List of shipwrecks in April 1923

The list of shipwrecks in April 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1923.

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1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Laurana  Germany The cargo ship ran aground at Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. She was refloated but was discovered to be leaking severely and was beached.[1] Laurana was refloated on 16 April.[2]
Portgwarra  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla, Spain.[3] She was refloated on 16 April.[4]

3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Ceres  Royal Navy The C-class cruiser was in collision with USS Fox ( United States Navy) in the Bosporus. Both vessels sustained substantial damage.[5]
Free Will  United Kingdom The salvage vessel was holed during salvage operations at Portland, Dorset and was beached. Her crew were taken off by Conqueress and Petrel (both  United Kingdom).[6]
Reta M. Cluett  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland (40°05′N 53°38′W). She was set afire by her crew before they were rescued.[6]

5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Glutra  Norway The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Este Brügge ( Germany).[7]

6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Chika Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the Kurushima Channel.[8] She was refloated on 22 April.[9]
Competitor  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[10] She was refloated on 16 April.[4]

7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Addington  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, Romania.[10] She was refloated on 11 April.[11]
Nordvalen  Denmark The cargo ship collided with Baracoo ( United States) in Chesapeake Bay and sank.[8][10]

8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Unicorn  United Kingdom . The coaster foundered off Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of three of her five crew.[12]

9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Pioneer #2  United States During a voyage from Bellingham, Washington, to Snug Harbor, Territory of Alaska, under tow by the steamer North Star ( United States) with no people or cargo aboard, the 21-ton scow sank off Cape Hinchinbrook (60°14′N 146°39′W) in Southeast Alaska after her tow line parted during a gale.[13]

17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Cité d'Aleth  France The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°47′00″N 6°46′30″W). Her crew were rescued by Drake ( United Kingdom).[14]

21 April
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
The Gay Gordon Newfoundland The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°40′N 41°55′W). Her crew were rescued by Hollinside ( United Kingdom).[15][16]

23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Stranger  United States The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[17]

24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Mossamedes  Portugal The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Frio, Namíbia. She was a total loss.[18]

25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Maschyagandhi  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bay of Bengal. Her crew survived.[9]
Teja  Chile The cargo ship struck rocks off Punta de Lobos and sank.[19]

26 April
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Brush  United States The cargo ship ran aground at the South Cape Arago Lighthouse, Oregon. Her crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard ship.[18]

30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Seaconnet  United States The cargo ship foundered at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.[16]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Dunmail  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Thamesmead ( United Kingdom).[20]

References
  1. "Casualty reports". The Times (43305). London. 3 April 1923. col G, p. 16.
  2. "Casualty reports". The Times (43317). London. 17 April 1923. col E, p. 19.
  3. "Casualty reports". The Times (43304). London. 2 April 1923. col B, p. 15.
  4. "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43317). London. 17 April 1923. col E, p. 19.
  5. "Casualty reports". The Times (43307). London. 5 April 1923. col E, p. 16.
  6. "Casualty reports". The Times (43306). London. 4 April 1923. col C, p. 18.
  7. "Casualty reports". The Times (43309). London. 7 April 1923. col F, p. 4.
  8. "Casualty reports". The Times (43311). London. 10 April 1923. col E, p. 23.
  9. "Casualty reports". The Times (43328). London. 30 April 1923. col G, p. 20.
  10. "Casualty reports". The Times (43310). London. 9 April 1923. col G, p. 21.
  11. "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43313). London. 12 April 1923. col B, p. 22.
  12. "Casualty reports". The Times (43310). London. 9 April 1923. col F, p. 12.
  13. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
  14. "Casualty reports". The Times (43318). London. 18 April 1923. col B, p. 23.
  15. "Reinsurance rates". The Times (43323). London. 24 April 1923. col C, p. 25.
  16. "Casualty reports". The Times (43329). London. 1 May 1923. col E, p. 25.
  17. "Casualty reports". The Times (43324). London. 25 April 1923. col C, p. 23.
  18. "Casualty reports". The Times (43327). London. 28 April 1923. col F, p. 12.
  19. "Casualty reports". The Times (43326). London. 27 April 1923. col D, p. 18.
  20. Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
Ship events in 1923
Ship launches: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
Ship commissionings: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
Ship decommissionings: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
Shipwrecks: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
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