The list of shipwrecks in April 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1914.
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Gungner | Norway | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the Naze, Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
Othello | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Kyrenia, Cyprus.[1] She was refloated on 8 April.[2] |
358 | French Navy | The torpedo boat struck rocks and sank in the Mediterranean Sea west of Saint-Tropez, Var. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
USRC Hartley | United States Revenue Cutter Service | The harbor vessel sank alongside her wharf at San Francisco. Later raised, but never repaired, she was sold on 1 August 1919.[4] |
Kate | Australia | The steam tug collided with the ferry Bellubera ( Australia) in Sydney Harbour off Dobroyd Head, New South Wales, Australia, and sank; the lighter Kate was towing capsized. Bellubera rescued Kate's four-man crew. |
Maine | flag unknown | The coaster collided with José de Aramburu ( Spain) in the English Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by José de Aramburu.[5] |
Normand | France | The coaster ran aground in the English Channel on the Beagle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
3 April
5 April
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Gannet | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Minna Schuldt ( Germany) in the River Thames at Erith, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued.[7] She was refloated on 8 April and beached.[2] |
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Croydon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Barbuda and wrecked.[8] |
Maritime | United Kingdom | The cargo ship passed Fernando de Noronha, Brazil on this date bound for Campana, Argentina.[9] Believed to have foundered on or before 12 April at 20°58′S 40°00′W / 20.967°S 40.000°W / -20.967; -40.000 with the loss of all hands.[10] |
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Umzimvubu | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Port St. Johns, South Africa.[11] She was refloated on 13 April.[12] |
8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Orellana | Norway | The barque was sunk in a collision with Peter H. Crovell (flag unknown) in the Atlantic Ocean in 17 fathoms (102 ft; 31 m) of water 20 miles (32 km) off Barnegat, New Jersey. Three killed. Her masts were removed with explosives on 17 May as a hazard to navigation by a crew from USRC Mohawk.[13][14] |
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Cairnhill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New Ireland following the breaking of her propeller shaft.[15] Six weeks later, she was towed in to Namantanai, New Guinea.[16] |
15 April
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Charles K. Buckley | United States | The lumber schooner was wrecked at Long Beach, New Jersey in a gale after dragging anchor. The captain's wife, mate (his brother) and two other crewmen died when the vessel's boat swamped. The captain was killed when the deck cargo broke loose. Five more crew died of exposure, there was only one survivor.[17][18] |
Mabel L. Stevens | United States | The steamer sank in Five Mile River near South Norwalk, Connecticut.[19] |
Median | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Salmedina Bank, Cartagena, Colombia.[20] She was refloated on 23 April.[21] |
16 April
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Calabria | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked at Esbjerg, Denmark.[22] |
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Highland Piper | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground on the English Bank, Montevideo, Uruguay and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 29 April.[22][23] |
19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
La Roserina | flag unknown | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was refloated on 27 April.[24] |
20 April
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22 April
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27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1914 Ship | State | Description |
Ystad | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Liv ( Norway) at Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany and sank with the loss of one life. Her crew were saved.[41] |
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