# List of shipwrecks in 1926

The list of shipwrecks in 1926 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1926.
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## January
### 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Myrtle Piercy | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°13′N 35°54′W﻿ / ﻿47.217°N 35.900°W﻿ / 47.217; -35.900). Her crew were rescued by Beemsterdijk ( Netherlands). |

### 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Juno | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground at Kökarsörn and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lady Macullum | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Poolavl Point, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Kalkudah, Ceylon and sank with some loss of life. |
| Maralie | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Fal at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated on 5 January. |

### 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecile | France | The schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Capri ( United Kingdom). |

### 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Omega | France | The schooner came ashore off the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime. Five of her nine crew were landed. She broke in two the next day and was a total loss. The remainder of her crew were rescued. |

### 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ardgarroch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Villerville, Calvados, France. She was refloated on 10 January. |

### 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Audace | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Petka ( Yugoslavia) at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia and sank. |

### 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Manuela Pla | Spain | The coaster capsized at Mobile, Alabama, United States. |
| Ormond | United States | The barge, towed by Goliath ( United States), broke loose between Norfolk, Virginia and New York City, she anchored, but sank. Lost with all four hands. |
| T. J. Hooper | United States | The barge, towed by Goliath ( United States), broke loose between Norfolk, Virginia and New York city, she anchored, but sank. Lost with all four hands. |

### 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Prins Valdemar | United States | The ship ran aground in the Miami Shipping Channel off Miami, Florida, capsized and sank partially submerged, blocking the channel. Refloated 42 days later, hauled ashore for use as a building. Scrapped in 1952. |

### 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tung Shing | United Kingdom | The coaster was rammed and sunk by Empress of Asia ( United Kingdom) in the Yangtze at Shanghai, China with the loss of between five and ten lives. |

### 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John Gibson | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Empress ( France) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent and sank. All four crew were rescued by Empress. |
| Nesta | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Jolly Charles ( United Kingdom) in the River Medway at Cliffe, Kent and sank. |

### 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Valdura | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in Ballyteighe Bay. She was still aground on 28 January. She was refloated on 13 March. |
| Volga | Italy | The tanker caught fire in the Persian Gulf off Oman. Her crew were rescued on 19 January by British Rose ( United Kingdom). |

### 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| King #1 | United States | A gasoline vapor explosion that occurred while her crew was lighting her stove destroyed the 8-gross register ton motor vessel while she was at anchor in Green Island Harbor (60°15′00″N 147°28′30″W﻿ / ﻿60.25000°N 147.47500°W﻿ / 60.25000; -147.47500﻿ (Green Island Harbor)) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived and escaped in a dory. |

### 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| SS Pere Marquette (2) | United States | The train ferry ran aground at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was refloated in late December. |
| Rosabelle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Lady Longford ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached. She was refloated on 18 January. |

### 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clovelly | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Ortigueira, Galicia, Spain. She was declared a total loss on 27 January. |
| Daishin Maru No.3 | Japan | The cargo ship departed from Yokohama for Muroran, Hokkaidō. Although presumed foundered off Yamata, Iwatw with the loss of all hands, she was discovered on 18 February drifting at 33°44′N 155°26′E﻿ / ﻿33.733°N 155.433°E﻿ / 33.733; 155.433 by Java Arrow ( United Kingdom) and her 14 crew were taken off. |

### 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Onda | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Epanomi Point. She was refloated on 23 January. |

### 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Heinrich Schuldt | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in Holbek Fjord. She was refloated on 23 January. |
| Palma | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bonny River, Nigeria. She was refloated on 27 January. |

### 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Maria | Chile | The four-masted barque sprang a leak off Chañaral and was abandoned by her crew. She came ashore and was a total loss. |
| W.B. | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was struck by Weser ( Germany) in the River Thames at Blackwall, London and sank. |

### 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Principessa Jolanda | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria. She was declared a constructive total loss. |

### 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antinoë | United Kingdom | The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Atlantic Ocean (46°10′N 39°58′W﻿ / ﻿46.167°N 39.967°W﻿ / 46.167; -39.967). She was abandoned on 28 January (47°50′N 36°00′W﻿ / ﻿47.833°N 36.000°W﻿ / 47.833; -36.000). Her crew were rescued by President Roosevelt ( United States). |
| Aspasia Despousi | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Cuxhaven, Germany. She was refloated on 1 February. |
| Maridal | Norway | The cargo ship was beached on Possession Island, South-West Africa having struck the Angra Reef on 11 January. |
| Risøy | Norway | The cargo ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Jæren, Norway. Her crew were rescued by Kongshavn ( Norway). |
| Solvang | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Vacuum ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Winter Quarter Lighthouse, Delaware and sank. |

### 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Buckeye | United States | While anchored in Whiskey Cove (55°19′40″N 131°37′45″W﻿ / ﻿55.32778°N 131.62917°W﻿ / 55.32778; -131.62917﻿ (Whiskey Cove)) on the north coast of Pennock Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, the 15-gross register ton motor vessel suffered an explosion which set her on fire. After the fire went out of control, she was scuttled to extinguish it. The only person aboard survived. |
| Vassilos Destounis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Danube downstream of Galaţi, Romania. She was refloated on 1 February. |

### 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Filia E. Tricoglu | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Siphanto. She was abandoned as a total loss. |
| Laristan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°12′N 43°12′W﻿ / ﻿45.200°N 43.200°W﻿ / 45.200; -43.200) with the loss of 24 of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by Bremen ( Germany). |

### 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gertrud | Netherlands | The schooner, which had departed St. John's, Newfoundland on 25 January for Oporto, Portugal, was reported on this date in the Atlantic Ocean (47°37′N 35°14′W﻿ / ﻿47.617°N 35.233°W﻿ / 47.617; -35.233). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Spencer Lake | United Kingdom | The schooner was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (36°37′N 41°00′W﻿ / ﻿36.617°N 41.000°W﻿ / 36.617; -41.000). Her crew were rescued by Ogontz ( United States). |

### 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eleftheris M. Tricoglu | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground off Arranmore, County Donegal, Ireland. She was declared a total loss on 10 February. |
| Gordon T. Tibbo | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States. Her crew were rescued. |

### 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Johanne Dybwad | Norway | The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Atlantic Ocean (45°50′N 37°20′W﻿ / ﻿45.833°N 37.333°W﻿ / 45.833; -37.333). All 25 crew were taken off the ship on 3 February by Arminco ( Belgium). The ship was left drifting, and was discovered at 46°10′N 30°05′W﻿ / ﻿46.167°N 30.083°W﻿ / 46.167; -30.083 on 21 February by West Ira ( United States), which took her in tow . She arrived at Falmouth, Cornwall on 28 February. |

### Unknown January

List of shipwrecks: Unknown January 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bronx No. 1 | United States | The barge, towed by W. F. Mattich ( United States), sank in a storm 3 or 4 miles (4.8 or 6.4 km) south east of Frying Pan Shoals Lightship between 26 and 29 January. Four lives lost between the two barges. |
| Severan | United States | The barge, towed by W. F. Mattich ( United States), sank in a storm 3 or 4 miles (4.8 or 6.4 km) south east of Frying Pan Shoals Lightship between 26 and 29 January. Four lives lost between the two barges |

## February
### 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Searsport | United States | The barge, towed by Battleboto ( United States), broke loose from her tow in a gale and snowstorm off Barnegat, New Jersey and was never seen again. Lost with all four hands. |
| Yankee II | United States | The 38-gross register ton, 83-foot (25 m) vessel sank at Cordova, Territory of Alaska. Her two crewmen survived. |

### 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Porthcawl | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off West Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth. She was refloated on 23 February and beached at Leith, Lothian. |

### 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amerika | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was refloated on 6 February. |
| Maitland | Sweden | The cargo ship was in collision with Bazalgette ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and sank. All 20 people aboard survived. The wreck was subsequently struck by Brockley, Corness (both United Kingdom) and Marcato ( Sweden). The Marcato also sank. All 21 people aboard were rescued by Southampton ( United Kingdom). |
| Tolosa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saloum River, French West Africa. She was refloated on 6 February. |
| Unidentified barges | United States | Three barges, towed by Georges Creek ( United States), sank in a storm north east of Brigantine, New Jersey. Seven crewmen killed, two rescued by the United States Coast Guard. |
| Whimbrel | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Marloch ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt off Vlissingen, Netherlands and sank. |

### 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burma | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on Tree Island, China. She was refloated on 7 February. |
| City of Agra | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cochin, India. She was refloated on 15 February. |
| Kenwood | United States | Carrying a cargo of lumber, the 184-foot (56 m), 929-gross register ton four-masted schooner was blown onto rocks during a gale just offshore on the north side of Cedar Point at Scituate, Massachusetts. Her wreck settled in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. |

### 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amsterdam | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Paskallavik. She was refloated on 10 February. |

### 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avarca | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing vessel was destroyed by fire in Davao Gulf. |
| Jean Dupuis | France | The cargo ship ran aground in the Maskali Islands, French Somaliland. She was still aground on 11 February. |
| Retraction | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by El Oso ( United Kingdom). |
| Wellington | United States | The tug collided with Ardmore ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey and sank. |

### 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ooma | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Ocean Island. |

### 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Muguet | France | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (36°15′N 36°36′W﻿ / ﻿36.250°N 36.600°W﻿ / 36.250; -36.600). She was set afire and her crew were rescued by West Harcuvar ( United States). |
| Yosemite | United States | The schooner ran aground at Point Reyes, California. Her crew were rescued by Willamette ( United States). Yosemite was taken in tow by Sea Ranger ( United States) but was wrecked when part of her cargo of dynamite exploded. |

### 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Altai Mendi | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Hong Kong. She was refloated on 11 March. |
| Munin | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Brogsbredan. She broke in two about a month later and was a total loss. |
| Pinto | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered 115 nautical miles (213 km) west by north of "Lindnaze". Her crew were rescued by Casper ( United States). |

### 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cuttie Sark | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Foam Queen ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Deptford, London and sank. |
| Imica | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Irene Wray ( United Kingdom). |

### 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harald Caspar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss. |
| Heian Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was wrecked at Cape Soyedomani, Hokkaidō. |
| Ignazio | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 1 March. |

### 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Moneyspinner | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Oporto, Portugal and was abandoned by her crew. She was declared a total loss on 16 February. |

### 13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antwerp | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry collided with Darlington ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Terneuzen, Netherlands. Both vessels were beached. All passengers were taken off Antwerp by other ships. |
| Député Henri Durré | France | The cargo ship collided with Poseidon ( Germany) in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium and sank. The wreck was cleared in January 2013. |
| Marie Thereze | Danzig | The cargo ship was rammed and sunk in the North Sea by British Earl ( United Kingdom) off the Cross Sands Lightship ( United Kingdom). All 23 crew were rescued by British Earl. |
| Sumo Maru | Japan | The passenger ship ran aground at Good Hope Cape, near Swatow, China. Her passengers and mails were taken off by Taikwa Maru ( Japan). |

### 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Strauss | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on Nygrund, Estonia. She was refloated on 27 April. |

### 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cirilo Amoros | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Ballyvooney Cove, County Waterford, Ireland and was abandoned. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Port Logan, Wigtownshire. She was refloated on 14 March. |
| Libertà | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground off Bolt Head, Devon, United Kingdom and was abandoned. |

### 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Useful | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near the Southerness Lighthouse, Dumfriesshire and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. |

### 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edith | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Westkapelle, Netherlands. She was refloated on 25 February. |
| Marita | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Avon, Somerset, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 14 March. |
| Naparima | Trinidad | The passenger ship was rammed and sunk by Vandyck ( United Kingdom) with the loss of twelve lives. |

### 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Boeton | Netherlands | The cargo ship caught fire at Brest, Finistère, France and was beached. She was refloated on 26 February. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground in the Ture River, County Donegal, Ireland. She was refloated on 24 February. |
| Prospera | Brazil | The cargo ship caught fire at Rio de Janeiro and was beached. |
| Westerham | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme France. She was refloated on 24 February. |

### 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Varanger | Norway | The tanker ran aground in the Paraná River at Point Indio, Argentina. She was refloated on 25 February. |

### 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Maron | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was refloated on 1 June. |

### 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Touraine | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was refloated on 3 March. |

### 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| General Belgrano | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Burutu ( United Kingdom) at Hamburg and was beached. |
| Sheaf Don | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Langesund, Norway. She subsequently sank and was a total loss. |

### 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMML 287 | Royal Navy | The motor launch foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by HMS Turquoise ( Royal Navy). |

### 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Karu | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak and foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Maria van Diemen, North Island, New Zealand with some loss of life. |

## March
### 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elly | United Kingdom | The auxiliary sailing vessel was wrecked at Golden Bay, Newfoundland. Her crew survived. |

### 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arabia | Germany | The cargo ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all 19 crew. |
| Harry Herbert | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Lynch Bank, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. |

### 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daina | Latvia | The three-masted schooner was driven ashore at Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium and was wrecked with the loss of one of her six crew. |
| Horaisan Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Aberdeen, Washington, United States and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |

### 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hillcrest | United Kingdom | The sailing ship foundered off Red Island, Dominion of Newfoundland, with the loss of a crew member. |
| Klar | Norway | The tug collided with Venus ( Norway) at Karmsundet, Norway, and sank with the loss of three crew. |
| Neo Hebridais | France | The cargo ship was struck by Refrigerant ( France) at Alexandria, Egypt and was beached. |
| W. C. Kennedy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on the North Reef, Grand Turk Island and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |

### 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chojun Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Nichinan Maru ( Japan) at Shimonoseki and was beached. She was refloated on 17 March. |

### 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| America | United States | The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire at Newport News, Virginia. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Camellia | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Sapper ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Charlton, London and sank. |
| Chi Yung | China | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Yantze. |
| Grado | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Lemvig, Denmark. She was refloated on 16 March. |

### 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sirena | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Hook of Holland, Netherlands and was abandoned as a total loss. |
| Skra | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Aigio. |

### 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alleanza | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at the Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 15 March. |

### 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bragi | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 March. |
| Maria Altieri | Italy | The barquentine was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (35°25′N 17°37′E﻿ / ﻿35.417°N 17.617°E﻿ / 35.417; 17.617). All eight crew were rescued by Ningchow ( United Kingdom). |
| Suduffco | United States | The cargo ship departed Newark, New Jersey for San Francisco, California. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eastern City | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Nuevitas, Cuba. She was refloated on 20 March. |

### 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cavalaire | France | The cargo ship came ashore at Point Blevee, Saint Marie Island, Madagascar and was abandoned. |

### 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fagerness | | The steamer sank off Trevose Head, Cornwall after she was run down by steamer Cornish Coast. |
| Paparoa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean (29°38′S 14°25′E﻿ / ﻿29.633°S 14.417°E﻿ / -29.633; 14.417). She was abandoned at 28°26′S 13°42′E﻿ / ﻿28.433°S 13.700°E﻿ / -28.433; 13.700 and subsequently sank. |

### 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fagernes | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Cornish Coast ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel off the Scarweather Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank. |

### 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecil Junior | Newfoundland | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by RFA War Diwan ( Royal Navy). |
| Paes de Carvalho | Brazil | The passenger ship caught fire and sank in the Amazon River at Coury with the loss of 104 of the 189 people aboard. |

### 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne Sophie | United Kingdom | The sailing vessel sank at Légué, Côtes-du-Nord, France. |

### 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rubislaw | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Mercur ( Denmark) at Hamburg, Germany and was beached. |

## April
### 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| C. Steward | United States | The 10-gross register ton motor vessel broke up while at anchor with no one aboard at Chignik, Territory of Alaska. Her wreck was abandoned. |
| Laleham | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean (39°06′N 56°36′W﻿ / ﻿39.100°N 56.600°W﻿ / 39.100; -56.600). Her crew were rescued by Shirvan ( United Kingdom). |

### 2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dorrigo | Australia | The coaster foundered off Double Island Point, Queensland, Australia with the loss of 22 of her 24 crew. |

### 3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Uncle John | United States | During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Petersburg to Cordova carrying four crewmen and a cargo of eight tons of cannery supplies, the 26-gross register ton, 46.5-foot (14.2 m) motor vessel was wrecked without loss of life on a sandbar at the entrance of Dry Bay while seeking shelter from an offshore sandstorm. |

### 6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ryuyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a submerged object at Tasuke and sank. |

### 8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| O. T. Waring | United States | The tanker was severely damaged by and explosion and fire at New Orleans, Louisiana. Manx Isles ( United Kingdom) was also damaged. |

### 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aeolus | Sweden | The coaster was severely damaged by fire at Stockholm. |
| Atlanta City | United States | The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Manila, Philippines. |
| Seal | United Kingdom | The cargo ship suffered an explosion aboard and fire at Grates Cove, Newfoundland and sank. Her crew were rescued by Eagle ( United Kingdom). |
| Silvanus | Netherlands | The tanker collided with Thomas H. Wheeler ( United States) in the Mississippi River 41 nautical miles (76 km) downstream from New Orleans, Louisiana. She caught fire and subsequently sank with some loss of life. Declared a total loss but subsequently rebuilt as Papoose. |
| Tokiwa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Chiuchu. She was still aground five days later. |

### 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bournemouth | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She was refloated on 24 April. |
| Diamond O. | United States | The sternwheeler was destroyed by fire at Portland, Oregon. |

### 14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tilly Russ I | Germany | The cargo ship struck a rock in Barösund, Finland and was beached in Hycklösund. She subsequently capsized and sank. Her crew survived. |

### 15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Morawitz | Hungary | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 19 April. |

### 16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chiton | United Kingdom | The former War-class fleet oiler ran aground on Klein Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. She was refloated on 27 April. |

### 18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tana | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire at Valencia, Spain and was beached. |

### 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elena | Italy | The coaster foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Amantea, Calabria. |
| Little Stefano | United Kingdom | The schooner was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 35°N 35°W﻿ / ﻿35°N 35°W﻿ / 35; -35). Her crew were rescued by Carimare ( France). |
| M.F.C. | France | The schooner was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean (49°14′N 10°05′W﻿ / ﻿49.233°N 10.083°W﻿ / 49.233; -10.083). Her crew were rescued by West Eldara ( United States). |

### 22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fratelli Monteneri | Italy | The schooner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (34°35′N 19°15′E﻿ / ﻿34.583°N 19.250°E﻿ / 34.583; 19.250) by the explosion of her cargo of benzine. Five of her six crew were lost, the survivor was rescued by Greldon ( United Kingdom). |

### 25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| WTB Co. No. 35 | United States | The barge was wrecked at Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, during a gale. |
| WTB Co. No. 55 | United States | While under tow by the tug Forest T. Crosby ( United States) and carrying a 300-ton cargo that included machinery and boilers on a voyage from Seattle, Washington to Port Hobron on Kodiak Island, the 458-ton, 153-foot (47 m) scow's towline broke when a gale with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds suddenly struck. She was driven ashore at Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, and broke up, becoming a total loss. There was no loss of life. |
| WTB Co. No. 58 | United States | The barge was wrecked at Cape Hinchinbrook, Territory of Alaska, near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, during a gale. |

### 26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aghios Georgios | Greece | The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck in the River Plate and was beached. She was refloated on 30 April. |
| Agios Georgios | Greece | The brigantine ran aground on Kea and was wrecked. |

### 27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chichubu Maru | Japan | The passenger ship sank off Horomushiro with the loss of all 259 people aboard. |
| Eugenio Dutrus | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground on the Cabezos Shoals and was beached north of Tarifa, Andalusia. She was declared a total loss on 29 April. |
| Mentor | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, Romania. She was refloated on 1 May. |

### 30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl of Powis | United Kingdom | The tug ran aground at Leith, Lothian and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 29 May. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |

## May
### 11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| H.A.M. No.3 | Netherlands | While in tow of tug Kraus from Surabaya, Dutch East Indies to Melbourne, Australia, the 339-ton cutter suction dredger foundered in stormy weather off Sugar Loaf Point, near Newcastle, New South Wales. H.A.M. No.3 was converted from the hull of the gunboat Wespe of 1876. |

### 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edith | United States | With no one on board, the 245-gross register ton, 120-foot (36.6 m) freight barge was wrecked at Big Port Walter in Port Walter, Territory of Alaska. |

### 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kanazawa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship sank in the Yellow Sea off Chemulpo, Korea. |

### 19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ella M | United States | With no one aboard, the 17-ton motor vessel dragged her anchor during a gale and was wrecked on Afognak Beach (58°00′30″N 152°46′00″W﻿ / ﻿58.00833°N 152.76667°W﻿ / 58.00833; -152.76667﻿ (Afognak Beach)) on Afognak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. |

### 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chiayang | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze 48 nautical miles (89 km) in China above Ichang. She was beached at Yehtan. She was declared a total loss on 26 May. |

### 23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dr. Martin | United States | During a voyage in the Territory of Alaska from Fortuna Ledge to Holy Cross, the 28-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire on the Yukon River near Paimiut. Her crew of six beached her and survived, but she became a total loss. |

### 25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Manchester Civilian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Cloridorme, Quebec, Canada. She was refloated on 19 July. |

### 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USS L-8 | United States Navy | The decommissioned L-class submarine was sunk as a target in a torpedo test in 120 feet (37 m) of water off Newport, Rhode Island, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of the Brenton Reef light tower. |

### 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fukuoka Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Shriyasaki, Japan. She was refloated on 6 June. |

## June
### 1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Washington Irving | United States | The paddle steamer collided with one of the barges being pushed by the tug Thomas E. Moran ( United States) and sank in the Hudson River at New York with the loss of three lives. She was raised on 13 February 1927 but was subsequently declared a total loss. |

### 3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecelie | France | The schooner was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean (49°10′N 4°07′W﻿ / ﻿49.167°N 4.117°W﻿ / 49.167; -4.117) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Wagogo ( Germany). |
| Else | Finland | The barque ran aground at Skag, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden and was wrecked. |

### 6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Herbert | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Carrickmore ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued. |

### 7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barsac | France | The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Le Conquet, Finistère. |

### 8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlantus | United States | Atlantus The concrete ship, scheduled to be used as a pier, broke loose from her moorings in a storm and went aground 150 feet off Sunset Beach, New Jersey. All attempts to refloat her were unsuccessful and she was abandoned. The wreck was still on the beach in September 2007. |

### 10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chasseloup Laubat | Marine Nationale | The Friant-class cruiser was struck by St. Louis ( France) at Dakar, French West Africa and sank. She was refloated on 15 June. |

### 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Araucania | Chile | The coaster was driven ashore at Valparaiso and wrecked. |
| Campanita | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Miramar ( Chile) at Valparaiso and sank. |
| Cophive | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Miramar ( Chile) at Valparaiso and sank. |
| Cordillera | Chile | The tug was struck by Brasilia ( Germany) at Valparaiso and sank. |
| Don Roberto | Chile | The coaster was driven ashore at Valparaiso and wrecked. |
| Edith | Chile | The sailing ship was driven ashore at Chiloe and was wrecked. |
| Golden Fleece | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Miramar ( Chile) at Valparaiso and sank. |
| Jasper | United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore at Valparaiso and wrecked. |
| Miramar | Chile | The cargo ship broke free from her mooring at Valparaiso. She struck several tugs and was wrecked. |
| Nita | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Miramar ( Chile) at Valparaiso and sank. |
| Wallaroo | United Kingdom | The tug was struck by Miramar ( Chile) at Valparaiso and sank. |

### 13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alps Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands and broke in two. She further broke up on 3 July, the sterns section sinking with the loss of two lives. |
| Hastings County | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off the Auskerry Lighthouse, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was declared a total loss on 21 July. |
| Eliopoli | Italy | The cargo ship struck a submerged object 70 nautical miles (130 km) north east of Cabo Polonio, Uruguay and sank. Her crew were rescued by Bibbco ( United States). |
| Hwa Tai | China | The cargo ship collided with Eumaeus ( United Kingdom) in the Whangpo River at Shanghai and was beached. |

### 14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Geneva | United States | The schooner was abandoned on fire in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Florida. Her crew were rescued by an American steamship. |
| S & E #3 | United States | Under tow during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Hidden Inlet, Territory of Alaska, with a deck cargo of anchors, cables, wire netting, and rails, the 25-gross register ton scow capsized in Johnstone Strait along the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, off the south end of Hanson Island, apparently after springing a leak. After making four attempts to right S & E #3 over the course of almost 4+1⁄2 hours, the tug towing her was forced to give up on trying to save her. |

### 15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Storm King | United States | The Design 1025 cargo ship ran aground at Cape Serrat, Tunisia. She was declared a total loss on 27 July. |

### 16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Naples | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Ommaizaki, Japan. Her crew were taken off the next day by Kasuga ( Imperial Japanese Navy). |
| Delft | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground on Santa Clara Island, Chile. She was declared a total loss on 12 July. |

### 17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rheinland | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Mitsuki Maru ( Japan) in the Yantze at Hankow, China and was beached. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 22 June. |

### 18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USFS Sea Gull | United States Bureau of Fisheries | The 31-foot (9.4 m) fishery patrol vessel was destroyed by fire in the Territory of Alaska. |

### 20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Minnie | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 34.7-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Excursion Inlet in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board survived. |
| Winnie | United States | The motor vessel was lost at Excursion Inlet in Southeast Alaska. |

### 24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Falmouth | United States | The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |

### 27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ancud | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Valparaiso, Chile. She was towed out of port, sinking on 28 June. |

### 30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gardelaki | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Kouroytchesme, Turkey. She was refloated on 2 July. |
| Maria Parera | Argentina | The ferry collided with Lucia Cardo ( Argentina) and sank. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 22 July. |

## July
### 1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Taiyu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship came ashore on at Samaruka, Siberia, Soviet Union. She was refloated on 30 July. |

### 2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| North Wind | United States | The cargo ship struck rocks and foundered in Lake Erie. |
| Queen of Nassau | United States | The passenger ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Islamorada, Florida. |

### 7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ruth | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 13 July. |

### 8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cooma | United Kingdom | Cooma The cargo liner ran aground on the North Reef, off the coast of Queensland. She was abandoned on 10 July. Cooma was declared a total loss on 12 July. She was gutted by fire on 1 January 1927. |
| Port Kembla | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Her crew were taken off towards the end of July by Marair. Salvage efforts were abandoned in early August. |

### 9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aylestone | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Fernando de Noronha in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gladys | United States | The 11-gross register ton fishing vessel was destroyed in Southeast Alaska approximately 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi) south-southeast of Coronation Island by a fire that began when a kerosene blowtorch being used on her machinery ignited a fire that went out of control. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a lifeboat and was picked up by a trolling boat between the Spanish Islands (55°57′38″N 134°07′33″W﻿ / ﻿55.9605556°N 134.1258333°W﻿ / 55.9605556; -134.1258333﻿ (Spanish Islands)) and Cape Decision. |

### 10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Meteor | United States | Carrying a cargo of 3,500 tons of coal, the collier was wrecked in fog without loss of life 150 yards (137 m) off Spar Point on the southern shore of Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island at 41°08′46″N 071°35′04″W﻿ / ﻿41.14611°N 71.58444°W﻿ / 41.14611; -71.58444﻿ (Meteor). Her wreck settled in 10 to 20 feet (3.0 to 6.1 m) of water. |

### 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cambria | United Kingdom | The passenger ship, a paddle steamer, ran aground in Combe Martin Bay, Devon. Her 500 passengers were taken off by Richard Crowley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was refloated later that day. |
| Kirkwynd | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in Cymyran Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated the next day. |
| Melrose Abbey | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Girasol ( United Kingdom) off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued by Girasol. |

### 14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fontainbleu | France | The cargo liner caught fire and was abandoned at Djibouti, French Somaliland and was abandoned. She was declared a total loss. |

### 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gannet | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Corcove ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Louisiana | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground at Point Indio, Argentina. She was refloated on 19 July. |

### 16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma L | Canada | The tug collided with Brulin ( Canada) in Lake St. Louis and sank with the loss of six lives. |
| Home | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Fogo, Dominion of Newfoundland. She was refloated on 24 July. |
| Kooringa | United Kingdom | The coaster caught fire and sank off Cape Shanck, Victoria, Australia. |

### 17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Julia Luckenbach | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Kalama, Washington. She was refloated on 22 July. |

### 18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Buster | United States | The 31-gross register ton motor vessel sank just outside Funter Bay on the west coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. She had caught fire the previous day and burned all night before sinking. Her crew of six survived. |
| Trelawney | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Gaelic Prince ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel during thick fog. All crew 28 crew were rescued by Gaelic Prince but the ship's cat perished. |
| William Shepherd | United Kingdom | The ketch sank at Connah's Quay, Flintshire. |

### 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burnside | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Edgar, Lothian. She was refloated on 26 July. |

### 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pompei | Italy | The tug foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Bastia, Corsica, France. Her crew survived. |

### 22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harry R. Jones | United States | The cargo ship collided with Francis E. House ( United States) in the Soo River and was beached. |
| Yoko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Rumoye, Hokkaidō. She was refloated on 27 July. |

### 23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Myrtle H | United States | The 23-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked on a sandbar 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) from Boswell Bay (60°24′N 146°08′W﻿ / ﻿60.400°N 146.133°W﻿ / 60.400; -146.133﻿ (Boswell Bay)) on Hinchinbrook Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. |

### 26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| West Faralon | United States | The Design 1133 cargo ship ran aground on Vries Island in the Kuril Islands. She was refloated on 29 July. |

### 27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hakuho Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Mera. She was refloated on 3 August. |

### 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cawdor Castle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in Conception Bay, South-West Africa. She broke up over the following weeks and was a complete wreck by early September. |
| Nordpol | Norway | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Iceland. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Reiyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship hit a submerged rock off the Aleutian Islands. She flooded and settled on the bottom up to the bridge sometime in July before being salvaged at an unknown date. |

## August
### 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A. F. Coats | United States | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Ponce, Puerto Rico. |

### 4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bitar | Brazil | The coaster collided with a pontoon in the Bay of Araras and sank with the loss of 26 lives. |
| Discovery | United States | The 17-gross register ton fishing vessel struck a rock and sank in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four survived. |

### 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Norlina | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Gerstle Cove near Salt Point, California and was a total loss. |

### 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Llangorse | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 13 August. |

### 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ringhorn | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with some loss of life. She broke up and was a total loss. |
| Tayuen Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire in the Yangtze 50 nautical miles (93 km) upstream of Hankow, China. |

### 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS H29 | Royal Navy | The H-class submarine sank at HMNB Devonport with the loss of six lives. |
| Pemba | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of South Africa. |

### 10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daisy | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at San Francisco, California. |
| Sadie A. Knickle | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of all 22 crew. |
| Sylvia Mosher | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia with the loss of all 26 crew. |
| Yayoi | Imperial Japanese Navy | Japanese aircraft sank the decommissioned destroyer as a target off the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan. |

### 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert San | Australia | The former Castle-class trawler was wrecked on this date. |

### 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Oak Branch | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Negrilla Reef, Colombia. She was refloated but was consequently beached at Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. |
| Tokei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 20 nautical miles (37 km) downstream of Nanking, China. She was refloated on 30 August. |

### 15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kwaiun Maru No.2 | Japan | The cargo ship was wrecked off Tsaofeitien Lighthouse, China. She broke into three sections, but her crew were rescued. |

### 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| J. J. | United States | After salvaging her gasoline engine and fittings, the 15-gross register ton motor vessel's owner broke her up and abandoned her wreck at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. |
| Orna | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Hooghly, India. She was refloated on 19 August. |

### 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pyrite | France | The cargo ship came ashore at Tintingoe, Madagascar and was a total loss. |

### 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Artico | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Point Indio, Argentina. |
| Eleanor F. Bartram | United States | The schooner departed Norfolk, Virginia for Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

### 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Espagne | France | The cargo ship ran aground in Algiers Bay. She was refloated on 26 August. |
| Howard M. Grekin | United States | The ship foundered in Lake Erie five miles (8.0 km) east of Erie, Pennsylvania with the loss of four crew. |
| Julia | Sweden | The cargo ship capsized off Gotland. Her crew were rescued. |

### 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ambria | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Mimi ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off the Longships Lighthouse. She was towed by Mimi to Plymouth, Devon and was beached. She was refloated on 27 August. |
| L. E. Patton | United States | 1926 Louisiana hurricane: The steamer sank during a hurricane near Convent, Louisiana with the loss of nine of ten crew. |
| Valsesia | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Treharne Point, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She broke her back and was a total loss. |

### 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Reciprocity | United Kingdom | The coaster caught fire off Bull Bay, Anglesey and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Storviken | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Yangtze, China. She was refloated on 4 September. |

### 27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pisagua | Chilean Navy | The tender was in collision with Magallanes ( Chile) off Point Puchoo and sank. |

### 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Heian Maru | Japan | The coaster foundered off the west coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union with the loss of 12 of her 13 crew. |

### 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Budeny | Soviet Union | The cargo ship collided with Kut ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. She was towed to Dover and beached. |

### 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burevestnik | Soviet Union | The passenger ship collided with a pier at Leningrad and sank with great loss of life. |
| Galileo | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in New York Harbor, United States. She capsized and sank. |
| Kaikyu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached in Vere Cove, Newfoundland. She was refloated on 5 October. |
| Nootka | United States | The 40-gross register ton fishing vessel caught fire after her gasoline engine backfired, then sank 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) off the coast of Southeast Alaska about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Gut Bay (56°44′00″N 134°38′30″W﻿ / ﻿56.73333°N 134.64167°W﻿ / 56.73333; -134.64167﻿ (Gut Bay)). Her two crew members survived and were rescued by the motor vessel Ellrington ( United States). |
| North | United States | The motor schooner was lost at Great Bay – now Starrigavan Bay (57°08′00″N 135°22′30″W﻿ / ﻿57.13333°N 135.37500°W﻿ / 57.13333; -135.37500﻿ (Starrigavan Bay)) – in Southeast Alaska. |
| Tampa | United States | The cargo ship collided with Solitaire ( United States) at Tampa, Florida and was beached. She was refloated on 4 September. |
| Zillah | United States | The cargo ship foundered in Whitefish Bay off Whitefish Point, Michigan. |

## September
### 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kambole | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with J. Duncan ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and was beached. |
| Karl | Latvia | The cargo ship collided with the trawler Caldy ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Start Point, Devnon, United Kingdom. She towed Caldy into Plymouth but she had to be beached on arrival. |

### 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMAS Platypus II | Royal Australian Navy | HMAS Platypus II, 2007 The breastwork monitor was sunk as breakwater at Half Moon Bay, Victoria. |
| Felipe | Spain | The cargo ship collided with El Uruguayo ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by El Uruguayo. |
| Santa Julia | Peru | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Samanco. |

### 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cassard | France | The cargo ship collided with Kurdistan ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued by Kurdistan and she was beached at Sandgate. She was refloated on 13 September. |
| Sapele | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground at Forcados, Nigeria (5°26′00″N 5°11′30″E﻿ / ﻿5.43333°N 5.19167°E﻿ / 5.43333; 5.19167). Her passengers were transferred to Boma ( United Kingdom). Sapele was refloated on 9 September. |
| Volumnia | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Djembi ( Netherlands) in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Dover, Kent and was beached at Folkestone Warren. |

### 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clevennes | France | The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Brest, Finistère. |
| Golden Cape | United States | The cargo ship departed the Hampton Roads for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida in a hurricane. |
| Ricardo Hernandez | Spain | The sailing ship came ashore 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of Havana, Cuba and was abandoned. |

### 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert W. Robinson | United States | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the Virginia Capes and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. |

### 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Haleakala | United States | The cargo ship, which had departed the Hampton Roads on 3 September for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was in contact with Nevada ( Denmark), which was unable to re-establish contact the following day. Believed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida with the loss of all hands. |

### 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Neubad | Latvia | The passenger ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the mouth of the Aa with the loss of over 30 lives. |

### 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Schenectady | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of the Saipan Lightship ( Finland). She was refloated on 15 September. |

### 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Christel Vinnen | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Canadian Transport ( United Kingdom) in the Paraná River at Ibkoy, Argentina and sank. |

### 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Loyal Citizen | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda (31°18′N 67°00′W﻿ / ﻿31.300°N 67.000°W﻿ / 31.300; -67.000) and sank. |
| Roseway | United States | The schooner sank at Wolfville, Nova Scotia Canada. |
| Utah | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta San Juan, Peru and was a total loss. |

### 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Douglas | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a rock off Sheep Island, Argyllshire and was wrecked. |
| Virginia Dare | United States | The schooner ran aground at Manaubo, Puerto Rico and was abandoned with the loss of her captain. Her crew later reboarded her and she was refloated on 17 September. |

### 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bru | Norway | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached at Kristiansand, Norway. |
| Bulgarian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Marmara, Turkey. She was refloated on 20 September. |
| USCGC CG-247 | United States Coast Guard | The cutter was lost in a hurricane. |
| USCGC CG-248 | United States Coast Guard | The cutter was lost in a hurricane. |
| Ellenia | Italy | The cargo ship collided with Induna ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (49°50′N 11°30′W﻿ / ﻿49.833°N 11.500°W﻿ / 49.833; -11.500) and sank. Assistance offered by Olympic ( United Kingdom) was refused. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Petite Suzanne ( France). |
| Westlea | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Dosina in the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset. She proceeded to Portsmouth, Hampshire where she was beached. |

### 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aizawa Maru | Japan | The coaster sank off Cape Omaezaki. |
| Annie | United States | While drifting so her captain could investigate a problem with her gasoline engine during a voyage from Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, to Baranof Island with a cargo of eight tons of ice, the 11-net register ton motor vessel sank three minutes after the motor vessel Commonwealth ( United States) collided with her off Point Colpoys (56°20′N 133°12′W﻿ / ﻿56.333°N 133.200°W﻿ / 56.333; -133.200﻿ (Point Colpoys)) in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Commonwealth rescued both members of her crew. |
| Dagmar | Sweden | The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with some loss of life. |

### 20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kiowa | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Bahamas. She was refloated on 28 September. |
| Ribblebank | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near Annan, Dumfriesshire. She was still aground a week later. |
| Temeraire | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Renhallen. She was declared a total loss on 11 November. |

### 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| J. B. Llovera | Spain | The passenger ship collided with Antonio Cola ( Spain) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Alboaza Point, Spanish Morocco. All aboard were rescued by Antonio Cola. |

### 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kentucky | United States | The 39-gross register ton, 55.3-foot (16.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Halibut Cove on the coast of the Territory of Alaska. The wreck report does not indicate which of various places named "Halibut Cove" along the Alaskan coast the fire occurred in. |
| Thorpe Grange | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River 12 nautical miles (22 km) upstream of Zarate, Argentina. She was refloated on 26 September. |

### 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carl White | United States | Deemed unfit for further use and a total loss, the 43-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer was reported abandoned at Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska. |

### 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Moon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was declared a constructive total loss. |
| Uppland | Sweden | The passenger ship collided with Levante ( Italy) in the Atlantic Ocean (36°05′N 5°10′W﻿ / ﻿36.083°N 5.167°W﻿ / 36.083; -5.167) and sank with the loss of a crew member. |

### 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sea Serpent | United Kingdom | The cargo ship arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti on fire and was scuttled. She was declared a total loss. |
| Shonga | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Sapele, Nigeria and was scuttled. She was refloated on 5 October. |

### 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hudson Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 29 September. She was refloated on 1 October. |
| Kohyo Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 8 October. |
| Mary | United States | The 10-gross register ton motor vessel was towed to shore by the motor vessel Virginia E ( United States) and beached in a sinking condition after she collided with Virginia E in Tongass Narrows in the Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Saxman to Chomly, Territory of Alaska. She was declared a total loss. Virginia E rescued all four people aboard Mary. |
| Mexico | United States | The passenger ship ran aground off Sisal, Yucatán, Mexico. All 90 passengers were taken off and landed at Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 29 September. |
| Seiwa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 8 October. |
| Shinnoh Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 29 September. |
| Taibu Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 28 September. She was refloated on 1 October. |
| Tokai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 13 October. |
| Yeboshi Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Sakhalin during a typhoon. She was refloated on 1 October. |

### 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Edmunds | United States | The passenger ferry was destroyed by fire at Port Gamble, Washington. |
| Nancy Lee | United States | The cargo ship was stranded at New York in a storm. She was refloated on 29 October. |

### 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| San Juan | United States | The cargo ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Vera Cruz. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date September 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Raleigh | Royal Navy | The wreck of the Hawkins-class cruiser – aground in Forteau Bay, Labrador, Dominion of Newfoundland, since 8 August 1922 – was destroyed with explosives. |

## October
### 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Leelite | United Kingdom | The coaster was cut in two and sank in collision with trawler Amorelle ( United Kingdom) near Would Lightvessel off Cromer, Norfolk, on voyage from Ghent for Dundee; five survived from crew of nine. |
| Opua | United Kingdom | The coaster came ashore at Cape Palliser, North Island, New Zealand. She was abandoned as a total loss on 8 October. |

### 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Doris | Greece | The tanker caught fire in the Aegean Sea and was beached at Aegnoussa. |

### 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albatross | United States | The 21-gross register ton motor vessel caught fire at the entrance to Ward Cove in Southeast Alaska, four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, when her gasoline engine backfired. The vessel Helen H ( United States) towed her to the beach in the hope that the Katchikan Fire Department could extinguish the flames, but the receding tide left Albatross in a location where the fire department could not reach her and the fire destroyed her completely. Her crew of two survived. |

### 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jura | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore in Murkle Bay and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Richard | Denmark | The four-masted schooner ran aground at Ballantrae, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. All six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Ursus | France | The tug collided with Paris ( France) at Le Havre, Seine Maritime and sank with the loss of ten crew. |

### 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Athena | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Port Wellington ( United Kingdom). |
| Baltic | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Trollharen. She was refloated on 15 October. |
| Denemarken | Netherlands | The tug was hit by Larenberg ( Netherlands) in the Maas and sank with the loss of all four crew. |
| Glenscott | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Kingscross, Ayrshire and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Wisla | Poland | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Terschelling, Netherlands with the loss of two crew. |

### 11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Urania | Sweden | The sailing ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Hornung ( Germany). |

### 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rosandra | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire at Port Said, Egypt and was scuttled. She was refloated on 22 October. |

### 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Goodwin | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Passage East, County Waterford, Ireland. She was refloated on 19 October. |
| Navegador | Portugal | The sailing ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Angra do Heroísmo, Azores. |

### 16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Guide | United Kingdom | The coaster capsized and sank in the St. Lawrence River near Godbout, Quebec, Canada with the loss of 11 of the 16 people aboard. |
| Katharine Park | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the English Channel and was beached on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated on 18 October. |
| Three unknown steam launches | unknown | The steam launches were sunk when Taisoku Maru ( Japan) steered wide and collided with them and a wharf at Kosichang in the Bangkok River. |
| Vera | Denmark | The cargo ship collided with Caledonia ( Netherlands) in the North Sea off Brunsbüttelkoog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and was beached. |

### 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Angelo Viglienzoni | Italy | The cargo ship caught fire in the Gulf of La Spezia and sank. Her crew were rescued. |

### 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kemmel | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at San Nicolás de Arroyos, Argentina. She was refloated on 26 October. |

### 22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Biscayne | Cuba | The tug foundered at Havana during a hurricane. |
| Eastway | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda with the loss of 21 of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by Luciline ( United Kingdom). |
| Marianne | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Corcrest ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein and sank. |
| HMS Valerian | Royal Navy | HMS Valerian The Arabis-class sloop-of-war foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 18 nautical miles (33 km) south of Bermuda with the loss of most of her crew. Twenty survivors were rescued by the light cruiser HMS Capetown ( Royal Navy). |

### 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Golden Hind | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Bay le Moine, Newfoundland. |

### 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bessie | United States | After her gasoline engine backfired 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km; 0.9 mi) off Wards Cove Cannery in Southeast Alaska and started a fire that burned out of control, the 8-ton fishing vessel burned to the waterline and drifted ashore at Wacker City, Territory of Alaska. Her crew of two survived, but she was declared a total loss/ |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the English Channel and was abandoned 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of the North Goodwin Lightship ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Elswick House ( United Kingdom). Falcon was taken in tow by Lady Brassey ( United Kingdom). The tow rope burnt through and she came ashore at Langdon Cliffs, Kent. She broke up on 5 November and was a total loss. |

### 25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abaco Bahamas | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Abaco, Bahamas and was wrecked. |
| Elsa Kürlke | Germany | The auxiliary schooner came ashore in Bideford Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nelson Y. McFarlane | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Bay of Fundy off Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada with the loss of all four people aboard. |
| Rio Silvo | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Salavar, Andalusia. |
| Sigrid | Latvia | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Domesnes, Norway and was wrecked. |

### 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Perceveranca | Portugal | The sailing ship was driven ashore in Marajo Bay and was a total loss. |

### 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fredensbro | Denmark | The cargo ship collided with Manchester Spinner ( United Kingdom in the Delaware River and sank. |
| William Melbourne | United Kingdom | The schooner was dismasted off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned by her crew. She came ashore at Cape Chignecto and was a total loss. |

### 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Louisiana | United States | The cargo ship collided with Madison ( United States) off the mouth of the Mississippi River and sank. |
| Roam | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Four of her five crew were rescued by a fishing boat. |

### 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Everett | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at San Francisco, California. |
| Riccardo Hernandez | Spain | The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked during a hurricane at Havana, Cuba. |
| Torhamvan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Ferryland, Newfoundland and was a total loss. Her crew survived. |

### 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ethelaric | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Ship Shoal Island, Virginia, United States. She was refloated on 5 November. |

### 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | Soviet Union | The cargo ship collided with Vogtland ( Germany) near Blankensee, Western Pomerania and was beached. The wreck was broken up in Hamburg, Germany. |
| Torpoint | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°20′N 8°18′W﻿ / ﻿49.333°N 8.300°W﻿ / 49.333; -8.300). Her crew were rescued by Oscar Gorthon ( Sweden). Torpoint was taken in tow by Iroise ( France), arriving at Brest, Finistère, France on 2 November. |

## November
### 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Orla | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Vidskär, Finland. She was refloated but found to be severely damaged and was beached at Oitkapaasi. |
| HMS R4 | Royal Navy | The R-class submarine ran aground at Exmouth, Devon. She was refloated 10½ hours later. |
| Saranac | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Port Eads, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated on 10 November. |
| Sheikh Berkhud | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Tirpitz ( Germany). |

### 2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Maria Couroupou | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Kephalo, Imbros and was a total loss. |

### 3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Solana | United States | The tanker ran aground north of Arguello Point, California, United States. She was refloated on 8 November. |

### 4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Draa | France | The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Saloum. She was refloated on 8 November. |

### 6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ishikari Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was destroyed caught fire and sank off Nojima. Her crew survived. |

### 7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Casper | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in South Kvarken. She was refloated on 13 November. |
| Jølund | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on Ed dom esh Sheikh Island, Sudan. She was refloated on 12 November. |

### 9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Venus | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground on Gogland, Soviet Union. She was refloated on 12 November. |

### 10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlanta | United States | The cargo ship was damaged by fire at Houghton, Washington. |
| Bremerton | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Houghton. |
| Dart | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Houghton. |
| Reliance | United States | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Houghton. |

### 11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| J. K. Mitchell | United States | The three-masted schooner capsized off Cape Mongoun, Haiti. She was later towed into Aquin. |
| Stjernø | Norway | The three-masted schooner was abandoned in Saundersfoot Bay. All seven crew were rescued. She was reboarded the next day. |

### 12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brando | Finland | The auxiliary four-masted schooner came ashore at Utö and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |
| Frances E. Moulton | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cape Ray, Newfoundland and was wrecked. |

### 13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Homewood | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued by the Portlogan and Portpatrick Lifeboats. |
| Perdreau | France | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Nieuwe Diep, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 15 November. |

### 14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Procida | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Gedser, Denmark. She was refloated on 17 November. |

### 15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Namesco | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Escullos, Andalusia, Spain. She broke in two and was a total loss. |

### 16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ardmore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was holed and was consequently beached at Goodwick Sands. |
| Braga | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Aspra, Sicily, Italy. She was still aground on 22 November. |
| Duva | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore, capsized and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. |
| Leroy | United States | The tugboat sprang a leak off Panama City, Florida and sank. |
| Prospector | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Shepherd's Point, Catalina, Newfoundland and was wrecked. |

### 17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cranstone | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fore off the Isle of Wight. She was subsequently beached at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Cranstone was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 24 December. |
| Hochelaga | United Kingdom | The collier collided with Leopold L D ( France) at Traverse, Quebec, Canada and was beached. |

### 18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Corozal | United States | The dredger struck a submerged object and sank in the Miami Channel. |
| Mareado Cen | Portugal | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°50′N 9°09′W﻿ / ﻿39.833°N 9.150°W﻿ / 39.833; -9.150). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Sheaf Brook ( United Kingdom). |

### 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Montreal | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Sorel, Quebec, Canada with the loss of five crew. |

### 20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andrios | Greece | The cargo ship struck rocks and sank off The Burlings. |
| Pedro 2 | Brazil | The cargo ship ran aground at Itapoan and was abandoned. |
| Pena Rocias | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Ayamonte, Huelva. She was refloated on 24 November. |

### 21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bahada | United States | The tug sank between Anacortes, Washington and Bellingham, Washington in 250 feet (76 m) of water, lost with all nine hands. |

### 25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Coronado | United States | The cargo ship ran aground off Port Eads, Louisiana. She was refloated on 28 November. |
| Faneromeni | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt and was a total loss. |
| Nystrand | Norway | The cargo ship came ashore on the south coast of Iceland and was wrecked. |

### 26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daryl | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bonavista, Newfoundland and was wrecked. |
| H. Houghton | United States | The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the St. Clair River. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Nefyn, Carmarthenshire and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Wittekind | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on Ullholmen, Norway. She was refloated on 2 December. |

### 27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Axenfels | Germany | The cargo ship struck the wreck of Alps Maru ( Japan) in the Scheldt and was beached. |
| Ayrshire | United Kingdom | The ocean liner caught fire in the Indian Ocean (8°00′N 73°45′E﻿ / ﻿8.000°N 73.750°E﻿ / 8.000; 73.750). She was taken in tow by HMS Lupin ( Royal Navy), but was later scuttled (9°12′N 73°28′E﻿ / ﻿9.200°N 73.467°E﻿ / 9.200; 73.467). |
| Seminole | United States | The dredger was destroyed by fire at Tampa, Florida. She was refloated on 30 November. |

### 28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Wolsum | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground west of Quebec City, Canada. She was refloated on 1 December. |

### 29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Herman H. Hettler | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on Grand Island, Michigan. She broke up and was a total loss. |
| Roshejen | Faroe Islands | The auxiliary schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Noup Head, Westray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. |
| Union Jack | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore in the Penguin Islands, Dominion of Newfoundland and was a total loss. Her crew survived. |

### 30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acton Manor | United Kingdom | The cargo ship arrived at Dublin, Ireland on fire and was beached. She was refloated on 6 December. |
| Andre Thome | France | The cargo ship caught fire at Dublin, Ireland and sank. She was refloated on 3 December. |
| City of Bangor | United States | The cargo ship was stranded on Keweenaw Point, Michigan. Her crew were rescued and her cargo was salvaged. She was scrapped in situ in 1942. |

## December
### 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henzaleh | Egypt | The paddle steamer sank at Port Said. |
| Kumeric | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Normanstar ( United Kingdom) in the Paraná River at Punta Indio, Argentina and was beached. She was refloated on 20 December and found to be severely damaged. |

### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Totila | Germany | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Newfoundland and was wrecked. |

### 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Palatka | United States | The vessel sank above Mandarin Point Light. Three crewmen killed. |
| Thomas Maytham | United States | The cargo ship came ashore at Keweenaw Point, Michigan. Her crew were taken off the Eagle Harbor Coastguard. |

### 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ella and Norman | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Batavier III ( Netherlands) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. She was later refloated. |
| Gunther Zelck | Germany | The cargo ship caught fire at Dublin, Ireland and was beached. |

### 5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edna Louise | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Stickley's Point, Newfoundland. She was refloated and towed to Port Union, where she sank. |
| Erna | Germany | The sailing ship collided with Moto ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Brunshausen, Germany and sank. |

### 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A. F. Davison | Unknown | Carrying a cargo of spruce pilings from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, to New York City, the 503-gross register ton four-masted schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the north side of White Head Island in the Bay of Fundy during a gale. |
| Becka | United Kingdom | The tanker suffered and explosion aboard and fire at Málaga, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was a total loss. |
| Southead | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |

### 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edna M. McKnight | United States | The schooner was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean (35°53′N 72°40′W﻿ / ﻿35.883°N 72.667°W﻿ / 35.883; -72.667) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Radnor ( United Kingdom). |
| W. N. Reindardt | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States and was wrecked. |

### 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| J. L. Reiss | United States | The cargo ship sank at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She was refloated on 10 December. |
| Nils Gorthon | Sweden | The cargo ship suffered an explosion aboard and fire at Dublin, Ireland and was beached. She was refloated on 10 December. |

### 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sac City | United States | The design 1022 cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Walsoorden, Netherlands. She was refloated on 16 December. |
| Tsuchi Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with an Imperial Japanese Navy warship in the Inland Sea of Japan and sank. All her crew were rescued. |

### 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Yandiola | Spain | The cargo ship ran aground at Pravia. She was refloated on 14 December. |

### 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Crispi | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Pasaloutre, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated on 20 December. |

### 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agwisun | United States | The cargo ship suffered an explosion aboard, broke in two and sank at New York. |
| Lien Shing | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground on the Amherst Rocks at the mouth of the Yangtze, China and sank with the loss of 40 lives. American author Cora Sutton Castle was among the survivors. |

### 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arauco | Chilean Navy | The transport ship foundered at Lota with the loss of 67 of her 96 crew. |
| Hanna | Sweden | The schooner came ashore at Trelleborg. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mab | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and was wrecked. |
| Tensho Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued. |

### 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nessie C | United Kingdom | The schooner was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was towed in to Gloucester, Massachusetts. |

### 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Asiatic Prince | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Cabilao Island, Philippines. She was refloated on 4 January 1927. |
| Eddie James | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Elsa | Sweden | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish fishing vessel. |
| Oceanic | United States | With no one aboard, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel broke loose from her moorings and was wrecked at Metlakatla, Territory of Alaska. |
| Reliance | United States | During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Juneau to Petersburg, the 11-gross register ton, 38.7-foot (11.8 m) motor vessel sank in Taku Inlet opposite Point Bishop (58°12′10″N 134°08′45″W﻿ / ﻿58.20278°N 134.14583°W﻿ / 58.20278; -134.14583﻿ (Point Bishop)) after her overheated gasoline engine ignited gasoline fumes in her cabin, causing an explosion that wrecked her. Her two-man crew escaped in a skiff to Green Cove on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago, where the cutter USCGC Unalga ( United States Coast Guard) rescued them. |

### 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eufrosine | Latvia | The three-masted schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°56′N 13°15′W﻿ / ﻿39.933°N 13.250°W﻿ / 39.933; -13.250). Her crew were rescued by Highland Prince ( United Kingdom). |
| John Brinckman | Germany | The cargo ship foundered off Cape Arkona, Rügen, Western Pomerania. Her crew were rescued by Hispania ( Sweden). |
| Toco | United Kingdom | The tanker reported that she expected to arrive at Tsurumi, Japan on 20 December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Guaneri | Italy | The sailing ship was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°31′N 15°47′W﻿ / ﻿37.517°N 15.783°W﻿ / 37.517; -15.783). Her crew were rescued by Roma ( Italy). |
| Lyd | Isle of Man | The coaster was driven ashore and sank at Whalsay, Shetland Islands. |
| Swiks | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Öland, Sweden, during a storm; the wreck is still there, beached at Trollskogen. |

### 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Islington | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Shahristan ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent and foundered. |
| Unkai Maru No.6 | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on Wakamatsu Island. She was refloated on 25 December. |

### 24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mistley | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat. She came ashore south of Deal. |
| HMS Thunderer | Royal Navy | The Orion-class battleship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland whilst being towed into port for scrapping. She was refloated on 30 December and towed to the Firth of Forth as her draught was too deep to allow her to enter Blyth. |

### 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Franconia | United Kingdom | The ocean liner ran aground at San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was refloated on 29 December. |
| Guiding Star | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Llanthystyd, Carmarthenshire and was a total loss. |
| Priscilla | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner was destroyed by fire at Skibbereen, Country Cork, Ireland. |
| Ribbledale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked Litaquerel Point, Bouley Bay, Jersey Channel Islands when en route from London for Jersey in ballast. |

### 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elise Schulte | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground on Melstenen, Norway. Her crew were taken off the next day and she was a total loss. |
| España | Spain | The dredger foundered in a gale at Valencia. |
| Eugene Schneider | France | The barque collided with Burutu ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel south of the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of 24 of her 28 crew. The survivors were rescued by Burutu. |
| Gaston | United States | The cargo ship struck a submerged object and was beached at College Point, Florida. |
| Hilda | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Edenwood ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Walter Holken | Germany | The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Finland off Seskar, Soviet Union. Her crew were rescued. |

### 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Saint Joseph | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. She was refloated on 3 January 1927. |

### 31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andreas | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck the wreck of Alps Maru ( Japan) in the Scheldt and remained fast. She broke in tow and sank on 2 January 1927 and was a total loss. |
| Westmoreland | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with another vessel in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London and sank. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1926 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| America | United States | The passenger and package delivery steamer collided with another steamer on the Great Lakes. She was repaired and returned to service. |
| HMS Eaglet | Royal Navy | The Repulse-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire. |
| Mary A. Gregory | United States | The retired schooner was towed from her berth in the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, to deep water in Lake Michigan and burned and scuttled as a means of disposal in the spring of 1926. She was the last commercial sailing vessel in Chicago. |
| Otranto | United Kingdom | The ocean liner suffered slight damage when she struck a rock at Cape Grosso, Greece. |
| Sapona | United States | Sapona, August 2009 The concrete ship came ashore at Bimini, Bahamas in a hurricane. |
| W. G. Mason | United States | The wooden tug was dismantled and scuttled in 13 feet (4.0 m) of water in Lake Huron near Rogers City, Michigan, at 45°24′38″N 83°44′50″W﻿ / ﻿45.41065°N 83.747217°W﻿ / 45.41065; -83.747217﻿ (W.G. Mason) and abandoned. |