were taken off on 14 August.[191] She was refloated on 24 August.[192]
The passenger ship collided with Artemisia (United Kingdom) in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. All on board were rescued before she sank. The wreck was cleared in December.
18 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Ginyo Maru
Japan
The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon.[170]
The L-class submarine sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon. She was salvaged on 6 September, repaired and returned to service.
Loongsang
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in a typhoon at Hong Kong with the loss of 25 lives.[170][193]
Mylie
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Sin Kiang (United Kingdom) on 30 August.[194] She was on a voyage from Chinwangtao to Shanghai, China.[195]
Sekino Maru
Japan
The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon.[170]
19 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Changsha
United Kingdom
The refrigerated cargo liner was driven onto the Tiji Tiji Reef, off Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. Her passengers were rescued by Victoria (United Kingdom).[196] She was refloated on 23 September.[197]
Leicester
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada.[198] She was refloated on 22 August.[187]
Sergei
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Juno (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire and sank.[170]
The Ro-29-classsubmarine foundered in the Seto Inland Sea off Awaji Island with the loss of 90 of her 95 crew.[199] Salvage operations began on October.[200]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Onega
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Khaces Shoal, off Kristinestad, Finland.[187] She was refloated on 30 August.[195]
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Airston
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was discovered abandoned in the English Channel by Ben Henshaw and Ben Johnson (both United Kingdom) and was towed into Portland, Dorset.[187]
24 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Braebeg
United Kingdom
The coaster struck a submerged wreck ay Ballyhack, County Wexford and was beached.[201]
25 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Gutenfels
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Guadalmesí Point, Spain.[202] She was abandoned as a total loss on 14 September.[185]
The España-class battleship ran aground at Cape Tres Forcas, Spanish Morocco. She broke in two in November and was declared a total loss.
27 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Thursby
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the Irish Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north east of the Longships Lighthouse with the loss of one of her thirteen crew.[203]
29 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Glyndwr
United Kingdom
The cargo ship passed Dungeness, Kent for Oporto, Portugal.[204] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[185]
30 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Deputé Emile Driant
The collier capsized and sank in the English Channel off boulogne, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of nineteen of her 24 crew.[205][206]
Klüpfel
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel.[206][207]
Rawlinson
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea.[206] A lifeboat from the ship was recovered by a German trawler on 10 September. All hands lost.[208]
Great Kantō earthquake: The Amagi-class battlecruiser was damaged beyond economic repair at Yokosuka whilst under conversion to an aircraft carrier. She was scrapped in situ in 1924.
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Cronstadt
United Kingdom
The tanker was destroyed by fire at Lisbon, Portugal.[206][207]
The cargo ship ran aground at Torusaki, Aomori. She sank in a typhoon on 16 September.[215]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Despina
Greece
The cargo ship collided with Saxicava (United Kingdom) in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was taken in tow by Eemdijk (Netherlands) but sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) south south west of Gibraltar.[212]
Fiume
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Planier Lighthouse, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[204]
The cargo ship was discovered abandoned in the English Channel off the Royal Sovereign Lightship (United Kingdom). She was towed into Dover, Kent by Lady Brassey (United Kingdom).[217] Her crew were later rescued by Tallo (Netherlands) and landed at IJmuiden, Netherlands.[197]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Obernai
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sprang a leak at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was beached.[218]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Santa Maria
Portugal
The cargo ship came ashore at Cape Villano, Spain.[219]
28 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Alcibiades
Belgium
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Varna, Romania.[220]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Brotonne
France
The cargo ship was in collision with another vessel in Falmouth Bay and sank. All seventeen crew survived.[221]
Florence
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with Mokta (United Kingdom) in the English Channel between the South Goodwin and West Goodwin Lightships (both United Kingdom) with the loss of twelve or thirteen lives. The sole survivor was rescued by Zora (Kingdom of Yugoslavia).[222]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man.[220] She was declared a total loss on 3 October.[223]
Gutfeld
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground on the Longships, off Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached in Falmouth Bay.[221]
October[]
1 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Troutpool
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was wrecked off Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[223][224]
Yport
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[225]
2 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Electric Flash
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Renews, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[225]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was abandoned by her crew.[225]
Lizzie Trenberth
United Kingdom
The schooner, which had departed from Runcorn, Cheshire on 24 September for Mevagissey, Cornwall was last reported on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[227]
3 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Adrana
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground and sank on Storkallegrund, Sweden.[223]
Evelyn
United Kingdom
The ketch was reported in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship (United Kingdom). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[228]
The cargo ship ran aground at Rotterdam, Netherlands.[226] Forty-nine of her 51 crew were taken off the next day.[229] She was declared a total loss on 10 October.[230]
7 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Else
flag unknown
The schooner capsized in the Gulf of Finland 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Sommers, Finland. Her crew were rescued by Colinton (United Kingdom).[231]
8 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
City of Westminster
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Runnelstone, Cornwall. All 48 people on board were rescued by the Penlee and Sennen Cove Lifeboats.[232]
Norman W. Strong
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River and was wrecked.[231]
9 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
John S. Emery
United States
The barquentine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Samland (Belgium).[233]
Kennecott
United Kingdom
The cargo ship came ashore on Frederick Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada and was wrecked.[230]
Vital
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Sekstant (Norway) at Hull, Yorkshire and sank.[233]
10 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Bretagne
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground on Häfringe Island, Sweden with the loss of her captain. The survivors were rescued.[234]
Lutzen
flag unknown
The cargo ship departed Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[235]
The cargo ship caught fire and foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all 26 crew.
Montoro
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Torres Straits.[236]
Omono Maru
Japan
The cargo ship was wrecked off Taneichi, Iwate.[237]
Phoeniciër
Belgium
The cargo ship ran aground at Memel, East Prussia, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[238] She was refloated on 4 May 1924, but was declared a constructive total loss. She was sold, repaired and returned to service.[122]
The four-masted schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Nassau, Bahamas.[241]
Seine
France
The cargo ship collided with Andalusia (Weimar Republic) in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, Germany and sank. She was refloated on 17 October.[237][242]
16 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Egon
Sweden
The cargo shp struck a mine in the Baltic Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Äransgrund Lighthouse and sank. Her crew were rescued by a German ship.[243][244]
Kaduskak
United Kingdom (United Kingdom
The auxiliary Sailing vessel was destroyed by fire at St. Martins, New Brunswick, Canada.[245]
The gunboat was sunk as a target off the coast of China.
17 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Strathmore
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Lapwing (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Erith, Kent and sank.[246]
Ville de Reims
France
The cargo ship came ashore between Noissi-Bé and Diego Suarez, Madagascar.[247] She was refloated on 22 October.[248] She was refloated on 23 October.[249]
18 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Etoile D'Anjouan
France
The cargo ship ran aground on Nosyfaty Island, Madagascar whilst going to the assistance of Ville de Reims (France).[250] She was refloated on 23 October.[249]
General Smuts
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana, United States.[245]
The O-class submarine was rammed and sunk in Limon Bay by Abangarez (United States) with the loss of three crew. She was partially raised on 30 October to enable the rescue of two survivors. Subsequently stricken in April 1924 and sold for scrap.
24 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Wm S. McDonald
United Kingdom
The three-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. All seven crew were rescued by San manuel (United Kingdom).[235]
25 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Karin
Sweden
The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire in the Øresund and was beached at Klampenborg, Denmark.[252]
27 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Conovium
United Kingdom
The coaster, which had departed Garston, Lancashire for Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland on 26 October,[255] was reported 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of the Chicken Rock, Isle of Man.[228] She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. The bodies of the crew washed up on the coast of Cumberland in late November.[255]
Raven
France
The schooner ran aground at Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her five crew were rescued by Charlie Medland (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[106]
29 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Borgneuf
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Arcachon, Gironde.[256] She was refloated on 12 November.[257]
Delfin
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire and sank at Alexandria, Egypt.[258]
Steelville
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Strait of Kertch.[258] She was refloated on 6 November.[259]
The cargo ship collided with Kasuga Maru (Japan) at Shimonoseki and sank.[256]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Black Cat
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[238]
Mary Manson Gruener
United States
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her cre were rescued by Isabella (United States) and landed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 October.[229]
November[]
1 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Shinshu Maru
Japan
The cargo ship collided with Kanei Naru (Japan) in the South China Sea off the north east coast of Korea and sank with some loss of life.[262]
2 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
General J. B. Carr
United States
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire and sank at New York.[262]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Success
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 4 November and brought into the harbour where she sank.[262]
4 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Domino
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off the Hombursund Lighthouse, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[262] She broke in two,[259] and was a total loss.[263]
5 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Equator
United Kingdom
The sailing ship departed from Trinidad. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[264]
Tainan Maru
Japan
The cargo ship collided with Itsukushima Maru (Japan) in the Inland Sea of Japan and was beached. She was later refloated and brought into Kobe.[265]
6 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Perun
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Wolf (Weimar Republic).[266]
7 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Conifer
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Skogstad (Norway) in the Thames Estuary at Tilbury, Essex. She was beached but subsequently foundered.[267]
9 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Castleisland
United Kingdom
The coaster came ashore in Belfast Lough and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Donaghadee Lifeboat.[268]
Goole
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Wynding (United Kingdom) in the River Humber. She was taken to Hull where she sank.[268]
The ship sprang a leak in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden and was abandoned.[257]
11 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Hsin Lee
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship ran aground near Yalukiang.[270] She was refloated on 25 November.[255]
12 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Helios
flag unknown
The salvage vessel sank off Pihlajasaari, Finland.[257]
13 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
A. C. Kirk
United Kingdom
The coaster was reported off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire bound for Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[228]
15 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Danemark
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground at Kristiania, Norway.[271] She was refloated on 19 November.[272]
Robert and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary off Southend Pier, Essex. both crew survived.[271]
Sagua
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Bluefields, Nicaragua.[273] She was refloated on 21 November.[274]
17 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Grace N Pendelton
United States
The auxiliary schooner was in collision with another vessell in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Germany and foundered with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Hermes (Weimar Republic).[122][273][275][276]
Ibis
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She refloated but then grounded again.[273] Declared a total loss, the wreck was dispersed by the Mersey Harbour Board using exploives.[272]
Kronos
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia with the loss of all hands, at least fourteen crew.[272][275]
The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and fire at Marseille, Bouches du Rhône, France and was beached. Several crew members were killed by the explosion.[274]
The cargo ship was towed into Gibraltar on fire and was beached.[278] She was refloated on 27 November.[255]
Kullaberg
Sweden
The coaster ran aground and capsized in the River Humber at Lower Whitton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[278] She was refloated the next day cut ran aground at Broomfleet, Yorkshire.[255] She was refloated again on 29 November.[279]
Little Princess
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by West Lashaway (United States).[278]
The cargo ship ran aground off the Bovbjerg Lighthouse, Denmark.[284] She was refloated on 9 December.[285]
Ilga
Latvia
The cargo ship was rammed by Hydrografs (Latvia) off Mühlgraben and was beached.[284]
5 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Creek Fisher
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Albia (Spain) off Penarth, Glamorgan and was beached. She was refloated later that day and drydocked at Cardiff.[286]
Rhodopis
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Somme (United Kingdom) in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium and was beached.[287]
Rosa
United Kingdom
The coaster departed London for Gloucester No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[288][289]
Tone
Norway
The coaster departed Immingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom for Christiania. Presumed subsequently foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat from the ship washed up at Lindesnes, Norway on 10 December.[290]
T.W. Lake
United States
The coaster foundered off Lopez Island, San Juan Islands with the loss of all eighteen crew.
6 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Düsseldorf
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Valparaíso, Chile and was wrecked.[291]
Junior
Netherlands
The tug collided with Transporter (United Kingdom) at IJmuiden, North Holland and sank with the loss of a crew member.[291]
Kalfsund
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at Järnäs and was wrecked.[291]
Salta
Spain
The schooner came ashore at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France and was wrecked with the loss of two of her crew.[291]
7 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Kalmar
Sweden
The cargo ship collided with Bellglade (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and sank with the loss of a crew member.[291]
Mary Peers
United Kingdom
The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore in Whitesand Bay, Cornwall and was wrecked.[291]
9 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Rosa
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Portland Bill, Dorset with the loss of all hands. Two bodies were recovered by Innisholm (United Kingdom).[292]
The cargo ship came ashore at Malpica de Berganti, A Coruña, Spain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[290]
11 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Bishopton
United Kingdom
The cargo ship came ashore at Kettleness, Yorkshire. She refloated but subsequently sank. Her crew survived.[293]
Rose Marie
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Livorno (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Haisbro Lightship (United Kingdom) and sank.[293] All eighteen crew were rescued by Livorno.[294]
13 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Bankdale
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Barcelona, Spain and sank.[253]
15 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Runa
Norway
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued by W. W. Mills (United States).[295]
16 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Armagh
United Kingdom
The ocean liner ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. All 106 people on board were rescued by the New Brighton Lifeboat and a number of tugs.[296]Armagh later broke her back and was a total loss.[295]
Martha
United Kingdom
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.[295]
17 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Algora
United Kingdom
The cargo ship departed Hamburg, Germany for Rochester, Kent. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[288][297]
C. A. Smith
United States
The auxiliary schooner was wrecked in Coos Bay with the loss of ten crew.[298]
Demerara Lightship
United Kingdom
The lightship sank off Georgetown, British Guiana.[298]
Ravn
Norway
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the trawler Flow (United Kingdom).[299][300]
18 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Asama Maro
Japan
The cargo ship collided with Paul Lecat (France) in the Inland Sea of Japan and was beached.[298]
19 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Alesia
United Kingdom
The cargo ship, which was to be scrapped, broke free from her tow and came ashore on Terschelling, Netherlands.[301] She was still there in April 1924.[302]
20 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Limburg
Netherlands
The tug came ashore at Maasvlakte, South Holland. Her crew were rescued.[303]
22 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Gotha
Sweden
The schooner ran aground on the Haisbro Sands. She was refloated but sank in the North Sea off the Wold Lightship (United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by a Swedish steamship.[300]
25 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Frielinghaus
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground and was beached at Risvær, Norway.[304][305]
Hjortholm
Denmark
The cargo ship came ashore on Skagen.[304] Her crew were rescued by the Skagen Lifeboat.[306]
26 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
J. Oswald Boyd
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana.[304] She was refloated on 29 December.[168]
Tekirdagh
Turkey
The coaster sank at Constantinople in a blizzard.[305]
27 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Gunlog
Sweden
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[307] She was refloated on 31 December.[308]
Kong Haakon
Denmark
The cargo liner ran aground north of Fanø. Forty passengers were taken off by a tug. She was refloated the next day.[307]
28 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Algama
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Les Baleines, Loire-Atlantique. Her crew were rescued.[309]
Colibri
France
The tanker was driven ashore at San Stefano, Turkey.[305] She was refloated on 2 January 1924.[310]
The cargo ship collided with Newtonards (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Erith, Kent and sank.[168] She was refloated on 2 January.[313]
30 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Biesbosch
Belgium
The cargo ship was abandoned and foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[14][168]
31 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1923
Ship
Country
Description
A. Moulton
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at St. John's, Newfoundland.[308]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Natara Reef, off Port Moresby, New Guinea and was wrecked.
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1923
Ship
Country
Description
Shinkoku Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on Montague Island, Alaska, United States in the early days of December. She was declared a total loss on 16 January 1924.[289]