The list of shipwrecks in 1947 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1947.
January
1 January
- 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] |
7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Pollnes |
Norway |
The cargo ship foundered off the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from Bodø, Norway, to Dublin, Ireland. Thirteen crew killed.[3] |
8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Senjen |
Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground west of the Kvaløy Lighthouse whilst on a voyage from Bangsund to Trondheim, Norway.[3] |
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Good Shepherd |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Fair Isle and was a total loss.[5] |
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Astafjorden |
Norway |
The cargo ship sank west of Kvænangen whilst on a voyage from Tromsø to Hammerfest, Norway.[3] |
Simbra |
United Kingdom |
The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all bar one of her sixteen crew.[6] |
23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Ampleforth |
United Kingdom |
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] |
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Star of Mex |
Egypt |
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] |
February
5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Winkleigh |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off the mouth of the Humber.[15] |
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.[19] |
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Sevilla |
Norway |
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] |
Unknown March
List of shipwrecks: Unknown March 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Kunitsu Maru |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Kamitsu-class transport, irreparably damaged when sunk during World War II, was scuttled off Singapore sometime in March.[25] |
April
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Freelock |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank on this date.[26] |
3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Stancliffe |
United Kingdom |
Ran aground at Sharpness Docks. Declared a constructive total loss but later repaired and returned to service. |
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.[34] Raised on 2 July and beached. Repaired between 1949 and 1951, sold and returned to service.[19] |
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.[35] |
May
24 May
List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Newhall Hills |
United States |
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.[40] |
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.[40] |
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.[41] |
31 May
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Berlin |
Germany |
The former cruiser was scuttled in the Skagerrak to dispose of chemical weapons.[42] |
June
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] |
23 July
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Empire Lifeguard |
United Kingdom |
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] |
August
9 August
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Leighton |
United Kingdom |
She was scuttled with an obsolete cargo of ammunition, 100 nautical miles (190 km) northwest of Malin Head.[48] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Unidentified MAS boat |
Regia Marina |
The captured MAS boat was sunk by explosives off Marsaxlokk, Malta. Five other MAS boats were scuttled in open seas.[50] |
September
9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Goma |
Norway |
The cargo ship sank north of the Tylön Lightship whilst on a voyage from Aalborg, Denmark to Gdańsk, Poland.[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] |
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.[52] |
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Dolly |
Norway |
The cargo ship sank off Mariager whilst on a voyage from Mariager to Isefjord, Denmark.[3] |
November
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.[53] |
December
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Castillo Coca |
Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Ferrol and was wrecked with the loss of 46 of her 50 crew.[60] |
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1947
Ship | Country | Description |
Francis P. Duke |
Newfoundland |
The schooner Francis P. Duke was lost at sea and the wreckage drifted ashore on the north side of Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. The schooner had been driven ashore by the southeast gale. All died including Captain William Miller, Ignatius Miller, Donavan Bryan, Arthur Stewart Keefe, Maxwell Payne, Augustus Pickett, Alfred Mullins.[62] |
BO-302 |
Soviet Navy |
The BO-201-class submarine chaser was wrecked on this date.[63] |
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.[64] |
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.[64] |
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.[65] |
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