List of shipwrecks in 1974
The list of shipwrecks in 1974 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1974.
1974 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
January
1 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Transocean III | United States | The drilling rig sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. All 56 crew rescued.[1] |
16 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prosperity | Cyprus | The cargo ship struck a reef and sank west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. All eighteen crew lost.[2][3] |
Merc Enterprise | Denmark | The coaster sank off the south coast of Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of eight crew.[2] |
19 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nhật Tảo | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Battle of the Paracel Islands: The patrol boat was sunk by a missile fired by a corvette ( People's Liberation Army Navy) There were 37 survivors from her 104 crew. |
22 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Raymond | United States Navy | The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida. |
29 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hedwig Lünstedt | West Germany | The coaster capsized and sank in the English Channel with the loss of all eight crew.[4] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Batavia Road | Australia | The tourist boat struck rocks and foundered 30 kilometres (16.2 nautical miles; 18.6 miles) north of Geraldton, Western Australia. |
Scaldis | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Chesil Beach, Dorset in late January with the loss of five lives.[5] |
February
9 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gaul | United Kingdom | The factory ship sank in the Barents Sea off Norway. All 36 crew lost. |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tania | Cuba | Stranded on the Corona del Tingo rocks (22°46′N 83°58′W / 22.767°N 83.967°W. Declared a constructive total loss.[6] |
19 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mahiri | United Kingdom | The Empire F type coaster sprang a leak south east of Tobago. Taken in tow but capsized and sank in Gulf of Paria (10°37′N 61°34′W / 10.617°N 61.567°W). |
22 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Giovanna Lolli-Ghetti | Italy | The empty Ore-bulk-oil carrier caught fire and a string of explosions ripped open the 10 central holds. The vessel sank within three hours 900 miles northeast of Hawaii (31°50′N 145°15′W / 31.833°N 145.250°W).[7] Seven sailors perished.[8] Thirtyone survivors were rescued by the Tamerlane (Norway), the Novikov Priboya (Russia), and the USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717). |
March
6 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Kenneth M. Willett | United States Navy | The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off the coast of Puerto Rico. |
10 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Oregis | United Kingdom | The support ship ran aground on the Black Midden Rocks in the Tyne Estuary.[9] |
23 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Straitsman | Australia | The livestock carrier capsized and sank in the Yarra River, Melbourne with the loss of two crew and many of her cargo of 2,000 sheep.[10] |
27 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Versa | Cyprus | The cargo ship sank off Roche Douvres, France. All sixteen crew rescued by the Guernsey lifeboat.[11] |
April
8 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Wickes | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
May
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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St Pierre | Canada | Capsized and sank in the Lachine Canal, Montreal. |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Master Deviedem | Soviet Union | The tanker sank after colliding with a French ferry 21 nautical miles (39 km) north of Tunisia.[12] |
19 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Ingersoll | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 33°34′8″N 118°34′7″W / 33.56889°N 118.56861°W. |
24 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Stockdale | United States Navy | The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida. |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sygna | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Stockton Beach, New South Wales, Australia. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Titus | Belgium | Collided with Mediterranea ( Italy) in the Panama Canal.[13] |
June
20 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Burns | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
July
16 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Northfield | United States | The tanker ran aground off Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Beaumont, Texas to Bombay. Consequently scrapped.[14] |
21 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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TCG Kocatepe | Turkish Navy | Turkish invasion of Cyprus: The Gearing-class destroyer was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus by Turkish Air Force aircraft that mistook her for a Greek warship. Fifty-four of her crew were lost. |
August
8 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rainbow | Cyprus | Ran aground in the Guadalquivir river. Sold for scrap in situ.[13] |
11 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Produce | Norway | The tanker ran aground off Durban, South Africa. All 33 crew rescued.[15] |
12 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caribia | Greece | The ocean liner ran aground at Guam and was wrecked. |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Thorn | United States Navy |
30 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Otvazhny | Soviet Navy | the Kashin-class destroyer exploded and sank in the Black Sea with 24 casualties. |
September
2 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nuage de Matin | United Kingdom | The yacht sank off Gorey Castle, Jersey, after she broke from her moorings. |
5 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Morning Cloud | United Kingdom | The yacht was sunk by a large wave while sailing from Cowes to Burnham-on-Crouch, England, with the loss of two of her seven crew members. |
19 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Focomar | Cyprus | Ran aground on Andros Island, Greece, then sank in deep water |
23 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kaffir | United Kingdom | The coaster was wrecked at Newton, Ayrshire.[16] |
26 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Transhudson | United States | The tanker ran aground on Kiltan Island, India. She was on a voyage from Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia to Subic Bay, Philippines. Declared a total loss.[17] |
29 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nauticus Ena | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Thuringa ( West Germany) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Ostend, Belgium.[18] |
30 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Pettit | United States Navy | The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
October
4 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ammersee | Cyprus | The coaster was abandoned in the English Channel. She was shelled and sunk by Le Champenois ( Marine Nationale) as a danger to shipping.[19] |
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eurabia Sun | Lebanon | The cargo ship sank off the coast of the Netherlands. All 28 crew rescued.[20] |
29 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Whirlwind | Royal Navy | The decommissioned W and Z-class destroyer sank at her moorings in Cardigan Bay, Wales, while in use as a target ship. |
November
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Cockrill | United States Navy | The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Florida. |
28 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Yuyu Maru | Japan | The tanker was bombed and torpedoed by Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ships and Japan Air Self-Defence Force aircraft and sunk 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Cape Inubo. |
December
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Booya | Australia | Schooner sank in Darwin Harbour, Australia during Cyclone Tracy with the loss of 5 crew. |
25 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMAS Arrow | Royal Australian Navy | The Attack-class patrol boat was destroyed at Darwin, Australia during Cyclone Tracy. |
31 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Koromiko | Hong Kong | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Ganges (21°34′N 89°45′E / 21.567°N 89.750°E). She was on a voyage from the Philippineds to Chalna, India. Koromiko was abandoned on 9 January 1975.[21] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Berkshire No. 7 | United States | The barge sank in Bridgeport Harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the spring of 1974 while lashed to the barges Elmer S. Dailey and Priscilla Dailey when one of them began to take on water, sank, and dragged the other two down with her. |
Elmer S. Dailey | United States | The barge sank in Bridgeport Harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the spring of 1974 while lashed to the barges Berkshire No. 7 and Priscilla Dailey when one of them began to take on water, sank, and dragged the other two down with her. |
Priscilla Dailey | United States | The barge sank in Bridgeport Harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the spring of 1974 while lashed to the barges Berkshire No. 7 and Elmer S. Dailey when one of them began to take on water, sank, and dragged the other two down with her. |
References
- ↑ "North Sea rig sinks after crew taken off". The Times (58977). London. 2 January 1974. col D, p. 1.
- 1 2 "16 bodies found after Guernsey shipwreck". The Times (58991). London. 18 January 1974. col E-H, p. 1.
- ↑ cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2009/02/20/mv_prosperity_memorial_feature.shtml |name=MV Prosperity Memorial |publisher=BBC |accessdate=27 Aug 2015
- ↑ "13 feared dead after gales lash Britain". The Times (59000). London. 29 January 1974. col F, p. 1.
- ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ http://www.naviearmatori.net/eng/foto-126401-4.html
- ↑ http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19740225.2.16
- ↑ "Oil support ship aground in Tyne estuary". The Times (59035). London. 11 March 1974. col A, p. 1.
- ↑ "Four-hour ordeal in sunken ship". The Times (59047). London. 25 March 1974. col A-C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Crew of 16 saved". The Times (59050). London. 28 March 1974. col G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Soviet tanker sinks after hitting ferry". The Times (59091). London. 17 May 1974. col F, p. 7.
- 1 2 "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "T2 TANKERS - N - O - P". Mariners. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tanker's crew saved". The Times (59163). London. 12 August 1974. col C, p. 5.
- ↑ "KAFFIR". Clydesite. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "T2 TANKERS - Q - R - S". Mariners. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "British cargo ship sinks in collision". The Times (59205). London. 30 September 1974. col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Dynamite ship explodes after direct hit". The Times (59211). London. 7 October 1974. col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "Freighter crew saved". The Times (59230). London. 29 October 1974. col G, p. 10.
- ↑ "KOROMIKO". Clydesite. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
See also
Ship events in 1974 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
Ship commissionings: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
Shipwrecks: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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