List of shipwrecks in 1954
- List of shipwrecks in 1954
The list of shipwrecks in 1954 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1954.
May
May 26
* USS "Bennington USA - explosion on board killed 103 crew and injured 201 more whilst ship was in Narragansett Bay.
July
* "Traute Sarnow" GER ran aground on Gurnard's Head. All crew and the ship's dog saved.[cite web|title = 1946-62 |publisher = St. Ives Trust |url = http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1946_-_1962.HTM |accessdate = 2008-03-15] ]eptember
September 26
* "Toya Maru" JPN sank in Tsugaru Strait with the loss of a reported 1,139 lives, 150 people rescued.
November
28 November
"South Goodwin Lightship" UK capsized with the loss of all seven crew. Only survivor was a Ministry of Agriculture scientist who had been on board birdwatching.[cite book | first = | last = Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison| year = 1991| title = The Kent Weather Book| pages = p88| publisher = Froglets Publications Ltd| location = Brasted Chart| id = ISBN 1 8 72337 35 X] ]References
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