List of shipwrecks in 1908
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List of shipwrecks in 1908 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1908.

7 January


8 January


19 January

  • ( Greece) struck by ( Belgium off Terneuzen
    Terneuzen
    Terneuzen is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeelandic Flanders. With over 55,000 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality of Zeeland.-Population centres :...

     (51°24′N 3°45′E) and sank.

25 April

  • HMS Gladiator
    HMS Gladiator (1896)
    HMS Gladiator was a second class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 December 1896 at Portsmouth, England. She was an rated at displacement, with a crew of 250 officers and men...

      collided with SS Saint Paul and sank off the Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight
    The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

    . A total of 128 crew killed.

3 May

  • FV Auguste & Jean ( Belgium) rammed and sunk by ( Belgium) 8 nautical miles (14.8 km) south west of the Noordhinder Lightship. Three of her four crew were lost.

7 June

  • Sternwheeler City of Medicine Hat
    City of Medicine Hat (sternwheeler)
    The City of Medicine Hat was a paddle steamer sternwheeler that worked on the Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat, AB and Saskatchewan, Canada from 1907 until its final and ill-fated voyage in June, 1908.- History :...

     sank after striking the Traffic Bridge in Saskatoon
    Saskatoon
    Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

    , Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

    .

21 July

  • ( Belgium) foundered off the Burlings Lighthouse, Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

    .

30 October

  • ( Ottoman Empire) sank after collision with off Seraglio Point, Constantinople
    Constantinople
    Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

    .

4 November

  • ( Belgium) Wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Sapienza, Italy.

14 November

  • Barque Falls of Halladale
    Falls of Halladale
    The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted iron-hulled barque that was built in 1886 for the long-distance bulk carrier trade. Her dimensions were 83,87m x 12,64m x 7,23m and she displaced 2085 GRT and 2026 NRT...

     ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) ran aground near Peterborough, Victoria
    Peterborough, Victoria
    Peterborough is a town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia; approximately three hours drive from Melbourne.-History:The town was believed to have been founded when the schooner SS Schomberg was wrecked in the middle of the 19th century, though the town was not sufficiently populated to...

    in fog. All 29 crew made it to safety.
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