List of shipwrecks in February 1914

The list of shipwrecks in February 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1914.

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3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Biessard  France The barque departed Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure for Tchio, New Caledonia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]
Snipe  United Kingdom The cutter foundered in the Thames Estuary 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) of the Gunfleet Lighthouse with the loss of a crew member.[2]
W. H. Dimond  United States While the 390-gross register ton, 155-foot (47 m) cod fishing schooner was anchored off Bird Island in the Shumagin Islands during a voyage from San Francisco, California, to Unga, Territory of Alaska, with 12 fishermen, a 500-ton cargo consisting of a 26-foot (7.9 m) boat, general merchandise, coal, and salt, and a crew of 10 aboard, a storm with hurricane-force winds struck. Her anchor cables broke and she was stranded on rocks. There was no loss of life, but by the following morning she had been dashed to pieces, leaving behind only wood, pieces of timber, and provisions that washed ashore.[3]

5 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Camberwarra  Netherlands The self-propelled floating crane struck a rock and sank in the Indian Ocean 10.8 miles (17.4 km) southwest of Green Head, Western Australia, with no loss of life.[4]

12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Arnside  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all twelve of her crew.[5]
Dolphin  United States The 16-gross ton, 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing steamer sank at a location identified in the wreck report as "Active Pass, Alaska," probably a mistaken reference to Active Pass in British Columbia, Canada. All three people aboard survived.[6]
Liniers  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent and wrecked. Her crew survived.[7]
Miown  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[5]

17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
John H. Hanson  United States The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Boston, Massachusetts.[8]
W. H. Dimond  United States The schooner foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska.[8]

18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Romeu Brazil The cargo ship foundered in a tributary of the Amazon River.[9][10]

20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Mexico  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Keeragh Islands, United Kingdom on 20 February.[9][11]

22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Elizabeth Crouch  United Kingdom The ketch foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her two crew were rescued by the cutter Dawn ( United Kingdom).[12]
Itucuman Brazil The coaster sank at Manaus.[9]

23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Ekliptika  Denmark The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of twelve of the 23 people on board. The survivors were rescued by Wildenfels ( Germany).[13]

25 February
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Kalxten  Russia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Casablanca, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[14]

26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
Maria  Greece The schooner was wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea off Hyères, Var, France.[14]

28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1914
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Laverock  Royal Navy The Laforey-class destroyer ran aground at Skelmorlie, Ayrshire.[15] She was refloated on 30 March.[16]
Nokomis  United States The schooner was wrecked on Perton Island. Her crew were rescued.[17]

References
  1. "Two overdue ships". The Times (40738). London. 17 December 1914. col E, p. 14.
  2. "Coastguard cutter sunk". The Times (40439). London. 5 February 1914. col C, p. 4.
  3. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)
  4. "Cambewarra (1914/02/03) Near Fisherman's Island, 50 Miles South of Dongara". Shipwreck Databases. Perth, WA: Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. "Wild night at sea". The Times (40447). London. 14 February 1914. col E, p. 10.
  6. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)
  7. "The marine insurance market". The Times (40447). London. 14 February 1914. col C, p. 22.
  8. "Steamers disabled through heavy weather". The Times (40450). London. 18 February 1914. col C, p. 15.
  9. "Another rubber loss". The Times (40455). London. 24 February 1914. col C, p. 22.
  10. "The steamer Kathleen posted". The Times (40451). London. February 1914. col C, p. 20.
  11. http://lugnad.ie/wp-content/uploads/stories/Fethard-Lifeboat-Final.pdf
  12. Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. "Wreck in Bay of Biscay". The Times (40456). London. 25 February 1914. col E, p. 7.
  14. "Wrecks, casualties &c". The Times (40458). London. 27 February 1914. col B, p. 22.
  15. "New destroyer ashore". The Times (40460). London. 2 March 1914. col E, p. 6.
  16. "The case of Laverock". The Times (40485). London. 31 March 1914. col C, p. 24.
  17. "Casualty reports". The Times (40559). London. 25 June 1914. col C, p. 26.
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