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The list of shipwrecks in 1947 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1947.
The cable laying ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland, 15 nautical miles (28 km) of Ormus Island, Estonia. Sixteen of the 44 crew were killed.
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm at Tel Aviv, Palestine. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Haifa, Israel. Ampleforth was refloated on 3 March but declared a constructive total loss. She was repaired, sold and re-entered service in 1948 as Bangor Bay.
The cargo ship (ex Sverre Nergaard) sank off of Bornholm while on a voyage from Gdansk, Poland to Helsingborg, Sweden with the loss of 5 officers and 13 crew.
Carrying a cargo of gypsum and a crew of 24, the 2,250 GRTcargo ship sent a distress signal reporting herself taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) east of Portland, Maine, during a gale. She probably sank in over 400 feet (120 m) of water. An extensive search failed to find any trace of her or her crew.
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of the Outer Dowsing Lightship (Trinity House ) and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently boarded by the crew of a fishing trawler and beached in the Humber, where the fire was extinguished. She was refloated and taken in to Hull Docks, where she sank. Empire Jonquil was declared a constructive total loss. She was later repaired and returned to service.
The schooner ran aground in St Austell Bay. Seven crew rescued by the Foweylifeboat. Refloated in June and declared a constructive total loss but rebuilt as a coaster and returned to service.
The cargo ship collided with Clio (Norway) west of Bloksen and sank with the loss of ten crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Geneva, Switzerland.
The Victory ship struck a mine in the Adriatic Sea near Dubrovnik and was beached to prevent sinking. Raised, repaired, and returned to service in 1949.
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan and broke in three. All 39 crew were lost, as well as all eight crew of the Mumbles lifeboat Edward, Prince of Wales (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Palmas, Liberia. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Nigeria to the Clyde. She was looted and set afire by the local inhabitants and was consequently declared a constructive total loss.
The tanker collided with Monica (Sweden) off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom causing an explosion in No.2 tank and subsequent fire. Two hours later, an explosion blew off her bow forward of No.3 tank and that section sank. Newhall Hills was towed to Sheerness.
The passenger ship ran aground at Chilang Point, Hong Kong. All on board, more than 1,800 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Amoy, China. She was a total loss.
The cargo ship was sunk at Haifa, Palestine by limpet mines which had been placed on her hull whilst at Famagusta, Cyprus. Refloated on 8 August, subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Paraguayan Civil War: The twin-masted river cargo ship was bombed by government aircraft at Puerto Ybapobó, causing her cargo of ammo and explosives to explode.
The cargo ship sank off Halmstad, Sweden, with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage for Halmstad to Oslo, Norway, and may have struck a mine.
The cargo ship collided in the Øresund with the DFDS ship Jolantha (Denmark) and sank. Raised on 22 January 1948 and repaired at Copenhagen, Denmark. Returned to service as Bandak.
The coaster struck a mine off Scarborough, Yorkshire and broke her back. She was beached sinking by the bows. One crewmember was killed. Betty Hindley was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. She was a total loss.
The Isles-class trawler was driven ashore at Kvalbeinsrumen, Jæren, Norway whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Risør for conversion to a merchant ship. Later refloated and returned to Bergen.
The cargo ship, which had been refloated two days earlier having sunk on 24 February 1943, sank in the Mediterranean Sea whilst under tow 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Derna, Libya.
The vessel broke moorings, collided with another ship and was driven ashore at Gijón, France. The ship was refloated in March 1948, repaired and returned to service.
The Liberty ship ran aground at Skudeneshavn whilst on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Narvik, Norway. Broke into three on 15 January 1948, with two sections sinking. The remaining section was scrapped in situ during the summer of 1948.
The schooner Francis P. Duke was lost at sea and the wreckage drifted ashore on the north side of Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. The schooner had been driven ashore by the southeast gale. All crew perished in the incident.
The cargo ship sank off the Dutch coast with the loss of all 26 crew after hitting a mine. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Netherland to Oslo, Norway.
The 228-foot (69 m), 1,349 GRT four-mastedlumberschooner was abandoned at the Palmer Shipyard on the west side of the Mystic River in Noank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.
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^ ab"Tankers Aground in Mersey". The Times. No. 50663. London. 20 January 1947. col E, p. 4.
^"Chinese Steamer Sunk". The Times. No. 50663. London. 20 January 1947. col F, p. 4.
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^"British Warship Aground". The Times. No. 50665. London. 22 January 1947. col C, p. 3.
^"Grounded Warship Refloated". The Times. No. 50667. London. 24 January 1947. col C, p. 3.
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^"The Queen Elizabeth". The Times. No. 50735. London. 15 April 1947. col D, p. 4.
^ ab"Liner Freed By 15 Tugs". The Times. No. 50736. London. 16 April 1947. col D, p. 6.
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^"Two Steamers Still Aground". The Times. No. 50737. London. 17 April 1947. col D, p. 4.
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^"Whaling Ship Aground". The Times. No. 40760. London. 14 May 1947. col C, p. 4.
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^"Whaling Ship Again Aground". The Times. No. 50761. London. 15 May 1947. col E, p. 4.
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