List of shipwrecks in 1950
The list of shipwrecks in 1950 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1950.
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January
12 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Truculent | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine was sunk in collision with oil tanker Divina ( Sweden). A total of 64 crew killed. Submarine later salvaged and scrapped. |
15 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Thermopylae | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine ran aground on Stevenson Rock, off Skerryvore, Inner Hebrides.[1] |
16 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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BO-42 | South Molluccan rebels | Battle of Namlea: The Higgins patrol boat was sunk by KRI Pati Unus ( Indonesian Navy).[2] |
Jai Lang | South Molluccan rebels | Battle of Namlea: The Higgins patrol boat was sunk by KRI Pati Unus ( Indonesian Navy).[3] |
17 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Missouri | United States Navy | The Iowa-class battleship ran aground in Chesapeake Bay. She was refloated on 1 February. |
21 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sea Shell | United States | The 11-gross register ton, 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Gambier Point (57°26′00″N 133°50′15″W) on Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska.[4] |
27 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Delta | Netherlands | The coaster was in collision with the collier Colonel Crompton ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames near Tower Bridge, London and sank. |
29 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Edirne | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground on the Ortach Reef, Alderney, Channel Islands. Floated free and sank the next day.[5] All 50 crew were rescued.[6] |
31 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fidamas | West Germany | The coaster struck a mine and sank off Langeoog, Netherlands with the loss of eight of her sixteen crew.[7] The survivors were rescued by the tug Rumania ( United Kingdom).[8] |
Rask | Norway | The coaster ran aground at Scremerston, Northumberland, United Kingdom. All sixteen on board were rescued.[9] |
February
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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William Ashburner | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the River Severn off Chepstow, Monmouthshire and was wrecked.[10][11] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marchioness | United Kingdom | The collier was in collision with Durmitor ( Yugoslavia) in the Thames Estuary at Greenhithe, London and sank. All twelve crew were rescued.[12] |
11 February
12 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stag | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the mouth of the River Wear whilst towing unfinished ocean liner City of Manchester ( United Kingdom). Four of her six crew were killed.[14] |
Wing Hing | Hong Kong | The vessel caught fire and was beached at Chilang Point, Hong Kong. Constructive total loss. |
21 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clam | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground near the Reykjanes Lighthouse, Reykjavík, Iceland. Twenty-seven of her 50 crew were drowned when their lifeboats capsized.[15] Declared a total loss on 5 March.[16] |
24 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arrow | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 58.8-foot (17.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off the east coast of "Mary Island" – most likely Mary Island (58°04′N 157°29′W) – in Southeast Alaska.[17] |
Benledi | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire east of Malta and was abandoned. Later repaired and returned to service. |
Empire Gladstone | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground eight nautical miles (15 km) north of Twofold Point, New South Wales, Australia (35°56′S 149°57′E) and was declared a total loss.[18] |
March
9 March
15 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sainte Anne | France | Last communication from the ship off the Balearic Islands, no further trace.[20] |
17 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elsie | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel disappeared during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to the Territory of Alaska with the loss of the two men on board.[21] |
26 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Voorwarts | Netherlands | The coaster en route from Littlehampton to Saint Malo in ballast ran aground on the Paternoster Reef, off Jersey, Channel Islands and was abandoned and sank.[22] |
28 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS FPB 1030 | Royal Navy | The Vosper 73 ft fast patrol boat (formerly the Motor Torpedo Boat HMS MTB 530 sank after a collision with sister fast patrol boat HMS FPB 532 ( Royal Navy) 30 miles off the Hook of Holland during a naval exercise.[23][24] |
April
10 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Halladale | United Kingdom | The ferry ran aground at Calais, France. Refloated later that day.[25] |
12 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shangri-La | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire during a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Sitka to Pelican.[4] |
18 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sandra | Costa Rica | The small freighter was declared overdue, apparently lost in bad weather while en route from Savannah to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.[26] |
May
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Falcon | United States | The 26-gross register ton, 45.3-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel sank 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Mitrofania Island (55°53′N 159°50′W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[27] |
7 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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City of Lincoln | United Kingdom | The hulk of the cargo liner was sunk as a target by the South African Air Force off Cape Town.[28] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Midget | United States | During a voyage from Cordova, Territory of Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, the 12-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) purse seiner disappeared in the Gulf of Alaska with the loss of all three people aboard.[29] |
15 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marietta Dal | United Kingdom | The Liberty ship was wrecked at Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia.[30] |
24 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Double Knot | United States | The 15-gross register ton, 34.1-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) east of Cape Saint Elias. One man on board perished.[31] |
25 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gui Shan | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: Battle of Wanshan Archipelago: The landing craft infantry was sunk by Nationalist ships.[32] |
ROCS No. 25 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Battle of Wanshan Archipelago: The auxiliary gunboat was captured by Fen Dou ( People's Liberation Army Navy). Two crewmen were killed and seven were taken as prisoners of war. The vessel was set adrift in sinking condition due to battle damage.[33] |
ROCS No. 26 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Battle of Wanshan Archipelago: The auxiliary gunboat was sunk by Fen Dou ( People's Liberation Army Navy). The vessel was lost with all ten hands.[34] |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cabo Espartel | Spain | The cargo ship collided with the steamer Felspar ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, England. All 37 crew were rescued. Felspar was beached south of Deal, Kent.[35] |
June
1 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sand Runner | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at St. Ives Head. All crew saved. Ship refloated the following day.[36] |
19 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santos | The passenger-cargo ship hit a mine and sank in the Yangtze River near Wusong, People's Republic of China. |
23 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fairwind | Australia | The survey vessel foundered off New South Wales with the loss of all seventeen crew. |
26 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lutterworth | New Zealand | The barque was sunk as a target by Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft. |
unidentified | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: The unidentified troop transport was shelled and sunk in the Korean Straits off Pusan, South Korea by Baekdusan ( Republic of Korea Navy) with the loss of up to 600 crew and troops.[37] |
29 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dumangang | Republic of Korea Navy | Korean War: Battle of Gangneung: The Daejeon-class minesweeper was shelled and sunk by No. 31 ( Korean People's Army Naval Force).[38] |
Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Battle of Gangneung: The supply schooner was shelled and sunk by USS Juneau and USS De Haven (both United States Navy).[39] |
July
2 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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No.22, No.23, and No.24 | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Battle of Chumonchin Chan: The G-5-class motor torpedo boats were shelled by USS Juneau ( United States Navy), HMS Black Swan and HMS Jamaica (both Royal Navy). Two sunk and one damaged and beached/wrecked.[40][41] |
No.1, and No.2 | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Battle of Chumonchin Chan: The two OD-200 Type patrol boats was shelled and sunk by USS Juneau ( United States Navy), HMS Black Swan and HMS Jamaica (both Royal Navy).[42][43] |
3 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Three supply schooners were shelled and sunk by Gimcheon ( Republic of Korea Navy).[44] |
Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: A convoy of seven trawlers was shelled and sunk by USS Juneau ( United States Navy).[45] |
5 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Barnet | United Kingdom | The vessel, standing guard overnight under HMS Warspite's bow at Prussia Cove, Cornwall, was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west.[46][47] |
9 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ranheim | Norway | The cargo ship was wrecked off Kapp Borthen, Svalbard.[48] |
10 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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No. 3 | People's Liberation Army Navy | Chinese Civil War: The gunboat was sunk by a Nationalist Chinese auxiliary gunboat at Dachen Island. 12 crewmen killed, 5 survivors.[49] |
12 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Franconia | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground at Île d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada.[50] Refloated on 16 July.[51] All 1,272 passengers and crew rescued.[52] |
Xin Bao Shun | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: Battle of Pishan Island: The gunboat was shelled by Red Chinese ships, then rammed and sunk by No. 107 ( People's Liberation Army Navy) at Pishan Island.[53] |
22 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Three small ships were shelled and sunk by Gimcheon ( Republic of Korea Navy).[54] |
26 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gaza | Egyptian Navy | The Arish-class minesweeper blew up and sank from a fuel tank explosion off Mersa Matruh.[55] |
27 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: A convoy of 12 small sailing vessels were shelled and sunk by Guemgangsan and Samgakson (both Republic of Korea Navy).[56] |
August
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Unknown | Korean War: The steamer was shelled and sunk in Mokpo Harbor by HMS Cockade and HMS Cossack (both Royal Navy).[57] |
3 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Two motorboats were shelled and sunk by Gyeongju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[58] |
Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Four small vessels were shelled and sunk by an unknown South Korean warship.[59] |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: A convoy of seven small sailing vessels were shelled and sunk by Gyeongju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[60] |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mayakovsky | Soviet Union | The overloaded steamer sank in the Daugava River in Riga in the Soviet Union's Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, killing 147 people. |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified vessels | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Fifteen small vessels were sunk by gunfire – and another 30 captured – by the minesweeper Gwangju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[61] |
20 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified motorboat | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: The motorboat was sunk by gunfire by the minesweeper Gwangju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[62] |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hazel I | United States | The 7-gross register ton 32.2-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire between Point Francis and Helms Bay on the Cleveland Peninsula in Southeast Alaska.[63] |
23 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jeep Hee | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Yangtze, China.[64] |
24 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mahina Hou | United States | The 160-gross register ton, 103.6-foot (31.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked just west of Cape Suckling (59°59′30″N 143°53′00″W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[29] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Benevolence | United States Navy | The hospital ship collided with Mary Luckenbach ( United States) off San Francisco, California and sank with the loss of 23 of her 505 crew. |
Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: One sail boat was shelled and sunk by Baekdusan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[65] |
Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Two motorboats were shelled and sunk by Guwolsan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[66] |
Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Three ships were shelled and sunk by Gilju ( Republic of Korea Navy).[67] |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: Two motorboats were shelled and sunk by Guemgamgsan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[68] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Quebec | Canada | The cruise ship caught fire in the St. Lawrence River, a total loss.[69] |
Vermay | United States | The 50-ton 50-foot (15.2 m) wooden fishing vessel sank near Cape Muzon, Territory of Alaska.[70] |
September
3 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Naughty Marletta | United States | The 12-gross register ton, 33.8-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on a small island near the outer entrance to the eastern channel of Sitka Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska and sank.[71] |
7 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Basil | United States | The 28-gross register ton, 47-foot (14.3 m) motor vessel, a former landing craft mechanized, was wrecked on the beach at Cape Lisburne on the Chukchi Sea coast of the Territory of Alaska.[72] |
10 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cameo | United Kingdom | The coaster was wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.[73] |
Unidentified | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: The unidentified minelayer was shelled and sunk off Haeju, South Korea by ROKS Samgaksan ( Republic of Korea Navy).[74] |
12 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clan Chatton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sands, 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Harwich, Essex.[75] |
13 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Three small boats | Korean People's Army Naval Force | Korean War: The submarine chaser ROKS Samgaksan ( Republic of Korea Navy) sank the small boats with gunfire.[76] |
15 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Happy Harry | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered at Southport and was dismantled in situ.[77] |
Libby, McNeill & Libby IX No. 16 | United States | The 35-gross register ton, 59.9-foot (18.3 m) scow was destroyed by fire in George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[78] |
16 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Colonial | Portugal | The ocean liner was driven ashore on the Argyllshire coast in a storm. She was being towed from Lisbon, Portugal to the Clyde for scrapping and had a skeleton crew of eight on board. They were rescued by breeches buoy.[79] |
La Place | Marine Nationale | The Tacoma-class frigate struck a mine in the Baie de la Fresnaie off St Malo and sank with the loss of 51 of her 92 crew.[80] |
21 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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P C #1 | United States | The 94-gross register ton, 56-foot (17.1 m) scow sank in heavy seas off Cape Edward (57.6811°N 136.2550°W) on Herbert Graves Island (57.6828°N 136.1961°W) in Southeast Alaska.[81] |
22 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Energi | Sweden | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the Åland Islands, Finland with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew.[82] |
25 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hyacinth | United States | The 33-gross register ton, 49.4-foot (15.1 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in the anchorage at Katalla, Territory of Alaska.[63] |
27 September
28 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gapyeong | Republic of Korea Navy | Korean War: The Geumgagsan-class minesweeper was mined and sunk. 26 crewmen killed.[84] |
October
1 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Magpie | United States Navy | Korean War: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Chuksan, Korea with 21 crewmen missing, including her commanding officer. 12 survivors rescued by USS Merganser ( United States Navy).[85] |
5 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Orwell | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the motor barge Betty Hudson ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and sank 36 nautical miles (67 km) downstream of London Bridge.[86] |
11 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Veron Mao | United States | The 10-gross register ton 33.5-foot (10.2 m) wooden pleasure craft sank in Cook Inlet in the Territory of Alaska.[70] |
12 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Pirate | United States Navy | Korean War: Operation Wonsan: The Admirable-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Sin-Do Island off Wonsan, Korea with 6 missing and 43 wounded. Survivors rescued by USS Incredible, USS Redhead, USS Kite, and USS Endicott (all United States Navy).[87] |
USS Pledge | United States Navy | Korean War: Operation Wonsan: The Admirable-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Sin-Do Island off Wonsan, Korea with one crewman killed and six missing. Survivors rescued by USS Incredible, USS Redhead, USS Kite, and USS Endicott (all United States Navy).[88] |
15 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ernesto Tornquist | Argentina | The passenger ship ran aground on South Georgia. All 250 on board were rescued.[89] |
Lark | United States | The 17-gross register ton, 36.3-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) south of Yakataga Beach (60°04′30″N 142°28′30″W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[78] |
18 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gonju | Republic of Korea Navy | Korean War: Operation Wonsan: The Geumgagsan-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Wonsan, Korea.[90] |
24 October
27 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pierson Petroleum | United States | The 85-gross register ton, 59.5-foot (18.1 m) tanker scow sank off Naknek, Territory of Alaska.[81] |
November
7 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Seniority | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Leinish Point, Inner Hebrides. Sank the next day off Bo Vich Chuan Rock, Inner Hebrides. |
9 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tsze Hong | United Kingdom | The Saint-class tug foundered off Formosa.[92] |
11 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Masterman | United Kingdom | The tug struck Hogus Rocks, Cornwall. The tug Tradesman ( United Kingdom) was damaged in assisting to free Masterman and had to be taken in tow by tug Superman ( United Kingdom).[47] |
15 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dixie | United States | The 10-gross register ton, 34.4-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks near Cape Bingham (57°55′00″N 136°33′30″W) on the north coast of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives. The sole survivor clung to Yakobi Rock (58.0861°N 136.5606°W) for two days before local residents in a 32-foot (9.8 m) vessel rescued him on 17 November.[31] |
17 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Copper | United States | The 7-gross register ton, 31.9-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while docked at Seldovia, Territory of Alaska.[93] |
Skeldergate | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore near Puri, India in a cyclone. She broke her back and was declared a total loss.[94] |
26 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Selnes | Norway | The cargo ship collided with City of Bristol ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and was beached on the West Barrow Sands, where she was declared a total loss. |
30 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Regent Lion | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground in the Firth of Forth. Refloated the next day.[95] |
December
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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I P Suhr | Denmark | The collier capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sandhammaren, Sweden with the loss of 20 crew. |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arctic Chief | United States | The 775-gross register ton, 149.7-foot (45.6 m) scow was wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska east of Marmot Island in the Territory of Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago.[17] |
11 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bechuana | South Africa | The Channel tanker ran aground at Port Nolloth, South Africa. A total loss. |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Etivebank | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Licata, Italy after her anchor chain broke in heavy weather. Later refloated and returned to service. |
Unknown | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: A convoy of five small Nationalist Chinese sailboats were sunk by No. 221 and No. 222 (both People's Liberation Army Navy) in the Zhoushan Islands. 70 crewmen and troops killed.[96] |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Monte Negro | Spain | The cargo ship was wrecked at Tacloban, Philippines. She was on a voyage from Tacloban to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[97] |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santagata | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, and was wrecked.[18] She broke in two and was declared a total loss. All 32 crew were rescued by the Walmer Lifeboat. |
31 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kostis Lemos | Greece | The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Camiguin Island, Philippines and broke in two, a total loss.[98] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS Fang 3 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The harbour defence motor launch was sunk.[99] |
ROCS Fang 8 | Republic of China Navy | Chinese Civil War: The harbour defence motor launch was sunk.[99] |
ROKS Ka Pyong | Republic of Korea Navy | Korean War: The YMS-1-class coastal minesweeper was sunk.[100] |
ROKS Kong City | Republic of Korea Navy | Korean War: The BYMS-class coastal minesweeper was sunk.[100] |
Nelsine | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 33.9-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Homer Spit on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[71] |
Unidentified motor launches | Egyptian Navy | Two Fairmile B motor launches sank ca. 1949–1950.[101] |
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Ship events in 1950 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
Ship commissionings: | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
Shipwrecks: | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
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