The list of shipwrecks in 1955 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1955.
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2 January
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7 January
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List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Lanarkbrook |
United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Artesien ( France) in the Seine. Lanarkbrook was holed and was beached to prevent her sinking.[2] |
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10 January
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13 January
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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Gatt |
Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands. Crew of 22 rescued by a Koninklijke Marine helicopter or a line from the shore.[5] |
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15 January
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List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Sudbury Hill |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Bermuda but was refloated undamaged.[6] |
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16 January
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List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Centauro |
Italy |
The cargo ship was blown from her moorings at Hamilton, Bermuda and ran aground on a reef. Refloated on 17 January.[6] |
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17 January
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List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Gerda Maersk (or Gerd Mærsk) |
Denmark |
The tanker ran aground on Scharhörn, in the mouth of the Elbe, West Germany[7] Gerd Mærsk, loaded with crude oil, leaked on the Scharhörn reef during a heavy snowstorm at hurricane force, while on a voyage to Hamburg. During the rescue operation, it was decided to pump part of the cargo overboard to keep the ship from breaking apart, releasing about 7000-8000 tons of crude oil.
In the meantime, the oil slick covered an area of 1600 square kilometers and reached the islands of Amrum, Föhr, Sylt, Rømø and Fanø despite considerable attempts to combat it. As far away as Esbjerg, the spills drew widespread bird deaths.[8] |
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18 January
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20 January
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21 January
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22 January
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23 January
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List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Syros |
Greece |
The tanker ran aground off Bermuda after her anchor chains broke in a gale.[17] |
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24 January
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25 January
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List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Albertville |
Belgium |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt.[19] |
Bullaren |
Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium.[19] |
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4 February
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12 February
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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Thorncombe |
United Kingdom |
World War II:The Design 381 Coastal Freighter was wrecked near Diêm Điền.[21] |
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14 February
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19 February
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21 February
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List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Monviso |
Italy |
Ran aground at Hope Point, St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. Refloated by tugs and returned to service.[25] |
Nordanland |
Sweden |
The cargo ship exploded and sank when her cargo of calcium carbide reacted with seawater and formed acetylene after the ship was badly damaged in a storm at Genoa, Italy the previous day.[23][26] |
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22 February
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2 March
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List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Inchkeith |
Hong Kong |
The cargo ship struck an uncharted rock in the Bay of Bengal off Port Meadows, Andaman Islands and was abandoned as a total loss.[30] |
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8 March
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14 March
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List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Iason |
Greece |
The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea with the loss of eleven of her fifteen crew. Stratheden ( United Kingdom) sent one of her lifeboats to the aid of Iason, but it capsized and all eight on board were drowned. Four survivors from Iason were rescued by Stratheden.[32] |
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20 March
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List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1955
Ship | State | Description |
British Craftsman |
United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground off Stockholm, Sweden.[33] |
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23 March
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24 March
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List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1955
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Urola |
Spain |
The cargo ship collided with Storaya Pyaltylotka ( Soviet Union) off Setubal, Portugal and sank. Storaya Pyaltylotka was badly damaged, entering the Tagus still taking on water. All 33 crew from Urola were rescued.[36] |
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25 March
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28 March
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29 March
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List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Nigelock |
United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Foochow, China.[39] |
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18 April
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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Georgios Matsas |
Greece |
Ran aground off Muros, Spain and subsequently sank. Raised on 17 June, but declared a constructive total loss. Repaired and sold, served a further ten years before being scrapped.[40] |
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22 April
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24 April
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26 April
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6 May
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7 May
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9 May
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10 May
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11 May
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22 May
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List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Zor |
Turkey |
The cargo ship capsized and sank between the Humber and The Wash. She rose to the surface in a capsized state on 23 May.[51] |
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23 May
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24 May
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29 May
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30 May
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8 June
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9 June
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List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Johannishus |
Sweden |
Collided with Buccaneer ( Panama) and caught fire. Ship a total loss, cargo of oil largely salvaged.[60] |
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10 June
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16 June
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26 June
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8 July
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12 July
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13 July
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14 July
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List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Cygnet |
Liberia |
The cargo ship was holed in a collision off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All crew rescued by Baltic Clipper (flag unknown).[66] |
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15 July
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16 July
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17 July
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20 July
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21 July
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22 July
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23 July
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27 July
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28 July
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29 July
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List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1955
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Star of Malta |
Malta |
The passenger ship ran aground at Valletta and was wrecked. One crew member and a passenger were killed.[75] |
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4 August
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6 August
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10 August
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11 August
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14 August
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25 August
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27 August
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28 August
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1955
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Hans Egede |
Netherlands |
Caught fire off the Dutch coast. Towed to Dover where fire was extinguished.[60] |
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4 September
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9 September
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15 September
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16 September
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26 September
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30 September
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4 October
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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Fechenheim |
West Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Oslo, Norway and broke in two. All 42 crew were rescued.[88] |
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6 October
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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Thorodd |
Norway |
The cargo ship foundered in a storm south of Risør, Norway. Crew rescued by the cutter Grant. |
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11 October
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12 October
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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Conde de Barbate |
Spain |
The coaster collided with Columbie ( France) and sank off Vigo with the loss of all five crew.[89] |
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14 October
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16 October
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19 October
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21 October
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26 October
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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Antonio Sanchez Valdes |
Mexico |
The coaster sank in the Caribbean off the coast of Mexico with the loss of all 25 crew.[92] |
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27 October
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28 October
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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Karmas |
Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Refloated on 10 November.[94] |
William Lykes |
United States |
The ocean liner ran aground in Table Bay, South Africa. Refloated on 31 October.[95] |
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29 October
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9 November
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10 November
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11 November
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12 November
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List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Kishin Maru |
Japan |
The cargo ship sank on this date.[96] |
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15 November
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16 November
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18 November
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List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Mille |
French Navy |
The submarine ran aground in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The vessel was refloated after six hours with assistance from two tugs.[100] |
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23 November
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25 November
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26 November
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9 December
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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Darton |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Gedser, Denmark but was refloated.[106] |
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14 December
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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1955
Ship | State | Description |
Victoria City |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Valentina Bibolini ( Italy) 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Ameland, Netherlands and sank.[107] |
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18 December
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19 December
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27 December
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"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53129. London. 3 January 1955. col G, p. 4.
"British Ship Aground After Collision". The Times. No. 53133. London. 8 January 1955. col D, p. 8.
"Ship's Crew Saved By Helicopter". The Times. No. 53139. London. 14 January 1955. col F, p. 8.
"Ships In Trouble In Atlantic". The Times. No. 53142. London. 18 January 1955. col C, p. 8.
"Gale Brings Flood And Thaw To Europe". The Times. No. 53142. London. 18 January 1955. col A, p. 8.
Blick in die Welt - Wochenschau, Nordsee: Vogelsterben durch Ölpest nach Tankerunglück, 1955, BIW 5506-4d
"British Steamer Runs Aground". The Times. No. 53143. London. 19 January 1955. col F, p. 8.
"Air Attack On Swatow". The Times. No. 53145. London. 20 January 1955. col A, p. 8.
"Ship Aground And Holed Off Co Down". The Times. No. 53146. London. 22 January 1955. col E, p. 6.
"Lifeboat Takes 26f Grounded Ship". The Times. No. 53146. London. 22 January 1955. col E, p. 6.
"Coaster Aground On Rock". The Times. No. 53146. London. 22 January 1955. col E, p. 6.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53147. London. 24 January 1955. col E, p. 7.
"Captain Swims Ashore". The Times. No. 53148. London. 25 January 1955. col G, p. 8.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53149. London. 26 January 1955. col G, p. 7.
"Telgrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53159. London. 7 February 1955. col C-D, p. 6.
"Sinking Ship's Crew Of 15 Saved". The Times. No. 53166. London. 15 February 1955. col C, p. 8.
"Damage To Genoa Shipping". The Times. No. 53171. London. 21 February 1955. col C, p. 8.
"Ice Warning To Motorists". The Times. No. 53172. London. 22 February 1955. col D, p. 8.
"Carbide Ship On Fire". The Times. No. 53172. London. 22 February 1955. col B, p. 8.
"Attempt To Refloat U.S. Cargo Ship". The Times. No. 53175. London. 25 February 1955. col C, p. 5.
"News In Brief". The Times. No. 53176. London. 26 February 1955. col E, p. 4.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 439. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"19 Lives Lost In Sea Rescue". The Times. No. 53190. London. 15 March 1955. col D, p. 8.
"British Tanker Aground". The Times. No. 53195. London. 21 March 1955. col D, p. 4.
"Widespread Damage in 80-90 M.P.H. Gale". The Times. No. 53198. London. 24 March 1955. col A, p. 4.
"Norwegian Liner Aground At Plymouth". The Times. No. 53198. London. 24 March 1955. col A, p. 16.
"Spanish Ship Sunk In Collision". The Times. No. 53199. London. 25 March 1955. col C, p. 5.
"Rescues From Coaster". The Times. No. 53200B. London. 28 March 1955. col D, p. 8.
"Telegrams In Brief". The Times. No. 53200D. London. 30 March 1955. col D, p. 7.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 453. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Troopship Refloated". The Times. No. 53203. London. 25 April 1955. col A, p. 11.
"Ship Sinks In Channel Of Scheldt". The Times. No. 53205. London. 27 April 1955. col C, p. 11.
"Beachy Head Wreck". The Times. No. 53206. London. 28 April 1955. col B, p. 6.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 459. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"10 Saved From Ship On Goodwins". The Times. No. 53224. London. 19 May 1955. col C, p. 6.
"Cargo Ship Upside Down". The Times. No. 53228. London. 24 May 1955. col D, p. 16.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 441–42. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Collier Aground Off Norfolk". The Times. No. 53234. London. 31 May 1955. col F, p. 6.
"Minesweeper Holed In Engine Room". The Times. No. 53234. London. 31 May 1955. col F, p. 6.
"A collision on the Thames". The Sphere. Vol. CCXXI, no. 2888. London. 18 June 1955. p. 32. Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Steamer Aground After Collision". The Times. No. 53242. London. 8 June 1955. col C, p. 6.
Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 32, 71, 78–79. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
"30 Drowned in Wreck". The Times. No. 53273. London. 15 July 1955. col B, p. 8.
"19 Missing After Sea Collision". The Times. No. 53272. London. 14 July 1955. col F, p. 8.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 93–94. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Crew From Holed Ship Rescued". The Times. No. 53274. London. 15 July 1955. col F, p. 8.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53283. London. 27 July 1955. col G, p. 7.
"Russians Save 7 As British Ship Sinks". The Times. No. 53275. London. 18 July 1955. col D, p. 5.
"Crew Taken Off Grounded Ship". The Times. No. 53280. London. 23 July 1955. col D, p. 4.
"News in Brief". The Times. No. 53281. London. 25 July 1955. col G, p. 4.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 246. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Ship Hits Reef Off Malta". The Times. No. 53286. London. 30 July 1955. col D, p. 6.
"Twelve Drown When Schooner Capsizes". The Times. No. 53299. London. 15 August 1955. col C, p. 5.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53318. London. 6 September 2011. col G, p. 7.
"California". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
"Prince Birabongse's Yacht Wrecked". The Times. No. 53340. London. 1 October 1955. col E, p. 5.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53343. London. 5 October 2011. col G, p. 7.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53350. London. 13 October 1955. col G, p. 6.
"Bluebird Sinks After Test Runs". The Times. No. 53353. London. 17 October 1955. col F, p. 8.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53362. London. 27 October 1955. col G, p. 9.
"News in Brief". The Times. No. 53375. London. 11 November 1955. col G, p. 5.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53366. London. 1 November 1955. col G, p. 7.
"Lifeboat Rescues 17 From Sunken Ship". The Times. No. 53379. London. 16 November 1955. col C, p. 6.
"Ships In Collision". The Times. No. 53380. London. 17 November 1955. col C, p. 10.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53382. London. 19 November 1955. col G, p. 5.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 383. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53389. London. 28 October 1955. col G, p. 6.
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 197–98. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53400. London. 10 December 1955. col G, p. 5.
"New British Ship Sunk". The Times. No. 53404. London. 15 December 1955. col C, p. 10.
"Japanese Typhoon Toll". The Times. No. 53414. London. 29 December 1955. col B, p. 5.
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