List of shipwrecks in 1947

January

1 January

2 January

3 January

5 January

7 January

8 January

11 January

12 January

13 January

14 January

18 January

19 January

20 January

21 January

23 January

25 January

26 January

27 January

29 January

30 January

Unknown date

February

2 February

5 February

8 February

18 February

26 February

March

3 March

4 March

6 March

8 March

9 March

12 March

13 March

19 March

20 March

21 March

22 March

24 March

25 March

26 March

27 March

28 March

30 March

Unknown date

April

1 April

3 April

4 April

6 April

12 April

13 April

14 April

15 April

16 April

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18 April

23 April

24 April

28 April

29 April

30 April

Unknown date

May

2 May

8 May

11 May

13 May

14 May

17 May

20 May

22 May

24 May

25 May

31 May

Unknown date

June

4 June

6 June

11 June

12 June

14 June

21 June

22 June

28 June

Unknown date

July

1 July

3 July

4 July

11 July

13 July

17 July

18 July

19 July

21 July

22 July

23 July

28 July

31 July

Unknown date

August

1 August

8 August

9 August

11 August

11 August

15 August

16 August

18 August

20 August

21 August

25 August

Unknown date

September

3 September

6 September

8 September

9 September

13 September

15 September

16 September

28 September

29 September

Unknown September

October

2 October

4 October

6 October

7 October

11 October

15 October

16 October

18 October

19 October

21 October

30 October

31 October

November

1 November

2 November

3 November

6 November

11 November

20 November

The Type X submarine was sunk as a torpedo target in the Atlantic Ocean off the United States East Coast by the submarine (). }}

21 November

22 November

24 November

25 November

27 November

28 November

30 November

December

1 December

9 December

12 December

18 December

20 December

24 December

26 December

31 December

Unknown date

References

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7. (12 January 1947). "Casualties in the Gale".
8. (15 January 1947). "Fifteen Lost in Whaler".
9. (20 January 1947). "Chinese Steamer Sunk".
10. (20 January 1947). "Greek Ship Hits a Mine".
11. (22 January 1947). "British Warship Aground".
12. (24 January 1947). "Grounded Warship Refloated".
13. "1929 DS Sverre Nergaard (STH916192901)".
14. "D/S Sverre Nergård".
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17. (17 February 1947). "Piracy in Egyptian Ship".
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28. (27 February 1947). "Steamers Aground".
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30. "Luana".
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35. "Fort Dearborn". Auke Visser.
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48. (15 April 1947). "The Queen Elizabeth".
49. (16 April 1947). "Liner Freed By 15 Tugs".
50. (16 April 1947). "6,000-ton Ship Aground".
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54. (24 April 1947). "Warspite Driven on Rocks in Gale".
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57. (7 October 2025). "S. T. Flying Admiral H66". fleetwood-trawlers.
58. (30 April 1946). "British Ship Sinks in the Scheldt".
59. "Merganser".
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61. (17 April 1947). "Two Steamers Still Aground".
62. (3 May 1947). "Shipwrecked Crew Rescued".
63. (14 May 1947). "Whaling Ship Aground".
64. (14 May 1947). "S. African Training Ship's End".
65. (15 May 1947). "Whaling Ship Again Aground".
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67. (26 May 1947). "Tanker Explosion and Fire".
68. (29 May 1947). "Men from Lost British Ship Picked Up".
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71. (9 October 2025). "S. D/T. S.J.D. LT1187". fleetwood-trawlers.
72. (5 May 1947). "Ship Sunk in Lake Superior".
73. "Loch Hope (+1947)". Wrecksite.
74. (9 October 2025). "S. T. Princess Marie-Jose FD12". fleetwood-trawlers.
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76. (30 June 1947). "Ship Sinks in Channel".
77. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-816". navsource.
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80. (19 July 1947). "Bombay Shipwreck".
81. "Alaska Shipwrecks (A) – Alaska Shipwrecks".
82. "D/S Ocean Liberty". Sjøhistorie.
83. "Chinese Naval Battles (Civil War and later)".
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88. "Alaska Shipwrecks (G) – Alaska Shipwrecks".
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91. "B5-BJ1 - Dry Cargo Barges - Concrete Ship Constructors". thecretefleet.com.
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93. "Italian submarine chaser class VAS 231". Warshipsww2.
94. "E Boat (German Enemy Boat)".
95. "Alaska Shipwrecks (T) – Alaska Shipwrecks".
96. "Thomas Altoft (+1947)". Wrecksite.
97. (9 October 2025). "S. T. Thomas Altoft H132". fleetwood-trawlers.
98. "USS LCI(L)-332". navsource.
99. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(5)-412". navsource.
100. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-705". navsource.
101. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-818". navsource.
102. "Operation Crossroads: Disposition of Target Vessels". history.navy.mil.
103. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-1078". navsource.
104. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-1112". navsource.
105. "Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-1113". navsource.
106. (8 October 1947). "Steamer Hits Mine".
107. "Corona". Uboat.
108. "USS LCI(L)-327". navsource.
109. (31 October 1947). "Liner Capsizes in Dock".
110. "SS Castillo Montjuich".
111. "U-234". Uboat.
112. "U-889". Uboat.
113. "U-858". Uboat.
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116. "USAT Clarksdale Victory (+1947)". Wrecksite.
117. (25 November 1947). "Two Missing from Tug Sunk in Thames".
118. (2 December 1947). "Fishing Boat Sunk In Collision".
119. (3 December 1947). "46 Missing in Spanish Steamer".
120. "Sonny Boy".
121. "Dhoon (+1947)". Wrecksite.
122. "Alaska Shipwrecks (J) – Alaska Shipwrecks".
123. "Fogo Christmas 1947". NL Gen.
124. (27 December 1947). "Typhoon Strikes The Philippines".
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128. "Patrol Yacht Hermes/Lanikai".
129. "Lignite (IX-162) - Barrett & Hilp B7-D1 Barge of WWII". thecretefleet.com.
130. "French WW1 Concrete River Tugs". thecretefleet.com.