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15/09/1940 Nailsea River SS [+1940] wreck

NAILSEA RIVER SS was a British Passenger/Cargo Vessel of 6,082 tons built in 1917 by D & W Henderson Ltd., Glasgow, Yard No 495 for Charente S.S Co Ltd (t & J Harrison), Liverpool as the Actor SS. She was powered by a steam triple expansion engine 3 cylinder giving 12 knots. Engines by Shipbuilder. ...
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15/09/1942 Kioto SS [+1942] wreck

KIOTO SS was a British cargo steamer of 3,297 tons built in 1918 and owned by Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co Ltd. On the 15th September 1918 when on route from Diego Suarez & Table Bay for Trinidad & Baltimore carrying a cargo of 2,000 tons of chrome ore she was torpedoed by German submarine U-514...
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15/09/1939 Alex Van Opstal MV [+1939] wreck

The ALEX VAN OPSTAL MV, 5.965 tons was built in 1937 for CMB and was the first victim of the war. She was torpedoed and sunk on 15th September 1939, two weeks into the 2nd World War. She had oil burning engines and a top speed of 15 knots. Her captain received orders to proceed to Weymouth to be i...
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15/09/1941 Daru MV (I) ? [+1941] wreck

Daru MV, was on passage from Duala to Liverpool with a cargo of 5.152 tons, including 1.500 tons cocoa, 3.000 tons palm kernels and 50 boxes of coins (possibly silver), when she was bombed and sunk by German aircraft on 15th September 1941.
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15/09/1939 Santa Teresinha FV (+1939) wreck

On September 15th, 1939, the Portuguese steam trawler SANTA TERESINHA, built in 1912 by Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Soc. de Pesca de Santa Fé Ltda, sank after a collision 30 miles north of Capo Roca, near Lisbon
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15/09/1918 Kendal Castle SS [+1918] wreck

SS Kendal Castle, built by Short Bros., Ltd., Sunderland in 1910 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Chambers & Co., Liverpool, was a British steamer of 3885 tons. On September 15th, 1918, Kendal Castle, on a voyage from Le Havre to Cardiff in ballast, was sunk by the German submarine UB-104 (T...
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15/09/1928 Manasoo SS (+1928) wreck

MANASOO SS was a Canadian Passenger/Cargo Vessel of 529 tons built in 1888 as the Macassa, engines by William Kemp, Glasgow T3cy. Macassa began her daily journeys from Hamilton to Toronto and vice versa in 1888. Her Chief Engineer was James Smeaton who had served previously with the Allan Line. He...
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15/09/1940 Kenordoc SS [+1940] wreck

Completed in May 1926 as Geo. R. Donovan SS for Union Transit Co Ltd (j.B. Foote), Hamilton, Ontario. In 1939 renamed KENORDOC SS for Paterson Steamships Ltd, Fort William, Ontario. On the 15th September 1940 the KENORDOC (Master Charles Ernest Brown), a straggler from convoy SC-3, was shelled by U-...
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15/09/1910 Carnarvon Bay SV (+1910) wreck

CARNARVON BAY; 1932 tons; Owned by Ship Carnarvon Bay Ltd.; Built at A. Rodgers & Co. in 1894. Registered at Liverpool. CARNARVON BAY (W. Griffiths) was on voyage from Liverpool UK to Sydney, New South Wales with a cargo of general and 1 passengers and a crew of 31, when she was lost off Stanley...
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15/09/1888 Earl Percy SS [+1888] wreck

The Tyne passenger steamer EARL PERCY was on passage from Newcastle to Rotterdam with 7 passengers (4 Ladies) and a crew of 18 and a general cargo of about 300tons. Ten to twelve miles NW of Whitby the vessel ran into dense fog and proceeded at dead slow and occasionally stopped. The whistle was sou...
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15/09/1915 U-6 [+1915] wreck

The German submarine U-6 (Cmdr. Lepsius. I Flotilla) was torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HM E-16, in the North Sea, 15 September, 1915, off Stavanger. 24 were lost, 5 survived.
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15/09/1918 Star Of Poland SV (+1918) wreck

In 1918 the Star of Poland was chartered to the US government to transfer supplies to Manila. On the return trip to San Francisco the captain realized that he didn’t have enough provisions (which according to Stan Johnson, primarily consisted of alcohol), so he set course for Yokohama, Japan. STA...
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15/09/1975 Northern Breeze MV (+1975) wreck

MV "Westfalen" was built in 1956 by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg for Otto Stinnes, Hamburg (Reederei Nord Klaus E.Oldendorff's) Call sign: DIME. On January 11, 1972, MV "Westfalen" was sold to Dokar Shipping Corp for Volta Lines in Ghana and renamed MV "Volta Vision", flagged Monrovia. In 1973, the sh...
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15/09/1942 Breedijk SS (+1942) wreck

BREEDIJK SS was a Dutch cargo steamer of 6,861 tons built in 1922 by Boele´s Scheepwerven en Machine Fabriek Nv, Bolnes and owned by Nederlandsche-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Mij Nv, Rotterdam. On the 15th September 1942 when on route from Calcutta - Madras (9 Aug) - Capetown (5 Sep) - Freetown carryin...
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15/09/1978 Ibn Qyes (113) [+1978] wreck

Survey ship HMS Echo was the first Royal Navy vessel into Libya after the 2011 civil war and downfall of Colonel Gaddafi. She returned in 2013 for a concerted period of survey work, in and around Tripoli with various obstacles found in and just outside the harbour. Further sweeps using the advanced...
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15/09/1942 Zulu HMS (F18) [+1942] wreck

HMS ZULU was a British Royal Navy Tribal Class Destroyer built by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland in 1936. On the 14th September 1942 in the Eastern Mediteranean, Nw of Alexandria, Egypt she was attacked in an air raid by Italian/German Air Force Ju87 and Ju88 bombers and sunk. ...
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15/09/1942 Wasp USS (CV-7) (+1942) wreck

On September 18th, a reinforcement convoy from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal, is attacked by the Japanese submarine I-19, which torpedoes carrier USS Wasp (CV-7). Wasp is irreparably damaged and catches fire. At noon, her gas tanks explode and being consumed by gasoline fires, Wasp is abandoned. W...
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15/09/1950 Cova da Iria MFV (+1950) wreck

COVA DA IRIA Caboteur transformé en navire pour la pêche à la morue par son dernier propriétaire. A Coulé au retour de Terre Neuve après avoir cassé son gouvernail dans une violente tempête. Coaster transformed into a fishing vessel for cod by her last owner. Sank sailing back from Newfoundland ...
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15/09/1909 Umhlali SS (+1909) wreck

UMHLALI was a British passenger/cargo steamer of 3,380grt. On the 15th September 1909 she ran aground and was wrecked at W. Cape Point while on voyage from London to Port Natal with general cargo.
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15/09/1915 Onoko SS (+1915) wreck

ONOKO SS was bound for Collingwood and Duluth carrying a cargo of wheat. She sprang a leak under her engine room and the flood of icy water caused her boiler to explode as she went down. Foundered off Knife Island, when 17nm Ne of Deluth on the 14th September 1915. She had probably sustained fatal b...
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15/09/1956 Thio SS (+1956) wreck

On September 15th, 1956, the Ethiopian cargo ship THIO (ex-HALFDAN), built in 1919, on voyage from Mormugao to Rijeka with a cargo of iron ore, was wrecked at Ras Fartak , east of Eden.
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15/09/1940 Hird MV (+1940) wreck

HIRD MV was a Norwegian vessel built in 1924 by Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow, Yard No 596 as the Swanley MV for Swanley Shipping Co Ltd., London (Harris & Dixon managers). She was previously called Hoperange (1932) Swanley (1924). When delivered she was the first British built ship to be powered...
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15/09/1976 Sumatra MV (+1976) wreck

Log: 1938 January 22 Launched by Scheepswerf Foxhol, Foxhol, Netherlands under yard number 101 1938 April 11 Completed and hand over to her owner; W. J. Kramer of Groningen. 1951 Owned by Gebr. van Diepen, Waterhuizen 1952 Owned by Express NV, Delfzijl 1953 Owned by Cement Freighters Ltd., New Zeala...
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15/09/1917 Saint Jacques SS [+1917] wreck

SS Saint Jacques, built by Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkerque in 1909 and owned at the time of her loss by Soc. Navale de l'Ouest, Le Havre, was a French steamer of 2459 tons. On September 15th, 1917, Saint Jacques, on a voyage from Barry to Bizerta with a cargo of coal, was sunk by a mine f...
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15/09/1920 Spyros SS [+1920] wreck

On September 15th, 1920, the Greek cargo ship SPYROS, built in 1889 by Wood, Skinner & Co. and owned by Angelatos G., on voyage from Swansea to Stockholm with coal, was lost in a storm off Eddystone.
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15/09/1943 SAT-20 (+1943) wreck

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15/09/1942 Saturnus SS (+1942) wreck

De vermiste persoon is Pieter Kool. Geboren 15-9-1898
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15/09/1940 Halland ? SS [+1940] wreck

**BUILT IN 1923 BY HOWALDTSWERKE, KEIL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (G GIBBONS). TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 102NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR DUNDEE. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (SIBI).
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15/09/1977 Ryøy MV [+1977] wreck

On September 15th, 1977, the Norwegian cargo ship RYØY, built in 1960 by Westermoen Båtbyggeri A/S, on voyage from Glomfjord to Steinkjaer with fertilizer, was wrecked off Bronnoysund. There were no casualties. The RYØY was subsequently salved and returned to service as the ROMSA.
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15/09/1911 Rosedale SS (+1911) wreck

Rosedale; Coaster; 274 tons; 42.7x6.4x2.6 m.; Built in 1877. Registered at Sydney. Registration no. 21/1892. In the year 1911, Rosedale was on voyage from Nambucca River to Sydney with ~11 passengers and a crew of 18, when she was lost in a storm off Smoky Cape. ~29 died.
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15/09/1917 Rollesby SS (+1917) wreck

SS Rollesby, built by R. Ropner & Sons, Stockton in 1906 and owned at the time of her loss by Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool, was a British steamer of 3955 tons. On September 15th, 1917, Rollesby, on a voyage from Cardiff to Archangelsk with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submar...
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15/09/1917 Platuria SS (+1917) wreck

Platuria, built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd., Newcastle in 1892 and owned at the time of her loss by Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), New York, was an American tanker of 3445 tons. On September 15th, 1917, Platuria, on a voyage from Genoa to New York, was sunk by the German submarine U-63 (H...
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15/09/1988 Piedrabuena ARA (D-29) (+1988) wreck

Piedra Buena (D-29) was sunk in an Argentinian Navy missile exercise in 1988.
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15/09/1921 Pepita Mumbru (+1921) wreck

On September 15th, 1921, the Spanish cargo ship PEPITA MUMBRU, on voyage from Petrograd to Tyne in ballast, was wrecked 8 miles South of Uto, off Abo.
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15/09/1940 Empire Volunteer SS [+1940] wreck

EMPIRE VOLUNTEER; 5.319 tons; 400x52 ft; triple expansion engines. Built in 1921 as the Canadian Traveller, for Canadian Government (Merchant Marine Ltd.), Montreal. In 1932 renamed Procida, for the Achille Lauro & Co, Naples. In 10.6.40 she was seized by Britain at Cardiff and renamed the EMPIRE VO...
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15/09/1941 Pegasus SS (+1941) wreck

PEGASUS SS was a Greek cargo steamer built in 1920 and of 5,762 tons. On the 15th September 1941 when on route from Leith for Trinidad, Alexandria and Haifa carrying 5,500 tons general cargo including military stores and barge on deck, she was torpedoed and sunk by U-94. 16 crew lost from a total cr...
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15/09/1915 Patagonia SS [+1915] wreck

SS Patagonia, built by Craig, Taylor & Co. Ltd., Stockton in 1913 and owned at the time of her loss by E. Thomas, Radcliffe & Co., London, was a British steamer of 6011 tons. On September 15th, 1915, Patagonia, on a voyage from Odessa to Nicolaieff in ballast, was sunk by the German submarine UB-7 ...
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15/09/1930 Elsie (+1930) wreck

Elsie Navire construit à Auckland, Île du Nord, Nouvelle Zélande. Fit naufrage à Hunts Beach, Southwestland (Île du Sud). Ship built in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Was wrecked in Hunts Beach, Southwestland (South Island). Buque construido en Auckland, Isla Norte, Nueva Zelanda. Naufrag...
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15/09/1979 Nordvaer MV [+1979] wreck

Please Note: the MV NORDVAER was owned at the time of loss by British Indian Ocean Territories Government, Port Victoria from 1968 (not in our date base). Official No. 119928.
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15/09/1941 Newbury SS (+1941) wreck

NEWBURY SS was a British cargo steamer built in 1927 and of 5,102 tons and owned by Alexander Shipping Co Ltd. On the 15th September 1941 when on route from Cardiff for Buenos Aires carrying a cargo of 6800 tons of coal she was torpedoed by U-94 and sunk some 800 miles SE of Cape Farewell. She had b...
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15/09/2003 Gran Roque MV (+2003) wreck

An explosion is seen on the boat MV Gran Roque before sending it to the bottom of the Guabina Bay in the waters of the Aragua State, about 110 miles west of Caracas, Venezuela, on September 15th 2003.
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15/09/1896 Minerva SV (+1896) wreck

15-9-1896: the Swedish bark SV MINERVA ran aground and was wrecked at Jæderen.
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15/09/1908 William Maxwell FV (+1908) wreck

When the fishing tug William Maxwell got too close to the reef extending from the southeast end of Thunder Bay Island it broke its propeller on the rocks and ran ashore.
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15/09/1903 Loch Bredan SV (+1903) wreck

LOCH BREDAN was a British Barque that left Adelaide, South Australia in September 1903. She was last spoken to on the 15th September 1903 and then went missing. 20 crew lost.
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15/09/1979 Kristine Søbye MV [+1979] wreck

**PASSAGE KING'S LYNN FOR ST JOHN'S. SANK AFTER CARGO SHIFTED AND PUNCTURED THE SIDE. (LL).
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15/09/1882 Countess of Kintore SV (+1882) wreck

Countess of Kintore is believed to have foundered on voyage Rangoon to UK via St. Helena with 960 tons of bagged rice. 17 crew lost.
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15/09/1942 Sørholt MV (+1942) wreck

SØRHOLT MV was a Norwegian Motor Vessel of 4,901 tons built in 1939. On the 15th September 1942 when on route from Buenos Aires for Trinidad & New York carrying a 8,300 ton general cargo including 2,600 tons of hides, 2,300 tons of quebracho she was torpedoed by German submarine and sunk. 7 crew los...
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15/09/1929 Jane L. Stanford SV (+1929) wreck

The damaged wooden barquentine JANE L. STANFORD was towed to Santa Rosa Island by the Coast Guard for destruction on 15 September 1929. The Coast Guard cutter TAMAROA placed 20 x 94-pound TNT high-explosive mines in the hulk. The resulting explosion hurled parts of the barge over a space of more...
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15/09/1873 Ironsides SS (+1873) wreck

The Ironsides was launched on July 23, 1864, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was built by Ira Laffrinier and owned by the Lake Superior Line as a comfortable and roomy passenger steamer. The 1,123-ton wood hull steamer was 218 feet long at the keel and 231 feet long overall, with a beam of just over 30 feet...
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15/09/1802 Ferroleña SV (+1802) wreck

Ferroleña Navire de type Hourque affecté à la ligne des Indes Orientales. 05.09.1802: quitta Cavite (Philipines) pour la Cjine chargé d'acheter des vivres pour assurer le retour en Espagne de la flotte des Indes. 15.09.1802: pris dans un typhon dans la mer de Chine méridionale se disloquaa sur un...
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15/09/1941 Hanseat SV (+1941) wreck

This sailing vessel was used as leisure and recreation vessel by the Germans (KDF). On the 15th September 1941 the schooner ran aground Binz in a heavy storm off the Baltic Sea.
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15/09/1941 Flying Kite SS (+1941) wreck

Began Admiralty duties December 1940. On 15the September 1941 she sank whilst working in the Dalmuir Basin area, she struck a mine and sank with the loss of 5 lives including the master. Afterwards raised and scrapped.
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15/09/1916 Foucault (Q-70) (+1916) wreck

On September 15th, 1916, the French BRUMAIRE class submarine FOUCAULT, built in 1914, was bombed by austro-hungarian hydroplanes, at approx. 10 miles from Xovica (Novica?) bearing 19° NNE, near Cattaro, Adriatic Sea. The FOUCAULT dived and was not damaged seriously. However, while diving, another e...
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15/09/1940 Dundee HMS (L84) (+1940) wreck

Dundee HMS was a British sloop of 1060 tons built in 1933. On the 15th September 1940 she was torpedoed by U-48 and sunk.
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15/09/1909 Francesco Morosini RM [+1909] wreck

RM Francesco Morosini was an Italian battleship launched in 1885. She was the second ship of the Ruggiero di Lauria-class pre-dreadnoughts, and served in the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After a fairly short operational life, RM Francesco Morosini...
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15/09/2008 Hayat N. MV (+2008) wreck

On September 14, 2008, Hayat N. (Captain Mithat Altin) left Bandirma at 23.30 local time (20.30 GMT) bound for Istanbul, with 100 passengers, 73 trucks and two cars. At 00.00 local time (21.00 GMT) and when some three hundred meters from shore, the ship started to tilt and sank within fifteen minu...
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15/09/1920 Charles A. Ritcey SV (+1920) wreck

Charles A. Ritcey; 435 tons; 138x32.6x12 ft.; Three masts; One deck; Wood hull; Built at Meteghan, Nova Scotia in 1917. Registered at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 138555. Charles A. Ritcey was on voyage from Spain to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 15th September 1920, ...
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15/09/1968 Cape Otway SS (+1968) wreck

Cape Otway; 996 tons; Built at Commonwealth Shipping Board in 1931. On 15 September 1968, Cape Otway was scuttled off Rottnest Graveyard (West of).
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15/09/1944 UJ-2107 (Milos) (+1944) wreck

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15/09/1516 Lomellina (+1516) wreck

L'épave de la Lomellina a été découverte en1979 par A. Visquis a été fouillée de 1982 à 1990 par une équipe du Groupe de recherche en archéologie navale (GRAN) dirigée par M. Guérout avec l'aide de deux chercheurs du CNRS Jean-Marie Gassend et Eric Rieth. Les structures préservées sur 35 m de long e...
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15/09/1918 Baynyassa SS [+1918] wreck

The British cargo ship BAYNYASSA SS was built in 1915 by Bartram, England as the British cargo steamer Nyassa SS for Glasgow Nav Co Ltd (Maclay & McIntyre), Glasgow. In 1917 she was renamed BAYNYASSA SS when purchased by the Bay SS Co. On a voyage from Santos to Gibraltar she was wrecked on Septemb...
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15/09/1940 Alexandros SS (+1940) wreck

Survivors were picked up by D-74 WANDERER. Ship was part of convoy SC3.
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15/09/1963 Newfoundland Cruiser MV (+1963) wreck

On September 15th, 1963, the Canadian cargo ship MV NEWFOUNDLAND CRUISER, built in 1925, on voyage from Montreal to Cape Dorset, Baffin Island with a cargo of diesel oil and gasoline in barrels, was wrecked in heavy weather on rocks at Cape Dorset, Baffin Island. Owned at the time by Levis Tdg Co. L...
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15/09/1904 F. B. Gardner SV (+1904) wreck

Caught fire while upbound in tow of propeller D. LEUTY, September 15, 1904, and sank seven miles above Sanilac, MI, Lake Huron, and about 2 1/2 miles offshore. Crew rescued by towing steamer.
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15/09/1957 Aïda II SS [+1957] wreck

Aïda; built in France; 1911; 1.428 grt; 3 Cyl triple expansion engine; 9 kn; 75.1x9.7x7m; Egyptian Ports and Lighthouses Administration; transferred to Egyptian Marina. On 15th September 1957, the Aïda was under way to Big Brothers Island, transfering military personnel in heavy storm. She stru...
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15/09/1931 Hourtin FV (aka Houtien) (+1931) wreck

HOURTIN SS was a French cargo steamer on route from La Rochelle when she struck Tim Rocks in fog and sank. Lies 1 miles NE of Cape Clear Old Lighthouse, off Tim Rocks.
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15/09/1914 Talabot SS (+1914) wreck

SS TALABOT Built by Schlesinger & Davies & Co., Newcastle (#116); 1298 grt, 804 nrt, 1800 dwt.; 345.0 x 33.4 x 16.5; 2-cyl. compound engine (R. & W. Hawthorn, Newcastle), 150 nhp, 770 ihp On September 15th, 1914, the Norwegian vessel SS TALABOT, owned at the time of her loss by Nilssen & Bjønnes...
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15/09/1901 City of Cleveland SS (+1901) wreck

City of Cleveland SS, a 4-masted steamer built in 1882 at Cleveland, Ohio, ran aground in a snowstorm on September 15th, 1901.
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15/09/1933 Sebastopol FV (+1933) wreck

On September 15th, 1933, the ship SEBASTAPOL, built in 1918, on voyage from St. John's, Nfl. to Concepcion, Nfl. in ballast, was wrecked off Cape Francis.
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15/09/1917 Sommeina SS [+1917] wreck

SOMMEINA was a 3,317 ton, defensively armed British Merchant Ship built in 1899 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, Yard No 447 for William Thomson & Co., Liverpool as the Tanagra SS. She was powered by a steam triple expansion engine. In 1917 she was purchased by Stella Shipping Co. (Edwards, Hepburn),...
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15/09/1915 Saint Jacques SS (+1915) wreck

St Jacques was on route with Welsh coal from Barry for Bizerta, when she was torpedoed by U-51.
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15/09/1917 Dependence [+1917] wreck

Dependence, built by Beale, Itchemor in 1874 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Marwood (Marwood & Co.), Liverpool, was a British wooden schooner of 120 tons. On September 15th, 1917, Dependence, on a voyage from Dieppe to Liverpool, with a cargo of flints, was scuttled by the German submarine...
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15/09/1917 Santaren SS (+1917) wreck

SS Santaren, built by J. Readhead & Sons, Ltd., South Shields in 1912 and owned at the time of her loss by Scrutton, Sons & Co., London, was a British steamer of 4256 tons. On September 15th, 1917, Santaren, on a voyage from Newcastle to Archangelsk with a cargo of coke, was sunk by the German subm...
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15/09/1941 Empire Eland SS (+1941) wreck

EMPIRE ELAND SS;5,620 tons; 410x54.2; Built in 1920 as the West Kedron, for the US Shipping Board. In 1928 she was purchased by the American West African Line (Barber SS Co), New York. In 1933 she was purchased by the US Shipping Board, New York. In 1937 transferred to the US Maritime Commission, Ne...
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15/09/1939 Truro SS [+1939] wreck

TRURO was a British cargo steamer of 974 tons built in 1922. On the 15th September 1939 when on route from Hull and Tyne for Trondheim carrying a cargo of 150 tons general cargo and 500 tons coal and 150 tons nickel & copper she was torpedoed by U-36 and sunk by gunfire.
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15/09/1939 Cheyenne MV [+1939] wreck

CHEYENNE was a British motor tanker of 8825 tons and built in 1030 and owned by the Anglo American Oil Company Ltd. On the 15th September 1939 when on ropute from Aruba for Swansea carrying a cargo of 12600 tons of motor spirit she was torpedoed by U-52 and sunk by gunfire.
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15/09/1942 U-261 (+1942) wreck

U-261 was a German submarine Type VIIC. On 15 Sept 1942, at 15.00, a Whitley "B" (Sgt. B.F. Snell) of the 58th RAF squadron, west of the Shetlands, sighted and attacked the U-261 from low-lying clouds with three depth charges. One depth charge detonated in the cunning tower and the other near the...
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15/09/1941 V-5107 (Aalesund) (+1941) wreck

The fishing vessel AALESUND, owned by Ingolf Solbjorg of Aalesund and under German control as vorpostenboot V-5107, was in collision on 16 September 1941 with the German steamer Carl Rehder and sank in Sognesjoen.
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15/09/1814 Hermes HMS (+1814) wreck

HMS HERMES; 6th Rate; 20 cannons; 511 bm; 120x31 ft; Built in 1811, Portsmouth. Grounded and burnt 15th September 1814 Mobile, Mississippi.
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15/09/1747 Lyme HMS (+1747) wreck

HMS LYME; 6th rate; 24 cannons; 446 bm; 106.5x31 ft; Built in 1740 by Taylor, Rotherhithe. Foundered in the Atlantic, 15th September 1747.
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15/09/1942 Inger Elisabeth SS (+1942) wreck

Inger Elisabeth departed Sydney NS for Port Alfred on Sept. 13-1942 with a cargo of 3400 tons of coal, sailing in Convoy SQ 36. On Sept. 15, when 4-5 n. miles off land near Cap des Rosiers, Gulf of St. Lawrence, she was torpedoed by U-517 (Härtwig), struck in the starboard side amidships, in the aft...
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15/09/1955 California II MFV (+1955) wreck

MFV California ran aground on a ledge when off Rockport, Ma, between Dry Salvages and Little Salvages. She was formerly called Salvatore and Rosalie.
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15/09/1942 Vale Royal (+1942) wreck

On September 15th, 1942, the American wooden barge VALE ROYAL, on tow from Jersey to Boston with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on the breakwater near Sandwich, Massachusetts. There were no casualties.
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15/09/1992 Solenzara MFV (+1992) wreck

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15/09/1995 Stendhal MFV (+1995) wreck

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15/09/1957 Alberta Rose SV (+1957) wreck

Alberta Rose; 44 tons; Registered at Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 197609. On the 15th September 1957, Alberta Rose was lost due to a fire, off Cape Sable, 3 miles W of.
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15/09/1979 Arctic Skipper FV (+1979) wreck

Arctic Skipper; 27 tons; Registered at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 178585. On the 15th September 1979, Arctic Skipper was lost due to a fire, off Masons Beach, Lunenburg Harbour.
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15/09/1882 Ariel SV (+1882) wreck

Ariel; 44 tons; Registered at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Ariel was on voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 15th September 1882, Ariel ran aground, off Clam Bay.
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15/09/1919 Audrey A. (+1919) wreck

Audrey A.; 10 tons; Wood hull; Registered at Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 138034. Audrey A. was on voyage from Barrington, Nova Scotia to fishing grounds. On the 15th September 1919, Audrey A. was lost, off Cape Sable, 20 miles south of.
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15/09/1969 Edna SV (+1969) wreck

Edna; 4 tons; Registered at Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 313004. On the 15th September 1969, Edna ran aground, off Calm Harbour, Long Island.
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15/09/1886 Elcy Elvy (+1886) wreck

Elcy Elvy; 18 tons; Registered at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elcy Elvy was on voyage from Sand Harbour to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 15th September 1886, Elcy Elvy was lost in a storm, off Gimlet Reef, Mahone Bay.
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15/09/1877 Eva May SV (+1877) wreck

Eva May; 29 tons; Registered at Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eva May was on voyage from Port Hood, Nova Scotia to Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 15th September 1877, Eva May was lost in a storm, off Havre Boucher.
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15/09/1899 Galaka (+1899) wreck

Galaka; 98 tons; Wood hull; Registered at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Galaka was on voyage from Lunenburg, NS to Burin, Newfoundland, United Kingdom to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 15th September 1899, Galaka ran aground, off Main-a-Dieu Scatarie Island. 2 people died.
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15/09/1952 Ivan M. R. SV (+1952) wreck

Ivan M. R.; 10 tons; Registered at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Registration no. 170663. On the 15th September 1952, Ivan M. R. was lost due to a fire, off Lat. 44 24´ N, Long. 64 09´ W.
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15/09/1929 Josephine De Costa SV (+1929) wreck

Josephine De Costa; 60 tons; Registered at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Registration no. 207219. On the 15th September 1929, Josephine De Costa foundered, off Blonde Rock Seal Island.
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15/09/1898 Sarah F. (+1898) wreck

Sarah F.; 89 tons; Wood hull; Registered at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah F. was on voyage from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia to Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 15th September 1898, Sarah F. was lost due to a leakage, off Green Island Yarmouth.
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15/09/1841 St. Patrick SV (+1841) wreck

Saint Patrick SV was condemned and sold.
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15/09/1873 Wyoming SS (+1873) wreck

Wyoming; 2415 tons; Registered at Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Wyoming was on voyage from Liverpool, Merseyside, England to New York, United States. On the 15th September 1873, Wyoming ran aground, off Sable Island, North East Bar.
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15/09/1900 Cynthia SV (+1900) wreck

Cynthia; Schooner; Owned by Justin Mcsweeney; Built at Justin Mcsweeney in 1896. Registered at Sydney. Registration no. 6/1897. On 15 September 1900, Cynthia (Capt. Tange) was on voyage from Sydney to Port Stephens when she was wrecked off Port Stephens, North head.
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15/09/1876 Agnes (+1876) wreck

Agnes; Schooner; 44 tons; 19x5.7x1.7 m.; Owned by F. G. Gibbons; Built at E. G. Beattle in 1874. Registered at Sydney. On 15 September 1876, Agnes was lost.
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15/09/1845 Vulcan's Canvas Boat (+1845) wreck

Vulcan´S Canvas Boat; Cutter 1 Mast; 7x2.1x1.4 m.; Built at Charles Robertson in 1845. On 15 September 1845, Vulcan´S Canvas Boat with a crew of 5, was lost.
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15/09/1885 Rockhampton (+1885) wreck

Rockhampton; Barque; 447 tons; 45.1x8.5x4.6 m.; Owned by J. Rennie; Built in 1870. Registered at London. On 15 September 1885, Rockhampton was lost due to a fire off Norman River, Carpentaria.
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15/09/1893 Comet (+1893) wreck

Comet; Small Fishing Boat; 79 tons; 16.8x4.6x1.5 m.; Owned by E. R. Lee; Built in 1858. Registered at Townsville. Registration no. 2/1892. On 15 September 1893, Comet (Carl Satin) was wrecked off Holbourne Island (NE of).
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15/09/1855 Gazelle SV (+1855) wreck

Gazelle; Brig; 154 tons; 26.1x6.6x3.7 m.; Built in 1839. On 15 September 1855, Gazelle (Parkins) with a crew of 10, was lost off Woodlark Island. Some (unknown number of) people died.
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15/09/1878 Onward SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the Australian barque ONWARD (capt. I. Harris), built in 1819 in New York and owned by Jno. Williams, on voyage from Sydney with 47 New Hebrides passengers and in ballast for a whaling trip, was wrecked in a E.S.E. force 2 wind, on a reef (others: Bonds Reef), 2.5 miles SE o...
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15/09/1944 I-364 (+1944) wreck

On September 15th 1944, I-364, a D1 type submarine, was sunk by USS Sea Devil (SS-400).
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15/09/1943 RO-101 (+1943) wreck

On September 15th 1943, South from the entrance to Indispensable Strait, Guadalcanal, a submarine attacks a US convoy of two cargo ships en route to Espiritu Santo. At 1011, the convoy's escorts, old four-stack minelayer USS MONTGOMERY (DD-121) and Cdr B. F. Brown's new SAUFLEY (DD-465) sight a to...
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15/09/1994 ?59°48'XXXN-002°01'XXXE [+1994] wreck

**FENDER LOST FROM MICOPERI 7000.
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15/09/1975 Silverspring MFV [+1975] wreck

**TOOK WATER AND SANK. CREW TAKEN ON BOARD MFV 'SVANESUND'. (LL).
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15/09/1588 La Trinidad Valencera [+1588] wreck

Navire de l'escadre de Castille de l'invincible Armada perdu à la baie Kinnagoe, Irlande. Ship of Castille's squadron of Invincible Armada lost in Kinnagoe bay, Ireland. Nave de la escuadra de Castilla de la Invencible Armada Perdida en la bahia deKinnagoe, Irlanda Navio da esq...
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15/09/1815 Hazard [+1815] wreck

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15/09/1976 Olympia MFV [+1976] wreck

**SANK FOLLOWING FIRE. CREW RESCUED. (LL).
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15/09/1889 Queen Of The Isles ? SS [+1889] wreck

On September 15th, 1889, the British passenger/cargo ship QUEEN OF THE ISLES, built in 1853 by Toward T. and owned by Roberts, T., on voyage from Belfast to Garston with general cargo, sprang a leak when her shaft broke and sank. There were no casualties.
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15/09/1918 Joseph Fisher SV [+1918] wreck

Joseph Fisher was a British sailing vessel of 79 tons. On September 15th, 1918, Joseph Fisher was sunk by the German submarine UB-64 (Ernst Krieger), 16 miles ExN east of Codling Bank lightvessel.
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15/09/1918 Energy SV (+1918) wreck

On September 15th, 1918, the British ketch ENERGY (89 grt.), on a voyage from Garston to Youghal with coal, was sunk by gunfire from the German submarine UB-64 (Otto von Schrader), 18 miles E x N (other 14 miles ESE) of the Codling Bank lightvessel . There were no casualties....
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15/09/1876 Meg Merrilees SV [+1876] wreck

Schooner Meg Merrilees of Glasgow, built Dundee 1861, ON 43702, 292 tons, owned Glasgow. Voyage Glasgow to Liverpool with pig iron, 15 September 1876, sank in Mersey from collision with SS Isis from Dardanelles. Crew saved. Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette - Saturday 16 September 1876...
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15/09/1941 Pontfield MV (forepart) [+1941] wreck

**MINED WHEN ON PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR SHELL HAVEN. STERN SECTION WAS RECOVERED AND TOWED TO SALT END AND LATER TO TYNE WHERE NEW FOREPART WAS FITTED. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES, WW2SL).
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15/09/1944 ST-672 [+1944] wreck

On September 15th, 1944, the American tug ST-672, built in 1944 by American Machinery Corp., foundered, off Tuskar Rock. 5 people lost their lives.
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15/09/1976 Bell Rose MFV [+1976] wreck

**ON FIRE SIX MILES SW OF OF OLD HEAD OF KINSALE. LATER SANK. BOTH CREW RESCUED. (LL).
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15/09/1880 James & Sarah ? [+1880] wreck

**BUILT IN 1830. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W GOODLAND (GOODLANDS COAL MERCHANTS, TAUNTON). PASSAGE LYDNEY FOR BURNHAM. SIGHTED ROUNDING THE GORE, BUT CAPSIZED IN HEAVY SQUALL DURING NNW GALE. CREW OF 3 LOST. WILL NOT BE RECOVERED. (SIBI & BRIDGEWATER MERCURY).
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15/09/1916 Harcourt [+1916] wreck

**VESSEL, BUILT 1895, FOUNDERED ON MAPLIN SANDS WHILST EN-ROUTE LONDON TO IPSWICH. (SHIPWRECK INDEX OF THE BRITISH ISLES).
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15/09/1992 Anna Christine [+1992] wreck

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15/09/1923 Antonios SS [+1923] wreck

On September 15th, 1923, there was an explosion in the hold of the Greek ship Antonios. She caught fire and sank.
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15/09/1987 Junior MV [+1987] wreck

Junior MV was previously called MV Lady Sandra 1970-1980, MV Labrica 1980-1985.
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15/09/1997 Limanda MFV (Z-474) [+1997] wreck

On September 15th, 1997, the Belgian trawler LIMANDA, built in 1994, sank after capsizing when her net got stuck to an obstruction. There was 1 casualty.
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15/09/1993 Nuevo Torre De Likona MFV [+1993] wreck

**WENT AGROUND, LATER ABANDONED & SANK. (LLOYDS).
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15/09/1975 Alecos MV [+1975] wreck

**BUILT IN 1958 BY SIR JOHN LAING & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA. ALECOS, S.A.. PASSAGE MELILLA, SPANISH MOROCCO FOR SZCZECIN. STRUCK A WRECK ON LOS CABEZOS, 5M W OF TARIFA. TUG UNABLE TO REFLOAT HER. CREW OF 26 ABANDONED SHIP. GRADUALLY DETERIORATED & DECLARED CTL. (MSD).
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15/09/1975 Costance [+1975] wreck

**BROKE MOORINGS & SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER IN GULF OF CAGLIARI. CREW SAFE. (LLOYDS VOL.221).
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15/09/1971 Leda MV [+1971] wreck

LEDA was an Italian motor cargo vessel that foundered in heavy weather off Chioggia on the 15th September 1971 when on route from Porto Levante for Trieste with a cargo of sand.
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15/09/1978 Vlyho MV [+1978] wreck

**VESSEL, BUILT 1954 BY BURNTISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD., BURNTISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRONCO (MARINE) CO., LTD. ON PASSAGE FROM CHALKIS FOR TUNIS. SANK OFF FALKONERA & PARAPOLA ISLANDS AFTER FIRE BROKE OUT IN HER ENGINE-ROOM. ALL 15 CREW RECOVERED. (MSD).
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15/09/1992 Kaiser MFV [+1992] wreck

KAISER MFV (+1992) DAKAR UNDERGOING REPAIRS AT DAKAR ON 15/9/92. TOWED TO ANCHORAGE, BUT SANK LATER SAME DAY. Previously called, ACACIA THUNDERBIRD 1967-1973, H. M. Kaiser 1973-1990, M13 1990-1992, KAISER 1992-1992
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15/09/1987 Borea MV [+1987] wreck

**BUILT IN 1971 BY KALMAR VARV A/B, KALMAR. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MAVITA SHIPPING CO LTD. PASSAGE MONROVIA FOR ABIDJAN. WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED DURING HEAVY WEATHER. SANK DURING ATTEMPTS TO TOW HER TO SAFETY. (MSD).
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15/09/1972 ?05°31'XXXN-005°36'XXXE [+1972] wreck

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15/09/1973 Lompoul MFV [+1973] wreck

On September 15th, 1973, the Senegalese fishing ship LOMPOUL, built in 1970, sank after capsizing 215 miles off Pointe Noire, whilst hauling in a net.
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15/09/1966 August Moon SS [+1966] wreck

**BUILT IN 1943 BY SIR JOHN LAING & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EAST SUN SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE CALCUTTA FOR YOKOHAMA. WRECKED ON PRATAS REEF. BEGAN TO BREAK UP DUE TO THE PREVAILING HEAVY SWELL. CREW WERE RESCUED THE NEXT DAY BY UNITED STATES NAVY HELICOPTERS, HMS LOCH FADA AND HM ...
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15/09/1971 General Pueyrredon SS [+1971] wreck

Broken up at Buenos Aires on the 10th May 1974.
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15/09/1965 Ismini SS [+1965] wreck

**BUILT IN 1929 BY A/S BERGENS M/V, BERGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MARALIANZA CIA NAV SA. PASSAGE FROM POINTE-A-PITRE. RAN AGROUND ON CAYE A DUPONT. VESSEL WAS ABANDONED AS CTL AFTER A FIRE SEVERAL DAYS LATER. (MSD).
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15/09/1956 Pelagia SS [+1956] wreck

S/S PELAGIA; Owned by the Eastern Seaways Corp. and built in 1943 by Bethlehem Fairfield; 7,238 tons; 422.8x57x34.8; triple expansion engine On September 15th, 1956, the American cargo S/S Pelagia bound from Narvik to Baltimore with a cargo of iron ore sprang a leak in heavy seas and foundered. O...
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15/09/2000 Enterprise Ranger 2 MV [+2000] wreck

**VESSEL WAS HOLED AND LATER SANK. CREW OF 2 RECOVERED.
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15/09/2005 ?15°10'XXXN-096°29'XXXE [+2005] wreck

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15/09/2005 ?15°35'XXXN-096°41'XXXE [+2005] wreck

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15/09/2006 ?49°48'XXXN-005°32'XXXW [+2006] wreck

**LOST BY RIG TERRA NOVA. UNDER TOW OF M ANCHOR HANDLER KINGFISHER. PASSAGE ROTTERDAM FOR NEWFOUNDLAND.
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15/09/1949 Walrus SS (+1949) wreck

WALRUS SS was a Bucket Dredger of 401 tons and built in 1913 by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Yard No 210 as the William H. Raeburn for the Trustees of the Clyde Lighthouses. in 1921 she was acquired by Union Government of South Africa, Railways & Harbours Admin., Durban. On the 15th Septembe...
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15/09/1893 Nifa SS (+1893) wreck

NIFA SS was a Danish cargo steamer of 467 tons built in 1879 by H. M. McIntyre, Paisley, Yard No 31 as the Vivero SS for W. E. Gurney & Co., London. In 1880 she was purchased by W. & T. Jolliffe, Liverpool and renamed Thomas Joliffe SS. In 1882 she was purchased by Nielsen, Andersen & Co., Newcastle...
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15/09/1893 Bleeville SS (+1893) wreck

BLEVILLE SS was a French cargo steamer of 2,518 tons built in 1886 by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Yard No 300 for E. Corblet, Le Havre, France. On the 15th September 1893 she ran aground and was wrecked at Hudiksvall on when passage from Sundsvall via Gefle for Dieppe with a crgo of timber.
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15/09/1588 São Marcos (+1588) wreck

1 of 12 ships of the squad of portugal (10 squads total) This squads Commander(Duke of medina sidonia).
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15/09/1944 UJ-1224 (KUJ-10) (+1944) wreck

12 Sep. 1944 Norway Soviet aircraft attack Vardo, Kiberg, and Kongsfjord, sinking Kriegsmarine ASW vessel UJ-1224
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15/09/1897 Turkish Prince SS (+1897) wreck

Turkish Prince SS was a British cargo steamer of 1,928grt which ran aground and was wrecked on the 15th September 1897 at Coltoy.
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15/09/1910 Maurice Christine FV (O-25) (+1910) wreck

On September 15th, 1910, the Belgian steel trawler MAURICE CHRISTINE, built in 1905 by Mackie & Thomson & Co., sank after a collision whilst fishing, south of the Royal Sovereign Lightship, English Channel.
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15/09/1891 Mondego SS (+1891) wreck

On September 15th, 1891, the British passenger/cargo ship MONDEGO, built in 1872 and owned at the time of her loss by W. H. Ross & Co., on voyage from Montreal to Dundee and Hamburg with cattle and rye, was wrecked at St. Mary's, Newfoundland.
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15/09/1941 Sovetskaya Bessarabiya (Советская Бессарабия) (+1941) wreck

Wrecked on Tenderovskaya foreland. No information about losses.
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15/09/1885 Gulf of Carpentaria SS (+1885) wreck

Struck a reef and foundered off Wilson's Promontory, Australia.
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15/09/1918 Ioanna No.37 (+1918) wreck

Ioanna No.37 was a British sailing vessel of 17 tons. On September 15th, 1918, Ioanna No. 37 was sunk by the German submarine U-65 (Gustav Sieß), Mediterranean.
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15/09/1908 Jane & Priscilla MFV (+1908) wreck

Scarborough Mercury 18/09/1908:- SCARBRO’ MAN DROWNED. - FILEY MOTOR COBLE SINKS. - Sequel To A Heavy Catch - Sad news was brought to Scarborough about noon on Tuesday by a Scotch boat, it being made known that a Scarborough man had been drowned at sea and in addition, the Filey motor coble JANE ...
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15/09/1918 Mary Fanny SV (+1918) wreck

On September 15th, 1918, Mary Fanny, a British sailing vessel of 94 tons, was sunk by the German submarine UB-64 (Ernst Krieger), 14 miles ESE from the Codling Bank lightvessel.
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15/09/1903 Mexicano SS (+1903) wreck

The British tanker Mexicano, on passage Philadelphia to Vera Cruz, ran into heavy weather and foundered NE of Cape Hatteras.
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15/09/1980 Lord D'Orléans MV (+1980) wreck

Explosion and fire at Tampa on the 15th September 1980. Broken up at Brownsville February 1981 by Brownsville Steel & Salvage.
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15/09/1896 Theyetmayo FV (FD 124) (+1896) wreck

FV THEYETMAYO (fd 124) was a British registered fishing vessel that was lost off Iceland on the 15th September 1896.
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15/09/1837 Don Juan RMS (+1837) wreck

Don Juan was the largest steamship afloat when built, and was constructed for the Peninsular Steam Navigation Co (Now P&O) at a cost of 40,000 pounds. She inagurated the company's first mail contract, from London to Oporto, Lisbon and Gibraltar, on September 1, 1837. On September 15, 1837, on the ...
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15/09/1944 T-3 IJN (+1944) wreck

On September 15th, 1944, US submarine USS Guavina (SS-362) sinks the Japanese fast transport T-3 off Pagubas, southern Mindanao.
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15/09/1943 Sansei Maru (+1943) wreck

On September 15th, 1943, US submarine USS HADDOCK (SS-231) torpedoes and damages the Japanese collier SANSEI MARU (641 GRT), north of Truk. The SANSEI MARU remained afloat and did not sink.
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15/09/1943 LCT-241 USS (+1943) wreck

On September 15th, 1943, German planes bomb Allied shipping off Salerno. U.S. freighter James W. Marshall is damaged by glide bomb; two tank landing craft (LCT) alongside catch fire, and the resultant blaze compels the abandonment of the freighter. Thirteen of the ship's merchant complement perish...
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15/09/1943 LCT-19 USS (+1943) wreck

15/09/1900 Phoebe SV (+1900) wreck

On September 15th, 1900, the British schooner PHOEBE was sailing in fog off Mew Island, when suddenly a steamer, the DUKE OF LANCASTER (441 GRT) appeared and rammed her full speed on port side. All 5 crew were thrown in the water and the PHOEBE sank just in a few seconds. One crew member of the PHOE...
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15/09/1941 Chipka SS (+1941) wreck

On September 15th, 1941, the Bulgarian merchant Chipka (2304 GRT) sank 8 nautical miles east of Varna, Bulgaria after hitting a mine laid on 9 September 1941 by the Russian submarine L-4.
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15/09/1944 Sampan (+1944) wreck

On September 15th, 1944, HMS Tradewind (Lt. Cdr. S.L.C. Maydon) captures a Sampan and sinks it by ramming. The crew of 5 and a monkey trained to fetch coconuts, were first taken onboard.
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15/09/1916 Musketeer SS (+1916) wreck

The Master Mariner of SS Musketeer, in 1911, was Herbert Walter Parsons, my grandfather. Full crew list on the 1911 census form.
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15/09/1915 Hildegard SV (+1915) wreck

On September 15th, 1915, the Danish wooden sailing ship HILDEGARD foundered near Samsö.
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15/09/1916 Burgemeester Vening Meinesz FV (+1916) wreck

On September 15th, 1916, the Dutch iron trawler BURGEMEESTER VENING MEINESZ, left Ymuiden, and was not heard of ever since.
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15/09/1588 San Nicolás (Sveti Nikola) (+1588) wreck

San Nicolás (Sveti Nikola) Alias - AKA: San Nicolás Prodaneti Navire de la République de Raguse (aujourd'hui Dubrovnik, Croatie) faisant partie de l'escadre du Levant commandée par Martín de Bertendona au sein de l'Invincible Armada. Fit naufrage dans la tempête face à Toorglass, Irlande Ve...
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15/09/1917 Ravensworth SS (+1917) wreck

On September 15th, 1917, the British iron cargo ship RAVENSWORTH, on voyage from Cardiff to Norway with a cargo of coal, sank after a collision off the Copeland Islands with the SS Eveleen.
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15/09/1918 Tupy SS (+1918) wreck

On September 15th, 1918, the Brazilian steel cargo ship TUPY, built in 1890 by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Cia. Commercio e Navegaçao, was lost after running aground 10 miles south of Agadir, Morocco. Note : On the same day the BAYNYASSA was also wrecked here....
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15/09/1925 Tomashima Maru (+1925) wreck

On September 15th, 1925, the Japanese cargo ship TOMASHIMA MARU, built in 1879 by Mitchell Charles & Co., on voyage from Kiirun, Formosa to Hong Kong with a cargo of coal, was lost off the Pescadores . Between 30 and 34 people lost their lives.
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15/09/1919 Aburato Maru (+1919) wreck

On September 15th, 1919, the Japanese wooden cargo ship ABURATO MARU foundered off Awashi. Owned by Masasuda M., Wakayama , Japan.
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15/09/1869 Hellenis (+1869) wreck

Hellenis ran aground and was wrecked on the Arklow Bank on the 16th September 1869.
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15/09/2013 TG 92819 RS FV (+2013) wreck

FV TG 92819 RS was a Vietnamese fishing vessel that was involved in a collision with the container ship MV Sim Sapphire leaving 3 dead and five missing. Administration said recovery of data from the black box incriminates the ship's captain and two crew members, who now are under investigation. The...
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15/09/1979 Mastro Giorgis MV (+1979) wreck

MV Mastro Giorgis ran aground and was wrecked at Libreville on the 15th September 1979. She was owned at the time by Belcore Maritime Corp., Piraeus, Greece.
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15/09/1960 Ecaille MFV (+1960) wreck

Ecaille Navire qui fit naufrage près des Morées, estuaire du fleuve Loire (France) suite à une collision avec le vapeur américain Helen Lykes Ship that was wrecked near Les Morées, Loire River estuary (France) following a collision with the American steamer Helen Lykes Barco ...
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15/09/1949 Afognak MV (+1949) wreck

MV AFOGNAK Tonnage 95 GRT; 65 NRT; Dimensions (feet): 76.1 x 20.2 x 10.2; Built in 1889 at San Francisco; Service freight; Crew 2; Horsepower 300, Call Sign: KGNQ; Owner James V Cole, Home Port Juneau; Official No. 106623 The 95 ton wooden oil screw AFOGNAK foundered on September 15th, 1949 on P...
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15/09/1930 Portosin SV (+1930) wreck

The Spanish schooner Portosin was wrecked near Torredembarra , Tarragona carrying firebricks from Villagarcia to Barcelona.
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15/09/1863 Arabian PSS (+1863) wreck

ARABIAN PSS ARABIAN was a canadian side-wheel steamer of 263 tons, built in 1851 at Niagara, Ontario. On September 15th, 1863, while exiting the Cape Fear River at night with a cargo of cotton, ARABIAN was chased back by the USS IRON AGE and USS SHENANDOAH and ran aground north of Corncake Inle...
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15/09/1967 Sam Su No.8 (+1967) wreck

SAM SU NO.8 was a South Korean fishing vessel that was lost with 15 crewmembers September 15th 1967 approximately 200 miles south of the Aleutian Islands 200 miles southwest of Adak. Another catcher boat, the Sam Su No.7 was also lost with all hands. The Sam Su No.301 reported the missing vessels to...
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15/09/1967 Sam Su No.7 MFV (+1967) wreck

MFV SAM SU NO.7 was a South Korean fishing vessel which was lost with 15 crewmembers September 15th 1967 approximately 200 miles south of the Aleutian Islands 200 miles southwest of Adak. Another catcher boat, the Sam Su No.8 was also lost with all hands. The Sam Su No.301 reported the missing vesse...
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15/09/1931 Carmen MV (+1931) wreck

MV CARMEN experienced a back-fire from her engine and was set ablaze along with her 10 ton cargo of shingles on the 15th September 1931. She was a half mile south of the Dupont Powder Company Warehouse in Gastineau Channel when fire consumed the vessel. Her crew of three, including owner operator M ...
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15/09/1864 Forfarshire SV (+1864) wreck

On September 15th, 1864, the British sailing ship FORFARSHIRE, on voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on Whale Rock, Robben Island. There were no casualties.
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15/09/1889 Island Belle SV (+1889) wreck

SV ISLAND BELLE was a 44 foot 19 ton wooden schooner ISLAND BELLE stranded and was lost on the southern shore of Delarof Harbor at 5 p.m. Sunday September 15, 1889. The vessel had left Humbolt Harbor for Unga Harbor in ballast with a crew of four. The following are excerpts from the wreck report fil...
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15/09/1937 Jean MFV (+1937) wreck

MFV Jean was a 8 ton gas screw fishing vessel that was destroyed by an explosion and fire at 5:30 p.m. September 15, 1937 at Six Mile Point in Blake Channel. The two crewmen survived and were treated for burns after being picked up by vessel 31B470. According to the report of casualty filed by Virgi...
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15/09/1880 Aurora SS (+1880) wreck

On September 15th, 1880, the Irish iron cargo ship AURORA, built in 1856 and owned at the time of her loss by Palgrave, Murphy & Co., on voyage from Oporto to Southampton with a cargo of 250 cattle, took in too much water, had her fires extinguished and sank very quickly. Part of the crew, who wen...
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15/09/1930 Owl MFV (+1930) wreck

MFV Owl was a 14 ton wooden petrol engined screw fishing vessel that was lost in Wide Bay on September 15, 1930 when she ran aground on a reef. The vessel departed Kukak Bay September 12 on her way to the fishing banks with three crewmen aboard. The crew escaped to safety, but the Owl, valued at $3,...
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15/09/1839 Byron SV (+1839) wreck

Byron Chargé de charbon, fit naufrage à Embo, N de Dornoch (Ecosse,GB) Coal loaded, was wrecked in Embo, N of Dornoch (Scotland, UK) Cargado de carbón, naufragó cerca de Embo, N de Dornoch (Escocia, Reino Unido) carregado, naufragou em Embo, N de Dornoch, (Escócia, Reino Unido)...
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15/09/1950 Ramon Gallup FV (+1950) wreck

On September 15th, 1950, the Spanish trawler RAMON GALLUP was wrecked near Mogador.
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15/09/1851 Margaret McDougall SV (+1851) wreck

Schooner MARGARET McDOUGALL, Lowden master, of and for Halifax, from St. John, N. B., laden with dry fish, lime, etc., Struck on Soldier's Ledge on the 15th September 1851, floated off, leaking, and was run ashore at Mud Island to keep from foundering. Crew and materials saved. The crew spent th...
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15/09/1908 Belulah McCabe SV (+1908) wreck

SV BELULAH MCCABE was a 3 masted American sailing ship that foundered off the Bahamas on the 15th September 1908 when on route from Mobile for Ponce, Puerto Rico & Fajardo
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15/09/1909 Agile SV (+1909) wreck

AGILE was a French brigantine that was involved in a collision in the Bristol Channel and foundered on the 15th September 1909 when on route from Newport, Monmouthshire for Concarneau with a cargo of coal.
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15/09/1909 Taiwanfu Go SS (+1909) wreck

TAIWANFU GO was a wooden Japanese cargo steamer that ran aground on the 15th Septemmber 1909 and was wrecked at Foochow.
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15/09/1977 Aranui MV (+1977) wreck

On September 15th, 1977, the French cargo ship ARANUI, built in 1945, on voyage from Papeete to Tuamotu Archipelago with general cargo, was wrecked in a storm on a reef off Marutea Atoll.
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15/09/2015 Ocean Gordon MV (+2015) wreck

MV Ocean Gordon capsized and sank in the Port of Vancouver, Canada. The tug with 2 crew members on board was towing a gravel barge near the Centerm Terminal, when it hit a rocky shallow, which caused capsizing and sinking. The coast guard dispatched a rescue boat a few minuted after reporting the ac...
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15/09/1948 Ise Maru No.1 (+1948) wreck

ISE MARU NO.1 was a Japanese cargo motor vessel that ran aground and was wrecked at North Hachinohe on the 15th September 1948.
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15/09/1990 Martha's Vineyard MV (+1990) wreck

MARTHA'S VINEYARD (+1990) SANK AT CHARLESTOWN, BOSTON, MA., ABOUT 13/9/90; SUBSEQUENTLY RAISED AND BROKEN UP.
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15/09/1752 Margaret SV (+1752) wreck

On September 15th, 1752, the sailing ship MARGARET, on voyage from Bristol to Guernsey, foundered, off Padstow.
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15/09/1957 Herkules (+1957) wreck

Ex-DPC 52, sold 1948 as Titan (Denmark), later Titan II (1949), Herkules (1949), sank off Trondheim 1957
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15/09/2016 Gan Tai Tai Zhou MV (+2016) wreck

GAN TAI TAI ZHOU was at an outer anchorage near Xiamen when Super Typhoon Meranti struck the area Thursday 15th September 2016 with strong winds and intense rain. According to reports the container ship dragged anchor and ran aground on the southwest tip of Kinmen island, China.
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15/09/1944 Smithfield PSS (+1944) wreck

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15/09/1892 Ephratah SV (+1892) wreck

On September 15th, 1892, the British brig EPHRATAH, on voyage from Aruba to Gloucester with a cargo of phosphate, was wrecked at Cayo Blanco.
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15/09/1895 L'Inconnu SV (+1895) wreck

Le Sloop à 3 mâts L'INCONNU ex Emerald, construit en 1885 par Raylton, Dixon, Armateur Postel & ses Fils à Cherbourg, fait naufrage sur le plateau de la Banche le 15 septembre 1995 avec un chargement d'ardoises. Equipage sauvé.
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15/09/1951 ST-773 (+1951) wreck

On September 15th, 1951, the tug ST-773, built in 1943, foundered 40 miles east of Malta.
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15/09/1933 Austrums SV (+1933) wreck

On September 15th, 1933, the Latvian schooner AUSTRUMS, built in 1902, on voyage from Riga to Roja in ballast, was wrecked 15 miles south of Roja.
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15/09/1876 Greyhound SV (+1876) wreck

The schooner Greyhound of Porthcawl foundered after striking Splough Rock carrying coal from Newport to Wexford. Crew saved.
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15/09/1946 Herøy MV (+1946) wreck

From Norwegian sources: 15/09/1946\; the wooden Norwegian M/S HERØY (LLEE), on a voyage from Odda to Sarpsborg with zinc, sprang a leak and sank W. of Feistein lighthouse. Built at: Høllen Skipsverft, Høllen i Søgne 223 brt, 121 nrt, 300 t.dw. 102.7 x 23.5 x 12.8ft 4cyl. 2T EV diesel engine (M. Hald...
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15/09/1945 YMS-421 USS (+1945) wreck

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15/09/1947 Rolfsøy MV (+1947) wreck

In the year 1947, the Norwegian cargo ship ROLFSØY, on voyage from Frederikstad to Kirkenes with a cargo of bricks & timber, sprang a leak and was wrecked near Egero. From Norway sources : 1943: Levert med ukjent navn til The Royal Navy (landgangsfartøy type LCT 3) 1946: Solgt til Den Norske S...
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15/09/1912 St. Bees SS (+1912) wreck

ST. BEES was in collision with the (LETITIA) near Garvel Point on the 15th September 1912 when on route from Glasgow for Riga with a cargo of coal and herring. Badly damaged she was broken up in April 1913. Owned at the time from 1907 by Edenbank SS Co. Ltd., Sunderland, England. Previously called A...
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15/09/1934 Dusken SS (+1934) wreck

DUSKEN capsized and sank at Neufahrwasser on the 15th September 1934. She was later broken up at Gdynia. Owned at the time by G.J.Steffensens Rederi A/S, Bergen, Norway. Previously called, SENATOR KRUGER 1900-1907, SMARAGD 1907-1911, DRACO 1911-1930, BENEDICTE 1930-1932, DUSKEN 19321934....
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15/09/1904 Sadie Corey SV (+1904) wreck

Sadie Corey SV (+1904) SV Sadie Corey foundered off Cape Cod in 1904. Owned by J. A. Hathaway, Boston, Mass, USA.
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15/09/1904 Hattie V. Kelsey SV (+1904) wreck

SV Hattie V. Kelsey foundered at Sandy Hook, NY in 1904
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15/09/1904 Irving Leslie SV (+1904) wreck

SV Irving Leslie foundered at sea in 1904.
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15/09/1904 Joseph Church SS (+1904) wreck

The American steamship Joseph Church built at Fall Ricer, Mass was wrecked at Cape Cod in 1904
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15/09/1904 R. S. Dean SV (+1904) wreck

R. S. Dean SV (+1904) The American schooner R. S. Dean built at Taunton, Mass, USA and owned by A. C. Batchelder, Belfast, Me, USA was wrecked at Martha's Vineyard in 1904.
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15/09/1868 Parkersburg SS (+1868) wreck

On September 15th, 1868, the American steamer PARKERSBURG was wrecked at Amapala.
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15/09/1952 Miyakawa Maru No.7 (+1952) wreck

On September 15th, 1952, the Japanese cargo ship MIYAKAWA MARU NO.7, built in 1945, on voyage from Btaru to Amagasaki with a cargo of coal, was lost after a collision 40 miles south of Tokyo.
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15/09/1971 Nam Hae No.221 MFV (+1971) wreck

NAM HAE NO. 221 was a South Korean motor fishing trawler that ran aground and was wrecked on the Omoka Island Reef (Moananui Island, Penrhyn) on the 15th September 1971.
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15/09/1953 South Pacific MFV (+1953) wreck

On September 15th, 1953, the American fishing ship SOUTH PACIFIC, built in 1947, was lost in a fire.
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15/09/1944 Spitfire IX MA225 (+1944) wreck

On 15 September 1944, the British Spitfire IX MA225 was shot down by Flak from Den Helder and crashed 48 km west from IJmuiden. The aircraft had departed from Coltishall and targeted the Coast of Holland. 1 crew member died.
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15/09/1942 R-66 Räumboot (+1942) wreck

German R-66 Räumboot was mined in Gulf of Finland on September 15th 1942.
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15/09/1907 Blexen FV (+1907) wreck

BLEXEN was a German steel hulled trawler that left Aberdeen on the 4th September 1907. She was last spoken to on the 15th September and was not heard of again and posted missing.
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15/09/1908 Beulah McCabe SV (+1908) wreck

BEULAH MCCABE was an American wooden hulled 3 masted schooner that was on route from Mobile for Ponce, Puerto Rico & Fajardo when she foundered off the Bahamas on the 15 September 1908.
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15/09/1999 Gulf Majesty MV (+1999) wreck

On September 15th, 1999, the American tug GULF MAJESTY, built in 1976, towing a barge SAN JUAN-JAX BRIDGE with 28 containers, sprang a leak in heavy weather from Hurricane Floyd and foundered 350 miles N.E. of Jacksonville. There were no casualties, all 8 crew were rescued. Also the barge was saved.
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15/09/1845 Shamrock PSS (+1845) wreck

Wooden paddle steamer Shamrock built Bland & Challoner, Liverpool,1824 199 nrt, 116 x 30 x 11 ft Beam engines 100 hp by Fawcett & Co., boilers by Thomas Vernon & Co. First owner Liverpool & Belfast Steam Packet Company, registered Liverpool From 1831, owned City of Dublin Steam Packet ...
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15/09/1927 Pinguino (+1927) wreck

PINGUINO (ex-BRAMLEY MOORE) was a Mexican steaming tug that foundered off Tampico Harbour on the 15th September 1927. Note : served for the Admiralty in WWI.
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15/09/1927 Strona SS (+1927) wreck

STRONA (ex-ROLF) was a Norwegian composite hulled cargo steamer that was on route from Hafnarfjordur for Sandarkrokur carrying a cargo of salt when she ran aground and was wrecked on the 15th September 1927 at t Sandarkrokur.
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15/09/1976 Tokusin Maru (+1976) wreck

On September 15th, 1976, the Japanese cargo ship TOKUSIN MARU, built in 1956, was reported foundered off Yanai.
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15/09/1977 Hakucho Maru No.11 (+1977) wreck

On September 15th, 1977, the Japanese cargo ship HAKUCHO MARU NO.11, built in 1964, foundered in heavy weather, off Tsumayoshi, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka.
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15/09/1926 Ina Vanterpool SV (+1926) wreck

INA VANTERPOOL was a Dutch wooden hulled 3 masted schooner on route from Curacao for St. Eustatius carrying a cargo of provisions when she ran aground and was wrecked on St. Eustatius Island on the 15th September 1926.
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15/09/1915 Teolinda SV (+1915) wreck

15-9-1915: the Swedish schooner SV Teolinda, on a voyage from Norrköping to Härnösand with timber, collided with the German SS Lissabon (2781grt.) and sank off Bålsön, Hudiksvall.
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15/09/1978 Mighty Trader MV (+1978) wreck

MIGHTY TRADER was a Liberian motor tanker owned from 1977 by Cia Maritima de Avance SA, Monrovia, Liberia. On the 15th September 1978 she was stranded off Yoshiura near Kure after breaking moorings during a typhoon; subsequently refloated and sold for breaking up in September 1979 by Li Chong Steel ...
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15/09/1866 Atlantic SV (+1866) wreck

On a voyage from Hamburg for West Hartlepool in ballast, SV ATLANTIC foundered in the North Sea on 15 September 1866. The crew were picked up by a schooner and landed at Lowestoft. Owners: by 1855 Joseph Pearson, West Hartlepool; November 1855 John Dennis, Joseph Peacock & Robert Hutchinson, West Ha...
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15/09/1880 West of England SS (+1880) wreck

On a voyage from Pomaron to Liverpool with a cargo of 760 tons of copper ore, about 100 tons of bunker coal, two passengers and a total crew of 17 SS WEST OF ENGLAND sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Biscay in 48.16N/7.30W on 15 September 1880. The crew and passengers were taken off by the G...
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15/09/1897 Taal SS (+1897) wreck

The Spanish Steamer Taal capsized and sank at the entrance to Manila Bay in 1897
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15/09/1865 Lewis Cass SV (+1865) wreck

The wooden hull two masted schooner Lewis Cass was built by A. Bradley in Vermillion, Ohio in 1846. "The schooner Lewis Cass is reported to have struck a rock at the mouth of Green Bay. At last account she was on her way to Bailey's Harbor. A tug has been sent for." Milwaukee Sentinel 11/03/1865. ...
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15/09/1926 Alexander SV (+1926) wreck

On September 15th, 1926, the Finnish schooner ALEXANDER, on voyage from Helsingfors to Copenhagen with a cargo of wood, was wrecked on the S.E. coast of Gotland.
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15/09/1881 D. A. Van Valkenburg SV (+1881) wreck

The bark D. A. Van Valkenburg, bound from Chicago to Buffalo with a cargo of corn, hit a reef off of Whitefish Bay about three miles south of Jacksonport in Door County, Wisconsin. It was thought that the compass was at fault because Captain Keith though he was near Manitous Island when the vessel h...
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15/09/1854 Major Barnum SV (+1854) wreck

SERVICE HISTORY The wooden two-masted schooner Major Barnum was built in Dexter, New York 1849. The builder was possibly Joseph D. Beals, who signed the Builder Certificate on April 21, 1849. The vessel did not have an official registry number. Bill of Sale for the schooner Major Barnum dated Augu...
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15/09/1878 Delhi SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British brig DELHI, built in 1857 at Prince Edward Island, on voyage from Poole to Runcorn with 245 tons of China clay, lost spars & c., sprang a leak and was abandoned after a S.W. 10 storm, 7 miles SE of Douglas Head , Isle of Man.
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15/09/1878 Blair SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British barge BLAIR (capt. J. Hepburn), built in 1858, on voyage from Greenock to Cove, Renfrewshire in ballast, was wrecked in a S.W. force 10 storm, at Cove, Renfrewshire. No one was on board.
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15/09/1878 Hero SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British brigantine HERO (capt. T. Davison), built in 1876, on voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Riga with a cargo of pig iron, dragged her anchor and was wrecked in a W.S.W. force 10 storm, off Gray Island (Glas Eileanan), Sound of Mull , Argyllshire. Crew saved....
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15/09/1878 Jessie Osborne SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British fully rigged ship JESSIE OSBORNE (capt. H. Falconer), built in 1874 at Dumbarton, on voyage from Port Augusta to San Francisco in ballast, was wrecked in a N.W. force 5 wind, 5.25 miles NW of Point Bonita , entrance San Francisco. The ship was refloated and repa...
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15/09/1878 Lady Louisa SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British schooner LADY LOUISA (capt. W. M. Cove), built in 1871 at Salcombe, on voyage from Harbour Grace to Ragged Island Harbour with a cargo of salt, was wrecked in a E.S.E. force 10 storm, at Ragged Island Harbour, Labrador.
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15/09/1878 Rosemary FV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British dandy ROSEMARY (capt. W. Youngman), built in 1868 at Southtown, Suffolk, on voyage from Lowestoft for fishing grounds, was wrecked in a W.S.W. force 7 wind, at Lowestoft Beach.
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15/09/1878 Wawa SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the British cutter WAWA (capt. J. Morrison) was wrecked in a S.S.W. force 8 storm,, while anchored at the North Pier, Tynemouth.
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15/09/1862 Susan SV (+1862) wreck

Wooden schooner Susan , built Boydell, King's Ferry, 1836. Registered Chester 8/1837, 89 tons. ON 8861. In MNL to 1864. Voyage Plymouth to Dun Laoghaire, with granite spar, struck the Manacles and sank, 15 September 1862, crew saved. [from West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Friday 19 Septembe...
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15/09/1878 Julia Fisher SV (+1878) wreck

On September 15th, 1878, the Irish barquentine JULIA FISHER (capt. W. Roberts), built in 1874 by G. Merritt, departed Newry for Baltimore with 150 tons of clay ballast and went missing. She was not heard of ever since. 10 people lost their lives.
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15/09/1852 Mischief SV (+1852) wreck

Wooden schooner Mischief , built Preston before 1845. Possibly the vessel registered at Preston 5/1851, 87 tons. Not found in LR. Involved in a "scam": on a voyage Malaga to New York, with lead, wine and raisins, put into New London (Connecticut) leaky, discharged some cargo and then left for New Y...
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15/09/1875 Eastham SV (+1875) wreck

On September 15th, 1875, the British barque EASTHAM, built in 1856 in the USA, on voyage from Quebec to Greenock with 700 tons of timber (85 logs timber on deck), sprang a leak in a force 10 wind and was abandoned by her crew.
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15/09/1903 Sarah Lloyd SV (+1903) wreck

Wooden sloop/flat Sarah Lloyd , built West Llandudno, 1862, 34 tons, ON47042. Registered Beaumaris 1863, 33 tons. In MNL to 1904. Owned G Brooks, Llandudno, 34 tons. Reported damaged on coast of Llŷn, 15 September 1903, master Jones. [from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 15 September 1903]: SARAH A...
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15/09/1902 Fomalhaut SV (+1902) wreck

Wooden schooner Fomalhaut , built T. T. Parry, Bangor 1874, 72 tons, ON63359. Registered Beaumaris 2/1874, 72 tons. Crew lists 1876-98. Register closed 1902. Voyage to Solway, observed, 15 October 1902, off St Bee's Head in a storm and wreckage came ashore, presumed lost with all hands. MNL gives o...
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