The list of shipwrecks in March 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1914.
March 1914 | ||||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 | Unknown date | ||||
References |
1 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Jacob S. Winslow | ![]() |
The lumber schooner was wrecked on the south end of Block Island, Rhode Island, in a gale. The crew made it to shore in her boat. One crewman was later sent back to warn off wreckers, but was killed later when the sea got even rougher and the ship broke up, a total loss.[1][2] |
2 March
Ship | State | Description |
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N. S. Gallop | ![]() |
The motor schooner went ashore in Thimble Islands, Connecticut.[3] |
3 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Tasman | ![]() |
The barque capsized and sank in the North Sea.[4] |
4 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Fulmar | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 March.[5] |
5 March
Ship | State | Description |
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H. E. Hamlin | ![]() |
The fishing steamer sank at Tiverton, Rhode Island.[3] |
6 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Autocrat | ![]() |
The luxury yacht sank in the Danvers River at Beverly, Massachusetts. Later raised.[3] |
Charlemagne Tower Junior | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Seaside Park, New Jersey (some sources say on 8 March), a total loss. Four crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service when her small lifeboat capsized in rough surf, the other 18 were rescued at sea in her large lifeboat by Bay Port (flag unknown).[6][7][8] |
7 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Julia A. Truher | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 66°09′W / 38.250°N 66.150°W). Her crew were rescued by Nubian (![]() |
9 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Bydgo | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Dania (![]() |
Hokuse Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Oriental (![]() |
11 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Wellesley | ![]() |
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12 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Gordon's Charge | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached for repairs. She was refloated on 28 March and towed to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11][12] |
Turia | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Dénia, Alicante and wrecked.[13] |
13 March
Ship | State | Description |
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James Shearer | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in St. Bride's Bay. Her crew survived.[14] |
14 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at Newhaven, Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[15] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom.[16] She was refloated on 20 October.[17] |
Hydra | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dronningen (![]() |
Irish Girl | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on Little Roancorrig, County Cork and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[15] |
Jaghin | ![]() |
The barge was driven ashore at Newhaven and wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[15] |
Leonardo | ![]() |
The coaster sank at Melilla, Spanish Morocco in a storm.[16] |
15 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Trifolium | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Whitesand Bay, Sennen, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[18] |
16 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Coburn | ![]() |
The tug foundered in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent with the loss of all five crew.[19] |
Terranova | ![]() |
The fishing schooner ran aground in fog 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Pamet River Life-Saving Station, Massachusetts a total loss. Her 23 crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[20] |
17 March
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Sydney | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[21] |
Walter A. Luckenbach | ![]() |
The tug went ashore on Black Point near Niantic, Connecticut. Pulled off and returned to service.[3] |
18 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Balder | ![]() |
The three-masted schooner foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. All six crew were rescued by the tug Vulcan (![]() |
Terra Nova | ![]() |
The fishing schooner went ashore and broke up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts near the Pamet River Life-Saving Station.[3] |
19 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Africa | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Zaccarossa, Sardinia, Italy. She was refloated and scrapped in 1915.[23][24][25] |
Torquay | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with a trawler and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
20 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Ellen and Mary | ![]() |
The fishing schooner went ashore on Georges Island in the harbor at Boston, Massachusetts.[3] |
22 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Hattie P. Simpson | ![]() |
The schooner sank off Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her captain and three or five crew died. Four survivors were rescued from one of her boats six days later by Caracas (flag unknown).[26] |
Oddersjaa | ![]() |
The cargo ship was reported to have been seen abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°33′N 7°58′W / 46.550°N 7.967°W) on this date.[27] |
27 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Antioch | ![]() |
During a voyage with a cargo of railroad timbers from Savannah, Georgia, to New York City, the 180-foot (54.9 m), 986-gross register ton three-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All ten crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) of water.[28][29] |
Lizzie H. Brayton | ![]() |
The 201-foot (61.3 m), 979-gross register ton four-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All nine crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.[30] |
29 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Isobe Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Fukaura, Aomori. Salvage operations were abandoned in mid May.[31] |
Wm. Thos. Moore | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the bar on the west side of Little River Inlet. She was pulled off on 9 April by USRC Seminole (![]() |
31 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Southern Cross | ![]() |
The barque-rigged sealer sank off the east coast of Canada with the loss of 173 lives. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Cecil | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on Mayaguana, Bahamas and was wrecked between 1 and 11 March.[13][33] |
References
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Jacob S. Winslow (+1913)". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ a b c d e f "Records of the T. A. Scott co". mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "A North Sea disaster". The Times. No. 40462. London. 4 March 1914. col F, p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Loss of two steamers through collision". The Times. No. 40467. London. 10 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
- ^ "A steamer sunk". The Times. No. 40466. London. 9 March 1914. col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Charlemagne Tower Junior (+1914)". wrecksite. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40476. London. 20 March 1914. col D, p. 24.
- ^ Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums: The Training Ship “Wellesley” at North Shields 1868-1914
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40470. London. 12 March 1914. col C, p. 20.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40485. London. 31 March 1914. col C, p. 24.
- ^ a b "The wreck of the Cecil". The Times. No. 40470. London. 13 March 1914. col C, p. 20.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40471. London. 14 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
- ^ a b c d "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40472. London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ a b "The storm at Melilla". The Times. No. 40472. London. 16 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40672. London. 21 October 1914. col D, p. 13.
- ^ Noall, C. (c. 1968). Cornish Shipwrecks Illustrated. Truro: Tor Mark Press. pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Gale havoc". The Times. No. 40473. London. 17 March 1914. col A, p. 5.
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Wreck off Nova Scotia". The Times. No. 40474. London. 18 March 1914. col B, p. 24.
- ^ "Ship lost in the gale". The Times. No. 40475. London. 19 March 1914. col B, p. 4.
- ^ "Fears for overdue vessels". The Times. No. 40477. London. 21 March 1914. col B, p. 22.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40532. London. 25 May 1914. col C, p. 48.
- ^ "Africa (5608733)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Hattie P. Simpson (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "The Marine Insurance market". The Times. No. 40478. London. 23 March 1914. col C, p. 22.
- ^ njscuba.net Antioch
- ^ aquaexplorers.com The Antioch Shipwreck
- ^ njscuba.net Lizzie H. Brayton
- ^ "Another Calcutta coal fire". The Times. No. 40524. London. 15 May 1914. col C.
- ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Serious collision at Tacoma". The Times. No. 40469. London. 12 March 1914. col E, p. 22.
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