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.
1904 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
January
7 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fauvette | ![]() |
The schooner sank just north of the Chausey Islands Channel Islands. [1] |
9 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clallam | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Yenisei | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War: The minelayer exploded and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, after striking one of her own mines. |
31 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Boyarin | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dora Retzlaff | ![]() |
The cargo ship, owned by Reederei Emil R. Retzlaff., foundered 66 nautical miles (122 km) north east of Cape Vilano.[2] |
Varyag | ![]() |
![]() Varyag after salvage by Japanese. |
Korietz | ![]() |
![]() Korietz exploding at Chemulpo. |
March
4 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Handel | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea, off Ramsgate, England. All crew were rescued.[3] |
18 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS A1 | ![]() |
The Holland-class submarine was accidentally rammed by Berwick Castle (![]() |
April
13 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Petropavlovsk | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baron Lambermont | ![]() |
The SA Tonnage, Antwerp cargo ship struck rocks and sank at Cape Blanc, Bizerte, Tunisia.[4] |
May
12 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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No. 48 | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Miyako | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hatsuse | ![]() |
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 when her ammunition magazine detonated after she struck two Russian mines. A total of 496 sailors were lost; 366 were saved. |
Tatsuta | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 eight hours after striking a Russian mine off Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, while maneuvering to assist Hatsuse. |
Yoshino | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser capsized and sank after she was accidentally rammed by the armored cruiser Kasuga (![]() |
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ōshima | ![]() |
The gunboat collided with the gunboat Akagi (![]() |
June
15 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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General Slocum | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War, Hitachi Maru Incident: The troopship was sunk by gunfire from the armored cruiser Gromoboi (![]() |
Izumi Maru | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War, Hitachi Maru Incident: The unmarked hospital ship was sunk by gunfire from the armored cruiser Gromoboi (![]() |
16 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sado Maru | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War, Hitachi Maru Incident: The troopship grounded on Okinoshima 30 hours after the armored cruiser Rurik (![]() |
28 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Monohansett | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Little Misery Island, Massachusetts. |
Norge | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kaimon | ![]() |
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). 23 crew were lost. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rio Douro | ![]() |
The barque, owned by B Berg, was stranded. She was refloated in 1905 and scrapped. |
August
8 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ganda | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Decoy | ![]() |
The Daring-class destroyer was in collision with the destroyer HMS Arun (![]() |
Dunsinane | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rurik | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Corunna | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Miramar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. She was refloated on 12 October 1904.[12] |
25 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Noord | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked southeast of Burhou, Alderney, Channel Islands.[13] |
26 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chamois | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adolphe | ![]() |
![]() Adolphe |
October
8 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cameroon | ![]() |
The Elder Dempster 1,862 grt cargo / passenger ship was holed and beached in Liberia.[14] |
16 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Georges Valentine | ![]() |
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). |
November
6 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atago | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War: The Maya-class gunboat was wrecked at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China. |
16 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rastoropni | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Saien | ![]() |
Russo-Japanese War: The protected cruiser struck a mine and sank at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China (38°51′N 121°05′E / 38.850°N 121.083°E). |
December
6 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Retvizan | ![]() |
![]() Retvizan sunk at Port Arthur. |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peresvet | ![]() |
![]() Peresvet after scuttling. |
Pobeda | ![]() |
![]() Pobeda (right) and the protected cruiser Pallada after they were sunk at Port Arthur. |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pallada | ![]() |
![]() Pallada (left) and the battleship Pobeda after they were sunk at Port Arthur. |
9 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bayan | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antverpia | ![]() |
The G Albrecht cargo ship ran aground on the River Scheldt. She was refloated in 1905 and scrapped in Antwerp.[4] |
13 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Takasago | (![]() |
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). A total of 273 crew were killed. |
References
- ↑ cite |title=Dictionnaire des naufrages dans la Manche |published=2008 |author=YvesDufiel
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "The War". The Times (37394). London. 14 May 1904. col A-C, p. 7.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Wreck of the Ganda". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "SV Dunsinane [+1904]". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
- ↑ "It all began with a shipwreck". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
- ↑ "SV Dunsinane [+1904]". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
- ↑ "It all began with a shipwreck". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015.
- ↑ "La Epoca". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Dufiel, Yves (2008). Dictionnaire des naufrages dans la Manche (in French).
- ↑ "Loss of SS Cameroon". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ 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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