List of shipwrecks in 1920
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The list of shipwrecks in 1920 includes all ship
s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1920.
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1920.
2 January
- (
Belgium) foundered in the Bay of BiscayBay of BiscayThe Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
(44°24′N 9°03′W). Crew rescued by (
Norway). - ( Belgium) cargo caught fire whilst ship berthed at Antwerp. Hull was badly damaged and the ship was laid up. Scrapped in 1923 at HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
10 January
- (
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) wrecked off the DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
coast. Thirty six crew killed.
12 January
- ( Belgium) Foundered 80 nautical miles (148.2 km) off Penmarc'h, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(47°38′N 6°10′W). Crew rescued by (
Early Modern France).
Unknown date
- struck submerged object and sank off Crescent Beach, FloridaCrescent Beach, FloridaCrescent Beach is an unincorporated census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 985 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crescent Beach is located at ....
. - Steam trawler ran ashore on Loe Bar, Mount's BayMount's BayMount's Bay is a large, sweeping bay on the English Channel coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, stretching from the Lizard Point to Gwennap Head on the eastern side of the Land's End peninsula. Towards the middle of the bay is St Michael's Mount...
, Cornwall, UK.
22 February
- ( Belgium) foundered at 36°22′N 7°08′W.
March
- Sank at Naval Air Station Cape May, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. - Several vessels ran aground in thick fog including the Lowestoft steam trawler ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) which grounded on the Larrigan Rocks, PenzancePenzancePenzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
, Cornwall, UK. Refloated on the next tide.
8 March
- ran aground off Santa Margarita Island and sank during salvage attempts on 24 March. Four crew killed.
16 March
- SchoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) sprang a leak and foundered off St Catherine's PointSt Catherine's PointSt. Catherine's Point is the southernmost point on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Niton and the point where the Back of the Wight changes to the Undercliff of Ventnor....
, Isle of WightIsle of WightThe Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. Crew rescued by ( Norway) after 16 hours adrift.
18 March
- sunk by ice at Detroit. Sold for salvage but salvage abandoned in 1926.
22 March
- ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) wrecked off Cape Quintres, SantonaSantoñaSantoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is 45 km from the capital Santander. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and a mountainous area, with Mount Buciero at its...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
20 August
- sank in 1920 in Whitefish BayWhitefish BayWhitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of the southern shore of Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario. It begins in the north and west at Whitefish Point in Michigan, about 10 miles north of Paradise, Michigan and ends at the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie on the southeast...
on Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
after a collision with with the loss of 29 lives. The boiler exploded as the vessel sank.
1 September
- sank off the Delaware Capes, all crew rescued.
3 November
- ( Belgium) caught fire while berthed at Antwerp. Sank at moorings. Raised in 1921, scrapped in 1922.
12 November
- ( Belgium): Wrecked near SmogenSmögenSmögen is a locality situated in Sotenäs Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,437 inhabitants in 2005. It is one of the liveliest "summer towns" of the Swedish West Coast....
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
14 November
- (
Australia) ran aground at Reef Head, Cape SpencerCape Spencer (South Australia)Cape Spencer is a headland in Innes National Park, South Australia. It was named by Matthew Flinders after the 2nd Earl Spencer. The current concrete lighthouse was built in the 1970s to replace a small automatic beacon erected in 1950. The Cape has views to Kangaroo Island on a clear day and is...
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18 November
- ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) became stranded on North Rock, Gloughey Bay. Raised on 23 February 1921, repaired and returned to service.
27 November
- ( Australia) sank off Shellharbour, New South WalesShellharbour, New South WalesShellharbour is a southern beachside suburb of Wollongong, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the Local Government Area, City of Shellharbour....
.
25 December
- ( Belgium) collided with ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in the River Scheldt and beached off Vlissingen. Declared a constructive total loss on 30 December.