List of shipwrecks in 1952
The list of shipwrecks in 1952 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1952.
January
9 January
10 January
13 January
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Taxiarchis |
Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All 37 crew rescued.[5] |
17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Liberty |
Liberia |
The cargo ship ran aground at Pendeen. All crew saved, ship later scrapped.[6] |
20 January
22 January
24 January
28 January
February
11 February
18 February
19 February
25 February
March
12 March
April
3 April
5 April
15 April
23 April
24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Rabenhaupt |
Netherlands |
Struck the wreck of Holdernile ( United Kingdom) and sank. Refloated on 15 May and beached. Later repaired and returned to service.[16] |
26 April
Unknown date
May
4 May
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Heathery Brae |
United Kingdom |
Was engaged in salvage work over the wreck of Clarrie (flag unknown) off Bordeaux harbour, Guernsey Channel Islands. Timed explosive charges placed on wreck but she could not move clear in time and was severely damaged by the explosion. She launched her life boat and the four crew pulled clear before the vessel foundered. .[18] [19] |
7 May
8 May
10 May
21 May
June
5 June
27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Othon |
Greece |
The Liberty ship ran aground off Karachi, Pakistan, broke in two and sank.[23] |
30 June
July
6 July
22 July
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Portland |
Denmark |
The tanker sank in the Kattegat with the loss of seventeen crew.[26] |
Unknown date
August
1 August
8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Ariana |
Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium and broke in two.[28] |
10 August
17 August
20 August
September
1 September
4 September
7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Princess Kathleen |
Canada |
Princess Kathleen sinking. The passenger-cargo ship ran aground at Lena Point in Alaska′s Lynn Canal, then slid into deeper water and sank. All passengers and crew were safe. |
9 September
23 September
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Joacosta |
Portugal |
The three-masted sailing trawler sank in the Atlantic 56 nautical miles (104 km) north of Saõ Miguel Island, Azores. Twelve crew were rescued by Compass ( United States). Thirty five were rescued by Steel Executive ( United States) and the remaining 27 were rescued by Henriette Schulee ( West Germany).[35][36] |
24 September
28 September
30 September
Unknown date
October
1 October
2 October
8 October
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Heemskerk |
Netherlands |
The cargo ship ran aground at Osthammar, Sweden and was damaged. Later refloated and towed into Oregrund.[42] |
November
6 November
18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
SS Home |
Canada |
She was stranded at Jersey Harbour after breaking her moorings.[44] |
21 November
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Adrias II |
Greece |
ran aground at Falconera Islet whilst on a voyage from Crete to Piraeus.[45] |
Brunswick |
United Kingdom |
The tug was involved in a collision with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of three crew. Raised on 17 November and beached near Liverpool, Lancashire.[46] |
December
3 December
10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Ellen |
West Germany |
The coastal tanker collided with the ocean liner Maasdam ( Netherlands) in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands. She capsized and sank with the loss of six of the twelve people on board.[49] |
11 December
15 December
17 December
21 December
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Quartette |
United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground off Midway Island. Thirty-five crew were rescued the next day by Frontenac Victory ( United States). Quartette broke in two in January 1953 and was declared a total loss.[52] |
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Champollion |
France |
The ocean liner ran aground at Ouzai Bay, Beirut, Lebanon and was wrecked.[53] Seventeen people were killed.[54] |
Margarita |
Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground on Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom.[55] Refloated on 29 December.[56] |
23 December
24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Virginia |
Panama |
The cargo ship ran aground off Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Refloated 23 January 1953, but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[24][59] |
27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Merino |
Australia |
The 550-ton interstate cargo ship, owned by L. W. Smith Pty. Ltd., Launceston, ran aground in Wineglass Bay, Swansea, Tasmania, Australia.[60] |
28 December
29 December
30 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952
Ship | Country | Description |
Buskø |
Norway |
The sealer sank with the loss of 79 lives. |
Levant II |
Malta |
The decommissioned cable ship was on its way to be scuttled when it began to take on water and sank off Grand Harbour.[64] |
Southern Collins |
United Kingdom |
ran aground at entrance to Leith harbour and was holed. Later repaired and returned to service |
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See also