Lloyds List 1963

Lloyds List 1963

MERCHANT SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, ETC.  1963

From Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Casualty Returns for the year ended 31st December, 1963.

This table does not include vessels condemned, broken up or taken out of service not consequent upon casualty.

Casualty Type Definition:

Lost – Ships total losses which for want of insufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot be classified

Missing – Ships posted as missing during the year

Wrecked – Ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, etc.

Vessel NameBuild YearTons GrossFlagDescriptionVoyage or ServiceCargoCasualty TypeCircumstances and PlaceDateCollision Other Vessel
Donan Maru19462849JapanMotorshipAparri to NagoyaLauan logsMissingLeft Aparri 31st May and last reported 190 miles off Shionomisaki on 6th June1963
Marine Sulphur Queen19447240United States of AmericaSteamshipBeaumont to Norfolk, VirginiaMolten SulpherMissingLeft Beaumont 2nd February and last reported 3rd February in lat. 26 40N., long. 88W.1963
Vachic1961118FranceMotorshipTrawlerMissingLeft Concarneau for fsihing grounds 29th December and last reported 9th January in lat. 50 50N., long. 10 40W.1963
Donald19453950GreeceMotorshipPloce to DjakartaSteel barsMissingLeft Ploce 12th August and Suez 17th August and last reported by wireless 3,387 miles from Djakarta on 27th August.1963
Laguna1947609BrazilMotorshipImbituba to Rio de JaneiroManioc flourMissingLeft Imbituba 11th December for Sao Sebastiao and Rio de Janeiro and last reported by radio telephone wehn off Paranagua on 12th December.1963
Castillo Montjuich19197072SpainSteamshipBoston to BilbaoGrainMissingLeft Boston 5th December for Corunna and Bilbao and last reported by wireless in lat. 43 12N., long. 34 20W. on 14th December.1963
Creusa1903160ItalyWooden Auxillary MotorshipArbatax to SavonaTimberMissingLeft Arbatax 30th January for Savona and last reported off Porto Vecchio on 1st February.1963
Igasa Maru1944889JapanMotorshipMaratsu to Aburatsu, KyushuCoalWreckedStranded and sank on Shirase Shoal, Saganoeki, Kyushu.July 26, 1962
Ingerfem19531963NorwaySteamshipHammerfall to HeroyaDolomiteWreckedStranded and sank near Langesund; subsequently refloated and broken up.December 1, 1962
Stina B.1937249West GermanyMotorshipSzczecin to KoldingCoalCollisionSunk by collision with Pstrowski off Travemunde in dense fog.December 13, 1962Pstrowski
Mark Slavin19459751PanamaTanker Twin Screw MotorshipRecife to FortalezaPetrolWreckedTowed into Recife after stranding and sold for breaking up.January 1, 1963
Barcelona19431829PanamaSteamshipHouston to VancouverRice and canned fruit juiceFounderedIn lat. 8N., long 82 35W.January 3, 1963
Akershus1954442NorwayMotorshipStavanger to OsloGeneralCollisionSunk by collision with Norsk Skald outside Horten.January 3, 1963Norsk Skald
Aow Siam300ThailandKuala Trengganu to SingaporeWreckedOn Pulau Labas Island, South China Sea, in monsoon.January 5, 1963
Joao Diogo19051452PortugalSteamshipLeixoes to LisbonWreckedN. of Peniche.January 8, 1963
J. H. Fisher1931461Great Britain and Northern IrelandSteamshipCollisionSunk by collision with Esso Glasgow off Spurn Head in heavy eather.January 12, 1963Esso Glasgow
Marnipo19437260LebanonSteamshipConstantza to AlexandriaSugarWreckedNear Gelibolu, Dardanelles.January 12, 1963
Derna1930996LebanonSteamshipWreckedAt Constantza.January 13, 1963
Östanhav1948834SwedenMotorshipKalmar to GdyniaWheatFounderedCapsized and sank 20 miles S. of Oland Island due to cargo shifting in heavy weather.January 16, 1963
Yusho Maru1943842JapanMotorshipOtaru to TsurugaSulphide OreFounderedIn lat. 42. 25 N., long 139 26W. due to Cargo shifting in heavy weather.January 18, 1963
Vestanhav1949499SwedenMotorshipMalmo to GdyniaGrainFoundered3 miles outside Gdansk in heavy weatherJanuary 18, 1963
Inaha1923255British Commonwealth (OCC)Twin Screw MotorshipFoundered15 miles off New Britain.January 19, 1963
Kerolay1948205FranceMotorshipTrawlerWreckedOn rocks 1 mile outside LomenerJanuary 19, 1963
Orizia19437180ItalySteamshipGenoa to HoustonGeneralWreckedOutside Veracruz, in heavy weatherJanuary 20, 1963
Adelfotis II19293725LebanonSteamshipMiddlesbrough to AntwerpBallastWreckedOn Herd Sand, River Tyne.January 20, 1963
Aghios Nicolaos1921988GreeceMotorshipLaurium to ConstantzaBallastWreckedNear Akhtopol, Bulgarian Black Sea coast, in heavy weather.January 21, 1963
Levante1930944ItalyMotorshipTunis to MarseillesGeneralWreckedN. of Arbatax, Sardinia, in heavy weather.January 23, 1963
Junyo Maru1941672JapanTanker MotorshipWreckedStranded and sank at Susami Bay, Wakayama Pref., in heavy weatherJanuary 24, 1963
Nicolaos Tsavliris19447278GreeceSteamshipBougas to PiraeusBallastWreckedAt Kilyos in heavy seas.January 25, 1963
Rhuys1948205FranceMotorshipTrawlerCollisionSunk by collision with Ville De Nantes S.W. of Cape Finisterre.January 26, 1963Ville de Nantes
Nuestra Senora Del Carmen18953482SpainSteamshipCoalWreckedAt Vallcarca in heavy weather.January 27, 1963
Coruche19481154PortugalMotorshipDrums of fuel oil & generalFireBurnt out at Bissao; subsequently towed to Lisbon and broken up.January 29, 1963
Poppea1955110ItalyWooden MotorshipCeuta to AnzioFrozen fishWreckedOn rocks at Cabo Berberia, Formentera Island.January 29, 1963
Tan19212335TurkeySteamshipZonguldak to IstanbulCoalWreckedOn rocks at Elmas Burnu, entrance to Bosporus, in heavy seas.January 29, 1963
Aiace Primo19181579ItalySteamshipMonopoli to ConstantzaBallastWreckedAt Cape Shabla, near Varna.January 30, 1963
Necton1956350NetherlandsMotorshipNorwich to RotterdamBarleyFounderedIn lat. 52 5N., long. 3 48E.January 31, 1963
Charlotte Donald1945309FranceWooden Twin Screw MotorshipFrench Polynesian IslandsCopra and generalWreckedStruck reef and sank off Nuku-HivaJanuary 31, 1963
Caplina1953793PeruTanker MotorshipCallao to San JuanOilWrecked10 miels S. of Callao after engine trouble.January 31, 1963
Trysfjord1928167NorwayMotorshipWreckedStranded and sank outside Kragero, Norway.February 2, 1963
Anita1943145NetherlandsWooden Twin Screw MotorshipFor CuracaoFruit and generalFounderedIn lat. 11 5N., long 68 10W.February 3, 1963
Roumeli19417111LebanonSteamshipWreckedIn Musel Bay.February 3, 1963
Taiyo Maru No. 171946303JapanMotorshipTrawlerWreckedStranded and sank off Goto Islands, Japan.February 4, 1963
H. C. Whiteman1892177United States of AmericaMotorshipTugCollisionSunk by collision with Washington Carrier in River Mississippi of New Orelans.February 4, 1963Washington Carrier
Achroite1934314Great Britain and Northern IrelandSteamshipWrecked5 miles N.W. of Rosslare Lighthouse after breaking moorings in heavy weather.February 5, 1963
Grietje1949296NetherlandsMotorshipGarston to DouglasCoalWreckedOn rocks S. of Douglas, I.O.M. (Isle of Man)February 5, 1963
Johan Collett19561995NorwayMotorshipSan Antioco to GhentZinc OreFounderedIn lat. 49 39N., long. 3W. due to cargo shifting in heavy weather.February 6, 1963
Anna Greta1907292SwedenMotorshipVisby to OxelösundLostSprang leak in pack ice and sank in Baltic SeaFebruary 6, 1963
Prudence1900289Commonwealth (Canada)SteamshipTugFireExtensively damaged by fire at Erieau Docks, Ontario; subsequently sold and broken up.February 9, 1963
Flachsee19401335West GermanyTwin Screw MotorshipBremen to CorkGeneralCollisionSunk by collision with Canuk Trader N.E. of Varne Light-buoy.February 11, 1963Canuk Trader
Alca19385483FinlandMotorshipAntwerp to JacksonvillePotash and sulphateCollisionSunk by collision with Avafoss in River ScheldtFebruary 12, 1963Avafoss
Gudrun19461707SwedenSteamshipStockholm to Ellesmere PortWoodpulpWreckedAt Sandhamn, outside Stockholm.February 12, 1963
Berry Bretagne1961238FranceMotorshipTrawlerWreckedStruck rocks and sank off Torr Head in heavy weather.February 14, 1963
W. J. Townsend1944289United States of AmericaWooden MotorshipNew York to Charleston, South CarolinaBallastWreckedOn reef off Oregon Inlet Light, North CarolinaFebruary 16, 1963
Tensya Maru No. 21898191JapanMotorshipFounderedAt entrance to Tokyo Bay.February 17, 1963
Tau1919484BrazilSteamshipNatal to VitoriaSaltWreckedOff Brazilian coast between Porto Seguro and Porto VelhoFebruary 18, 1963
Sierra Banderas1961671SpainMotorshipRequejada to EmdenMineralsWreckedOn bar at Requejada due to engine trouble.February 19, 1963
Albatros1913118NorwayWooden MotorshipFishingWreckedAt Kaagen, Nord Troms, Norway, in heavy weather.February 20, 1963
O.K. Service IV1937143Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden Auxillary MotorshipLa Have, Nova Scotia to Gonaives Bay, HaitiDynamiteWreckedOn reef off Mayaguana Island, BahamasFebruary 23, 1963
Egli19211964GreeceMotorshipThessaloniki to AlexandriaPyritesFoundered3 miles N.E. Psathoura Island, Aegean Sea.February 26, 1963
Zipper1943263British Commonwealth (OCC)Wooden Twin Screw MotorshipBritish Guiana to BarbadosGeneralFoundered100 miles off Georgetown, British GuianaFebruary 27, 1963
Electra19241338GreeceSteamshipRouen to MolfettaScrap IronWreckedOff Finisterre.February 28, 1963
Rosita K.19301572GreeceSteamshipConstantza to MarseillesMaizeWreckedOn rocks near Kunduz Dere, Turkish European Black Sea coast, in heavy weather.March 1, 1963
Christian S.19442884ColumbiaSteamshipFireBurnt out while under repair at Barranquilla and sold for beacking up.March 4, 1963
Vepo1943184NorwayWooden MotorshipCollisionSunk by collision with Agdenes outside Lensvik.March 4, 1963Agdenes
Seabank1935365Irish RepublicMotorshipDublin to NewportBallastWreckedOn Ardinary Beach, S. of Mizen Head, in heavy weather.March 4, 1963
Ignacio Mercader1951211SpainMotorshipTrawlerFounderedSprang leak and sank outside Tangier.March 5, 1963
Maroui1944294Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden Twin Screw MotorshipFireCaught fire and sank while icebound at Caspe, Canada.March 5, 1963
Maneah19362676FranceMotorshipLas Palmas to Buenos AiresBallastWreckedOn rocks at Boavista Island, Cape Verde IslandsMarch 7, 1963
Ariston19371077NorwaySteamshipVentspils to GhentPotashFireCaught fire while icebound off Stubbekobing, subsequently arrived Masnedsund and sold for breaking up.March 9, 1963
Fiducia1939228NetherlandsMotorshipAmsterdam to MiddelharnisBallastWreckedOn rocks outside Nieuwe Water-weg.March 13, 1963
Silver Valley19447161LiberiaSteamshipRijeka to LeixoesFertiliserWreckedOutside Oporto.March 15, 1963
Agios Nektarios1944410GreeceMotorshipPiraeus to TriesteCottonFireCaught fire and sank outside Patras.March 18, 1963
Protoklitos19437230LiberiaSteamshipBremerhaven to ChinaFertiliserWreckedStranded Berlenga Island; refloated but sank 5 miles off Cabo da Roca while under tow.March 18, 1963
Tagus19381109PortugalMotorshipLourenco Marques to BeiraPetroleum productsFireCaught fire after explosion and sank outside Inhambane.March 19, 1963
Sao Silverio1921685PortugalMotorshipVianna to VillagarciaWreckedOn Salvora Island outside Vigo.March 19, 1963
Höegh Aronde19453884NorwayMotorshipSassandra to ValenciaPhosphate and logsFoundered60 miles W. of Essaouira in heavy weather.March 21, 1963
Linavea1945190SpainWooden SteamshipTrawlerWreckedStranded and sank off Cabo Moras, N.W. Spain, in heavy weather.March 23, 1963
Northgate1941429Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipCaen to FlixboroughIron oreFounderedSprang leak and sank outside Havre.March 24, 1963
Ingeborg1924291West GermanyMotorshipHamburg to LysekilHerring mealWreckedAt Graadyb, Esbjerg Channel in dense fog.March 25, 1963
Akti19361775GreeceMotorshipDijibouti to RotterdamCopraFireCaught fire and sank at BougieMarch 27, 1963
Polurrian1948339British Commonwealth (OCC)MotorshipSohana to RabaulCopra and cocoaFounderedCapsized and sank 10 miles W. of Buka Passage.March 28, 1963
Valor19436872PanamaSteamshipKoreaWreckedOn rocks near MukhoMarch 28, 1963
National Glory19201350PanamaSteamshipBrunei to Hong KongGeneralFireCaught fire after explosion and sank in lat. 18 25N., long. 113 32E.March 31, 1963
Hai Ziang19623800China (Nationalists)MotorshipYokohama to KaohsiungSteel plates and generalFounderedSank in Lat 25 10N., Long. 122 10E due to chargo shifting in heavy weatherApril 1, 1963
Bulwark19201374South AfricaSteamshipCape Town to DurbanGeneralWreckedAt Danger Point, Cape Agulhas in dense fog.April 1, 1963
Susanna1918849GreeceMotorshipItea to Black SeaOlivesWreckedStranded in lat. 45 50 1N., long. 30 18E.; subsequently refloated, towed to Odessa and condemned.April 2, 1963
Air Plover1942126British Commonwealth (OCC)Wooden Twin Screw MotorshipWreckedOn reef outside Jobos Bay, Puerto RicoApril 3, 1963
Estrella19263410PanamaSteamshipIlichevsk to TarantoCoalWrecked2 miles E. of Sile Lighthouse, Black Sea.April 3, 1963
Brittany195216644GreeceTwin Screw SteamshipFireBurnt out while undergoing repairs at Skaramanga, GreeceApril 8, 1963
Kirkley1946115Great Britain and Northern IrelandWooden MotorshipTrawlerWreckedE. of N.W. Scroby Buoy, Great YarmouthApril 8, 1963
Tokai Maru No. 111945932JapanMotorshipWreckedAt Ohama Saki, near Aomori, in heavy weather.April 8, 1963
Sulan1902127IcelandWood MotorshipFishingFounderedCapsized and sank off S.W. IcelandApril 10, 1963
Tourliani19272758LebanonSteamshipValona to GdyniaAsphalt in drumsWreckedSuffered extensive damage when stranding near Landskrona. Completed voyage and declared a constructive total loss after survey; to be broken up.April 12, 1963
Arctic Sealer1944749British Commonwealth (OCC)Wood MotorshipFounderedSprang leak and sank off Canada BayApril 15, 1963
Petronap19432347PanamaMotorshipFireBurnt out at San Lorenzo Island while awaiting repair.April 20, 1963
Columbus1927184NetherlandsMotorshipLiege to HalmstadIronFounderedOff Hook of Holland.April 21, 1963
Bernieres19427278FranceSteamshipTimberWreckedStranded alongside east jetty of Vridi Canal, Abidjan; subsequently refloated, towed to Rotterdam and broken upApril 21, 1963
Helga Smith19452089GreeceMotorshipMontreal to Kristiansand S.FounderedSprang leak in engine room; taken in tow but sank off Cape Broyle, NewfoundlandApril 23, 1963
Marie Stone1946109Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden Auxiliary Twin Screw MotorshipFireCaught fire and sank at Broad Cove, Placentia BayApril 23, 1963
Cato1946939Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipCollisionSunk by Collision with City of Brooklyn in Avonmouth Docks; subsequently raised and broken up.April 24, 1963City of Brooklyn
Siderurgica Oito19485438BrazilSteamshipImbituba to VitoriaGeneralWreckedOn rocks outside ImbitubaApril 25, 1963
Santirso1920847SpainSteamshipLa Laja to BordeauxIron pyritesCollisionSunk by collision with Spolanda 20 miles off Cape St. Vincent.April 26, 1963Spolanda
Vivian19457608United States of AmericaSteamshipChittagong to YokohamaBallastLostEngine room wrecked when propeller and shaft were lost in Lat. 10 48N., long. 95 48E., towed to Singapore, condemned, and sold for breaking up.April 28, 1963
Lucy Elena1947288PanamaMotorshipFishingFounderedOff MancoraApril 29, 1963
Valö I1886110SwedenWooden Auxillary MotorshipLostStruck iceberg and sank off S.E. GreenlandApril 29, 1963
Aghios Georgios II19161653LebanonSteamshipKenitra to GrantonEsparto grassFireCaught fire and stranded in Pevensey Bay; subsequently refloated and broken up.April 30, 1963
Flora A.19361218LebanonTwin Screw SteamshipArzew to GrantonEsparto grassFireCaught fire in lat. 39 48W., long. 8 50W., towed to Vigo and condemned.May 1, 1963
Transcaribbean1945760United States of AmericaSteamshipNew York to BermudaGeneralWreckedOn rocks outside San Juan, Puerto RicoMay 1, 1963
Yuejin195911482China RepublicSteamshipTsingtao to MojiMaize and mineralsWreckedStruck rocks and sank off S. KoreaMay 1, 1963
Madrid19221057PanamaSteamshipPuerto Cortes to San Juan, Puerto RicoLumberFounderedSprang leak and sank S. of Santo DomingoMay 2, 1963
Randi Brövig19493130NorwayMotorshipRotterdam to SantosBallastFireSunk by explosion in refrigerating machinery in lat. 17 28S., long. 37 49W.May 7, 1963
Pinta1959500NetherlandsMotorshipPort Limon to New YorkLumberCollisionSunk by collision with City of Perth in lat. 40 13 8N., long. 73 50 1W.May 7, 1963City of Perth
Strandsund1963200NorwayMotorshipKragero to SlemmestadHeavy sandFounderedCapsized and sank at Rakke, near LarvikMay 8, 1963
Nordenham1956662West GermanyMotorshipRiga to RouenCoalCollisionSunk by collision with Rhone at mouth of River Weser in dense fog.May 10, 1963Rhone
Rene Michel1950120FranceWood MotorshipLa Pallice to TangierMachine ToolsFounderedIn Lat. 41 54N., Long. 9 59W.May 12, 1963
Puerto De Castellon1961678SpainMotorshipCasablanca to HamburgGeneralCollisionSunk by collision with Bruce M. in lat. 49 28N., long. 3 19W. in dense fog.May 20, 1963Bruce M.
Mparmpapetros19447070LebanonSteamshipBuenos Aires to NaplesGrainWreckedOn reefs at Porto de Pedras, 40 miles N. of MaceioMay 23, 1963
Kattegat1932242NetherlandsMotorshipYmuiden to HelsingborgSaltpetreCollisionSunk by collision with Wilke off Gedser Rev Lightship in dense fog.May 26, 1963Wilke
Alkimos19437037GreeceSteamshipWreckedOn rocks 31 miles N. of Fremantle after breaking tow in heavy weatherMay 31, 1963
Evanghelistria1949121GreeceWooden Auxillary MotorshipWreckedStruck reef and sank off Zante Island.June 1, 1963
Beg-Meil1963256FranceMotorshipFishingFounderedOff Conakry in heavy weather.June 4, 1963
Thomas A.19371113GreeceSteamshipGalatz to LiverpoolTimberFireBurnt out and beached near ScalambriJune 4, 1963
Kaiko Maru No. 281960540JapanMotorshipFishingCollisionSunk by collision with Fina Italia 30 miles from San Juan, Puerto RicoJune 4, 1963Fina Italia
Kaptanpantelis19385199LebanonMotorshipCalcutta to RijekaOreWreckedOn Fialdu, Maldive IslandsJune 4, 1963
Elisabeth1920179SwedenWooden Auxillary MotorshipWarnemunde to RonneFireCaught fire off Rostock; towed into port and condemned.June 4, 1963
Seekonk19441136Commonwealth (Canada)Oil Tanker MotorshipFireBurnt out at Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandJune 7, 1963
Inger Skou19544430DenmarkMotorshipRosario to CallaoCattleWreckedStruck rock and sank in Messier Channel, S. Chile. in dense fog.June 10, 1963
Carmen19304240PanamaSteamshipTakoradi to BurntislandBauxiteCollisionSunk by collision with Sadikzade 8 miles E. of South ForelandJune 13, 1963Sadikzade
Agios Ioannis19437238GreeceSteamshipSan Francisco to JapanScrap ironWreckedOutside Ohara, Chiba Prefecture, in fog.June 13, 1963
Gianni Zeta19571594ItalianMotorshipCasablanca to SetePhosphateCollisionSunk by collision with Fosna in lat. 36 8N., long. 4 43W. in desnse fog.June 19, 1963Fosna
Tensho Maru1960160JapanTanker MotorshipWreckedOff Joga Shima, Japan, in dense fog.June 20, 1963
Southern Sea1962240PhilippinesMotorshipFor ManilaGalvanised sheets and generatorsCollisionSunk by collision with Stapper off Tagubanhan Island N. of Negros.June 24, 1963Stapper
München1961941West GermanyMotorshipTrawlerFounderedOff western Greenland in heavy weather.June 25, 1963
Fleurus19261103PanamaMotorshipFireCaught fire and sank at Yarmouth, Nova ScotiaJune 26, 1963
Fukusho Maru1949342JapanMotorshipCollisionSunk by collision with Kenryu Maru in Ise Bay, JapanJune 26, 1963Kenryu Maru
Algarrobo19153289ChileSteamshipCoalWreckedOn rocks alongside Baron Mole, Valparaiso, in heavy weather.June 26, 1963
Taihei Maru1960425JapanMotorshipCollisionSunk by collision with Unzen Maru at Kinkazan, Japan, in fog.June 27, 1963Unzen Maru
Naguilan19554710ChileMotorshipWreckedIn Valparaiso Bay.June 27, 1963
Othelius Nilsen1960247NorwayMotorshipFishingFounderedCapsized and sank off Kinarodden, Nordkynhalvoya, due to cargo shifting in heavy weather.July 1, 1963
Paloma19201743PanamaTwin Screw MotorshipSplit to Port SudanCementFireCaught fire in lat. 21 28N., long. 37 26E.; towed to Port Sudan and sold for break up.July 1, 1963
Havre-Aubert1946197Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden MotorshipGeneralFireBurnt out at Gaspe.July 2, 1963
Netty1939250NetherlandsMotorshipAmsterdam to St. HelierGrainCollisionSunk by collision with Fina Canada off Sandettie.July 2, 1963Fina Canada
Caribbean Trader19432861LiberiaSteamshipCoatzacoalcos to TampaBallastWreckedOn reef 68 miles N. of Progreso, Mexico.July 6, 1963
Patrician19473604Great Britain and Northern IrelandSteamshipConstantza to GlasgowGeneralCollisionSunk by collision with Santa Emilia off Tarifa, Straits of Gibraltar in dense fog.July 8, 1963Santa Emilia
Kofuku Maru No. 31959225JapanMotorshipFounderedNear Genkai Island, Fukuoka Prefecture, in heavy weather.July 9, 1963
Ciudad Del Salto19281922UruguayTwin Screw MotorshipAntonina to MontevideoYerba mateWreckedStranded and sank off Cabo Polonio.July 10, 1963
Ciudad De Asuncion19302330ArgentinaTriple Screw MotorshipMontevideo to Buenos AiresPassengersFireCaught fire and sank in River PlateJuly 11, 1963
Wesleyville1946149Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden Twin Screw MotorshipFireCaught fire and sank at Catalina, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.July 15, 1963
Trebisnjica19437145YugoslaviaSteamshipNaples to HavanaBallastWreckedOn Hogsty Reef, N. of Cabo Maysi.July 17, 1963
Tritonica195612863British Commonwealth (OCC)MotorshipHavre St. Pierre to SorelTitanium oreCollisionSunk by collision with Roonagh Head in River St. Lawrence in dense fog.July 20, 1963Roonagh Head
Pax1958499West GermanyMotorshipMo-i-Rana to West GermanyIronFounderedOff Ytterholmen Lighthouse, S.W. of Sandnessjoen.July 21, 1963
Kyokuyo Maru No. 51942419JapanMotorshipFounderedAt Kashiwajima, Kochi Prefecture in heavy weather.July 21, 1963
Vinodol1956177YugoslaviaWooden MotorshipRasa to TorviscosaCoalCollisionSunk by collision with Banshu Maru No. 2 4 miles W. of Brioni IslandJuly 23, 1963Banshu Maru No. 2
Maasym-N.1952496NetherlandsMotorshipTeignmouth to SpeziaChina clayWreckedStranded and sank off Cabo Burela, northern Spain, in fog.July 23, 1963
Blikur1956500Faroe IslandsMotorshipFacringehavn to Eggers OOil and fishing equipmentLostSunk by ice off W. Greenland.July 24, 1963
Mazurek1955183PolandMotorshipFishingFounderedCapsized and sank 11 miles N. of Hanstholm.July 26, 1963
No. 15 Kyung In412South KoreaMotorshipMoji to InchonAmmonium nitrate and Nitric acidFireExploded and sank in Korea Strait.July 27, 1963
Ilona1961250West GermanyMotorshipAmsterdam to WesterhafenCokeCollisionSunk by collision with Kalmarsund XI off Terschellinger Bank LightshipJuly 27, 1963Kalmarsund XI
Kastela19437261YugoslaviaSteamshipChurchill to United KingdomGrainLostSunk by ice in Hudson Strait.August 3, 1963
Kilstraum1890172NorwayMotorshipFounderedSprang leak and sank off IcelandAugust 5, 1963
Maria Isabel Alonso1949278SpainMotorshipTrawlerWreckedStranded and sank near Scatari Island.August 7, 1963
Wairangi194212829Great Britain and Northern IrelandTwin Screw MotorshipRio Grande to StockholmCoffee and orangesWreckedStranded at Klovholmen, Stockholm Archipelago; subsequently refloated and sold for breaking up.August 14, 1963
Shintatsu Maru1959441JapanMotorshipWreckedAt Kinkazan in fog.August 15, 1963
Viriato1944594PortugalWooden Auxillary MotorshipFishingFireCaught fire and sank 2 miles off Graciosa Island.August 23, 1963
Styrfjell1943176NorwayWooden MotorshipArtificial manureFounderedSprang leak and sank near Stad.August 28, 1963
Skyros19473923GreeceTwin Screw MotorshipBuenos Aires to PiraeusFrozen meatFireCaught fire off Brazilian coast, beached in lat. 12 10S., long. 37 44W. and burnt out.August 28, 1963
Laxö1948149FinlandWooden MotorshipWreckedStranded and sank outside Pörtö, Gulf of Finland.September 4, 1963
Aguila De Oro1877221SpainComposite SteamshipTeneriffe to HuelvaAsphalt in drumsWreckedOn Huelva Bar.September 6, 1963
Victoria1934405GreeceTanker Twin Screw MotorshipPiraeus to AmfilochiaKeroseneFounderedOff Derveni, Gulf of Corinth.September 7, 1963
Flushing1937129United States of AmericaMotorshipTugFounderedCapsized and sank near Hell Gate, NewYork, while towing barge down river.September 7, 1963
Tinganes1920326Faroe IslandsWooden Auxillary MotorshipFishingWreckedStruck submerged rock and sank off Cape Farewell, Greenland.September 8, 1963
Alacrity1940554Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipSwanse to BrusselsAnthraciteWreckedAt Portheras Cove, Pendeen, in dense fog.September 13, 1963
Paul Gufflet1947101Congo RepublicMotorshipTrawlerWrecked135 miles N.W. of Pointe Noire.September 13, 1963
Newfoundland Cruiser1925567Commonwealth (Canada)MotorshipMontreal to Cape Dorset, Baffin IslandDiesel oil and gasoline in barrelsWreckedOn rocks at Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, in heavy weather.September 15, 1963
Aberdeen City1957264Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipTrawlerWreckedAt Start Point, Orkney Isles.September 16, 1963
Jezreel19304750PanamaTwin Screw MotorshipMisumi to PusanCoal, steel and generalWreckedIn lat. 32 34N., long. 130 6E.September 16, 1963
Beltana19373125Commonwealth (Australia)SteamshipFremantle to MelbourneSteel and generalWreckedStranded on Corsair Rock; refloated and sold for breaking up.September 16, 1963
Vanguard1962499NetherlandsMotorshipAntwerp to HullGeneralCollisionSunk by collision with Mary K. 8 miles off Great Yarmouth in fog.September 17, 1963Mary K.
Gefion1962143FinlandWooden Auxillary MotorshipFor OrnskoldsvikFounderedSprang leak and sank in Gulf of BothniaSeptember 18, 1963
Dzierzynski193912636PolandTwin Screw MotorshipShanghai to GdyniaGeneralWreckedSuffered severe damage through striking pier between Kruisschans and Baudouin; condemned and sold for breaking up.September 19, 1963
Holmbank1948515British Commonwealth (OCC)MotorshipTimaru to WellingtonGeneralWreckedStranded and sank near Peraki, Banks PeninsulaSeptember 20, 1963
Roland1916249West GermanyMotorshipRonne to KielStonesCollisionSunk by collision with Rio Quequen in lat. 54 25 48N., long. 11 47 42E.September 24, 1963Rio Quequen
Yokohama Maru1944981JapanTwin Screw MotorshipFounderedSprang leak 26 miles from Keelung; taken in tow but sank in lat. 25 13N., long. 122 13E.September 27, 1963
Bahia De Nuestra Senora1958327SpainMotorshipTrawlerCollisionSunk by collision with Rythme in lat. 44N., long. 51 30W.September 30, 1963Rythme
Norma1934397BrazilMotorshipMacau to SantosSaltWrecked12 miles N. of Pirambu, near Aracaju.September 30, 1963
Humbergate1960200Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipPorthoustock to BristolStoneFoundered7 miles W. of Trevose Head due to cargo shifting.October 2, 1963
Ronda19484608NorwayMotorshipCoal and generalCollisionSunk by collision with Lucile Bloomfield in Havre in rain and fog.October 2, 1963Lucile Bloomfield
Aramar19031344BrazilTwin Screw MotorshipCoffeeWreckedOn reef 8 miles N. of Tamandare.October 3, 1963
Giuseppe Emilio19091851ItalySteamshipZhdanov to VeniceCoalCollisionSunk by collision with Braila in Sea of Marmara in fog.October 4, 1963Braila
Alfonso Calvino1948169SpainWooden SteamshipTrawlerWreckedCondemned after stranding near Marin.October 5, 1963
Maine19474513FranceMotorshipLibreville to DakarTimberWrecked3 miles W. of Tabou, Ivory Coast.October 8, 1963
Hoko Maru No. 321958240JapanMotorshipFishingFounderedIn lat. 31 27N., long. 132 2E. in heavy weather.October 9, 1963
Sörvaer1946141NorwayWooden MotorshipFishingFireBurnt out at Tromso.October 9, 1963
Vauquelin1944219Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden MotorshipQuebec to ForestvilleBallastFireCaught fire and sank near Cape Dogs, River St. Lawrence.October 10, 1963
Taishin Maru No. 11948153JapanMotorshipWreckedOn Suito Island, OkinawaOctober 11, 1963
Rio Amadorio1944137SpainWooden Auxillary MotorshipFishingFounderedSprang leak and sank off coast of Spanish Sahara.October 13, 1963
Marianne Wehr1957499West GermanyMotorshipFlixborough to LubeckStonesFounderedOff Elbe lightship in heavy weather.October 14, 1963
Manticos19453549LebanonSteamshipLibreville to East MediterraneanLogsWreckedStranded and sank in lat. 11, 10N., long. 16 29W.October 14, 1963
Bahama Islander1944110British Commonwealth (OCC)Wooden Twin Screw MotorshipNassau to Cat Island, BahamasSurvey equipmentWreckedOn reef off Eleuthera.October 14, 1963
Koshi Maru1962830JapanMotorshipMarcus Island to JapanScrapFounderedCapsized and sank in approxiamtely lat. 28N., long. 151 10E. in typhoon.October 17, 1963
Northern Spray1936620Great Britain and Northern IrelandSteamshipTrawlerWreckedOn N.W. coast of Iceland in heavy weather.October 23, 1963
Alcedo1918276SpainSteamshipTrawlerWreckedNear Santander.October 23, 1963
Juan Ferrer1960682SpainMotorshipBilbao to LiverpoolGeneralWreckedOn rocks near Mount's Bay, Land's End.October 23, 1963
Aghios Marcos1943272GreeceTanker MotorshipWreckedOn rocks St. Andrew's Bay, outside Beirut.October 24, 1963
Hai Fu19457650China NationalistSteamshipHouston to KaohsiungGeneralWreckedStranded on reef off S. coast of Oahu Island; refloated and subsequently condemned.October 26, 1963
Agnes1901192SwedenWooden Auxillary MotorshipDeals, battens and boardsLostReported lost.October 26, 1963
Actuality1945945Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipAmble to YellandCoalCollisionSunk by collision with Betty Anne-8 12 miles from Dungeness lighthouse in fog.October 27, 1963Betty Anne 8
Iciar19224684SpainSteamshipImmingham to BilbaoCoalWreckedOutside Bilbao in fog.October 28, 1963
Belisco19442201BrazilTwin Screw MotorshipSantos to Rio GrandeBallastWrecked16 miles S. of Cidreira Lighthouse, Rio Grande.October 29, 1963
San Juan De Nepomuceno1939400SpainMotorshipFuerteventura to TeneriffeGeneralFounderedSprang leak and sank 15 miles from Punta Abona, Teneriffe.October 31, 1963
Vlieland1952282NetherlandsMotorshipLondon to ParisWhisky and generalCollisionSunk by collision with Kalmarsund XI off Havre.October 31, 1963Kalmarsund XI
Pauline C. Winters1923140Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden Auxillary Twin Screw MotorshipNewfoundland to Riverport, Novia ScotiaCodfishFounderedSprang leak and sank 2 miles W. of Boat harbour, Strait of Belle Isle.November 1, 1963
Itapema1948291BrazilMotorshipFireCaught fire and sank at Mucuripe.November 2, 1963
Fuku Maru No. 71962239JapanMotorshipFishingWreckedOn Middleton Reef, 300 miles from coast of AustraliaNovember 2, 1963
Lord Stanhope1935448Great Britain and Northern IrelandSteamshipTrawlerWreckedAt Ingolfshofdhi, S. coast of Iceland.November 7, 1963
Kimolos1931481GreeceMotorshipSunderland to LeningradBallastFounderedOff Dago Island.November 8, 1963
Lys Immatricule1958113FranceWooden MotorshipFishingWreckedStranded and sank N. of Ile de Groix.November 11, 1963
Star 301940142British Commonwealth (OCC)MotorshipFounderedSprang leak and sank 40 miles off Miami.November 14, 1963
Dynafuel19463100United States of AmericaTanker MotorshipNewington, New Hampshire to Newark, New JerseyBallastCollisionSunk by collision with Fernview in Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod.November 14, 1963Fernview
Inagua Foam19453141LiberiaTwin Screw MotorshipPuerto Deseado to HoustonWreckedStranded and sank near Manaus, River Amazon.November 14, 1963
Thor1914149SwedenWooden Auxillary MotorshipFounderedNear Lavon.November 17, 1963
Eiyo Maru1948895JapanMotorshipWakamatsuCollisionSunk by collision with unknown ship at Moji; subsequently raised and broken up.November 17, 1963
WM. H. McAllister1943140United States of AmericaMotorshipTugWreckedStruck Schuyler Reef and sank in Lake Champlain near Port Douglass.November 17, 1963
Deutgan1940211FranceMotorshipCopra and generalWreckedSouth Malekula in heavy weather.November 18, 1963
Thessaloniki19292231GreeceTanker MotorshipThessaloniki to PiraeusBallastWreckedStranded and sank 10 miles N.W. of Port Kumi, Euboea Island.November 22, 1963
Trezic1963148FranceWooden MotorshipLobster fishingWreckedOn rocks outside Porto Grande.November 24, 1963
Snurp III1943126NorwayWooden MotorshipFishingCollisionSunk by collision with unknown ship in Vigrafjorden, N. of Aalesund.November 25, 1963
Saphir1963151FranceMotorshipTrawlerFounderedCapsized in heavy weather; taken in tow but sank N.W. of Brest.November 26, 1963
Martin Bakke19365484NorwayMotorshipValparaiso to CopenhagenNitrate and generalWreckedStranded in River Scheldt in dense fog; subsequently refloated and sold for breaking up.November 30, 1963
Bharatveer19437274Commonwealth (India)SteamshipCalcutta to CuddaloreCoal and crude oilWreckedSuffered heavy damage when driven ashore in cyclone; subsequently gutted by fire and sold for breaking up.December 6, 1963
C. Trader19442392United States of AmericaMotorshipWillapa to AstoriaTimberWreckedStranded and sank at entrance to Columbia RiverDecember 6, 1963
Ingeborg1931300West GermanyMotorshipPar to RaumaChina clayCollisionSunk by collision with Manchuria in River Elbe.December 7, 1963Manchuria
Hans Boye1918282DenmarkMotorshipTorshavn to VentspilsHerring in barrelsFounderedSprang leak and sank N. of Ventspils in heav weather.December 8, 1963
Kamei Maru1961998JapanMotorshipSulphide oreFounderedCapsized and sank in Tsugaru Strait due to cargo shifting in heavy weather.December 8, 1963
Fort Albany1942617Commonwealth (Canada)Twin Screw MotorshipMontreal to Seven IslandsCalciumCollisionSunk by collision with Procyon in River St. Lawrence, 54 miles from MontrealDecember 8, 1963Procyon
Sainte Adresse1942943Commonwealth (Canada)MotorshipMontreal to Seven IslandsGeneralWreckedNear Escoumins.December 9, 1963
Elizabeth Cooper1937227Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipHopper BargeSandCollisionSunk by collision with Mancunium in Manchester Ship Canal; subsequently refloated and sold for breaking up.December 10, 1963Mancunium
Kohyo Maru No. 121946146JapanMotorshipFishingWreckedStranded and sank in lat. 33 51N., long. 139 37E.December 11, 1963
Madinina1945318British Commonwealth (OCC)Twin Screw MotorshipTrinidad to MartiniqueCementFoundered12 miles N.W. of St. Vincent, West IndiesDecember 13, 1963
Jonetta1957499NorwayMotorshipStavanger to TromsoConcrete building materialsFounderedN. of Halten lighthouse in heavy weather.December 13, 1963
Regina1857246FinlandIron MotorshipVasklot to StockholmTimberWreckedAt Ronnskar, Vaasa Archipelago.December 17, 1963
Consul Horn1957452West GermanyMotorshipHaifa to FreetownBallastWreckedNear Cape JubyDecember 18, 1963
Mary Pauline1920175Commonwealth (Canada)Wooden Twin Screw MotorshipSydney, Nova Scotia to Grand BankCoalWreckedOn sand bar at Miquelon St. Pierre.December 19, 1963
Corfu Island19437075LebanonSteamshipWismar to CanadaBallastWreckedNear Grindstone light, Magdalen Islands.December 20, 1963
Douala19572333FranceMotorshipMontreal to BordeauxFounderedOff Newfoundland in heavy weather.December 21, 1963
Quibian1930731PanamaTwin Screw SteamshipFounderedIn Colon bay, C.Z.December 21, 1963
Lakonia193020314GreeceTwin Screw MotorshipCruisePassengersFireCaught fire in lat. 35N., long. 15 15W.; taken in tow but sank 250 miles W. of Gibraltar.December 22, 1963
Itza1946393MexicoMotorshipSaltFounderedBroke in two and sank at Roca Partida, near Alvarado in heavy weather.December 23, 1963
Emerance1963157FranceMotorshipTrawlerWreckedStranded and sank at Slyne Head.December 23, 1963
Amazon19447281GreeceSteamshipVenice to Buenos AiresWreckedStranded near Cap Bon; subsequently reflaoted and sold for breaking up.December 24, 1963
Eisho Maru1956495JapanMotorshipCollisionSunk by collision with Tensya Maru No. 10 off Choshi.December 25, 1963Tensya Maru No. 10
Stancrown19568002Great Britain and Northern IrelandMotorshipHalifax to KlaipedaWheatWreckedStranded off Klaipeda; subsequently refloated and condemned.December 25, 1963
Eddycreek19532224Great Britain and Northern IrelandSteamshipNaples to GenoaWreckedStranded E. of Capraia Island in gale; subsequently refloated and sold for breaking up.December 25, 1963
Capitaine Louis Malbert19514261FranceSteamshipHartlepool to AarhusCoalCollisionSunk by collision with Rosborg in Kattegat in dense fog.December 30, 1963Rosborg