List of shipwrecks in 2005

The list of shipwrecks in 2005 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2005.

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2005
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2005
Ship Country Description
F/V Big Valley  United States Capsized and sank in the Bering Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Saint Paul Island, Alaska. There was one survivor from the crew of six.

February

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2005
Ship Country Description
Jökulfell  Isle of Man The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Faroe Islands with the loss of six of her eleven crew.[1]

March

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 2005
Ship Country Description
Irving Johnson  United States
Irving Johnson aground

The schooner ran aground at Channel Islands harbor, California. She was later refloated; there were no casualties.

May

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 2005
Ship Country Description
USS America  United States Navy After four weeks of use as a target for weapons testing, the decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier was scuttled about 250 nautical miles (463 km) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 33°09′09″N 071°39′07″W / 33.15250°N 71.65194°W / 33.15250; -71.65194 ("USS America (CV-66)").

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 2005
Ship Country Description
MV Prince  Bangladesh The ferry capsized and sank in deep water near Golapchipa, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Patuakhali, Bangladesh.[2]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 2005
Ship Country Description
USS Guadalcanal  United States Navy The decommissioned Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target.

June

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 2005
Ship Country Description
USS Mount Vernon  United States Navy The decommissioned Thomaston-class dock landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, by P-3 Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1), Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46), and Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) (all  United States Navy) using Harpoon missiles, Maverick missiles, and bombs.

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 2005
Ship Country Description
USS Elliot  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea about 100 nautical miles (185 km) east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, at 24°43′S 155°50′E / 24.717°S 155.833°E / -24.717; 155.833 ("USS Elliot (DD-967)) as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.

23 June

July

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2005
Ship Country Description
HMAS Brisbane  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned Perth-class guided missile destroyer was sunk for use as a dive wreck approximately 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) off Mudjimba, Queensland, Australia.

August

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 2005
Ship Country Description
Porvenir I  Chile The roll on, roll off cargo ship ran aground 460 nautical miles (850 km) south of Santiago. She broke up and sank with the loss of three of her fifteen crew.[3]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 2005
Ship Country Description
USS Oldendorf  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii by the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell.

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2005
Ship Country Description
USS Briscoe  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean at 34°49′N 072°31′W / 34.817°N 72.517°W / 34.817; -72.517.
USS Deyo  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

September

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 2005
Ship Country Description
ROCS Yun Yang  Republic of China Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target off Ping Tung, Taiwan, by the submarine Hai Hu ( Republic of China Navy).

November

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 2005
Ship Country Description
HMNZS Wellington  Royal New Zealand Navy
Explosive charges detonating to sink Wellington.
The decommissioned Perth-class frigate was sunk for use as a dive wreck in Houghton Bay off the coast of New Zealand.

December

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 2005
Ship Country Description
CP Valour  Bermuda The container ship ran aground at Praia do Norte on Faial Island of the Azores. There were no injuries or casualties but the vessel could not be refloated and had to be scrapped on site.[4] The empty hull was refloated in September 2006 and towed to the open sea but sunk in heavy seas 20km north of Faial.[5]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2005
Ship Country Description
Carthaginian II  United States The museum ship – a steel-hulled sailing ship – was sunk as an artificial reef 0.5 nautical mile (0.6 mile; 0.9 km) off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.

References

External links

|- |[http | |//www.cargolaw.com/presentation_casualties.05.html Vessel Casualties & Pirates Database 2005]

Ship events in 2005
Ship launches: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Ship commissionings: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Ship decommissionings: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Shipwrecks: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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