The cargo ship collided with Sunny Prince and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. All fifteen crew rescued by Sunny Prince and landed at Dover.[15]
Ran aground at Hope Point, St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. Refloated by tugs and returned to service.[18]
Nordanland
Sweden
The cargo ship exploded and sank when her cargo of calcium carbide reacted with seawater and formed acetylene after the ship was badly damaged in a storm at Genoa, Italy the previous day.[16][19]
The Liberty ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Selsey Bill, West Sussex, United Kingdom.[20][21] Refloated on 25 February and towed into Southampton, Hampshire.[22]
March[]
2 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Inchkeith
Hong Kong
The cargo ship struck an uncharted rock in the Bay of Bengal off Port Meadows, Andaman Islands and was abandoned as a total loss.[23]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Iason
Greece
The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea with the loss of eleven of her fifteen crew. Stratheden (United Kingdom) sent one of her lifeboats to the aid of Iason, but it capsized and all eight on board were drowned. Four survivors from Iason were rescued by Stratheden.[24]
The coaster was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorganshire in a storm. Refloated after five hours.[26]
Venus
Norway
The ocean liner ran aground at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[27]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Urola
Spain
The cargo ship collided with Storaya Pyaltylotka (Soviet Union off Setubal, Portugal and sank. Storaya Pyaltylotka was badly damaged, entering the Tagus still taking on water. All 33 crew from Urola were rescued.[28]
25 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Lea
Netherlands
The coaster ran aground at Kettleness, Yorkshire.[29]
Ran aground off Muros, Spain and subsequently sank. Raised on 17 June, but declared a constructive total loss. Repaired and sold, served a further ten years before being scrapped.
The troopship ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt. Refloated after twelve hours.[31]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Belgion
Greece
The cargo ship was in collision with Tai Shan (Norway) in the Scheldt at Fort Paarel, Belgium. Belgion capsized and sank with the loss of five of her 27 crew.[32]
Germania
Greece
The cargo ship collided with Maro (Panama) in the English Channel and was beached off Beachy Head, East Sussex.[33]
May[]
6 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1955
Ship
Country
Description
SS Pyidawtha
Burma
She ran aground and was wrecked in the Bay of Bengal, off Cheduba Island[34]
11 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Shiun Maru
Japan
The train ferry collided with Japanese National Railways ferry Uko Maru (Japan) and sank with the loss of 168 lives.
18 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Urmajo
Netherlands
The coaster ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. All ten crew rescued by the Ramsgate lifeboat. They were later returned to the ship which refloated on the next tide. Urmajo was towed into Ramsgate by the tug Ocean Cock (United Kingdom.[35]
Zor
Turkey
The cargo ship developed a heavy list in the North Sea off Norfolk. Ten crew were rescued by the collier Richmond Queen (United Kingdom) and transferred to the Wells lifeboat. Richmond Queen and two other ships stood by as it was not possible to rescue all crew on board.[35]
22 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Zor
Turkey
The cargo ship capsized and sank between the Humber and The Wash. She rose to the surface in a capsized state on 23 May.[36]
The Ton-class minesweeper was in collision with Cyprian Prince (Cyprus) off Newcastle upon Tyne and was holed. Cyprian Prince towed her into Newcastle upon Tyne.[37]
Harfry
United Kingdom
The collier collided with Firmity (United Kingdom) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Both ships were holed. Harfry was beached at Hemsby and Firmity put into Great Yarmouth.[38]
June[]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Mona's Isle
United Kingdom
The ferry collided with a fishing vessel and ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire. The fishing vessel was cut in two and sank with the loss of one of her three crew. Mona's Isle was later refloated.[39]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Johannishus
Sweden
Collided with Buccaneer (Panama) and caught fire. Ship a total loss, cargo of oil largely salvaged.[40]
The S-classsubmarine sank in Portland Harbour, England, following an on-board torpedo explosion. Thirteen lives were lost. Later refloated and sunk in 1957 in deeper water.
July[]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1955
Ship
Country
Description
La Flecha
Mexico
The passenger ship sank off Veracruz with the loss of 30 lives.[41]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Geologist
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Sun Princess (Liberia) and sank with the loss of twenty of her 42 crew.[42]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Cygnet
Liberia
The cargo ship was holed in a collision off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All crew rescued by Baltic Clipper (flag unknown).[43]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Middlesex Trader
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River, 30 nautical miles (56 km) from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[44]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Seine
United Kingdom
The coaster collied with Drochobyz (Soviet Union) 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of Dungeness, Kent and sank. All seven crew were rescued by Drochobyz.[45]
22 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Punta
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground on the Seven Stones reef, off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[46] The ship broke up and sank the following day.[47]
The schooner capsized and sank in Chesapeake Bay with the loss of twelve of the 24 people on board.[49] It was lost during high waves in Hurricane Connie.[50]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Hans Egede
Netherlands
Caught fire off the Dutch coast. Towed to Dover where fire was extinguished.[40]
September[]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Ambes
France
The tug capsized and sank in the Gironde Estuary following a collision with Lipari (United States). Three crew were killed.[51]
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Lelonta II
Thailand
The yacht capsized and sank off Capraia, Italy. All twenty on board were rescued, including the owner of the yacht, Prince Biram of Siam.[52]
October[]
4 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Fechenheim
West Germany
The cargo ship ran aground at Oslo, Norway and broke in two. All 42 crew were rescued.[53]
The merchant vessel was found awash and adrift in the Pacific Ocean on 10 November, with no persons on board, more than 600 nautical miles (690 miles, 1,111 km) from her scheduled route, partially submerged and listing heavily. She had left Suva on 3 October and was expected to arrive at Funafuti on 5 October, but searches in the region after she was overdue had found no trace of the ship. Joyita was later salvaged and repaired.
15 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1955
Ship
Country
Description
City of Ghent
Republic of Ireland
The coaster sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All seventeen crew rescued by the Cadgwith lifeboat.[59]
Panagiotis
Greece
The Liberty ship ran aground at Kunsan, Korea and broke her back. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was rebuilt, lengthened and returned to service.[60]
16 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Foulney
United Kingdom
The dredger was in collision off Fleetwood, Lancashire with the trawler Teroma (United Kingdom), which sank. Foulney was beached and refloated the next day.[61]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Bank van Saaftingen, refloated 26 November.[63]
27 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Kismet II
Liberia
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked. All 22 crew were rescued by a Royal Canadian Navy helicopter.[64]
December[]
9 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Darton
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Gedser, Denmark but was refloated.[65]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Victoria City
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Valentina Bibolini (Italy) 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Ameland, Netherlands and sank.[66]
27 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1955
Ship
Country
Description
Tanda Maru
Japan
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon on Honshu and broke in two. Fourteen of her 24 crew were rescued by an American helicopter.[67]
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