List of shipwrecks in 1909
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List of shipwrecks in 1909 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1909.
January
- FV Pendeen (
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) lost in a gale. A search by the St Ives LifeboatSt Ives, CornwallSt Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
did not find any wreckage
23 January
- RMS Republic ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and (
Italy) collided. A total of six people killed (3 passengers 3crew), Republic sank on 24 January. Over 1500 rescued.
12 February
- SS PenguinSS PenguinSS Penguin was a New Zealand 824 ton inter-island ferry steamer that sank off Cape Terawhiti near the entrance to Wellington Harbour in poor weather on 12 February 1909, and subsequently exploded as cold sea water flooded into the red-hot boiler room. Of the 105 passengers and crew on board, only...
(
New Zealand) struck Toms Rock in the Cook StraitCook StraitCook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east....
and sank with the loss of 85 passengers and crew. Thirty survivors. - (
Belgium) collided with a sailing ship and sank off Alboran, Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
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21 February
- East coast drifter Renown went aground at Penzance railway stationPenzance railway stationPenzance railway station serves the town of Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The station is the western terminus of the Cornish Main Line from London Paddington station. The current journey time to or from London is about five hours....
, CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, UK after missing the harbour mouth in a fresh breeze and rough seas. The lifeboat Cape of Good HopePenlee Lifeboat StationPenlee Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations for Mount's Bay in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The lifeboat station was opened at Penlee Point in Mousehole in 1913 but was moved to Newlyn in 1983...
passed a wire rope from the drifter to the Albert pier where hundreds of people hauled the ship off, and she was escorted into harbour. 3 February according to Carter.
8 April
- SS MahrattaSS Mahratta (1892)SS Mahratta was a steamship owned by Brocklebank Line which was launched in 1891 and ran aground on the Goodwin Sands in 1909. One member of the crew committed suicide.-History:...
( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) ran aground on Goodwin SandsGoodwin SandsThe Goodwin Sands is a 10-mile-long sand bank in the English Channel, lying six miles east off Deal in Kent, England. The Brake Bank lying shorewards is part of the same geological unit. As the shoals lie close to major shipping channels, more than 2,000 ships are believed to have been wrecked...
, broke in half two days later and wrecked. One crew member committed suicide.
13 May
- ( Belgium) Abandoned in the Gulf of FinlandGulf of FinlandThe Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn...
. Later salvaged, repaired and sold.
Unknown date
- Schooner Loango near St Ives, CornwallSt Ives, CornwallSt Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
, United Kingdom Four crew rescued
20 June
- ( Belgium) foundered 28 nautical miles (51.9 km) off VentimigliaVentimigliaVentimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
15 July
- HMS C11HMS C11HMS C11 was a British C class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 6 April 1906 and was commissioned on 3 September 1907....
sunk in collision with Eddystone ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) off CromerCromerCromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
. Three survivors
27 July
- Last sighting of SS Waratah
Australia which was due to reach Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
on 29 July. No trace ever found, over 750 passengers and crew lost.
5 August
- SS MaoriSS MaoriSS Maori was a steamship of the Shaw Savill Line wrecked on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town in a storm on 5 August 1909 with the loss of 32 lives.She went aground a few kilometres south of the suburb of Llandudno...
( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) wrecked near Llandudno, Cape TownLlandudno, Cape TownLlandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula. There are no shops or commercial activities, and the suburb has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa...
with 32 crew killed.
- RMS LucaniaRMS LucaniaRMS Lucania was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan, Scotland, and launched on Thursday, 2 February 1893....
( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), caught fire at Huskisson DockHuskisson DockHuskisson Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England which forms part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale. Huskisson Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall and two branch docks to the east...
at LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Sank at her moorings and later sold for scrap.
5 September
- Eduard BohlenEduard BohlenThe Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a quarter mile from the shoreline....
(
Germany) ran aground off of NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
's Skeleton CoastSkeleton CoastThe Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia and south of Angola from the Kunene River south to the Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire Namib Desert coast...
in a heavy fog.
24 November
- BarqueBarqueA barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts.- History of the term :The word barque appears to have come from the Greek word baris, a term for an Egyptian boat. This entered Latin as barca, which gave rise to the Italian barca, Spanish barco, and the French barge and...
(
Norway) ran aground on Haisborough SandsHaisborough SandsHaisborough Sands is a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk, England at Happisburgh. The shoal is long and wide and lies parallel to the North east coast of Norfolk. The shoal is marked to the north-west by north by the Haisbro Light Buoy, North cardinal...
and was wrecked. Crew of 16 rescued by the CromerCromerCromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
lifeboat Louisa HeartwellCromer Lifeboat Louisa Heartwell ON 495The Louisa Heartwell ON 495 was the sixth lifeboat to be stationed at Cromer on the coast of the English county of Norfolk She was launched from the beach station and was on station from 1902 to 1932. During her period on station at Cromer the Louisa Heartwell had only two coxswains during her...
.
2 December
- Screw Collier United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Left Hull 2 Dec 1909 bound for Bremen. Not heard of after this date.
3 December
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
sank in Liverpool BayLiverpool BayLiverpool Bay is a bay of the Irish Sea between northeast Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. The bay is a classic example of a region of freshwater influence...
. All 36 passengers and crew killed.
Date unknown
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland swamped by a wave off St. Ives, Cornwall. Three people swept overboard were rescued.