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

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3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1914
Ship State Description
Biessard  France The barque departed Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure for Tchio, New Caledonia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]
Snipe  United Kingdom The cutter foundered in the Thames Estuary 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) of the Gunfleet Lighthouse with the loss of a crew member.[2]
W. H. Dimond  United States While the 390-gross register ton, 155-foot (47 m) cod fishing schooner was anchored off Bird Island in the Shumagin Islands during a voyage from San Francisco, California, to Unga, Territory of Alaska, with 12 fishermen, a 500-ton cargo consisting of a 26-foot (7.9 m) boat, general merchandise, coal, and salt, and a crew of 10 aboard, a storm with hurricane-force winds struck. Her anchor cables broke and she was stranded on rocks. There was no loss of life, but by the following morning she had been dashed to pieces, leaving behind only wood, pieces of timber, and provisions that washed ashore.[3]

5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1914
Ship State Description
Camberwarra  Netherlands The self-propelled floating crane struck a rock and sank in the Indian Ocean 10.8 miles (17.4 km) southwest of Green Head, Western Australia, with no loss of life.[4]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1914
Ship State Description
Helen H. Benedict  United States The schooner ran aground in thick fog strong winds and high seas 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) south south east of the Nags Head Life Saving Station, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[5][6]

7 February

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List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1914
Ship State Description
Queen Louise  United Kingdom The steamer ran aground in thick fog and rain north of the Squan Beach Life-Saving Station, New Jersey. She refloated on her own with no damage on 10 February.[7]

9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1914
Ship State Description
Elmer D. Walling  United States The canal boat sank at Noank, Connecticut.[8]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1914
Ship State Description
Queen City  United States The packet struck a rock and sank at the top of the waterfalls at Louisville, Kentucky saving her from going over the falls after losing steering control in strong current. Her 70 crew and 125 passengers were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Her cargo was lightered, she was pumped out and pulled off on 1 March.[9][10]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1914
Ship State Description
Harriet  United States The tug struck rocks in the Mystic River near Groton Long Point, Connecticut.[11]

12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1914
Ship State Description
Arnside  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all twelve of her crew.[12]
Dolphin  United States The 16-gross register ton, 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing steamer sank at a location identified in the wreck report as "Active Pass, Alaska," probably a mistaken reference to Active Pass in British Columbia, Canada. All three people aboard survived.[13]
Liniers  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent and wrecked. Her crew survived.[14]
Miown  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[12]

14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1914
Ship State Description
Dom Pedro II  United States The schooner was wrecked/foundered on tail of the horseshoe 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) east of Thimble Shoal Light. The wreck was destroyed by USRC Onondaga ( United States Revenue Marine).[15][16]
Gem  United States The steamer caught fire in the Mississippi River and was beached near Hahnville, Louisiana and was destroyed by the fire. Five crew and one or two passengers were killed.[17][18]

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1914
Ship State Description
Castagna  Italy The barque was wrecked in a snowstorm on Cape Cod 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) south of the Cahoons Hollow Life-Saving Station, a total loss. Five people aboard froze to death and eight were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[19][20]
John H. Hanson  United States The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Boston, Massachusetts.[21]
Queen City  United States The steamer was wrecked/sank at the Falls of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky.[22]
W. H. Dimond  United States The schooner foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska.[21]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1914
Ship State Description
Romeu Brazil Brazil The cargo ship foundered in a tributary of the Amazon River.[23][24]

20 February

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List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1914
Ship State Description
Mexico  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Keeragh Islands, United Kingdom on 20 February.[23][25]
Riversdale  United Kingdom The steamer ran aground in a snowstorm near the Little Island Life Saving Station, Virginia. Refloated by wreckers on 3 March. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[26]

22 February

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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1914
Ship State Description
Elizabeth Crouch  United Kingdom The ketch foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her two crew were rescued by the cutter Dawn ( United Kingdom).[27]
Itucuman Brazil Brazil The coaster sank at Manaus.[23]

23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1914
Ship State Description
Ekliptika  Denmark The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of twelve of the 23 people on board. The survivors were rescued by Wildenfels ( Germany).[28]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1914
Ship State Description
James H. Hogan  United States The tugboat sank at Belle Dock in New Haven, Connecticut.[8]

25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1914
Ship State Description
Kalxten  Russia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Casablanca, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[29]

26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1914
Ship State Description
Maria  Greece The schooner was wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea off Hyères, Var, France.[29]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1914
Ship State Description
S. G. Haskell  United States The schooner foundered off the coast of Savannah, Georgia (30°01′N 74°00′W / 30.017°N 74.000°W / 30.017; -74.000).[30]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1914
Ship State Description
HMS Laverock  Royal Navy The Laforey-class destroyer ran aground at Skelmorlie, Ayrshire.[31] She was refloated on 30 March.[32]
Nokomis  United States The schooner was wrecked on Perton Island. Her crew were rescued.[33]

References

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  1. ^ "Two overdue ships". The Times. No. 40738. London. 17 December 1914. col E, p. 14.
  2. ^ "Coastguard cutter sunk". The Times. No. 40439. London. 5 February 1914. col C, p. 4.
  3. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)
  4. ^ "Cambewarra (1914/02/03) Near Fisherman's Island, 50 Miles South of Dongara". Shipwreck Databases. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 3 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  6. ^ "Helen H. Benedict (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  8. ^ a b "Records of the T. A. Scott co". mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 29 April 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  10. ^ "Queen City (Packet/Wharf boat, 1897-1940)". University of Wisconsin-Madison Library. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Records of the T. A. Scott co". mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Wild night at sea". The Times. No. 40447. London. 14 February 1914. col E, p. 10.
  13. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)
  14. ^ "The marine insurance market". The Times. No. 40447. London. 14 February 1914. col C, p. 22.
  15. ^ "Dom Pedro II (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Annual report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army 1914". U. S. Government. 1914. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via Google books.
  17. ^ "Annual Report of the supervising Inspector of the United States Steam boat Inspection Service, June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  18. ^ "Gem (Packet, 1898-1914)". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  20. ^ "Castagna (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Steamers disabled through heavy weather". The Times. No. 40450. London. 18 February 1914. col C, p. 15.
  22. ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 3 May 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  23. ^ a b c "Another rubber loss". The Times. No. 40455. London. 24 February 1914. col C, p. 22.
  24. ^ "The steamer Kathleen posted". The Times. No. 40451. London. February 1914. col C, p. 20.
  25. ^ "Fetherd Lifeboat Disaster: A Tale of Bravery and Sadness" (PDF). O’Rourke Family. 12 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Haithi Trust.
  27. ^ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  28. ^ "Wreck in Bay of Biscay". The Times. No. 40456. London. 25 February 1914. col E, p. 7.
  29. ^ a b "Wrecks, casualties &c". The Times. No. 40458. London. 27 February 1914. col B, p. 22.
  30. ^ "Records of the T. A. Scott co". mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  31. ^ "New destroyer ashore". The Times. No. 40460. London. 2 March 1914. col E, p. 6.
  32. ^ "The case of Laverock". The Times. No. 40485. London. 31 March 1914. col C, p. 24.
  33. ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 40559. London. 25 June 1914. col C, p. 26.

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