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| 04-02-1751 York HMS (+1751) wreck | HMS YORK; 4th Rate; 60 cannons; 987 bm; 146x39 ft; Built in 1706, Plymouth DY. Used as breakwater on 4th February 1751, off Sheerness.
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| 04-02-1858 River Chief (+1858) wreck | RIVER CHIEF; Brig; Length: 21.9 m.; Owned by Capt. E. Lane; Built at W. H. Edwards in 1845. Registered at Sydney. On 04 February 1858, RIVER CHIEF (Capt. W. H. James) with a cargo of timber, was lost after running aground.
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| 04-02-1863 Cephise (Céphise) (+1863) wreck |  On February 14th 1863, the French liner Céphise, on her way from Oran to Marseille was lost due to a navigation error off Planier Island, near Marseille. There were no casualties. Her sistership Hermus was grounded in 1861 at Valence, but refloated. She was sold in 1880 to the breakers.
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| 04-02-1872 Emma (+1872) wreck | Emma; 121 tons; Registred at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Emma was on voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Newhaven, Connecticut, United States. On the 4th February 1872, Emma ran aground, off Green Island Ledge.
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| 04-02-1876 Albion (+1876) wreck | Albion; 281 tons; Registred at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. Albion was on voyage from Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 4th February 1876, Albion ran aground, off Forbes Point, Liverpool Harbour.
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| 04-02-1876 City of Galveston (+1876) wreck | City of Galveston was a American cargo vessel 1,253grt that was wrecked SE Abraham's Bay, Mariguana Island, Bahamas on the 4th February 1876 when on route from Cape Haitien for New York with a cargo of coffee.
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| 04-02-1880 Henrietta (+1880) wreck | Henrietta; Schooner; 29 tons; 18.3x4.6x1.5 m.; Owned by W. J. Pashley; Built at Rock Davis in 1871. Registered at Sydney. Registration no. 15/1871. On 04 February 1880, Henrietta (Peter Peterson) was on voyage from Sydney to Shoalhaven in ballast, when she foundered (no known reason) off Shoalhaven Heads, Crookhaven Reef.
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| 04-02-1881 City of Dublin SS (+1881) wreck | City of Dublin SS was a British cargo steamer of 1,146 grt that foundered after a collision with the Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm near Elbe No.4 Light Vessel when on route from Hamburg for Bristol.
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| 04-02-1882 Norval SV (+1882) wreck | The British clipper Norval, carrying a cargo of coal, was on a voyage from Hull to San Francisco when a fire became uncontrollable. The crew took to the boats of which one containing 8 men was never seen again. Two boats reached Honolulu after being 3 weeks adrift.
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| 04-02-1885 Helena Morris (+1885) wreck | Helena Morris; 106 tons; Two masts; One decks; Wood hull; Built at Shelburne, Nova Scotia , Canada in 1883. Registred at Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 85436. On the 4th February 1885, Helena Morris ran aground, off Flynn´s Island Sambro.
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| 04-02-1886 Saxon (+1886) wreck | Par ti de New York à destination de Haïti chargé de marchandises diverses a échoué par temps modéré sur un récif au sud de l'île de Providenciales (Turques et Caïques). Le seul survivant fut un chauffeur resté seul à bord En route from New York to Haiti loaded with general cargo ran aground by moderate weather in the south of the island of Providenciales (Turk and Caicos Islans). The only survivor was a fireman who remained alone on board En camino de Nueva York a Haití, cargado de mercancia general encalló por tiempo moderado en un arrecife al sul de la isla de Providenciales (Islas Turcos y Caicos). El único sobreviviente fue un fogonero que había permanecido solo a bordo No caminho de Nova York para o Haiti com carga geral encalhou por tempo moderado em um recife ao sul da ilha de Providenciales (Ilhas Turcos e Caicos). O único sobrevivente era um fogueiro que havía permanecido sozinho a bordo
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| 04-02-1889 Albert Victor (+1889) wreck | ALBERT VICTOR; Coaster; 14 tons; Length: 13.1 m.; Owned by A. Smith, Port Albert; Built at Yarrow & Hedley in 1883. Registered at Melbourne. On 04 February 1889, ALBERT VICTOR (Capt. David McLaren) was on voyage from Franklin River to Port Albert when she was lost due to a fire.
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| 04-02-1889 Westfalia SS (+1889) wreck | Westfalia SS was a British Cargo steamer of 1,135 tons built in 1882 by William Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow, Yard No 53 for Walker, Donald & Co., Glasgow. She was powered by a steam compound engine 2 cylinder of 130nhp. Engines by Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley. On the 4th February 1889 she was wrecked near San Vicente de la Barquera, Santander, when on route from Oran & Huelva for Garston with esparto grass and copper ore.
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| 04-02-1891 Bessemer SS (+1891) wreck | Sank following collision with SS MEREDITH of London. Cargo consisted of pig iron and finished bridge ironwork.
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| 04-02-1893 Dickey (+1893) wreck | Dickey; 226 tons; 29.6x6.4x4.6 m.; Owned by Brydon & J; Built in 1883. Registered at Brisbane. On 04 February 1893, Dickey (J. S. Beatti) was lost off Caloundra Head, Dickey Beach.
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| 04-02-1893 Norseman (+1893) wreck | Norseman; 80 tons; 22.7x5.5x2.3 m.; Built in 1864. On 04 February 1893, Norseman was lost off Magnetic Island.
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| 04-02-1898 Lofthus (+1898) wreck |  The iron-hulled barque Cashmere was built in Sunderland, England, by T.R. Oswald and launched on October 5, 1868. She was owned by the Liverpool Shipping Company and managed by H. Fernie & Sons. Constructed of riveted iron, the barque measured 222.8 feet in length, 36.7 feet in beam, and had a depth of hold of 22.7 feet. The ship was rated at 1,277 gross tons with two decks and one cemented bulkhead. Like other vessels of her kind, Cashmere was intended to travel the waters of the globe in order to make money for her owners; false gunports were painted along her sides to deter Sumatran and Javanese pirates. In 1897, Cashmere was sold to a Norwegian named Henschien, renamed Lofthus, and transferred to the American trade.On February 4, 1898, while en route from Pensacola to Buenos Aires with a cargo of lumber, Lofthus was wrecked on the east coast of Florida. The local sea-going tug Three Friends (which usually was engaged in running guns to Cuba) attempted to assist the stranded barque, but she was high on the beach and quickly being pounded to pieces by waves. The crew of sixteen men was saved but the vessel was a total loss. While stranded on the beach, Lofthus´ Captain Fromberg, traveling with his family, entertained local residents and gave the ship´s dog and cat to one family.After being stripped of all useable items, the wreck was sold along with 800,000 feet of lumber stowed in the hold for $1,000. In September 1898, the hull, which was not nearly as valuable as the cargo, was dynamited so that the lumber could be salvaged.
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| 04-02-1903 Espingole ? [+1903] wreck | ![Espingole ? [+1903]](img/wrecks/thumbs/hallebarde_durandal_destroyer.jpg "Espingole ? [+1903]") On February 4th 1903, the French destroyer Espingole was on an exercise, when she ran aground on the shoal "Sec de Taillat". She was then disarmed and came off the shoal. Her sistership Hallebard then tugs her to Cavalaire, but after 1 km, Espingole sinks.
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| 04-02-1905 Damara SS (+1905) wreck |  DAMARA 1145 tons; Iron hull; Registred at West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, England. Registration no. 90009. On the 4th February 1905, DAMARA foundered, off Sable Island, N 49 W Mag. 108 miles west light. Other source: DAMARA, while on voyage from London to Halifax, struck Musquodoboit Ledge, 5 miles off Jeddore - 30 miles east of Halifax, in a snowstorm and sank. 15 (including the Captain) died in a life boat that never made it to land. 19 crew members made it, but were frostbitten. Note : this position is far away from Sable Island, but is more likely to be correct.
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| 04-02-1906 Dunbritton (+1906) wreck | Dunbritton was an iron barque built at Dumbarton by McMillan & Son and owned by Andrew Weir. She remained with the company until 1906 when she was abandoned while being towed from Hamburg to Leith.
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| 04-02-1909 Lobito SS (+1909) wreck |  S'est échoué et perdu au S de l'île de Maio, Cap Vert, sans pertes humaines Ran aground and lost at S of Maio island, Cape Verde. No casualties Encalló y se perdió S de la isla de Maio. Cabo Verde. No hubo víctimas Encalhou e perdeu S da ilha do Maio. Cabo Verde, sem deixar vítimas
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| 04-02-1911 Silverdale FV (GY999) (+1911) wreck | On 04/02/1911 the Grimsby steam trawler SILVERDALE foundered and was lost after a collision. The SILVERDALE ran across the bows of the Grimsby trawler STRATON and sank with the loss of five of her nine crew. At the Board of Trade inquiry, it became clear that the skipper of the SILVERDALE was at fault, but he had paid dearly for his mistake.
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| 04-02-1913 Tioga [+1913] wreck | ![Tioga [+1913]](img/wrecks/thumbs/tioage_christine.jpg "Tioga [+1913]") On February 4th, 1913, the Chilean whaler Tioga (ex-tanker) ran aground in a gale, while being at anchor, off the South Orkneys.
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| 04-02-1913 Tuborg SS (+1913) wreck | Tuborg SS was a Danish cargo steamer of 1,679grt that ran aground and was wrecked 12nm from Lieoaja on the 4rh February 1913.
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| 04-02-1914 Dimitrios SS (+1914) wreck |  Sank 4th February 1914 after collision with French liner LUTETIA near Cape Roca on passage Penarth for Marseille.
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| 04-02-1915 Chester SS (+1915) wreck | The Dutch tanker Chester, on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam with petroleum, sank after being abandoned and set on fire by her crew after being disabled in a gale. All her crew saved by American steamer Philadelphia.
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| 04-02-1916 De La Pole HMT (FY1636) (+1916) wreck |  HMT De La Pole ran aground on the Goodwin Sands on the 4th February 1916. The vessel broke up rapidly and the crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat. One man was fatally injured.
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| 04-02-1916 Luxembourg SS (+1916) wreck |  Luxembourg, a Belgian steamship, was captured and sunk by SMS Moewe on February 4th, 1916, 70 miles south of Fernando de Noronha. Luxembourg sailed from Newport, England for La Plata, Argentina with a cargo of 5,900 tons of Welsh steamcoal for the railway at Buenos Aires.
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| 04-02-1917 Aimee Maria (+1917) wreck | The French barque Aimee Maria was sunk on 4th February 1917 by the German submarine U-53 (Hans Rose), south from the the Scilly Isles in posiiton 49°27N - 06°40W. Aimee Maria was on passage from Lisbon to St. Servan.
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| 04-02-1917 Anna Maria (+1917) wreck | The French schooner Anna Maria (Capt. Le Creurer) was sunk on 4th February 1917 by the German submarine U-83 (Bruno Hoppe), at the western end of the Channel in position 49°37N - 05°10W. Anna Maria was on a voyage from Bonanza (Spain) to St Malo with a cargo of salt & wine. There were no casualties.
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| 04-02-1917 Bangpuhtis (+1917) wreck | The Russian sailing ship Bangpuhtis, en route from St. Nazaire, was scuttled on 4 February 1917 by the German submarine U-53 (Hans Rose) SW of the Scilly Isles.
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| 04-02-1917 Cerera SS (+1917) wreck | On February 4th, 1917, the Russian steamer SS Cerera, on a voyage from Cardiff to Brest with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submarine UB-18 (Claus Lafrenz), 30 miles north of the Stiff lighthouse, Ushant (Ouessant).
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| 04-02-1917 Coquette (+1917) wreck | On February 4th, 1917, the French schooner Coquette, on a voyage from Swansea to Bordeaux with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submarine U-83 (Bruno Hoppe), 28 miles south of the Lizard.
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| 04-02-1917 Dauntless SS (+1917) wreck | SS Dauntless, built by Blyth SB. Co., Ltd., Blyth in 1897, owned at the time of her loss by SS. Dauntless Co., Ltd. (Sutton, Brewis & Co.), Newcastle, was a British steamer of 2157 tons. On February 4th, 1917, SS Dauntless, on a voyage from Newcastle to Bayonne, with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submarine UB-39 (Heinrich Küstner), 10 miles off Pointe de la Coubre, Gironde. 15 persons were killed.
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| 04-02-1917 Eridania SS (+1917) wreck | SS Eridania, built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1892 and owned at the time of her loss by 'Eridania' Soc. Industriale, Genoa, was an Italian steamer of 3171 tons. On February 4th, 1917, Eridania, on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submarine U-45 (Erich Sittenfeld), 96 miles southwest of Fastnet. There were no casualties.
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| 04-02-1917 Floridian SS (+1917) wreck | SS Floridian, built by Short Bros., Ltd., Sunderland in 1913 and owned at the time of her loss by Fred. Leyland & Co. Ltd., Liverpool, was a British steamer of 4777 tons. On February 4th, 1917, Floridian, on a voyage from Halifax to Cherbourg with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-54 (Volkhard von Bothmer), 200 miles WxN of Fastnet. 5 persons were lost.
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| 04-02-1917 Lars Kruse SS (+1917) wreck |  LARS KRUSE was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Rotterdam with 2300 tons of maize. 5 min past midnight the ship was struck by a torpedo from UB-18 by nr 4 hatch. LARS KRUSE started to sink rapidly. With difficulty the entire crew got away in one lifeboat, but the lines became entangeld and the boat was capsized by the davit when the the ship sank 4 min after the TP hit. Six men clinged to the upturned lifeboat. During the night one by one lost their strength and disappeared. When UB-18 returned at daybreak, only the chief enginer was found and rescued.
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| 04-02-1917 Palmleaf SS (+1917) wreck | Palmleaf SS was a British cargo steamer of 5,489grt that was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-54 when 230 miles W of Fastnet when on route from Deveonport for Port Arthur in ballast.
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| 04-02-1917 Solbakken SS (+1917) wreck | The Captain on Solbakken was my grandfather, Erling Johannes Lindboe, born 1881 in Horten, Norway. Solbakken was torpedoed on 4 February 1917 and went down with 15 men. posted on behalf of KJELL VARVIN
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| 04-02-1917 Thor II SV (+1917) wreck |  Thor II, built by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow in 1886 and owned at the time of her loss by Thor Dahl, Fredriksværn/Sandefjord, was a Norwegian iron 4-masted barque of 2.144 tons. On February 4th, 1917, Thor II (Capt. Jacobsen), on a voyage from South Georgia to Queenstown with 1.300 barrels of whale oil, was stopped by the German submarine U-45 (Erich Sittenfeld), 80 miles off the Irish coast. The crew were given half an hour to get into the life-boats. Then Sittenfeld gave the order to the Jacobsen to row along side and bring the chronometer and ship’s log. That was done and the Captain, his wife and daughter were taken aboard the submarine. The THOR II was then torpedoed and sank in 2 minutes. U-45 then towed the life-boats for 4 hours in a NE direction but cut the tow and suddenly disappeared. The men then put up the sail and steered towards land and were rescued by a British patrol boat. Captain Jacobsen and his family were well treated throughout U-45's voyage, and were repatriated to Norway immediately after being landed at Helgoland. The six-year-old daughter must have had a tale to tell the folks back home.
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| 04-02-1917 Turino SS (+1917) wreck | SS Turino, built by J. Readhead & Sons, Ltd., South Shields in 1914 and owned at the time of her loss by Gulf Line, Ltd. (Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd.), London, was a British steamer of 4.241 tons. On February 4th, 1917, Turino, on a voyage from Norfolk to Liverpool with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-43 (Hellmuth Jürst), 174 miles west of Fastnet. 4 persons were lost.
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| 04-02-1918 Maid Of Harlech (+1918) wreck | Maid Of Harlech, built by S. Gardner, Liverpool, Nova Scotia in 1916 and owned at the time of her loss by F. K. Harrue, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, was a Canadian sailing vessel of 315 tons. On February 4th, 1918, Maid Of Harlech, on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Naples with fish, was sunk by gunfire by the German submarine UB-52 (Otto Launburg), 46 miles NxW from Cape Ivi. There were no casualties.
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| 04-02-1918 Participation SS (+1918) wreck | SS Participation, built by Bartram, Haswell & Co., Sunderland in 1890 and owned at the time of her loss by Ernest de Matteis, Livorno (Amedeo Lattes, Rome mgr.), was an Italian steamer of 2438 tons. On February 4th, 1918, Participation, on a voyage from Naples to Liverpool, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-64 (Robert Moraht), near Villa Joyosa. There were no casualties.
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| 04-02-1918 Standish Hall SS [+1918] wreck | SS Standish Hall, built by W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland in 1912 and owned at the time of her loss by Standish Hall SS. Co. Ltd. (Hansen Bros.), Cardiff, was a British steamer of 3.996 tons. On February 4th, 1918, Standish Hall, on a voyage from Bizerta to Alexandria with cargo of laden, was sunk by the German submarine U-33 (Gustav Sieß), 38 miles WxN of Alexandria. There were no casualties.
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| 04-02-1918 Treveal SS (I) [+1918] wreck | ![Treveal SS (I) [+1918]](img/wrecks/thumbs/treveal_anglsey.jpg "Treveal SS (I) [+1918]") Treveal SS was a British Armed Merchant steamer of 4,160 grt. On the 4th February 1918 when on route from Algiers for Barrow she was torpedoed by German submarine U-53 and sunk when off the Skerries, Anglesey, Wales. 33 died, including the Captain. Vessel was owned by E. Hain & Son, St. Ives.
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| 04-02-1918 UC-50 [+1918] wreck | ![UC-50 [+1918]](img/wrecks/thumbs/z_a_uc-50_01.jpg "UC-50 [+1918]") UC-50; Sunk by the Destroyer ZUBIAN, in English Channel, 4th February, 1918. UC50-Commander: Seuffer Flotilla : F Flotilla Dimensions: length: 52m height: 7m
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| 04-02-1920 Maine SS (+1920) wreck |  On February 4th, 1920, the passenger steamer S/S Maine struck ice and drifted onto the rocks called 'Execution Rocks', 100 yards NE of Execution Rocks Lighthouse. She was stripped in situ and burned, only a pile of rubble and boilers remains.
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| 04-02-1926 Hazelwood (+1926) wreck | Hazelwood; 29 tons; Registred at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 111688. On the 4th February 1926, Hazelwood ran aground, off Port La Tour Harbour.
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| 04-02-1927 Memfi SS [+1927] wreck | SS Memfi, formerly named SS Gottardo, had various Italian owners from 1910. Raised and scrapped after stranding on the coast of Sardinia.
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| 04-02-1932 Antartico SS (+1932) wreck | The Chilean ship Antartico SS had gone to assist the Yero Carras, which had drifted from her moorings during a heavy gale on February 4th, 1932, off Magallanes. She collided with the Yero Carras and sank in 100 fathoms.
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| 04-02-1932 Ingerid SS (+1932) wreck | Ingerid SS was a Mauritian Cargo Steamer of 693 tons built in 1882 for D. Burger & Son, Rotterdam by Henry Murray & Company Port Glasgow. In 1900 she was purchased by N V Norwegen (D.Burger). In 1901 she was purchased by Ingerid S.S. Co. (Thesen & Co) of Cape Town, S Africa. In 1925 she was purchased by Thesen S.S. Co. In 1931 she was purchased by Merven & Co. of Mauritius. On the 4th February 1932 she sank when in collision with the SS EXPLORATEUR GRANDIDIER in a typhoon at St.Denis, Reunion.
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| 04-02-1933 Minnie (+1933) wreck | Minnie; Small Fishing Boat; On 04 February 1933, Minnie (C. Goodwin) was lost off Cape Leveque, Nannagine Creek.
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| 04-02-1938 Alcira [+1938] wreck | The British ship Alcira SS, Capt. Hugh McCracken, was sunk by bombs from seaplanes 20 miles S. of Badalona on February 4th, 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. She carried a crew of 20 and was on a voyage from Immingham to Gibraltar and Barcelona.
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| 04-02-1940 Flores MV [+1940] wreck | Flores, gebouwd door nv scheepswerf "vooruitgang", foxhol. motor een 300 pk 5 cl,2 takt bolnes 350brt.voltooid in 1938 als FLORES voor h,sloots,groningen 4-2-1940 op een mijn gelopen bij kentish knock lichtschip onderweg van rotterdam naar swasea de hele bemanning werd gered ze had een lading schroot en liep op een mijn om 5uur ´s middags. Twee dagen later werd een bemanningslid in de reddingboot opgepikt door de britse SS HATTON op 25 mijl n,o van harwich.
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| 04-02-1940 Hop SS (+1940) wreck |  Hop SS was a Norwegian Steam Freighter built in 1916 and of 1,365 tons. She was on a voyage from BERGEN for the TYNE in ballast on the 4th February 1940 when she was torpedoed by U-37 and sunk. All 17 crew were lost.
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| 04-02-1940 Leo Dawson SS [+1940] wreck | Leo Dawson SS was a British Steam Merchantship that was built in 1916. She was formerly called the ROSEDEN in 1936. The vessel was owned by DAWSON, F L. BEVERLEY STEAMSHIP CO LTD. She was on route carrying iro ore from NARVIK 29 JAN 40 for IMMINGHAM when she was torpedoed by U-37. All 35 crew were lost.
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| 04-02-1940 Snowy (+1940) wreck | Snowy; Length: 7.6 m.; Owned by D. Cox; On 04 February 1940, Snowy (James Mcmahon) with a crew of 10, was lost after an explosion off in 0,5 mile of Sydney Heads.
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| 04-02-1940 Vid SS (+1940) wreck | Vid was a Cargo steamer built in 1910 and owned by OCEANIA,BRODARSKO ACKIONARSKO DRUSTVO of 3547 tons. On the 4th February 1940 she was topedoed by U-21 and sunk.
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| 04-02-1941 Aghios Georgios SS (+1941) wreck | The Greek steamship Aghios Georgios SS was built in 1912 as the cargo steamer PORTSEA SS for Sea SS Co. Ltd. (Brown, Atkinson), Hull. In 1923 she was renamed ONAWAY SS. In 1924 she was renamed AGHIOS GEORGIOS SS. She struck a mine and sank on February 4th, 1941, in the Suez Canal.
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| 04-02-1941 Calafatis SS [+1941] wreck | The Greek steamship Calafatis SS was bombed and sunk by German
aircraft on February 4th, 1941, in the North Atlantic. Eighteen of
her crew were last seen in a boat in lat. 55° 40´ N., long. 14° 35´ W.
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| 04-02-1941 Dione II SS [+1941] wreck | Dionne 11 was a British cargo steamer of 2660 tons and built as French Dioné (Société Naval Caennaise) in 1936 by Aterliers et Chantiers de la Seine Maritime Worms & Co, Le Trait, Seine Inférieure. In 1940 trnsferred to MoWT, renamed Dione II and British flagged. Managed by Ambrose, Davies & Matthews Ltd, Swansea. On the 4th February 1941 when on route from Wabana, Conception Bay, Newfoundland to Cardiff via Sydney, Cape Breton in Convoy CX-20 as a straggler carrying a cargo of 2650 tons of iron ore she was attacked by U-93 with gunfire and sunk. 28 crew lost - 5 survivors from a compliment of 33.
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| 04-02-1941 Empire Engineer SS (+1941) wreck | Empire Engineer SS was a British Cargo Steamer of 5,358 tons built in 1921 as the CANADIAN COMMANDER, for the Canadian Government (Merchant Marine Ltd.), Montreal. In 1932 she was renamed GIOACCHINO LAURO and purchased by Achille Lauro & Co, Naples. On the 10th JUne 1940 she was seized by Britain at Hartlepool and renamed EMPIRE ENGINEER for the MOWT. On the 2nd February 1941 when on route from SYDNEY (NS) & HALIFAX for NEWPORT she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-123 at approx. 54.0N 34.0W. Crew of 40 presumed lost.
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| 04-02-1941 Gwynwood SS [+1941] wreck | ![Gwynwood SS [+1941]](img/wrecks/thumbs/gwynwood_1937__small_.jpg "Gwynwood SS [+1941]") Built for W. France, Fenwick & Co Ltd, London; The GWYNWOOD was damaged when bombed by German aircraft on the 26/01/1940, whilst off Barrow Deep, but survived the attack. On the 04/02/1941 the GWYNWOOD was on passage from London to Sunderland, in ballast, when she was sunk by parachute mine, whilst at anchorage off the Humber. 16 crew & 2 gunners, 9 crew & 2 gunners lost.
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| 04-02-1942 India Arrow SS (+1942) wreck |  India Arrow SS was an American steam tanker of 8,327grt that was torpedoed by German submarine U-103 on the 5th Fenbruary 1942 when on route from Corpus Christi, Texas for Carteret, New Jersey with 88,369 barrels of diesel fuel.
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| 04-02-1942 Montrolite MV (+1942) wreck |  The unescorted Canadian tanker Montrolite, voyage Trinidad to Halifax, was torpedoed by U-109 and sank NE of Bermuda.
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| 04-02-1942 Norah Moller MV (+1942) wreck |  LALANDIA Bygget 1914/15 i Glasgow "Irvine Yard" HK-2250 M. LST. STL. 6BH. AwngD. L-365,2 B-50,1 D-26,5 BRT 4348 NET 2777 TDW 6690 Fart 11 Byg.Nr.452. 2 x 6CY.B&W-DIESEL. 16 pass. Solgt 1915 inden afleverig til Goverment of Western Australia, Fremantle, Australien " KANGAROO ". Solgt 1938 til Møller & Co., Shanghai, Kina. " NORAH MØLLER ". Bombet af JA-fly den 3 feb. 1942 i Banka strædet p.r. Singapore-Calcutta. Sank dagen efter, alle 70 reddet.
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| 04-02-1942 Silveray MV (+1942) wreck |  On February 5th, 1942, M/V Silveray (Master Harry Green), dispersed from convoy ON-55, was torpedoed by U-751 (Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Bigalk). Two additional torpedoes were needed to sink her, south of Halifax. Seven crew members and one gunner were lost. She was en route from Liverpool to New York via Halifax with 2.229 tons of general cargo. The master and 34 survivors were picked up by US Coast Guard cutter USS Campbell (WPG 22) and landed at Argentia, Newfoundland. Six survivors were rescued by the Lucille M. and landed at Lockeport, Nova Scotia.
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| 04-02-1942 Van Landsberge (+1942) wreck | Van Landsberge was a Dutch Passenger Vessel of 1,937 tons. On the 4th February 1942 she was damaged by a torpedo from IJN submarine I-55 in the Java Sea and later sunk by gunfire from RNN minesweeper (MS) Pieter de Bitter.
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| 04-02-1943 U-187 (+1943) wreck |  CONVOY SC-118 4 - 8 February 1943 February 4th German submarines attack convoy SC 118. Coast Guard cutter Bibb (WPG-31) pinpoints the location of U-187, which is sunk by British destroyers HMS Vimy and HMS Beverly, 50°12'N, 36°34'W. February 5th Destroyers Babbitt (DD-128) and Schenck (DD-159), and Coast Guard cutter Ingham (WPG-35) arrive to reinforce the harried escorts. German submarine U-413 sinks U.S. freighter West Portal, a straggler from SC 118, 52°00'N, 33°00'W. 77 people lost. (incl. 12 Armed Guard sailors). February 6th U-266 sinks the Greek merchant Polyktor (4.077 grt.) and U-262 sinks the Polish Zagloba (2.864 grt., all 26 crew lost). February 7th U-402, torpedoes and sinks U.S. tanker Robert E. Hopkins about 650 miles west of Northern Ireland, 55°14'N, 26°22'W. 15 people are killed (incl. 1 of the 19-man Armed Guard). 42 survivors are rescued by British corvette HMS Mignonette. U-402 also torpedoes and sinks U.S. passenger ship Henry R. Mallory at 55°30'N, 29°33'W. 49 of the 77-man merchant crew perish, as do 15 of the 34-man Armed Guard and 208 of 283 embarked passengers, primarily to exposure. Coast Guard cutters Bibb and Ingham (WPG-35) rescue 227 men, five of whom die of their injuries. U-402 torpedoes the British merchants Afrika (8.579 grt., 23 lost, 37 picked up by HMS Campanula) and Toward (1.571 grt., 46 lost, 28 picked up by HMS Mignonette) and the Greek Kalliopi (4.965 grt.). U-614 torpedoes the British merchant Harmala (5.730 grt., 43 lost, 11 picked up by corvette Lobelia). February 8th U-608 unsuccessfully attacks destroyer Schenck (DD-159). U-608 sinks the Norwegian tanker Daghild (9.272 grt.), damaged by U-402 the day before and abandoned by her crew. HMS LCT-2335 and Aircraft and Barges transported on the deck of Daghild are also lost. The crew is saved by corvette Lobelia, who also picks up part of the crew on board the sinking Greek merchant Adamas, damaged in collision with destroyer HMS Beverley. U-402 sinks the British merchant Newton Ash (4.625 grt.). 34 crew and gunmen are lost and 4 survivors were picked up by USS Ingham.
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| 04-02-1944 Goryu Maru (+1944) wreck | On February 4th 1944, PV-1s sink Japanese water tanker Goryu Maru off Emidj Island, Jaluit, 06°00´N, 169°44´E.
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| 04-02-1944 I-175 (+1944) wreck | On September 25th, 1944, U.S. destroyer escort McCoy Reynolds (DE-440) sinks the Japanese submarine I-175 northeast of Palaus, 09°14´N, 136°40´E.
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| 04-02-1944 Strabon SS (+1944) wreck | Ship taken under German control 19th October 1943. It was sunk by air attack at Toulon 4th February 1944, refloated but sank again, refloated again 02/06/1945 Fate: condemned for breaking December 1947
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| 04-02-1944 U-854 (+1944) wreck | U-854 was a German submarine Type 1XC/40. She was sunk at 1157hrs on the 4th February 1944 in the Baltic Sea north of Swinemünde, in position 54.44N, 14.16E, by mines. 51 dead and 7 survivors. Raised on the 18th November 1968, final fate unknown.
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| 04-02-1945 Barbel USS (SS-316) (+1945) wreck |  USS Barbel (SS-316), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barbel, a cyprinoid fish, commonly called a minnow or carp. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 14 November 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Harold A. Allen, and commissioned 3 April 1944 with Commander R. A. Keating in command. USS Barbel departed Fremantle, Australia, on 5th January 1945 for the South China Sea on her fourth patrol. Late in January she was ordered to form a wolf pack with Perch (SS-313) and Gabilan (SS-252) and patrol the western approaches to Balabac Strait and the southern entrance to Palawan Passage. On 3rd February Barbel sent a message reporting that she had been attacked three times by enemy aircraft dropping depth charges and would transmit further information on the following night. Barbel was never heard from again. Japanese aviators reported an attack on a submarine off southwest Palawan on 4th February. Two bombs were dropped and one landed on the submarine near the bridge. The sub plunged, under a cloud of fire and spray. This was very likely the last engagement of Barbel. She was officially reported lost 16th February 1945.
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| 04-02-1945 Tairai Maru (+1945) wreck | On 4th February 1945, US submarine Spadefish (SS-411) sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Tairai Maru in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea, 37°18´N, 125°22´E.
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| 04-02-1945 U-1014 (+1945) wreck | U-1014 was a German submarine Type VIIC/41. She was was laid down on March 25th, 1943 then commissioned on March 14th, 1944. She completed just 1 patrol during career. Her service record includes: March 14, 1944 to December 31st, 1944, Flottille (training); Jan 1st, 1945 to Feb 4th, 1945 Flottille (front boat). She was sunk on the 4th February 1945 in the Minch Channel due to depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Loch Scavaig, HMS Nyasaland, Papua and HMS Loch Shin. All 48 hands were lost.
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| 04-02-1946 Yukon SS (+1946) wreck |  Launched for the Ward Line in 1898 as the MEXICO; In service from 1899 to 1905. She and her sister HAVANA (I) were sold in 1905 to the Panama Railroad S.S. Co. on behalf of U.S. Government´s Isthmian Canal Commissioned as COLON. She was wrecked with loss of life as the Alaska Line´s YUKON inthe 4th February 1946 when she ran aground in Johnstone Bay, Prince William Sound when on a voyage from Seward to Seattle.
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| 04-02-1947 J.C. Jacobsen SS (+1947) wreck | On voyage Antwerp - Copenhagen with 1200 tons of iron plates and general cargo, sprang a leak in bad weather with heavy seas and snow. Sank 11 miles NE of Pit Lightship in the Northsea. Two men were lost, the others were picked up by A. P. Bernstorff.
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| 04-02-1963 Marine Sulphur Queen SS (+1963) wreck |  The Marine Sulphur Queen disappeared off the west coast of Florida on the 4th February 1963 on route to Norfolk, VA. Debris from this 524 ft tanker was recovered off Key West but no trace of the vessel or its 39 man crew have ever been found. The Marine Sulphur Queen was formerly called the Esso New Haven and was a type T2-SE-A1 Tanker that was converted in 1961 to a molten sulphur carrier of 7240grt/15,932dw. The production time of these vessels in 1944 was an amazing 70 days. The 17 year old tanker was purchased and converted for Liquid Sulphur Transportation. The loss of the Marine Sulphur Queen cannot be considered as unusual as 15 of her sister ships suffered the fate of breaking in half! One even did that on its mooring! The last position of the ship given on the the 4th February 1963 as 25.45N and 86W. She was carrying a cargo of 15,260 tons of molten sulphur and was on route from Beaumont to Norfolk.
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| 04-02-1964 Juliet (+1964) wreck | Juliet; Small Fishing Boat; Length: 6 m.; Owned by K. Warren; On 04 February 1964, Juliet with a crew of 3, was lost.
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| 04-02-1967 Junee (+1967) wreck | Junee; Small Fishing Boat; On 04 February 1967, Junee (M. Davey) was lost off Geraldton.
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| 04-02-1968 Ross Cleveland FV (H-61) [+1968] wreck | ![Ross Cleveland FV (H-61) [+1968]](img/wrecks/thumbs/fv_ross_cleveland.jpg "Ross Cleveland FV (H-61) [+1968]") The British trawler ROSS CLEVELAND sailed from Hull on 20 January. On 3 February, following a weather warning, she made for Isafjordur, off Iceland's north-west coast. A number of other ships were there to wait out what became a long and exceptionally severe storm, with hurricane-force winds and blizzards, causing dangerous amounts of ice to form on the vessel. Captain Phil Gay attempted to move her from a dangerous position to a safer one during the evening of 4 February, but the ship was overwhelmed by the wind and sea, capsized and sank. 18 of the crew of 19 were drowned. Other ships attempted to assist the Ross Cleveland but were defeated by the storm, and two more vessels, the NOTTS COUNTY and the HEIDRUN (Heiðrún), were wrecked in Isafjordur that night, the latter lost with all hands.
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| 04-02-1970 Arrow (bow) [+1970] wreck | Arrow Greek tanker; 11?379 tons; 551.2x68.3x29.9 ft.; Built by Bethlehem Sparrows Pt. Shipyard in 1948 Owned by Olymic Maritime; Registred at Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia. Registration no. 961. On the 4th February 1970, the Greek (Liberian flagged) tanker Arrow ran aground in a storm, striking Cerberus Rock, Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia. She broke in two parts and caused a major oil spill.
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| 04-02-1983 Tifoso MV [+1983] wreck | MV Tifoso was a Liberian register motor tanker of 68,631 grt that ran aground and was wrecked when 11 nm N of Bermuda on the 20th January 1983. She was refloated and scuttled in deep water on the 4th February 1983.
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| 04-02-1989 Coast Trader MV (+1989) wreck |  Built as a livestock carrier but converted to general cargo 1974 when name changed to Breivaag and owned under that name by a succession of owners.
Wrecked off Holmengraa LH with a cargo of steel plates.
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| 04-02-1999 New Carissa MV (+1999) wreck |  New Carissa MV was being towed out to sea during a strong storm when the towline snapped. The vessel drifted until finally run aground and was wrecked at Coos Bay entrance. Attempts to free the ship failed. Salvage crews intentionally burned her 400,000 gallons of oil bunkers. The vessel split in half and it took until 11th March 1999 to get the two halves of the ship sunk. The bow taking the most time and effort. It was finally destroyed by the United States Navy 248nm offshore on the 3rd August 1999.
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