List of shipwrecks in 1963

The list of shipwrecks in 1963 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1963.

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1963
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January

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1963
Ship State Description
Nueva Guinea Spain The coaster exploded and sank off Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands. One crewmember was reported missing and two were injured.[1]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1963
Ship State Description
Marnipo Lebanon The Liberty ship ran aground in the Dardanelles and broke in two.[2]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1963
Ship State Description
Stranger United States The 16-gross register ton, 38.3-foot (11.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a storm at Shearwater Bay (57°20′N 152°55′W / 57.333°N 152.917°W / 57.333; -152.917 (Shearwater Bay)) on the southeast coast of Kodiak Island.[3]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1963
Ship State Description
Adelfotis II Lebanon The cargo ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. All 23 crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[4]
Orizia Italy The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Veracruz, Mexico and was abandoned by her crew.[5] She was declared a constructive total loss.

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1963
Ship State Description
Coalinga Hills United States The T2 tanker ran aground off Tanegashima, Japan. She was on a voyage from Iran to Kudamatsu. Consequently scrapped due to damage sustained.[6]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1963
Ship State Description
Nicolaos Tsavliris Greece The Liberty ship ran aground off Kilyos, Turkey. She was on a voyage from Bourgas, Bulgaria to Kilyos. She was refloated, but ran aground again. Sold and scrapped in situ.[7]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1963
Ship State Description
Graziella Italy The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Tangier, Morocco.[8]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1963
Ship State Description
Crescence United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Winterton, Norfolk.[9]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1963
Ship State Description
Marine Sulphur Queen United States The T2 tanker vanished off the southern coast of Florida after a routine radio report on this date. All 39 crew members were lost.

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1963
Ship State Description
Johan Collett Norway The cargo ship en route from Sardinia to Ghent with a cargo of zinc ore sank after the cargo shifted in a force 10 gale. Nine men were saved by the Guernsey Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat, earning their gold medal and also one from the Norwegian Lifeboat Institution.[10][11]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1963
Ship State Description
Barracuda United States With two men and a woman aboard, the 10-gross register ton, 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Split Rock (57°55′30″N 152°29′50″W / 57.92500°N 152.49722°W / 57.92500; -152.49722 (Split Rock)) near Ouzinkie, Alaska. One of the men and the woman were washed overboard and drowned; the captain was the sole survivor.[12]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1963
Ship State Description
Flaksee West Germany The cargo ship collided with Canuck Trader ( Canada) near the Varne Lightvessel ( Trinity House) and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Folkestone, Kent.[13]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1963
Ship State Description
Maasdam Netherlands The ocean liner struck the wreck of Harborough ( United Kingdom) at Bremen, West Germany and was holed. All 230 passengers and 276 crew rescued by Gotthilf Hagen ( West Germany).[14]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1963
Ship State Description
Egli Greece The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea with the loss of all but one of her 22 crew.[15] She was on a voyage from Salonica to Alexandria, Egypt.[16]
Miraflores Panama The tanker collided with Abadesa in the Westerschelde, Netherlands. Both tankers caught fire. One crew and five reported missing from Miraflores. The tanker George Livanos ( Panama) ran aground when taking avoiding action.[17]
Unnamed ferry Japan The ferry collided with a cargo ship ( Japan) off Kobe and sank. Of the 64 people on board, nineteen were rescued, seven killed and 38 were reported missing.[15]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1963
Ship State Description
Ilektra Greece The cargo ship ran aground on the Corncarhai Rock off Brest, France and sank. Sixteen crew took refuge on the rock and were rescued by helicopter. The captain was killed and two crew reported missing.[18]

March

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1963
Ship State Description
Master Elias Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground on Buritas Island, Philippines (12°49′N 123°17′E / 12.817°N 123.283°E / 12.817; 123.283) whilst on a voyage from a Japanese port to Manila, Philippines. She was refloated on 15 March and towed in to Manila in a damaged condition. Consequently scrapped in 1965.[19]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1963
Ship State Description
Aghios Ioannis Greece The Liberty ship ran aground at Ōhara, Japan and broke in two.[20]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1963
Ship State Description
Mist United States The 20-gross register ton, 41.8-foot (12.7 m) fishing vessel sank off Spruce Island in the Kodiak Archipelago near Kodiak, Alaska.[21]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1963
Ship State Description
Agios Nektarios  Greece The Empire F type coaster caught fire in the Ionian Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Patras to Trieste, Italy. She was taken in tow by Lastovo ( Yugoslavia) but sank off Patras.[22]
Protoklidos Lebanon The Liberty ship ran aground on the Portuguese coast. Subsequently refloated but sank in the Atlantic Ocean on 20 March north of Cabo Roca.[23]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1963
Ship State Description
Arctic Bear Canada Under tow by the tug Irving Birch ( United States) from Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for use as a museum ship and floating seafood restaurant, the steamer – a former United States Coast Guard cutter – parted her towline in a gale. The storm collapsed her foremast, which punctured her hull, and she foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean about 100 nautical miles (185 km) east of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and about 260 nautical miles (482 km) east of Boston, Massachusetts, at 42°40′N 065°11′W / 42.667°N 65.183°W / 42.667; -65.183 (SS Arctic Bear). Irving Birch rescued her two-man crew.[24][25][26]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1963
Ship State Description
Alkimos Greece The Liberty ship ran aground on the Australian coast 170 nautical miles (310 km) north of Fremantle. Refloated in January 1964.
Bear United States The barquentine sank 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of Nova Scotia, Canada after losing her tow. Both crew rescued.[27]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1963
Ship State Description
Northgate United Kingdom The cargo ship sank off Le Havre, France. All eight crew rescued by the Le Havre pilot boat.[28]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1963
Ship State Description
USS Bray  United States Navy The decommissioned Rudderow-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target.
HDMS Tranen  Royal Danish Navy The fast patrol boat collided with HNoMS Trygg ( Royal Norwegian Navy) and sank off Stavanger, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was later salvaged and scrapped.[29]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1963
Ship State Description
Valor Panama The cargo ship ran aground at Mukho, South Korea and was declared a constructive total loss.[30]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date March 1963
Ship State Description
Alkimos Greece The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. She later was refloated and repaired.[31]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1963
Ship State Description
Bulwark South Africa Ran aground at Danger Point, Cape Province and broke in two. A total loss.[32]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1963
Ship State Description
USS Thresher  United States Navy The Thresher-class submarine broke up and sank with the loss of all 129 crew during deep diving tests in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1963
Ship State Description
K-33  Soviet Navy The Hotel II-class ballistic missile submarine collided with the cargo ship MS Finnclipper ( Finland) in the Kattegat. She was repaired and returned to service.

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1963
Ship State Description
Arctic Sealer United Kingdom The sealing ship sank off Newfoundland, Canada. All crew rescued by Arctic Endeavour ( United Kingdom).[33]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1963
Ship State Description
Bernières France The Liberty ship ran aground at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.[34]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1963
Ship State Description
Petronap Panama The former depot ship caught fire and wrecked on San Lorenzo Island, near Callao, Peru.[35]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1963
Ship State Description
Cato United Kingdom The coaster was cut in two and sank at Avonmouth, Somerset when a mooring rope from City of Brooklyn ( United States) broke.[36][37] Later raised and scrapped.[38]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1963
Ship State Description
Marine Progress United States The Liberty ship was driven ashore on the coast of Puerto Rico. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[39]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1963
Ship State Description
Cosmonaut Soviet Union The cargo ship ran aground off Copenhagen, Denmark on her maiden voyage and was holed.[40]
Thor United States The 59-gross register ton, 59.9-foot (18.3 m) fishing vessel sank in Behm Canal in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[41]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1963
Ship State Description
Aghios Georgios II Lebanon The cargo ship caught fire off Eastbourne, Sussex, United Kingdom. The crew were taken off by the Eastbourne Lifeboat Beryl Tollemache ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the ship was beached at Norman's Bay.[42][43]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date March 1963
Ship State Description
Arosa Sun Italy The accommodation ship was damaged by fire near IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands.[44]
Djebel Aures  Algerian National Navy The BYMS-class coastal minesweeper was wrecked off Algiers, Algeria.[45]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1963
Ship State Description
Yue Jin  China The cargo ship struck a rock,[46] and sank off Cheju Island, South Korea. All 55 crew rescued by the fishing boat Iki-maru ( Japan).[47]

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1963
Ship State Description
Adel Egypt The ferry capsized and sank in the Nile near Karara in Sudan with the loss of 173 lives.[48]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1963
Ship State Description
Pinta Netherlands Carrying a cargo of teak lumber from Central America to New York City, the 194-foot (59.1 m), 1,000-deadweight ton motor cargo ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-northeast of Shark River Inlet, New Jersey, in 85 feet (26 m) of water at 40°13.827′N 073°50.625′W / 40.230450°N 73.843750°W / 40.230450; -73.843750 (Pinta) 48 minutes after colliding with the steam cargo ship City of Perth ( United Kingdom). City of Perth rescued her entire crew of 12.[49][50][51]
Saint Louis United States The 18-gross register ton, 41.6-foot (12.7 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Juneau, Alaska.[3]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1963
Ship State Description
Bruce M Lebanon The cargo ship collided with Puerto de Castillon ( Spain), which sank west of Jersey, Channel Islands. Bruce M rescued the crew of the other ship and made for Plymouth, Devon but started to take on water. Assistance was given by HMS Wakeful ( Royal Navy).[52]

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1963
Ship State Description
Mparmpa Petros Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Porto de Pedras, Brazil and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Naples, Italy.[53]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1963
Ship State Description
Alkimos Greece The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Perth, Western Australia following the loss of her tow.[54]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1963
Ship State Description
USS Iona  United States Navy The tug was sunk in an accident. Later raised and scrapped by burning.
Leningrad Soviet Union The decommissioned Leningrad-class destroyer sank off the Solovetsky Islands after being used as a target ship.

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1963
Ship State Description
Lord Gladstone United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. Later refloated with aid of Soviet ships.[55]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1963
Ship State Description
Cascade United States The motor vessel sank off Duke Island in the Gravina Islands in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska.[56]
Seacrest Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground near Barcelona, Spain. She was later refloated and towed to Genoa, Italy where she was declared a constructive total loss.[34]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1963
Ship State Description
Anna D United States The 197-gross register ton, 96.8-foot (29.5 m) fishing vessel sank at False Pass, Alaska.[57]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1963
Ship State Description
Seekonk Canada The tanker caught fire while pierside at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and suffered a series of explosions. She was towed away and grounded on Governors Island in Hillsborough Bay. After the fire burned itself out, she was refloated and scrapped.

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1963
Ship State Description
Sea Rose United States The 128-gross register ton, 80.5-foot (24.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on a reef at Seal Cape (55°21′45″N 161°18′30″W / 55.36250°N 161.30833°W / 55.36250; -161.30833 (Seal Cape)) in the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula.[3]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1963
Ship State Description
Carmen Panama The cargo ship collided with Sadikzade ( Turkey) in the Strait of Dover and sank with the loss of two crew. Sadikzade then collided with Leandros ( Greece), which in turn collided with Clyde Sergeant ( United Kingdom). All three ships reached port safely.[58]
Giannis  Greece The Liberty ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Ohara, Japan (35°10′N 140°23′E / 35.167°N 140.383°E / 35.167; 140.383). She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to a Japanese port. She broke in two on 13 July and was a total loss.[59]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1963
Ship State Description
T. M. United States The 6-gross register ton, 28.7-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Orca Bay in Prince William Sound on the coast of Alaska.[41]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1963
Ship State Description
Agios Nektarios Greece caught fire in the Ionian Sea, taken in tow but sank near Patras, Greece.

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1963
Ship State Description
Gianni Zeta Italy The cargo liner collided with Fosna ( Norway) and sank off Gibraltar. All nineteen crew and nine passengers saved.[60]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1963
Ship State Description
Fleurus Canada The circus ship caught fire at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. All people and animals saved except for some zebras.[61] The wreck was scuttled in October 1963.[62]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1963
Ship State Description
Tahiti United States The 36-gross register ton, 46.5-foot (14.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Raspberry Strait (58°02′N 153°00′W / 58.033°N 153.000°W / 58.033; -153.000 (Raspberry Strait)) between Raspberry Island and Afognak near Kodiak, Alaska.[41]

July

1 July

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1963
Ship State Description
Netty Netherlands The coaster collided with Fina Canada ( Italy) off Ramsgate, Kent and sank. All five crew rescued by Fina Canada.[65]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1963
Ship State Description
Erin United States The 10-gross register ton, 31-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Orca, Alaska (60°39′50″N 145°43′00″W / 60.66389°N 145.71667°W / 60.66389; -145.71667 (Orca)).[63]
Hawk United States The 25-gross register ton 45.1-foot (13.7 m) barge sank in Bristol Bay at Naknek, Alaska.[66]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1963
Ship State Description
Patrician United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Santa Emilia ( United States) and sank off Gibraltar. Thirty-four of the 37 crew were rescued by Santa Emilia, with three reported as missing.[67]
Unidentified vessel Portugal Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The vessel was sunk by PAIGC action at the confluence of the Cumbija River and the Cobade River.[68]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1963
Ship State Description
Dorothy H United States The 8-gross register ton, 27-foot (8.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Chignik Lagoon, Alaska.[69]
Hazel United States The motor vessel sank in Spasski Bay (58°06′35″N 135°19′00″W / 58.10972°N 135.31667°W / 58.10972; -135.31667 (Spasski Bay)) east of Hoonah Alaska.[66]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1963
Ship State Description
Ciudad de Asuncion Argentina The ferry struck the wreck of Marionga J Cairns (flag unknown), caught fire and sank in the River Plate between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Uruguay.[70][71] At least 53 of the 420 people on board were killed.[72]
Sandra United States The 10-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked off Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet ion the coast of Alaska.[3]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1963
Ship State Description
Hobart Star United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Melbourne, Australia in a storm.[73] Later refloated and returned to service.
Margie Ann United States The 12-gross register ton, 33.1-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Fresh Water Bay (57°51′N 134°59′W / 57.850°N 134.983°W / 57.850; -134.983 (Fresh Water Bay)) near Tenakee, Alaska.[21]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1963
Ship State Description
Bassurelle France The trawler was wrecked in the English Channel off Langton Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued.[74]
HMS Brave Swordsman  Royal Navy The Brave-class patrol boat ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Later refloated and taken to Chatham Dockyard for examination.[75]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1963
Ship State Description
Sunbeam United States The 58-gross register ton, 62.6-foot (19.1 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Point Gardner (57°01′N 134°37′W / 57.017°N 134.617°W / 57.017; -134.617 (Point Gardner)) in Southeast Alaska.[3]
Trebisnjica Yugoslavia
Trebisnjica in July 2010

The Liberty ship ran aground on Hogsty Reef, in the Bahamas (21°36′N 73°50′W / 21.600°N 73.833°W / 21.600; -73.833).[76]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1963
Ship State Description
Aronda United Kingdom The cargo liner broke free from her tow in a storm. She was being towed from Hong Kong to Kaohsiung, Taiway. She came ashore near Macao. Subsequently refloated and repaired.[77]
Tritonica Bermuda The bulk carrier collided with Roonagh Head ( United Kingdom) and sank in the St Lawrence River 55 nautical miles (102 km) from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Thirty-three crew were killed.[78][79]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1963
Ship State Description
Aronda  China The cargo ship ran aground at Macao after losing her tow in a typhoon whilst being towed to Hong Kong for scrapping.[80][81]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1963
Ship State Description
Blikur  Faroe Islands The coaster struck an iceberg and sank off Greenland. All 35 crew saved by Poseidon ( West Germany).[82]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1963
Ship State Description
Meteor United States The 83-gross register ton, 75.5-foot (23.0 m) cargo vessel was wrecked at Coal Harbor in Zachary Bay (55°22′N 160°38′W / 55.367°N 160.633°W / 55.367; -160.633 (Zachary Bay)) on the coast of Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula.[21]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1963
Ship State Description
Kastela Yugoslavia The Liberty ship sank in the Hudson Strait 500 nautical miles (930 km) north north east of Churchill, Manitoba, Dominion of Canada (63°39′N 77°20′W / 63.650°N 77.333°W / 63.650; -77.333). She was on a voyage from Churchill to a British port.[83][84]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1963
Ship State Description
Venus United States The 8-gross register ton 29.8-foot (9.1 m) wooden fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Ivan Bay (56°00′N 158°50′W / 56.000°N 158.833°W / 56.000; -158.833 (Ivan Bay)) near Chignik, Alaska.[85]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1963
Ship State Description
Empire Grace United Kingdom The refrigerated cargo liner ran aground at Kanholmsfjärden, Sweden. Refloated on 26 August but declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[86]
USS Queenfish  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Swordfish ( United States Navy).

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1963
Ship State Description
Eli-Yuk United States The 35-gross register ton motor vessel sank in the Arctic Ocean off Point Wainwright (70°38′15″N 160°01′45″W / 70.63750°N 160.02917°W / 70.63750; -160.02917 (Point Wainwright)) on the coast of Alaska.[63]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1963
Ship State Description
Archangelsk Soviet Union The cargo ship ran aground in fog in the Bosphorus, ramming a house and killing three people.[87]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1963
Ship State Description
USS Balao  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target off the coast of northern Florida.

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1963
Ship State Description
Alacrity United Kingdom The coaster ran aground on the Cornish coast between Land's End and St Ives and was holed.[88][89]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1963
Ship State Description
Hagemeister United States The 69-gross register ton 65.2-foot (19.9 m) motor cargo vessel sank approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast of Cape Yakataga, Alaska.[66]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1963
Ship State Description
USS Grouse  United States Navy The minesweeper was wrecked without loss of life on Little Salvages Shoal off Rockport, Massachusetts. The United States Navy burned her wreck. Its remains settled in up to 20 feet (6.1 m) of water at 42°40′24″N 070°34′29″W / 42.67333°N 70.57472°W / 42.67333; -70.57472 (USS Grouse).[90]
Memories United States The 13-gross register ton, 35.2-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[21]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1963
Ship State Description
Andes United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground off Sicily, Italy but was refloated after three hours.[91]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1963
Ship State Description
USS Grouse  United States Navy The minesweeper was destroyed by explosives after running aground off Rockport, Massachusetts, two days earlier.

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1963
Ship State Description
Roland West Germany The coaster collided with Rio Quequen ( Argentina) off Warnemünde and sank with the loss of one crewmember, two others reported missing.[92]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1963
Ship State Description
Apex No. 1 United States The 19-gross register ton, 42.4-foot (12.9 m) fishing vessel wrecked off the Trinity Islands (56°33′N 154°20′W / 56.550°N 154.333°W / 56.550; -154.333 (Trinity Islands)) in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[57]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1963
Ship State Description
Bremerton United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Kasaan Bay (55°24′N 132°06′W / 55.400°N 132.100°W / 55.400; -132.100 (Kasaan Bay)) in Southeast Alaska.[12]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1963
Ship State Description
Spray United States The 7-gross register ton, 33.1-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was lost at False Pass, Alaska.[3]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1963
Ship State Description
Humbergate United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank off West Pentire, Cornwall. All five crew survived.[93]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1963
Ship State Description
Manticos Greece The Empire Malta-class cargo ship sprang a leak 210 nautical miles (390 km) south of Dakar, Senegal and was beached. She sank at the stern on 22 October and was declared a total loss.[94]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1963
Ship State Description
Larch United States The 28-gross register ton, 47.3-foot (14.4 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Martin Island (60°10′N 144°36′W / 60.167°N 144.600°W / 60.167; -144.600 (Martin Island)) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[95]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1963
Ship State Description
Jinny C United States The 72-gross register ton, 68.2-foot (20.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Crescent Bay (52°02′15″N 175°14′00″W / 52.03750°N 175.23333°W / 52.03750; -175.23333 (Crescent Bay)) on the north coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands.[96]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1963
Ship State Description
Island Cypress Canada The barge broke in two and sank off the mouth of the Quillayute River.[97]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1963
Ship State Description
Bharatveer India The cargo ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Madras in a typhoon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Cuddalore. She caught fire on 23 October and was declared a constructive total loss.[98]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1963
Ship State Description
Island Maple Canada The barge broke in two off Cape Flattery. The bow section sank, the stern section capsized and was scuttled.[99]
Manticos Greece Sank after pumping operation failed and leak increased.

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1963
Ship State Description
Juan Ferrer Spain Capsized and sank near Boscawen Point, United Kingdom,[100] with the loss of eleven of the fifteen crew.[101]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1963
Ship State Description
Theokotos Panama The Liberty ship collided with British Statesman ( United Kingdom) off Lisbon, Portugal. She was declared a constructive total loss.[76]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1963
Ship State Description
Actuality United Kingdom The coaster collided with Betty Anne-S ( Netherlands) and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Hastings, Sussex. Actuality was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Yelland, Devon.[102]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1963
Ship State Description
Unidentified barge United States Carrying a crane, the 90-foot (27.4 m) barge sank while under tow off the coast of Massachusetts in Nantucket Sound southeast of Cross Rip at 41°26′03″N 070°13′28″W / 41.43417°N 70.22444°W / 41.43417; -70.22444 (Unidentified barge).[103]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1963
Ship State Description
Irene United States The 8-gross register ton, 26.3-foot (8.0 m) fishing vessel sank in Tongass Narrows in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska.[104]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1963
Ship State Description
Woodburn United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Singapore and was holed.[105]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1963
Ship State Description
Dynafuel United States The tanker collided with Fernview ( Norway) at Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. She sank on 15 November after the tow ships were separated.[106]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1963
Ship State Description
William H. McAllister United States The 80-foot (24 m), 140-gross register ton tug struck Schuyler Reef in Lake Champlain off Burlington, Vermont, and sank in deep water without loss of life.[107]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1963
Ship State Description
Bertie II United States The 12-gross register ton, 36.3-foot (11.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Tenakee Springs, Alaska.[12]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1963
Ship State Description
Westland Producer United Kingdom The ship collided with Urania ( Panama) and sank off Sheerness, Kent. One of her seven crew was reported missing.[108]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1963
Ship State Description
Dentist United States The 274-gross register ton, 80-foot (24.4 m) barge was destroyed by fire at Nakwasina (57°12′N 135°24′W / 57.200°N 135.400°W / 57.200; -135.400 (Nakwasina)), Alaska, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north of Sitka.[69]
Kilo Netherlands The cargo ship caught fire in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[109]

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1963
Ship State Description
Roumeli Lebanon The Ocean ship ran aground at Gijon, Spain. Later refloated and consequently scrapped.[110]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1963
Ship State Description
Fort Albany Canada Collided with ship in Saint Lawrence River and sank near Sorel, Quebec, Canada[111]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1963
Ship State Description
Castillo Montjuich Spain The vessel was last reported in the North Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) northwest of the Azores (43°12′N 34°20′W / 43.200°N 34.333°W / 43.200; -34.333).[112]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1963
Ship State Description
Wesco No. 1 United States The 17-gross register ton, 35-foot (11 m) fishing vessel foundered in Prince William Sound off Perry Island, Alaska.[113]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1963
Ship State Description
Mary Pauline Canada The coaster foundered off St. John's, Newfoundland with the loss of six of her seven crew.[114]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1963
Ship State Description
Douala France The coaster foundered off Point-aux-Basques, Newfoundland with the loss of at least seven crew.[115]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1963
Ship State Description
Lakonia Greece The 20,314-ton passenger liner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean while sailing to the island of Madeira and was disabled; 128 fatalities.

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1963
Ship State Description
LT-85  Cuban Revolutionary Navy The Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in Siguanea harbor by a Limpet mine. 3 crewmen killed, 18 wounded.[116]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1963
Ship State Description
Amazon Greece The Liberty ship ran aground near Cape Bon, Tunisia (36°43′N 10°58′E / 36.717°N 10.967°E / 36.717; 10.967). She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[117]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1963
Ship State Description
Mohammedi India The ocean liner ran aground 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Singapore. HMS Barbain ( Royal Navy) attempted to go to her aid but was ordered out of Indonesian territorial waters by Indonesian Navy gunboats. Her clearance to enter Indonesian waters not being accepted, she withdrew to international waters.[118]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1963
Ship State Description
Lakonia Greece After being disabled by a fire on 22 December, the abandoned 20,314-ton passenger liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 230 nautical miles (430 km) southwest of Lisbon, Portugal, and 250 nautical miles (460 km) west of Gibraltar while under tow.

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1963
Ship State Description
Totsy United States The 17-gross register ton, 42-foot (13 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Waterfall in Southeast Alaska.[41]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1963
Ship State Description
Challenger United States The 13-gross register ton, 34.9-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel sank off Seldovia, Alaska.[56]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1963
Ship State Description
Dunay  Soviet Navy The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire.
John W. Cullen United States The Liberty ship was driven ashore near Jamaica Beach, Texas between 26 January and 6 February. She was being towed from Beaumont, Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana for scrapping. She was refloated on 14 February and the voyage was resumed.[119]
USAT Liberty United States The United States Army Transport, aground at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, since being torpedoed during World War II by the submarine I-166 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) on 11 February 1942, slipped off the beach due to seismic tremors associated with the volcanic eruption of Mount Agung and sank.
Rande A United States The cattle transport was wrecked on Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska.[120]
Unidentified barge United States The barge became hung up on the wreck of the cattle transport Rande A ( United States) on Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska shortly after Rande A came ashore. The barge also was wrecked.[120]

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