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List of shipwrecks of Hong Kong

This is a non-exhaustive list of shipwrecks located in or around Hong Kong by year.

1835

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
5 August 1835 HMS Raleigh East Indies Station 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop Royal Navy 317 GRT Unknown Unknown Dismasted and wrecked in typhoon while at anchor off Hong Kong, later repaired and returned to service.[1][2]

1841

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
21 July 1841 SS Prince George Calcutta East Indiaman East India Company 317 GRT 1841 Hong Kong Typhoon Unknown Smashed to pieces during typhoon at Hong Kong but her crew was saved and taken aboard Queen.[3]
21 July 1841 HMS Hebe East Indies Station 46-gun Leda-class frigate Royal Navy 372.5 NRT (BOM) 1841 Hong Kong Typhoon Unknown Dismasted in typhoon while at anchor off Hong Kong, later repaired and returned to service.[1]
21 July 1841 HMS Louisa East Indies Station 14-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop Royal Navy 83 NRT (BOM) 1841 Hong Kong Typhoon Unknown Dismasted and wrecked in typhoon while at anchor off Hong Kong, later repaired and returned to service.[1][4]
21 July 1841 HMS Royalist East Indies Station Unknown Royal Navy 372.5 NRT (BOM) 1841 Hong Kong Typhoon Unknown Dismasted in typhoon while at anchor off Hong Kong, later repaired and returned to service.[1]
21 July 1841 HMS Sulphur East Indies Station 10-gun Hecla-class bomb vessel Royal Navy 372.5 NRT (BOM) 1841 Hong Kong Typhoon Unknown Dismasted in typhoon while at anchor off Hong Kong, later repaired and returned to service.[1]

The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1842 states that the Typhoon of 1841 resulted in the total loss of 9 vessels: 2 barques, 1 ship, 1 brig, 4 schooners and the cutter HMS Louisa. In addition to this, a great number of smaller harbour going craft and Tanka boats were completely destroyed. 4 other large vessels and 6 prize junks were driven ashore and wrecked with the prize junks mostly wrecked on and around Cawee-Chow (Likely at modern-day Kau Yi Chau). 10 other ships were dismasted including HMS Sulphur, HMS Royalist and HMS Hebe. 11 ships suffered losses of bowsprits or one or more masts and 2 lost their rudders. Destruction also ravaged various shore establishments and it was estimated that around 300 people lost their lives in the disaster.[1]

1843

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
28 September 1843 SS Moira Calcutta brig Owen & Company 650 GRT Unknown Unknown Disappeared without a trace while sailing from Chusan to Hong Kong, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5]
30 November 1843 SS Ann Maria United Kingdom brig Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown Unknown Ran aground and wrecked at Hong Kong.[6]

1846

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
20 June 1846 HMS Pluto British Raj steamship East India Company 396 GRT Unknown 1846 typhoon Unknown wrecked in a typhoon at "Chick Py-wan", Hong Kong. Refloated on 17 July.[7][8][9][10]
1 October 1846 SS Amy Robsart Bristol schooner Unknown (British) 79 GRT Unknown Unknown Disappeared without a trace while sailing from Bristol to Hong Kong, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]

1847

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
17 July 1847 SS Don Juan Kingdom of Spain schooner Unknown (Spanish) Unknown Unknown Unknown Departed from Hong Kong for Shanghai, disappeared without a trace, presumed lost with all hands.[12]

1848

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
29 July 1848 SS John Christian Liverpool clipper Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown Unknown Last sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]
31 August 1848 SS Charles Wirgman United States brig Unknown (American) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[14]
31 August 1848 SS Eliza Stewart United Kingdom clipper Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong after being hit by British ship SS John Laird and subsequently smashing into Spanish ship SS Dos Hermanos.[14]
31 August 1848 SS Helen Stewart United Kingdom barque Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong after being driven ashore at Green Island.[14]
31 August 1848 SS Hermes United Kingdom barque Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong after being driven ashore, later refloated.[14]
31 August 1848 SS Kein Heem Netherlands barque Unknown (Dutch) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong after being driven ashore at Shek O with the loss of all but three of her crew.[14]
1 September 1848 SS Calder London brig Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon while underway from Hong Kong to London and towed back to Hong Kong for repairs.[15][16]
1 September 1848 SS Constant London barque Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon while underway from Hong Kong to Liverpool and towed back to Hong Kong for repairs.[16]
1 September 1848 SS Daniel Watson London brig Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[17]
1 September 1848 SS Dos Hermanos Kingdom of Spain brig Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong after being dashed against SS Eliza Stewart.[17]
1 September 1848 SS Hindostan United Kingdom clipper Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong while underway from Hong Kong to Shanghai.[15][16]
1 September 1848 SS Island Queen United Kingdom schooner Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong while underway from Hong Kong to Shanghai.[15]
1 September 1848 SS Juliane Free Hanseatic City of Bremen schooner Unknown (Bremenese) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[17]
1 September 1848 SS Salopian United Kingdom barque Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong and dismasted off Green Island.[15]
1 September 1848 SS San F. Xavier  Portugal schooner Unknown (Portuguese) Unknown Unknown 1848 Typhoon Unknown Wrecked in a typhoon at Hong Kong and driven ashore.[17]
1 October 1848 SS Kelpie United Kingdom opium clipper brig Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown Unknown Ex-slave ship departed from Hong Kong for Shanghai, disappeared without a trace, presumed lost with all hands.[18][19][20]
1 October 1848 SS Mischief United Kingdom clipper Unknown (British) Unknown Unknown Unknown Disappeared without a trace while sailing from Hong Kong to Shanghai, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]

1855

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
4 August 1855 20 Chinese war junks Kuhlan Pirate Fleet War Junks Chinese Pirates Unknown Battle of Tai O Bay 500 Action off Tai O, Hong Kong to rescue captured merchant vessels held by a fleet of armed war-junks. British and American forces defeated the pirates in one of the last major battles between Chinese pirate fleets and western navies. An estimated 500 pirates were killed in action, drowned, or were wounded. Around 1,000 pirates were taken prisoner.[21]

1874

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
22 September 1874 SS Leonor Kingdom of Spain South America-Macao trade steamer Douglas Lapraik & Company 408 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at the Douglas Lapraik & Company wharf after attempting to steam full astern while at anchor. Foundered and also damaged the wharf with loss of life including that of its Spanish captain.[22][23]
22 September 1874 SS Albay Kingdom of Spain South America-Macao trade steamer Douglas Lapraik & Company (Consigned) 260 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at the Douglas Lapraik & Company wharf shortly after arriving in Hong Kong. She was dragged from her moorings without power after previously shutting off her engines, foundered and wrecked.[22][23]
22 September 1874 SS Mindanao Hong Kong Barque Unknown (British) 426 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Victoria Harbour, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Malvern Hong Kong Barque Unknown (British) 410 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Shattered to pieces and sunk at Possession Point (while at anchor) when the barque SS Falcon was blown on top of her, lost with all hands including the captain, his wife and children, later refloated.[22][23]
22 September 1874 SS Courier Hong Kong Barque Unknown (British) 385 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at the Sulphur Channel, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Imogen Hong Kong Barque Unknown (British) 383 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at West Point, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Maury German Empire Barque Unknown (German) 389 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Green Island, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Alderbaran German Empire Barque Unknown (German) 305 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Green Island, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Macao Republic of Peru Steamer Unknown (Peruvian) 603 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Tsing Yi, total loss.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Lowtoe Kingdom of Siam Schooner Unknown (Siamese) 575 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Green Island, total loss.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Dudu Kingdom of Siam Barque Unknown (Siamese) 322 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Green Island, total loss.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Seaforth Kingdom of Siam Barque Unknown (Siamese) 311 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Green Island, total loss.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Amoy Kingdom of Siam Steamer Unknown (Siamese) 262 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Green Island, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Lizzie H United States of America Barque Unknown (American) 806 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Victoria Harbour, total loss.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Alaska United States of America paddle steamer Unknown (American) 4,011 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Aberdeen, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Blue Bell Hong Kong Steamer Unknown (British) 27 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Kennedy Town, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Early Bird Hong Kong Steamer Unknown (British) 16 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Sank at Victoria Harbour, later refloated.[22]
22 September 1874 SS Everhard German Empire Barque Unknown (German) 632 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sank northeast of Lantau Island, total loss.[22]
22 September 1874 HMS Flamer China Station Albacore-class gunboat Royal Navy 232 GRT 1874 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and wrecked while tied up at the Central Praya, total loss.[citation needed]

1906

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
18 September 1906 SS Albatross Hong Kong Mirs Bay-Hong Kong ferry Unknown (British) 83 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 120 Sank near the Nine Pins with 120 lives lost including the Captain (Patrick) and Chief Engineer (Wallace).[24]
18 September 1906 SS Apenrade German Empire steamer Unknown (German) 616 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 27 Foundered and sank west of Stonecutters Island with at least 27 lives lost.[24]
18 September 1906 Canada Hong Kong Private launch of the late Mr. Rennie Alfred Herbert Rennie 51 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Total loss after blown ashore at Junk Bay. Scrapped on site.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Castellano United States hulk Unknown (American) 171 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Yau Ma Tei, scrapped.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Changsha[25] Hong Kong China-Australia trade and passenger steamer Australian Oriental Line
Butterfield & Swire		 2,269 GRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon None Foundered at the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, refloated on 20 September.[24]
18 September 1906 Chiukai Maru Empire of Japan transport steamer Yoichimon Yamane 1,564 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown onto Kellett Island, later refloated and sank again due to the damage sustained in typhoon.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Fatshan Hong Kong Hong Kong-Canton passenger steamer Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company
China Navigation Company		 2,260 GRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon None Foundered at Hung Hom Bay after breaking loose from her company buoy and colliding with French mail steamer Polynesien, refloated on 28 September.[24]
18 September 1906 Fronde French Empire Arquebuse-class destroyer French Navy 323 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 5 Foundered and sank at the Yaumati Bay Torpedo Depot.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Heungshan Hong Kong passenger steamer Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company[26] 1,985 GRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Severely damaged and holed through bottom after blown ashore at San Chou Island.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Hoichung Hong Kong river steamer Unknown (British) Unknown 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and wrecked at Yaumati Bay, a total loss. Scrapped at Yaumati.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Hongkong Hong Kong river steamer Unknown (British-Chinese) 413 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 32 Blown across the harbour and dashed against the wall of the Boat Club Lagoon (police chamber). Foundered and wrecked near the Yaumati Bay Torpedo Depot with the loss of 32 lives including its Captain (Maxfield) and Chief Officer (J. Williamson).[24]
18 September 1906 SS Johanne German Empire steamer Unknown (German) 1,531 GRT[27] 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Damaged in collision with steamer SS Chow Tai and submerged, later refloated.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Kat On Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 160 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and stranded at Hunghom Bay, total loss.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Kinshan Hong Kong Hong Kong-Canton passenger steamer Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company
China Navigation Company[28]		 2,861 GRT[29] 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Tai Lam Chow Island[clarification needed] near the Capsuimoon and Castle Peak are, later refloated.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Kongnam Hong Kong Hong Kong-West River steamer Butterfield & Swire 402 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 10 Foundered at her moorings and sunk at Yaumati Bay with the loss of 10 lives including two (Donaldson) children.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Kwongchow Hong Kong Hong Kong-West River steamer Shin On Steamship Company[30] 507 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 400 Foundered and sank at Kowloon Point with the loss of over 400 lives including its Captain (Mead) and 3rd Engineer (Morgan). After the typhoon, its masts and funnel were visible above the waterline between the Star Ferry Pier and the Godwin Company Wharf.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Macau Qing Empire steamer Unknown (Chinese) 237 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sank at Yaumati Bay, scrapped.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Monteagle Liverpool Hong Kong-West River steamer Canadian Pacific Railway Company 6,955 GRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Broke free from her moorings and was blown ashore near the ruins of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company harbourfront wharfs.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Pakkong Hong Kong Hong Kong-Canton steamer Unknown (British) 295 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sunk at Yaumati Bay, total loss.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Petrarch German Empire steamer Unknown (German) 1,693 GRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Stranded at Hong Kong, refloated and broken up at Hong Kong.[31]
18 September 1906 HMS Phoenix China Station Phoenix-class sloop Royal Navy 1,050 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sunk at Yaumati Bay Torpedo Depot, total loss.[24]
18 September 1906 Unknown revenue schooner Qing Empire schooner Viceroy of Liangguang 80 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sank at Yaumati Bay, scrapped.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Sam Cheong Hong Kong river steamer Unknown (British-Chinese) 389 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sunk alongside Canton Wharf, total loss.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Signal German Empire steamer Unknown (German) 907 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Dashed against the rocks at Yaumati Bay and later beached.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Sorsagen United States steamer Unknown (American) 420 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sank alongside the Kowloon docks.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Sun On Hong Kong river steamer Unknown (British-Chinese) 113 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sunk at Yaumati Bay, later refloated.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Takhing Hong Kong Canton-Wuchow Line steamer China Navigation Company
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company		 395 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Sham Shui Po, later refloated.[24]
18 September 1906 SS Wingchai Hong Kong Hong Kong-Macao line steamer Tata & Company[32] 548 NRT 1906 Hong Kong typhoon 20 Blown ashore and dashed on the rocks at Sham Shui Po with at least 20 dead, scrapping rights sold at auction.[24]
13 October 1906 SS Hankow Hong Kong passenger paddle steamer China Navigation Company 3,073 GRT[33] Fire at wharfside 111 Completely gutted by fire while dockside at Sheung Wan and carrying around 2,000 passengers, at least 111 lives lost. Ship burned to skeleton, all cargo lost.[34]

1908

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
27 July 1908 SS Ying King Hong Kong Canton-Hong Kong Line ferry Sing On Steamship Company 768 NRT 1908 Hong Kong typhoon 421 Sank north of the Lantau Island with 421 lives lost including the Captain (Page) and Officers (Fotheringham and Newman).[34]
27 July 1908 SS Pocahontas Liverpool steamer Watts, Watts & Company 2,675 GRT 1908 Hong Kong typhoon 0 Blown ashore at southern Stonecutters Island and severely damaged, refloated and broken up at Hong Kong.[35]
27 July 1908 SS Lai Sang Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) Unknown 1908 Hong Kong typhoon 0 Blown ashore at southern Stonecutters Island and severely damaged.[34]

1936

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
17 August 1936 HMS Hydrangea China Station Arabis-class sloop Royal Navy 1,250 GRT Unknown 1936 Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Wrecked at Stonecutters Island, later sold to breakers.[36][37]

1937

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
26 March 1937 SS Jinkai Maru Kobe steamer Sugaya KK 3,835 GRT Unknown Unknown Ran aground at Waglan Island, sank on 26 March.[38]
2 September 1937 SS An Lee Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 1,668 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Built by Schiffsw. V.Henry Koch of South Africa in 1905. Blown ashore and wrecked after slamming into HMS Diamond, HMS Duchess and HMS Suffolk and finally dashing upon the Praya at Central, later refloated on 28 December. 3 of her crew were rescued by HMS Suffolk. Captured by the IJN in WWII and sunk after striking a mine on 25 June 1944 off Shimonoseki.[36][39][40][41]
2 September 1937 Asama Maru Yokohama Yokohama-San Francisco Line Nippon Yusen 16,975 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Grounded at Chai Wan near the Lyemun Pass after being ripped from her moorings while at anchor at Kowloon Bay (far opposite side of Victoria Harbour) and colliding with several other ships including the SS Conte Verde and SS Talamba, later refloated in 1938 and resumed service with NYK.[36][42][43][41]
2 September 1937 SS Bonneville Kingdom of Norway steamer Unknown (Norwegian) 4,665 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Stonecutters Island, later refloated.[36][39]
2 September 1937 SS Conte Verde Genoa Far East Line Steamer Lloyd Triestino 18,761 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Ran aground off the shores of Cape Collinson after smashing into the Asama Maru, later refloated.[36][41]
2 September 1937 HMS Cornflower China Station Arabis-class sloop Royal Navy 1,250 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and ran aground off Causeway Bay, later refloated.[36][44]
2 September 1937 SS Emmy Cephalonia steamer Rokos Vergottis 3,895 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked at Hong Kong, later refloated on 16 September.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Eng Lee Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 1,394 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Hung Hom, later refloated.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Dahun Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 2,709 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Tsing Yi.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Feng Lee  China Steamer Ching Kee Steam Navigation Company 2,061 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore near Hung Hom, later refloated.[36][45]
2 September 1937 SS Gertrude Maersk Copenhagen Steamer A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S 5,038 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and ran aground off Sai Ying Pun, later refloated.[36][46]
2 September 1937 SS Hong Peng Singapore Hong Kong-Canton Line steamer Ho Hong Steamship Company
Lim Peng Siang		 4,055 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon 0 Blown ashore near Quarry Bay, later refloated.[47][36][41]
2 September 1937 SS Hsin Ming Shanghai Passenger and cargo steamer China Merchants Steam Navigation Company 2,133 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Built by Napier and Miller for China Merchants Steam Navigation Company in 1907 as the SS Hsin Tsieh. Renamed as the Hsin Ming in 1909. Apparently in Hong Kong for repairs after being scuttled on the Yangtze on 12 August as a blockship. Blown ashore and wrecked off Ma Wan.[36][48][49]
2 September 1937 SS Hsing Lee Chefoo steamer Ching Kee Steam Navigation Company 1,174 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Stonecutters Island.[36][49]
2 September 1937 SS Hsin Ping Shanghai Passenger and cargo steamer Tai Ping Steamship Company
Chunghsing Steamship Company		 1,833 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Built by American Steamboat Company for Tai Ping Steamship Company in 1917. Blown ashore and wrecked off northern Lantau Island.[36][49]
2 September 1937 SS Hunan Hong Kong Steamer China Navigation Company 2,827 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at western Peng Chau, later refloated and repaired at the Taikoo Dockyard.[36][50]
2 September 1937 SS Kalgan Hong Kong steamer China Navigation Company 2,655 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Tsimshatsui, later refloated.[36][51][50]
2 September 1937 SS Kwangchow Hong Kong Steamer China Navigation Company 2,626 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at western Sunshine Island, total loss.[36][50]
2 September 1937 SS Kausing Hong Kong tug Harbour Department 3,790 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Green Island.[36][52]
2 September 1937 SS Luhsing Hong Kong Cargo Steamer Unknown (British) 4,130 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off northern Lantau Island.[36][53][54]
2 September 1937 SS Moa Lee  China Steamer Unknown (Chinese) 1,946 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Foundered and sunk off Sai Ying Pun.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Produce Oslo steamer Nylands Mekaniske Verksted
Hans Kiær & Company		 1,171 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked at Hong Kong, later refloated.[36][39]
2 September 1937 SS Shenandoah Unknown (Possibly American) Steamer Unknown (Possibly American) 720 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Kowloon Bay.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Sheng Lee  China Steamer Unknown (Chinese) 3,087 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore near Quarry Bay, later refloated.[36][45]
2 September 1937 SS Shuntien Hong Kong Shanghai-Tianjin Line steamer China Navigation Company 3,059 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Tsing Yi while undergoing maintenance, later refloated.[36][50]
2 September 1937 SS Talamba Calcutta Calcutta-Japan Line Steamer British India Steam Navigation Company 8,018 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Ran aground off the shores of Cape Collinson after smashing into the Asama Maru as she dragged in the shallow waters, stuck for several months on the rocks at Lyemun Pass, later refloated on 21 November 1937.[36][55][41]
2 September 1937 SS Teh Hsing Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 1,625 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Lantau Island, later refloated on 4 September.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Tin Sang Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 398 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore and wrecked off Tsing Lung Tau, later refloated. Captured by Japanese during invasion of Hong Kong.[36]
2 September 1937 SS Tymeric Glasgow Bank Line Steamer Andrew Weir & Company 5,228 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore near Quarry Bay, later refloated and sunk by German submarine U-123 in 1940.[36][56][57][41]
2 September 1937 Unknown ferry Hong Kong Ferry Unknown (British) Unknown 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore at Eastern Kowloon.[36]
2 September 1937 Unknown steam launch Hong Kong Launch Unknown (British) Unknown 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Battered against the Praya and sunk at the Osaka Shosen Kaisha wharf.[41]
2 September 1937 MS Van Heutsz Batavia, Dutch East Indies Ocean Liner Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij 4,588 GRT 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon Unknown Blown ashore after breaking loose from her anchor at Sai Ying Pun and ran aground at Green Island. The ship was carrying 1,200 refugees from Shanghai fleeing the ongoing war. Later refloated on 10 September.[36][41]

1941

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
11 December 1941 SS Tinley Hong Kong coaster steamer Unknown (British) 420 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled on 11 December at Hong Kong to prevent Japanese capture.[58]
11 December 1941 SS Wawa Panama steamer Wallem & Company 1,650 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled on 11 December at Hong Kong to prevent Japanese capture. Raised, repaired and put in Japanese service as Awa Maru.[59][60]
12 December 1941 SS Admiral Y. S. Williams Manila steamer American Trading Company 3,252 GRT Battle of Hong Kong 4 Scuttled at its moorings on 12 December to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later captured on 24 December by IJN, refloated and put into service. 29 of the crew captured and 4 killed.[61]
12 December 1941 HMS Moth China Station Insect-class gunboat Royal Navy 625 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Victoria Harbour to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later refloated and put into service by the IJN as the Suma (須磨).[citation needed]
12 December 1941 HMS Tamar China Station troopship Royal Navy 4,650 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Victoria Harbour to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later discovered during the construction of the Central–Wan Chai Bypass.[citation needed]
16 December 1941 MTB 8 China Station motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Bombed, set on fire, and sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft.[citation needed]
19 December 1941 HMS Aldgate China Station boom defence vessel Royal Navy 345 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Victoria Harbour to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.[citation needed]
19 December 1941 HMS Alliance China Station Alliance-class tugboat Royal Navy 300 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Deep Water Bay to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.[62]
19 December 1941 HMS Barlight China Station boom defence vessel Royal Navy 730 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Victoria Harbour to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later refloated and put into service by IJN as the Ma-101.
19 December 1941 HMS Cornflower China Station Arabis-class Royal Navy 1,250 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Victoria Harbour to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.[63]
19 December 1941 RFA Ebonol China Station Arabis-class Royal Fleet Auxiliary 1,175 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at Hong Kong to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later refloated and put into Japanese service as Enoshima Maru.
19 December 1941 HMS MTB 12 China Station motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese landing craft.[64]
19 December 1941 HMS MTB 26 China Station motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese landing craft.[65]
19 December 1941 HMS Poet Chaucer China Station Alliance-class tugboat Royal Navy 239 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Deep Water Bay to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.[66]
19 December 1941 HMS Watergate China Station boom defence vessel Royal Navy 300 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at its moorings in Deep Water Bay to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
19 December 1941 HMS Redstart China Station Linnet-class minelayer Royal Navy 425 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at Hong Kong to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
19 December 1941 HMS Tern China Station Tern class gunboat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at Hong Kong to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
21 December 1941 Cicala China Station Insect-class gunboat Royal Navy 645 GRT Battle of Hong Kong 1 bombed and sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft with the loss of one crew member. Survivors were rescued by MTB 10.
21 December 1941 Krechett 99 Soviet Far East Fleet transport ship Soviet Navy 2,017 GRT Battle of Hong Kong 0 Sunk after being hit by Japanese bombers and land based artillery while moored near the Taikoo Dockyard at Lei Yue Mun, crew left ships prior to their sinking with permission from Japanese troops.[67][68]
21 December 1941 Sergei Lazo 09 Soviet Far East Fleet transport ship Soviet Navy 1,981 GRT Battle of Hong Kong 0 Sunk after being hit by Japanese bombers and land based artillery while moored for overhaul at Tsuen Wan Bay off West Kowloon, crew left ships prior to their sinking with permission from Japanese troops.[69][70]
21 December 1941 Simferopol 12 Soviet Far East Fleet transport ship Soviet Navy 2,750 GRT Battle of Hong Kong 0 Sunk after being hit by Japanese bombers and land based artillery while being repaired at dry dock 1 of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, crew left ships prior to their sinking with permission from Japanese troops. Later repaired and retained by the Japanese.[71]
21 December 1941 Svirstroi 19 Soviet Far East Fleet transport ship Soviet Navy 4,376 GRT Battle of Hong Kong 0 Sunk after being hit by Japanese bombers and land based artillery while moored for overhaul at Tsuen Wan Bay off West Kowloon, crew left ships prior to their sinking with permission from Japanese troops. Later repaired and retained by the Japanese.[72]
25 December 1941 MTB 7 China Station 60-foot-class motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled in Mirs Bay.
25 December 1941 MTB 9 China Station 60-foot-class motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled in Mirs Bay.
25 December 1941 MTB 10 China Station 60-foot-class motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled in Mirs Bay.
25 December 1941 MTB 11 China Station 60-foot-class motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled in Mirs Bay.
25 December 1941 MTB 27 China Station 55-foot-class motor torpedo boat Royal Navy Unknown Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled in Mirs Bay.
25 December 1941 HMS Robin China Station Heron-class gunboat Royal Navy 236 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Scuttled at Hong Kong to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
25 December 1941 HMS Thracian China Station S-class destroyer Royal Navy 1,092 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Ran aground off Round Island on 16 December. Scuttled to prevent its capture and use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Later refloated and put into service by the IJN as Patrol Boat No. 101.[73]
December ? 1941 SS An Lee Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) 1,668 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Seized by the Imperial Japanese Navy at Hong Kong after being scuttled.[58]
December ? 1941 SS Tai Poo Sek Kwang Chow Wan Hong Kong-Kwang Chow Wan Line steamer Shun Cheong Steamship Company 1,960 GRT Battle of Hong Kong Unknown Seized by the Imperial Japanese Navy at Hong Kong after being scuttled.[58]

1947

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
4 February 1947 SS Sai On Hong Kong Canton-Hong Kong ferry Sai On Navigation Company 1,950 NRT Fire 300 Caught fire at its moorings near Connaught Road Central resulting in the loss of 300 lives.[34]

1962

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
1 September 1962 SS Tai Kwong 1 Hong Kong steamer Unknown (British) Unknown Typhoon Wanda 0 Sunk near a public pier with bow in the air and dashed against the pier during Typhoon Wanda.[34]

1971

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
16 August 1971 SS Fatshan[74] Hong Kong Hong Kong-Macao passenger steamer Tai Tak Hing Shipping Company[75] 2,639 GRT Typhoon Rose 88 sunk 120 metres (390 ft) offshore of Lantau Island at a depth of about 6 metres (20 ft).

1972

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
9 January 1972 SS Seawise University Hong Kong World Campus Afloat program ship Orient Overseas Container Line 83,673 GRT Suspicious fire 0 Destroyed by suspicious fire and sunk after being capsized by large volume of water taken on to extinguish said fire at 22°19.717′N 114°06.733′E / 22.328617°N 114.112217°E / 22.328617; 114.112217.[76]

1983

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
9 September 1983 SS City of Lobito Limassol Refrigerated Cargo Ship Lifedream Cia Nav SA 6,256 GRT Typhoon Ellen 0 Wrecked off Cheung Chau during Typhoon Ellen, broken up in Hong Kong in 1984.[77][78]

2008

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
22 March 2008 SS Neftegaz-67 Guangzhou Anchor handling tug supply vessel Naftogaz of Ukraine 2,723 GRT Collision at sea. 18 Collided with Chinese bulk carrier Yao Hai off The Brothers and began listing to starboard and sinking shortly after the collision resulting in the deaths of 18 Ukrainian crew members. Salvaged 27 April 2008, refloated and reflagged as Chinese ship De Shun.[79][80]

2012

Date
 Name National Affiliation / Homeport Type Owner/Operator Tonnage Cause Deaths Notes
1 October 2012 SS Lamma IV Hong Kong Pleasure craft Hongkong Electric Company 184 GRT[81] collision at sea with Sea Smooth 39 collided with Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry ship Sea Smooth off Lamma Island, killing 39 of the 127 on board.[82]

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