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A Design 1023 cargo ship sunk by the Japanese submarine I-26 off the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the first American ship sunk off the coast of the State of Washington during World War II 48°19′N 125°40′W / 48.317°N 125.667°W / 48.317; -125.667 ( SS Coast
The ship was beached near Asbury Park, New Jersey, and remained there for several months until it was eventually towed away and sold for scrap. 137 1929 Finland: Kuru – Passenger steamer sank after capsizing in high winds on 7 September in Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere. An estimated 136–138 people were lost. 136–138 1901 United States
Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori. [1] With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 289 km 2 (112 sq mi), its third largest. The lake is also very deep, its floor being below sea level (−110 metres), with a maximum depth of 420 metres (1,380 ft).
The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the English Channel, the Labrador Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the mid-Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the North Channel, the Norwegian Sea, and the waters of West Africa
List of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy; List of Allied ships lost to Italian surface vessels in the Mediterranean (1940–43) List of wrecked or lost ships of the Ottoman steam navy; List of United States Navy losses in World War II
No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [81] [82] Joan Hickman United Kingdom: The schooner was driven ashore near Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Cabo Roche ( Spain). [80] Rostellan United States: The four-masted schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned.
The ship was last spotted on 12 February in the southern Atlantic Ocean and was heading into an area where large icebergs had been seen. At the time of her loss she was transporting immigrants from Great Britain to Australia. [6] 543 1873 United Kingdom: SS Atlantic – A British steam liner belonging to White Star Line.
The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 82 nautical miles (152 km) off Vitória, Brazil. She was consequently abandoned 14 nautical miles (26 km) south east of the Rio Doce Lighthouse. [193] The crew were rescued by Alphacea ( Netherlands) and Vandyck ( United Kingdom). She drifted ashore 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Vitória ...