Ship Collisions
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—Thucydides[1]
This page catalogs collisions between warships and other ships or man-made objects. Eventually, we will expand on it to include groundings and wrecks on terrain.
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# | Date | Ships | Location | Notes |
1 | 12 Sep, 1870 | H.M.S. Bellerophon & H.M.S. Prince Consort (1862) | Gibraltar | slight |
2 | 5 Oct, 1870 | H.M.S. Trinculo & Spanish merchant Moratin | Trinculo lost w/ 2 men | |
3 | 1 Feb, 1871 | H.M.S. Nimble (1860) & S.S. North Tyne | Valetta | |
4 | 12 Nov, 1871 | H.M.S. Racer (1857) & H.M.S. Boscawen | ||
5 | c. 1871 | H.M.S. Hotspur & S.S. Lady Wodehouse | precise date not yet known | |
6 | 9 Sep, 1872 | H.M.S. Kestrel (1872) & steamer Oberon | Sheerness Harbour | |
7 | 1872 | H.M.S. Minotaur (1863) & H.M.S. Bellerophon | during summer cruise of Channel Squadron | |
8 | Oct, 1872 | H.M.S. Lively (1870) & merchant schooner E. C. J. | ||
9 | 29 Jan, 1873 | H.M.S. Himalaya (1854) & merchant bark Ortive | ||
10 | Feb, 1873 | H.M.S. Northumberland (1866) & H.M.S. Hercules | Mediterranean | |
11 | 15 Jul, 1873 | H.M.S. Caledonia (1862) & S.S. Hoghton Tower | near Spithead | |
12 | 21 Dec, 1873 | H.M.S. Himalaya (1854) & H.M.S. Tamar (1863) | near Plymouth | as they were leaving |
13 | Jan, 1874 | H.M.S. Serapis & S.S. Paladin | ||
14 | 13 Jan, 1874 | H.M.S. Serapis & S.S. Poe | ||
15 | 18 Sep, 1875 | H.M.S. Alberta (1863) & yacht Mistletoe | the Solent | yacht sank 2 dead |
16 | 24 Dec, 1873 | H.M.S. Bellerophon & S.S. Flamsteed | ||
17 | 1 Oct, 1875 | H.M.S. Vanguard & H.M.S. Iron Duke | Vanguard sunk; 1 dog died | |
18 | 28 Dec, 1875 | H.M.S. Monarch (1868) & S.S. Halden | English Channel | |
19 | 1876 | H.M.S. Raleigh (1873) & Spanish corvette | ||
20 | 1877 | H.M.S. Dromedary (1862) & large steamer | ||
21 | 14 Apr, 1877 | H.M.S. Tyrian & schooner Vigil | ||
22 | 1877 | H.M.S. Triumph & S.S. Benjamin Whitworth | ||
23 | Nov, 1877 | H.M.S. Assistance (1850) & pier at Kingstown | ||
24 | 1877 | H.M.S. Frolic (1872) & unknown | ||
25 | 29 May, 1878 | H.M.S. Enchantress (1862) & H.M.S. Warrior | ||
26 | 26 Aug, 1878 | H.M.S. Tyne & H.M.S. Falcon (1877) | Woolwich | |
27 | Nov, 1879 | H.M.S. Alexandra & H.M.S. Achilles | off Larnaca | |
28 | 18 Nov, 1879 | H.M.S. Nautilus (1879) & H.M.S. Liberty (?) | Plymouth Sound | |
29 | Feb, 1880 | H.M.S. Lively (1870) & merchant steamer | Spithead | |
30 | 10 Aug, 1880 | H.M.S. Tay & tug Conqueror | Liverpool | |
31 | 13 Sep, 1880 | H.M.S. Minotaur (1863) & German barque Hoffnung | off Isle of Wight | |
32 | 19 Dec, 1880 | H.M.S. Achilles & a barque | ||
33 | 17 Jun, 1881 | H.M.S. Constance & a moored vessel | Chatham Dockyard | blown together by wind |
34 | 4 Sep, 1881 | H.M.S. Speedy & royal yacht Elfin | Portsmouth | |
35 | Nov, 1881 | H.M.S. Cruiser (1852) & unknown object | Cape Passerro | |
36 | Mar, 1882 | H.M.S. Vesuvius & H.M.S. Fire Queen (1882) | Portsmouth | |
37 | 19 Apr, 1882 | H.M.S. Fire Queen (1882) & S.S. Albert Edward | Portsmouth | |
38 | 1 May, 1882 | H.M.S. Jumna & H.M.Y. Osborne | Portsmouth | |
39 | 27 Oct, 1882 | H.M.S. Lily (1874) & revenue cutter Beatrice | ||
40 | 18 Mar, 1883 | H.M.S. Serapis & H.M.S. Espoir | the Hamoaze | |
41 | 21 Apr, 1883 | H.M.S. Rapid & H.M.S. Royal Adelaide (1828) | Devonport | on launch of Rapid |
42 | 25 Sep, 1883 | H.M.S. Jumna & H.M.S. Minotaur (1863) | Jumna was under tow | |
43 | c. 1883 | H.M.S. Hydra & coal ship Otter | date uncertain | |
44 | 8 Jun, 1884 | H.M.S. Vivid (1883) & small pleasure boat | in the Hamoaze | 2 dead |
45 | 25 Jul, 1884 | H.M.S. Crocodile & first-class TB | TB bow stove in | |
46 | 18 Aug, 1884 | H.M.S. Defence (1861) & H.M.S. Valiant (1863) | ||
47 | 1884 | H.M.S. Cherub & H.M.S. Hydra | Sheerness Harbour | |
48 | 10 Feb, 1885 | H.M.S. Achilles & H.M.S. Agincourt (1865) | Plymouth Sound | slight, could have been bad |
49 | 1885 | H.M.S. Hecla & H.M.S. Cheerful (1856) | ||
50 | 15 Oct, 1885 | H.M.S. Minotaur (1863) & trawler | ||
51 | c. Nov, 1885 | H.M.S. Calypso & unknown | date not certain | |
52 | 1886 | H.M.S. Northampton & merchantman | during a cruise w/ Reserve Squadron | |
53 | 13 Jan, 1887 | torpedo boat & steam passenger launch Queen | Portsmouth | |
54 | 23 Jan, 1887 | H.M.S. Monarch (1868) & H.M.S. Minotaur (1863) | near Portugal | |
55 | 9 Jun, 1887 | H.M. T.B. 43 & H.M. T.B. 66 | near Portland | heavy dmg |
56 | Aug, 1887 | H.M.S. Ajax & H.M.S. Devastation | off Portland | |
57 | 10 Dec, 1887 | H.M.S. Rattlesnake & collier Ella Constance | Portsmouth Harbour entrance | collier faulted |
58 | 23 Apr, 1888 | H.M. T.B. 36 & collier | off Keyham Yard | |
59 | 16 Jun, 1888 | H.M.S. Seaflower (1873) & H.M.S. Pilot | outside Plymouth Breakwater | |
60 | 23 Jul, 1888 | H.M.S. Agincourt (1865) & yacht | Queenstown Harbour | |
61 | 18 Aug, 1888 | H.M.S. Agincourt (1865) & merchant steamer | 1 marine killed | |
62 | 1888 | H.M.S. Liberty (1861) & a schooner | ||
63 | 23 Apr, 1888 | H.M. T.B. 36 & collier | very minor | |
64 | 5 Aug, 1888 | H.M. T.B. 77 & H.M. T.B. 63 | Sheerness Harbour | TB 77 nearly sank |
65 | 18 May, 1893 | H.M.S. Nile & H.M. T.B. 21 | ||
66 | 22 Jul, 1893 | H.M.S. Victoria & H.M.S. Camperdown | off Syria | Victoria lost |
67 | 11 Aug, 1893 | H.M. T.B. 64 & H.M.S. Medea | TB bow smashed, cruiser holed | |
68 | 8 Sep, 1893 | H.M. T.B. 77 & H.M. T.B. 75 | TB 75 sank | |
69 | 25 Aug, 1895 | H.M.S. Dasher & dredger St. Michael | bow stove in | |
70 | 19 Sep, 1897 | H.M.S. Thrasher & H.M.S. Phaeton | ||
71 | 1901 | H.M.S. Wizard & tug Malta | ||
72 | 1901 | H.M.S. Nymphe & H.M.S. Basilisk | ||
73 | 25 Nov, 1901 | H.M.S. Nile & H.M.S. Trafalgar | ||
74 | 2 Jan, 1902 | H.M.S. Salmon & S.S. Cambridge | 2 dead | |
75 | 27 Oct, 1901 | H.M.S. Fairy & H.M.S. Vigilant | Devonport Harbour | while taking up moorings |
76 | May, 1902 | H.M.S. Thrasher & H.M.S. Coquette | ||
77 | 2 Mar, 1903 | H.M.S. Orwell & H.M.S. Pioneer | Orwell lost her bow, 15 dead | |
78 | 3 Mar, 1903 | H.M.S. Wizard & H.M.S. Starfish | ||
79 | Nov, 1903 | H.M.S. Hannibal & H.M.S. Prince George | ||
80 | 1904 | H.M.S. Arun & H.M. T.B. 87 | ||
81 | 1904 | H.M.S. Myrmidon & H.M.S. Coquette | ||
82 | 1904 | H.M.S. Swordfish & H.M.S. Violet | ||
83 | 1904 | H.M.S. Vixen & picket boat | 2 men dead from boat | |
84 | 1904 | H.M.S. Vixen & H.M.S. Osprey | ||
85 | 1904 | H.M.S. Vixen & H.M.S. Skate | ||
86 | 7 May, 1904 | H.M.S. Immortalite (1887) & workshop Temeraire | dmg to both | |
87 | Jul, 1904 | H.M.S. Tay & smack | ||
88 | Sep, 1904 | H.M.S. Opossum & H.M.S. Teazer | ||
89 | 13 Sep, 1904 | H.M.S. Arun & H.M.S. Decoy | Decoy sank; 6 weeks repairs to Arun | |
90 | 6 Jan, 1906 | H.M.S. Wolf & H.M.S. Blackwater | while approaching a mooring | |
91 | 1906 | H.M. T.B. 81 & H.M. T.B. 108 | ||
92 | 1906 | H.M.T. Prince Palatines & Cross Sand light vessel | ||
93 | 1907 | H.M. T.B. 112 & H.M. T.B. 073 (1885) | ||
94 | 1907 | H.M.S. Panther & dock at Cromarty | ||
95 | 11 May, 1907 | H.M.S. Colne & H.M.S. Falcon | ||
96 | 26 Aug, 1907 | H.M.S. Waveney & H.M.S. Garry | ||
97 | 26 Aug, 1907 | H.M.S. Rother & a steamer | ||
98 | Jan, 1908 | H.M.S. Mermaid & H.M.S. Express | at night | |
99 | Jan, 1908 | H.M.S. Roxburgh & steamboat of H.M.S. Magnificent | ||
100 | 28 Jan, 1908 | H.M.S. Invincible & collier Oden | ||
101 | 1908 | H.M.S. Banshee (1897) & H.M.S. Boxer (1897) | ||
102 | 17 Apr, 1908 | H.M.S. Invincible & brig Mary Ann | ||
103 | 8 Oct, 1908 | H.M.S. Vixen & steam yacht Parole | Troon Harbour | yacht sank |
104 | 1909 | H.M. T.B. 13 & H.M. T.B. 19 | ||
105 | 14 Aug, 1909 | H.M.S. C 16 & H.M.S. C 17 | C 16 sank (raised) | |
106 | 14 Aug, 1909 | H.M.S. C 11 & S.S. Eddystone | C 11 sank, 13 dead, 3 survived | |
107 | 29 Nov, 1909 | H.M.S. Hannibal & H.M. T.B. 105 | severe dmg to T.B. 105 | |
108 | 1910 | H.M. T.B. 4 & ketch Fortis | ||
109 | Jul, 1910 | H.M.S. Majestic & H.M.S. Victorious | Majestic no dmg, Victorious some | |
110 | 18 Jul, 1910 | H.M.S. King Alfred & S.S. Chesapeake | ||
111 | Oct, 1910 | H.M.S. A 11 & barge Rosa | ||
112 | 1911 | H.M. T.B. 86 & H.M. T.B. 042 (1885) | ||
113 | 3 Mar, 1911 | H.M.S. Lancaster & H.M.S. Aboukir | ||
114 | 26 Jun, 1911 | H.M.S. Bellerophon & H.M.S. Inflexible | Bellerophon dmged; Inflexible in dockyard until November | |
115 | Dec, 1911 | H.M.S. Scorpion & H.M.S. Danish schooner | ||
116 | Apr, 1912 | H.M. T.B. 25 & H.M. T.B. 29 | ||
117 | Apr, 1912 | H.M.S. Harpy & H.M.S. Caroline | Caroline' part of Ganges | |
118 | 11 Jun, 1912 | H.M.S. London & S.S. Don Benito | ||
119 | 1 Jul, 1912 | H.M. T.B. 6 & tug Marmion | ||
120 | Oct, 1912 | H.M.S. King Alfred & H.M.S. Carnarvon | ||
121 | 20 Oct, 1912 | H.M.S. Cæsar & S.S. City of Brussels | ||
122 | Dec, 1912 | H.M.S. Beagle & breakwater | Portland | |
123 | Jan, 1913 | H.M.S. Swale & S.S. Japonica | ||
124 | Jan, 1913 | H.M.S Bullfinch (1898) & ketch Fingal | Lt. in Command blamed | |
125 | 9 Jan, 1913 | H.M.S. Centurion & Italian steamship Derna | Derna sank | |
126 | Mar, 1913 | H.M.S. Dido & H.M.S. Berwick | ||
127 | Apr, 1913 | H.M.S. Attack & H.M.S. Hydra | ||
128 | 17 Apr, 1913 | H.M.S. Invincible & H.M.S. C 34 | ||
129 | 8 Jun, 1913 | H.M.S. Quail & quay at Grimsby | moderate dmg forward | |
130 | 8 Jun, 1913 | H.M.S. Express & S.S. Leicester | Express extensive dmg | |
131 | Jul, 1913 | H.M.S. C 33 & H.M.S. Prince of Wales | ||
132 | 5 Jul, 1913 | H.M.S. Natal & fishing vessel | ||
133 | 10 Jul, 1913 | H.M.S. Nymphe, H.M.S. Goldfinch & H.M.S. Sheldrake | 3-way after dragged anchor | |
134 | 11 Aug, 1913 | H.M.S. Sheldrake & H.M.S. Fury | ||
135 | 22 Aug, 1913 | H.M.S. Flying Fish & a buoy | Dover | |
136 | 31 Aug, 1913 | H.M.S. King Alfred & S.S. Umbe | ||
137 | 31 Aug, 1913 | H.M.S. Ambuscade & H.M.S. Sparrowhawk | ||
138 | 5 Sep, 1913 | H.M.S. Forester & S.S. Beacon Light | ||
139 | Nov, 1913 | H.M. T.B. 110 & Hyde Pier | Hyde | |
140 | Nov, 1913 | H.M. T.B. 10 & H.M.S. Zephyr | ||
141 | 7 Dec, 1913 | H.M.S. Dee & H.M.S. Teviot | ||
142 | 1914 | H.M.S. Tartar & H.M.S. Saracen | ||
143 | 1914 | H.M.S. Cygnet & S.S. Glenbrook | ||
144 | Feb, 1914 | H.M.S. Foresight & H.M.S. Falcon | ||
145 | Apr, 1914 | H.M.S. Pactolus & brig Traveller | ||
146 | 10 Apr, 1914 | H.M. T.B. 110 & S.S. Princess Margaret | Portsmouth Harbour | |
147 | 22 May, 1914 | H.M.S. Isis & S.S. Carbineer | no dmg to Isis | |
148 | 25 May, 1914 | H.M.S. C 2 & H.M.S. Hebe | ||
149 | 22 Aug, 1914 | H.M.S. Sandfly & H.M.S. Tigress | ||
150 | Sep, 1914 | H.M. T.B. 10 & collier | ||
151 | 15 Sep, 1914 | H.M.S Bullfinch (1898) & unknown | 4 men died | |
152 | 27 Sep, 1914 | H.M.S. Bellerophon & S.S. St. Clair | no dmg to Bellerophon | |
153 | Oct, 1914 | H.M.S. Nereide & S.S. Valegarth | ||
154 | 10 Oct, 1914 | H.M.S. Royal Arthur & Ina[?] | check that date is not Oct 9 | |
155 | 10 Oct, 1914 | H.M.S. Argyll & unknown | ||
156 | 21 Nov, 1914 | H.M.S. Hydra & oiler Suwanee | ||
157 | Dec, 1914 | H.M.S. Laforey & H.M.S. Lydiard | ||
158 | 10 Jan, 1915 | H.M.S. Cygnet & "something" | Felixstowe Dock | |
159 | 17 Jan, 1915 | H.M.S. Broke & H.M.S. Bellona | ||
160 | 1915 | H.M.S. Forester & H.M.S. Archer | ||
161 | Feb, 1915 | H.M.S. Itchen & trawler | ||
162 | Feb, 1915 | H.M. T.B. 107 & "something" | ||
163 | 28 Feb, 1915 | H.M.S. Itchen & wall | Immingham Dock | |
164 | Mar, 1915 | H.M.S. Albatross & "something" | Immingham Dock | |
165 | Apr, 1915 | H.M.S. Cygnet & S.S. Brighton Queen | ||
166 | 13 Apr, 1915 | H.M.S. Matchless & H.M.S. Manly | ||
167 | 28 Apr, 1915 | H.M.S. Contest & H.M.S. King Orry (1913) | ||
168 | Jun, 1915 | H.M.S. Phoenix & trawler Roxdeen | ||
169 | 28 Aug, 1915 | H.M.S. Rattlesnake & H.M.S. Bulldog | ||
170 | 11 Oct, 1915 | H.M.S. Hydra & H.M.S. Fearless | ||
171 | 22 Nov, 1915 | H.M.S. Amazon & a Dutch ship | ||
172 | 1 Dec, 1915 | H.M. T.B. 96 & M.F.A. Tringa | ||
173 | 2 Jan, 1916 | H.M.S. Azalea & 1 transport | ||
174 | 25 Jan, 1916 | H.M.S. Moy & north breakwater | Tyne | |
175 | 1916 | H.M.S. Vigilant & S.S. Ellington | ||
176 | Apr, 1916 | H.M.S. Larne & French drifter L'Amonette | ||
177 | 6 Apr, 1916 | H.M.S. Flirt & a Swedish steamer | ||
178 | 8 Apr, 1916 | H.M.S. Rifleman & a trawler | ||
179 | 10 Apr, 1916 | H.M.S. Miranda & H.M.S. Lennox | ||
180 | 22 Apr, 1916 | H.M. T.B. 20 & H.M. T.B. 19 | ||
181 | 25 Apr, 1916 | H.M.S. Laverock & H.M.S. Medusa | Medusa sank; no deaths | |
182 | 21 May, 1916 | H.M.S. Vivid's tender Fortitude & S.S. Gregying | ||
183 | Jun, 1916 | H.M.S. Azalea & S.S. Manques de Mudela | ||
184 | 1 Jul, 1916 | H.M.S. Broke & H.M.S. Sparrowhawk | Broke dmged; Sparrowhawk sank | |
185 | 1 Jul, 1916 | H.M.S. Spitfire & S.M.S. Nassau | ||
186 | 26 Aug, 1916 | H.M.S. Matchless & H.M.S. Manly | ||
187 | 15 Sep, 1916 | H.M.S. E 4 & H.M.S. E 41 | E 4 sank; raised | |
188 | Oct, 1916 | transport Queen Empress & unknown T.B.D. | English Channel | |
189 | 6 Oct, 1916 | H.M.S. Griffon & a drifter | ||
190 | 5 Dec, 1916 | H.M.S. Lizard & H.M.S. Garland | ||
191 | 3 Jan, 1917 | H.M.S. Teviot & French destroyer | ||
192 | 21 Jan, 1917 | H.M.S. Hoste & H.M.S. Negro | both ships sunk | |
193 | 1917 | H.M.S. Salmon & H.M.S. Sable | ||
194 | 1917 | H.M.S. Vigilant & dock at Leith | ||
195 | 1917 | H.M.S. Vigilant & H.M.S. Elridge (1916) | ||
196 | c. 1917 | H.M.S. Druid & trawler | date approximate | |
197 | 1917 | H.M.S. P53 & H.M.T. St. Elmo | ||
198 | 13 Feb, 1917 | H.M.S. Norman & H.M.S. Ophelia | ||
199 | 15 Feb, 1917 | H.M.S. Grenade (1885) & a steamship | ||
200 | 19 Feb, 1917 | H.M.S. E 43 & H.M.S. E 36 | E 36 sank | |
201 | 2 Mar, 1917 | H.M.S. Radiant & a drifter | ||
202 | 17 Mar, 1917 | H.M.S. Oberon & H.M.S. Lightfoot | double collision | |
203 | 17 Mar, 1917 | H.M.S. Oberon & H.M.S. Onslow | double collision | |
204 | 19 Mar, 1917 | H.M.S. Ostrich & H.M.S. Concord | ||
205 | 26 Apr, 1917 | H.M.S. Myrmidon & S.S. Hamborn | Myrmidon sank | |
206 | May, 1917 | H.M.S. Gladiolus & trawler | ||
207 | 4 May, 1917 | H.M.S. Rattlesnake & H.M.S. Pincher | ||
208 | 16 May, 1917 | H.M.S. C 16 & H.M.S. Melampus | C 16 sank, again (raised, again) | |
209 | 22 May, 1917 | H.M.S. Ariel & H.M.S. Lennox | ||
210 | 25 May, 1917 | H.M.S. Croxton & trawler Remexo | ||
211 | Jul, 1917 | H.M.S. Acasta & oiler Calcutta | ||
212 | 15 Sep, 1917 | H.M.S. Croxton & H.M.S. Melton | ||
213 | 28 Oct, 1917 | H.M.S. Surly & S.S. Vera | ||
214 | Dec, 1917 | H.M.S. Carnation & H.M.S. Pansy | ||
215 | 4 Dec, 1917 | H.M.S. Lingfield & H.M.S. Chelmsford | ||
216 | 18 Dec, 1917 | H.M.S. K 1 & H.M.S. K 4 | K 1 scuttled to avoid capture | |
217 | 24 Dec, 1917 | H.M.S. Wakeful & H.M.S. Ursa | ||
218 | 12 Jan, 1918 | H.M.S. Rosemary & H.M.S. Wolverine | Wolverine sunk w/ 2 dead | |
219 | 13 Jan, 1918 | H.M.S. Mandate & H.M.S. Anchusa | ||
220 | 22 Jan, 1918 | H.M.S. Acasta & unknown | ||
221 | 1918 | H.M.S. Tormentor & H.M.S. Walker | ||
222 | 1918 | H.M.S. Orcadia & H.M. T.B. 16 | ||
223 | 14 Feb, 1918 | H.M.S. Murray & H.M.S. Vehement | ||
224 | 28 Feb, 1918 | H.M.S. Hazard & S.S. Western Australia | English Channel | Hazard sunk |
225 | 3 Mar, 1918 | H.M.S. K 4, H.M.S. K 6 & H.M.S. K 7 | K 4 sank w/ all hands; (double collision) | |
226 | 13 Apr, 1918 | H.M.S. P 33 (1917) & a submerged object | ||
227 | 19 Apr, 1918 | H.M.S. Motagua & U.S.S. Manley | severe damage to both following depth charge explosion | |
228 | 23 Apr, 1918 | H.M.S. Hope & H.M.S. Arno | Arno sunk | |
229 | 1 May, 1918 | H.M.S. Lingfield & H.M.S. Violet | ||
230 | 4 May, 1918 | H.M.S. Bittern & S.S. Kenilworth | English Channel | |
231 | 1 Jul, 1918 | H.M.S. Fairy & S.M.S. UC 75 | both ships lost | |
232 | 15 Jul, 1918 | H.M.S. Tarpon & dock | Immingham Dock | |
233 | 22 Sep, 1918 | H.M.S. Cotswold, trawler William Ivey & a drifter Ruler of the Sea | ||
234 | 6 Oct, 1918 | H.M.S. Phoebe & H.M.S. Murray | ||
235 | 8 Oct, 1918 | H.M.S. Amphitrite & H.M.S. Nessus | Nessus sunk | |
236 | 8 Oct, 1918 | S.M.S. UB 118 (1918) & S.M.S. UB 98 (1917) | ||
237 | 6 Nov, 1918 | H.M.S. Otranto & S.S. Kashmir (1915) | Otranto lost with heavy loss of life | |
238 | 5 Dec, 1918 | H.M.S. Campania, H.M.S. Royal Oak & H.M.S. Glorious | Scapa Flow | Campania dragged anchor and was sunk |
239 | 1919 | H.M.S. Wrestler & H.M.S. Conqueror | ||
240 | 1919 | H.M.S. L 17 & a floating dock | Haslar | |
241 | 1919 | H.M.S. Lupin & S.S. Annie Johnson | ||
242 | 25 Aug, 1919 | H.M.S. Gainsborough & H.M.S. Shrewsbury | ||
243 | 17 Nov, 1919 | H.M.S. Starfish & H.M.S. Lydiard | ||
244 | 10 Dec, 1919 | H.M.S. Phoebe & H.M.S. Miranda | ||
245 | 1920 | H.M.S. H 48 & fishing vessel Junita | ||
246 | 24 Dec, 1920 | H.M.S. Tiger & H.M.S. Royal Sovereign | Portland Harbour | slight dmg; RS moored, Tiger entering |
247 | 17 Feb, 1921 | H.M.S. Tourmaline & H.M.S. Turquoise | Portland | |
248 | Mar, 1922 | H.M.S. H 24 & 1 surface ship | off Majorca | returned to Gibraltar for repair |
249 | Mar, 1922 | H.M.S. H 42 (1917) & H.M.S. Versatile | near Gibraltar | H 42 lost w/ all hands |
250 | 24 Oct, 1922 | H.M.S. Speedy & a tugboat | Sea of Marmora | Speedy sank |
251 | 1923 | H.M.S. M 2 & H.M.S. Cyclops | ||
252 | 8 Oct, 1923 | U.S.S. Delphy, U.S.S. S. P. Lee, U.S.S. Young, U.S.S. Woodbury, U.S.S. Nicholas, U.S.S. Fuller & U.S.S. Chauncey | The Honda Point Disaster | |
253 | 10 Feb, 1924 | H.M.S. L 24 (1918) & H.M.S. Resolution | South of Portland Bill | L 24 sunk |
254 | 10 Feb, 1924 | H.M.S. K 2 & H.M.S. K 12 | outside Portland | fairly bad |
255 | 19 Apr, 1924 | Tatsuta (1918) & submarine R.O. 25 | 100 miles outside Sasebo | R.O. 25 sank |
256 | 7 Dec, 1924 | H.M.S. Princess Margaret & Norwegian Marie Margaretha | English Channel near Owers Light | |
257 | 29 May, 1925 | H.M.S. L 1 & a Chinese junk | ||
258 | 25 Oct, 1925 | U.S.S. S-51 & S.S. City of Rome | near Block Island | S-51 sunk, 33 of 36 killed |
259 | 12 Dec, 1925 | H.M.S. M 1 & S.S. Vidar | English Channel | M 1 sunk, 69 dead |
260 | 24 Sep, 1927 | Jintsū (1923) & Warabi (1921) | near Mihonoseki | Warabi sank; 102 dead |
261 | 24 Sep, 1927 | Naka (1925) & Ashi (1921) | near Mihonoseki | |
262 | 11 Dec, 1927 | H.M.S. L 56 & drifter Fumarole from Revenge | Portland Harbour | drifter sank |
263 | 17 Jan, 1928 | U.S.S. S-4 & U.S.S. Paulding | off Provincetown | S-4 lost with all hands; re-commissioned |
264 | 2 Aug, 1928 | H.M.S. Dauntless & ground | near Halifax | |
265 | 9 Aug, 1929 | H.M.S. H 47 & H.M.S. L 12 | off Pembrokeshire | H 47 sunk; 24 dead |
266 | 1930 | H.M.S. Seawolf & steam trawler Walter S. Bailey | ||
267 | c. Jan, 1931 | H.M.S. Pandora & H.M.S. Proteus | near Gibraltar | date is approximate |
268 | 1931 | H.M.S. Winchester & H.M.S. Courageous | ||
269 | 1 May, 1931 | H.M.S. Glorious & French liner Florida | near Malaga | 1 dead in Glorious; 24 dead in Florida |
270 | 9 Jul, 1931 | H.M.S. Poseidon & Chinese vessel Yuta | north of Wei-hai-wei | Poseidon sunk |
271 | 29 Apr, 1931 | H.M.S. Nelson & S.S. West Wales | off Cape Gilano, Spain | foggy conditions; slight dmg |
272 | 4 May, 1932 | H.M.S. Active & H.M.S. Achates | ||
273 | 15 Oct, 1932 | H.M.S. H 33 & H.M.S. Dundalk | ||
274 | 13 Sep, 1934 | H.M.S. Dragon & steamer Maplebranch | Montreal | |
275 | 6 Dec, 1934 | U.S.S. McFarland & U.S.S. Ellis | 200 miles of Magdalen Bay, Mexico | minor |
276 | 23 Feb, 1935 | H.M.S. Hood & H.M.S. Renown | Atlantic | en route to Gibraltar |
277 | 12 Jun, 1935 | U.S.S. Lea | outside Pearl Harbor | cruising without lights; one dead |
278 | 5 Feb, 1936 | H.M.S. Griffin & a tug | ||
279 | 8 Jan, 1937 | S.M.S. Gneisenau (1936) & a quay | Kiel | struck quay when launched |
280 | Mar, 1937 | H.M.S. Malaya & 1 Dutch steamer | 50 miles off Oporto | thick fog |
281 | 4 Sep, 1937 | H.M.S. Faulknor & S.S. Clan Macfadyen | off Ushant | in thick fog |
282 | 9 Jul, 1937 | Leander's pinnace & Nelson's launch | off Weymouth | pinnace sank; no loss |
283 | Feb, 1938 | H.M.S. Orion & unknown | New Orleans | |
284 | 23 Apr, 1938 | Blue Star vessel Trojan Star & German naval training ship Albert Leo Schlegeter | east of Dover pier in Channel | in fog |
285 | 12 Jan, 1940 | H.M.S. Duchess & H.M.S. Barham | off Mull of Kintyre | Duchess lost with many lives |
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