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The list of shipwrecks in August 1923 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1923.

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1 August

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List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1923
Ship State Description
Magicstar  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 10 nautical miles (19 km) downstream of Kiukiang, China.[1] She was refloated on 4 August.[2]

2 August

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List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1923
Ship State Description
Citriana  United Kingdom The passenger ship struck a rock and foundered at Kilindini, Kenya. All on board were rescued.[3]
Richard Welford  United Kingdom The cargo ship capsized at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3]

3 August

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List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1923
Ship State Description
Dina Accame  Italy The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Genoa, Liguria.[4]
Maria M.  Italy The ship collided with Napoli ( Italy) in the Bay of Naples and sank.[4]

6 August

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List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1923
Ship State Description
Thursby  United Kingdom The collier foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north north east of the Longships Lighthouse.[5]
Tudorstar  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[6] She was refloated on 11 August.[7]

8 August

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1923
Ship State Description
Aberdeen  United States The 48-gross register ton, 52.1-foot (15.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the north end of Gravina Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[8]
Baron Blantyre  United Kingdom The cargo ship departed Port Natal, South Africa for Adelaide, South Australia.[9] Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[10]
Saian Maru  Japan The ship sailed on this date, no further trace.[11]
San Giuseppe  Italy The cargo ship ran aground in the Strait of Canso.[12] She was refloated on 14 August.[13]

10 August

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List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1923
Ship State Description
Nyland  Sweden The cargo ship ran aground near Trelleborg, Skåne County.[14] She was refloated on 13 August.[7]

13 August

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List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1923
Ship State Description
Sable Island  United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground at Lamaline, Newfoundland.[15] Her passengers were taken off on 14 August.[16] She was refloated on 24 August.[17]

16 August

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List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1923
Ship State Description
Douglas  Isle of Man The passenger ship collided with Artemisia ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. All on board were rescued before she sank. The wreck was cleared in December.

18 August

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List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1923
Ship State Description
Ginyo Maru  Japan The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon.[18]
HMS L9  Royal Navy The L-class submarine sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon. She was salvaged on 6 September, repaired and returned to service.
Loongsang  United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in a typhoon at Hong Kong with the loss of 25 lives.[18][19]
Mylie  United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered during a typhoon with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Sin Kiang ( United Kingdom) on 30 August.[20] She was on a voyage from Chinwangtao to Shanghai, China.[21]
Sekino Maru  Japan The cargo ship sank at Hong Kong during a typhoon.[18]

19 August

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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1923
Ship State Description
Changsha  United Kingdom The refrigerated cargo liner was driven onto the Tiji Tiji Reef, off Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. Her passengers were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom).[22] She was refloated on 23 September.[23]
Leicester  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada.[24] She was refloated on 22 August.[11]
Samson  United States The 11-gross register ton, 33.4-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cape Augustine (54°57′N 133°10′W / 54.950°N 133.167°W / 54.950; -133.167 (Cape Augustine)) on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her three-man crew survived.[25]
Sergei  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Juno ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire and sank.[18]

21 August

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List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1923
Ship State Description
Submarine No. 70  Imperial Japanese Navy The Ro-29-class submarine foundered in the Seto Inland Sea off Awaji Island with the loss of 90 of her 95 crew.[26] Salvage operations began in October.[27]

22 August

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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1923
Ship State Description
Onega  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Khaces Shoal, off Kristinestad, Finland.[11] She was refloated on 30 August.[21]

23 August

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List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1923
Ship State Description
Airston  United Kingdom The cargo ship was discovered abandoned in the English Channel by Ben Henshaw and Ben Johnson (both  United Kingdom) and was towed into Portland, Dorset.[11]

24 August

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List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1923
Ship State Description
Braebeg  United Kingdom The coaster struck a submerged wreck ay Ballyhack, County Wexford and was beached.[28]

25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1923
Ship State Description
Gutenfels  Germany The cargo ship ran aground at Guadalmesí Point, Spain.[29] She was abandoned as a total loss on 14 September.[9]

26 August

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List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1923
Ship State Description
España  Armada Española The España-class battleship ran aground at Cape Tres Forcas, Spanish Morocco. She broke in two in November and was declared a total loss.

27 August

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List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1923
Ship State Description
Thursby  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the Irish Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north east of the Longships Lighthouse with the loss of one of her thirteen crew.[30]

29 August

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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1923
Ship State Description
Glyndwr  United Kingdom The cargo ship passed Dungeness, Kent for Oporto, Portugal.[31] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9]

30 August

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List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1923
Ship State Description
Deputé Emile Driant The collier capsized and sank in the English Channel off boulogne, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of nineteen of her 24 crew.[32][33]
Klüpfel  Germany The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel.[33][34]
Rawlinson  United Kingdom The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea.[33] A lifeboat from the ship was recovered by a German trawler on 10 September. All hands lost.[35]

31 August

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List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1923
Ship State Description
Sheikh Berkhud  Egypt The cargo ship sank at Suez.[36]

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