For the loss of the Liberty ship An-Mer-Mar on this date, see the entry for 27 December 1946.
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Karla
Denmark
The cable laying ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland, 15 nautical miles (28 km) of Ormus Island, Estonia. Sixteen of the 44 crew were killed.[1]
2 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Caritas I
Belgium
The cargo ship broke in two and sank after being beached in the River Scheldt following a collision with Jan Steen (Netherlands) on 1 January.
Empire Wharfe
United Kingdom
The cargo ship arrived at Lagos, Nigeria on fire and was beached in Badagry Creek. Refloated on 6 January, repaired and returned to service.[2]
3 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Magnhild
Norway
The cargo ship collided with Imba No. 401 (Soviet Union) whilst on a voyage from Kolding, Denmark to Gdynia, Poland.[3]
The passenger ship ran aground on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. She was refloated 18 days later and repaired, and she returned to service in November 1948.
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Empire Grassland
Australia
The hopper ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north north west of Carnarvon, Western Australia whilst under tow from Singapore to Australia by Empire Downland (Australia).[2]
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm at Tel Aviv, Palestine. She was refloated on 3 March but declared a constructive total loss. She was repaired, sold and re-entered service in 1948 as Bangor Bay.[2]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Storesand I
Norway
The cargo ship sank in Drammensfjord whilst on a voyage from Gilhus to Oslo, Norway.[3]
The cargo ship ran aground off Bahrein. The ship was attacked by Arab pirates on 15 February. All 28 crew rescued by British Destiny (United Kingdom).[13]
The cargo ship ran aground off the mouth of the Humber.[15]
18 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Arrow
United States Army
The Army transport, formerly Colonial Navigation Company's Belfast (1909), wrecked off Ocean Park, Washington while under tow to Puget Sound.[16][17]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Royal Ulsterman
United Kingdom
The ferry ran aground at Clauchlands Point, Isle of Arran, Argyllshire. Refloated with the aid of the tug Vanguard (United Kingdom).[18]
Zephyros
Greece
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cullercoats, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[18]
Zeprom
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Whitley Bay, Northumberland, United Kingdom. All 35 crew rescued.[18]
March[]
3 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Luana
Italy
Struck a mine and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Capo Promontore.[where?][19]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Bolivar
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, Irish Sea whilst on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[3]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Trondhjem
Norway
The cargo ship struck a mine in the Weser, West Germany and sank. She was on a voyage from Stavanger, Norway to Hamburg.[3]
8 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Ira
Greece
The Liberty ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and broke in two. All 34 crew rescued by the Walmer Lifeboat.[20]
12 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Fort Dearborn
United States
The T2 tanker broke in two in the Pacific Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) north west of Honolulu, Hawaii. Ten crew on the bow section were rescued by General W. H. Gordon (United States). Twenty-two crew on the stern section were rescued by USS Eldorado (United States Navy). The bow section was shelled and sunk, the stern section was towed to Hawaii. Fort Dearborn was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Shanghai, China.[21]
13 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Edmund Fanning
United States
The Liberty ship exploded at Genoa Italy and was beached. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[22]
The schooner ran aground in St Austell Bay. Seven crew rescued by the Fowey lifeboat. Refloated in June and declared a constructive total loss but rebuilt as a coaster and returned to service.
The cargo ship collided with Clio (Norway) west of Bloksen and sank with the loss of ten crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Geneva, Switzerland.[3]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Titania
Norway
The cargo ship struck a mine off the Dutch coast (53°35′N4°35′E / 53.583°N 4.583°E / 53.583; 4.583) whilst on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Oslo, Norway. Declared a constructive total loss and scrapped at Stavanger, Norway.[3]
The ocean liner ran aground on the Brambles Bank in the Solent.[26] Refloated the next day.[27]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Georgie
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground at St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[28]
Nicolaos G Kulukundis
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground off Beachy Head, East Sussex, United Kingdom.[27]
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Grandcamp
France
Texas City disaster: The Liberty Ship caught fire at Texas City, Texas, United States. She was obliterated by the explosion of her cargo of explosives. Around 580 people were killed.
Wilson B. Keene
United States
Wilson B. Keene.
Texas City disaster: The Liberty Ship was sunk by the explosion of Grandcamp (France).
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan and broke in three. All 39 crew were lost, as well as all eight crew of the Mumbles lifeboat Edward, Prince of Wales (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).
Ran aground at Prussia Cove after parting tow on final voyage from Portsmouth to the breakers yard on the Clyde.[29] Towed to Marazion in 1950 and dismantled.[30][31]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Merganser
United Kingdom
Collided with Norwalk Victory (United States) and sank in the River Scheldt between Doel and Liefkenshoek.[32] Raised on 2 July and beached. Repaired between 1949 and 1951, sold and returned to service.[19]
Under tow to the breaker's yard, the decommissioned Admiralty modified W-classdestroyer parted her tow line in a gale and was wrecked on the northeast coast of England off the mouth of the River Tyne.
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1947
Ship
Country
Description
San Nicolao
Panama
The cargo ship departed from the Tees on 2 April bound for Gibraltar. No further trace.[33]
May[]
2 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Wicklow Head
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground near Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, Canada. All 30 crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Ray Richard (Canada).[34]
The decommissioned Nevada-classbattleship sank under tow 540 nautical miles (1,000 km) off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, while on her way to San Francisco, California, for scrapping.
The tanker collided with Monica (Sweden) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom causing an explosion in No.2 tank and subsequent fire. Two hours later, an explosion blew off her bow forward of No.3 tank and that section sank. Newhall Hills was towed to Sheerness.[38]
Oceanic II
Belgium
The trawler was in collision with John la Farge (United States) and was cut in two. She sank with the loss of three of her five crew.[38]
25 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Trader Horn
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Caribbean with the loss of two of her five crew.[39]
The cargo ship struck a rock and sank of Isle Royale, Lake Superior with the loss of twelve of her 33 crew. The survivors were rescued by USCGC Kimball (United States Coast Guard).[41]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Heron
Greece
The cargo ship collided with Stal (Denmark) in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of one of her 24 crew. The survivors were rescued by Suavity (United Kingdom).[42]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Ourang Medan
Netherlands
Allegedly exploded and sank after its crew died under suspicious circumstances.
July[]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Kronholm
Norway
The former minesweeper was destroyed by fire at the Soon shipyard.[3]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1947
Ship
Country
Description
M Xilas
Greece
The cargo ship caught fire at Ko Sichang, Thailand. She was beached and abandoned, and sank on 13 July.[2]
The cargo ship was sunk at Haifa, Palestine by limpet mines which had been placed on her hull whilst at Famagusta, Cyprus. Refloated on 8 August, subsequently repaired and returned to service.[2]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Ocean Liberty
Norway
The Liberty ship caught fire at Brest, France whilst unloading a cargo of ammonium nitrate. Later towed out of port and scuttled.[3]
The Bathurst-classcorvette sank near Cockburn Reef along the Great Barrier Reef off the northern coast of Queensland, Australia, after striking a mine. Four of her crew were killed and 29 were injured.
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Rolfsøy
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground off Egersund whilst on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Harstad, Norway.[3]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Sunset
Norway
The cargo ship sank off the coast of Norway whilst on a voyage from Raufarhafn to Åkrehamn.[3]
October[]
2 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Reine II
Norway
The cargo ship sank off Halmstad, Sweden, with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage for Halmstad to Oslo, Norway, and may have struck a mine.[3]
4 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Troll
Norway
The cargo ship collided in the Øresund with the DFDS ship Jolantha (Denmark) and sank. Raised on 22 January 1948 and repaired at Copenhagen, Denmark. Returned to service as Bandak.[3]
The decommissioned Gilliam-classattack transport was sunk in an explosives test in the Pacific Ocean off the Farallon Islands.
7 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Betty Hindley
United Kingdom
The cargo ship struck a mine off Scarborough, Yorkshire and broke her back. She was beached sinking by the bows. One crewmember was killed.[48]
Bro
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Iceland whilst on a voyage from Sandur, Faroe Islands to Reykjavík, Iceland.[3]
15 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1947
Ship
Country
Description
HMS Gillstone
Norway
The Isles-class trawler was driven ashore at Kvalbeinsrumen, Jæren, Norway whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Risør for conversion to a merchant ship. Later refloated and returned to Bergen.[3]
19 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Corona
Norway
The cargo ship, which had been refloated two days earlier having sunk on 24 February 1943, sank in the Mediterranean Sea whilst under tow 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Derna, Libya.[49]
21 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Oda
Norway
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua whilst being loaded with a cargo of timber bound for Maracaibo, Venezuela.[3]
The cargo ship sank off Mariager whilst on a voyage from Mariager to Isefjord, Denmark.[3]
November[]
1 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Tilla
Norway
The cargo ship sank off Fosnes whilst on a voyage from Randers to Fredrikstad, Norway.[3]
2 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Castillo Montjuich
Spain
Broke moorings, collided with another ship and driven ashore at Gijón, France. Refloated in March 1948, repaired and returned to service.[50]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Mona
Norway
The sailing barge sank off Lille Marnet whilst on a voyage from Horsens to Slemmestad, Norway.[3]
11 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Aqueity
United Kingdom
Struck a mine and sank off Terschelling, the Netherlands.
20 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Roald Amundsen
Norway
The Liberty ship ran aground at Skudeneshavn whilst on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Narvik, Norway. Broke into three on 15 January 1948, with two sections sinking. The remaining section was scrapped in situ during the summer of 1948.[3][51]
The Liberty ship struck a mine, broke in three and sank off Rijeka, Yugoslavia.[51]
24 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Skoghaug
Norway
The cargo ship sank off the Dutch coast with the loss of all 26 crew after hitting a mine. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Netherland to Oslo, Norway.[3]
26 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Kina
Denmark
The cargo liner ran aground on Samandag Island, Philippines and was wrecked.[60]
Samuel Bakke
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground whilst going to the aid of Kina (Denmark). She was refloated and rescued five crew from Kina.[60]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1947
Ship
Country
Description
Vinkt
Belgium
collided with trawler Sonny Boy, which sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Dungeness, England.[61]
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