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The list of shipwrecks in 1959 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1959 .
January
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1959
Ship
State
Description
Valder
United States
The
9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1959
Ship
State
Description
Freya
United Kingdom
The fisheries protection vessel foundered off Caithness with the loss of three of her twenty crew.[2]
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1959
Ship
State
Description
Pelayo
United Kingdom
The cargo ship struck a jetty at Livorno , Italy and was holed. She subsequently sank, but all 32 crew and both passengers were rescued.[3]
18 January
23 January
25 January
27 January
30 January
February
2 February
5 February
7 February
13 February
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1959
Ship
State
Description
Ocean Trade
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Yokosuka, Japan. All 42 crew rescued.
[12]
19 February
20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1959
Ship
State
Description
Llandaff
United Kingdom
The 12,501 grt freighter ran aground at Esbjerg . She was refloated 7 March 1959 and scrapped in September 1959.
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1959
Ship
State
Description
Irene C
United States
The 8-
25 February
March
3 March
14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1959
Ship
State
Description
Bluefin
United States
While her owner-operator was ashore, the 48-foot (14.6 m)
17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1959
Ship
State
Description
Lisa C
Italy
The
21 March
23 March
26 March
30 March
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1959
Ship
State
Description
Point Reyes
United States
The 44-
April
12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1959
Ship
State
Description
Charlotte Ann
United States
The 15-
13 April
15 April
19 April
26 April
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1959
Ship
State
Description
Bygdov
Libya
The cargo ship ran aground at the entrance to Accra , Ghana. She was holed and sank.[29]
29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1959
Ship
State
Description
Prescott
Canada
The cargo ship collided with a bridge over the Valleyfield, Quebec and then ran aground. Refloated after fifteen hours.
[30]
May
5 May
8 May
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1959
Ship
State
Description
Gugsier
West Germany
The tug collided with the tanker Kylix ( Netherlands ), which she was towing, and sank at Hamburg with the loss of one crewmember.[32]
Dandarra
United Arab Republic
The passenger boat sank in the River Nile near Barrage Gardens, 16 miles (26 km) south of
Cairo . At least eleven people were killed, with 175 rescued and an unknown number missing.
[33]
9 May
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1959
Ship
State
Description
Lassie
United States
The 21-
11 May
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1959
Ship
State
Description
P P
United States
The 8-
13 May
21 May
31 May
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1959
Ship
State
Description
A R B 10
United States
The 39-
Unknown date
June
9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1959
Ship
State
Description
Margaret Rose
India
The
15 June
18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1959
Ship
State
Description
Springdale
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sank off the coast of Sweden. All seventeen crew survived unharmed.[44]
25 June
July
1 July
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1959
Ship
State
Description
Kamishak
United States
The 12-
3 July
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1959
Ship
State
Description
Ombrina
Italy
The tanker collided with a
Rio Altro
Colombia
The cargo ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the
6 July
12 July
17 July
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1959
Ship
State
Description
Tyee
United States
The 16-
28 July
29 July
August
1 August
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Queen Kathleen
Canada
The Unimak Pass. The vessel
Western Pioneer (
United States ) rescued her entire crew of eight.
[55]
5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Porfico No. 1
United States
The 9-
11 August
18 August
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Elinor D
United States
The 9-
21 August
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Micho
United States
The 21-
Pilar II
Philippines
The passenger ship foundered 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Palawan . There were eleven survivors from the 100 people on board.[60]
23 August
24 August
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Gerontas
Panama
The constructive total loss and scrapped.
[63]
26 August
30 August
List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Glen Usk
United Kingdom
The passenger ship ran aground in the River Avon. Refloated the next day.
[68]
31 August
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1959
Ship
State
Description
Comet
United States
The 41-
Unknown date
September
4 September
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1959
Ship
State
Description
Spica
Sweden
The cargo ship sank off Le Havre , France. Refloated on 6 September.[70]
7 September
8 September
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1959
Ship
State
Description
Putco-2
United States
The 90-
10 September
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1959
Ship
State
Description
Sukie
United States
The 20-
14 September
27 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1959
Ship
State
Description
M-252
Soviet Navy
The Tatar Strait with the loss of several lives. She was later refloated.
[76]
October
4 October
18 October
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1959
Ship
State
Description
Deniz
Turkey
The ship was boarded by crew from HMS Burnaston ( Royal Navy ) off Cyprus and ammunition was discovered on board. Three crew were arrested, but the vessel was scuttled.[78]
22 October
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1959
Ship
State
Description
Ruth Ann
United States
The 135-
27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1958
Ship
State
Description
Hindlea
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore in Moelfre Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was looted by the local inhabitants and was declared a total loss.[79]
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1958
Ship
State
Description
Rayland
United States
The 34-ton
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1959
Ship
State
Description
Hindlea
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore and wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the HolyHead Lifeboat.[80]
November
13 November
16 November
23 November
24 November
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1959
Ship
State
Description
Holmglen
New Zealand
The cargo ship sank off Timaru with the loss of 15 lives.
27 October
30 November
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1959
Ship
State
Description
Parks No. 3
United States
A storm destroyed the 7-
December
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1959
Ship
State
Description
Tillikum
United States
The 26-
6 December
7 December
8 December
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1959
Ship
State
Description
Elfrida
Norway
The
13 December
14 December
16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1959
Ship
State
Description
Lew-Al
United States
The 17-
20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1959
Ship
State
Description
Jamin I
Belgium
The steamer ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the Harmaja Lighthouse, Helsinki . Refloated 5 January 1960, subsequently scrapped.[90]
25 December
30 December
Unknown date
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