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The list of shipwrecks in 1925 includes a chronological list of all shipwrecks in 1925.

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1925
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January[]

2 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Heinrich Hugo Stinnes 7 Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship sprang a leak off Kopervik, Norway and was beached in Høyevarde Bay.[1]
Katharina Dorothea Fritzen Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship was driven ashore at Skudesnes, Norway and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Mohawk US flag 48 stars United States The ocean liner caught fire and sank in Delaware Bay. Two hundred and seventy passengers were rescued by USCGC Kickapoo (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard) and an American tug.[2][3]

3 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Turnu Severin Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania The cargo ship came ashore near Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She broke in two on 12 January and was declared a total loss.[4] She was refloated on 23 March and beached at Boulogne.[5]

4 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Castlerock Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a breakwater at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and was consequently beached at Goodwick Sands.[1] She was refloated on 12 January.[6]
Emmanuel Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore at St David's, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. All 25 crew were rescued.[1] She was refloated on 24 March.[7]

6 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Kiang Wo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangte 70 nautical miles (130 km) upstream of Hankow, China.[1] She was refloated on 12 January.[8]
Taiyu Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided wiyh Yetorofu Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) in the Straits of Shimonoseki and sank.[9]

8 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Mercurius Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground on Pearl Rock, Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[10] She broke in two on 11 January and was a total loss.[11]
Riding Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of Iceland.[12] She was a total loss.[13]

10 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Manuel Caragol Flag of Uruguay Uruguay The sailing ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°05′N 67°40′W / 48.083°N 67.667°W / 48.083; -67.667). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Kenowis (US flag 48 stars United States).[14]
Nystrand Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground on Lillegrunden, Great Belt.[14] She was refloated on 16 January.[15]

12 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Ceramic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground in the River Clyde at Glasgow. She was later refloated and drydocked.[6]
Elli Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Aegean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Astypalaia, Greece.[16]

13 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1925
Ship Country Description
USS S-19 US flag 48 stars United States Navy
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13032, Florida, Gestrandetes amerikanisches U-Boot

S-19 aground at Chatham, Massachusetts

The S-class submarine ran aground off Chatham, Massachusetts. She was later refloated and returned to service.

14 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Aladdin Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship sank off Silda, Norway.[17]
Bidsie and Bell Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Camborne Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford, Ireland.[12] She was refloated on 27 January.[18]
Cardiff Hall Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Seven Heads, County Cork, Ireland and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[12][13]

18 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Arnold Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship ran aground on Soay, Skye, United Kingdom. She broke in two and was a total loss.[19][20]
Raita Flag of France France The sailing ship was wrecked at Carmannah whilst on a voyage from Port Gamble, Washington, United States to Papeete, Tahiti. All ten crew were rescued.[21]

19 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Goodig Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[22] She was refloated on 22 January.[23]
Terrier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The three-masted schooner came ashore at St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[22]

20 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Archangel Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger ferry ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands. Passengers were landed by three tugs.[21]
HMS Monarch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy Washington Naval Treaty: The Orion-class battleship was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly by HMS Carysfort, HMS Caledon, HMS Curacoa, HMS Calliope, HMS Hood, HMS Repulse, HMS Ramillies, HMS Revenge, HMS Resolution, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Royal Sovereign and HMS Vectis (all Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy).[24]
Redline No.1 Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coastal tanker foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[25] The survivor was rescued by Thérese (Flag of France France).[26]

21 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Europe Flag of France France The cargo liner came ashore at Pirio Press, Cotonou, French Dahomey.[27] Her passengers were taken off by Scheldestroom (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands).[28] She was refloated on 25 January.[29]

23 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Mars Flag of France France The cargo ship struck rocks off the Jardin Lighthouse, Ille-et-Vilaine and was beached at Dinard. She was later refloated and taken to Saint-Malo.[16]
Waldtrout Horn Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°33′N 24°25′W / 48.55°N 24.417°W / 48.55; -24.417). her crew were rescued by Silverway (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[16]

24 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1925
Ship Country Description
HMML 307 Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy The motor launch suffered an engine explosion and sank at Hankow, China.[30]

25 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Speedway US flag 48 stars United States The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off the Swiftsure Reef, British Columbia, Canada and was abandoned.[31]

26 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Olive Branch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner struck a submerged object in the Bristol Channel and sprang a leak. An attempt was made to reach Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire but she foundered off Dale Point.[31]

28 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Benvannoch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Singapore Strait at Pulo Angup whilst on a voyage from Port Said, Egypt to Hakodate, Japan.[32] She was refloated on 2 February.[33]
Doon Glen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak and put into Larne, County Antrim.[34] She was beached there the next day.[35]

29 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Commack US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was driven ashore at False Hook, New Jersey. Some of her crew were taken off by a United States Coast Guard vessel.[36] She was refloated on 1 February.[37]
HMINS Elphinstone Flag of Imperial India Royal Indian Marine The Anchusa-class sloop struck an uncharted rock off Castle Point, Tillanchong Island, Nicobar Islands and sank. All 136 crew survived.[38]
USS S-48 US flag 48 stars United States Navy The S-class submarine ran aground off Jeffrey Point, New Hampshire. She was refloated a week later. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.

30 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1925
Ship Country Description
Gladys Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The sailing ship came ashore and sank at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[36]

February[]

1 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Skjoldli Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground in Kyrkesund, Sweden and was a total loss.[37]

2 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Chyko Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster ran aground on the Fungu Miza Reef and was beached at Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika.[39]
Sara Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship struck rocks in the Adriatic Sea off Fano and sank with the loss of one of her crew.[40][41]

3 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Altai Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship caught fire and was beached at Belawan, Dutch East Indies.[39] She was refloated on 24 February.[42]

9 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Tosa Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
Japanese battleship Tosa sinking

Tosa sinking

The incomplete Tosa-class battleship was scuttled in Saiki Bay in the Bungo Channel under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.
Kilindili British Raj Red Ensign British Raj The coaster sank on a voyage from Mangalore to Malepi with the loss of seventeen lives.[41]

10 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Muriel Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary off Canvey Island, Essex with the loss of one of her two crew.[43]

14 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Sendeja Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy.[44] She was refloated on 25 February.[45]

15 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Hasselor Flag of Denmark Denmark The sand sucker collided with Moren (Flag of Denmark Denmark) at Copenhagen and sank.[44]
Mansuria Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship ran aground on Lillgrund in the Öresund.[44] She was refloated on 18 February.[46]

16 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Puren Flag of Chile Chile The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Valparaíso.[47]

17 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Asator Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°00′N 03°20′W / 49°N 3.333°W / 49; -3.333). She later sank, but her crew were rescued by El Kantara (Flag of France France).[48][49]

21 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Normanna Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship arrived at Tenerife, Canary Isles, Spain with her cargo on fire and was beached.[50]

22 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Castlereagh Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster passed Prawle Point, Devon bound for Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[51]

23 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Caithness Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[52] She was refloated on 8 March.[53]

24 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Boshomaru Flag of Japan Japan The training ship foundered off the coast of Japan with the loss of six lives.[54]
Galdames Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship collided with the quayside at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France and sank.[55]
Koanmaru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Japan.[54]

25 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Belita Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at New York, United States.[45]
Cristina Rueda Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France,[45] with the loss of all hands. Seven lifeboatmen were also lost attempting a rescue. She broke up the next day in a gale and was a total loss.[56]
USS Huron US flag 48 stars United States Navy The Pennsylvania-class cruiser ran aground off Palawayan Island, Netherlands East Indies.[42] She was refloated the next day.[57]
Teesdale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea. She was abandoned 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Dutch coast. All her crew were rescued by a Dutch pilot boat.[58]
Winga Flag of France France The cargo ship struck rocks off the Isle of Skye and was beached in Loch Scaur.[58] She was refloated on 12 March.[59]

27 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Montlaurier Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 Canada The ocean liner developed a fault in her steering gear whilst on a voyage to Canada. She returned to Cobh, County Cork, Ireland where she was beached and her passengers were taken off.[60] Subsequently refloated and towed to Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs.

28 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1925
Ship Country Description
Hans Jensen Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[61] She was refloated on 9 March.[62]
Villasandino Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by British Chancellor (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom). She came ashore at Bude.[61]

March[]

4 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Flevo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Tandjung Priok, Netherlands East Indies with the loss of nine of her crew. Although reported to have sunk,[63] she was towed into Batavia later that day.[64]
Ravenscar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Ingerfire (Flag of Norway Norway) off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached at Sardyngeul.[63] She was refloated on 1 April.[65]

8 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Aalsum Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship collided with Dannedaike (US flag 48 stars United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Although abandoned by her crew, she was later reboarded.[66]

9 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Schelde Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The tug was driven onto the south breakwater at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands whilst going to the assistance of Soerakarta (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands). She sank with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew. The survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[67]
Soerakarta Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship was driven onto the north breakwater at Hoek van Holland. Lifeboats rescued 48 crew, leaving her officers on board.[67] They were rescued the next day.[68] Although salvage operations were reported to have been abandoned on 13 March,[69] she was cut in two. A 350 feet (110 m) section of her 430 feet (130 m) length was refloated by 9 April and towed to Rotterdam.[70] The bow section sank on 16 April and was a total loss.[71][72]

11 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Phyllis Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The four-masted barque departed Adelaide, South Australia for the United Kingdom. Reported missing on 6 August.[73]
Stella Maris Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The sealer was crushed by ice in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland.[74] Her crew were rescued by Prospero (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[75]

12 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Uwajima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The passenger ship foundered off Kyushu with the loss of 102 of the 118 people on board.[76]

13 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Anine Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship passed Gibraltar bound for Civitavecchia, Italy. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[77]
Phyllis Hudson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Brake Sands, Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat and she was subsequently towed into Ramsgate, Kent by Aid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[78]

14 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Kozan Maru No.1 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship departed Chichijima for Shimoda. No further trace.[79]
Modesta Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[80] She was refloated on 26 March.[81]

15 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Erissos Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Arroyos Secos, Santa Fe, Argentina.[80]
Jameson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Arroyos Secos.[80]

16 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Josefita Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (36°43′N 8°20′W / 36.717°N 8.333°W / 36.717; -8.333). Her crew were rescued by Knut (Flag of Denmark Denmark).[82]
Scampolo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship was abandoned in the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Capri.[83]
Vulcano Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Argentina.[82] She was refloated on 20 March.[81]

19 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Bienville US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached.[83][84] She was refloated on 22 March. Her hull was intact but her superstructure was destroyed.[85]

20 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Swona Flag of Norway Norway The whaler foundered on a voyage from South Georgia to Cape Town, South Africa. Her crew were rescued.[86]
Thyra Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship collided with Ardmore (US flag 48 stars United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) south of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States and sank.[86] Her crew survived.[84]

21 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Cité de Verdun Flag of France France The steam-trawler struck Rosevear an island in the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly during a snowstorm. The crew of thirty landed, lit a fire and sent distress signals which were answered by the St Mary's lifeboat Elsie (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution). The nameboards of the trawler can still be seen in the Mermaid and Atlantic public houses on St Mary's.[87]
PSS City of Brisbane Civil Ensign of Australia Australia The iron paddle steamer was scuttled off Sydney Heads on 21 March 1925.[88]

23 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Notre Dame de Lourdes Flag of France France The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°35′N 5°25′W / 48.583°N 5.417°W / 48.583; -5.417). Some of her seven crew were rescued by Iroise (Flag of France France) and others landed at Ouessant in a lifeboat.[7][89]

24 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Guipuzcoa Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Les Baleines, Loire-Atlantique, France.[5] Her crew were taken off by the tug Atlas (Flag of France France) on 26 March and she was declared a total loss on 30 March.[90][91]

27 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Ethel Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank in Liverpool Bay. All seven crew were rescued by Harlaw Plain (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[92]
Yetajima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Tsugaru Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) at Kobe and sank.[92]

28 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Aysgarth Force Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off the Maas Lightship (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Maasdijk (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands).[93]

30 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Asturiano Flag of Argentina Argentina The cargo liner collided with Buenos Aires (Flag of Argentina Argentina) at Puerto San Julian and was beached.[91][94]
Lavinia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster ran aground off Norderney, Germany.[91] She was refloated on 5 April.[95]

31 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1925
Ship Country Description
Mazzini Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground on Graciosa, Azores, Portugal.[96] She broke in two on 5 April and was a total loss.[97]

April[]

2 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Ferncliff Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground off Ras-al-Bir, Italian Somaliland (12°00′N 43°34′E / 12°N 43.567°E / 12; 43.567).[98] She was refloated on 6 April.[99]
Kozan Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered off Idzu.[100]

3 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Cisneros Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo liner caught fire in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Finistère, France and was abandoned.[101][102] She was declared a constructive total loss.[103]

4 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Candiano Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship caught fire at Brindisi, Libya and was a total loss.[102][104]

5 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Hachijo Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship sank off Hachiji Island.[104]

7 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth Hyam Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner sank at Ramsey, Isle of Man.[105]

10 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Bresil Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) of Cap St. James, French Indochina. She broke up and was a total loss.[106]
Jonge Catharina Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship collided with Clan Monroe (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Scheldt and sank with the loss of fifteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Clan Monroe and a tug.[100]
Tannenfels Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Karachi, India and was severely damaged.[100][107]

12 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Folden I Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship collided with Volos (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic) and sank in the English Channel at a position between the Royal Sovereign Lightvessel (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom.[108] Her crew were rescued by Volos.[106]

13 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Challenge Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Lisken (Flag of Norway Norway) in the English Channel off Cherbourg, France and sank with the loss of three of the four people on board.[106]
Valrossa Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and was beached.[106]
Francesco Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The schooner was driven ashore at Benghazi, Libya and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[109]

14 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Marion Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Splough Rock, off Greenore Point, County Louth, Ireland and was wrecked.[109]
Montlaurier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ocean liner caught fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire whilst under repair and was severely damaged.[110] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service in July 1925 as Montnairn.

16 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1925
Ship Country Description
S.A.C. Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship collided with Millgate (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Mediterranean Sea off Cartagena, Murcia and sank. Her 28 crew were rescued by Millgate.[71][111][112]

17 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Trehawke Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Upright, Chile and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Toluma (Flag of Norway Norway).[112]

21 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1925
Ship Country Description
O-2 Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy The Type U-43 submarine foundered off Japan in a storm. (Some sources claim O-2 was scrapped in 1922.)
Raifuku Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship sank in a storm in the North Atlantic with the loss of all 38 crew.

28 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Innono US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship collided with Isis (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic) in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium and was beached.[113]
Shima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze, China. She was refloated on 7 May.[114]

29 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1925
Ship Country Description
Irma US flag 48 stars United States The schooner came ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) north of Body's Island, North Carolina and was abandoned.[115]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1925
Ship Country Description
HMS Dolphin Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy The Dolphin-class gunvessel foundered in the Firth of Forth. She was refloated on 23 September.[116]
Rhesus Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Canton (Flag of Sweden Sweden) in the Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal over the Easter weekend and was beached.[107]

May[]

1 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Azov Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Hogan, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[117]
Moldegaard Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[117]

8 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1925
Ship Country Description
M.E. Norman US flag 48 stars United States The sternwheel steamboat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River near Cow Island Bend with the loss of 23 lives. Thirty-two people were saved.[118]

9 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1925
Ship Country Description
USCGC AB-3 Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The Coast Guard cutter, formerly the patrol boat USS Cossack (US flag 48 stars United States Navy), was destroyed by fire.[119]
Gladys E. Bullen The schooner came ashore on the west coast of Miquelon and was wrecked.[120]
Hans Jensen Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.[121]
Yutaka Maru Flag of Japan Japan The passenger ship came ashore near Sasebo, Nagasaki. Her passengers were taken off.[120]

10 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Glenluce Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground at Cairnbulg Briggs, Aberdeenshire.[122] She was refloated on 20 May.[123]
Sakurajima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Taiko Maru No.2 (Flag of Japan Japan) off Shimonoseki and was beached.[120]

11 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Orion Flag of Sweden Sweden The schooner collided with Seemoos (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic) in the Baltic Sea off Ystad and sank with the loss of three crew.[122]

12 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Morican US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship caught fire at Jacksonville, Florida and was beached.[124]

14 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Rytoner Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster was rammed and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex by Lyngern (Flag of Sweden Sweden). Her crew were rescued by Lyngern.[125]

15 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Corcrest Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Chevington (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached.[79] She was refloated later that day.[126]
Pennyworth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the River Neva at Leningrad, Soviet Union.[126] She was refloated on 19 May.[127]

18 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Dunard Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Bay of Biscay 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Roscoff, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[128] She later capsized and was a total loss.[129]

19 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Margaret Spencer US flag 48 stars United States The schooner came ashore at the Oregon Inlet and was wrecked.[130]
Spain Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Miyagi (38°19′N 141°33′E / 38.317°N 141.55°E / 38.317; 141.55).[127] She broke in two on 12 June and was a total loss.[131]

21 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Imerethie II Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at San Stefano Point, Turkey.[127] She was refloated on 25 May.[132]

22 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1925
Ship Country Description
An Lan Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tanker was wrecked near Chunking, China.[133]
Berlin Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship struck a rock off Corrobdo, A Coruña, Spain and was beached.[133] She was refloated on 26 May.[134]
County of Cardigan Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Cée, Corcubión, Spain.[135] She was declared a total loss on 26 May.[136]

23 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Blus Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground in Canelinas Bay, Spain and was a total loss.[137]
Border Glen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south south west of Findochty, Morayshire. All five crew survived.[137]
Kilelmi Flag of Turkey Turkey The coaster foundered in the Bosporus with the loss of 44 of the 49 people on board.[137][138]
Sceptre Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cap L'Agulhas, South Africa.[137] She broke her back on 27 May and was a total loss.[139]

24 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Cyrenia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand.[132] She broke in two on 28 May.[140] Cyrenia was subsequently scrapped in situ.[141]
Ebro Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[132] She was refloated on 28 May.[140]
Lesbian Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Kephez, Turkey.[132] She was refloated on 27 May.[140]

25 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Fiona Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster ran aground on Trinity Ledge, Nova Scotia, Canada. She refloated, capsized and sank. Her crew survived.[142]

26 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Ekaterina Inglessi Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (34°34′N 27°52′E / 34.567°N 27.867°E / 34.567; 27.867). Her crew were rescued by Herefordshire (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[136] She was towed into Port Said, Egypt by HMS Delhi (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy).[140]
Morowitz Flag of Hungary with arms (state) Hungary The cargo ship ran aground at La Plata, Argentina.[142] She was refloated on 5 June.[143]

27 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Hans Flag of Sweden Sweden The auxiliary schooner struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Gotland and sank with the loss of seven of her eight crew.[139]
Joffre Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug ran aground on the Bolt Tail Rocks, Devon. Eleven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[139][144]
Ludlow US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was destroyed by fire at Gulfport, Mississippi.[139]

29 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Lundy Light Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Martín García Island, Argentina.[145] She was refloated on 1 June.[146]
Reliant Flag of Ireland Ireland The salvage vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal.[147]

31 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1925
Ship Country Description
Florence Swyres Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar off Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain.[148]

June[]

1 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Fair City Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck the quayside at Dundee, Forfarshire and was beached severely damaged at the bow.[146]

3 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Bombay Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Notoro, Karafuto. She was refloated on 15 July.[149]

6 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Africanic Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship collided with Northlea (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Toriñana, Spain (43°04′N 90°25′W / 43.067°N 90.417°W / 43.067; -90.417) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Nord (Flag of France France).[143][150]
Union Gujera Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Gijón, Asturias and was wrecked.[143]

10 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Demosthenes Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Comoros Islands.[151] She was abandoned as a total loss,[152] her crew were rescued by General Foch (flag unknown).[153]
Leodium Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.[141] She was refloated on 27 December.[154]

11 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Aebo Flag of Denmark Denmark The three-masted schooner came ashore at Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal and was wrecked.[141]
West Saginaw US flag 48 stars United States The Design 1013 cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached at Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was refloated the next day.

12 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Aikaterini M. Goulandris Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland.[131] She was refloated on 13 June and was then beached.[152]
Equity Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster collided with Rena (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Would Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and was beached at Horsey, Norfolk.[155]
Europe Flag of France France The Boulogne steam-trawler struck Rosevear, an island in the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly in fog. As the tide rose the trawler floated off the rocks and made for Dunkirk with slight damage.[87]

13 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Norseman Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Burnside (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and sank with the loss of two crew. The survivors were rescued by Burnside.[152]

14 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Lilyada Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship collided with Cabo Mendor (Flag of Spain Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean (38°55′N 9°35′W / 38.917°N 9.583°W / 38.917; -9.583) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Cabo Mendor.[152]

16 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Oakwood US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Erie.[156] She was refloated on 30 June.[157] She was refloated on 8 July.[158]

18 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Chelanthos Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[159]

19 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Ioannis D Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.[160] She was a total loss.[153]
Mimi Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[161] She was refloated on 2 September.[162]
Waimate Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of Cape St. Vincent.[160][163] She was abandoned on 22 June.[153]

20 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Samoa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The three-masted auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Nassau, Bahamas and was wrecked.[161]
Valencia Flag of Spain Spain The coaster was rammed and sunk by Alvarez Sala (Flag of Spain Spain) at Valencia and sank. Her crew survived.[161]

24 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Edendale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Belitung, Netherlands East Indies.[164] She was refloated on 29 June.[165]
Goshu Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship came ashore 260 nautical miles (480 km) north of Vladivostock, Soviet Union.[166] Although declared a total loss, she was refloated on 29 July.[167]

26 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Fushiki Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship came ashore at Shiritokosaki, Hokkaidō and was wrecked.[168]

27 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Boulinier Flag of France France The schooner came ashore at Fort-de-France, Martinique and was a total loss.[169]
Ocean King Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug was struck by Marloch (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) at Quebec City, Canada and sank with the loss of all hands.[170]

28 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Wales Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Banka Strait.[171] She was refloated on 6 July.[172]
West Hesseltine US flag 48 stars United States The Design 1013 ship ran aground on Maio, Cape Verde Islands.[170] Most of her passengers and crew were taken off in early July by Sagres (US flag 48 stars United States).[173] She was refloated on 2 October.[174]

29 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Bartolo Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship collided with Rose Schiaffino (Flag of France France) in the Strait of Gibraltar and sank.[175]
Rex US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by Aurania (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) with the loss of fifteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by Aurania.[176]

30 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1925
Ship Country Description
Tonshin Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Sakhalin and was a total loss.[175]

July[]

3 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Ville d'Isigny Flag of France France The cargo ship sank at Brest, Finistère.[169]

5 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Herculese Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug was struck by Akabo (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom at Lagos, Nigeria and sank with the loss of six crew.[173][177]

10 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Halgan Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Pernambuco, Brazil.[178] She was refloated on 30 August.[179]
Thomas P. Beal US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship struck rocks in the East River, New York and was beached.[178] She was refloated the next day.[180]

11 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Loongwo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze 250 nautical miles (460 km) downstream of Hankow, China and was beached.[180] She was refloated the next day.[181]

13 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Esquilino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground on the Shumna Reef off Massowah, Italian Somaliland. She was refloated on 26 July.[172][182]

14 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Hebbedale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, South America.[183] She was refloated on 28 August.[184]
Roxanna Frances US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was in collision with Ellaston (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) at Chesapeake, Ohio and sank.[175]

15 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Luisa Flag of Chile Chile The cargo ship ran aground south of Tacahualco.[149] She was refloated on 20 July.[185]

17 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Refloater Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The salvage vessel collided with HMS Tring (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy) at Harwich, Essex and was beached. She was refloated on 30 July.[186][187]

19 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Egremont Castle Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Tub-Bataka Reef, Philippines.[185] She slipped off the reef and sank on 26 July.[188]
West Cohas US flag 48 stars United States The Design 1013 cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

20 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Aghios Spyridon Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[189] She was refloated on 25 July.[190]

22 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Cavour Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground of the Ibicuy Islands, Argentina.[191] She was refloated on 25 July.[190]

23 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Bayeskimo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (59°15′N 67°15′W / 59.25°N 67.25°W / 59.25; -67.25). Her crew were rescued by Nascopie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[192]
Campeiro Flag of Brazil Brazil The cargo ship suffered a failure of her steering gear and came ashore on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul.[193] She was refloated on 1 September.[179]

24 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Yewdale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[193]

25 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Gezina Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Dennis Head, North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[192] She was refloated on 28 July.[194]

27 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Jolly Charles Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire.[195] She was refloated on 4 August.[196]

28 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Condor Flag of Chile Chile The tug foundered in Valparaíso Bay.[188]
Kyodo Maru No.22 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was wrecked on Barren Island, in the Yangtze Estuary. Some of her crew survived.[197]

30 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Ingrid Flag of Sweden Sweden The tanker was severely damaged by fire at Constanţa, Romania.[198]

31 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1925
Ship Country Description
Havur Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground in the White Sea at Three Islands, Soviet Union.[199] She was refloated on 4 August.[196]

August[]

1 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Georges Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a wreck off Patras, Greece and was beached in Molivo Bay.[200]

2 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Alexandre Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship collided with Yang Tse (Flag of France France) in the Scheldt and sank at Drempel de Parel with the loss of a crew member. The wreck was blown up in November 1925.[48][200]

3 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Attika Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship sank at Piraeus.[200]
Thomas and Arthur Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Battersea, London.[200]

5 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1925
Ship Country Description
O-2 Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy The Type U 43 submarine foundered in a storm whilst on a voyage from Yokosuka to Kure.[201]
Taihoku Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Monbetsu, Hokkaidō.[202] She was refloated on 14 August.[203]

7 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Alfonso Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The sailing ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Hammamet, Tunisia. Her crew were rescued.[202]
Montrose Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada.[204] She was refloated on 10 August and drydocked for repairs to her rudder and port propeller.[202][205]
St. Abbs Head Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground north east of the Gunfleet Lighthouse, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[204] She was refloated on 11 August.[206]

9 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Yue Ying Wa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in a cyclone whilst on a voyage from Hoihow, China to Hong Kong.[207]

11 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Hustler Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug was in collision with Kaikyu Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) at Vancouver, British Columbia and sank.[208]

13 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Emden Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground in the Boca Jambell Gulf, off the coast of Ecuador.[207] She was refloated on 18 August.[209]

14 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Eolo Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Kettleness Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[210] She was refloated on 25 August.[211]
St. Marc Flag of France France The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère.[210] Thirteen crew were rescued.[212]

16 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Ionion Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Buitra Point, near Cape Toriñana, Spain and was a total loss.[212][213]

17 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Caudebec Flag of France France The ferry collided with Borthwick (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Seine at Rouen, Seine-Maritime and was beached.[203][214]
Ella Flag of Denmark Denmark The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Baltic Sea off Skanör, Scania, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[203]

21 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Pursuit Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner collided with the ketch Boy Will (Flag of France France) in Bigbury Bay. Both vessels were severely damaged and were beached at Salcombe, Devon where they broke up.[215]

23 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Therimal Flag of Finland Finland The barque collided with the fishing vessel Christina Catarina (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands) in the North Sea (approximately 55°00′00″N 4°00′00″E / 55°N 4°E / 55; 4) and sank with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Christina Catarina.[216]
1605 Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928 Republic of China (1912–1949) The fishing junk was in collision with Talthybius (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) off Waglan Island, Hong Kong and sank. She was fishing at night with no lights and no blame was laid on Talthybius.

24 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Southland US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana.[217]

26 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Esther Flag of Sweden Sweden The schooner collided with Maolner (Flag of Sweden Sweden) off Malmö and sank. Her crew were rescued by Maolner.[217]
President Garfield Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground at Nantucket, Massachusetts.[218] She was refloated the next day.[184]
Sebastiano Veniero Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Italian Royal Navy The Provana-class submarine sank in the Mediterranean Sea after colliding with the steamer Capena (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Italy) off Cape Passero, Sicily.[219]

28 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1925
Ship Country Description
Nantais Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off La Jument, Ouessant, Finistère and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[220]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1925
Ship Country Description
Bari Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Regia Marina The Pillau-class cruiser ran aground off Palermo, Sicily. She was refloated on 20 September.[221]
Brulin Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 Canada The lake freighter ran aground at the head of the Morrisburg Canal in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada.[222] She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Elna Flag of Finland Finland The barque foundered in the Baltic Sea north of Gotland, Sweden. Nine crew were rescued by Amisia (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic).[216]

September[]

1 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Colonial US flag 48 stars United States The passenger ship was destroyed by fire at Cleveland, Ohio with the loss of three crew.[162][223]

2 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1925
Ship Country Description
HMCS Armentières Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Canadian Navy The Battle-class trawler sank in the Pipestem Inlet, Barkley Sound. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.

3 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Keren Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Ceuta, Spain.[224] She was refloated on 8 September.[225]

4 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Pennant Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster collided with Acasta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent and sank with the loss of two of the fourteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Acasta.[226]

5 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Eldridge US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground on the Ioula Ledge, Philippines.[227] She was refloated on 10 September.[228]

7 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Jordaens Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship struck the wreck of Alexandre (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium) and was holed. She was towed to Antwerp for repairs.[229]

8 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Alcores Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dunfanaghy, County Londonderry.[225] Her crew were taken off on 10 September and the ship was further damaged in a gale.[228]
Bentem Maru No.3 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered in a typhoon at Kavafuto.[228]

10 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Kimigayo Maru Flag of Japan Japan The passenger ship was driven ashore at Quelpart, Korea. All on board were rescued.[228]

14 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Chita Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Muroran Maru No.6 (Flag of Japan Japan) off Wakamatsu and sank.[230]

15 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Flora Flag of Chile Chile The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Falkland Islands (50°17′30″S 61°42′00″W / 50.29167°S 61.7°W / -50.29167; -61.7). She was taken to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, where she was abandoned on 2 October.
Mavis Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge was in collision with another vessel in the River Thames at Blackwall, London and sank.[231]

16 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Alwine Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[232] She was later refloated and taken to Rønne.[233]

19 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Surabaya Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the Meridian Reef, Borneo.[234] She was refloated on 22 September but stranded again.[235]
Tomashima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea west of Formosa with the loss of all hands.[234]

21 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Agdenes Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship collided with Songelv (Flag of Norway Norway) in the North Sea off Haugesund, Norway and sank with the loss of all hands.[236]
Benjamin A. van Brunt US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner collided with a United States Navy warship in the Atlantic Ocean off Norfolk, Virginia and sank.[236] Survivors were rescued by USS Milwaukee (US flag 48 stars United States Navy).[237]
Leeds City Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a reef off Bawean, Netherlands East Indies and sank. Her crew were rescued.[236]

23 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Ansaldo Terzo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The tanker ran aground at Faraman.[116] She was refloated on 26 September.[238]
Mercedes Flag of Chile Chile The coaster foundered in the Pacific Ocean whilst on a voyage from Coronel to Valparaíso with the loss of all hands.[239]

24 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Millais Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[240] She was refloated on 27 September.[241]

25 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1925
Ship Country Description
USS S-51 US flag 48 stars United States Navy
S-51 Salvage

USS Falcon assisting the salvage of USS S-51

The S-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island, Rhode Island (41°14′30″N 71°16′16″W / 41.24167°N 71.27111°W / 41.24167; -71.27111) by City of Rome (US flag 48 stars United States) with the loss of 33 of her 36 crew. She was raised on 5 July 1926 and scrapped in 1930.

25 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Dieuze Flag of Canada Canada The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.[238]

29 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1925
Ship Country Description
Bacicin Serra Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship sprang a leak, caught fire and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Gozo, Malta. Her crew survived[108][242][243]
Ysselstroom Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Sinoe, Liberia (4°45′N 8°44′W / 4.75°N 8.733°W / 4.75; -8.733).[243][244] Her crew were rescued by Elisabethville (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium).[245]

October[]

2 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Atala Flag of France France The cargo ship struck rocks off La Rocque, Jersey, Channel Islands and sank. All fifteen crew survived.[246][247]
Glendevon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge was in collision with a steamship in the River Thames at East Greenwich, London and sank.[248]

3 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Magnetic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger tender was beached at Liverpool after a fire broke out on board. She was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[249]

4 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Algus flag unknown The cargo ship came ashore at Vaasa, Finland and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[248]
Jane Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster struck the Swilley Rocks in the Menai Strait. She was refloated but subsequently foundered off Garth Point, Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[250]
Kiyo Maru No.2 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off Shakotan, Hokkaidō.[250]
S2 Naval Ensign of Finland Finnish Navy The S-class torpedo boat sank during a storm in the Gulf of Bothnia with the loss of all 53 crew.

6 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Ellerdale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was beached at St. Anthony, Newfoundland.[251]
Esperansa Flag of Finland Finland The schooner came ashore at Lysefyrt, Latvia and was wrecked with the loss of two crew.[252]

8 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Margarita Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the mouth of the Great Fish River, South Africa with the loss of all hands.[251]

9 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Normann II Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The whaler foundered in the Caribbean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Saint Lucia. Her crew survived.[253]
Undine Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The auxiliary sailing ship capsized in the Baltic Sea off Memel, East Prussia. Her crew survived.[254]

10 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Pizzaro Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire and capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[255] She was refloated on 25 October.[256]

13 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Cochinchine Flag of France France The concrete ship sprang a leak and sank at Saigon, French Indochina.[253]

14 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Emily Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by Capsa (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[257]
Songelv Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was beached at Rørvik, Norway.[258] She was refloated on 17 October.[259]

15 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Derville Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed St. Anthony, Newfoundland for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[260]
Eemdijk Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo liner ran aground on the Race Rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. She was refloated and beached on Bentinck Island, British Columbia, Canada.[261] She was refloated on 19 October.[262]
Flora Flag of Chile Chile The barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (45°15′S 66°15′W / 45.25°S 66.25°W / -45.25; -66.25) by Patria (Flag of Argentina Argentine Navy).

18 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Comanche US flag 48 stars United States The ocean liner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Mayport, Florida with the loss of ten of the 166 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the tanker Reaper and the pilot boat Mota (both US flag 48 stars United States). She was towed into Jacksonville, where she was beached in an extensively damaged condition.[259][263][264][265]

19 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Bito Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[266] She was refloated on 26 October.[267]
Portgwarra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River.[259] She was refloated on 29 October.[268]
Stockwell Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at Oran, Algeria and was scuttled.[262] She was refloated on 24 October.[269]

21 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Ignazio Florio Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship suffered a failure of her steering gear and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°50′N 37°46′W / 49.833°N 37.767°W / 49.833; -37.767). Her crew were rescued by President Harding (US flag 48 stars United States).[270]

22 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Bordelaise Flag of France France The schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Tonno (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy).[271]
Rosalie Hull US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner came ashore at Key West, Florida and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[272]

23 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Ibuki Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Nemuro, Hokkaidō.[256] She broke in two on 26 October and was a total loss.[267]

24 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Nancy Lee Dominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign Dominion of Newfoundland The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°12′N 32°51′W / 48.2°N 32.85°W / 48.2; -32.85). Her crew were rescued by Ben Vorlich (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[256][273]
Shonga Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Cawthorne Channel, Bonny, Nigeria.[256] She was refloated on 28 October.[274]

26 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Alma Guy Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Bonavista, Dominion of Newfoundland and was wrecked.[275]
Apollon Flag of France France The cargo ship caught fire at Beirut, Lebanon. She was shelled and sunk as she was carrying dynamite and petrol. Her crew survived.[267]
Elven Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship suffered a failure of her steering gear in the Atlantic Ocean. She was consequently abandoned 49°20′N 41°00′W / 49.333°N 41°W / 49.333; -41).[276] Her crew were rescued by American Trader (US flag 48 stars United States).[275]
Galtymore Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[275] She was refloated on 29 October.[277]
Havelland Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground at Yokohama, Japan.[276] She was refloated on 30 October.[265]
J. C. May Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was drivena shore on Codroy Island, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[278]
Mabel and Carrie Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Fermeuse, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[275]
Moon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck the quayside at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was beached.[275]

27 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Maria Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship came ashore at Skælskør, Zealand, Denmark and was wrecked.[275]

28 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Hubert Mack Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Fortune, Dominion of Newfoundland and was wrecked.[277]

30 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1925
Ship Country Description
Hamburg Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The barque ran aground in the Irish Sea off Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[268] She was refloated on 20 November.[279]
Paul Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The schooner ran aground in Carmarthen Bay and was wrecked. All seventeen people on board were rescued.[268]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1925
Ship Country Description
USS R-8 US flag 48 stars United States Navy The R-class submarine collided with the minesweeper USS Widgeon (US flag 48 stars United States Navy), losing her periscopes and suffering the destruction of her bridge and damage to her radio antenna supports. She was repaired and returned to service.

November[]

1 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Cairnavon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo shpip ran aground off Buchan Ness, Boddam, Aberdeenshire. She broke her back and was a total loss. All 48 crew were rescued.[278][280]
Eva Flag of Denmark Denmark The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Idaho (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[281]
Kingsdon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at Oran. Algeria and was beached.[278] She was refloated the next day.[282]

2 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Württemberg Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The ocean liner ran aground in the Río Grande do Sul, Brazil.[283] She was refloated on 6 November.[284]

3 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Algiers US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship sprang a leak, caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°35′N 69°23′W / 37.583°N 69.383°W / 37.583; -69.383) whilst under tow from the United States to Italy for scrapping.[285]

6 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Irena Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed Granville, Manche, France for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.[286]

9 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Merwede Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground at Gravelines, Nord, France.[287] She was refloated on 13 November.[288]
Virginia US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner came ashore at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[289]

11 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Carmello Polizzi Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Vigo, Galicia, Spain.[281]
Ruth Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Skagen.[281] She was refloated on 21 November.[290]

12 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Hedge Fence Light Vessel Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The lightship was rammed and sunk off the coast of Massachusetts by M. C. Holm (Flag of Denmark Denmark).[288]
HMS M1 Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy The M-class submarine collided with Vidar (Flag of Sweden Sweden) in the English Channel (49°59′N 3°56′W / 49.983°N 3.933°W / 49.983; -3.933) and sank with the loss of all 69 crew.

15 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Concordia Flag of Denmark Denmark The schooner ran aground in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the Crosby Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom):[291] She was refloated the next day and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire severely damaged.[292]

16 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1925
Ship Country Description
USCGC CG-114 Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The cutter was lost at sea.[293]
Fernando Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Guardiani, Greece.[294] She was refloated on 20 November.[295]
Obotrita Flag of the German Empire German Empire
Obotrita (ship, 1892) - SLV H99

Original caption: Obotrite ashore at Ostende. Three masted barque on the sands before breaking up; spectators on the beach.

The barque was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium and was subsequently wrecked.

Veidirjalla Light Blue Flag of Iceland Iceland The auxiliary sailing vessel was wrecked on the south coast of Iceland.[296]

17 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Don Jose US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship came ashore at Bitokakku, near Keelung, Formosa and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Pleiades Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore on Belldowns Island, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[292]

18 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Clan Mackay Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at Tilbury, Essex.[292] She was a constructive total loss.[297]
Lenape US flag 48 stars United States The passenger ship caught fire off the Delaware Capes. All passengers and crew were rescued.[3] She was a total loss.[297]

19 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Beulah Mae Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Burnt Point, Newfoundland and was abandoned. She refloated and drifted out to sea.[298]
Groix Flag of France France The cargo ship collided with Yorkshire (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Elbe and was beached.[297]
Mabel E. Gunn Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire at a port in the Turks Islands.[279]
Ryuho Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with an Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo boat destroyer at Shimonoseki and sank.[299]

20 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Ernest Hugo Stinnes II Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground on Långholmen, Sweden and was a total loss.[297][300]
Wagrien Flag of the Free City of Danzig Free City of Danzig The cargo ship ran aground at Simrishamn, Skåne County, Sweden.[279] She was refloated on 23 November.[301]
Yoshinoyama Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship struck a rock off Wanaki and was beached.[279]

21 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Horace M. Bickford US flag 48 stars United States The schooner foundered in the Gulf of Mexico (25°23′N 85°20′W / 25.383°N 85.333°W / 25.383; -85.333). Her crew were rescued by Olean (US flag 48 stars United States).[302]
Rio Sella Flag of Spain Spain The auxiliary schooner sank at Pontevedra, Galicia.[290]

22 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Santa Teresina Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship foundered in the Adriatic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Levnet (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[302]
Wakanoura Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Meiko Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) during a typhoon at Kushiro and was beached.[303] She was refloated on 29 November.[304]

23 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Adriana Flag of Chile Chile The cargo ship came ashore at Caniçal, Madeira, Portugal and was wrecked.[300][305]
Lapwing Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster sank at Dunoon, Argyllshire.[301]

24 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Galleon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed Blyth, Northumberland for London. Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[306][307]

25 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Mahone Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at Codroy, Newfoundland.[295] She was declared a total loss on 2 December.[308]
Santon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The sailing ship came ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[303]
Whinstone Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at Donna Nook.[303] She refloated but subsequently foundered off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[295]

26 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Cornelis Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The tug was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen. Her crew were rescued.[295]
Ellen Larsen Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[295] She was refloated on 9 December.[304]

27 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1925
Ship Country Description
La Palma Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Arrecife, Canary Islands.[309] She was refloated on 14 December.[310]
Sutton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire for Antwerp, Belgium.[307] Believed foundered in Cardigan Bay with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Penbryn on 1 December.[311]
Valsesia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, at Point Indio, Argentina.[309] She was refloated on 22 December.[312]

28 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Competitor Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship issued an SOS in the India Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) south west of Algoa Bay, South Africa.[309] Believed foundered with the loss of all hands.[306]

29 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1925
Ship Country Description
John C. Meyer US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted barquentine came ashore on Libby Island, Maine and was wrecked.[306]
Vestland Flag of Denmark Denmark The auxiliary three-masted schooner ran aground off Zoutelande, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member.[309]

30 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1925
Ship Country Description
Marionga Mari Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Piraeus. She was refloated on 8 December.[313]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date November 1925
Ship Country Description
Cameronia Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ocean liner collided with the steamer Hauk (Flag of Norway Norway).

December[]

1 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Cotopaxi US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship issued a distress signal whilst on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Havana, Cuba. Believed to have foundered on this date with the loss of all 32 crew.
Marion N. Cobb US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico (approximately 29°00′00″N 87°00′00″W / 29°N 87°W / 29; -87). Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Mary A. Gleason (US flag 48 stars United States).[314]

3 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Dimitrios Nomicos Flag of Greece Greece The coaster foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Vulcano, Italy.[307]
Halco US flag 48 stars United States The coaster came ashore at Aberdeen, Washington and was wrecked.[307]

4 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Delhi Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The brig was dismasted and sprang a leak in the Andaman Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Masirah (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[315]

5 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Sebb Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster sank at Lagavulin, Islay.[316]

6 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Ashton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster was rammed and sunk by Federal (US flag 48 stars United States) in the Scheldt with the loss of four of the ten people on board.[317]
Chatton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[318] She was refloated on 15 December.[310]
Mary Watkinson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The three-masted schooner came ashore south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[318] Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[319] She was refloated on 15 December.[310]

7 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Airedale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.[320] She was refloated on 14 December.[321]
Palatino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the Adriatic Sea whilst on a voyage from Mali Lošinj to Zadar, Yugoslavia.[318] She was refloated on 15 December.[310]

8 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Kabinda Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom (51°14′55″N 1°29′12″E / 51.24861°N 1.48667°E / 51.24861; 1.48667). She broke in two on 10 December and was wrecked.[48]

9 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Ben Blanche Civil Ensign of the Isle of Man Isle of Man The coaster was holed and consequently beached at Derbyhaven.[304]
Mercur Flag of Finland Finland The auxiliary schooner came ashore at Husby, Norway and was wrecked.[304]

10 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Araya Mendi Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Ceuta.[322][323]
Bevero Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship sank in Grønsund, Denmark.[324]

11 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Dora Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[323]
Headlight Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship arrived at Larne, County Antrim with a fire in her cargo and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[323]
Pamir US flag 48 stars United States The tanker was abandoned in the Caribbean Sea with the loss of nine crew.[310] She was subsequently discovered derelict 17 nautical miles (31 km) north west of Maracaibo, Venezuela.[325] Pamir later came ashore on San Carlos Island.[310] She was declared a total loss.[326]

12 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Emilia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The sailing ship collided with Texas Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) in the Mediterranean Sea (44°04′N 9°25′E / 44.067°N 9.417°E / 44.067; 9.417) and sank with the loss of two crew.[325]
Thomas Fooks Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Bosporus and was a constructive total loss.[325]

13 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Berta Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Styrso.[310]
Desirade Flag of France France The passenger ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. Her passengers were taken off.[325] She was refloated the next day.[310]
Vedette Flag of Honduras Honduras The passenger ship ran aground at Cape Engaño, Dominican Republic. She was a total loss. Some of her 825 passengers were landed, others were transferred to Belgium Maru (Flag of Japan Japan).[310][326]

15 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1925
Ship Country Description
USS Curlew US flag 48 stars United States Navy The Lapwing-class minesweeper ran aground at Point Mosquito, Panama and was wrecked.

16 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Miyo Maru Flag of Japan Japan The coaster came ashore at Hakodate and was wrecked.[326]

17 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Harparkes Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster struck rocks off "Gorsegain" and was beached.[326]
Inga Kunstmann Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The coaster collided with Rhodesia (Flag of Denmark Denmark) at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein and sank. Her crew were rescued.[326][327]

18 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Archangelos Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship collided with Danubian (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Danube at Galaţi, Romania and ran aground.[327] She was refloated on 20 December.[312]
Busen VII Flag of Norway Norway The whaler ran aground on the Melenara Reef, off the Canary Islands and was wrecked.[327]
John Morrison Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The barquentine sprang a leak and was abandoned off Wicklow Head, Ireland.[328]

20 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Amble Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at Alnmouth, Northumberland.[328] She was refloated on 30 December and beached.[329]
Marina Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°35′N 36°20′W / 39.583°N 36.333°W / 39.583; -36.333). Seventeen of her 35 crew were rescued by C.I.P. (Flag of France France).[330]
Wearsider Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Coquet Island, Northumberland.[312]

21 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Ataka Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Russky Island, Soviet Union.[331] She was expected to remain ashore for several months.[332]
Chiyoda Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered off Hakodate with the loss of all but one of her crew.[332]
Dallington Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Seville, Andalusia, Spain.[312] She was refloated on 30 December.[333]

22 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Lily Flag of Finland Finland The cargo ship ran aground on Öland, Sweden.[312] She was refloated on 27 December but sank the next day whilst under tow. Her crew were rescued.[154]

23 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Masaki Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered off Hakodate.[330]
Tomifuku Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship foundered off Hakodate.[330]

24 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Arthur D. Storet Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Greenspond, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[332]

25 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Fortune Flag of France France The tug was abandoned in the Indian Ocean (approximately 17°00′00″S 152°00′00″W / 17°S 152°W / -17; -152).[332]

27 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Cowichan Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger ship collided with Lady Cynthia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) off the coast of British Columbia, Canada and sank. All 45 people on board were rescued by Lady Cynthia.
Edward J. Lawrence US flag 48 stars United States The six-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at Portland, Maine.[334]

28 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Oceana Flag of Hungary with arms (state) Hungary The cargo ship collided with Rinda (Flag of Norway Norway) in the Scheldt and was beached. She was later refloated.[335]

29 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Harriet Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Esposende, Portugal and was wrecked with the loss of one of her five crew.[329][335]
Tyne Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Harada Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) off Shimonoseki and was beached.[336]

30 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Comtesse de Flandre Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship ran aground at Seven Sisters, East Sussex.[333] Although she was declared a constructive total loss, Comtesse de Flandre was refloated on 14 March 1926. She was sold, repaired and returned to service.[48]
Covadonga Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship foundered at Gijón.[337]

31 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1925
Ship Country Description
Atlantic US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner came ashore at Guárico Point, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[338]
Lady McCullum Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger ship struck a rock and foundered in the Indian Ocean off Poolavi Point, Ceylon with the loss of four lives.[339][340]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1925
Ship Country Description
Poseidon Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. All fourteen crew were rescued by three people drowned whilst attempting the rescued.[341]
Trieux Flag of France France The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal. Her seven crew were rescued by Nestlea (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and landed at Falmouth, Cornwall on 26 December.[332]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1925
Ship Country Description
Celtic Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ocean liner collided with Hampshire Coast (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Mersey.
Croix Flag of France France The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Netherlands. A box containing the ship's papers washed up at Havre des Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands in May.[342]

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