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The list of shipwrecks in June 1914 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1914.

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4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1914
Ship State Description
Fulani  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Carpenter Rock, Sierra Leone.[1] She was declared a total loss.[2]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1914
Ship State Description
Oriole  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Corinthian ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at East Greenwich, London and sank. All 24 people on board were rescued.[3] She was refloated on 13 June and beached.[4]
Pinto  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Itajahy, Brazil and was wrecked.[5]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1914
Ship State Description
Argenfels  Germany The cargo ship struck a submerged object and was beached at Cape St. James, China.[6]
Victoria Luise  Germany The ocean liner ran aground in the Elbe and developed a list. Her engine rooms were flooded. She was later refloated,[7] repaired and returned to service.

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1914
Ship State Description
Castor  Norway The schooner was driven ashore on the Schoughall Rocks, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued.[8]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1914
Ship State Description
Scotia  United Kingdom The barquentine collided with Ogono ( Spain) in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Souter Point, County Durham and sank.[9]
Thyra  Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Duncansby Head, Caithness, United Kingdom.[9]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1914
Ship State Description
Campbell  Norway The whaler was driven ashore at Port Philip Heads, Victoria, Australia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[10]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1914
Ship State Description
Nachodka  Russia The coaster sank in America Bay.[11]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1914
Ship State Description
Tampico Mexico Mexican Revolutionaries Mexican Revolutionary Navy gunboat grounded, bombarded and scuttled under attack by Mexican Navy gunboat Guerrero at Topolobampo during Mexican Revolution.[12]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1914
Ship State Description
HMHS Maine  United Kingdom The hospital ship ran aground on the Isle of Mull, Argyll and was wrecked.

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1914
Ship State Description
Dashwood  United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire at Kingston Dock, Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[13]
Monrovia  United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the mouth of the Futa River, Chile.[14]
Navigator  United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire at Kingston Dock, Glasgow.[13]
St. Nicholas  United Kingdom The passenger ship ran aground and sank in Wick Bay, Orkney Islands. All on board were rescued.[15]
Volant  United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire at Kingston Dock, Glasgow.[13]
Warsash  United Kingdom The sailing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kingston Dock, Glasgow.[13]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1914
Ship State Description
Gothland  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly.[16] She was refloated on 27 June and beached at St. Mary's.[17]
Penhale  United Kingdom The cargo ship struck rocks at Vaasa, Finland and was beached.[16] She was refloated on 28 June.[17]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1914
Ship State Description
Antares  Italy The barque was reported in the Atlantic Ocean at approximately 7°N 25°W / 7°N 25°W / 7; -25. She subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. Wreckage washed up at Warramboo, South Australia in mid December.[18]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1914
Ship State Description
California  United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground on Tory Island, County Donegal. Her passengers were taken off by four vessels which included Cassandra ( United Kingdom) and HMS Swift ( Royal Navy). California was refloated on 20 August, repaired and returned to service.
Dorothy  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Avaca, Chile.[17] She was refloated on 2 July.[19]
Gay Head  United States The 252-ton whaling bark was wrecked on a reef off Castle Head (56°10′N 158°20′W / 56.167°N 158.333°W / 56.167; -158.333 (Castle Head)) in Chignik Bay (56°17′44″N 158°24′05″W / 56.2956°N 158.4015°W / 56.2956; -158.4015 (Chignik Bay)) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of 31 survived.[19][20]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1914
Ship State Description
Lord Antrim  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Cabo Raso, Portugal. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 10 July.[21]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1914
Ship State Description
Pardo  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Hyanthes ( United Kingdom) in the River Plate and was beached.[22][23]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1914
Ship State Description
Datetree  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Brissons, Cape Cornwall.[17] She broke in two on 6 July and was declared a total loss.[24]
Ingebjörg  Norway The barque was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 34°S 50°W / 34°S 50°W / -34; -50). She was abandoned and set afire. Her crew were rescued by Hawkhead ( United Kingdom).[25]
Kintuck  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Batavia, Netherlands East Indies at the end of June due to high seas caused by an earthquake.[17] She was refloated on 2 July.[19]

References

  1. ^ "West African liner ashore". The Times. No. 40541. London. 4 June 1914. col F, p. 23. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  2. ^ "Stranding off the Caithness coast". The Times. No. 40549. London. 13 June 1914. col E, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  3. ^ "Steamer sunk in the Thames". The Times. No. 40544. London. 8 June 1914. col F, p. 54. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  4. ^ "An overdue French ship". The Times. No. 40550. London. 15 June 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  5. ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40544. London. 8 June 1914. col C, p. 68. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  6. ^ "Mishap to a cruising steamer". The Times. No. 40545. London. 9 June 1914. col F, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  7. ^ "Mishap to a cruising steamer". The Times. No. 40545. London. 9 June 1914. col D, p. 8. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  8. ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40556. London. 10 June 1914. col B, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  9. ^ a b "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40558. London. 12 June 1914. col F, p. 23. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  10. ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40550. London. 15 June 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  11. ^ "Hull insurance and declining rates". The Times. No. 40551. London. 16 June 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  12. ^ "The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) find the shipwreck of the gunner "Tampico", protagonist of the Mexican Revolution at sea". National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d "Dock in flames". The Times. No. 40554. London. 19 June 1914. col C, p. 8. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  14. ^ "Liner and other casualties". The Times. No. 40554. London. 19 June 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  15. ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40554. London. 19 June 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  16. ^ a b "The wreck at Scilly". The Times. No. 40559. London. 25 June 1914. col C, p. 26. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  17. ^ a b c d e "A Pacific coast wreck". The Times. No. 40562. London. 29 June 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  18. ^ "Three steamers wrecked". The Times. No. 40730. London. 19 December 1914. col E, p. 14. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  19. ^ a b c "Demand for salvage steamers". The Times. No. 40566. London. 3 July 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  20. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)
  21. ^ "The wreck of the Lord Antrim". The Times. No. 40573. London. 11 July 1914. col C, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  22. ^ "Steamer overdue at Bombay". The Times. No. 40565. London. 2 July 1914. col A, p. 21. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  23. ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40565. London. 2 July 1914. col A, p. 21. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  24. ^ "The bad case of the California". The Times. No. 40569. London. 7 July 1914. col F, p. 24. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  25. ^ "Loss of another Norwegian ship". The Times. No. 40544. London. 8 June 1914. col C, p. 68. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)

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