'lout's  fkgisier  of  lapping. 


RETURNS 

OF 

SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c. 


1st  JANUARY  to  31st  MARCH,  1947. 


7!,  FENCHURCH  STREET,  LONDON,  E.C.3. 
July,  1948. 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  WRECK  RETURNS 

for  the  Quarter  ended  31st  March,  1947. 


I. — These  Returns  show  that  during  the  quarter  the  number  and  gross  tonnage  of  ships  of  100  tons 
gross  and  above  totally  lost,  condemned,  etc.,  in  consequence  of  casualty  or  stress  of 
weather,  were  as  follows 


Steamers  and 

Sailing  Ships 

Total. 

COUNTRY. 

Motorships. 

and 

Barges. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

i  Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

8 

1  1,622 

8 

11,622 

Northern  Ireland 

Other  Countries  . 

4f> 

115,980 

4 

4,500 

49 

120,480 

World  . 

53 

127.602 

4 

4,500 

57 

132,102 

II. — Oases  of  ships  broken  up,  condemned,  etc.,  not  known  to  be  in  consequence  of 
casualty  or  stress  of  weather,  are  excluded  from  the  foregoing  table.  The  tonnage  so 
excluded  amounted  to  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

i  Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 
Other  Countries  . 

9 

24 

1  18,767 

i 

119,644 

j 

2 

1,982 

9 

21! 

.....  _..  . 

18,767 

121,626 

World . 

33 

138,411 

i 

2 

1,982 

35 

140,393 

HI. — The  gross  reduction  in  the  Mercantile  Marine  of  the  World,  from  all  causes,  reported 
during  the  quarter  was  therefore  : — 


! 

Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges,  i  Total. 

No.  Tons  (Gross). 

1  1 

17  30,889 

! 

69  i  235,624 
! 

No.  Tons  (Gross).  1  No.  j  Tons  (Gross). 

, 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 
Other  Countries  . 

!  17  30,389 

6  6,482  75  242,106 

urutta  s« — — oae  m  a  _ 

_ ft  ft  A«9.  Q9.  9?9  4.Q* 

U  i  '  ■  — — tjfid  _j _ i4l  t 

. . — 

TABLE  No.  1: — Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  quarter 
ended  31st  March,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  19th  June,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  gross  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


COUNTS.  Y, 


Great  Britain  and  Northern  J rut, and 
British  Dominions,  Colonies,  &c.  ... 

'America  (United  States  of)  . 

Denmark . 

France  .  . 

Germany . 

Greece  . 

Holland .  . 

Italy  . 

Japan  . 

Norway  . 

Spain  . 

Sweden  . 

Other  European  Countries  . 

Central  and  South  America  . 

Other  Countries . 


ABANDONED 
AT  SEA. 


HOW  LOST. 


Totals. 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .-—STEEL,  45—124,414  tons. 


BROKEN  UP, 

FOUNDERED. 

MISSING.  (a) 

CONDEMNED, 

BURNT.  COLLISION. 

ETC.  (b) 

No.  j  Tons. 

No.  j  Tons. 

1 

No.  ■  Tons. 

No.  j  Tons.  No.  j  Tons. 

1  ;  356 

1 

1  1  806 

1 

i  j 

1  '  7,219  ...  ;  ... 

...  j 

1 

1  j  1,950  ...  , 

...  j 

1  10.448 

2  j  7,585  ...  | 

1  1,221 

...  j 

... 

i 

1 

...  i 

i 

1  298  1  297 

1  1  621 

. 

...  i 

... 

...  1  ...  2  2,322 

I 

, 

i 

....  ...  j 

...  |  ...  1  :  2,691 

1  1  642 

1  369 

...  !  ... 

1  ;  532  ...  j  ... 

1  ;  230 

...  j 

...  i  ...  1  1  355 

4  2,449 

3  1  1,296 

1  10,448 

6  17,584  5  ’  5,665 

WRECKED,  (c)  I  LOST,  ETC.  (d) 


No.  !  Tons. 


1,090  2 

10,122  1 

23,632 


IRON,  1—965  tons. 


TOTAL,  (e) 


11,622 

12,330 

41,665 

2,364 


21,696 

1,735 

16,071 


127,602 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGES  6  to  10. 

*  {deluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America.  (c)  Under  the  heading  “Wrecked.”  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  through  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  Ac. 

f  Japanese  wood  auxiliary  vessels  under  300  tons  gross  are  not  inserted  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Book,  and  are  not  included 

(a)  Under  thetradim^' Missing,"  are  included  only  ships  so  posted  or  reported  during  the  period  covered  by  the  return.  {d)  Unde(  the  heading  “Lost,  Ac..”  arc  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons,  cannot 

(M  Ships  condemned  after  damage  by  fire,  collision,  stranding,  Ac.,  nre  included,  according  to  the  date  of  the  casualties,  under  be  ot,lerwlse  classified. 

“Burnt,”  “Collision,”  “Wrecked,"  Ac.  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c..  not  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c., 

are  excluded  from  the  Table.  During  the  quarter  33  steamers  and  motorships  of  138,41  ltons  gross  (including  9  belonging  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &e„  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c. 


MOTORSHIPS,  II— 13,886  tons. 


1  rt.ni.lL  ino.  z: — allowing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  SAILING  SHIPS  and  BARGES  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  quarter 
ended  31st  March,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  19th  June,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  net  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


HOW  LOST. 


COUNTRY. 


ABANDONED  BROKEN  DP, 

FOUNDERED.  MISSING,  (a)  CONDEMNED,  BURNT.  COLLISION.  WRECKED,  (a)  LOST,  ETC.  (a) 

AT  SEA'  ETC.  (t) 

No.  Tons.  No.  I  Tons.  No.  I  Tons.  No.  :  Tons.  No.  j  Tons.  No.  i  .  Tons.  No.  !  Tons.  No.  j  Tons. 


Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland 
British  Dominions,  Colonies,  Ac.  ... 


*  America  (United  States  of) 
France  . 


Germany...  . 
Holland  ...  . 


Sweden  ...  . 


Other  European  Countries 
Central  and  South  America  ... 
Other  Countries . 


Totals.-.l  ... 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .-—STEEL,  Nil. 


i  \ 


1  |  967  2  2,252  1  j  1,281  ... 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  4—4,500  tons. 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGE  II. 


(a)  For  explanation  and  notes  see  footnote  on  page  4. 

\ b)  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c„  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c.,  are  excluded  from  the 
Table.  During  the  quarter,  2  barges  i>f  1,982  tons  gross  come  within  this  category. 


( c )  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  & c.  (. 
Summary  on  page  3.) 

*  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America. 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  OF  SHIPPING. 

RETURNS  OF  SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  Ac. 

1st  JANUARY  to  31st  MARCH,  1947. 


List  of  total  losses  of  Merchant  Ships  of  100  tons  and  upwards  between  the  above 
dates,  of  which  information  was  received  up  to  the  19th  June,  1948. 


EXPLANATION  OF  CONTRACTIONS. 

COUNTRY. 


Amr. 

=  U.S.  of  America. 

Egy. 

=  Egypt. 

Itl. 

—  Italy. 

ptg. 

Arg. 

=  Argentina. 

Est. 

=  Estonia. 

Jpn. 

—  Japan. 

Rou. 

Big. 

—  Belgium. 

Fin. 

=  Finland. 

Lat. 

=  Latvia. 

S.R. 

Brz. 

=  Brazil. 

Fra. 

=  France. 

Mex. 

=  Mexico. 

C.-S. 

—  Czecho-Slovakia. 

G.B.I. 

=  Great  Britain  and 

Alor. 

=  Morocco. 

Sia. 

Cba. 

—  Cuba. 

Northern  Ireland. 

Nor. 

=  Norway. 

Sp. 

Chi. 

=  Chile. 

Ger. 

=  Germany. 

Pal. 

=  Palestine. 

Swd. 

Chn. 

=  China. 

Grk. 

=  Greece. 

Pan. 

=  Panama. 

Trk. 

Den. 

—  Denmark. 

Hoi. 

=  Holland. 

Per. 

=  Peru. 

Urg. 

Dom. 

=  British  Dominions, 

Hon. 

=  Honduras. 

Phi. 

=  Philippine. 

Ygs. 

Colonies,  etc. 

IcL 

=  Iceland. 

Pol. 

=  Poland. 

=  Portugal. 

=»  Roumania. 

=  Union  of  Soviet  Social 
Republics. 

=  Siam. 

=  Spain. 

=  Sweden. 

==  Turkey. 

=  Uruguay. 

=  Yugoslavia. 


Aux. 

=  Auxiliary. 

c. 

=  Composite. 

m.s. 

DESCRIPTION . 

=  Motorship. 

S.S. 

=  Steamship. 

( T .) 

—  Oil  Tanker. 

Bg. 

*=  Brig. 

F.C. 

—  Ferro-Concrete. 

Pad. 

=  Paddle. 

Sc. 

—  Screw. 

Trp. 

=  Triple. 

Bk. 

=  Bark. 

I. 

=  Iron. 

Qd. 

—  Quadruple. 

Sr. 

s=  Schooner. 

Tw. 

=  Twin. 

Bkn. 

=  Barken  tine. 

Lr. 

=  Lugger. 

S. 

—  Ship. 

Stl. 

=  Steel. 

W. 

=  Wood. 

Bn. 

=  Brigantine. 

m. 

=  Masts. 

-Unless  otherwise  stated ,  all  steamers  and  motorships  were  of  steel  construction  and  propelled  by  a  single  screw. 


I.— STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 


No.  in 
Reg.  | 
Book 

1946-47.1 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

'  Descrip¬ 
tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place.  j 

Date. 

87059 

(Supp.) 

Famagusta  ...’43! 

454 

G.B.I. 

I 

Tw.Sc. 

m.s. 

1 

Loudon — 

Famagusta. 

Lorries  ... 

III  lat.  44  27  N.,  long,  a  7  W.  ... 

19  th  Ma 

TOTAL  i  ST££L’  '-454tons- 

M  )  STEAMERS,  Nil. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 
MOTORSHIPS,  I— 454  tons. 


I — 454  tons. 


(b.)  Foundered. 


632541 

56302 

Simbra  . ’37 

Yua  Hwa  ...  ’34 

356 

230 

!  G.B.I.  | 

Chn. 

1 _ , 

s.s. 

W.m.s. 

Whaler  . 

1  Sydney,  N.S.W. — 

... 

Flour  ... 

Capsized  and  sank  in  the 
Antarctic. 

Sprang  a  leak,  taken  in  tow,  but 

llth  dan 

5  th  Jan. 

“D” 

(ex  “Desikoko”) 

S\vatow&/or 

Shanghai. 

- sank — 54 — miles — off — Nobhy^& 

Head,  N.S.W. 

75772 

J.  C.  Jacobsen  ...’90 

1221 

Den.  j 

s.s. 

Antwerp — 

Copenhagen. 

General... 

Sprang  a  leak  and  sank  in! 
lat.  54  18  45  N.,  long.  4  29  45  E.  ' 

4th  Feb. 

68910 

Ary . ’04 

642 

Pan. 

s.s. 

Port  Talbot — 

Waterford. 

Coal  ... 

Off  the  Waterford  coast 

8th  Feb. 

STEEL,  3—2,219  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  3-2,219  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—230  tons. 
MOTORSHIPS,  1—230  tons. 


4 — 2,449  tons. 


7 


(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 


No.  in 

Reg.  Ship’s  Name,  and  j  Tons 

Book  Year  of  Build.  i  (Gross) 

1946-47.  j 

DSp- 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place.  Date. 

85(390  Albany  . ’44  306 

G.B.l.  m.s. 

Port  Talbot — 

Coal 

Left  Port  Talbot  on  20th  Nov.,  — 

(Sapp.) 

Rosslare. 

.1946,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

88597  Pacifica  . ’92  369 

Costa  W.Tw. 

Champerico, 

Bananas 

Left  Champerico  on  12th  Nov.,  — 

(Sapp.) 

Rica  Sc.m.s. 

Guatemala— 

&  lumber. 

1946,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

Los  Angeles. 

80579  Pollnes  . ’98  621 

Nor.  s.s. 

Hammerfall, 

Dolomite.. 

Left  Haugesund  on  7th  Jan.,  — 

near  Bodo — 

1947,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

Dubl 

n. 

STEEL,  2—927  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—369  tons. 

STEAMERS,  1—621  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  2—675  tons 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  etc 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

78601 

Port  ’43 

Dearborn  (T.) 

10448 

Amr. 

S.S. 

San  Francisco — 
Shanghai. 

Broke  in  two  in  lat.  36  N.,  long 
168  W.  Forepart  sunk  by 
gunfire.  Afterpart  towed  to 
Honolulu  and  dismantled. 

12th  Mar. 

(ii.)  Other  cases. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

54486 

Andanes . ’16 

320 

G.B.l. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

69893 

British  Lady  (?’.)’23 

6098 

G.B.l. 

S.S. 

Broken  up . 

— 

55798 

Chrysea  . ’12 

210 

\ 

30t 

G.B.l. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

56376 

Doctor  Lee  ...’14 

G.B.L 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

56695 

Electra  II  ...’04 

269 

G.B.L 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

58702 

Imperious  ...’04 

185 

G.B.l. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

75654 

Iroquois  {T.)  ...’07 

8937 

G.B.L 

Tw.Sc. 

Broken  up . 

— 

81464 

Rushen  Castle. ..’98 

1724 

G.B.L 

s.s. 

TV.Sc. 

Broken  up . 

— 

88686 

Thames  Queen... ’98 

517 

G.B.L 

S.S. 

Pad.s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

21608 

Circe . ’12 

778 

Dom. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . . 

— 

76878 

Keywest . ’09 

1725 

Dom. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

77556 

Laurentian  ...’02 

355 

Dom. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

29149 

Medusa  . ’13 

793 

Dom. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . . 

— 

70039 

C.A.Canfield(7’.)M8 

6161 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

Continued. 


No.  in  | 

Reg.  Ship's  Name,  and  Tons  , 

Book  Year  of  Build.  (Gross)1 

1946-47-1 _  _  _ 

70807  Chilbar  (T.)  ...Ml)  5030 

71080:  Delnorte . U!)  4982 

71 704]  Dilworth  (7’.). ..’19  7045 
72258i  El  Oriente  ...10  0008 

i 

74013:  H.  M.  ’  14  j  5189 

I  Fredrichsen 
75459  Idaho  (7V)  ...’19  G418 

75771  J.  C.  Fitz-  ’.18  j  6715 
simmons  (T.) 

80174  Pan-  ’19  18143 

Virginia  ('/’.)  j 
X0240;  Pastores . ’12  7242 

82950  Steel  Exporter  ’20  5086 

82956  Steel  Trader  ...’20  5G8G 

83193  Sweep  (7’.)  ...’19  7223 

88714  Thomas  H.  ’21  6950 
Wheeler  (7’.) 

84385  Utacarbon  (7'.)  ’20  6878 

85134  Win.  G.  ‘17  9114 

Warden  (7’.) 

08274  Alberte  Le  ’14  :  3921 

Borgne 

69118  Aysen  . ’06  3814 

74406  Goumier  . ’20  1058 

71860  Dora  Oldendorff  ’96  2730 


(ii.)  Other  cases — < 


Country.  Voyage. 

Ann-.  s.s . 

Amr.  s.s . 

Amr.  s.s.  | . 

i 

Amr.  s.s . 


Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  Tw.Sc. 

s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 

Amr.  s.s. 


Amr.  Tw.Sc. 
s.s. 

Big.  Tw.Sc. 
Chi.  sis. 


Ger.  s.s. 


Cargo.  Circumstances  and  place. 


Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  . . . 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 

j 

Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  ... 
Broken  up  . . . 
Broken  up  . . . 


Sunk  by  order  of  Allied  Govern-!  — 
ments. 


TOTALS 


d.  (/.) STEEL,  1—10,448  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 
STEEL,  33—138,411  tons.  IRON.  Nil. 
STEAMERS,  34—148,859  tons. 


f  d-  (<•)  ■— 

(  d.(ii.).— ' 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 
WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 
MOTORSHIPS.  Nil. 


TOTAL,  1—10,448  tons. 
TOTAL,  33—138,411  tons. 
TOTAL,  34— 148,859  tons. 


(e.)  Burnt. 


No.  in 
Reg, 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross); 

1 

Country. 

j  Descrip¬ 
tion.  j 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

81899 

Samwater  .,.’43 

7219 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Sydney,  N.S.W. — 
Avonmouth 

General...  | 

On  fire  in  lat.  42  41  N.,  long. 
10  13  W\,  and  sank  off  N.  coast! 
of  Cies  Island. 

29th  Jan. 

81570 

72090 

Sai  On  . ’24 

Edmund  ’43 

Fanning 

1950 

7176 

Dom. 

M  V  ;•*'=,< 

■  '<i 

Amr. 

Tw.  Sc. 
s.s. 

s.s. 

Hong  Kong — 

Canton 
Bremen — Fusan... 

Cotton  & 
Paper 
General... 

At  Huug  Kong. 

Caught  fire  after  explosion) 
while  unloading  petrol  at! 
Genoa.  Total  loss. 

4th  Feb. 

13th  Mar. 

6 1259 

Nottingham  ...’94 

409 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Tug  . 

Badly  damaged  by  fire  at  New 
York  and  subsequently  broken 

— - 

9th  Jan. 

i  b’J 

« •  *  O  H 

Costar- 

Rica 

W.h.s: . 

Coos  Bay,  Or.— 

Panama 

Wood  77 

;  Caught  fire  and  sank  at  Punta- 
i  renas.  Refloated  and  beached 
i  on  San  Lucas  Island. 

12th  Mar. 

Susanna . ’43 

298 

Itl. 

W.m.s. 

Italy — 

i 

:  Caught  fire  while  beached  at 
Isdud,  12  miles  N.  of  Gaza,  after 
|  a  small  charge  had  been  detona¬ 
ted  to  render  vessel  immobile. 

18th  Mar. 

t 

i 

1 

STEEL,  4— 16,754  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  5—17,286  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  2—830  tons, 
MOTORSHIPS,  1—298  tons. 


6 — 17,584  tons. 


(f.)  Collision, 


No,  in 

Beg. 

Book 

Ship's  Name,  and 

YeaT  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage, 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

1946-17. 

70396 

Caritas  I  ...‘03 

2691 

Big. 

S.S. 

| 

Ghent — Lisbon  ... 

Phos- 

Beached  1  mile  E.  of  Flushing 

1st  Jan. 

phates,  etc. 

after  collision  and  subse¬ 
quently  sank. 

84174 

Tzekiang  ’04 

355 

01m. 

W.s.s. 

Shanghai — 

Off  Woosung  . 

17th  Jan. 

(ex  “Tnnghai”) 

Nantung. 

66724 

(Supp.) 

Minerva . ’45 

297 

Itl. 

m.s. 

Sicily — Trieste  ... 

Wine,  etc. 

In  Gulf  of  Sicily  . 

14th  Jan. 

78041 

Magnhild . ’21 

939 

Nor. 

S.S. 

Kolding — Danzig 

Horses  ... 

3  miles  N.W.  of  Gedser  Light- 

3rd  Jan. 

vessel. 

82339 

Sevilla  . ’21 

1383 

Nor. 

m.s. 

Bergen — Lisbon 

Dried 

Off  ftvvarden  . 

29th  Mar. 

fish,  etc. 

Tii  (  STEEL  4-5.310  tons.  IRON.  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—355  tons.  ( 

(  STEAMERS,  3— 3.985  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  2 — 1,680  tons  1  P.665  ions. 


(g.)  Wrecked. 


(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 


No.  in 

1 

1 

Reg. 

Book 

Ship's  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross 

Country 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

1946-47 

i 

1 

59999 

Lois . ’  17 

286 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

i 

Near  Grindavik,  Iceland 

5 tli  Jan. 

89495 

Verolock  . ’41 

804 

G.B.I. 

S.S." 

London — 

Broke  from  tow  on  7th  Jan., 

—  Jan. 

(Supp.) 

Shanghai. 

1 047.  in  lat.  47  f>f>  N..  long.  6 
42  W.  and  stranded  near 

L’Abervrac’h,  Brittany. 

85924 

Bonne  Bay  ...’45 

323 

Dom. 

W.m.s. 

Halifax,  N.S — 

Fertiliser 

In  Fen  ley’s  Cove . 

26th  Jail. 

(Supp.) 

St.  John’s,  Nfl. 

57588 

Futurist . ’20 

237 

Doin. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

At  Long  Point,  10  miles  S.  of 

19  th  Mar. 

VO 

Cape  Campbell,  N.  Z 

75634 

Irish  Plane  ...T7 

4706 

Dom. 

S.S. 

Philadelphia — 

General . . . 

In  Kelly’s  Cove,  6  miles  E.  of 

1st  Feb. 

Cork 

Roche  Point,  Co.  Cork. 

75853 

Jalaputra . ’06 

4856 

.Dom. 

D.:Ua 

S.S. 

Cochin — Rangoon 

Off  Preparis  Island . 

30th  Jan. 

71908 

Drexel  Victory.. .'45 

7607 

Anir. 

S.S. 

Portland,  Or. — 

Grain  ... 

Stranded  on  sands  10  miles  off 

20th  Jan. 

Yokohama 

Haifa — New  York 

the  Columbia  River.  Refloated 
sank  5  miles  off  Cape  Disap¬ 
pointment  Light  the  following 
day. 

78691 

Middlebury  ’45 

7607 

Ainr. 

S.S. 

General... 

On  Planier  Island,  off  Marseilles. 

27th  Jan. 

Victory 

79630a 

North  Sea . ’18 

3133 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Ketchikan — 

General . . . 

In  Seaforth  Channel,  B  C. 

1 3th  Feb, 

Seattle 

79716 

Oakey  L.  ’15 

5285 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Norfolk,  Va.— 

Coal 

On  Taylor  Reef,  off  Portland.  Me. 

3rd  Mar. 

Alexander 

Portland,  Me. 

72095 

Hu  Kiang  . ’12 

2274 

Ohn. 

S.S. 

. 

In  lat.  39  45  N.,  long.  1232  E. 

24th  Jan. 

“E” 

(ex  “Edna”) 

82929 

Star  of  Mex  ...'ll 

1116 

Egy. 

S.S. 

Haifa — Kuwait 

General... 

2  miles  S.  of  Ras  al  Khabba, 

30tb  Jan. 

Arabia. 

83963 

Toras . ’83 

965 

Fin. 

I. S.S. 

Kotka — 

Wood  ... 

Sunk  by  ice  during  heavy  weather 

18th  Jan. 

Copenhagen 

off  Fagero,  near  Kotka. 

7th  Mar. 

74795 

Ira  . ’43 

7244 

Grk. 

S.S. 

Newport  News — 

Coal 

On  the  South  Goodwins. 

“H” 

(ex  “Harry  Percy”) 

Antwerp 

19th  .Jan. 

87310 

Heimara . ’05 

1427 

Grk. 

Tw.  Sc. 

Thessaloniki — 

Off  Gaidaros  Island,  near  Mara- 

(Supp.) 

i 

I 

| 

j 

S.S. 

PirsBus 

thon  Bay. 

Continued. 


(g.)  Wrecked  —continued. 


No.  in 

Reg. 

Book 

Ship’s  Name,  and 
Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo'. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

1946-47. 

89462 

Varvassi  ...  . 

.’15! 

3874 

Grk. 

S.S. 

Bona — Si  >u  thamp- 

Ore.  etc... 

Near  the  Needles  Lighthouse. 

5th  Jan 

(Supp.) 

ton  &  Boulogne 

26th  Fe 

85525 

Zephyros  ...  . 

.’09 

4796 

Grk. 

S.S. 

Rouen — 

Ballast  ... 

N.  of  Cullercoats  wireless  station, 

River  Tyne 

Tyne  Roads. 

69679 

Bolivar  ...  . 

.’40 

5230 

Nor. 

Tw.  Sc. 

Rosario — Oslo  ... 

Grain  & 

On  the  N.  end  of  Kisk  Bank,  off 

4th  Ma 

m.s. 

general 

Dublin. 

63131 

Senjen  ...  . 

.’97 

116 

Nor. 

W.m.s. 

Bangsund — 

Timber... 

Stranded  and  sank  near  Kvaloy, 

8th  Jan 

Ranheim 

in  Yuldersund. 

63G46 

Storesand  I 

.’10 

196 

Nor. 

S.S. 

Kristiansand — 

General... 

Sunk  by  ice  between  Drammen 

25th  Jai 

Oslo 

and  Svelvik. 

77483 

Lake  Sapor 

.’19 

3389 

Pan. 

S.S. 

New  Orleans — 

Gasoline, 

On  Mine  Shima  Reef,  in  lat. 

14th  Pel 

Hong  Kong 

etc. 

24  25  N.,  long.  141  30  E. 

88372 

Okeanos  ...  . 

.’18 

4716 

Pan. 

S.S. 

Limerick — 

Ballast ... 

Near  Kilcredaun  Light,  River 

13th  Jai 

(Supp.) 

Hampton  Roads 

Shannon. 

89150 

Surigao  ...  . 

.’24 

851 

Phi. 

S.S. 

Honolulu — Manila 

General . . . 

Off  Cape  Espiritu  Santo,  N.E. 

1st  Feb 

(Supp.) 

I 

i 

}  . 

Samar,  P.I. 

‘ 

■ 

, 

TOTAL  jST££L' 

20 — 69,634  tons.  IRON,  1 

STEAMERS,  20—65,369  tons. 

-965  tons.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  2—439  tons ,1  ,,  ,, 

MOTORSHIPS,  3-5,669  tons.  }  23-7 1,038  £ons‘ 

(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


So.  In 

1 

1 

j 

Beg. 

Book 

Ship's  Name,  and  ;  Tons 

Year  of  Build.  i { Gross’) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place.  j 

Date. 

1946-47 

! 

| 

I 

56855 

Empire  ’45 

683 

G.B.I. 

Tw.Sc. 

Singapore — 

1 

I 

Broke  from  tow  during  heavy 

—  Jan 

Grassland 

S.S. 

Melbourne. 

weather  on  20th  Jan..  1947,  70 

miles  N.N  W.  of  Carnarvon, 
W.A.,  and  disappeared. 

80010 

Ossian  . ’19 

1514 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Emden — 

Wood  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  in  Lat.  53  26  N.t 

3rd  Pel 

Plymouth. 

long.  4  12  E. 

61677 

Pathfinder  ...’31 

258 

Dom. 

Q.e 

Tw.Sc. 

Sunk  by  mine  off  Elephant  Point, 

26tli  Ma 

S.S. 

River  Irrawaddy  ,*  refloated  and 
beached.  Total  loss. 

76689 

Karla  . ’20 

1143 

Den. 

S.S. 

... 

Sunk  by  mine  in  the  Gulf  of 

1st  Jar 

Finland. 

68368 

Alexandra  ...M3 

4355 

Grk. 

S.S. 

Delfzyl — 

Ballast ... 

Badly  damaged  by  mine  in  lat. 

20  th  Ms 

Amsterdam. 

53  3 1  N.,  long.  4  57  E.  Sold  for 
breaking  up. 

77892 

Luana  . ’92 

1140 

Itl. 

S.S. 

Manfredonia — 

Bauxite. . . 

Sunk  by  mine  about  20  miles 

3rd  Ma 

Games  . ’30 

Venice. 

S.  of  Cape  Promentore. 

74043 

1559 

Nor. 

S.S. 

Antwerp — Emden. 

Ballast  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  in  lat.  53  26  N., 

24th  Ma 

Titanian . ’24 

long.  5  2  E. 

83847 

4880 

Nor. 

m.s. 

Antwerp — Oslo  ... 

Ballast  ... 

Badly  damaged  by  mine  in  lat. 

SOthMa 

Trondhjem  ...’23 

53  35  N.,  long.  4  35  E.  Sold  for 
breaking  up. 

84121 

1147 

Nor. 

S.S. 

Stavanger — • 

Herrings . 

Sunk  by  mine  in  lat.  53  57  N., 

7  th  Ma 

Hamburg 

long.  8  3  E. - 

89002 

Sirius  . ’46 

1989 

Swd. 

S.S. 

Rotterdam — 

Ballast  ... 

Abandoned  after  striking  mine 

19tfi  Pe 

(Supp.) 

Fiume 

I 

! 

in  lat.  44  50  N.,  long.  14  1 5  E. 

TOTAL  f  ST£a'  10—18,668  tons-  IKON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil  ) 

l  STEAMERS,  9— 13,788  tons,  MOTORSHIPS,  1-4,880  tons.  )  °  8,668  £ons' 


11 


II.— SAILING  SHIPS  AND  BARGES. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 

NIL. 

(b.)  Foundered. 

NIL. 

(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 

NIL. 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  & c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather. 

NIL. 


(ii.)  Other  cases. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

1 

Cargo.  Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

51911 

52804 

Petroleum 

No.  1  (T.) 
Sunset  Una  ’20 

(7’.) 

793 

1 189 

Aim. 

Amr. 

Stl. 

Barge 

Stl. 

Barge 

...  Broken  up . 

...  Broken  up . 

— 

TOTALS  |  d.(l.). -STEEL.  Nil.  IRON 

(  d.(ii.):— STEEL,  2— 1,982  tons.  IKON, 

Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil.  TOTAL.  Nil. 

Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil.  TOTAL,  2— 1,982  tons. 

TOTAL,  2—1,982  tons. 

(e.)  Burnt. 

No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo.  Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

51899 

Pennington  ...’17 

907 

Amr. 

w. 

Barge 

New  York — 

Baltimore. 

Ballast  Abandoned  on  fire,  while  in 

tow,  in  lat.  40  53  N.,  long.  73 
55  W. 

lltli  Jan. 

TOTAL  STEEL,  Nil.  IKON.  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—967  tons.  TOTAL,  1—967  tons. 


(f.)  Collision. 


No.  in 

Reg. 

Book 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

(Gr?SSS)|  Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

i  Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

1946-47. 

1 

51699 

Nahant  . ’19 

1289:  Amr. 

w. 

Ballast . . . 

Off  Reedy  Point,  while  at 

21st  Jan. 

Barge 

anchor. 

61 308 

Temple  . ’12 

!»68j  Amr. 

W.  3m. 

Coal 

At  New  York,  while  at  anchor- 

4th  Fell. 

Sr. 

Barge 

TOTAL  : STEEL,  Nil.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  2 — 2,252  tons.  TOTAL,  2 — 2,252  tons. 


(g.)  Wrecked. 

fUnder  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 


No.  in  | 

Reg.  Ship’s  Name,  and 

Book  j  Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo.  Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

946-47.1 

52212 

Sherwood  ...’19 

1281 

Amr. 

w. 

Barge 

Norfolk,  Ya. — 
Boston,  Mass. 

Coal 

Outside  New  Bedford.  Mass., 
after  breaking  from  tow. 

2 1st  Jan. 

TOTAL  STEEL,  Nil.  IKON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE, — 1,281  tons.  TOTAL,  1 — 1281  tons. 


(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 
^  cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


NIL 


ftofr  s  Register  0!  pipping 


RETURNS 

OP 

SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c. 


1st  APRIL  to  30th  JUNE,  1947. 


71,  FENCHURCH  STREET,  LONDON,  E.C.3. 
August,  1948. 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  WRECK  RETURNS 

for  the  Quarter  ended  30th  June,  1947. 


I. — These  Returns  show  that  during  the  quarter  the  number  and  gross  tonnage  of  ships  of  100  tons 
gross  and  above  totally  lost,  condemned,  etc.,  in  consequence  of  casualty  or  stress  of 
weather,  were  as  follows: — 


• 

COUNTRY. 

Steamers  and 
Motoeships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 

11 

22,373 

11 

22,373 

Other  Countries  . 

32 

83,164 

4 

2,782 

36 

85,946 

World  . 

43 

105,537 

4 

2,782 

47 

108,319 

II. — Cases  of  ships  broken  up,  condemned,  etc.,,  not  known  to  be  in  consequence  of 
casualty  or  stress  Of  weather,  are  excluded  from  the  foregoing  table.  The  tonnage  so 
excluded  amounted  to  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motoeships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross), 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

G  reat  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 

17 

23,808 

17 

23,808 

Other  Countries  . 

36 

173,444 

l 

2,452 

37 

175,896 

World . 

53 

197,252 

1 

2,452 

54 

199,704 

III. — The  gross  reduction  in  the  Mercantile  Marine  of  the  World,  from  all  causes,  reported 
during  the  quarter  was  therefore  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motoeships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

■ 

Total. 

1 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland , 
Other  Countries  . j 

28 

68 

46,181 

-  256,608 

5 

5,234 

j  28 

73 

46,181 

261,842 

World . 

96 

302,789 

5 

5,234 

101 

308,023 

1  1  i 

1 

COUNTRY, 


Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland 
British  Dominions,  Colonies,  &o.  ... 

*  America  (United  States  of)  . 

Denmark . 

France  . 

Germany . 

Greece  . 

Holland  . 

Italy  . 

(Japan  . 

Norway  . 

Spain  . 

Sweden  . 

Other  European  Countries  . 

Central  and  South  America  . 

Other  Countries . 


ABANDONED 
AT  SEA. 


BROKEN  UP, 

FOUNDERED.  MISSING.  (a)  CONDEMNED, 

ETC.  (b) 


HOW  LOST. 

BURNT.  COLLISION.  WRECKED,  (c)  LOST,  ETC.  ( d ) 


Tons. 

No. 

Tons.  No. 

Tons.  No.  Tons.  No.  | 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

NO. 

Tons. 

... 

l 

1,777  ... 

.  i 

116 

l 

2,024 

6 

17,358 

2 

1,098 

1,543 

1 

2,227  . 

l 

148 

2 

7,236 

... 

1  531 


1  197 


Totals...!  3  |  2,074  1  1,777  3  3,458 


3  23,732  1  1,117  ... 


1  7,176 


1  5,118 


1  102 
1  1,642 


1,516  1  5,482  ... 


...  f„. 

1  259 


824  1  334 


3  15,377 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS STEEL,  36—102,796  tons. 


IRON,  1—102  tons. 


7  |  36,966  |  5  5,139  17  49,962  7  6,161 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  6—2,639  tons.  STEAMERS.  29—95,378  tons. 


MOTORSHIPS,  14—10,159  tons. 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGES  6  to  10. 

*  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America.  (c)  Under  the  heading  “Wrecked,”  are  included  ships  lost  througli  stranding,  or  through  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c. 

f  Japanese  wood  auxiliary  vessels  under  300  tons  gross  are  not  inserted  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Book,  and  are  not  included 

in  this  Table.  .  ,  , ,  ,,  ,  (d)  Under  the  heading  “Lost,  &c..”  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons,  cannot 

a)  Under  the  heading  “  Missing,”  are  included  only  ships  so  posted  or  reported  during  the  period  covered  by  the  return.  be  otherwise  ciassified. 

b)  Ships  condemned  after  damage  by  fire,  collision,  stranding,  &c.,  are  included,  according  to  the  date  of  the  casualties ,  under 

“Burnt  ”  “Collision,”  “Wrecked,”  Arc.  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  not  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c., 

are  excluded  from  the  Table.  During  the  quarter  53  steamers  and  motorships  of  197,252  tons  gross  (including  17  belonging  (e)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c. 

to  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland,  of  23,808  tons  gross)  come  within  this  category.  {See  Summary  on  page  3.) 


TABLE  No.  2: — Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  SAILING  SHIPS  and  BARGES  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  quarter 
ended  JOth  June,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  14th  July,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  net  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


HOW  LOST. 


COUNTRY. 


ABANDONED  I  BROKEN  DP,  I  I 

I  FOUNDERED.  MISSING,  (a)  CONDEMNED  BURNT.  COLLISION.  I  WRECKED,  (a)  I  LOST,  ETC.  (a) 

AT  SEA'  |  ETC.  (b)  j  j 

No.  I  Tons.  |  No.  I  Tons.  I  No.  1  Tons.  I  No.  Tons.  I  No.  I  Tons.  I  No.  I  Tons.  I  No.  I  Tons.  I  No.  [  Tons. 


Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland 
British  Dominions,  Colonies,  to.  ... 

*  America  (United  States  of)  . 

France  . 


Germany . 

Holland  . 


Sweden  . 

Other  European  Countries 


Central  and  South  America 
Other  Countries . 


Totals...!  ... 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .-—STEEL,  1—2,023  tons. 


1  2,023 


1  257  ... 


1  124 


1  2,023  1  378  1 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  3—795  tons 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGE  11. 

(a)  For  explanation  and  notes  see  footnote  on  page  4.  (c)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c,  (St 

( b )  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c.,  are  excluded  from  the  Summary  on  page  3.) 

Table.  During  the  quarter,  1  barge  of  2,452  tons  gross  comes  within  this  category.  *  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America. 


6 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  OF  SHIPPING. 


RETURNS  OF  SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c. 


1st  APRIL  to  30th  JUNE,  1947. 


List  of  total  losses  of  Merchant  Ships  of  100  tons  and  upwards  between  the  above 
dates,  of  which  information  was  received  up  to  the  14th  July,  1948. 


EXPLANATION  OF  CONTRACTIONS. 

COUNTRY. 


Amr. 

—  U.S.  of  America. 

Egy.  =  Egypt. 

Itl. 

=  Italy. 

■  ptg. 

Arg. 

—  Argentina. 

Est.  =  Estonia. 

Jpn. 

=  Japan. 

Rou. 

Big. 

=  Belgium. 

Fin.  =  Finland. 

Lat. 

—  Latvia. 

S.R. 

Brz. 

■as  Brazil. 

Fra.  =  France. 

Mex. 

=  Mexico. 

C.-S. 

=  Czecho-Slovakia. 

G.B.I.  =  Great  Britain  and 

Mor. 

—  Morocco. 

Sia. 

Cba. 

s=s  Cuba. 

Northern  Ireland. 

Nor. 

=  Norway. 

Sp. 

Chi. 

=  Chile. 

Ger.  =  Germany. 

Pal. 

=  Palestine. 

Swd. 

Chn. 

=  China. 

Grk.  —  Greece. 

Pan. 

=  Panama. 

Trk. 

Den. 

=  Denmark. 

Hoi.  =  Holland. 

Per. 

=  Peru. 

Urg. 

Dom. 

«  British  Dominions, 
Colonies,  etc. 

Hon.  =  Honduras. 

Icl.  =  Iceland. 

Phi. 

Pol. 

=  Philippine. 

=  Poland. 

Ygs. 

=  Portugal. 

=  Roumania. 

—  Union  of  Soviet  Socialia' 

Republics. 

—  Siam.  ^ 

=  Spain. 

=  Sweden. 

=  Turkey. 

=  Uruguay. 

=  Yugoslavia. 


Aux. 

ss=  Auxiliary. 

c. 

=  Composite. 

m.s. 

DESCRIPTION. 

=  Motorship. 

s.s. 

«=  Steamship. 

(T.) 

=  Oil  Tanker. 

b§: 

*=  Brig. 

F.C. 

=  Ferro-Concrete. 

Pad. 

=  Paddle. 

Sc. 

—  Screw. 

Trp. 

—  Triple. 

=  Bark. 

I. 

*=  Iron. 

Qd. 

=  Quadruple 

Sr. 

=  Schooner. 

Tw. 

=  Twin. 

Bkn. 

—  Barkentine. 

Lr. 

=  Lugger. 

S. 

=  Ship. 

Stl. 

=  Steel. 

W. 

=  Wood. 

Bn. 

=  Brigantine. 

m. 

=  Masts. 

3. —  Unless  otherwise  stated ,  all  steamers  and  motorships  were  of  steel  construction  and  propelled  by  a  single  screw . 


I.— STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS. 


(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo, 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

51071 

Herbert  L.  T9 

Bawding 

1220 

Dom. 

v.  o.T 

W.Aux. 

Tw.Sc. 

m.s. 

Cadiz — - 

Newfoundland. 

Salt 

1 

Abandoned  in  lat.  37  47  N.,  long. 
12  23  W.  Set  on  fire  and  sank 
the  following  day. 

9th  June 

60867 

Muirchu  ...  ’08 

328 

gom. 

Tw.Sc. 

s.s. 

Queenstown — 

Dublin. 

Ballast  ... 

Sprang  a  leak  and  abandoned  in 
lat.  51  5048  N.,  long.  6  30  24  W. 

8th  May 

85313; 

Wismy  I . ’05 

i 

| 

581 

Pan. 

W.Tw. 

Sc.m.s. 

Puerto  Cabezas — 
Quanta. 

Lumber... 

Abandoned  in  lat.  13  30  N.,  long. 
78  40  W. ;  drifted  ashore  about 
30  miles  above  Port  Limon, 
C.R.  Total  loss. 

i 

26th  June 

(  S7£EI -•  I — 323  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE  2—1,751  tons.  ) 

TOTAL  j  STEAMERS,  1—323  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  1—1,751  tons.  j  i  2,0/4  tons’ 


(b.)  Foundered. 


No.  in  ! 
Reg.  | 
Book 
1946-47.] 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

I 

Cargo.  | 

Circumstances  and  place.  i 

Date. 

85267 

Willodale  ...’09 

1777 

i’ 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Bordeaux — 

Cardiff. 

Pitprops 

■ 

Sprang  a  leak  and  sank  inj 
lat.  45  45  N.,  long.  2  W. 

4th  Apl. 

(STEEL,  1-1,777  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. ) ,  ,  ,,, 

TOTAL  |  STEAMERS,  1-1,777  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  Nil.  j l_  l,777t0"s' 


7 


(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship's  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

88261 

(Supp.) 

Novadoc . ’24 

2227 

Dom. 

C  <w. 

S.S. 

Deepbrook,  N.S. 

— New  York. 

Gypsum... 

Left  Digby,  N.S.,  on  1st  March, 
1947.  Reported  22  miles  E.  of 
Portland,  Me.,  on  3rd  March, 
and  not  since  heard  of. 

— 

65606 

(Supp.) 

Belle  . ’46 

197 

Amr. 

m.s. 

Trawler  . 

Left  Boston*  Mass.,  on  30th 
December,  1946;  reported  110 
miles  E.  of  Boston  on  9th 
January,  1947,  and  not  since 
heard  of. 

88957 

(Supp.) 

Sten  Sture  ...’00 

1084 

Swd. 

s.s. 

Gdansk — 

Helsingborg. 

Coke 

Left  Gdansk  on  26.th  January, 
1947,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

(  STEEL,  3—3,452  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  nil. 

(  STEAMERS,  2—3,261  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  1—197  tons. 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  &c. 


(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  etc. 

NIL. 

(ii.)  Other  cases. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

54050  Abronia  . ’06 

j 

242 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

55166  Black  . TO 

102 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

Dismantled . 

55183 

Blue .  ...TO 

102 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

Dismantled .  ... 

— 

55663 

Cedric  . ’05 

230 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up . 

_ 

56152 

Dale  Castle  ...’09 

246 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

56223 

David  Ogilvie  ...T7 

276 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

72535 

Empire  ’20 

5037 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

72763 

Dolphin  (7’.) 
Empire  ’03 

1548 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

_ 

72974 

Newt  (7’.) 
Empire  T6 

5211 

G.B.I. 

Tw.Sc. 

Broken  up . 

— 

57782 

Trophy  (71) 
Girard  . T8 

325 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . ..  . 

— 

57800 

Glatian  . T3 

220 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

57935 

Great  Admiral  ..’08 

284 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

58408 

Herwit  . ’04 

254 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

66627 

Laverock . T7 

275 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

... 

Broken  up  . 

— 

(Supp.) 

60961 

Natal  II . ’03 

208 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

61939 

Fointz  Castle  ...T4 

283 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

... 

Broken  up  . 

— 

82155 

Schuylkill  (T.)...‘28 

8965 

G.B.I. 

m.s. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

57927 

Granville  III  ...T9 

134 

Dom. 

W.S.S. 

... 

Dismantled  and  beached 

— 

74468 

Gray . ’09 

707 

Dom. 

S.S. 

Sunk  for  use  as  a  breakwater... 

— 

77434 

Lady  Pam  ...’83 

305 

Dom. 

S.S. 

Sunk  for  use  as  a  breakwater. .. 

— 

60042 

Lord  Strathcona’02 

495 

Dom. 

Tw.Sc. 

. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

68500 

American  ’20 

8327 

Amr. 

S.S. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

68823 

Arrow  (71) 
Argon  (71)  ...’20 

6952 

Amr. 

8.8. 

... 

Broken  up  . 

' 

Continued. 


8 


(ii.)  Other  cases — continued,  t 


No.  in 

Reg- 

Book 

1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

55351 

Brooklyn . ’05 

1954 

Amr. 

S.S. 

... 

... 

... 

Broken  np  ... 

— 

70811 

Chiloil  (T.)  ...’20 

5228 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

70923 

City  of  Dalhart  ’21 

5878 

Amr. 

m.s. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

71691 

Delsund  . ’19 

4982 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

71785 

District  of  ’21 

Columbia  (7'.) 

7162 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . . . 

— 

72022 

E.T.Bedford(7’.)’21 

9563 

Amr. 

Tw.Sc. 

m.s. 

Broken  up  ... 

74422 

Governor  Cobb... ’06 

2522 

Amr. 

Trp.Sc. 

S.S. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

74628 

Hadnot  (7'.)  ...’19 

6257 

Amr. 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

75032 

Herbert  L.  ’18 

Pratt  (T.) 

7118 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

75770 

J.  C.  Donnell(7'.)’18 

9783 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

59165 

Julia  Howard  ...’19 

360 

Amr. 

W.s.s. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

77586 

Lebu . ’20 

4969 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

77683 

Liebre  (71.)  ...’21 

7057 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

78096 

Malang  . ’20 

3735 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

60295 

Margaret  A.  ’19 
Howard 

475 

Amr. 

W.s.s. 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

79022 

Mormacrio  ...’19 

5940 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

79864 

Olney  (7'.)  ...’20 

7294 

Amr. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

61820 

Petroleum  II  ( T7.)’!  1 

229 

Amr. 

m.s. 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

80598 

Ponca  City  ...’19 

7051 

Amr. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

80863 

R.  D.  Leonard(  7’.)’22 

1796 

Amr. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

80866 

R.G.Stewart(7’.)’17 

9229 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

82096 

Sarazen  . ’20 

5401 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

82894 

Standard  ’16 

Arrow  ( T .) 
Susan  V.  ’18 

Luckenbach 

7794 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . . . 

83139 

7430 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . . . 

84405 

Vacuum  ( T .)  ...’20 

7020 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

84939 

West  Cactus  ...’19 

5581 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

84946 

West  Keene  ...’19 

5600 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  ... 

- 

65229 

Wm.  G.  Howard ’19 

475 

Amr. 

W.s.s. 

Broken  up  . . . 

— 

80750 

Princesse  ’22 

Marie  Josb 

1811 

Big. 

Tw.Sc. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . . . 

— 

80006 

Osmond  (7’.)  ...’03 

6820 

Pan. 

S.S. 

_ 

Broken  up  . . . 

d.  (/.)  .-—STEEL,  Nil.  IRON.  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil.  TOTAL,  Nil. 

d.(ii.)  .—STEEL,  49—195,808  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  4—1,444  tons.  TOTAL,  53— 197,252  ions. 


STEAMERS,  49—172,617  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  4-24,635  tons.  TOTAL,  53—197,252  tons. 


9 


(e.)  Burnt. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

54586 

Arcades  . ’21 

116 

G.B.I. 

W.  Aux. 
Sc.m.s. 

75108  Highflyer . ’44 

6214 

Amr. 

s.s. 

78847  Markay  (T.)  ...’42 

10842 

Amr. 

s.s. 

85272 

Wilson  B.  Keene’44 

7176 

Amr. 

s.s. 

78977a 

Montemar  ...’05 

824 

Chi. 

Tw.  Sc. 
s.s. 

87231 

(Supp.) 

Grandcamp  ...’42 

7176 

Fra. 

s.s. 

90024 

(Supp.) 

M.  Xilas . ’20 

5118 

Grk. 

S.S. 

i 

j 

Voyage. 


Cargo. 


Circumstances  and  place. 


Date. 


Colchester —  i  Straw  . 
Ridham  Dock! 

Genoa — Texas  City !  General. 

"j 

. '  Butane  . 

j 

Antwerp — 

Texas  City! 

Valparaiso —  '  General. 

Antofagasta; 

Houston —  1  General. 

Bordeaux! 


Kohsichang — 

Calcutta] 


Rice 


Caught  fire  about  1  mile  off;  11th  June] 
Sheerness  and  beached.  Total 
loss. 

;  Destroyed  by  fire  and  explosion 
following  explosion  on  another: 
vessel  at  Texas  City. 

Lost  by  explosion  while  loading 
at  Wilmington,  Cal. 

Destroyed  by  fire  and  explosion; 
following  exjfiosion  on  another] 
vessel  at  Texas  City. 

Caught  fire  40  miles  S.  of 
Coquimbo  and  sank  4  days  later.; 

Completely  destroyed  by  ex-! 
plosion  following  fire,  while; 
loading  at  Texas  City. 

Caught  fire  and  sank  at! 

Kohsichang.  Total  loss. 


16  th 

Apl. 

'M 

June 

16th 

Apl- 

25  th 

Apl. 

16  th 

Apl. 

4th  , 

fune 

TOTAL 


STEEL,  6 — 36.850  tons.  IRON,  NIL 

STEAMERS ,  6—36,850  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE ,  I—  1 16  tons.  \ 
MOTORSHIPS,  1—116  tons.  \ 


T — 36,966  tons. 


(f.)  Collision. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
3.948-47 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

88059 

(Supp.) 

Merganser  ...’46 

2024 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Liverpool — 

Antwerp. 

General . . . 

In  the  River  Scheldt,  near  Doel 

28th  Apl. 

Mary  Read  ...’46 

148 

Dom. 

tv'vV,  »>  • 

W.m.s. 

Miami,  Fla.— 

Port  au  Prince, 
Haiti. 

Ballast  ... 

About  25  miles  S.E.  of  Miami, 
Fla. 

22nd  Apl. 

57937 

Great  Isaac  ...’44 

1117 

Amr. 

m.s. 

Hampton  Roads — 
New  York. 

... 

8  miles  S.  of  Barnegat  Lightship, 
N.J. 

16th  Apl. 

75062 

Heron  . ’06 

1516 

Grk. 

S.S. 

Liverpool — 

Pirfens. 

General... 

About  15  miles  S.  of  Dover  ... 

28th  June 

•59139 

Joseph  Wharton  ’04 

334 

Hon. 

W.s.s. 

Fishing  . 

In  Havana  Harbour,  while  at 
anchor. 

18th  June 

(  STEEL  3—4.657  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  2 — 482  tons.  \  ,  „ 

1  STEAMERS,  3 — 3,874  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  2— 1,265  tms. )  ’  ' 


(g.)  Wrecked. 


(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 


No.  in 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Reg. 

Book 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

!46-47 

>5064 

Benghazi . ’17 

275 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

Stranded  and  subsequently  sank 

23rd  Apl. 

by  FI  add  a  Light. 

_ 

Freelock . ’40 

724 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

London — 

.  * . 

Broke  from  tow  1st  April,  1947, 

—  Apl. 

Shanghai. 

and  drifted  ashore  at  San  J orge, 
near  Cape  Prior.  Total  loss. 

11838 

Samtampa  ...’43 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Middlesbrough — 

Ballast  ... 

Dragged  anchors  and  stranded 

“23rd  Apt. 

Newport. 

at  Sker  Point,  Porthcawl. 
Total  loss. 

3185 

Sheraton . ’07 

283 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Broke  adrift  and  stranded  near 

23rd  Apl. 

Hunstanton  Lighthouse.  Total 
loss. 

2901 

Stanhill . ’42 

5969 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Lagos — Clyde  . . . 

General... 

Off  Cape  Palmas . 

11th  May 

5025 

Wicklow  Head. ..’41 

2888 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Ardrossan — 

Ballast  ... 

At  Joli  Point,  near  Port  Mouton 

2nd  May 

St.  John,  N.B. 

Island,  N.S. 

5215 

Border  . ’27 

205 

Dom. 

m.s. 

.  . 

General . . . 

60  miles  S  of  Port  Nolloth, 

2nd  Apl. 

Yl  ■‘2-fca- 

<  y 

S.  Africa. 

Continued. 


(g.)  Wrecked  — continued. 


No.  in 

Eeg 

Book. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date, 

1940-47. 

72388 

Emperor . ’10 

7031 

Dom. 

S.S. 

Port  Arthur,  Onb. 

Iron  ore... 

Sank  after  striking  rock  near 

4th  Jll 

— Ashtabula,  O. 

Blake  Point,  Isle  Royale,  Lake 
Superior. 

87012 

Foo  Hsing  ...’10 

5047 

Chn. 

s.s. 

Bangkok — 

Rice 

Badly  damaged  by  striking  rocks 

6th  M 

(Supp.) 

Shanghai. 

in  iat.24  5^  N.,  long.  119  28  E. 
Refloated  and  sold  for  break- 

mg  up. 

87423 

Hsin  Ting  Ping  ’ll 

3619 

Chn. 

S.S. 

Shanghai — 

Struck  rocks  and  beached  in 

9th  Mi 

(Supp.) 

Newehang. 

lat.  36  46  N.,  long.  121  42  E. 
Total  loss. 

74178 

George  M.  ’38 

5482 

Gi'k. 

s.s. 

Newcastle,  N.S.W. 

Wool,  etc. 

At  Mouille  Point,  S.  Africa  ... 

1st  Ap 

Livanos 

— Antwerp  and 

Havre. 

69422 

Belpamela  ...’28 

3131 

Nor. 

m.s. 

New  York — 

Railway 

Sunk  by  rolling  cargo  bursting 

11th  Aj 

Cherbourg. 

trains. 

vessel’s  sides  in  lat.  37  44  N., 

long.  53  3  W. 

65719 

Captain  Eodger  ’43 

173 

Pan. 

m.s. 

Tug  . 

... 

Drifted  ashore  near  Aruba  after 

14th  Ap 

(Supp.) 

rope  fouled  propeller.  Total 
loss. 

61757 

Penguin  . ’07 

290 

Per. 

W.m.s. 

Nicaragua — 

Lumber... 

Struck  rock  when  leaving  Talara 

22nd  Aj 

Callao 

and  became  a  total  loss. 

86462 

Dona  Trinidad. ..’43 

6711 

Phi. 

s.s. 

Shanghai — 

Ballast ... 

At  Nijo  Gran  Lighthouse,  near 

25  th  Jur 

(Supp.) 

Sakhalin. 

Cape  Krilon,  Sakhalin. 

80657 

Portucale . ’21 

592 

Ptg. 

m.s. 

Lisbon — 

Spices& 

Sunk  in  lat.  38  40  N.  long.  10  W., 

13  th  Ma 

Ponta  Delgada. 

maize. 

by  oil  drum  crashing  into 
vessel’s  side  and  causing  leak. 

60342 

Maria  Dolores. ..’15 

323 

Sp. 

s.s. 

Trawler  . 

Off  Cap  Ghir  . 

16  th  Ap 

j oTEEL,  16—49,672  tons.  IKON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—290  tons. 

)  STEAMERS,  12 — 45,571  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  5—4,391  tons. 


(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons. 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


No.  in 
Eeg. 
Book. 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

59980 

Loch  Hope 

’15 

274 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

Sunk  by  mine  off  east  coast  of 

llth  June 

Iceland. 

83651 

The  Viceroy  .. 

’29 

824 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Antwerp — 

Fertiliser 

Sunk  by  mine  off  Bornals,  near 

12  th  Apl. 

Aberdeen. 

Flushing. 

62585a 

Rota  . 

’85 

102 

Den. 

I.m.s. 

Ronne — Aalborg 

Stone  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  N.W.  of  Anholt. 

23rd  May 

81631 

Saint  Yves  (?’.)  ’39 

1642 

Fra. 

S.S. 

Rouen — 

Petrol  . . . 

Sunk  by  mine  outside  La 

25  th  May 

La  Rochelle 

Rochelle. 

66766 

Maria  Stella  . . 

’46 

259 

Itl. 

m.s. 

Marseil  1  es — Genoa 

Wine  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  off  Monte  Cristo 

15th  June 

(Supp.) 

Island.,' 

85609 

Acacia  . 

.’46 

2078 

Swd. 

m.s. 

Stockholm— 

Paper 

Sunk  by  mine  in  lat.  55  24  N., 

12th  Apl. 

(Supp.) 

Savona. 

pulp 

long.  12  911  E. 

82862 

Srbin  . 

.’13 

982 

Ygs. 

s.s. 

Split — -Rijeka  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  off  Glavotok 

6  th  June. 

Point,  Veglia.  Refloated  and 

condemned  as  a  total  loss. 

— 

‘ 

TOTAL  j  ST£EL'  6—6-059  tons ■  IR0N’  1 — *02  tons.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE.  Nil 

l  STEAMERS,  4— 3,722  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  3  -2,439  tons. 


11 


II.— SAILING  SHIPS  AND  BARGES. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 

NIL. 

(b.)  Foundered. 

NIL. 

(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather. 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

51389 

Leopoldina  ...’99 

257 

ptg. 

W.  3m. 
Sr. 

Lisbon — New¬ 
foundland  Banks. 

Salt 

Arrived  Horta  26th  June,  1947, 
badly  damaged  by  heavy  weath¬ 
er,  and  subsequently  condemned. 

—  June 

(ii.)  Other  cases. 

No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

52156 

' 

Sandy  . ’12 

2452 

Amr. 

Stl. 

4m.  Sr. 
Barge 

Broken  up  . 

— 

TOTALS  f  “.(I.). -STEEL,  Nil. 

{  d.(ii.)  .-—STEEL,  Nil. 

IRON 

IRON 

Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1— 2S7  tons.  TOTAL,  1—257  tons. 

NU.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—2,452  tons.  TOTAL,  1—2.452  tons. 

TOTAL,  2— 2.709  tons. 

(e.)  Burnt. 

NIL. 

(f.)  Collision. 

No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

50942 

Gordon  C.  Cooke’ 18 

2023 

Amr. 

Stl.  . 

Barge  j 

1 

j 

| 

Gypsum 

Rook. 

In  lat.  38  5  32N.,  long  74  49 
16W.,  after  breaking  from  tow. 

22nd  Apl. 

TOTAL  -.—STEEL,  1—2,023  tons. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 


TOTAL,  1—2,023  tons. 


(g.)  Wrecked. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &e.) 


No.  in 
Reg.  1 
Book 
1946-47.| 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

51397 

Lideborg  ...’21 

378 

Fin. 

!  W.Sr. 

I 

Gdynia — 

Rudkobing.. 

Coal 

|  At  Gronsund. 

6  th  May 

TOTAL  -.-STEEL,  Nil. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—378  tons. 


TOTAL,  1 — 378  tons. 


{Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1946-47. 

Ship’s  Name,  and  Tons 

Tear  of  Build.  j(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

50482 

Cuore  di  Gesd...’20  i  124 

Itl. 

W.Bn. 

Cagliari — Genoa. 

China  clay 

Sunk  by  mine  off  Leghorn, 

llth  May 

TOTAL— STEEL,  Nil. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—124  tons.  TOTAL,  1—124  tons. 


Iliatrfr’s  Ulster  nf  Shipping. 


RETURNS 

OF 

SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &e. 


1st  JULY  to  30th  SEPTEMBER,  1947. 


FENCHURCH  STREET,  LONDON,  E.C.3. 
September,  1948. 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  WRECK  RETURNS 

for  the  Quarter  ended  30th  September,  1947. 


I. — These  Returns  show  that  during  the  quarter  the  number  and  gross  tonnage  of  ships  of  100  tons 
gross  and  above  totally  lost,  condemned,  etc.,  in  consequence  of  casualty  or  stress  of 
weather,  were  as  follows : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross), 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 

7 

10,149 

... 

... 

7 

10,149 

Other  Countries  . 

43 

39,237 

i 

630 

44 

39,867 

World  . 

50 

49,386 

1 

630 

51 

50,016 

II. — Cases  of  ships  broken  up,  condemned,  etc.,  not  known  to  be  in  consequence  of 
Casualty  or  stress  Of  weather,  are  excluded  from  the  foregoing  table.  The  tonnage  so 
excluded  amounted  to  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

C4reat  Britain  and 

16 

67,825 

l 

1,524 

17 

69,349 

Northern  Ireland 

Other  Countries  . 

36 

143,447 

36 

143,447 

WOELD . 

52 

•211,272 

1 

1,524 

53 

212,796 

III. — The  gross  reduction  in  the  Mercantile  Marine  of  the  World,  from  all  causes,  reported 
during  the  quarter  was  therefore  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

23 

77,974 

1 

1.524 

24 

79,498 

Northern  Ireland 

Other  Countries  . 

79 

182,684 

1 

630 

80 

183,314 

World . 

102 

260,658 

2 

2,154 

104 

262,812 

TABLE  No.  1 Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  quarter 
ended  30th  September,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  4th  August,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  gross  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


COUNTRY 

STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS 
OWNED,  ACCORDING  TO 
LLOYD’S  REGISTER  BOOK, 

1947-48. 

HOW 

LOST. 

TOTAL,  («) 

PERCENTAGE 

LOST 

(STEAMERS  & 
MOTORSHIPS). 

ABANDONED 

AT  SEA. 

FOUNDERED. 

MISSING.  ( a ) 

BROKEN  UP, 
CONDEMNED, 
ETC.  ( b ) 

BURNT. 

COLLISION. 

WRECKED,  (c) 

LOST 

ETC.  ( d ) 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons, 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

NO. 

Tons. 

of 

Ships 

owned. 

of 

Tonnage 

owned. 

eat  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland.. 

6,061 

17,847,897 

... 

... 

... 

3 

1,314 

... 

l 

527 

3 

8,308 

7 

10,149 

0-12 

0-06 

itish  Dominions,  Colonies,  &c . 

2,272 

3,473,742 

3 

834 

... 

2 

318 

l 

1,975 

4 

7,783 

10 

10,910 

0-44 

0-31 

erica  (United  States  of) .  .. 

5,159 

30,165,909 

1 

154 

1 

138 

l 

3,805 

... 

... 

3 

4,097 

0-06 

0-01 

nmark  . 

606 

1,024,292 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

ANCE . 

973 

2,314,898 

... 

l 

742 

1 

131 

2 

873 

0-21 

0-04 

RMANY  . 

1,318 

591,442 

... 

i 

227 

... 

•  •  • ' 

1 

227 

0-08 

0*04 

.EECE  . 

297 

1,027,101 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

•  •  • 

... 

... 

ILLAND  . 

1,295 

2,436,385 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

LLY  . 

673 

1,300,987 

... 

... 

... 

... 

1 

2,571 

1 

2,571 

0-15 

0-2C 

FAN . 

2,408 

5,808,832 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

IRWAY  . 

1,683 

3,760,941 

3 

1,472 

2 

7,473 

... 

1 

426 

6 

9,371 

0-36 

0*2E 

LIN  . .  ••• 

986 

1,130,004 

... 

... 

... 

l 

275 

1 

389 

2 

664 

0-20 

o-o; 

EDEN . 

1,195 

1,828,516 

... 

... 

... 

... 

1 

241 

l 

495 

2 

736 

0-17 

o-o< 

her  European  Countries . 

... 

... 

... 

4 

1,946 

... 

i 

200 

... 

... 

2 

1,126 

l 

1,360 

8 

4,632 

... 

... 

ntral  and  South  America . 

... 

... 

1 

774 

i 

675 

... 

2 

1,937 

... 

4 

3,386 

... 

her  Countries  .  . 

l 

221 

1 

205 

2 

1,344 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

. 

4 

1,770 

... 

Totals... 

1 

221 

13 

5,385 

5 

2,658 

... 

... 

7 

8,804 

6 

7,551 

16 

22,912 

2 

— 

1,855 

50 

49,386 

MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .—STEEL,  31—42,454  tons. 


IRON,  2—1,770  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  17—5,162  tons. 


STEAMERS.  28—39,049  tons. 


*  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America. 

f  Japanese  wood  auxiliary  vessels  under  300  tons  gross  are  not  inserted  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Book,  and  are  not  included 
in  this  Table. 

(a)  Under  the  heading  “  Missing,”  are  included  only  ships  so  posted  or  reported  during  the  period  covered  by  the  return. 

(b)  Ships  condemned  after  damage  by  fire,  collision,  stranding,  &c.,  are  included,  according  to  the  date  of  the  casualties ,  under 

“Burnt,”  “Collision,”  “Wrecked,”  &c.  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation, &c.,  not  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c., 
are  excluded  from  the  Table.  During  the  quarter  52  steamers  and  motorsbips  of  21 1,272  tons  gross  {including  16  belonging 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGES  6  to  10. 

{c)  Under  the  heading  “Wrecked,”  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  thij< 


MOTORSHIPS,  22—10,337  tons. 

fough  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c. 

:ient  information,  or  for  other  reasons,  cannot 


(d)  Under  the  heading  “Lost,  &c.,”  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  suffi.^: 

be  otherwise  classified. 

(e)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  unon  stress  of  weather.  &c. 


TABLE  No.  2: — Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  SAILING  SHIPS  and  BARGES  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  quarter 
ended  30th  September,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  4th  August,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  net  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


COUNTRY. 


Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland 


British  Dominions,  Colonies,  &c|.  ... 
’America  (United  States  of)  ..1  ... 


France 


Germany 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .—STEEL,  Nil. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—630  tons. 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGE  11. 


(a )  For  explanation  and  notes  see  footnote  on  page  4. 

lb)  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  Sec.,  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c„  are  excluded  from  the 
Table.  During  the  quarter,  1  sailing  ship  of  1,624  tons  groBs,  belonging  to  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland,  comes 
within  this  category. 


(c)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c„  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c.  (See 
Summary  on  page  3.) 

*  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America. 


6 


LLOYD  S  REGISTER  OF  SHIPPING. 

RETURNS  OF  SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c. 

1st  JULY  to  30th  SEPTEMBER,  1947. 


List  of  total  losses  of  Merchant  Ships  of  100  tons  and  upwards  between  the  above 
dates,  of  which  information  was  received  up  to  the  4th  August,  1948. 


EXPLANATION  OF  CONTRACTIONS. 

COUNTRY. 


Am  r. 

»  U.S.  of  America. 

Egy.  =  Egypt. 

Itl.  =  Italy. 

Ptg.  •=  Portugal. 

Arg. 

*■  Argentina. 

Eat.  =  Estonia. 

Jpn.  =  Japan. 

Rou.  =.  Roumania. 

Big. 

■■  Belgium. 

Fin.  =  Finland. 

Lat.  —  Latvia. 

S.B.  =■  Union  of  Soviet  Sooia 

Bn. 

b>  Brazil. 

Fra.  >=  France. 

Mex.  =  Mexico. 

Republics. 

C.-S. 

w  Czecho-Slovakia. 

6.B.I.  =  Great  Britain  and 

Mor.  =  Morocco. 

Sia.  =  Siam. 

Cba. 

Cuba. 

Northern  Ireland.  Nor.  =  Norway. 

Sp.  =>  Spain. 

Chi. 

=  Chile. 

Ger.  »  Germany. 

Pal.  =  Palestine. 

Swd.  =  Sweden. 

Chn. 

=  China. 

Grk.  =  Greece. 

Pan.  —  Panama. 

Trk.  =  Turkey. 

Den. 

=  Denmark. 

Hoi.  =  Holland. 

Per.  =  Peru. 

Urg.  =  Uruguay. 

Dom. 

■=  British  Dominions, 

Hon.  —  Honduras. 

Phi.  =  Philippine. 

Yge.  =  Yugoslavia. 

Colonies,  etc. 

Icl.  =  Iceland. 

Pol.  =  Poland. 

DESCRIPTION . 

A.UX. 

=  Auxiliary. 

c. 

=  Composite.  m.s. 

—  Motorship.  s.s.  =  Steamship. 

IT.)  =  Oil  Tanker. 

bf- 

=  Brig. 

F.C. 

=  Ferro-Concrete.  Pad. 

=  Paddle.  Sc.  =  Screw. 

Trp.  =  Triple. 

Bk. 

b=*  Bark. 

I. 

s=  Iron.  Qd. 

=  Quadruple  Sr.  =  Schooner. 

Tw.  =  Twin. 

Bkn. 

=  Barkentme. 

Lr. 

=  Lugger.  S. 

=  Ship.  Stl.  =  Steel. 

W.  =  Wood. 

Bn. 

=  Brigantine. 

m. 

e=  Masts. 

t. — Unless  otherwise  stated,  all  steamers  and  motorships  were  of  steel  construction  and  propelled  by  a  single  screw. 


I.— STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 


So.  in 

Reg.  Ship's  Same,  and 

Book  Year  of  Build. 

1947-48. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

i  Country. 

! 

1  Descrip  - 
1  tion. 

i  • 

| 

Voyage.  Cargo. 

1 

Circumstances  and  place.  j  Date 

1 

12129  Pol  V . ’25 

i 

i 

221 

1 

Chn. 

. 

S.S. 

! 

Table  Bay —  ; 

Hong-Kong., 

i  l 

1 

j 

j  i 

Abandoned  in  lat.  9  S.,long.  41  5tll  A 
10E,.whileintow.  Last  sighted 
in  lat.  6  1  S.,  long.  39  27  30  E., 
on  12th  August. 

TOTAL 


STEEL,  1—221  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  1—221  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 
MOTORSHIPS.  Nil. 


-221  tons. 


(b.)  Foundered. 


Ho.  in 

Reg.  1  Ship's  Hams,  and  ; 

Book  i  Year  of  Build. 

1947-48.1  ! 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

i 

Descrip-  ! 
tion. 

i 

i 

07850  GKppslaad  ’08 

133 

W.s.s. 

31638  Ramdas . ’36 

Dom. 

“Tw^Cr- 

S.S. 

12630  Rio  Casma  ...T7 

295 

Dom. 

, 

m.s. 

14031  Sun  Beauty  ...’37 

154 

Amr. 

W.m.s. 

—  Aviz . ’47 

774 

Brz. 

j  W.m.s. 

12125  Pol  I . ’26 

205 

Chn. 

1 

s.s. 

Port  Moresby. 


Saraa,  Cuba. 


Hong  Kong. 


Cargo.  |  Circumstances  and  place. 


J  Moresby.  ! 

i - - - ,  Capsized  and  sank  during  henry  17th  , 

I  weather  in  latT  18  oU  36  Jn  .. 
long.  72  52  20  E. 

Bananas...  in  i»t.  is  52  N.,  long  70  is  8th  S 

30  W. 

In  lat.  31  4  N.,  long.  116  38  W.|l2th  . 
...  65  miles  N.  of  Rio  Grande.  ...j  8th  J 

i 

In  lat.  21  35  S.,  long.  37  20  E.|  29th 
while  in  tow. 


Continued. 


7 


(b.)  Foundered — continued. 


No.  in 
Eeg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Skip’s  Same,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Datf 

QO 

CO 

<N 

Jenny  . ’If 

402 

Fin. 

W.A.UX. 

Sc.m.s. 

Kofcka — Horsens 

Timber... 

Sprang  a  leak  and  sank. 

29  th  8 

37786 

(Supp.) 

Merituuli  . ’05 

785 

Fin. 

W.Aux. 

Sc.s.s. 

Oulu — Husbyvik 

Logs  ... 

Sprang  a  leak  and  sank  near 
Brahestad. 

25th  S 

16234 

(Supp.) 

Snerrir  (T.) . ’28 

247 

Ici. 

m.s. 

... 

Near  Hunafloi. 

13  th  J 

24794 

Goma  . ’73 

710 

Nor. 

I.s.s. 

Aalborg — Gdansk 

Livestock 

Off  Halmstad. 

10th  S 

11364 

Norfisk  . ’42 

243 

Nor. 

W.m.s. 

Aalborg — 

Thorshavn 

Cement ... 

Sprang  a  leak  and  sank  off 
Shetland  Islands. 

8th  Se 

37330 

(Supp.) 

Rovena  . ’92 

519 

Nor. 

s.s. 

Iceland — Norway 

Herring 

80  miles  E.  of  Langanes,  Iceland. 

18  th  A 

38729 

(Supp.) 

Efalmeida  . ’43 

512 

Pfcg. 

W.m.s. 

Saffi — Bayonne  ... 

Phos¬ 

phates 

In  lat.  36  40  N  ,  long  8  36  W. 

9th  Ji 

I  STEEL,  S— 1,672  tons.  IRON.  1—710  tons.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE.  7—3,003  tons. ) 

|  STEAMERS,  6-2,758  tons.  MOTORSHIPS.  7—2,627  tons.  I 


(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 


No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship's  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Carg-o. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

05410 

Bucentaur  ...’07 

184 

G.B.L 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

... 

. 

Left  Lowestoft  on  20th  May, 
1947,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

— 

12861 

S.  D.  J . ’12 

100 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

Fishing  . 

. 

Left  Lowestoft  on  6th  May, 
1947 ;  reported  on  I2th  May, 
and  not  since  heard  of. 

33353 

Sir  Harvey  ’14 

Adamson 

1030 

G.B.I. 

Tw.Sc. 

s.s. 

Rangoon — 

Tavoy  &  Mergui. 

General... 

Left  Rangoon  on  17th  April, 
1947,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

— 

El  Barbary  — 

781 

Egy- 

m.s. 

Beranes  Port — 

Suez. 

Talc  ... 

Left  Ras  Banas  on  16th  April, 
1947,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

_ 

31700a 

Rebia  J-?- 

563 

Mor. 

S.S. 

Algiers — 

Marseilles. 

Potatoes... 

Left  Algiers  on  10th  May,  1947, 
and  not  since  heard  of. 

TOTAL 


IRON.  Nil. 


STEEL,  S— 2,658  tons. 

STEAMERS,  4—1,877  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 
MOTORSHIPS,  1—781  tons. 


5 — 2,658  tons. 


(d.)  Broken  up.  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  etc. 

NIL. 


(ii.)  Other  cases. 


So.  in 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Eeg. 

Book 

Ship’s  Name,  and 
Year  of  Build. 

Country. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

1947-48. 

- -  - - 

04047 

Abiding  Star  .. 

’17 

117 

G.B.I. 

W.s.s. 

•  •  •  . j 

Dismantled... 

— 

04304 

Alida  . 

’15 

270 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

19444 

Arete  . 

’25 

898 

G.B.L 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . . .  . 

— 

19588 

Ashridge . 

’05 

2884 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

; 

Broken  up . 

— 

23068 

Elizabeth... — .. 
Moller 

T353- 

-GhBrl. 

s.s. 

i 

Broken  up  ...  . 

23*262 

Empire  Lark  .. 

’21 

4971 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

... 

Scuttled,  with  ammunition,  for 

Government  purposes. 

24345 

Fresno  Star  .. 

T9 

7998 

G.B.I. 

Tw.Sc. 

s.s. 

Tw.Sc. 

Broken  up  ...  .  ••• 

24738 

Gleniffer  . 

T5 

9559 

G.B.I. 

. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

S.S. 

i 

Leighton . 

.’21 

7412 

G.B.I. 

Tw.Sc. 

m.s. 

Scuttled,  with  ammunition,  for 
Government  purposes. 

Continued, 


8 


(ii.)  Other  eases — continued,. 


No.  in 
Eeg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo, 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

30583 

Oneida  ( T .)  ...’08 

675 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

11884 

Patrol  . ’14 

261 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up  . 

— 

— 

Sea  Monarch  ...’15 

329 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up  ...  . . 

— 

33442 

Smeaton . ’83 

369 

G.B.I. 

I.Tw.Sc. 

... 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

13950 

Strathmaree  ...’14 

210 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up  ...  . 

— 

34450 

Themistocles  ...’ll 

11230 

G.B.I. 

Tw.Sc. 

... 

... 

Broken  up .  . . 

— 

35782 

Westernland  ...’06 

16289 

G.B.I. 

Trp.Sc. 

s.s. 

I.S.S. 

... 

Broken  up . .  . 

— 

05584 

Cape  Scott  ...’97 

207 

Dom. 

Sunk  for  use  as  a  breakwater. 

05720 

Cecil  L.  Beck  ...’10 

120 

Dom. 

W.Aux. 

Sc.m.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

06281 

Dauntless  ...’01 

122 

Dom. 

W.s.s. 

... 

Sunk  for  use  as  a  breakwater... 

— 

11821 

Panther  . ’99 

236 

Dom. 

Tw.Sc. 

Dismantled  and  sunk.  ... 

— 

11822 

Panther  II  ...’26 

240 

Dom. 

S.S. 

... 

Dismantled  and  sunk . 

— 

18636 

Abangarez  ...’09 

4538 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . 

20862 

Caloria  . ’06 

4095 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

... 

Broken  up  . 

21398 

Charles  H.  ...’20 
Cramp 

6220 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up  .. . 

21616 

Cities  Service  ...’21 
Ohio  (T.) 

7245 

Amr. 

m.s. 

... 

Broken  up  . 

21684 

City  of  . ’10 

Montgomery 

City  of  . ’07 

Savannah 

5040 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

... 

Broken  up  . 

21701 

5343 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

_ 

22801 

Eastern  Crown..’20 

5241 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up  ...  . 

23758 

Falcon  . ’19 

2966 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

24305 

Frederic  E.  ’17 

Kellogg  (T.) 
George  W.  ’18 

Barnes  (T.) 
Glenpool  ( T .)  ...’13 

7127 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up  ...  . 

24618 

6214 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up . 

— 

24742 

5444 

Amr. 

Tw.Sc. 

s.s. 

Tw.Sc. 

m.s. 

... 

... 

Broken  up  . 

25046 

H.T.  Harper  (T.)’21 

3803 

Amr. 

... 

... 

Broken  up . 

25489 

Henry  S.  Grove  ’21 

6220 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

37279 

(Supp.) 

James  Otis  ...’20 

8266 

Amr. 

S.S. 

... 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

27224 

Katendrecht  ( T .)  ’25 

5099 

Amr. 

m.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

28107 

Lebeck  ( T .)  ...’21 

6931 

Amr. 

S.S. 

... 

Broken  up  . 

— 

31003 

Pennsylvania  ’17 

(T.) 

6390 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . . . 

13023 

Salutation  ...’07 

184 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Dismantled . 

— 

34468 

R557Q 

Thermo  ( T .)  ...’20 

W  W  Bril  no.  (  7'  }’  |  s_ 

4487 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

35764 

West  Cusseta  ...’20 

5428 

Amr. 

m.s. 

Broken  up  . . .  . 

— 

35767 

West  Kyska  ...’18 

5552 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

22615 

Donna  Lane  ...’19 

2212 

Brz. 

W.Tw. 

Sc.m.s. 

Dismantled  ....  . 

■  — 

29052 

Matias  Cousino  ’25 

1896 

Chi. 

S.S. 

. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

34378 

Teno . ’96 

3183 

Chi. 

Tw.Sc. 

s.s. 

... 

... 

. 

... 

Broken  up  ...  ... 

— 

Continued. 


9 


(ii.)  Other  cases — continued. 


Ho.  in 
Keg. 
Book 
1947-48 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross 

Country 

j 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

21586 

Chung  Lien  ...’10 

1631 

Chn. 

S.S. 

Broken  up  . 

_ 

30434 

Odin . ’10 

1581 

Den. 

Tw.Sc. 

S.S. 

. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

22818 

Eberstein . ’04 

5226 

Ger. 

S.S. 

. 

... 

Broken  up . ! 

— 

1  25810 

Howard  . ’95 

3581 

Hon. 

S.S. 

. 

Broken  up . 

— 

26998 

Juniata  . ’97 

3465 

Hon. 

S.S. 

. 

Broken  up . 1 

— 

25080 

Hai  Dah . ’06 

1186 

Nor. 

S.S. 

. 

... 

Broken  up . ; 

i 

— 

TOTALS  f  MM  •'-steel.  Nil. 

(  d.  (I/.)  .—STEEL,  46-: 


IRON.  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil.  TOTAL,  Nil. 

208,125  tons.  IRON,  2—576  tons.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  4—2,571  tons.  TOTAL,  52— 211,272  tons. 
STEAMERS,  45—179,953  tons. 


MOTORSHIPS,  7—31,319  tons, 

(e.)  Burnt. 


TOTAL,  52— 21 1,272  tons 


No.  in 

Keg- 

Book 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

1947-48. 

04758 

Atlantic  Charter’46 

213 

Dorn. 

W.m.s. 

Trinidad — 

Codfish  . . . 

Abandoned  on  fire  following 

14th  July 

fr-Cx  , 

British  Guiana 

explosion  in  lat.  10  53N.,  long. 
61  47W. 

06859 

Elva  and  Kay  ...’42 

105 

Dom. 

W.  Aux. 

St.  Martins,  N.B. 

Pulpwood 

Near  St.  Martin’s,  N.B. 

19  th  Sept. 

Tw.  Sc. 

— Bucksport,  Me. 

09120 

Joffre  . ’18 

138 

Amr. 

W.m.s. 

Fishing  . 

... 

Caught  fire  15  miles  off  Thatcher 
Island,  and  sank  following  day. 

9th  Aug. 

31674 

Rata . ’04 

675 

Arg. 

S.S. 

Buenos  Aires — 

General . . . 

On  fire  in  lat.  40  52S.,  long.  60 

12th  July 

33 W.  Taken  in  tow,  anchored 

Rivadavia 

off  Punta  Pipas,  and  sank  on 
16th  July. 

05236 

Hansa  . ’18 

200 

Fin. 

W.m.s. 

Pargas — Kerai  . . . 

Cement... 

Caught  fire  and  sank  after  ex- 

29  th  Sept. 

“B” 

(ex  “  Boisto  ” 

plosion  off  Raumo. 

09681 

Kronholm  ...’44 

297 

Nor. 

W.m.s. 

. 

At  Soon,  near  Moss. 

3rd  July 

30395 

Ocean  Liberty,... ’43s 

.7176 

Nor. 

S.S. 

Baltimore — 

General  &:  Caught  fire  while  discharging  at 

28  th  July 

Antwerp 

nitrate 

Brest,  and  sank  after  explosion 
in  Brest  Roads. 

TOTAL 


i  STEEL,  2—7,851  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

(  STEAMERS,  2—7,851  tons. 


MOTORSHIPS,  5—953  tons. 


•j  7-4,1 


804  tons. 


(f.)  Collision. 


No.  in 
Beg. 
Book 
947-48 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place.  1 

Date. 

27919 

37544 

;supp.) 

o.iiqo 

LadyAnstruther’22 

Milverton  ...’29 

527 

1975 

3805 

G.B.I. 

Dom. 

A  mr. 

S.S. 

S.S. 

m.s. 

London— 

Sunderland 
Oswego,  N.Y. — 
Port  Alfred,  P.Q. 

Naknek — Seattle 

Ballast  ... 

Coal 

Canned 

In  lat.  58  56N.,  long.  O  16  30E. 

Beached  after  collision  and  sub¬ 
sequent  fire  near  Iroquois,  Ont. 
Total  loss. 

Near  Crescent  Bay,  W.  of  Port 

16  th  Aug. 

24th  Sept. 

13th  Aug. 

salmon  & 

Angeles. 

fish  oil 

05605 

Capricorne 

’21 

742 

Fra. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

On  the  Newfoundland  Banks. 

8th  July 

08396 

Hellbrook 

’20 

227 

Ger. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

On  the  Dogger  Bank. 

25  th  Sept. 

11795 

Pacifico  . 

’18 

275 

Sp. 

S.S. 

Trawler  . 

18  miles  off  Sisargas  Islands. 

29  th  Aug. 

TOTAL 


STEEL,  6—7,551  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  5—3,746  tons. 


kLummiin.™.  j  6— 7,551  tons. 

MOTORSHIPS,  1—3,805  tons. ) 


10 


(g.)  Wrecked. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 


So.  in 

Reg  Ship's  Same,  and 

Book.  Tear  of  Build. 

1947-48. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

t 

19l07j  Amberton  . . .’28 

5377 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

Quebec — London . 

Timber . . . 

At  Western  Head,  Cape  Pine, 
Nfl. 

23rd  July 

29876  Nasoopie . ’12 

2521 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

Montreal — 

General... 

Off  Cape  Dorset,  Baffin  Island. 

22nd  Jub 

15889  Red  Gauntlet  ...'88 

410 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

Hudson  Bay. 
Trawler  . 

Stranded  and  subsequently  sank 

10th  Aug 

(Sapp.) 

16027  Eveline  Wilkie..’18 

406 

Dom. 

W.Aux. 

Belize — 

Lumber... 

at  South  Cape,  Spitzbergen . 

On  west  side  of  Turneffe  Islands. 

17th  July 

(Supp.) 

i 

25745)  Hong  Kheng  ...’03 

6167 

Dom. 

.Tw.Sc. 

m.s. 

Tw.Sc. 

Kingston,  Ja. 

Rangoon — Amoy. 

Ballast ... 

On  Chilang  Point:  . 

19th  July 

I 

29162!  Meigle  . ’81 

1060 

O 

Pom. 

\  S.S. 

I.8.S. 

Halifax,  N.S. — 

General  & 

At  St.  Shotts,  Nfl.  . 

20  th  July 

11182  Neophyte . ’08 

150 

Cc»jr\  . 

Dom. 

m.s. 

St.  John’s,  Nfl. 
Churchill,  Man. — 

livestock. 

General... 

1  mile  off  mouth  of  Severn  River, 

28th  July 

84410  Terveund . ’84 

808 

c<w 

Fin. 

S.S. 

Baker  Lake.N.W.T. 
Landskrona — 

Ballast ... 

Hudson  Bay. 

Near  Yarberg . 

13  th  Sept 

13173  Sapho  . ’20 

131 

Fra. 

W.Aux. 

Middlesbrough. 
Satin  de  Giraud  — 

Salt 

Sank  after  striking  submerged 

12th  July 

35229  Valerio  . ’19 

2571 

Itl. 

Sc.m.s. 

s.s. 

St.  Pierre,  Miq. 
Rotterdam — 

Coke 

object  off  Perpignan. 

Sank  after  stranding  at  Brig- 

14th  Julv 

32078a  Rolfeoy  . — 

426 

Nor. 

Tw.Sc. 

Cagliari. 
Frederikstad — 

Bricks  & 

nogan,  near  Brest. 

Sprang  a  leak  and  beached  near 

15  th  Sept. 

28705  Manhasset  ...’23 

1827 

Pan. 

m.s. 

s.s. 

Kirkenes. 
Hampton  Roads — 

timber. 

Coal 

Egero.  Total  loss. 

On  east  side  of  Sable  Island. 

4th  July 

10287  Macabi  . ’17 

24452  Gamo  . ’21 

110 

318 

Per. 

Ptg. 

W.m.s. 

W.Aux. 

St.  John’s,  Nfl. 

Tunis — Bayonne. 

Bags  ... 

Phos- 

On  G-uanape  Island  after  break¬ 
ing  anchor  chain. 

At  Bayonne.  . 

21st  July 

14  th  Sept. 

28199a  Lezo . ’45 

389 

Sp. 

Sc.m.s. 

m.s. 

San  Esteban  de 

phates. 
Coal  ... 

Near  Marco  da  Canaceira,  9  miles 
S.  of  Mira,  after  losing  rudder. 
S.  end  of  Bornholm . 

7th  Aug. 

06805  Elisabeth . ’14 

241 

Swd. 

W.Aux. 

Pravia — Tarragona 
Szczecin— 

Salt 

27  th  Sept. 

1 

■ 

Sc.m.s. 

• 

Oskarshamn. 

■ 

TOTAL 


STEEL,  10—20,646  tons.  IRON,  I  —  1 ,060  tons. 
STEAMERS,  8—20,741  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  5—1,206  tons. 
MOTORSHIPS.  8—2,171  tons. 


16—22,912  ions. 


(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


STEEL,  2—1,855  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  2—1,855  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil  ) 

MOTORSHIPS,  Nil.  ( 2— 1,855  tons. 


TOTAL 


11 


II.— SAILING  SHIPS  AND  BARGES. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 

NIL. 

(b.)  Foundered. 

NIL. 


(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heeding  ere  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter. 

NIL. 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather. 

NIL. 


(ii.)  Other  cases. 


Ho.  in 
Keg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship’s  Name,  and  Tons 

Year  of  Build.  1  (Gross) 

1 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage.  Cargo.  ]  Circumstances  and  place. 

1 

Date. 

00440 

Commodore  II. ..’19  1524 

1 

G.B.l. 

w. 

4m.Sr. 

... 

' 

Broken  up  . 

TOTALS  i  d-  <'•’  •— STEEL>  Nil-  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil.  TOTAL,  Nil. 

i  d.(ii.).— STEEL,  Nil.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE.  I— 1,524  tons.  TOTAL,  I— 1.524 tons. 

TOTAL,  I— 1,524  tons. 


(e.)  Burnt. 

NIL. 


(f.)  Collision. 


No.  in 
Hog. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship’s  Name,  and  |  Tons 

Year  of  Build.  |  (Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

01976 

R.W.MacDonald’06 !  630 

Amr. 

w. 

Wilmington,  Del. 

Sinter  ore 

Off  month  of  Delaware  and 

18  th  July 

Barge 

— Sparrows 

Chesapeake  Canal,  while  in 

; 

1 

1 

Point,  Md. 

TOTAL  -.—STEEL,  Nil.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—630  tons.  TOTAL.  1—630  tons. 


(g.)  Wrecked. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 

NIL. 

(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


NIL 


line's  lUgisto  nf  Shipping. 


RETURNS 

OF 

SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c. 


1st  OCTOBER  to  31st  DECEMBER,  1947. 


FENCHURCH  STREET,  LONDON,  E.C.3. 
September,  1948. 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  WRECK  RETURNS 

for  the  Quarter  ended  31st  December,  1947. 

1. — These  Returns  show  that  during  the  quarter  the  number  and  gross  tonnage  of  ships  of  100  ton* 
gross  and  above  totally  lost,  condemned,  etc.,  in  consequence  of  casualty  or  stress  of 
weather,  were  as  follows : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 

7 

8,863 

7 

8,863 

Other  Countries  . 

47 

98,959 

1 

280 

48 

99,189 

World  . 

54 

107.822 

1 

230 

55 

108,052 

II. — Cases  of  ships  broken  up,  condemned,  etc.,  not  known  to  be  in  consequence  of 
Casualty  or  stress  of  weather,  are  excluded  from  the  foregoing  table.  The  tonnage  so 
excluded  amounted  to  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 

6 

8,736 

6 

8,736 

Other  Countries  . 

80 

155,488 

1 

1,748 

31 

157,236 

World . 

36 

164,224 

1 

1,748 

37 

165,972 

III. — The  gross  reduction  in  the  Mercantile  Marine  of  the  World,  from  all  causes,  reported 
during  the  quarter  was  therefore  : — 


Country. 

Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Toss  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and 

Northern  Ireland 

13 

17,599 

13 

17,599 

Other  Countries  ...  ... 

77 

254,447 

2 

1,978 

79 

256,425 

Woeld . 

90 

272,046 

2 

1,978 

92 

274,024 

TABLE  No.  1: — Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  quarter 
ended  31st  December,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  19th  August,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  gross  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


COUNTRY 


STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS 
OWNED,  ACCORDING  TO  i 
LLOYD’S  REGISTER  BOOK,  I  ABANDONED 
1047-48,  I  AT  SEA. 


No. 

Tons. 

Britain  andNorthern  Ireland... 

3,061 

17,847,897 

i  Dominions,  Colonies,  &o . 

2,272 

3,473,742 

!A  (United  States  of) . 

5,159 

30,165,909 

rk  . 

606 

1,024,292 

E . 

973 

2,314,898 

NY  . 

1,318 

591,442 

E  . 

297 

1,027,101 

ND  . 

1,295 

2,436,385 

. 

673 

1,800,987 

2,408 

5,808,832 

AY  . 

1,683 

3,760,941 

. 

986 

1,130,004 

SN . 

1,195 

1,828,516 

a  European  Countries . 

ial  and  South  America . 

R  Countries  . 

Totals.. 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .—STEEL,  40—104,732  tons. 


TOTAL,  (e) 


I  No.  Tons. 


7  8,863 

9  8,611 

6  33,075 

3  10,537 

1  353 

1  132 

1  7,176 

5  10,697 

2  1,111 

6  11,169 

2  1,978 

5  1,973 

2  433 

5  11,714 


4  35  j  82,613  3  9,837  54  1 107,822 


PERCENTAGE 

LOST 

(STEAMERS  & 
MOTORSHIPS). 


of  of 

Ships  Tonnage 
owned,  owned. 


0-12  0-05 

0-40  0-25 

0-12  0-11 
0-33  1-03 

0-10  0-02 
0-08  0-02 
0-34  0-70 . 

0-39  0-44 

0-30  0-09 

0-36  0-30 

0-20  0-18 
0-42  0-11 


IRON,  1—714  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  13—2,376  tons. 


STEAMERS,  29—81,591  tons. 


MOTORSHIPS,  25—26,23!  tons. 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGES  6  to  10. 

*  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America.  (c)  Under  the  heading  “Wrecked,”  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  through  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  Ac. 

T  Japanese  wood  auxiliary  vessels  under  300  tons  gross  are  not  inserted  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Rook,  and  are  not  included 

?)  Under  the  heading  “  Missing,”  are  included  otly  ships  so  posted  or  reported  during  the  period  covered  by  the  return.  (d>  Under  the  heading  “Lost  &c..”  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons,  cannot 

.j  Kit  fires.  rollispon.  stranding,  &c.,  are  included,  according,  to  the  date  of  the  casualties ,  under  0  erwise  c  assl 

•  f  “  * - *  -"«*•  otwnco  ftf  wpathfll*.  &c.. 


not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c. 


.  _  „  - ,  — - - -  <  uU jlj.  u  ajtu  uAivuuo  nuuuy  iusi,  uroaen  up,  dec,,  during  tue  quarter 

ended  31st  December,  1947,  as  reported  up  to  the  19th  August,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  net  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .-—STEEL,  Nil. 


IRON.  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—230  torts. 


(a)  For  explanation  and  notei  see  footnote  on  page  4. 

lb)  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c„  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c.,  are  excluded  from  the 
Table.  During  the  quarter,  1  sailing  snip  of  1,748  tons  gross  comes  within  this  category. 


THE  LOSSES  INCLUDED  IN  THIS  TABLE  ARE  DETAILED  ON  PAGE  11. 

(c)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  &c.  (Sec 
on  stress  of  weather,  St c.,  are  excluded  from  the  Summary  on  page  8.) 

within  this  category.  *  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America. 


6 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  OF  SHIPPING. 


RETURNS  OF  SHIPS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  & 


1st  OCTOBER  to  31st  DECEMBER,  1947. 


List  of  total  losses  of  Merchant  Ships  of  100  tons  and  upwards  between  the  above 
dates,  of  which  information  was  rec  eived  up  to  the  19th  August,  1948. 


EXPLANATION  OF  CONTRACTIONS. 


COUNTRY. 


A  mr . 

■*  U.S.  of  America. 

Egy.  =  Egypt. 

Itl.  * 

Italy. 

Ptg.  Portugal. 

Arg. 

mt  Argentina. 

«*  Belgium. 

Est.  *=  Estonia. 

Jpn.  = 

Japan. 

Rou.  =>  Roumania, 

Big. 

Fin.  «=  Finland. 

Lat.  = 

Latvia. 

S.E.  =  Union  of  Soviet  S 

Bn. 

«  Brazil. 

Fra.  am  France. 

Mex.  = 

Mexico. 

Republic*. 

C.-S. 

«*  Czecho-Slovakia. 

G.B.I.  *=  Great  Britain  and 

Mor.  = 

Morocco. 

Sia.  =  Siam. 

Cba. 

*=»  Cuba. 

Northern  Ireland.  Nor.  = 

Norway. 

Sp.  =  Spain. 

Chi. 

=  Chile. 

Ger.  =  Germany. 

Pal.  = 

Palestine. 

Swd.  —  Sweden. 

Chn. 

**  China. 

Grk.  =  Greece. 

Pan.  = 

Panama. 

Trk.  =  Turkey. 

Den. 

«s=  Denmark. 

Hoi.  =  Holland. 

Per.  = 

Peru. 

Urg.  =  Uruguay. 

Dom. 

=  British  Dominions 
Colonies,  etc. 

Hon.  =  Honduras. 

Icl.  =  Iceland. 

Phi.  = 
Pol.  = 

DESCRIPTION. 

Philippine. 

Poland. 

Tgs.  =  Yugoslavia. 

Aui. 

sc  Auxiliary. 

c. 

=  Composite.  m.s. 

=  Motorship. 

s.s.  =  Steamship. 

(T.)  -  Oil  Tanke 

Bg. 

*=  Brig. 

=«  Bark. 

F.C. 

=  Ferro-Concrete.  Pad. 

=  Paddle. 

Sc.  =  Screw, 

Trp.  =  Triple. 

Bfc. 

X. 

=  Iron.  Qd. 

=  Quadruple 

Sr.  =  Schooner. 

Tw.  =  Twin. 

Bfcn. 

Bn. 

=  Barken  tine. 

=  Brigantine. 

Lr. 

m. 

—  Lugger.  S. 

=  Masts. 

='  Ship. 

Stl.  =  Steel. 

W.  =  Wood. 

N.B. — Unless  otherwise  stated,  all  steamers  and  motorships  were  of  steel  construction  and  propelled  by  a  single  scr 


I.— STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 

NIL. 


(b.)  Foundered. 


Ho.  in 

Reg- 

Book 

Ship’s  Name,  and 
Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

] 

1947-48. 

06841 

Ellie  Park 

’79 

100 

Dom. 

W.m.s. 

Douglas — 

Scrap  iron 

Capsized  and  sank  during  heavy 

in 

Connah’s  Quay. 

weather  about  26  miles  from 

Douglas  Head. 

10359 

Mallard  . 

’03 

193 

Dom. 

S.S. 

Chittagong. — 

Ballast  .., 

Capsized  and  sank  during  cyclone 

23 

'dVJJ.OL 

Cox’s  Bazaar. 

while  anchored  l£  miles  N.  of 
Adinath. 

---04266 

Alejandro  ^ 

.’03 

214 

Chi. 

s.s. 

Coquimbo — 

General... 

Capsized  and  sank  about  10  miles 

4t: 

_ 

Zvir . 

’44 

263 

Itl. 

Aux.Sc. 

Portiglione — 

Pyrites  ... 

12  miles  oif  Capo  d'  Orso 

27 

m.s. 

Crotone. 

38332 

Oda . 

’44 

551 

Nor. 

Tw.Sc. 

...  . . . 

Lumber... 

Sprang  a  leak,  capsized  and  sank 

21 

(Supp). 

m.s. 

2  miles  otE  Puerto  Cabezas, 
Nicaragua. 

30713 

Oval; . 

’42 

315 

Nor. 

m.s. 

Szczecin — Bergen . 

Salt  ... 

In  Trelleborg  Roads.  ... 

21 

34243a 

Tango  . 

’01 

683 

Per. 

S.S. 

;  ;  ■ 

Petroleum 

products, 

etc. 

At  Callao . 

12 

TOTAL 


STEEL  6 — 2,219  tern.  IRON,  Nil 

STEAMERS,  3—1,090  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  I -1 00  tons.  )_ 

MOTORSHIPS,  4— l, 229  tons.)  ^ ' 


7 


(c.)  Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 


Ho.  in 
Eeg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

08161 

Haere  . ’03 

119 

Dom. 

e 

W.Aux 
_Tw.  8c. 
m.s. 

Parenga-Renga — 
Auckland 

Glass  sand 

Left  Parenga-Renga  on  28th 
Kay,  1947,  and  not  since  heard 
of. 

STEEL,  Nil.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  I— 119  tons. 

STEAMERS,  Nil.  MOTORSHIPS,  I— 119  tons. 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  etc. 

NIL. 


(ii.)  Other  cases. 


No.  in 
Eeg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

06691 

Edith  Williames’00 

206 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

. 

... 

... 

I 

...  Broken  up . 

— 

09514 

Kinnoull . ’07 

156 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

. 

...  |  Broken  up . 

— 

28799 

Margo  . ’95 

1412 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

...  Scuttled,  with  war  material,  for 

- 

Government  purposes. 

10650 

Masona  . ’15 

297 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

. 

... 

... 

... 

Broken  up  . . . 

| 

— 

12370 

R.W.Wheeldon  ’12 

138 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

. 

... 

... 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

34470 

Theseus  . ’08 

6527 

G.B.I. 

S.S. 

... 

...  1  Broken  up . 

— 

19612 

Assaroe  . ’93 

948 

Dom. 

s.s. 

... 

...  \  Broken  up . 

— 

05610 

Captain  Phillip  ’39 

524 

Dom. 

S.S. 

...  Dismantled  &  sunk  . 

_ 

(ci“CaptainCook”) 

05777 

Charlemagne  ...’20 

141 

Dom. 

W.S.S. 

. 

. . .  Broken  up . 

— 

— 

Coronda  (T.)  ...’99 

7503 

Dom. 

s.s. 

. 

...  .  Broken  up . 

— 

14771 

Tuirangi . ’08 

114 

Dom. 

W.m.s. 

...  Converted  into  a  hulk . 

— 

19831 

Baeoi  . ’12 

1535 

Amr. 

Tw.Sc. 

... 

• 

...  i  Broken  up . .  . 

— 

m.s. 

i 

19854 

Baldhill  (T.)  ...’19 

6413 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

20307 

Birkenhead  (T.)’21 

6960 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

20368 

Bohemian  ’21 

6906 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

_ 

Club  (T.) 

37282 

Capulin  . ’20 

4977 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

Supp.) 

21269 

Cathwood  (T.)  ’20 

7072 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

21496 

Chester  ’21 

8146 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  ...  . . . . 

_ 

O.  Swain  ( T .) 

22467 

Deroche  ( T .)  ...’19 

7058 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

>37(18 

TflYTnixigtiflT’  ’1 Q 

4985 

Amr. 

23729 

F.H.Hillman(7^)’21 

10837 

Amr. 

Tw.Sc. 

. 

Broken  up . 

— 

237  30 

F.J.Luckenbach  ’17 

7821 

Amr. 

Tw.Sc. 

. 

... 

... 

Converted  into  a  barge ... 

— 

4466 

Gargoyle  ( T .)  ...’21 

7003 

Amr. 

s.s. 

. 

... 

Broken  up  . . .  . . . 

— 

6492 

James  Rumseyf^ 

yisi 

Amr. 

s.s. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

8583 

Madison  . ’ll 

3734 

Amr. 

S.S. 

. 

... 

... 

... 

Broken  up  ... 

— 

Continutd. 


8 


(H.)  Other  cases — continued. 


So.  in 
Bog. 
Book 
1947  48. 

Ship’s  Hume,  sod 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Grossi 

Country 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage, 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

-Date. 

29181 

Melrose  . ’07 

5148 

Amr. 

8.8. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

10756 

Messenger  ...’20 

181 

Amr. 

W.s.s, 

Dismantled  and  burnt . 

— 

29486 

Mojave  (T.)  ...’21 

6900 

Amr. 

8.8. 

. 

... 

Broken  up . 

— 

31580 

R.  J.  Hanna  (?'.)  ’21 

6905 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up  . . 

— 

31767 

Rensselaer  ...’09 

2690 

Amr. 

Pad. 

s.s. 

Converted  into  a  barge . 

— 

32239 

S.  B.  Hunt  (T.)  ’19 

6840 

Amr. 

s.s. 

Broken  up . 

— 

38156 

Shenandoah  (:T.)’19 

6414 

Amr. 

8.8. 

Broken  up  . 

— 

34344 

Tejon(2".) . ’20 

7034 

Amr. 

S.S. 

Broken  up . 

— 

14481 

Thorolf  ’92 

Kveldulfson 

229 

Nor. 

s.s. 

Dismantled  ...  . . . . 

— 

18879 

Albert  Hill  (T.)  ’17 

7115 

Pan. 

s.s. 

. 

Broken  up . 

— 

26570 

Jeff  Davis  ...  ’21 

6174 

Pan. 

m.s. 

Broken  up . . 

TOTALS  | 


d.  (I.)  .-—STEEL,  Nil.  IRON,  Nil. 

d.(li.)  .—STEEL,  33—163,788  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  33—156,401  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil.  TOTAL,  Nil. 

WOOD  &  COMPOSITE.  3—436  tons.  TOTAL,  36—164,224  tons. 
MOTORSHIPS,  3—7,823  tons.  TOTAL,  36—164,224  tons. 


(e.)  Burnt. 


:  No.  in 
Reg. 
Book 
jl947-48. 

Ship’s  Name,  and 

Year  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

12938 

Saint  Etienne. ..’24 
Murray  Bay 

126 

Dorn. 

W.  Aux. 
Sc.m.s. 

. 

At  Riviere  du  Loup  5  subse¬ 
quently  broken  up. 

2nd  Nov. 

15543 

William  Sale  ...’44 

126 

Dom. 

W.m.s. 

Haiti — Miami, 

Fla. 

Bananas 

Off  Cuba  . 

25th  Nov 

20488 

Brastagi . ’37 

9246 

Hoi. 

Tw.  Sc. 
m.s. 

Seattle — Calcutta 

General... 

Destroyed  by  fire  while  stranded 
at  Ilha  Caldeira,  dO  miles  S.  of 
Mozambique  Island. 

20th  Nov 

08574 

Holland  . ’35 

199 

Hoi. 

m.s. 

Sarpsborg — 

Rotterdam 

Sulphur 

Caught  fire  and  sank  after  ex¬ 
plosion  in  lat.  63  5GN.,  long.  7 
59E. 

16th  Nov 

33415 

Skoghaug  ...’30 

2100 

Nor. 

S.S. 

Rotterdam — Oslo 

Coal  ... 

Sank  after  explosion  in  lat.  52 
32  58N.,  long.  4  24  58E. 

24  th  Dec. 

14717 

Trinitd  . ’27 

223 

Swd. 

W.  Aux. 
Sc.m.s. 

Akranes — Sweden 

Herring 

Caught  fire  6  miles  off  Grindavik, 
Iceland,  when  in  tow,  and  sank 
after  explosion. 

16th  Oct. 

TOTAL 


( STEEL,  3—1 1,545  to  is.  IRON.  Nil. 

(  STEAMERS.  1—2.100  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  3—475  tons. 
MOTORSHIPS,  5—9,920  tons. 


6 — 12,020  tons. 


(f.)  Collision. 


No.  in 

! 

Beg. 

Book 

1947-48 

Year  of  Build. 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

26835 

Jolantha . ’84 

714 

Den. 

I.S.S. 

Mariager — 

Copenhagen 

Cement 

Sank  after  collision  3  miles  N. 
of  Middelgrunden  Fort,  Copen¬ 
hagen.  Refloated  and  broken  up. 

4  th  Oct. 

14849 

Uiver . ’02 

200 

Hoi. 

s.s. 

Trawler  ...  ... 

In  the  iNorth  Sea. 

7  th  Nov. 

STEEL,  1—200  tons.  IRON,  1—714  tons.  WOOD  it  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 

STEAMERS,  2—914  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  Nil. 


TOTAL 


2—914  tons, 


Island.. 


afte 
Itedonda 
Islands. 
Stranded  i 
S.E.  of 
anchors. 


striki 

Rock, 


12th 


24th  Dec, 


miles 

§&ag 


I  9th  Dec, 
3rd  Dec. 
25th  Dec. 
''fcli  Nov. 


»  ■»"  .nan. 

I  Nicaragua. 

I  Stranded  and  san 
^Island,  Phiiij 

Stranded  outside 

subsequently  to, 
P°rt-  Total  loss. 
On  Trabucador 
San  Carlos. 

Struck  wreck  and  sr 
horQ  Roads, 
stranded  at  Kails 

1  “““i  B.eftoate< 

\  3  miles  "E  >1 


Marseilles, 


ch>  nY  19th  Dec. 
mSchaJ  23rd  Dec. 

hdh®t°df4  4tkOct. 


feuud  Cement 


— \ . \ Yttnfot \ 

.  \ eat  -  --Wocd 

^  v  ^  "V"  ^  8“  -\  Oct\ 

'\kyY“fe\  *>«A 

ILuL ;  4 88  ''vy  ;xs?e  ~  **A 

1,1  \  \  ^  VCOtl  alter  ttrlWag  »aWSei  2k«,t  Oct.\ 

Jr  1  i.  \  \  '"l^kage  a  miles  o«  tiaa*eu\  \ 

|  §k  UsAwerp—' SasvlvWaXW,  \  \  \ 

WmWr  \  •  •  A  VigetYtoVmen,  outside  Slmdea-' 20th.lS Of  A 

JP"  \  "da..  V  ...  ,  \  mile  oS  'M.oralit  Point, Jamaica\  ktrtll  Ilec.\ 

%aa.\  u,  iDdaasak— Spezla  \CoaX  ...'stranded  on  tKeSona  KurVmgs\  20th.  Oct. 
\  \  \  "Portugal  aud  subsequently1, 

~  \  \  \  sunk  \ 

VW.A.UX.  'FatO  \Sa\t  . .  .\  Is  car  Cabo  Catvoelra.  \  Oct. 

||  i;  l  \Sc.m.s.  \  Yima  do  Oa&te\o\  \  \ 


Mp'£.  v  ^  v  ttc.m.s.  \  \  mna  0.0  \jaste\o\  \  \  \ 

gpffPBl  tp.  \  8.3.  \  Seville —  \  Dallas!  ...\  Stranded  and  sank  off  Segano\  2nd  Dec.  1 

g,  1  t  \  \  San  Esteban  \  rolnt,  near  Verrol.  i 

|*4!  239  i  Sp.  I  s.a.  \  (lorcubion — San  (Ballast  ...(Wrecked  . I  26th  Oct. 

I  i  1  1  "R.ct.oVtcm  rlf»  Prflviai  1  1 


11 .13. point  of  Storjungrun  Island,!  15th  !Nov. 
off  Soderhamn.  i 


Continued. 


10 


(g.)  Wrecked — continued. 


Ho.  in 
Keg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Skip's  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

08258 

Harry  . ’97 

205 

Swd. 

W.Aux. 

Se.m.s. 

Szczecin — 

Helsingborg 

Coal 

Sprang  a  leak  during  heavy 
weather  and  stranded  at  Gislov. 
Refloated  and  subsequently 
condemned. 

4th  Oct 

29215 

Mereurius  ...’17 

555 

Swd. 

s.s. 

Karlstad — 

Antwerp 

Paper,  etc. 

Sprang  a  leak  during  heavy 
weather  and  drifted  ashore  in 
Jammer  Bay,  Total  loss. 

25thNov 

32168 

Bubfred  . ’15 

786 

Swd. 

s.s. 

Hudiksvall — 

Ostend 

■ 

Wood  ... 

At  Finngrundet,  Uppland. 

15thOct 

TOTAL 


f  STEEL,  27— 80,931  tons.  IRON,  Nil. 

)  STEAMERS.  21—68,540  tons. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  8—1,682  tons. 
MOTORSHIPS.  14—14,073  tons. 


35—82,613  tons. 


(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


Ho.  in 
Keg. 
Book. 
1947-48. 

Ship's  Name,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

19875 

Aqueity  ( T .)  ...’45 

890 

G.B.I. 

m.s. 

Bremen — 

Bromborough 

Ballast  ... 

iSunk  by  mine  in  lat.  63  32N., 
long.  6  2E. 

llthNov. 

20253 

Betty  Hindley...’43 

1771 

G.B.I. 

s.s. 

London — Tyne 

Ballast  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  in  lat.  64  16  48N., 
long.  0  22W. 

7th  Oct. 

27095 

Kalliopi  . ’43 

7176 

Grk. 

s.s. 

Charleston — 

Rijeka 

Ballast  ... 

Sunk  by  mine  in  lat.  45  8N., 
long.  14  16E. 

20thDec. 

STEEL,  3—9,837  tons.  IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil 

STEAMERS,  2—8,947  tons.  MOTORSHIPS,  1—890  tons. 


11 


II. — SAILING  SHIPS  AND  BARGES. 

(a.)  Abandoned  at  Sea. 


TOTAL  s— STEEL ,  Nil. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  1—230  tons.  TOTAL,  1—230  tons. 


(b.)  Foundered. 

NIL. 


(c.)  Hissing. 

( Under  this  heading  are  included  only  chips  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  quarter.) 


(d.)  Broken  up,  Condemned,  &c. 

{«.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather. 

NIL. 

(ii.)  Other  cases. 


No.  in 
Eeg. 
Book 
1947-48. 

Ship’s  ITams,  and 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

Voyage. 

Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

02442 

TuBitala . ’83 

1748 

Amr. 

1.8. 

Broken  up . 

TOTALS 


d.  (i.)  .-—STEEL,  Nil. 
d.(ii.)  .-—STEEL,  Nil. 


IRON,  Nil.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 

IRON,  1—1,748  tons.  WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  Nil. 


TOTAL,  Nil. 

TOTAL,  i— 1.748  tons. 
TOTAL.  I — 1,748  tons. 


(e.)  Burnt. 

NIL. 

(f.)  Collision. 

NIL. 

(g.)  Wrecked. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 


(h.)  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 


NIL. 


lltfljfts  fUijxster  nf  ^frtppntg. 


STATISTICAL  SUMMARY 


MERCHANT  VESSELS  OF  100  TONS  AND  UPWARDS 

OTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c., 

DURING  THE  YEAR 

1947. 


Note  : — This  Summary,  which  is  based  upon  the  quarterly  returns  of  total  losses,  &c.,  includes 
jssels  which  had  not  been  given  up  as  total  losses,  or  of  the  loss  of  which  information  had  not  been 
seeived,  when  the  returns  for  the  quarters  in  which  they  respectively  occurred  were  compiled, 
’grticulars  of  all  such  additions  to  the  quarterly  returns  are  given  on  pages  7  and  8. 

A  distinguishing  feature  of  the  Wreck  Returns  published  by  Lloyd’s  Register  is  that,  except  as 
®ted  in  the  footnotes  to  Table  No.  1,  they  are  compiled  strictly  according  to  the  dates  at  which  the 
isualties  resulting  in  total  loss  actually  occurred,  and  hot  according  to  the  dates -at -whieh  reports  of 
isualties  were  received. 


,  FENCHURCH  STREET,  LONDON,  E.C.3. 
October,  1948. 


3 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  WRECK  RETURNS. 

Annual  Statistical  Summary,  1947. 


I. — These  Returns  show  that  during  the  year  1947  the  number  and  gross  tonnage  of  ships  of  100  tone 
gross  and  above  totally  lost,  condemned,  etc.,  in  consequence  of  casualty  or  stress  of  weather,  were 
as  follows : — 


Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

| 

i  Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and  Northern 
Ireland  . 

32 

50,983 

| 

32 

50,983 

Other  Countries  . 

168 

337,440 

9 

!  7,512 

177 

344,952 

Would  . 

200 

388,423 

9 

j 

j  7,512 

209 

395,935 

II. — Cases  of  ships  broken  up,  not  known  to  he  in  consequence  of  casualty  or  stress  of 
weather,  are  excluded  from  the  foregoing  table.  The  tonnage  so  excluded  amounted  to: — 


Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

_  _ 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

Total. 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

Great  Britain  and  Northern 
Ireland  . 

50 

119,465 

: 

50 

119,465 

Other  Countries  . 

. 

137 

-  . 

633,653 

4 

6,182 

141 

639,835 

| 

World  . 

187 

753,118 

1  4 

6,182 

191 

759,300 

HI. — The  gross  reduction  in  the  Mercantile  Marine  of  the  World,  from  all  causes,  reported  during 
the  year  was  therefore : — 


Steamers  and 
Motorships. 

Sailing  Ships 
and  Barges. 

. 

Total. 

- - 

Great  Britain  and  Northern 
Ireland  .  ... 

Other  Countries  . 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

— 

Tons  (Gross). 

No. 

Tons  (Gross). 

82 

305 

170,448 

971,093 

13 

13,694 

82 

318 

170,448 

984,787 

World  . 

387 

1,141,541 

13 

13,694 

400 

1,155,235 

TABLE  No.  1: — Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  year  1947, 
as  reported  up  to  the  6th  September,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  gross  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


HOW  LOST. 


COUIfTRT 


at  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland 
tsh  Dominions,  Colonies,  &o.  ... 

rica  (United  States  of) . 

MARK  . 

fCE . 


KN . 

r  .European 


Countries 


STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS  ] 
OWNED,  ACCORDING  TO 

LLOYD'S  REGISTER  BOOK, 

1947-48. 

No. 

1 

Tons. 

6,061 

17,847,897 

2,272 

3,473,742 

5,159 

30,165,909 

606 

1,024,292 

973 

2,314,898 

1,318 

591,442 

297 

1,027,101 

1,295 

2,436,385 

673 

1,300,987 

2,408 

5,808,832 

1,683 

3,760,941 

986 

1,130,004 

1,195 

1 

1,828,516 

FOUNDERED. 


MISSING,  (a) 


BROKEN  UP, 
CONDEMNED, 
ETC.  ( b ) 

No.  I  Tons. 


WRECKED.  ( c )  I  DOST,  WTC.  ( d ) 


tAL  and  South  America . 

t  Countries  . 

Totals.. 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE  SHIPS  .-—STEEL,  151—372,372  tons.  IRON.  5—3,551  tons. 

Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America. 

Japanese  wood  auxiliary  vessels  under  300  tons  gross  are  not  inserted  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Book,  and  are  not  included 
in  this  Table. 

Under  the  heading  “Hissing,”  are  included  only  ships  so  posted  or  reported  during  the  period  covered  by  the  return, 


1  10,448 


7,835  -J- 

2,520  2 

31,455  2 


Tons.  No.  Tons.  No.  Tons.  No. 

•+-|  s/’W-  10  32,958  6 

2  2,123  14  33,088  1 

2  4,922  10  56,707  ... 

1  714  1  9,823  2 

1  742  2  484'  1 

1  227  1  132  ... 

1  1,516  5  22,823  2 

I 

1  [  200  2  1,052  ... 

i 

1  !  297  2  3,419  2 


5,118  1  j  1,516 

I 

9,445  1  [  200 

i 

298  1  !  297 


2,322  8  I  17,302 


334  9  21,322 
355  6  19,618 


25  |  11,930  |  13  7,631  1  10,448  26  75,374  17  I  T7;245  j  91  [226,525  |  22  |  36,521 


TOTAL,  (e) 

PERCENTAGE 

LOST 

(STEAMERS  & 
MOTORSHIPS). 

No. 

Tons. 

of 

Ships 

owned. 

Of 

Tonnage 

owned. 

•62 

-50-,983r 

0-53 

0-29 

31 

43,005 

1-36 

1-24 

21 

103,883 

0-41 

0-34 

5 

13,003 

0-83 

1-27 

5 

10,044 

0-51 

0-43 

2 

359 

0-15 

0-06 

9 

40,988 

3-03 

3-99 

5 

10,697 

0*39 

0-44 

7 

5,676 

1-04 

0-44 

22 

39,742 

1-31 

1-06 

6 

3,065 

0-61 

0-27 

10 

7,810 

0-84 

0-43 

14 

10,295 

... 

19 

26,900 

... 

12 

21,973 

rw\n 

2t/u 

i/ 

WOOD  &  COMPOSITE.  44—12,500  tons. 


STEAMERS.  127—327,710  tons. 


MOTORSHIPS,  73—60,713  tons. 


are  excluded  from  the  Table.  During  the  year  187  steamers  and  motorships  of  753,1 18  tons  gross  (including  50  belonging 
to  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland,  of  119,485  tons  gross)  come  within  this  category. 

(c)  Under  the  heading  “  Wrecked,”  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  through!  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  Ac. 


(d)  U nder  the  heading  “  Lost,  Ac.,”  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons,  cannot 
be  otherwise  classified. 


Ships  condemned  after  damage  by  fire,  collision,  stranding,  Ac.,  are  included,  according  to  the  date  of  the  casualties,  under  (e)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  Ac.,  which  are  not  known  tn  ha 

“Burnt,”  “Collision,”  “Wrecked,”  Ac.  Cases  of  breaking  up,  cond  .mnation,  Ac.,  not  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  Ac.,  ^  (See  Summer*  eaa  — 


TABLE  No.  2: — Showing  the  number,  gross  tonnage  and  nationality  of  SAILING  SHIPS  and  BARGES  totally  lost,  broken  up,  &c.,  during  the  year  1947, 
as  reported  up  to  the  6th  September,  1948.  (Ships  under  100  tons  net  are  not  included  in  this  return.) 


COUNTRY. 


Great  Britain  and  Northern1  Ireland 
British  Dominions,  Colonies,  &c.  ... 

America  (United  States  of)  . 

France  . 

Germany . 

Holland  . 


Sweden  . 

Other  European  Countries 
Central  and  South  America 
Other  Countries . 


MATERIAL  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ABOVE.  SHIPS : — STEEL,  1—2,023  ton*. 


IRON,  Nil. 


WOOD  &  COMPOSITE,  8—5.489  tons. 


(a)  For  explanation  and  notes  sec  footnote  on  page  4. 

lb)  Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  & c.,  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  Sic.,  are  excluded  from  the 
Table.  During  the  year,  4  sailing  ships  and  barges  of  6,182  tons  gross  come  within  this  category. 


(c)  Excluding  cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  which  are  not  known  to  be  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather,  lie,  '  (See 
Summary  on  page  3.) 

*  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Croat  Lakes  of  North  America. 


TABLE  No.  3 
condemned,  &c 

Showing  the  number  and  gross  tonnage  of  STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS  of  100 
during  the  years  1923  to  1939  and  1946  and  1947  distinguishing  the  principal  maritime 
percentage  lost  of  the  tonnage  owned  by  the  various  countries. 

tons  and 
countries. 

upwards  tc 
md  showin 

itally  lo 
g  also 

St, 

the 

TOTAL. 

YEAR. 

GREAT  BRITAIN 
AND  IRELAND.* 

BRITISH 

DOMINIONS.* 

AMERICAt 
(United  States.) 

DENMARK. 

FRANCE. 

GERMANY. 

GREECE. 

HOLLAND. 

ITALY. 

JAPAN. 

NORWAY. 

SPAIN. 

SWEDE 

N. 

OTHER 

COUNTRIES. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

Ho. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

Ho. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

No. 

Tons. 

No. 

Tons. 

Per 

Cent. 

1928 

84 

138,744 

0-73 

17 

17,836 

069 

28 

65,939 

0-49 

5 

6,966 

0*74 

20 

12,936 

0  37 

29 

35,710 

1  42 

4 

9,911 

1  33 

6 

10,817 

0-41 

22 

49.629 

1*72 

33 

58,548 

1  62 

27 

36,085 

1-52 

9 

10,779 

0-90 

18 

12,687 

1-11 

23 

27,847 

334 

494,364 

0-82 

1924 

67 

108,077 

0-57 

31 

26,518 

102 

26 

42,445 

0-34 

7 

12,248 

1-24 

13 

23,908 

073 

20 

15,542 

0  51 

3 

9,626 

1-27 

1 

801 

003 

12 

38,125 

110 

42 

70,933 

1-85 

21 

22,863 

0-96 

6 

9,336 

0-79 

11 

14,084 

1-18 

32 

45,899 

393 

440,404 

0-74 

1925 

54 

61,778 

0-32 

j25 

15,574 

0*60 

11 

27,410 

0-23 

i 

1,812 

018 

16 

12,949 

0-39 

23 

18,370 

0-61 

u 

21,477 

2-40 

5 

14,431 

0*56 

17 

37,736 

1*29 

38 

42,788 

1  ’09 

21 

20,367 

0-78 

14 

17,516 

t  53 

15 

14,604 

1*16 

26 

21,000 

380 

327,748 

0-65 

1926 

55 

111,780 

0-58 

31 

29.680 

M0 

20 

39,547 

0  35 

O 

771 

007 

13 

26,981 

0-81 

21 

24,512 

0-80 

9 

16,031 

1*74 

6 

9,991 

0-39 

19 

47,905 

1-52 

43 

14  "7* 

44,o76 

M2 

22 

26,410 

0  94 

12 

15,954 

1*42 

9 

10,510 

0-81 

35 

23,589 

298 

428,240 

0-71 

1927 

52 

64,419 

0-34 

19 

14,931 

0-55 

25 

71,862 

0-65 

5 

4,791 

0-46 

16 

29,428 

0-87 

17 

27,353 

0-82 

8 

22,279 

222 

6 

21,165 

0*80 

19 

53,442 

1-58 

42 

76,212 

1*89 

27 

21,055 

0*76 

10 

10,424 

0-94 

8 

9,933 

0-75 

27 

22,406 

280 

449,700 

0-74 

1928 

67 

1 16,623 

0-69 

17 

23,289 

0*86 

is 

46,890 

042 

1 

2,651 

0-25 

18 

54,008 

166 

22 

13,935 

037 

7 

19,045 

1  60 

5 

7,083 

0*25 

18 

28,836 

0*86 

35 

69,416 

1-68 

28 

23,721 

0-80 

7 

14,113 

1-24 

10 

15,891 

M3 

38 

46,027 

288 

481,528 

0-77 

1929 

69 

113,146 

0-56 

29 

32,615 

117 

26 

61,096 

0-55 

5 

9,715 

0-94 

19 

27,492 

0-83 

28 

32,297 

080 

14 

38,168 

3  01 

4 

2.689 

009 

19 

36,684 

114 

33 

67,032 

1  *60 

30 

25,460 

0-79 

9 

16,805 

1-48 

7 

7,462 

0-50 

38 

44,396 

320 

515,056 

0-81 

1930 

46 

100,169 

0-49 

13 

2,482 

009 

19 

33,058 

0-31 

9 

7.154 

0-67 

14 

12,631 

0-36 

15 

30,596 

0-73 

9 

28,184 

2  03 

4 

13,968 

0-45 

11 

14,147 

0*43 

41 

64,870 

1-50 

18 

24,615 

0*67 

12 

9,211 

0-76 

11 

1 1,955 

0-75 

28 

30,943 

250 

383,983 

0*59 

1931 

41 

84,747 

017 

16 

25,963 

0-89 

13 

22,526 

0-22 

4 

4,196 

0-37 

14 

15,857 

0-45 

13 

10,207 

0*24 

17 

48,985 

3*50 

8 

9,379 

0-30 

10 

23,401 

0*71 

37 

54,011 

1  26 

14 

17,681 

0-44 

7 

9,334 

0-77 

9 

8,503 

0-51 

31 

32,744 

234 

317,534 

0-48 

1932 

51 

59,326 

0-30 

22 

31,465 

106 

16 

31,772 

0-31 

» 

3,753 

0-32 

9 

20,422 

0-58 

7 

2,392 

006 

14 

42,462 

289 

4 

15,139 

Ool 

8 

16,943 

051 

24 

65,777 

1*31 

10 

10,680 

0*26 

6 

16,760 

1*26 

6 

6,194 

0-37 

26 

38,030 

208 

360,106 

0-63 

1933 

51 

71,774 

0-39 

21 

7,090 

0-24 

9 

20,762 

0-21 

8 

4,536 

039 

13 

14,468 

0-42 

15 

4,252 

ou 

11 

30, duo 

2*14 

3 

549 

0  02 

7 

14,881 

0*48 

19 

35,524 

083 

20 

33,558 

0-82 

12 

11,393 

0-94 

12 

10,057 

0-61 

43 

61,070 

244 

320,269 

0  50 

1934 

52 

74,694 

0-42 

22 

13  353 

0-45 

8 

24,477 

025 

4 

5,712 

0-52 

14 

10,989 

0-34 

13 

25,036 

0*68 

6 

25,749 

1*71 

6 

1 1,856 

045 

7 

21,064 

0*73 

13 

21,637 

0*53 

19 

21,278 

0*53 

5 

6,624 

0-57 

4 

3,281 

0-21 

33 

65,017 

206 

330,767 

0-53 

1935 

17 

71,240 

0  41 

21 

18,090 

0  61 

10 

16,379 

017 

4 

2,359 

0  21 

11 

11,670 

0-39 

14 

9,753 

0*26 

6 

13,892 

081 

5 

'2,718 

0*11 

7 

21,510 

0*76 

19 

33,314 

082 

21 

16,233 

041 

9 

8,328 

072 

10 

10,868 

071 

29 

33,374 

213 

269,728 

0-44 

1936 

41 

41,209 

0*24 

30 

12,411 

0-41 

16 

31,107 

033 

5 

1,483 

013 

9 

21,912 

0-74 

14 

26,468 

0-71 

14 

40,688 

2*26 

8 

7,227 

0*29 

10 

21,844 

0*71 

33 

45,961 

109 

21 

29,035 

0*72 

11 

24,624 

215 

9 

5,107 

0-34 

46 

55,659 

266 

364,735 

0-59 

1937 

49 

80,611 

0-46 

24 

26,993 

0*91 

12 

40,374 

043 

7 

9,173 

0*82 

16 

13,358 

047 

12 

22,734 

0-58 

12 

40,364 

2  18 

4 

7,020 

0-27 

13 

33,117 

104 

25 

33,987 

0-76 

19 

20,199 

0*46 

16 

56,928 

5-54 

1 

178 

001 

38 

52,724 

248 

437,761 

0-70 

1938 

56 

88,932 

0-50 

18 

8,692 

0*29 

12 

18,411 

0*21 

4 

8,179 

0-72 

13 

43,568 

1*51 

9 

12,834 

0*30 

9 

34,316 

1*66 

5 

7,940 

0*28 

5 

18,014 

0-55 

23 

33,714 

0  67 

18 

17,567 

0-38 

11 

20,619 

2-18 

8 

13,247 

0-84 

26 

38,133 

217 

361,195 

0*56 

1039 

179 

548,407 

3*06 

13 

7,500 

0*24 

11 

24,360 

0*27 

10 

28,232 

2*40 

27 

131,788 

4*49 

35 

155,576 

3-47 

21 

67,461 

3*79 

12 

40,779 

1*37 

4 

9,768 

0*28 

22 

42,920 

076 

47 

85,763 

1*77 

5 

41,652 

4  62 

29 

47,527 

301 

59 

116,035 

474 

1,347,768 

2*04 

l 

040- 

194 

5 

— w 

orl 

d 

War 

11. 

[1946 

43 

79,328 

— 

26 

14,288 

— 

26 

156,146 

- 

5 

7,242 

— 

6 

2,777 

- 

2 

3,272 

- 

7 

19,885 

- 

6 

9,264 

- 

1 

5,191 

- 

1 

726 

13 

15,653 

- 

5 

6,506 

:  - 

7 

1 ,667 

31 

50,566 

179 

372,910 

— 

1947 

32 

50,983 

0*29 

31 

43,006 

1-24 

21 

103,883 

0-34 

8 

13,003 

1*27 

f> 

10,044 

0*43 

2 

359 

006 

9 

10,988 

3*99 

5 

10,697 

0*44 

7 

5,676 

0  44 

- 

- 

— 

22 

39,742 

1-06 

6 

3,065 

0-27 

10 

7,810 

0-43 

45 

59,168 

200 

388,423 

0-48 

*  Figures  of  vessels  registered  in.  Eire  are  included  under  British  Dominions  for  1942  and  onwards. 

f  Excluding  ships  trading  on  the  Great  Lakes  of  North  America.  X  Owing  to  conditions  imposed  by  war,  statistics  regarding  the  tonnage  owned  by  the  Countries  of  the  World  were  not 

N.B. — Cases  of  breaking  up,  condemnation,  &c.,  not  known  to  be  consequent  on  stress  of  weather.  &c..  are  excluded  from  the  T*K1« 


compiled  bv  Lloyd’s  Register 


from  1940  to  1946. 


7 


LLOYD’S  REGISTER  OF  SHIPPING. 


SUPPLEMENT  TO  LLOYD’S  REGISTER  QUARTERLY  RETURNS 


OF 

MERCHANT  VESSELS  TOTALLY  LOST,  BROKEN  UP,  &c.,  DURING  1947. 


EXPLANATION  OF  CONTRACTIONS. 


Amr.  =  U.S.  of  America. 
Arg.  zzr  Argentina. 

Big.  —  Belgium. 

Brz.  =  Brazil. 

C.-S.  =  Czecho-Slovakia. 
Cba.  =  Cuba. 

Chi.  =  Chile. 

Chn.  =  China. 

Den.  =  Denmark. 

Dom.  =  British  Dominions, 
Colonies,  etc. 


COUNTRY. 


Egy.  —Egypt. 

Est.  zzr  Estonia. 

Fin.  =  Finland. 

Fra.  France. 

G.B.I.=  Great  Britain  and  Northern 
Ireland. 

Ger.  =  Germany. 

Grk.  —  Greece. 

Hoi.  =  Holland. 

Hon.  =  Honduras. 

Id.  =  Iceland. 


Itl.  =  Italy. 

Jpn.  —  Japan. 

Lat.  =  Latvia. 
Mex.  —  Mexico. 
Mor.  —  Morocco 
Nor.  =  Norway. 
Pal.  =  Palestine. 
Pan.  —  Panama. 
Per.  —  Peru. 

Phi.  =  Philippine. 
Pol.  =  Poland. 


Aux.  =  Auxiliary, 
Bg.  Brig. 

Bk.  —  Bark. 

Bkn.  rr.  Barkentine. 
Bn  =  Brigantine. 


C.  .  =  Composite. 

F.C.  =  Ferro-Concrete. 

l.  =  Iron 
Lr.  =  Lugger. 

m.  —  Masts. 


DESCRIPTION . 
m.s.  =  Motorship. 
Pad.  =  Paddle. 

Qd.  rr  Quadruple. 

S.  —  Ship. 


s.s.  =:  Steamship. 
Sc.  r=  Screw. 

Sr.  =  Schooner. 
Stl.  =  Steel. 


Ptg.  —  Portugal. 

Ron.  —  Roumania. 

S.R.  =  Union  of  Soviet  Socialist 
Republics. 

Sia.  =  Siam. 

Sp.  =  Spain. 

Swd.  r=  Sweden. 

Trk.  =  Turkey. 

Urg.  =  Uruguay. 

Ygs.  =  Yugoslavia. 


(7\)  =  Oil  Tanker. 
Trp.  —  Triple. 

Tw.  —  Twin. 

W.  —  Wood. 


N.B. — Unless  otherwise  stated ,  all  steamers  and  motorships  were  of  steel  construction  and  propelled  by  a  single  screw. 


a).  List  of  Merchant  Vessels,  of  100  tons  and  upwards,  totally  lost,  &c.,  during  1947  which  were 
not  given  up  as  total  losses,  or  of  the  loss  of  which  information  was  not  received,  in  time 
for  them  to  be  included  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Quarterly  Returns. 


I. — STEAMERS  AND  MOTORSHIPS. 

Abandoned  at  Sea. 

NIL. 

Foundered. 

NIL. 


Missing. 


(Under  this  heading  are  included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  year.) 


STo.  in 
Beg. 
Boot 
147-48. 

Ship's  Name,  and  [  Tons 

Year  of  Build.  j  ( Gross ) 

Country. 

Descrip¬ 

tion. 

| 

Voyage.  1  Cargo. 

Circumstances  and  place. 

Date. 

30817 

Cala  Galiota  ...’18 

100 

Sp. 

W.Anx. 

Sc.m.s. 

| 

Barcelona —  ! 

Palma,  Maj.j 

Left  Barcelona  on  3rd  December, 
1946,  and  not  since  heard  of. 

* — 

Broken  Up,  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather. 

NIL. 

- (H.)  Other  Cases. - 


Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland . 2  of  329  tons 

British  Dominions . 2  of  374  tons. 

U.S.  OF  AMERICA  .  3  of  41,152  tons. 

Germany . .  1  of  104  tons. 


Burnt. 

NIL. 


Collision. 


NIL. 


8 


Wrecked. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 

NIL. 

*  Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  Want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 

NIL. 

II— SAILING  SHIPS  AND  BARGES. 


Abandoned  at  Sea. 

NIL. 

Foundered. 

NIL. 

Missing. 

(Under  this  heading  are  Included  only  ships  Posted  or  Reported  as  Missing  during  the  year.! 

NIL. 

Broken  up.  Condemned,  &c. 

(i.)  Cases  consequent  upon  stress  of  weather. 

NIL. 

(it.)  Other  cases. 

NIL. 

Burnt. 

NIL. 

Collision. 

NIL. 

Wrecked. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  ships  lost  through  stranding,  or  striking  rocks,  sunken  wrecks,  &c.) 

NIL. 

Lost. 

(Under  this  heading  are  included  total  losses  which  for  want  of  sufficient  information,  or  for  other  reasons, 

cannot  otherwise  be  classified.) 

NIL 

( b .)  List  of  Merchant  Vessels  of  100  tons  and  upwards,  included  in  Lloyd’s  Register  Quarterly 
Returns  for  1947,  as  having  been  totally  lost,  &c.,  which  have  since  been  floated, 
repaired,  &c. 

I.— STEAMERS  &  MOTORSHIPS. 


No.  in 

Register  Book 
1047-48. 

Ship's  Name,  and  . 

Tear  of  Build. 

Tons 

(Gross). 

Country. 

Description. 

Quarterly  Return  and  Section  in  which  included. 

29221 

Merganser  . ’46 

2024  G.B.I. 

1 

S.S. 

June  Quarter — Collision. 

i 

II.— SAILING  SHIPS  &  BARGES. 

NIL. 


Pbihtzd  bt  Io.otd'8  Reoistsb  or  Shippiho,  at  the  Society's  Pbintino  House,  64.  Southwabk  Stbbet,  London,  S.E.i,  SvauNS.