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The list of shipwrecks in 1969 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1969.

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January

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5 January

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List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1969
Ship State Description
Bolivar  Japan The ore carrier broke in two and sank 170 nautical miles (310 km) off Cape Nojima, Japan with the loss of 31 of her 33 crew.[1]

6 January

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List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1969
Ship State Description
Anastassia  Panama The Liberty ship ran aground off Constanţa, Romania. She was declared a constructive total loss.[2]

9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1969
Ship State Description
Preveze  Turkey The cargo ship caught fire off the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Ashdod, Israel to Santos, Brazil. The fire was extinguished on 11 January and she was towed in to São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands by Cherniakovsk ( Soviet Union). Preveze was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[3]

12 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1969
Ship State Description
Carmania  United Kingdom The ocean liner ran aground off the Bahamas.[4] The passengers were transferred to Flavia ( Italy) and landed at Miami, Florida. Carmania was refloated on 17 January.[5]
President Jefferson  United States The cargo ship ran aground at 10°20′N 107°10′E / 10.333°N 107.167°E / 10.333; 107.167. Refloated on 18 January with assistance from USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy).[6]

31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1969
Ship State Description
Sitka  United States The fishing vessel was stranded on the beach and destroyed by fire 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) west-northwest of Point Astley (57°43′N 133°39′W / 57.717°N 133.650°W / 57.717; -133.650 (Point Astley)) near the entrance to Holkham Bay in Southeast Alaska.[7]
USS Sterlet  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Sargo ( United States Navy).

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date January 1969
Ship State Description
Njandoma  Soviet Union The freighter broke apart on Scharhörn with toxic chemicals on board on his voyage to England. The barrels could be salvaged from the halves of the ship.[8][9]

February

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1969
Ship State Description
Kukuyoshi Maru No. 15  Japan The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Rat Island in the Aleutian Islands. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew.[10]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1969
Ship State Description
USS ATC-132-1  United States Navy The armoured troop carrier capsized off Vietnam. Salvaged by USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy) and floating crane YD-220 and refloated the next day.[6]
USS Redfish  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class auxiliary submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, by the auxiliary submarine USS Medregal ( United States Navy).

9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1969
Ship State Description
London II  Greece The motor vessel foundered off Moni, Cyprus.[11]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1969
Ship State Description
Lukia M  Greece The cargo ship sprang a leak off Barren Island in the South China Sea (29°29′N 124°16′E / 29.483°N 124.267°E / 29.483; 124.267) and was abandoned. She was towed to Shanghai and seized by the Chinese Government.

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1969
Ship State Description
USS PTC-71  United States Navy The torpedo patrol boat was sunk by an enemy missile near Mui Boi Bung, Vietnam. Salvaged the next day and towed to Vung Tau by USS Pivot ( United States Navy).[6]

12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1969
Ship State Description
Flying Petrel  United Kingdom The tug ran aground at Cape Kaliakra, Romania and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Piraeus, Greece to Sulina, Romania.[12]

13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1969
Ship State Description
HMAS Arunta  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned Tribal-class destroyer capsized and sank in the Tasman Sea off Australia's Broken Bay while under tow to a scrapyard.

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1969
Ship State Description
Antonios P  Greece The coaster ran aground off Ravenna, Italy. She was on a voyage from Lattakia to Ravenna. She was refloated on 11 March and towed in to Ravenna. Consequently scrapped.[13]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1969
Ship State Description
Sevilla  West Germany The cargo ship sank in the Elbe following a collision with Nette Skou ( Denmark). All fifteen crew rescued by a West German fireboat.[14]

March

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1969
Ship State Description
USS Day  United States Navy The decommissioned Rudderow-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente Island, California.

8 March

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List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1969
Ship State Description
Martindale  United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Surf Bay (54°10′N 165°37′W / 54.167°N 165.617°W / 54.167; -165.617 (Surf Bay)) on the southwest coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands.[15]

11 March

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List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1969
Ship State Description
Shun Tai  Somalia The cargo ship collided in the Singapore Strait 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Singapore with World Carrier (Flag unknown) and sank. Shun Tai was on a voyage from Canton, China to Colombo, Ceylon[16]

19 March

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List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1969
Ship State Description
Garden City  Liberia The cargo ship sank after colliding with Zagłębie Dąbrowskie ( Poland) in foggy weather off Margate, Kent.[17][18]

21 March

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List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1969
Ship State Description
Iolite  South Africa The fishing trawler was scuttled off the coast of South Africa.[19]

25 March

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List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1969
Ship State Description
Samuel S  Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground on Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan (30°25′N 130°14′E / 30.417°N 130.233°E / 30.417; 130.233) and broke in two.[20]

26 March

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List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1969
Ship State Description
USS Charles F. Hughes  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.

28 March

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List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1969
Ship State Description
Nyleve  Panama The former fisheries research ship Albatross III was wrecked on Roman Key, Cuba.[21][22]

29 March

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List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1969
Ship State Description
James Barrie  United Kingdom The trawler ran aground on Louther Rock on 27 March. She drifted off on 29 March and was taken under tow but sank in Hoxa Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. Most brass items have been salvaged.[23][24]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1969
Ship State Description
Irene  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground off South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[25]
Irving Walnut  Canada The Maple type tug was scuttled off the east coast of Canada.[26]
Miss Kay  South Vietnam The tug foundered off the mouth of the Soi Rap River. Refloated on 21 March.[6]
USS M 111-1  United States Navy The landing craft mechanized capsized off South Vietnam. She was salvaged on 19 April and towed to Nha Be, South Vietnam, by the light salvage lift craft USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy) the next day.[6]
Poseidon  Panama The vessel ran aground off the Italian coast. Repairs uneconomic and the ship was subsequently scrapped.

April

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3 April

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List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1969
Ship State Description
USS Tills  United States Navy The decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.

4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1969
Ship State Description
Pacstar  Liberia The Liberty ship ran aground in Tokyo Bay, a total loss.[27]
Pelican  United States The motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska south of Yakutat, Alaska.[28]
Sad El Furat  Egypt War of Attrition: The tanker, blocked in the Suez Canal, Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, and later sank about 11 April.[29][30][31]

6 April

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List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1969
Ship State Description
Union Faith  Republic of China
Union Faith on fire in New Orleans

The cargo ship was in collision with oil barges on the Mississippi. The ship was engulfed in flames and sank, with the loss of 25 persons, including all on the bridge[32]

11 April

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List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1969
Ship State Description
Alfonso Tercero  Spain The coaster sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of the Noordhinder Lightship, off the Netherlands following a collision with Brasilia ( Sweden) in foggy weather. All crew were rescued by Brasilia.[33][34]

18 April

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List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1969
Ship State Description
Vigia  United Kingdom The supply vessel sank in the North Sea. All three crew were rescued by a Dutch trawler and landed in the Netherlands.[35]

29 April

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List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1969
Ship State Description
USS ASPB 132-1  United States Navy The assault support patrol boat struck a mine in the Song Cai Tu River, Vietnam and sank. Salvaged on 1 May.[6][36]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown April 1969
Ship State Description
Patrice Lumumba PAIGC Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The transport boat was sunk by Portuguese action sometime in April.[37]

May

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1 May

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List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1969
Ship State Description
Manana II  United States The charter vessel sank near Sitka, Alaska, after striking a snag. All seven people on board survived.[15]

7 May

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List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1969
Ship State Description
Capetan Panaos  Panama The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea at Kilyos, Turkey. Refloated on 22 May and beached at Büyükdere. Refloated on 9 August, subsequently sold for scrapping.[38]

10 May

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List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1969
Ship State Description
Louis B  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Nushagak, Alaska.[39]

15 May

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List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1969
Ship State Description
USCGC Casco  United States Coast Guard The decommissioned Casco-class cutter was sunk as a target by two torpedo hits in the North Atlantic Ocean at 36°40′00″N 024°16′00″W / 36.66667°N 24.26667°W / 36.66667; -24.26667.
USS Guitarro  United States Navy
Guitarro after sinking.
The Sturgeon-class submarine sank at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California due to errors in the management of her ballast tanks. Refloated on 18 May, but commissioning delayed by 32 months whilst repairs were carried out.

20 May

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List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1969
Ship State Description
Seiho Maru  Japan The coaster sank after a collision with Energy Evolution ( Liberia) off Nagasaki. Four of her thirteen crew were killed and two others reported missing.[40]

23 May

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List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1969
Ship State Description
Carol Irene  United States The motor vessel was wrecked at Cordova, Alaska.[41]

26 May

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List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1969
Ship State Description
Tayo Maru  Japan The trawler sank in a collision with a Soviet patrol boat. Eight crew rescued.[42]

27 May

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List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1969
Ship State Description
Guadina  Portugal Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The sailing boat was sunk by PAIGC mine. Five crewmen killed, eight wounded.[37]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
Ship State Description
USS PBR 7520  United States Navy The river patrol boat was hit by two rockets and beached on fire. Equipment salvaged by USS YLLC-1 ( United States Navy) and delivered to Nha Be, Vietnam.[6]

June

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3 June

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List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1969
Ship State Description
USS Frank E. Evans  United States Navy
USS Frank E. Evans after the collision with HMAS Melbourne

The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was cut in two in a collision with HMAS Melbourne ( Royal Australian Navy) in the South China Sea. The bow section sank, whilst the stern section remained afloat. Seventy-four crew killed on board Frank E. Evans.

7 June

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List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1969
Ship State Description
Cape Uganik  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by a storm in Kanatak Lagoon (57°31′N 156°02′W / 57.517°N 156.033°W / 57.517; -156.033 (Kanatak Lagoon)) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[41]

16 June

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List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1969
Ship State Description
Maringa  Brazil The Liberty ship foundered off the coast of Brazil (11°30′S 37°15′W / 11.500°S 37.250°W / -11.500; -37.250).[43]
ROCS Mei HUA  Republic of China Navy The Mei Chin-class LSM sank after colliding with MS Ta Tung.

17 June

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List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1969
Ship State Description
Sitakund  Norway The stern section, which had been beached off Eastbourne, Sussex, refloated itself, drifted past Eastbourne Pier and ran aground to the east of the town.[44]

19 June

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List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1969
Ship State Description
Falcon  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Sand Point, Alaska.[45]

20 June

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List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1969
Ship State Description
Victoria Bay  Hong Kong The cargo ship ran aground at Chittagong, India. She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Chalna, East Pakistan. She was refloated on 6 July. Repairs were deemed uneconomic and she was consequently scrapped.[46]

24 June

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List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1969
Ship State Description
USS Beale  United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (463 km) east of the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
USS Richard S. Bull  United States Navy The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

25 June

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List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1969
Ship State Description
Andromachi  Greece War of Attrition: The cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal, Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned. She was scrapped at Adabiya in March 1976.[47][48]
Captain George K  Liberia The Liberty ship suffered a fractured hull in the Indian Ocean. She was declared a constructive total loss.[2]
Selena  United States The motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska south of Yakutat, Alaska.[7]

26 June

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List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1969
Ship State Description
Aghia Trias  Panama War of Attrition: The cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal, Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and sank.[29][49]
Marhonda  Panama War of Attrition: The cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal, Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned; then further damaged in an aircraft bomb on 1 July.[29][50][51]

27 June

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List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1969
Ship State Description
USS Snowden  United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target.

28 June

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List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1969
Ship State Description
Becky Thatcher  United States The historic sternwheel texas-deck paddle steamer, operating as a stationary showboat theater, broke her moorings on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, during a severe storm with high winds and drifted several miles downstream with about a hundred restaurant patrons aboard before crashing into a dock on the Illinois side of the river. The restaurant patrons were taken off safely by the towboat Larrayne Andress ( United States). Becky Thatcher was repaired and eventually reopened for business in 1977 on the Muskingum River at Marietta, Georgia.[52]

29 June

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List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1969
Ship State Description
Sincere  Netherlands The cargo ship burned and sank off Bunguran Island, Indonesia.

July

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4 July

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List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1969
Ship State Description
USS Witek  United States Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia.

10 July

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List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1969
Ship State Description
K 9  United States A storm destroyed the motor vessel in Bristol Bay off Cape Greig on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[10]

16 July

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List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1969
Ship State Description
USS Manta  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Hampton Roads, Virginia, as a target for aircraft.
USS Tullibee  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Norfolk, Virginia.

19 July

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List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1969
Ship State Description
TRP-1281  Soviet Union The fishing boat capsized and sank between Aegna and Prangli islands in Northern Estonia with the loss of 12 passengers of her 36 passengers and 2 crew.[53]

20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1969
Ship State Description
Bull Moose  United States The 47-foot (14.3 m) purse seiner capsized and sank with the loss of two lives in Glacier Bay in Southeast Alaska near Point Gustavus (58°23′N 135°55′W / 58.383°N 135.917°W / 58.383; -135.917 (Point Gustavus)) in Icy Strait in the Alexander Archipelago. Another fishing vessel rescued her four survivors.[54]
Eastern Star  United Kingdom The refrigerated cargo ship was severely damaged by fire and was declared a constructive total loss.[55]

21 July

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List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1969
Ship State Description
Discoverer  United States The passenger and freight boat was wrecked in Cordova Bay off Sukkwan Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after her engine broke down. All on board survived.[56]

25 July

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List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1969
Ship State Description
Silja  Norway The tanker sank following a collision with Ville de Majunga ( France) off Toulon, France. Two crew killed and a further eighteen reported missing.[57]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
Ship State Description
HQ-1224 Republic of Vietnam Navy The armored troop carrier sank at Ta Cru, South Vietnam. Salvaged on 31 July by USS CSB-2 ( United States Navy).[6]
USS Richey  United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.
Wenny  Norway The ore carrier capsized and sank off the coast of Norway with the loss of nine of her crew.[58]

August

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1 August

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List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1969
Ship State Description
BC Clipper  Canada The halibut fishing vessel suffered an explosion, burned, and sank off Twoheaded Island (56°54′N 153°35′W / 56.900°N 153.583°W / 56.900; -153.583 (Twoheaded Island)) off the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska, after a liquefied gas line from the galley freezer broke and the galley stove ignited the leaking gas. Three people were killed; the fishing vessel Peggy Jo (flag unknown) rescued the five survivors from an overturned life raft.[59]

2 August

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List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1969
Ship State Description
Bethlehem  Liberia The cargo ship collided with the tanker Showa Maru ( Japan) 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Singapore (1°16′N 104°08′E / 1.267°N 104.133°E / 1.267; 104.133). Bethlehem broke in three and sank with the loss of five crew. She was on a voyage from Tokyo, Japan to Aden, South Yemen.[60][61]

8 August

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1969
Ship State Description
Thlinket  United States The motor vessel sank in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeastern Alaska.[62]

9 August

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List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1969
Ship State Description
Unidentified fishing trawler  Japan The fishing trawler sank in a collision with a Soviet patrol boat off Hokkaido, Japan. Eleven of her crew were killed.[42]

17 August

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List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1969
Ship State Description
Argos  United States The tug struck a submerged object and sank northwest of Found Island (56°06′15″N 132°04′30″W / 56.10417°N 132.07500°W / 56.10417; -132.07500 (Found Island)) off the southwest tip of Wrangell Island in Southeast Alaska.[63]

18 August

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List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1969
Ship State Description
Hulda  Liberia Hurricane Camille: The cargo liner was driven ashore at Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[64]

21 August

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List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1969
Ship State Description
Heroic  United States The fishing trawler, a former Accentor-class coastal minesweeper, caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (42°24′N 70°27′W / 42.400°N 70.450°W / 42.400; -70.450). The captain and four crew members were picked up by the fishing vessel Tiko I ( West Germany).[65]

22 August

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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1969
Ship State Description
Sharon Patricia  United States The motor vessel capsized and was lost in Shelikof Strait on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of one life.[7]

25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1969
Ship State Description
Noongah  Australia Foundered on a voyage between Newcastle and Townsville with the loss of 21 lives.[66]

26 August

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List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1969
Ship State Description
Dear John  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Funter Bay.[56]
Skilak  United States The motor vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska between Chinitna Point and Anchor Point.[7]

29 August

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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1969
Ship State Description
Munroe  United States The 30-gross register ton, 46.9-foot (14.3 m) motor vessel sank after striking an iceberg in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[15]

September

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1 September

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List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1969
Ship State Description
Fani  Greece The cargo ship caught fire at Piraeus. She was beached on Salamis Island. Refloated later that month and consequently scrapped.[67]
Paralos  Panama The cargo ship collided with Priamos ( Greece) at Columbo, Ceylon. Paralos was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mormugao, India. She was consequently scrapped.[68]

6 September

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List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1969
Ship State Description
Two unidentified motor torpedo boats United Arab Republic Navy War of Attrition: Operation Escort: Two No. 260-class motor torpedo boats were sunk with limpet mines by Israeli frogmen at Ras Sadat in the Bay of Suez.[69][better source needed]
Unknown  Israeli Navy War of Attrition: Operation Escort: The Hazir submersible exploded from accidental causes returning from the operation, killing three frogmen and wounding one.[69][better source needed]

16 September

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List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1969
Ship State Description
USS Trepang  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class auxiliary submarine was sunk as a gunnery target by the destroyers USS Fechteler and USS Henderson (both  United States Navy).

22 September

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List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1969
Ship State Description
Agromayer  Spain The cargo ship was driven onto rocks 18 nautical miles (33 km) north west of Göteborg, Sweden and later sank at 57°53.630′N 11°26.970′E / 57.893833°N 11.449500°E / 57.893833; 11.449500. One of the twenty people on board was killed.[70][71]
USS Sandpumper  United States Navy The dredger sank at Đồng Tâm, Vietnam after dredging up a piece of unexploded ordnance, which exploded on board. Salvage operations involving USS Crilly and USS Crandall (both  United States Navy) abandoned on 30 December.[6]
Unidentified ship  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Göteborg, Sweden, with the loss of at least 15 of her crew.[70]

23 September

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List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1969
Ship State Description
Angel Gabriel  Greece The tanker ran aground near Marsaskala, Malta in a storm. One person was killed of the 50 on board.[72]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1969
Ship State Description
Poseidone  Panama The cargo ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France to Egypt. She was refloated and put in to Naples, Italy, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[73]

October

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1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1969
Ship State Description
Helen N  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Allen Marine Ways in Jamestown Bay (57°02′40″N 135°17′30″W / 57.04444°N 135.29167°W / 57.04444; -135.29167 (Jamestown Bay)) in Sitka, Alaska.[74]

2 October

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1969
Ship State Description
USNS Private Leonard C. Brostrom  United States Navy The heavy lift cargo ship ran aground off Vung Tau, South Vietnam. She was refloated that day by the salvage lift craft USS YLLC-3 ( United States Navy) and five tugs.[6]

4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1969
Ship State Description
Splendid Sky  Panama The Liberty ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[2]

7 October

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1969
Ship State Description
HQ-6529 Republic of Vietnam Navy Vietnam War: The monitor struck a mine and sank south of Kien An, Vietnam. Salvaged by the United States Navy on 11 October and towed to Dong Tam for repairs.[6]

8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1969
Ship State Description
USS Barton  United States Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.
Tobruk  Greece The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea in 35.06N/36.36E on a voyage from Syria to Libya.[75][76]

10 October

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List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1969
Ship State Description
USS Frank E. Evans  United States Navy Stern section sunk as a target in the South China Sea off U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines.

14 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1969
Ship State Description
USS Madison  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off southeastern Florida.

28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1969
Ship State Description
USS Vincennes  United States Navy The decommissioned Cleveland-class light cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Point Mugu, California, during missile experiments.

31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1969
Ship State Description
Larry  United States The tug sank in a storm near Cape Menshikof (57°31′20″N 157°49′15″W / 57.52222°N 157.82083°W / 57.52222; -157.82083 (Cape Menshikof)) on the Bristol Bay coast of the Alaska Peninsula. A bush pilot rescued her crew of four.[39]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1969
Ship State Description
HQ-1237 Republic of Vietnam Navy The armored troop carrier sank at Thoi Benh, South Vietnam. Salvaged by USS Satyr ( United States Navy) and towed to Dong Tam, South Vietnam, on 6 November.[6]
USCGC Matagorda  United States Coast Guard The decommissioned Casco-class cutter was sunk as a target by the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean 72 nautical miles (133 km) off Hawaii in position 20°08′00″N 158°30′00″W / 20.13333°N 158.50000°W / 20.13333; -158.50000.
Ogoya Nigerian Navy Nigerian Civil War: The PC-461-class patrol vessel was wrecked off Brass, Nigeria.[77]
PBR-7547 Republic of Vietnam Navy The river patrol boat was sunk near Tang Am, South Vietnam. She was salvaged on 29 October by USS CSB-3 ( United States Navy) and taken to Tang Am.[6]

November

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1 November

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1996
Ship State Description
Cabna  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Nenana, Alaska.[41]

4 November

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List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1969
Ship State Description
USS Bailey  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.

5 November

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List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1969
Ship State Description
Cherokee  United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Golovnin Bay on the west coast of Alaska.[41]

6 November

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List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1969
Ship State Description
Reliance Harmony  Panama The Liberty ship collided with Maritime Express (flag unknown) and sank in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan (32°18′N 131°45′E / 32.300°N 131.750°E / 32.300; 131.750).[78]

7 November

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List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1969
Ship State Description
USS Bream  United States Navy The decommissioned Gato-class submarine was sunk as a target off California by the submarine USS Sculpin ( United States Navy).

8 November

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List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1969
Ship State Description
Tobruk  Greece The refrigerated cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.[79]

11 November

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List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1969
Ship State Description
Jeannie Lee  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Pirates Cove (56°59′15″N 135°22′00″W / 56.98750°N 135.36667°W / 56.98750; -135.36667 (Pirates Cove)) in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska.[80]

19 November

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List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1969
Ship State Description
USS Burrfish  United States Navy The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente Island, California.

22 November

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List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1969
Ship State Description
New Jersey  United States Navy The dredger sank after an explosion while dredging at Dong Tam, South Vietnam. Refloated in December and towed to Singapore for repairs.[6]

27 November

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List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1969
Ship State Description
Hullman  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank off Grimsby whilst towing Conoco Arrow ( Liberia), killing three of her ten crew.[81]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
Ship State Description
HQ-5135 Republic of Vietnam Navy The assault support patrol boat was sunk at Dong Hung, South Vietnam. She was salvaged between 9 and 16 November in a joint Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy operation and towed to Dong Tam, South Vietnam, for repairs.[6]
HQ-1234 Republic of Vietnam Navy The armored troop carrier was sunk at Dong Hung, South Vietnam. She was salvaged between 9 and 16 November in a joint Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy operation and towed to Dong Tam, Vietnam, South Vietnam, for repairs.[6]

December

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5 December

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14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1969
Ship State Description
Metric  West Germany The coaster sank off Pembrokeshire after her cargo shifted in stormy weather. All crew rescued by Vega ( Finland) and landed at Fishguard.[82]

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1969
Ship State Description
Marpessa  United Kingdom The tanker sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Dakar, Senegal after an explosion and fire on 12 December.[83]

16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1969
Ship State Description
Romulus  Panama The cargo ship foundered in the mouth of the Adour, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Six of her 25 crew were killed.[84]

19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1969
Ship State Description
USS Iredell County  United States Navy The landing ship tank ran aground in the Cochien River, Vietnam. Salvage operation involving USS Chowanoc, USS Current and USS Reclaimer ( United States Navy) resulted in the ship being refloated on 25 December.[6]

25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1969
Ship State Description
Rosa Vlassi  Greece The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea (37°37′N 24°02′E / 37.617°N 24.033°E / 37.617; 24.033).[85]

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1969
Ship State Description
Oregis  United Kingdom The bulk carrier ran around at Workington, Cumberland. Refloated on 26 December.[86]

28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1969
Ship State Description
Horis  Panama The Empire Malta-class cargo ship sprang a leak in the Celebes Sea. She was on a voyage from Surabaya, Indonesia to Hong Kong. She capsized and sank the next day 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia (3°53′N 119°23′E / 3.883°N 119.383°E / 3.883; 119.383).[87]

29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1969
Ship State Description
Mactra  United Kingdom The tanker suffered an explosion of her tanks whilst cleaning her tanks off the coast of Mozambique. One of her crew was injured.[88][89]

30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1969
Ship State Description
Heinrich Hauschildt  West Germany The coaster capsized and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Kiel.[90]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
Ship State Description
Bandim PAIGC Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: The motorboat was damaged by Portuguese rockets and machine gun fire from two inflatables and beached sometime in 1969. The beached vessel was burned by the Portuguese.[37]
Ben Olliver  United Kingdom The dredger was struck by lightning and sank off Bedhampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in tow, but sank off Langstone, Hampshire.[91]
Hemsley 1  United Kingdom The tanker was wrecked at Winecove Point, Cornwall.[92]
USS Heyliger  United States Navy The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by the United States Atlantic Fleet.
Lalor  Australia The tug was scuttled off Townsville, Queensland.
Matrouh United Arab Republic Navy The corvette sank in 1968 or 1969.[93]
USS Pandemus  United States Navy The decommissioned Achelous-class landing craft repair ship was sunk as a target in late 1969.
Taif  Egypt War of Attrition: The passenger-cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal, Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned.[94][95]
Talodi  Egypt War of Attrition: The passenger/cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal, Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned.[96][97]

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See also

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