List of shipwrecks in June 1923

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

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1 June
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Shoyei Maru  Japan The cargo ship was wrecked on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union.[1]

3 June
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Graphic  United Kingdom The passenger ship collided with Balsam ( United States) in Belfast Lough and sank off Carrickfergus, County Antrim. All 120 people on board were rescued.[2] She was refloated on 24 June.[3]

4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Trevessa  United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and Mauritius (28°45′N 85°42′E). Her crew took to two lifeboats. Some survivors reached land after 24 days at sea.[4][5][6]

6 June
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
USS Cardinal  United States Navy The Lapwing-class minesweeper ran aground on the eastern coast of Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska and was wrecked without loss of life. The oiler Cuyama ( United States Navy) and the survey ship USC&GS Discoverer ( United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) rescued her crew.[7]

8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Lark  United Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Edmee ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Millwall, London and sank.[8]

10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Maidan  United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground on St. John's Island, Egypt and sank.[9]
Nivelle  United Kingdom The cargo ship came ashore at Lizard Head, Cornwall. Her twenty crew were rescued by the Lizard Lifeboat.[10] She was refloated on 25 June.[3]

18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Tensho Maru  Japan The cargo ship came ashore at Hakodate and was wrecked.[11]

19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Ymer  Sweden The cargo ship ran aground ank sank at Sandkamn. Her crew were rescued.[12]

21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Tokahachi Maru  Japan The cargo ship collided with Kelio Maro ( Japan) at Hakodate and sank.[13]

22 June
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Keisshin Maru No.3  Japan The cargo ship collided with Kizukawa Maru ( Japan) at Kobe and sank.[14]
Maindy Grange  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Pointe de Penmarc'h, Finistère, France.[14] She was refloated on 25 June.[3]

23 June
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Arantxa Mendi  Spain The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Trafalgar.[15] She was refloated on 27 June.[16]
Caraquet  United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked at Hamilton, Bermuda.[17]

24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Tenshin Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Hirado Strait.[18] She was refloated on 28 June.[19]

25 June
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Caraquet  United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground on the Northern Reefs, Bermuda.[3] Her passengers were taken off.[18]

26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Cornelia  United States The tug was destroyed by fire at New York.[18]
Sicily  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[18] She was refloated on 5 July.[20]
Sumatra  Australia The cargo ship foundered off Port Maquarie, New South Wales with the loss of all 45 people on board.[21][22]

29 June
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
Minnie de Larrinaga  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground st Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches du Rhône, France. She was refloated on 2 July.[23]

30 June
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1923
ShipCountryDescription
O. A. Knudsen  Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Gull Island, Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew.[19] She had sun by 5 July and was a total loss.[20]

References
  1. "Casualty reports". The Times (43357). London. 2 June 1923. col B, p. 21.
  2. "Liverpool passenger boat sunk". The Times (43358). London. 4 June 1923. col E, p. 12.
  3. "Casualty reports". The Times (43377). London. 26 June 1923. col E, p. 14.
  4. "1923–1939". St. Ives Trust. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  5. "Survivors of the Trevissa". The Times (43380). London. 29 June 1923. col E, p. 14.
  6. "The loss of the Trevissa". The Times (43380). London. 29 June 1923. col D, p. 20.
  7. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)
  8. "Casualty reports". The Times (43363). London. 9 June 1923. col G, p. 18.
  9. "Serious shipping casualties". The Times (43364). London. 11 June 1923. col D, p. 18.
  10. "Casualty reports". The Times (43364). London. 11 June 1923. col B, p. 20.
  11. "Casualty reports". The Times (43372). London. 20 June 1923. col G, p. 5.
  12. "Casualty reports". The Times (43373). London. 21 June 1923. col F, p. 23.
  13. "Casualty reports". The Times (43374). London. 22 June 1923. col E, p. 23.
  14. "Casualty reports". The Times (43395). London. 23 June 1923. col G, p. 20.
  15. "Casualty reports". The Times (43376). London. 25 June 1923. col D, p. 20.
  16. "Casualty reports". The Times (43379). London. 28 June 1923. col D, p. 25.
  17. "Guelph". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  18. "Casualty reports". The Times (43378). London. 27 June 1923. col B, p. 23.
  19. "Casualty reports". The Times (43382). London. 2 July 1923. col E, p. 25.
  20. "Casualty reports". The Times (43386). London. 6 July 1923. col D, p. 21.
  21. "Sumatra". Australian Government, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  22. "Australian steamer's fate". The Times (43382). London. 2 July 1923. col F, p. 13.
  23. "Casualty reports". The Times (43384). London. 4 July 1923. col C, p. 23.
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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