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The list of shipwrecks in 1927 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1927.

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1927
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date

January[]

1 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Mentor Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Horli, Soviet Union.[1] She was refloated on 6 January.[2]
Tzar Ferdinand Flag of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria The cargo ship came ashore on Kos, Greece.[3] She was refloated on 6 January.[4]

2 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Sheila Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom the cargo ship ran aground at Fern na More Point, Ross and Cromarty (57°34′N 5°51′W / 57.567°N 5.85°W / 57.567; -5.85).[3] She was abandoned on 4 January.[5]

6 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Charles G. Black US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground off South Pass.[2] She was refloated on 11 January.[6]
Yawata Maru No.2 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Harada Maru No.7 (Flag of Japan Japan) in the Shimonoseki Strait and sank with some loss of life.[2]

7 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Baralt Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship struck a sunken wreck at Maracaibo, Venezuela and was beached on Zapara Island.[7]

9 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Clan Maqcuarrie Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[7] She was refloated on 21 January.[8]

11 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Louise Greer US flag 48 stars United States The tug collided with Howard (US flag 48 stars United States) at Norfolk, Virginia and sank.[9]

12 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Burpee L. Tucker Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[10]

13 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Charles Whittemore US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner caught fire and was then dismasted in a gale in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was abandoned by her crew. A United States government ship towed her into Provincetown.[11]
Essex Isles Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tanker caught fire and sank at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and was beached.[11][12]

14 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Swiftsure Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Bristol Channel. She was beached at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[11]

15 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Arita Maru No.2 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship sank in the South China Sea off the east coast of Korea.[13]
Oscar Dickson Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship collided with Alpha (Flag of Norway Norway) off Oscarsborg Fortress in the Oslofjord, Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued.[12]

16 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Odysseus Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship departed Malta for Antwerp, Belgium on 16 January. A lifeboat and the body of a crew member washed up at Philippeville, Algeria on or around 8 February. Presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[14]
Shinten Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground off the Shiriyazaki Lighthouse, Honshu.[15] She was refloated on 7 February.[16]

17 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Vidzeme Flag of Latvia Latvia The cargo ship ran aground at Sõrve.[15] She was refloated on 20 January.[17]

18 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Amelia and Jane Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Irish Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Drummore, Wigtownshire and sank. Her crew survived.[18]
Emilie Dunford Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Sheaf Arrow (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom in the Seine at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France and sank with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by Sheaf Arrow.[18] She was refloated on 25 March.[19]

19 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Mildred Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug struck a submerged object off Isle Haute, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Sava Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia The cargo ship ran aground at Kustendje, Bulgaria.[17] She was refloated on 13 March.[20]

20 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Bilko US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship collided with Creole (US flag 48 stars United States) in the Mississippi River 75 nautical miles (139 km) downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached.[8]
Enniskillen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed Blyth, Northumberland for Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]

21 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Karroo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at Staten Island, New York, United States. and settled. She was refloated the next day.[22][23]

23 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Terje Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship collided with Nassau (US flag 48 stars United States) in the East River at Astoria, New York and was beached.[22] She was refloated on 24 January.[24]

24 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Fukuoka Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank near Manao.[23]

25 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Antigoon Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship collided with Elisabeth van België (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium) in the Scheldt at Boomke and was beached.[24]
USCGC Lincoln Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The cutter caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and sank with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Defender (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[25]

26 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Lonsdale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Portrush, County Antrim and was abandoned by her crew.[26]

27 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Rodonto Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Molara Island, Sardinia, Italy and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Mary Flag of Latvia Latvia The cargo ship collided with Hero (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Weser at Höherweg and was beached.[24] She was refloated on 31 January.[27]
Retuerto Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship was wrecked at Pravia, Asturias with the loss of seventeen crew.[24]

28 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Antinoë Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by President Roosevelt (US flag 48 stars United States).[28]

29 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Celtic Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The ocean liner was rammed by Anaconda (US flag 48 stars United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island, New York. Both ships were repaired and returned to service.[29]
Hokoku Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Tsugaru Straits.[30] She was refloated on 19 February and sailed to Hakodate, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[31]

30 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Dundrennan Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Tasso (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy) in the Scheldt and was beached.[32] She was refloated on 2 February.[33]
Oberschlesien Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The tanker collided with City of Salisbury (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) off Brunsbüttelkoog, Schleswig-Holstein and was beached.[32]

31 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1927
Ship Country Description
Izabran Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States.[34] She was refloated on 3 February.[33]
Juvigny US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship collided with Valemore (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in Delaware Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued by Valemore.[35]

February[]

1 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Helene Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The schooner collided with Scotscraig (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein and sank with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Scotscraig.[34]

2 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Lodovica Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Maldonado, Uruguay and was abandoned by her crew.[36] She was refloated on 17 March.[37]
Oberon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Oban, Argyllshire.[38] She was refloated on 18 March.[37]
Tottenham Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Novorossiysk, Soviet Union.[38] She was refloated on 6 February.[39]

3 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Maashaven Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground at Ventspils, Latvia. Salvage efforts were suspended on 4 February.[30] She was refloated on 14 February.[40]
Merannio Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with at Port of London Authority hopper barge in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex and sank.[33]
Sheerness Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Tuskar Rock and was wrecked with the loss of seventeen of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by Kingstown (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[33]

4 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Huallaga Flag of Peru Peru The cargo ship ran aground at Ilo.[30] She was abandoned as a total loss on 10 February.[41]
Memfi Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground on the Berli Shoals.[30] She was declared a total loss.[42]
Muskogee US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground in the South Pass.[43] She was refloated on 7 February.[42]
Phyllis Hudson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Java (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands) off Walsoorden, Netherlands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[43]
San Martino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship collided with Dubravka (Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia) in the Mediterranean Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Messina, Sicily and sank. Her crew were rescued.[44]
Selwyn Eddy US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship came ashore in Vineyard Sound and was wrecked.[30]
Ulsnes Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[30] She was refloated on 9 February.[44]

5 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Fox Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued.[39]
King Robert Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Indio Channel.[44] She was refloated on 13 February.[45]

6 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Cape Cod US flag 48 stars United States The coaster collided with Michael Tracey (US flag 48 stars United States) in Hell Gate, New York and sank. Her crew were rescued.[43]
La Tourmente Flag of France France The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Sark, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[42]

7 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Caraibe Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Antilla, Cuba.[39] She was later refloated, arriving at Santiago de Cuba on 15 February.[46]
Durostor Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania The cargo ship ran aground at Constanţa whilst going to the assistance of Imperatul Taian (Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania).[42] She was refloated on 22 February.[47]
Imperatul Traian Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Tuzla, Soviet Union.[39] She was refloated on 2 September,[48] but was driven ashore again on 3 September.[49]
John Francis Stuard US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner ran aground on a reef off Port-a-Piment, Haiti.[42] She was a total loss.[16]
Magrace Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Slidell, Louisiana.[39]
M. T. Cicerone Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal.[50] She was declared a total loss on 10 February.[16]

8 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Shinchiku Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Misaki, Aomori.[42] She was declared a total loss on 1 March.[51]

9 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Galava Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster foundered off Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia with some loss of life.[44]
Lord Byron Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Jaffa, Palestine.[44] Seven of her 28 crew were landed on 11 February.[52] She was refloated on 28 March.[53]

11 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Akti Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship struck rocks at Alexandria, Egypt and ran aground.[45] She was refloated on 3 March.[54]
Francesco Ciampini Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship collided with Signe (Flag of Denmark Denmark) in the English Channel off the South Goodwin Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and sank. All 30 crew were rescued by Signe.[52]
Plodder Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster collided with Endymion (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east of Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex and sank.[55] All eleven crew were rescued by Harley and the fishing smack Bonny Lena (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[45][56]

12 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Emma Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge was struck by London Shipper (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenwich, London and was beached.[45]
Rhenania Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground at Simrishamn, Sweden.[45] She was refloated on 16 February.[57]

13 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Raa Flag of Norway Norway The coaster was rammed and sunk by Gordejuela (Flag of Spain Spain) in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Folkestone, Kent and sank. All seventeen crew were rescued by Gordejuela.[56]

14 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Hibernia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner collided with City of Birmingham (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and sank. Her crew were rescued by City of Birmingham.[40]
Plawsworth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Goulandris (Flag of Greece Greece) in the North Sea and was beached at Minsenersand, Germany.[58]

18 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Cecil P. Stewart US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was driven ashore at Harvey Cedars, New Jersey and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[46]

20 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Ak Deniz Flag of Turkey Turkey The mail ship ran aground at Istanbul.[59] She was refloated on 22 March.[60]
USCGC CG-238 Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The cutter capsized in a storm.[61]

22 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Evelyn V. Miller Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Long Point, Ontario, Canada and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[62]
Vendlus Flag of Estonia Estonia The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Hermano, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[47]

23 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Black Sea Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tanker exploded, burnt and sank in New York Bay. Her crew survived.[63] She was later raised, repaird and returned to service.[64]

24 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Stenies Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank with the loss off twenty of her 21 crew. The survivor was rescued by the fishing vessel Fox Trott (Flag of France France).[65][66]

25 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Artemis Flag of Honduras Honduras The steam yacht was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Key West, Florida.[67]
City of Annapolis Flag of the United States United States The cargo ship collided with City of Richmond (US flag 48 stars United States) at Baltimore, Maryland and sank.[68]
Grodno Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Corfu, Greece.[68] She was refloated on 28 February and found to be extensively damaged.[51]
Industry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Marsden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and sank. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Kathleen Conrad Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[67]
Mary E. Moore US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean off the mouth of the Coquille River. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Sarrebourg Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground on the Portsal Rocks, Brest, Finistère and was wrecked.[68]

26 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Gardenia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship struck floating wreckage in the Great Belt and developed a leak. She was beached at Bandholm, Sweden.[65]

28 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1927
Ship Country Description
Hilton US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Kill Van Kull and was beached.[51] She was refloated on 31 March.[69]
Hoffnung Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The auxiliary sailing ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hamburg.[70]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1927
Ship Country Description
City of Waterford Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore in the Outer Hebrides. She was declared a total loss on 15 February.[40]

March[]

1 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Millocrat Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Greenisland, County Antrim.[51] She was refloated on 4 March.[71]

3 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Amanda Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was wrecked at Tamatave, Madagascar in a cyclone.[72]
Beechtree Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Peel Rock, off the coast of Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[73]
Catinat Flag of France France The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone.[74] She was declared a total loss on 23 March.[64]
De Riziny Flag of France France The sailing ship was wrecked at Tamitave in a cyclone.[72]
Elizabeth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone.[72][74]
Sainte-Anne Flag of France France The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone with the loss of seven crew.[74]
Ville de Marseille Flag of France France The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tamitave in a cyclone.[74] She was refloated on 21 March.[60]

5 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Cabo Hatteras Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 140 nautical miles (260 km) east south east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Cabo Torres (Flag of Spain Spain). Cabo Hatteras was shelled and sunk on 6 March by USCGC Seminole (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard).[72][75]

7 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Carna Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground in the Dominican Republic and was wrecked.[74][76]
Chaudiere Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Ardrossan, Ayrshire whilst awaiting scrapping, which commenced on 14 February 1928.[77]

8 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Akashi Maru The cargo ship was driven ashore at Dairen, China in a cyclone and wrecked.[78]
Paul Lecat Flag of France France The ocean liner ran aground in the Yangtze 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Woosung, China.[79] She was refloated on 20 March.[80]

9 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Kinonne Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was wrecked at Mokpo, Korea.[60][81]

10 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Fedelma Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster ran aground in the River Parrett downstream of Bridgwater, Somerset.[82] She was refloated on 16 March.[83]
Svanen Flag of Sweden Sweden The schooner came ashore at Larvik, Norway and was wrecked.[82]
Servaux No.6 Flag of France France The tug sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône with the loss of a crew member.[82]

11 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1927
Ship Country Description
El Sol US flag 45 stars United States The cargo ship collided with Sac City (US flag 45 stars United States) in New York Harbor and sank.
Kilcredane Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Hakodate, Japan.[84] She was refloated on 18 March.[85]
Kirishima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The training ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Cape Inubō with the loss of all hands.[86]

13 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Ines Fierro Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Llastres, Asturias and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[76]

15 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1927
Ship Country Description
G. J. Cherry US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (34°02′N 72°05′W / 34.033°N 72.083°W / 34.033; -72.083). Her crew were rescued by Gulfpoint (US flag 48 stars United States).[84] G. J. Cherry was later taken in tow by Carrabasset (US flag 48 stars United States).[76]

16 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Clint Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by Dunscore (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[83]
Vendome Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Libreville, French West Africa.[87] She was refloated on 23 March.[64]

18 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Comandante Manoel Lourenco Flag of Brazil Brazil The cargo ship foundered at Ilha Grande, Piauí.[85]
Hector Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground at Faro, Portugal.[85] Salvage efforts were suspended on 19 March.[76]

19 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Majestic IV Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[88]

20 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Wakamiya Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was driven ashore at Choshi and was a total loss.[80]

23 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Stig Gorthon Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship collided with another vessel at Vegesack, Germany and was beached. She was later refloated and towed to Bremen.[89]

24 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Europa Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The dredger struck a submerged object and sank at Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.[90]
Verdande Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship departed Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. Five crew and two lifebelts and some lifeboats washed ashore at Boscastle and Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom on 28 March. Believed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53][91]

26 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Chevalier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Barmore Island, Argyllshire.[19] She was refloated on 1 April.[69]
Maria Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The schooner was driven ashore at Simrishamn, Sweden and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[19]

28 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Fulmar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Rio Claro (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Dungeness, Kent and sank. Her crew survived.[53]
General Maude Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Aztec (Flag of Norway Norway).[92]

29 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Sea Brand Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All six crew were rescued by Ndolja (Flag of Sweden Sweden).[92]
Steel Inventor US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[93] She was refloated on 22 April.[94]

30 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1927
Ship Country Description
Cairnhill Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Matanzas, Cuba.[95] She was refloated on 2 April.[96]

April[]

1 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Beatty Rose Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The collier foundered off the Casquets, Channel Islands.[97] All thirteen crew were rescued.[98]
Gandara Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground at Point Cires, Spanish Morocco.[99] She was refloated on 5 April.[97]
Jacinto Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship collided with Author (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Gibraltar and sank. Seven crew were rescued by Author.[69]
Louis Pasteur Flag of France France The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche with the loss of all hands.[100]
Neville Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The collier foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. All thirteen crew were rescued by Teelin Head (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[69][100]

5 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Unkai Maru No.3 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was abandoned in the East China Sea. Although she was presumed to have subsequently foundered,[101] she was later discovered still afloat.[102] She came ashore at Hinomisaki on 8 April.[103]

6 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Tjileboet Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground on Lingting Island, Hong Kong.[102] Her bow section was cut off and the ship was refloated on 28 April.[104]

8 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Hamlet South Africa Flag 1912-1928 South Africa The coaster came ashore in Saldanha Bay. She broke her back and was a total loss.[105]
Ida Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The auxiliary sailing vessel was struck by Siretul (Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania) at Hamburg and sank.[106]

12 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Balto Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was driven ashore at Melilla, Spanish Morocco and wrecked. Her crew survived.[107][108] She was refloated on 3 August.[109]
Castilla Flag of Spain Spain The hospital ship was driven ashore at Melilla and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[107][108]
Collingdale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Melilla and was wrecked. All 28 crew were rescued after two days by a local motor boat.[108] She was declared a total loss on 19 April.[110]
Conte Verde Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The ocean liner ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[111] She was refloated the next day.[112]
Nicolas Pateras Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore at Melilla and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the Melilla Lifeboat after two days.[108] She was refloated on 16 May.[113]

13 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Chocolita Flag of Spain Spain The coaster foundered at Santander, Cantabria with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[114]
Fina Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship came ashore on Kacova, Greece.[112] She was refloated on 16 April.[115]
Scotland Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship struck rocks at Tathong Point, Hong Kong and was beached in Kowloon Bay.[112] She was later refloated and arrived at Hong Kong on 19 April.[116]

14 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Mariu Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Cape Camarat. Her crew survived.[115]

15 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Christel Vinnen Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The barque came ashore on Old Providence Island, Colombia and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[110]

17 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Emmy L D Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Galata, Turkey.[117] She was refloated on 20 April.[118]
Riverina Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground at Gabo. Her 250 passengers were taken off on 20 April.[119]

18 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Wrestler Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug struck a rock at Freshwater, Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of two of her ten crew.[117]

21 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Camano US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner was driven ashore at San Juan, Puerto Rico and was wrecked.[94][120]
Suez Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[120] She was refloated on4 October.[121]
Westland US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in Lake Huron.[118] She was refloated on 1 May.[122]

26 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Angeliki Flag of Greece Greece The sailing ship sprang a leak and sank at Patras.[123] She was refloated on 28 April. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[124]
Stanley Hall Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Tanga, Tanganyika.[123] She was refloated on 30 April.[125]

27 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Henri Desmarais Flag of France France The tanker ran aground at Cabo de Gata, Almeria, Spain.[126] She was refloated on 1 May.[127]

30 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1927
Ship Country Description
Tasman Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground on Clerke Island, queensland, Australia.[122] She was refloated on 13 May.[128]

May[]

1 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1927
Ship Country Description
USS Colorado US flag 48 stars United States Navy The Colorado-class battleship ran aground on the Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.[129] She was refloated on 2 May.[130]

2 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Astoria US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground in Grays Harbor and was abandoned by her crew.[127] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Bessie C. Lake Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[127]
Monteceniso Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the Point Indio Channel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[127] She was refloated on 13 May.[128]
Ryvarden Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Vila Real, Portugal. She was refloated on 10 May.[131]

3 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Jack Frost Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Port au Bras, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[122]
Miyazaki Maru Flag of Japan Japan The passenger ship ran aground at Kwarenko, Formosa. All on board were rescued.[132][133] She broke in three on 1 June and was a total loss.[134]
President Wittock Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The fishing boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Blencathra (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[135]

8 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Jacob Luckenbach US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground at Point Guinos, Costa Rica. She was refloated on 17 May.[113][136]

10 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Everett Hays US flag 48 stars United States The auxiliary schooner struck a reef off Unmak Island, Alaska and sank.[137]
Marietta Nominos Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance to the Corinth Canal.[138] She was refloated on 14 May.[139]

12 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Delfina US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground at San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[140] She was later refloated, and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on 25 May.[141]

18 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Athena Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Sète, Hérault, France. Her crew were rescued.[142]
Karado Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship came ashore at Nemuro, Hokkaidō and was wrecked.[137]
Ysseldijk Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River 12 nautical miles (22 km) upstream of Rosario, Argentina.[142] She was refloated on 28 May.[143]

19 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Indiana Harbor US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship came ashore on the Rodgers Reef, Gorda Point.[144] She was abandoned as a total loss on 20 May. Her crew were rescued.[145]
West Irmo US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground at Calabar, Nigeria.[144] She was refloated on 24 May.[146]

22 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Ostsee Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship was driven ashore at Point Cires, Spanish Morocco.[147] She was still aground on 29 May, when a salvage tug arrived.[148]

23 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Amiral Jauréguiberry Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Pauillac, Gironde.[147] She was refloated on 26 May.[149]
Kifune Maru No.5 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Moenaushi.[141] She was refloated on 3 June.[150]
Sekkai Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with Daitoru Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) at Shimonoseki and was beached.[151]
Tacoma Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on Iki Island.[147] She was refloated on 31 May.[152]

25 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Big Jimsie Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Moenaushi, Sakhalin, Soviet Union and was a total loss.[141]
Thomas R. Buckham US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship struck a bridge at Simmesport, Louisiana and sank in the Atchafalaya River.[141]

28 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Ekaterina C Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel. She was still aground on 18 July.[153]
Negros Flag of the Philippines Philippines The passenger ferry foundered in a typhoon with the loss of 108 of the 178 people on board.[154]

30 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Borée Flag of France France The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°51′N 9°58′W / 47.85°N 9.967°W / 47.85; -9.967). Her crew were rescued by Aquarius (US flag 48 stars United States).[155]

31 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1927
Ship Country Description
Baltanic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Surop, off Reval, Estonia. She was refloated on 2 June.[152][156]
Okinawa Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Gyeryuto, Korea and sank.[134]

June[]

4 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1927
Ship Country Description
City of Nome US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Aberdeen, Washington.[157]
Clan Macintyre Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[157] She was refloated on 11 June.[158]

9 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Abron US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[159] She was refloated on 17 June.[160]
Kenkon Maru No.5 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Mombetsu, Hokkaidō.[161] She was refloated onn 15 June.[162]

10 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Touraco Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster ran aground in Little Vasa Water, Orkney Islands. She was refloated on 16 June.[163]

11 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Martaban Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[158] She was refloated on 16 June.[160]

12 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Bluestone Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship capsized in the Beryozovye Islands, Soviet Union. Her crew were rescued.[158] She was later raised and sold.[55]

13 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Kumano Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo liner collided with Yamashiro Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) at Kobe and was beached. All on board were rescued.[161]

14 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Hollandia Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (13°25′N 70°13′W / 13.417°N 70.217°W / 13.417; -70.217) whilst under tow of Melilla (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic). Her crew were rescued but she was declared a total loss.[162][164]

15 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Kumano Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Takamatsu and was beached.[161]
Sumino-o Maru Flag of Japan Japan The coaster collided with Taizan Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) in the Tsugaru Strait and sank.[162]

20 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Craster Hall US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship collided with Reginoltina (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) at Talara, Peru and was beached.[165]

23 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Ozark US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship collided with the trawler Surge (United States) at Boston, Massachusetts. Surge sank and Ozark was beached.[166]

29 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1927
Ship Country Description
Felicité Flag of France France The schooner was driven ashore at Tors Cove, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew.[167]
Sina Flag of Latvia Latvia The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Riga.[167]

July[]

1 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Robert C Wente US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the St. Clare River, Chicago, Illinois.[168]
Masuren Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The coaster ran aground in the River Parrett at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[169] She was refloated on 4 July.[170]

2 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Chi Chuen Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928 Republic of China (1912–1949) The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 32 nautical miles (59 km) upstream of Ichang.[171] She was refloated on 10 July.[172]
St. François Xavier Flag of France France The passenger ship came ashore on Spratly Island, Vietnam. All on board were rescued.[171]

3 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Kyphissia Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Willemstad, Curaçao and Dependencies.[171] She was refloated on 9 July.[172]

4 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Nephrite Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Derrybeg, County Donegal, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[170]

5 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Mary Grace Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Pentland Firth off Swona. Her crew were rescued.[173]
Presidente Saavedra Flag of Bolivia Bolivia The cargo ship sank at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated on 12 July.[174][175]

7 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Aster Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Foundiougne, French West Africa.[176] She was refloated on 13 July.[177]
Gloria Swanson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canadian coast.[178]

8 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Westowrie Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster collided with Lambeth (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. All six crew were rescued by Chartered (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[176][179]

9 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Boa Viagem Flag of Portugal Portugal The tug sprang a leak and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Benguela (Flag of Portugal Portugal).[175]

13 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Margaret Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 Canada The ship ran aground in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec and was a total loss.[177]
Western Lass schooner Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore on the Brison Rocks, off Cape Cornwall and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[177]

14 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Shahzada Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Bay of Bengal 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Sandheads, West Bengal, India and sank with the loss of 21 of her 72 crew. Survivors were rescued by Clintonia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[180]

15 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Sagaland Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship collided with Veendam (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands) in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east Nantucket, Massachusetts and sank with the loss of a crew member.[181]

16 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Lutetia Flag of France France The cargo ship sank at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique.[182] She was refloated on 25 July.[183]

18 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Birkdale Flag of Peru Peru The barque caught fire off Lobos Island, Uruguay and was a total loss. Six of her twenty crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by Porvenir (Flag of Chile Chilean Navy).[184][185]

20 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Empirestar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Uruguay River downstream of Fray Bentos, Uruguay.[185] She was refloated on 24 July.[186]
Gerda Flag of Sweden Sweden The brig was abandoned by her crew. She was discovered derelict 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south west of the Svenska Bjorn Lightship (Flag of Sweden Sweden) by Trolleholm (Flag of Sweden Sweden).[185]
Toto Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was wrecked on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union.[187] Her crew were rescued by an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer.[188]

21 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Carspey Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Banana Creek, Congo River. She was refloated on 2 August.[189][190]
Homestead US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was abandoned off the Laccadive Islands, India. Her crew were rescued by Aungban (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[191]
Chios Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship collided with Rafaello (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy) at Istanbul, Turkey and was beached.[186] She was refloated on 26 July.[192]

23 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Bayrupert Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo liner struck an uncharted rock near Cape Harrigan, Labrador, Canada (55°59′N 59°59′W / 55.983°N 59.983°W / 55.983; -59.983) and was wrecked. All on board survived.[193] She was declared a total loss on 3 August.[109]
Rose Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Holyhead, Anglesey.[186]

26 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Majestic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The paddle steamer sank at Baltimore, Ohio.[194]

28 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Celticstar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Uruguay River downstream of Fray Bentos, Uruguay.[195] She was refloated on 4 August.[196]
Mary E. Sultan Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Port Royal, Jamaica and was wrecked.[197]

30 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1927
Ship Country Description
Admiral Watson US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground in Milbanke Sound, British Columbia, Canada.[198] She was still aground on 4 August, but was expected to be refloated within a week.[109]
Oscar Midling Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Ibicuy Islands, Argentina.[198] She was refloated on 4 August.[199]
San Fraterno Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tanker struck rocks at Bonet Island, Strait of Magellan and sank. Her crew were rescued by Inverarder (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[198]

August[]

3 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Silver City Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck rocks in Domino Run, between the Island of Ponds and Spotted Island, Labrador, Canada and was beached at Domino Harbour.[196] She was refloated on 6 August.[200]

5 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Chiyoda Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy The decommissioned cruiser was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bungo Channel by the heavy cruiser Furutaka (Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy).
O-2 Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy An American merchant ship sighted the derelict hulk of the Type U-43 submarine – which had foundered off Japan in a storm on 21 April 1925 – floating in the Pacific Ocean west of Oahu, Hawaii. The hulk subsequently was scuttled. (Some sources claim O-2 was scrapped in 1922.)
Stad Vlaardingen Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground at La Plata, Argentina.[199] She was refloated on 12 August.[201]

6 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Elterwater Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground south of Carr Point, Lothian.[200] It was reported on 16 August that she was thought to have broken her back,[202] but this proved not to be the case.[203]

7 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Ben Read Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tanker ran aground near Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.[200] She was refloated on 12 August but had to be beached.[204] Ben Read was refloated again on 14 August.[205]

8 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Rafael Nunez Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship sank at Herida, Murcia.[206]

12 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Ansonia US flag 48 stars United States Prohibition in the United States: The rum running cargo ship was intercepted at Staten Island, New York by a United States Coast Guard vessel. She rammed and sank a sand barge before running aground on a sandbank.[204]
Burlington US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship sank at Cleveland, Ohio.[201]

13 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Granite City Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug foundered in the River Tyne at Blaydon, Northumberland.[205]
Sicily Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[205] She was refloated on 2 September.[207]

15 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Sambre Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship struck an uncharted rock at Vitória, Brazil and was beached.[202] She was refloated on 4 September.[208]
Sumidagawa Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Yenryumisaki.[209] She later broke up and salvage efforts were abandoned on 6 September.[49]

17 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Cherry Branch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on Green Island or Ship Island, Ecuador.[210][211] She was refloated on 28 August and arrived at Guayaquil later that day.[212]

18 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Hennepin US flag 48 stars United States The barge sprang a leak and sank in Lake Michigan.
Kibi Maru No.2 Flag of Japan Japan The coaster was driven ashore at Cape Mirabetsu, Sakhalin, Soviet Union and was severely damaged.[211][213]

19 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Aransas US flag 48 stars United States The tug was destroyed by fire in Lake Ponchartrain.[214]
Glofield Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Paraná River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[214]
Marionga D. Thermiotis Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship caught fire at Corcubión, A Coruña, Spain.[215] She was abandoned by her crew on 21 August,[216] sinking later that day.[217] The fire was extinguished on 24 August.[218]

20 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Eros Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore in Foal Bay, Jamaica.[216] She was refloated on 26 August.[212]
Teseo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Punta Indio, Argentina.[216] She was refloated on 1 September.[219]

22 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Nellie Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Trudvang (Flag of Norway Norway).[217]

24 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Aguia Acoreana Flag of Portugal Portugal The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (48°24′N 7°20′W / 48.4°N 7.333°W / 48.4; -7.333) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Tuscany (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[218]
Northern Light US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama.[213]
Warabi Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy The Momi-class destroyer was rammed and sunk in the Bungo Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Mihonoseki by Jintsu (Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of 111 crew.[220][221]

25 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Silarus Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Almirante Jacquay (Flag of Brazil Brazil) in the Scheldt at Fort Sainte Marie and was beached.[222] She was refloated on 26 August.[189]

26 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Marcel Schiaffino Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[223] She was refloated on 3 September.[48]
Noxall Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner collided with Veda M. Mckown (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and sank off St. John's, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member.[224]

27 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Minas Prince Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was dismasted and sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was later towed into Vineyard Haven by a United States Government vessel.[224]
Philomena US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was driven ashour at Port au Port, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[224]
Steingrim Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground off the Hellevik Lighthouse, Norway and was wrecked.[224]

28 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Mirabella Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship ran aground at Ilhéus, Brazil.[212] She was aground for about a month, departing under tow for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 25 September.[225]

29 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Eva L.H. Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The auxiliary schooner was abandoned off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[212]
Fair Helga Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The whaler sprang a leak and was abandoned 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of the mouth of the Durgaat River, South Africa. Her crew were rescued by Sandgate Castle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[226]
Marie Maersk Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship ran aground at Nuevitas, Cuba.[212] She was refloated on 2 September.[208]

30 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Calcutta Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship collided with Rabenfels (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic) at Diamond Harbour, India.[227] She broke in two and was a total loss. Clan Mackellar (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) ran aground avoiding the other ships. She was refloated the next day.[226][228]
Fulton Flag of Denmark Denmark The schooner capsized at Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[226]

31 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1927
Ship Country Description
Branksea Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Start Point, Devon.[219] She was refloated on 8 September.[229]
Nuestra Senhora de Begona Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Manila, Philippines and was wrecked.[219]

September[]

3 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Amicizia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Augusta, Sicily.[48]
Dominic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Amazon River at Matura, Brazil.[230] She was refloated on 18 September.[225]
Parkhill Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship capsized at Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.[48]

6 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Grenadier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The mail boat was severely damaged by fire and sank at Oban, Argyllshire. She was refloated on 13 September.[231][232]
Inga Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship was rammed by Maj (Flag of Sweden Sweden) at Burntisland, Fife and sank.[231]
Jinsho Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the east coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[231] She broke up in December, salvage being reportd on 14 December as having been abandoned.[233]

7 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Austri Light Blue Flag of Iceland Iceland The trawler was wrecked off Vatnsnes, Iceland.[234]

9 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Marie Flag of Denmark Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[230]
Mossa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the coast of New Guinea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by Durour (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[230][235]

10 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Yselmonde Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship collided with Ellerdale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Rotterdam, South Holland and sank.[236]

12 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Fidelitas Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[235] She was refloated on 19 September.[237]

13 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Adriana Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[232] She was refloated on 16 September.[238]

14 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Shinyei Maru No.3 Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground off the Kinkasan Lighthouse, Miyagi.[239] She was refloated on 3 December.[240]

16 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Pinguino Flag of Mexico (1916-1934) Mexico The tug foundered off Tampico, Tamaulipas with the loss of five lives.[238]

17 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Strona Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saudarkrok, Iceland and was wrecked.[241]

18 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Stranger US flag 48 stars United States The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Tampa, Florida and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Margaret (US flag 48 stars United States).[242] She was towed into Tampa on 21 September.[243]

19 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Rio Negro Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[237] She was refloated on 24 September.[244]

20 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Bracondale Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Serrana Bank, Colombia.[237] She was refloated on 23 September.[245]

21 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Amersfoort Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship was driven ashore on Barbuda and was a total loss.[242][243] Salvage operations were abandoned on 5 October.[246]
Speedy Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank in the Alexandra Dock, Bombay, India.[242] She was refloated the next day.[243]

22 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Ludovic Mrazec Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania The cargo ship collided with Principele Barbu Stirbei (Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania) in the Dardanelles and sank. Her crew were rescued.[243]

24 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1927
Ship Country Description
San Pedro Goncalves Flag of Portugal Portugal The sailing ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 36°00′00″N 26°00′00″W / 36°N 26°W / 36; -26). Fifteen crew were rescued by Perseo (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy).[245]
Terceirensh Flag of Portugal Portugal The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Horta, Azores.[245]

25 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Pirat Flag of Spain Spain The tug was driven ashore at Gijón and wrecked.[245]
Venturosa Flag of Portugal Portugal The sailing ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Oporto and was wrecked.[247]

27 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Kennequhair Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 Canada The dredger foundered off the coast of Labrador.[248]
Tartar Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was driven ashore at Oslo, Norway.[247] She was refloated on 30 September.[249]

30 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1927
Ship Country Description
Dimitrios N. Rallias Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Otchakoff, Soviet Union.[250] She was refloated on 2 October.[251]

October[]

1 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Punctum Flag of Norway Norway The schooner departed Fredrikstad, Norway, for ports in the English Channel.[252] Believed foundered in the Skaggerak with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Hirtshals, Denmark on 12 October.[253]

2 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Burin Flag of France France The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (30°27′N 42°08′W / 30.45°N 42.133°W / 30.45; -42.133). Her crew were rescued by Pennyworth (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[249]
Lion Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London.[249]

3 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1927
Ship Country Description
HDMS Hermod Naval Ensign of Denmark Royal Danish Navy The fleet collier foundered in the North Sea off the west coast of Jutland with the loss of all 21 hands.[254]
Sonja Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship ran aground at Malo, 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Gothenburg.[251] She was refloated on 6 October.[121]

4 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Quibdo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship sank in the Atrato River, Colombia and was a total loss.[255]

5 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Golden Rod US flag 48 stars United States The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas and was abandoned. She came ashore on Mayaguana.[246] Her crew survived.[256]

6 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Favignana Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship collided with Gertrud (Flag of Finland Finland) in the River Mersey, United Kingdom and was beached.[121] She broke her back on 8 October. Her crew were rescued by the Mersey Flat Mersey (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[256]

8 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Chester Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Yorkshire Coast (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent and was beached.[256]

10 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Michipicoten Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia.[257]
Nil Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Cape Vilano, Galicia, Spain.[77][258]

11 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Tenkai Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Tsingtao, China.[258] She was refloated on 17 October.[259]
Ostsee Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground off Point Cires, Spanish Morocco. She was refloated on 25 June but was declared a constructive total loss.[77]
Queen's County Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship collided with Luleå (Flag of Sweden Sweden) in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Rotterdam, Netherlands and was beached. She was later refloated.[258]

12 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Birk Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground on Old Providence Island, Colombia.[260] She was refloated on 15 October.[261]

13 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Glensanda Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Indio, Argentina.[252] She was refloated on 17 October but ran aground again later that day.[261] Glensanda was finally refloated on 25 October.[262]

14 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Flowerdew Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The sailing ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (31°56′N 73°27′W / 31.933°N 73.45°W / 31.933; -73.45). She was set afire and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Brenta II (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[263]
Professor Gruvel Flag of Norway Norway The whale oil refining ship struck an iceberg and foundered in the Antarctic Ocean off the South Shetland Islands. Her crew survived.[261][263]

15 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Maurice R. Thurlow US flag 48 stars United States The schooner ran aground on the Diamond Shoals off the coast of North Carolina and was wrecked.[263]

16 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Besseggen Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was rammed and sunk at New York, United States by Paris (Flag of France France) with the loss of six crew. Survivors were rescued by Paris and the ferries American Legion and Brooklyn (both US flag 48 stars United States).[264]
Hilde Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[263]

17 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Alexandros Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship ran aground off Lobos Island, Canary Islands, Spain.[265] She was refloated on 23 October.[266]
Burutu Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Sherbro River, Sierra Leone.[263] She was refloated on 23 October.[266]
Emilie L D Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Sardinero, Cantabria, Spain and was a total loss.[263]
Nile US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Cape Bougaroni, Algeria.[265] She was abandoned as a total loss on 19 October.[267]
Redhand Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship capsized in Liverpool Bay. Her crew survived.[261]

19 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Irene Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Irene Incident: The passenger ship was hijacked by pirates and sailed to Bias Bay. In an anti-piracy operation she was shelled and sunk by HMS L4 and HMS L5 (both Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy) with the loss of at least one life with fourteen of her 258 passengers reported missing. Survivors were rescued by L4 and L5. Irene was subsequently salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
Vulcano Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship collided with Union (Flag of France France) off Father Point, Quebec, Canada and sank. Her crew were rescued.[268][269]

22 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Coos Bay US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. She was a total loss.[266][270]
Horatio G. Foss Flag of the United States United States The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Bermuda. All eight crew were rescued by Volendam (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands).[271]
Karin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank at Durban, South Africa.[266]

23 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth Freeman US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean of Jacksonville, Florida and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by Scythian (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[272]
Louvain Flag of France France The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Brazil.[266] She was refloated on 5 November.[273]

24 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Emlynmor Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster passed Dungeness, Kent bound for Pembroke.[274] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[275]
West Wales Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[272] She was refloated on 9 November.[276]

25 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Astoria US flag 48 stars United States The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada.[262] She was refloated on 1 November.[277]
Principessa Mafalda Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The passenger liner broke a propeller shaft in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil (16°56′S 37°46′W / 16.933°S 37.767°W / -16.933; -37.767). She sank slowly in the presence of rescue vessels, however panic among the passengers and crew resulted in the deaths of 314 of 1,258 aboard. Survivors were rescued by Alhena (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands), Avelona, Empire Star, Rosetti (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and Formose (Flag of France France).[278][279][280][281][282]

26 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Georg Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Skaggerak 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by a Danish fishing vessel.[283]
Santa Rosa US flag 48 stars United States The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (40°20′N 64°10′W / 40.333°N 64.167°W / 40.333; -64.167). She was set afire and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Canadian Transporter (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[284]

27 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Birger Jarl Flag of Sweden Sweden The passenger ship ran aground at Mariehamn, Finland. Her passengers were taken off and landed at Turku.[284]
Helmsman Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed the River Medway for the River Tees. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[274]
Ibaro Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground on the Scilly Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of six of her 38 crew.[285]
Loop Head Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed Barry, Glamorgan for Limerick, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[275]

28 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Craigavon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire on 26 October for Swansea, Glamorgan. She was reported off Milford Haven on this day. Presumed foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all 14 crew.[274][286]
Fortuna Flag of Argentina Argentina The sailing ship caught fire and sank in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Ireland with the loss of six of her 28 crew.[287]

29 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Clara Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilmore Quay, County Wexford, Ireland and wrecked.[288]
Sneyd Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Swanse, Glamorgan.[288] She was refloated on 8 November.[289]

30 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1927
Ship Country Description
Avalon US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was rammed and sunk by Presidente Wilson (Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts (42°09′N 70°02′W / 42.15°N 70.033°W / 42.15; -70.033) with the loss of two of her five crew.[288][290]
Ingomar Flag of Finland Finland The barque was abandoned in the Baltic Sea (56°43′N 5°13′E / 56.717°N 5.217°E / 56.717; 5.217). Her crew were rescued by Nanna Cords (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic).[291][292]
Kalo Flag of Denmark Denmark The cargo ship ran aground on Pienkalastaja Island, Vysotsk, Soviet Union and was wrecked.[291][292]

November[]

2 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Gornik State Flag of Poland Poland The tug foundered in the Baltic Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north west of Rixhöft, Vorpommern, Germany with the loss of nine of her ten crew.[277]

3 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Greycliffe Civil Ensign of Australia Australia Greycliffe disaster: The ferry collided with Tahiti (Civil Ensign of New Zealand New Zealand) in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales and sank with the loss of 40 lives.

4 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Möwe Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia.[293]
Valleluce Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship ran aground on Crane Island, Quebec, Canada.[273]

5 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Jarstein Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship foundered off the north coast of Iceland with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a British trawler.[294]
Saltoun Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster collided with the trawler Prince Leo (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Spurn Head, Yorkshire and sank with the loss of one of her sixteen crew.[295]

6 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Emily E. Selid Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Groais Island, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[276]

7 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Hafenbier Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea by a Latvian Coast Guard vessel as she was intercepted whilst smuggling alcohol. Her crew were rescued.[296]

8 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Catala Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catala wrecked on Sparrowhawk Reef 1927

Catala

The cargo liner ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of the mouth of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Her passengers were taken off.[289] She was refloated on 6 December.[297]

M. O. Crowell Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The three-masted schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (29°12′N 64°12′W / 29.2°N 64.2°W / 29.2; -64.2) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Tirtuguero (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[298]

9 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Adelaide Day US flag 48 stars United States The schooner was reported abandoned and on fire in the Atlantic Ocean (39°59′N 70°46′W / 39.983°N 70.767°W / 39.983; -70.767).[299] She was taken in tow on 14 November by USCGC Manning (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard) and taken to Norfolk, Virginia, arriving on 16 November.[300]
Sagres Flag of Portugal Portugal The schooner ran aground at Sagres Point and was a total loss.[289]

10 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Pepin Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship sustained a broke propeller shaft off Cabo Quintres and was abandoned with the loss of two of her crew.[299] She was towed into Santander, Cantabria on 12 November.[276]

12 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Jayanti Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger ship departed Bombay on this day for Dapoli, India. Believed foundered in the Arabian Sea off Janjira with the loss of all 51 passengers and 46 crew.[301][302][303][304]

15 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Angele Achaque Flag of France France The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Tipaza, Algeria with the loss of all hands.[298]
Sant Tookaram Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The passenger ship foundered in the Arabian Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Bombay, India (18°00′N 72°57′E / 18°N 72.95°E / 18; 72.95) with the loss of 118 of the 136 people on board.[300][302][305][306]

16 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Basse Indre Flag of France France The cargo ship exploded and sank in the Bay of Biscay (approximately 44°00′00″N 9°00′00″W / 44°N 9°W / 44; -9). Her crew were rescued by Depute Georges Chaigne (Flag of France France).[298]

17 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Don Lorenzo Flag of Venezuela Venezuela The coaster capsized and sank in Torbay.[303]

18 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Pearson US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship sank in the Detroit River.[307]
Zaritza Flag of Finland Finland The three-masted barque foundered in the Gulf of Bothnia with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew.[308][309]

20 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Maurita Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Barbate, Cádiz, Spain.[310] She was refloated on 9 December.[311]

21 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Claymont Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Hornillo, Spain.[312] She was refloated on 30 November.[313]
Ditmar Koel Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo liner ran aground on the Amherst Rocks, off the coast of China.[312] She was abandoned on 22 November,[314] and was declared a total loss the next day.[315]
Djerissa Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground on the Cresswell Rocks, off Newbiggin-by-Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off by rocket apparatus.[310][312]
Eberfeld Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo liner ran aground at Cape Trafalgar, Spain. All on board were rescued by Rescue (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[312] She was a total loss.[314]
Efos Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Roker, County Durham.[312] She was refloated on 25 November.[316]
Georgia Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The tanker ran aground on Haisborough Sands, off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and broke in two. All 31 crew were rescued by H F Bailey (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and Trent (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).

22 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Ariel Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at La Scie, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[317]
E. P. Morris Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at La Scie and was wrecked.[317]
Hubro Flag of Norway Norway The whaler ran aground in the Oliphant Islands.[316] She was refloated on 30 November.[313]
Huo Feng Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928 Republic of China (1912–1949) The cargo ship collided with Mogami Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) in the Yangtze downstream of Nanking and sank.[314][317]
Uku Flag of Estonia Estonia The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Tay, Scotland with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[314][317]

23 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Copenhagen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Chincorro Bank, Cuba.[317] She was refloated on 1 December.[318]

25 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Tenpaisan Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Grays Harbor, Washington.[316] She broke up the next day and was a total loss.[307]

26 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Fearless US flag 48 stars United States The four-masted schooner was driven ashore at Lucretia Point, Cuba and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[307]
Frances Anne US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was scuttled.[319] She was refloated on 7 December.[320]

27 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Wahehe Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo liner collided with a pier at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and was beached. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

28 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Admiral Drake Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner came ashore on Scatarie Island, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[321]
Ellen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tug collided with Cadogan Pier, Chelsea, London and sank with the loss of two of her five crew. She was refloated on 29 November.[319][322]
Kanazawa Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Kurushima Strait and sank.[323]
Perseus Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Marienburg (Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic) in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Kent and sank.[321]
Rose Murphy US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Key West, Florida and sank. Her crew survived.[323]

29 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Guardian Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) east south east of the North Goodwin Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat.[319]
Monte Bianco Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Kingdom of Italy The cargo ship came ashore at Brumhausen, Hamburg, Germany.[319] She was refloated on 3 December.[324]

30 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1927
Ship Country Description
Home Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Harbour Grand, Newfoundland. She came ashore at Freshwaterdisambiguation needed and was wrecked.[325]
Kathleen W Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.[325]
Lochmonar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The refrigerated cargo liner ran aground in the Mersey Estuary off the Crosby Lightship (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) Her passengers and some of the crew were taken off.[326][327] She broke her back later that day.[318] The stern section was refloated on 8 December.[328] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.

December[]

1 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Mary Watkinson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was hit by S.N.A. 2 (Flag of France France) in the English Channel 60 nautical miles (110 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank with the loss of two of her six crew. The survivors were rescued by S.N.A. 2.[325][329]

3 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Dorothy Drover Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[324]
Una Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bay de Verde, Labrador.[324]

5 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Cibao Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States and wrecked. All 24 crew were rescued.[330]
Paraguay Flag of Greece Greece The tanker was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras with the loss of four of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by breeches buoy.[330]

6 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Gloria Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ketch foundered off Rhosilli, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[331]

7 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Agawa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Michael's Bay, Ontario, Canada.[311]
Altadoc Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship suffered a failure of her steering gear in Lake Michigan. She drifted ashore at Eagle Harbor, Michigan, United States.[311] Some of her crew were taken off by General (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and a yawl.[332] She broke her back on 9 December,[333] and the rest of her crew were taken off two days later by USCGC Crawford (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard).[332] Altadoc was declared a total loss.[233]
Kamloops Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 Canada
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Drawing of the wreck of Kamloops, ca. 2008.

The cargo ship foundered off Isle Royale, Lake Superior with the loss of all 22 crew.
Occident Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Point Verde, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[334]

8 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Johannes Körner III Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The tug collided with Auk (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) at Hamburg and sank.[320]

9 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Lady Combe Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The bucket dredger departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Lagos, Nigeria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[335]

10 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1927
Ship Country Description
E. W. Oglebay US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship ran aground at Shot Point, Michigan.[333] She was then gutted by fire but her crew were rescued.[332]

12 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Itapura Flag of Brazil Brazil The cargo ship collided with HSwMS Fylgia (Naval Ensign of Sweden Swedish Navy) at Salvador, Bahia and sank. All 40 crew were rescued.[336][337]
Lambton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Ile Parisienne, Lake Superior with the loss of two of her 21 crew. She was abandoned by the survivors.[233][332]

13 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Seminole Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The tanker ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[233] She was refloated on 20 December.[338]

14 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Agnes Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Imanta (Flag of Latvia Latvia) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued.[339]

15 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Neponset US flag 48 stars United States The tug collided with Robert E. Lee (US flag 48 stars United States at Boston, Massachusetts and sank.[340]
Oldenburg Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The dredger capsized and sank off Cuxhaven, Germany.[340]
Titania Flag of Norway Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Gävle, Sweden.[340] She was refloated on 20 December.[338]

16 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Asta Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship collided with Breslau (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) off the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by Breslau.[341]
Eden Force Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Equity (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom at Antwerp, Belgium and was beached.[341] She was later patched and towed to Terneuzen, Netherlands.
Sweet May Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The sailing barge foundered at Porthoustock, Cornwall.[341]

17 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1927
Ship Country Description
USS S-4 US flag 48 stars United States Navy The S-class submarine was rammed by USCGC Paulding (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard) and sunk with the loss of all 40 crew. She was raised in March 1928, repaired and returned to service.

20 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Pearl Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Garrettstown, County Cork, Ireland and was wrecked with the loss of all five crew.[342]
Penelope Kingdom of Iraq Iraq The tanker ran aground at Istanbul, Turkey.[338] She was refloated on 29 December.[343]
Treloske Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[338] She was refloated on 29 December.[344]

21 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Ena A. Moulton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°34′N 55°21′W / 38.567°N 55.35°W / 38.567; -55.35). Her crew survived.[345]
Hatchmere Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered off Islandmagee, County Antrim.[345]

22 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Alexandra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[345]
Edde Theriault Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The schooner foundered at Demerara, British Guiana.[345]
Oscar Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea.[345] She was beached at Corton, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[346] She was declared a constructive total loss,[347] subsequently sinking on 24 December at 52°32′N 1°37′E / 52.533°N 1.617°E / 52.533; 1.617.[346]

23 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Gougou Flag of France France The schooner lost her mast 300m from the Sevenstones Lightship (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom), between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The crew of seven men was taken off by the St Mary's lifeboat and the Gougou was picked up the next day by Trinity vessel SS Mermaid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) and towed to Penzance.[348]
Hild Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship collided with Arantzazu Mendi (Flag of Spain Spain) in the Scheldt at Austruweel (nl), Belgium and was beached.[347]
Pyrope Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Kettleness Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Runswick Lifeboat.[347]
Sylva Gouvei Flag of Portugal Portugal The cargo ship was driven ashore near Cape Torinana, Spain and was abandoned by her crew.[347]

24 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Gougou Flag of France France The schooner was dismasted and abandoned off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. All seven crew were rescued by the Scilly Lifeboat.[346]

25 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Clan Macwilliam Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship was destroyed by fire and sank at Vavaʻu, Tonga.[346]

26 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Charles Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The cargo ship ran aground on Fidra, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were landed by rocket apparatus.[346] She was refloated 8 January 1928, repaired and returned to service.[349]
David M Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster was driven ashore at Birchington, Kent and was abandoned by her four crew.[350]

27 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Colytto Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Brazil.[351] She was refloated on 1 January 1928.[352]
Fred Everard Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[350] She was refloated on 3 January 1928.[353]
Hafsten Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[350] She was refloated on 30 December.[354]
Lady Daphne Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The Thames barge was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by the Lizard Lifeboat.[350]
Seviedj Flag of Turkey Turkey The coaster collided with Marmara (Flag of Turkey Turkey) in the Sea of Marmara off Boz Burun and sank with the loss of 26 lives.[350]

28 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Dainichizan Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Otaru, Hokkaidō with the loss of all hands.[343]

29 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Carpio Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Seville, Andalusia, Spain.[344] She was refloated on 2 January 1928.[355]
Myogisan Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was driven ashore at Oshima, Hokkaidō and was wrecked.[356]
Toyo Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Tsushima Island and was wrecked with the loss of two crew.[344]

30 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1927
Ship Country Description
USS Rush US flag 48 stars United States Navy The patrol boat collided with J. A. Moffett (US flag 48 stars United States) in the Ambrose Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by J. A. Moffett.[343]
Seneca US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Hoboken, New Jersey.[343] She was a constructive total loss.[355]

31 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1927
Ship Country Description
Clitunno Civil Ensign of Italy Italy The cargo ship was wrecked in the Black Sea between Cape Shableh and Cape Kaliakra.[55][355]
Consul Horn Flag of Weimar Republic (merchant) Weimar Republic The cargo ship ran aground on Ven, Sweden.[354] She was refloated on 4 January 1928.[357]
Jinju Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the Idzu Peninsula and sank with the loss of all hands.[357]
Kashima Maru Flag of Japan Japan The cargo liner collided with St. Elma (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Barking, Essex and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[354][358]
Meta Flag of Finland Finland The cargo ship ran aground at Cornaig, Argyllshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was later reboarded and refloated.[354]
Norfolk US flag 48 stars United States The cargo ship collided with Lake Inglenook (US flag 48 stars United States) at Boston, Massachusetts and was beached.[354]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1927
Ship Country Description
America US flag 48 stars United States The passenger and package delivery steamer rammed a pier and ran aground while entering a port on the Great Lakes. She was repaired and returned to service.
Mafeking Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The ship sank in Loch Torridon during the attempt to salvage Sheila (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom).[359]

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