DATE POSITION 



DESCRIPTION 

 OF INCIDENT 



LIVES 

 LOST/INJURED 



DAMAGE 



14 Jun 1944 Davis Strail 



13 Mar 1943 -100 mi S of Cape Farewell 58'05'N 



44°15'W 



19 Jun 1940 17mi Sof Groais Is. NF 



9 Jun 1939 48°16'N 49° 2yw, 150 mi E of SI 



John's 



F/V MARIA PRECIOSA hit a 

 berg 



Tanker SS SVEND FOYN hit a 

 berg from New York to Liverpool 



Schooner SHIRLEY REID struck 

 a piece of ice 



Wood schooner (or Fr Bark) 

 BEN-HURhita berg 



Unknown 



Unknown 



None 



Crew transferred to 

 DUCHESS OF 

 BEDFORD 



Sank 



Sank 2 days later 



Sank in 5-6 minutes 



Set on fire and abandoned 



7 Aug 1939 



17 Jul 1937 



5r58'N 54°18'W from Montreal lo 

 London 



Strait of Belle Isle, from Newcastle 

 and Leith for Montreal 



SS BEAVERHILL hit a berg at 

 5 30 am 



SS CAIRNGLENhita berg 



None 



None 



Minor damage to No4 tank 

 plates 



Minor damage, arrived Montreal 

 20". 



12 Feb 1936 150 mi E of C Sable 



11 Apr 1935 Labrador Sea 



1 1 Apr 1935 Off Newfoundland 



5 Jun 1935 For Montreal arr June 10 



24 Jun 1935 Near St John's an-. June 25 



18 Jul 1935 Off Bell Isle from Montreal 



1 Oct 1935 Wakeham Bay, Hudson Strait 



62°15'N 7r39'W 



Fishing Schooner GERTRUDE 

 M FAUCI struck berg 



Wood schooner SAINT 

 COULOMB hit a berg 



SS TOWER BRIDGE struck 

 berg 



Unknown Crew 

 picked up 



Unknown 



Unknown 



SS MANSEPOOL struck a berg None known 



SS IMOGENE struck heavy None known 



submerged pieces of ice 



SS PHILIP T DODGE grazed an None known 



iceberg 



SS BRIGHT FAN hit a berg, from Unknown 



Churchill to London 



Leaking badly 



Sank 



Leaking, 14 plates later replaced 



Forecastle plates bent back and 

 opened; above waterline 



Leaking considerably in No. 2 

 hold bilge 



3 port bow plates damaged and 

 frames, lowest 12" above water 



Sank 



4 Jul 1934 Arrived Corner Brook July 15 



Apr 1933 N Allanlic from Grangemouth to 



Montreal arr, 27 Apr 



Fin. SS STARCK hit a berg 



SS ASHWORTH suffered Ice 

 damage 



None known 



None known 



Slight damage to forecastle 

 plates above waterline 



Forepeak flooded, 9 plates 

 buckled, 1 badly fractured, stem 

 twisted. 6 side frames buckled, 

 2 broken 



May 1933 Attempting to reach Botwood 



returned St. John's May 30 



17 May 1933 Off Cape Francis from Wabana to 



Rotterdam with iron ore 



28 May 1933 About 125 mi SE of Cape Spear on 



the Grand Banks, 45°N 50°W7 



Jul 1933 Strait of Belle Isle, from London to 



Montreal arr Aug 1 



Stmr GERALDINE MARY struck 

 a block of ice almost entirely 

 submerged 



SS SEIRSTAD struck a berg 

 (see 21 July 1921) 



Schnr DOROTHY MELITA hit a 

 berg; pumps manned for 2 days 



SS DUCHESS OF BEDFORD 

 hit a berg 



None known 



Crew in boats all 

 night, safe 



1 man out of 23 lost 



None known 



No 5 hold leaking, damage to 

 plates and frames, estimated 10 

 days to repair 



Sank 



Abandoned 30th; crew rowed to 

 Cape Spear in a day and a night 



3 plates damaged 



NRC - Instiute for Marine Dynamics. 14 December 2000 



