List of shipwrecks in 1904

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The list of shipwrecks in 1904 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1904.

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1904
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

January

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1904
Ship Country Description
Fauvette France The schooner sank just north of the Chausey Islands Channel Islands. [1]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1904
Ship Country Description
Clallam Canada Canada The Puget Sound Navigation Company passenger ship foundered after defective maintenance in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. At least 56 lives were lost.

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1904
Ship Country Description
Yenisei  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Japanese War: The minelayer exploded and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, after striking one of her own mines.

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1904
Ship Country Description
Boyarin  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China due to an accumulation of damage – striking a mine that killed 10 crewmen, running aground, drifting abandoned in a storm, and striking another mine – suffered between 30 and 31 January.

February

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1904
Ship Country Description
Dora Retzlaff  Germany The cargo ship, owned by Reederei Emil R. Retzlaff., foundered 66 nautical miles (122 km) north east of Cape Vilano.[2]
Varyag  Imperial Russian Navy
Varyag after salvage by Japanese.
Russo-Japanese War: After suffering damage in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, the protected cruiser was scuttled at Chemulpo to avoid capture by the Japanese. The Japanese later salvaged her and place her in service as Soya.
Korietz  Imperial Russian Navy
Korietz exploding at Chemulpo.
Russo-Japanese War: After suffering damage in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, the gunboat was blown up by detonation of her ammunition magazines at Chemulpo to avoid capture by the Japanese.

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1904
Ship Country Description
Handel  Belgium The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea, off Ramsgate, England. All crew were rescued.[3]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1904
Ship Country Description
HMS A1  Royal Navy The Holland-class submarine was accidentally rammed by Berwick Castle ( United Kingdom) and sunk with the loss of all eleven crew in The Solent. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.

April

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1904
Ship Country Description
Petropavlovsk  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Japanese War:The Petropavlovsk-class battleship struck a mine and sank at Port Arthur Manchuria, China, with the loss of 679 lives. Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov was among the dead.

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1904
Ship Country Description
Baron Lambermont  Belgium The SA Tonnage, Antwerp cargo ship struck rocks and sank at Cape Blanc, Bizerte, Tunisia.[4]

May

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1904
Ship Country Description
No. 48  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in Kerr Bay with the loss of seven of her crew.[5]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1904
Ship Country Description
Miyako  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The unprotected cruiser struck a mine and sank in Dairen Harbor off Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, with the loss of two crewmen.

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1904
Ship Country Description
Hatsuse  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The Shikishima-class battleship sank in the Yellow Sea off Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, at 38°37′N 121°20′E / 38.617°N 121.333°E / 38.617; 121.333 ("Japanese battleship Hatsuse") when her ammunition magazine detonated after she struck two Russian mines. A total of 496 sailors were lost; 366 were saved.
Tatsuta  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The unprotected cruiser ran aground in the Elliot Islands in the Yellow Sea. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[6]
Yashima  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The Fuji-class battleship capsized and sank in the Yellow Sea near Encounter Rock at 38°34′N 121°40′E / 38.567°N 121.667°E / 38.567; 121.667 ("Japanese battleship Yashima") eight hours after striking a Russian mine off Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, while maneuvering to assist Hatsuse.
Yoshino  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser capsized and sank after she was accidentally rammed by the armored cruiser Kasuga ( Imperial Japanese Navy) in fog in the Yellow Sea. A total of 319 sailors were lost; 19 crew survived.

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1904
Ship Country Description
Ōshima  Imperial Japanese Navy The gunboat collided with the gunboat Akagi ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and sank at Port Arthur Manchuria, China (39°01′N 121°08′E / 39.017°N 121.133°E / 39.017; 121.133).

June

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1904
Ship Country Description
General Slocum  United States The Knickerbocker Steamship Company paddle steamer caught fire and burned out on Long Island Sound, New York. A total of 1,021 lives were lost.
Hitachi Maru  Japan Russo-Japanese War, Hitachi Maru Incident: The troopship was sunk by gunfire from the armored cruiser Gromoboi ( Imperial Russian Navy) in the southern Korean Strait with the loss of 1,086 passengers and crew; 152 survived.
Izumi Maru  Japan Russo-Japanese War, Hitachi Maru Incident: The unmarked hospital ship was sunk by gunfire from the armored cruiser Gromoboi ( Imperial Russian Navy) in the southern Korean Strait.

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1904
Ship Country Description
Sado Maru  Japan Russo-Japanese War, Hitachi Maru Incident: The troopship grounded on Okinoshima 30 hours after the armored cruiser Rurik ( Imperial Russian Navy) torpedoed her twice in the southern Korean Strait, killing 239 of her passengers and crew.

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1904
Ship Country Description
Monohansett  United States The paddle steamer ran aground at Little Misery Island, Massachusetts.
Norge  Denmark The Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla A/S ocean liner ran aground, then sank on Hasselwood Rock, Atlantic Ocean. A total of 635 lives were lost.

July

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1904
Ship Country Description
Kaimon  Imperial Japanese Navy The corvette struck a mine and sank in the Russo-Japanese War at Port Arthur, Manchuria (38°50′N 121°50′E / 38.833°N 121.833°E / 38.833; 121.833). 23 crew were lost.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1904
Ship Country Description
Rio Douro  Norway The barque, owned by B Berg, was stranded. She was refloated in 1905 and scrapped.

August

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1904
Ship Country Description
Ganda  Belgium The T Nolson & Co. 474 ton cargo ship was wrecked at Hell's Mouth, Llŷn Peninsula, Caernarfonshire. Ganda broke from her moorings, and one of her ropes tangled around her propeller, as her captain tried to get his ship away from the jetty. She drifted helplessly onto the rocky shore.[7]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1904
Ship Country Description
HMS Decoy  Royal Navy The Daring-class destroyer was in collision with the destroyer HMS Arun ( Royal Navy) off the Isles of Scilly and sank. One crew member was lost.
Dunsinane  United Kingdom The ship, carrying granite, set sail at 7pm and run into strong tides forcing it onto the Black Rock outside St Sampsons' harbour Guernsey. The next few days the planking was removed from the hull and the cargo removed into waiting carts. [8] [9]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1904
Ship Country Description
Rurik  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Japanese War, Battle off Ulsan: The armored cruiser was scuttled to avoid capture after suffering heavy damage in action with several Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers. Japanese ships rescued about 625 survivors.
Dunsinane  United Kingdom The ship, carrying granite, set sail at 7pm and run into strong tides forcing it onto the Black Rock outside St Sampsons' harbour Guernsey. The next few days the planking was removed from the hull and the cargo removed into waiting carts. [10] [11]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1904
Ship Country Description
Corunna  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Miramar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. She was refloated on 12 October 1904.[12]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1904
Ship Country Description
Noord  Netherlands The ship was wrecked southeast of Burhou, Alderney, Channel Islands.[13]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1904
Ship Country Description
Chamois  Royal Navy The Star-class destroyer lost a propeller blade at speed. The blade pierced the hull and the ship foundered in the Gulf of Patras without loss of life.

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1904
Ship Country Description
Adolphe  France
Adolphe
The barquentine was driven into the wreck of Colonist and sank at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. All 32 crew were rescued.

October

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1904
Ship Country Description
Cameroon  United Kingdom The Elder Dempster 1,862 grt cargo / passenger ship was holed and beached in Liberia.[14]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1904
Ship Country Description
Georges Valentine  Italy The barque sank in a storm off Hutchinson Island, Florida, United States (27°11′55.8″N 80°09′49.8″W / 27.198833°N 80.163833°W / 27.198833; -80.163833).

November

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1904
Ship Country Description
Atago  Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The Maya-class gunboat was wrecked at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China.

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1904
Ship Country Description
Rastoropni  Russian Navy Russo-Japanese War: After her crew was put ashore, the Puiliki-class destroyer was blown up by her commander at Chefoo, China.[15]

30 November

December

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1904
Ship Country Description
Retvizan  Russian Navy
Retvizan sunk at Port Arthur.
Russo-Japanese War, Siege of Port Arthur: The battleship was sunk in shallow water at Port Arthur by Japanese artillery fire. She was refloated and put into Imperial Japanese Navy service as Hizen.

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1904
Ship Country Description
Peresvet  Russian Navy
Peresvet after scuttling.
Russo-Japanese War Siege of Port Arthur: After suffering damage from Japanese artillery fire over the course of several weeks, the Peresvet-class battleship was scuttled in shallow water at Port Arthur. She was refloated and put into Imperial Japanese Navy service as Sagami.
Pobeda  Russian Navy
Pobeda (right) and the protected cruiser Pallada after they were sunk at Port Arthur.
Russo-Japanese War Siege of Port Arthur: The Peresvet-class battleship was sunk in shallow water at Port Arthur by Japanese artillery fire. She was refloated and put into Imperial Japanese Navy service as Suwo.

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1904
Ship Country Description
Pallada  Russian Navy
Pallada (left) and the battleship Pobeda after they were sunk at Port Arthur.
Russo-Japanese War Siege of Port Arthur: The Pallada-class protected cruiser was sunk in shallow water at Port Arthur by Japanese artillery fire. She was refloated and put into Imperial Japanese Navy service as Tsugaru.

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1904
Ship Country Description
Bayan  Russian Navy Russo-Japanese War Siege of Port Arthur: The Bayan-class armored cruiser was sunk at her moorings at Port Arthur by Japanese artillery fire. She was refloated, repaired, and put into Imperial Japanese Navy service as Aso.

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1904
Ship Country Description
Antverpia  Belgium The G Albrecht cargo ship ran aground on the River Scheldt. She was refloated in 1905 and scrapped in Antwerp.[4]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1904
Ship Country Description
Takasago ( Imperial Japanese Navy Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser struck a mine and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China (38°10′N 121°15′E / 38.167°N 121.250°E / 38.167; 121.250). A total of 273 crew were killed.

References

  1. ↑ cite |title=Dictionnaire des naufrages dans la Manche |published=2008 |author=YvesDufiel
  2. ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "The War". The Times (37394). London. 14 May 1904. col A-C, p. 7.
  6. ↑ Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, eds., Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1860-1905, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, ISBN 0-8317-0302-4, p. 234.
  7. ↑ "Wreck of the Ganda". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "SV Dunsinane [+1904]". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
  9. ↑ "It all began with a shipwreck". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
  10. ↑ "SV Dunsinane [+1904]". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
  11. ↑ "It all began with a shipwreck". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
  12. ↑ "La Epoca". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  13. ↑ Dufiel, Yves (2008). Dictionnaire des naufrages dans la Manche (in French).
  14. ↑ "Loss of SS Cameroon". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  15. ↑ War Department Office of the Chief of Staff, Epitome of the Russo-Japanese War, Washington, D.C.: Goovernment Printing Office, 1907, p. 155.
Ship events in 1904
Ship launches: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Ship commissionings: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Ship decommissionings: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Shipwrecks: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
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