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The '''list of shipwrecks in 1956''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[1956]].
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==January==
===2 January===
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|ship={{MV|Citrine||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[collier (ship type)|collier]] sank off [[The Lizard]], [[Cornwall]]. All ten crew were rescued,<ref name=Times020156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British Collier Sunk |date=2 January 1956 |page=8 |issue=53417 |column=C }}</ref> but one later died.<ref name=Times030156b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Lifeboat Driven Onto Ship Saves Crew |date=3 January 1956 |page=6 |issue=53418 |column=D }}</ref>
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|ship={{SS|Melody||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] ran aground at [[Vlissingen]], Netherlands.<ref name=Times030156a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Tanker Aground Off Dutch Coast |date=3 January 1956 |page=5 |issue=53418 |column=B }}</ref> }}
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===5 January===
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|ship={{SS|Gem||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Kallgeir||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) at [[Poortershaven]], Netherlands and was beached.<ref name=Times060156b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British Steamer Aground |date=6 January 1956 |page=8 |issue=54321 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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|ship={{SS|Hartel||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] collided with {{SS|Penhir||2}} ({{flag|France}}) in the [[River Thames]] at [[Gravesend, Kent|Gravesend]], [[Kent]]. All nine on board rescued.<ref name=Times060156a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Nine Men Saved in Ship Collision |date=6 January 1956 |page=8 |issue=54321 |column=G }}</ref>
}}
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===6 January===
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|ship={{SS|Esso Appalachee||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tanker collided with the jetty at [[Immingham]], [[Lincolnshire]], cutting it in two and leaving a {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} gap. }}
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===7 January===
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|ship={{SS|Alvi||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the [[North Sea]] west of [[Hvide Sande]], Denmark, at {{coord|55|57|N|6|52|E}}.<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=1128825|shipname=Alvi |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> }}
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===8 January===
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|ship={{SS|Moreton Bay||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[ocean liner]] ran aground in the [[Suez Canal]]. Later refloated.<ref name=Times100156a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Liner Refloated in Suez Canal |date=10 January 1956 |page=8 |issue=54323 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===10 January===
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|ship={{MV|Sirabuen||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The coaster collided with {{SS|Loide Venezuela|1948|2}} ({{flag|Brazil|1889}}) and sank {{convert|15|nmi|km}} of [[Kijkduin]], Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her eight crew.<ref name=Times110156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ships Collide in Thick Fog |date=11 January 1956 |page=8 |issue=54325 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===12 January===
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|ship={{MV|Anabel II|1928|2}}
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The {{convert|58.9|ft|adj=on}}, 62-[[gross register ton]] [[Tugboat|tug]] was destroyed by fire while moored for the winter at [[Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin|Sturgeon Bay]], [[Wisconsin]], at {{coord|44|49.759|N|087|22.821|W|name=''Anabel II''}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/26?region=Index|title=Anabel II (1928) - WI Shipwrecks|website=www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===17 January===
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|ship={{SS|Salem Maritime|1945|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The [[T2 tanker]] exploded, caught fire and sank at [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]]. She was refloated on 29 January. Although declared a [[constructive total loss]], she was later rebuilt and returned to service.<ref name=SM>{{cite web |url=http://www.aukevisser.nl/t2tanker/id828.htm |title=Salem Maritime |publisher=Auke Visser |access-date=3 November 2016}}</ref> }}
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===21 January===
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|ship={{SS|Maria Pompei||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at [[Aberavon]], [[Glamorgan]].<ref name=Times240156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Snow And Ice Over Wide Areas |date=24 January 1956 |page=8 |issue=53436 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===23 January===
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|ship={{SS|Baltrover||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the [[Elbe]], [[West Germany]].<ref name=Times270156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=27 January 1956 |page=6 |issue=53439 |column=G }}</ref> Refloated on 13 February.<ref name=Times140256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=58 Killed By Avalanches |date=14 February 1956 |page=8 |issue=53454 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===29 January===
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|ship={{MV|Gertrud||2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|150|nmi|km}} east of [[Peterhead]], [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland. All nine crew rescued by the trawlers ''Junella'' and ''York City'' (both {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and landed at [[Aberdeen]].<ref name=Times300156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Nine Saved After Ship Sinks |date=30 January 1956 |page=3 |issue=53441 |column=E }}</ref> }}
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===22 January===
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|ship={{SS|Bedford||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground off [[Singapore]]. Refloated after 36 hours.<ref name=Times240156a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=24 January 1956 |page=6 |issue=53436 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship={{SS|King's Mount||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the Elbe, West Germany. Refloated on 1 February having been aground for several days.<ref name=Times02056>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=2 February 1956 |page=7 |issue=53444 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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==February==
===3 February===
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|ship={{SS|Rosalind|1918|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank {{convert|120|nmi|km}} south of [[Crete]] ({{coord|33|21|N|27|50|E}}). All crew rescued by ''San Carlo'' ({{flag|Italy|civil}}). ''Rosalind'' was on a voyage from [[Split, Yugoslavia]] to [[Dammam]], Saudi Arabia.<ref name=Times040256a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship's Crew Rescued |date=4 February 1956 |page=5 |issue=53446 |column=D }}</ref><ref name=Merchant389>{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1 86176 023 X |page=389 }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Dovrefjell||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=the cargo ship ran aground on the [[Pentland Skerries]], [[Orkney Islands]], Scotland. All 41 crew rescued by [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Royal Navy]] helicopters.<ref name=Times040256b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=41 Seamen Saved By Helicopters |date=4 February 1956 |page=6 |issue=53446 |column=C-D }}</ref> }}
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===4 February===
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|ship={{SS|Kronprinsesse Ingrid||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Denmark}}
|desc=The [[passenger ship]] ran aground off [[Esbjerg]]. Refloated the next day.<ref name=Times060256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Danish Ship Refloated |date=6 February 1956 |page=6 |issue=53447 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===8 February===
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|ship={{SS|Lycia||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground off [[Katakolon]], Greece.<ref name=Times090256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=9 February 1956 |page=7 |issue=53450 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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===10 February===
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|ship= {{MV|Conlea||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] foundered {{convert|15|nmi|km}} off [[La Corbière]], [[Jersey]]. She was on a voyage from [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]] to [[Saint-Malo]], [[Ille-et-Vilaine]], France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11889 |title=MV Conlea (+1956) |publisher=wrecksite.eu |access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Empire448-49>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=448–49 }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Loide-Honduras||2}}, and<br>[[List of Empire ships - Si to Sy#Empire Susan|''Rumania'']] 
|flag=[[File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg|22px]] [[Second Brazilian Republic|Brazil]] <br>{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ''Loide-Honduras'' ran aground on Longsand, in the [[North Sea]] off the coast of [[Essex]]. The {{sclass2|Improved Larch|tug|1}} ''Rumania'' was sent to assist but she ran aground on the same sandbank and sank ({{coord|51|43|N|1|37|E}}). Her crew were rescued by [[helicopter]]. ''Loide-Honduras'' refloated on 12 February and returned to service.<ref name=Empire304-05>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=304–05 }}</ref>
}}
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===13 February===
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|ship= [[1956 Egypt ferry accident|Unnamed ferry]]
|flag={{flag|Egypt}}
|desc= The [[1956 Egypt ferry accident]] occurred in the morning on 13 February 1956 near [[Dekernes]] at a small tributary of the [[Nile]], in [[Egypt]]. A [[passenger ferry]] capsized, killing 22 schoolchildren between 12 years old and 18 years old.<ref name=FK>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010686961:mpeg21:a0064|title=Ruim 20 kinderen in rivier verdronken|newspaper=Friese Koerier : Onafhankelĳk Dagblad voor Friesland en Aangrenzende Gebieden |publisher=[[Friese koerier]]|date=15 February 1956|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=Trouw>{{cite news|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010820029:mpeg21:a0154 |title=Ramp met een pont in Egypte|newspaper=[[Trouw]] |date=14 February 1956|via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> }}
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===14 February===
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|ship={{ship|RFA|Wave Monarch|A264|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United Kingdom|RFA}}
|desc=The {{sclass2|Wave|oiler||ship}} ran aground at [[Valletta]], [[Malta]]. Later refloated.<ref name=Times150256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Tanker Pulled Off Rocks By Tugs |date=15 February 1956 |page=7 |issue=53455 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===16 February===
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|ship=''No. 24'' 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[hopper barge]] was in collision with {{SS|Indus|1954|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and sank in the [[River Mersey]]. All eleven crew rescued.<ref name=Times170256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship Sinks After Collision |date=15 February 1956 |page=2 |issue=53457 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===18 February===
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|ship=''Carol Joy'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 13-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|33.7|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on the west coast of [[Admiralty Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (C) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
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|ship={{SS|Kaptan Uzunoglu|1896|2}}
|flag={{flag|Turkey}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] ran aground near [[Ereğli, Konya|Ereğli]]. She was on a voyage from [[Istanbul]] to [[Zonguldak]]. She was declared a [[constructive total loss]].<ref name=Merchant27>{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1 86176 023 X |page=27 }}</ref>
}}
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===19 February===
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|ship={{SS|Corchester||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[collier (ship type)|collier]] was in collision with {{SS|City of Sydney||2}} ({{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) near the ''[[Haisborough Lightship]]'' ([[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg|22px]] [[Trinity House]] ), off the coast of [[Norfolk]] and sank with the loss of eight of her 21 crew.<ref name=Times200256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Eight Lost As Ship Sinks |date=20 February 1956 |page=8 |issue=53459 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===29 February===
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|ship={{SS|Sapanca||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Turkey}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided in the [[Scheldt]], Belgium with {{SS|Blommersdijk||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}) and sank. All 35 crew saved by ''Blommersdijk''.<ref name=Times010356>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship Sunk in Scheldt Collision |date=1 March 1956 |page=7 |issue=53468 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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==March==
===1 March===
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|ship={{MV|Greenhaven||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The coaster ran aground on Roaninish Rock, {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off the coast of [[County Donegal]], Ireland, after her engine failed in a storm. Assistance given by {{HMS|Wizard|F72|6}} ({{navy|UK}}) and the ''Arranmore Lifeboat''. All ten crew rescued by helicopters from [[RAF Eglinton]].<ref name=Times030356>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew Saved By Helicopters |date=3 March 1956 |page=6 |issue=53470 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===3 March===
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|ship=''Washington Mail'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=While on a voyage from [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], to [[East Asia]], the 7,943-ton, {{convert|468.5|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Steamship|steamer]] broke in two and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] during a storm. All 57 crewmen and all nine passengers on board survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksw">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (W) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref> }}
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===9 March===
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|ship=''Friada''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 6-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|27.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off the coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]]  {{convert|2|nmi}} west of "Cape Baranof," possibly a reference to [[Cape Burunof]] ({{coord|56.9839|N|135.3775|W|name=Cape Burunof}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksf">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-f/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (F) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===10 March===
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|ship=''Kotzebue''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 69-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|60.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Motor vessel|motor]] [[cargo vessel]] was destroyed by ice in [[Kotzebue Sound]] on the west coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksk>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (K) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===11 March===
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|ship={{MV|Prince de Liege||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Belgium}}
|desc=Caught fire off [[Spain]] and abandoned by crew. Towed by a [[tugboat|naval tug]] ({{navy|Spain|1945}}) then by salvage ship ''Herakles'' ({{flag|Sweden}}) to [[Gibraltar]]. Subsequently scrapped in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1957.<ref name=BelgePZ>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant P-Z |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=1 December 2010 }} {{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
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===14 March===
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|ship=''Vert Prairial'' 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The [[Fishing trawler|trawler]] was driven ashore at Wireless Point, [[Porthcurno]], [[Cornwall]], United Kingdom with the loss of all seventeen on board.<ref name=Times150356>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=French Trawler Wrecked on Cornish Coast |date=15 March 1956 |page=20 |issue=53480 |column=A-E }}</ref> }}
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===16 March===
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|ship={{SS|Etrusco||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The {{convert|441|ft|adj=on}} [[cargo ship]] was blown ashore during a storm on Cedar Point at [[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]], [[Massachusetts]], United States, directly in front of [[Old Scituate Light]]. The [[United States Coast Guard]] rescued all 30 members of her crew by [[breeches buoy]]. She remained aground for several months, then was refloated, repaired, renamed ''Scituate'', and returned to service.<ref name=Times190356>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Blizzard Havoc on U.S. Coast |date=19 March 1956 |page=10 |issue=53483 |column=D }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/etrusco-dat.htm |title=Etrusco | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |access-date=3 February 2021 }}</ref>
}}
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===18 March===
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|ship={{USS|Willis A. Lee|DL-4|6}} 
|flag={{naval|USA}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Mitscher|destroyer|2}} was driven onto rocks at [[Jamestown, Rhode Island|Jamestown]], [[Rhode Island]], in a storm.<ref name=Times190356/>
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===20 March===
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|ship=''J. H.''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 19-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|41.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksj">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-j/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (J) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===24 March===
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|ship=''Sunset''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 7-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|30.6|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire at [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (S) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===28 March===
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|ship={{SS|Changsha||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at [[Tokyo]], Japan. Refloated on 9 April.<ref name=Times100456>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=10 March 1956 |page=9 |issue=53501 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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==April==
===9 April===
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|ship={{MV|Akka||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=The [[ore carrier]] sank in the [[Firth of Clyde]] with the loss of six of her 33 crew.<ref name=Times110456>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Helicopter Search Over Clyde |date=11 April 1956 |page=17 |issue=53502 |column=B }}</ref> }}
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===12 April===
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|ship=''Carlisle I'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 35-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|56.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire at [[Cordova, Alaska|Cordova]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
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===13 April===
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|ship={{SS|Maria Schroeder||2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the [[Red Sea]] during a sandstorm.<ref name=Times140456>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=14 April 1956 |page=5 |issue=53505 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===17 April===
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|ship={{MV|Altair||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The cargo ship struck a rock off [[Borborema]], Brazil and sank. All crew were rescued.<ref name=Times180456>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=18 April 1956 |page=8 |issue=53508 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===20 April===
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|ship=''Loyal''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 23-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|43.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Simpson Bay (Alaska)|Simpson Bay]] ({{coord|60|37|30|N|145|55|00|W|name=Simpson Bay}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (L) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===27 April===
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|ship={{SS|Luabo||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Portugal}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank off Mozambique with the loss of fourteen of her 57 crew.<ref name=times010556>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Sinking of Portuguese Ship |date=1 May 1956 |page=10 |issue=53519 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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==May==
===5 May===
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|ship={{MV|Erling Borthen|1950|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Santa Rosa|1943|2}} ({{flag|Liberia}}) in the [[English Channel]] of the ''[[Royal Sovereign Lightship]]'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|government}}) and was severely damaged.<ref name="LibE">{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibshipsE.html |title=Liberty Ships – E |publisher=Mariners |access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref>
}}
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===6 May===
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|ship=''Fred Everard''
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The sailing vessel<!--a Thames barge?--> collided with {{SS|Wall Brook|1940|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and sank in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|8|nmi|km}} off [[Ramsgate]], [[Kent]].<ref name=Sandsuckers>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandsuckersuk.com/post/south-coast-south-east-the-sixties |title=South Coast & South East, the Sixties |publisher=Sandsuckers |first=Paul |last=Whittle |accessdate=30 July 2023 }}</ref>
}}
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===7 May===
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|ship={{USS|Wisconsin|BB-64|6}} 
|flag={{Navy|USA|1912}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Iowa|battleship|2}} collided with the [[escort destroyer]] {{USS|Eaton|DDE-510|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}) off the coast of [[Virginia]]. }}
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===9 May===
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|ship={{MV|Fred Everard|1926|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The coaster was in collision with {{SS|Walstream||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) off [[Margate]], [[Kent]] and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.<ref name=Times100556b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship Sunk in Thames Esturary |date=10 May 1956 |page=8 |issue=53527 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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|ship={{HMS|Talent|P337|6}} 
|flag={{navy|UK}}
|desc=The [[British T-class submarine|T-class]] submarine was damaged in a collision with an unknown vessel whilst at [[periscope]] depth in the [[Solent]].<ref name=Times100556a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Submarine in Collision |date=10 May 1956 |page=8 |issue=53527 |column=C }}</ref>
}}

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===14 May===
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|ship={{SS|Howard Olson||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The steam [[schooner]] was in collision with {{SS|Marine Leopard||2}} ({{flag|United States}}) {{convert|175|nmi|km}} south of [[San Francisco, California]] and sank with the loss of six of her 28 crew.<ref name=Times150556>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=American Ships in collision |date=15 May 1956 |page=10 |issue=53531 |column=A }}</ref><ref name=Olson>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?147010 |title=SS Howard Olson (+1956) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref> 
}}
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===18 May===
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|ship=''Junyo Maru No. 3''
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=The 84-ton [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] disappeared near the [[Aleutian Islands]] with the loss of her entire crew of 22.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksj"/>
}}
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|ship=''Mace''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 10-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|35.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire at [[Castle Flats]] ({{coord|56|38|30|N|133|15|30|W|name=Castle Flats}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (M) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===20 May===
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|ship=''Wafico No. 22'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 16-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|34.9|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] foundered near [[Cape Saint Elias]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksw"/> }}
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===24 May===
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|ship={{SS|Orsova|1953|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[ocean liner]] ran aground in [[Port Philip Bay]], [[Victoria, Australia]]. Refloated with the aid of three [[tugboat|tugs]].<ref name=Times260556>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=26 May 1956 |page=5 |issue=53541 |column=E }}</ref> }}
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===28 May===
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|ship=''P S F Co. No. 2''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 41-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|60.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[scow]] sank off [[Foggy Cape]] ({{coord|56|32|N|156|58|W|name=Foggy Cape}}) on [[Sutwik Island]] off the south coast of the [[Alaska Peninsula]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksp">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (P) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===29 May===
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|ship=''Lynn D''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 10-[[gross register ton]] [[motor vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] {{convert|15|nmi}} off [[Cape Saint Elias]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl"/>
}}
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===30 May===
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|ship={{SS|Ballyclare||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at [[Sarda Island]] in the [[Mull of Kintyre]].<ref name=Times310556/> 
}}
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|ship={{MV|Lucky Carrier|1927|2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|British Hong Kong|1955}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground at Fakir Point, Burma. She was on a voyage from [[Chalna]] to [[Akyab]]. Refloated on 8 August, she was towed to [[Singapore]] where she was declared a [[constructive total loss]]. Scrapped in 1957.<ref name=HW750>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=750 |title=Paua |publisher=The Yard |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Prins Bernhard||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The coaster was in collision with {{SS|Tanger||2}} ({{flag|West Germany}}) in the [[English Channel]] off [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]]. She sank, but all on board were rescued by the [[Dover]] lifeboat.<ref name=Times310556>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Shipping Casualties in Dense Fog |date=31 May 1956 |page=10 |issue=53545 |column=G }}</ref>
}}
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===31 May===
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|ship={{RMS|Caronia|1947|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The ocean liner ran aground at [[Messina]], [[Sicily]], Italy.<ref name=Times010656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Picture Gallery |date=1 June 1956 |page=10 |issue=53546 |column=C }}</ref> Refloated the next day.<ref name=Times020656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Caronia Sails Again |date=2 June 1956 |page=6 |issue=53547 |column=G }}</ref> 
}}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship={{MV|Hassel||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=Collided with a [[Liberia]]n tanker. Beached a [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]]. Later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=Kent>{{cite book | first =Anthony | last =Lane | year =2009 | title =Shipwrecks of Kent | pages =77, 80 | publisher =The History Press | location =Stroud |isbn=978-0-7524-1720-2 }}</ref> 
}}
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==June==
===8 June===
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|ship={{SS|Badora||2}} 
|flag={{flagdeco|Pakistan|civil}} [[East Bengal]]
|desc=The passenger ship sank in the [[Bay of Bengal]] with the loss of all but six of the 202 people on board.<ref name=TST090656>{{Cite news |title=Sea Survival |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=9 June 1956 |page=2 |url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19560609.2.22.aspx }}</ref><ref name=Times090656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=News in Brief |date=9 June 1956 |page=5 |issue=53553 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===12 June===
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|ship=[[List of Empire ships - P#Empire Pampas|''Warri'']] 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The  [[Coastal trading vessel|coaster]] ran aground at Iwerekun, [[Nigeria]]. She was on a voyage from [[Sapele, Delta|Sapele]] to [[Lagos]]. She was declared a total loss.<ref name=Empire244>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=244 }}</ref>
}}
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===17 June===
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|ship=''Danaco No. 5''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 88-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|110|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] sank in the [[Kuskokwim River]] approximately {{convert|12|mi}} below [[Sleetmute, Alaska|Sleetmute]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (D) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===21 June===
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|ship={{SS|Sea Star|1943|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the [[Suez Canal]], Egypt.<ref name=Times210656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=U.S. Ship Aground |date=21 June 1956 |page=9 |issue=53564 |column=E }}</ref> Later refloated.<ref name=Times250656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=25 June 1956 |page=6 |issue=53566 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===22 June===
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|ship={{SS|Shuna||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the [[Isle of Muck]], in the [[Inner Hebrides]].<ref name=Times220656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Steamer Aground |date=22 June 1956 |page=6 |issue=53565 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===24 June===
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|ship=''P G No. 4''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 8-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|28.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank near [[Egegik, Alaska|Egegik]], [[Territory of Alaska]], during a storm.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksp"/>
}}
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===26 June===
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|ship={{SS|Vicky||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Australia|civil}}
|desc=The collier sank off [[Wilson's Promonotory]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] with the loss of eight crew.<ref name=Times270656>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=27 June 1956 |page=8 |issue=53568 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===30 June===
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|ship=''Reform''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 9-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Frederick Sound]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]] between [[Beacon Point]] and [[Twelve Mile Point]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (R) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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==July==
===5 July===
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|ship={{SS|Sheaf Royal||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] ran aground off [[Singapore]]. Refloated four days later.<ref name=Times100756>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=10 July 1956 |page=8 |issue=53579 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===8 July===
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|ship={{SS|Dione||2}} 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Michael C||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}}) off the [[Goodwin Sands]], [[Kent]], United Kingdom.<ref name=Times090756>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship's Back Broken |date=9 July 1956 |page=8 |issue=53578 |column=E }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Lord Warden||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] collided with {{SS|Tamba||2}} ({{flag|France}}) {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off [[Cap Gris Nez]], [[Pas de Calais]], France.<ref name=Times090756/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Marotte'' 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The fishing vessel collided with {{SS|Kenuta||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) off the [[Eddystone Lighthouse]] in the [[English Channel]] and sank. All crew rescued by ''Kenuta''.<ref name=Times090756/> 
}}
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|ship={{SS|Yewcroft||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The 827-ton steamship stranded in dense fog on the rocks of [[Perranuthnoe|Trevean Cove]], [[Cornwall]], UK whilst carrying cement between [[Cliffe, Kent|Cliffe]] and [[Bristol]]. The captain believed he was near the Brisons at [[Cape Cornwall]].<ref name=Larn>{{cite book |title=Shipwrecks Around Mounts Bay |last=Larn |first=R|author2=Larn, B.  |year=1991 |publisher=Tor Mark Press |location=Penryn }}</ref><ref name=Times090756/>
}}
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===11 July===
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|ship={{SS|Estoril||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[Liberty ship]] collided with [[SS Empire Driver|''Dea Mazzella'']] ({{flag|Italy|civil}}) and sank at {{coord|42|50|N|61|00|W}}.<ref name="LibE"/> }}
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===15 July===
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|ship=''Hy-C-Tane''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 10-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|33.2|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Ships Anchorage]] ({{coord|58|43|40|N|157|00|45|W|name=Ships Anchorage}}) at [[Naknek, Alaska|Naknek]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksh">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (H) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===16 July===
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|ship={{SS|Maeda||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Costa Rica}}
|desc=The cargo ship was in collision with {{SS|Salsaas||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) and sank off the coast of the Netherlands. All crew rescued by ''Salsaas''.<ref name=Times170756>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Cargo Ship Sunk Off Dutch Coast |date=17 July 1956 |page=10 |issue=53585 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===17 July===
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|ship={{MV|Douglas||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground near the [[Maidens Lighthouse]], [[County Antrim]], United Kingdom. Refloated on 21 July with substantial damage.<ref name=Times230756>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=News in Brief |date=23 July 1956 |page=5 |issue=53590 |column=E }}</ref> }}
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===23 July===
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|ship= {{SS|Kotka|1913|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Finland}}
|desc=The cargo ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete ammunition in the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=1139009 |shipname=Kotka |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref> }}
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=== 25 July ===
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|ship={{SS|Andrea Doria||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The [[Italian Line]] 29,083-ton [[ocean liner]], sunk after collision with ''[[MS Stockholm (1948)|Stockholm]]'' ({{flag|Sweden}}). 46 fatalities. }}
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===29 July===
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|ship={{ship||Moyana|ketch|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[ketch]] foundered off [[The Lizard]], [[Cornwall]]. All crew rescued by {{SS|Clan Maclean|1947|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=Times300756>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Eleven Deaths in 88 M.P.H. Gales Over South |date=30 July 1956 |page=8 |issue=53596 |column=D-F }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Teeswood||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship capsized off [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness, Kent]] with the loss of one of her sixteen crew.<ref name=Times300756/> She drifted and sank off [[Dover]].<ref name=Kent/> }}
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===30 July===
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|ship=''Linda''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=During a voyage in [[Southeast Alaska]] from [[Elfin Cove, Alaska|Elfin Cove]] to [[North Inian Pass]] ({{coord|58|17|N|136|22|W|name=North Inian Pass}}), the {{convert|30|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] was swamped and sank with the loss of the 16-year-old boy who was the only person on board. A [[message in a bottle]] found a year later in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off [[Yakutat, Alaska|Yakutat]], [[Territory of Alaska]], was the only description of the vessel′s fate.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl"/>
}}
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===31 July===
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|ship=''Eskimo''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 61-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|75.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[cannery tender]] was wrecked on the coast of [[Sitkalidak Island]] in the [[Territory of Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Archipelago]], {{convert|4|nmi}} south of [[Cape Barnabas]] ({{coord|57|09|N|152|53|W|name=Cape Barnabas}}). All four people and a dog who were aboard survived.<ref name="alaskashipwreckse">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (E) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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==August==
===1 August===
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|ship=''Far North''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 8-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|30.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksf"/>
}}
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===9 August===
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|ship={{Ship|RFA|Wave King|A264|6}} 
|flag={{Navy|United Kingdom|RFA}}
|desc=The {{sclass2|Wave|oiler||ship}} struck a rock north of [[São Luís, Maranhão|São Luís de Maranhão]], Brazil and was severely damaged. Withdrawn from service and scrapped as a result.<ref name=Empire153>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=153 }}</ref>
}}
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===11 August===
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|ship=''Lady Isle''
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[Victualling Inshore Craft|VIC-type lighter]] was driven ashore on [[Tiree]], [[Inner Hebrides]] and abandoned by her crew. Severely damaged, she was further damaged by gales on 28 September and was a total loss.<ref name=Empire263>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=263 }}</ref>
}}
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===12 August===
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|ship=''Majestic''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 104-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|74.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in the [[Shelikof Strait]] {{convert|12|nmi}} off [[Puale Bay]] ({{coord|57|41|N|155|29|W|name=Puale Bay}}) on the coast of the [[Alaska Peninsula]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm"/>
}}
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===14 August===
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|ship={{MV|Hondsrug||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[Coastal trading vessel|coaster]] sank {{convert|10|nmi|km}} north of [[Fyn Island]], [[Denmark]], with the loss of five of the seven people on board.<ref name=Times150856>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Five Lost From Dutch Coaster |date=15 August 1956 |page=5 |issue=53610 |column=B }}</ref> }}
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===15 August===
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|ship=''Eunice H''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 9-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|32.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse"/>
}}
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===19 August===
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|ship=''Argus'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 22-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|44|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire at [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (A) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Traquair||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The coaster sank {{convert|36|nmi|km}} east of [[Aldeburgh]], [[Suffolk]]. All eleven crew rescued.<ref name=Times200856>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew Saved From Sinking Ship |date=20 August 1956 |page=3 |issue=53614 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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===20 August===
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|ship=''Excursion''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 46-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|65|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[motor vessel]] was wrecked in [[Cordova Bay]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse"/>
}}
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===22 August===
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|ship=''Forman F''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 6-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|28.8|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off the north shore of [[McHenry Anchorage]] ({{coord|55|58|N|132|27|W|name=McHenry Anchorage}}) on [[Etolin Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksf"/>
}}
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===25 August===
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|ship=''Salmon Mule''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 40-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|51.9|ft|m|adj=on}} [[motor vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|10|nmi}} off [[Ocean Cape]] ({{coord|59|32|30|N|139|51|30|W|name=Ocean Cape}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===26 August===
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|ship=''Betty J'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 45-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|57.7|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank {{convert|6.3|nmi}} southwest of [[Yakutat, Alaska|Yakutat]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksb">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (B) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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==September==

===7 September===
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|ship={{SS|Seagate|1944|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the Sonora Reef, of the coast of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States and broke in two.<ref name=LibH>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibshipsH.html |title=Liberty Ships – H |publisher=Mariners |access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref>
}}
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===8 September===
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|ship=''Italio''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 53-[[gross register ton]] {{convert|64|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed near the eastern [[Spit (landform)|spit]] of the [[Kaliakh River]] ({{coord|60|05|40|N|142|48|30|W|name=Kaliakh River}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]], {{convert|12|mi|km}} west of [[Cape Yakataga, Alaska|Cape Yakataga]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksi>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (I) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Sanco''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 15-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|40|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire due east of [[Round Point Light]] ({{coord|56|16|40|N|132|39|30|W|name=Round Point Light}}) on [[Zarembo Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]], {{convert|0.25|nmi}} from [[Etolin Island]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===11 September===
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|ship=''A P A-S-10'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 95-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|72.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[scow]] wrecked at {{coord|55|59|12|N|134|05|36|W|name=''A P A-S-10''}} in the [[Spanish Islands (Alaska)|Spanish Islands]] ({{coord|55.9606|N|134.1258|W|name=Spanish Islands}}) in [[Sumner Strait]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa"/>
}}
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|ship=''Liberty''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 16-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|39.5|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Southeast Alaska]] off the [[Barrier Islands (Alaska)|Barrier Islands]] ({{coord|54|48|N|132|25|W|name=Barrier Islands}}).<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl"/>
}}
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|ship=''Valencia''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 82-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|69.5|ft|m|adj=on}} [[cargo vessel]] was wrecked on [[Spanish Island (Alaska)|Spanish Island]] ({{coord|55|57|N|134|07|W|name=Spanish Island}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksv>[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V) Retrieved 12 September 2018]</ref>
}}
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===12 September===
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|ship=''Seattle''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 21-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|44.4|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked at [[King Cove, Alaska|King Cove]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===13 September===
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|ship=''Nedra''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 11-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|33.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire on [[Long Island (Kodiak Archipelago)|Long Island]] ({{coord|57|46|N|152|17|W|name=Long Island}}) near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (N) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===15 September===
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|ship={{SS|Pelagia|1943|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[Liberty ship]] broke in two and sank off the [[Lofoten Islands]], Norway ({{coord|67|15|N|11|35|E}}).<ref name=LibP>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibShipsP.html |title=Liberty Ships – P |publisher=Mariners |access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>
}}
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===16 September===
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|ship=''Irene''<!--MV Irene is a different ship, needs a dab--> 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The coaster foundered south east of [[Crete]]. All ten crew rescued by {{SS|Norman Prince||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=Times170956>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew of Greek Ship Rescued |date=17 September 1956 |page=7 |issue=53639 |column=B }}</ref> }}
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===17 September===
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|ship=''Ada'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 13-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|41.7|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Motor vessel|motor]] [[cargo vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Gnat Cove]] ({{coord|55|23|00|N|131|19|40|W|name=Gnat Cove}}) in [[Carroll Inlet (Alaska)|Carroll Inlet]] ({{coord|55.4728|N|131.3114|W|name=Carroll Inlet}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa"/>
}}
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|ship=''Wild Bill'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 8-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|29.4|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Ernest Sound]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksw/> }}
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===25 September===
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|ship=''Ada May'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 10-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|31.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked at [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa"/>
}}
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===29 September===
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|ship=''B & W No. 1''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 188-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|100|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[cargo ship]] was wrecked on [[Nunivak Island]] in the [[Bering Sea]] southeast of [[Mekoryuk, Alaska|Mekoryuk]].<ref>[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B) Retrieved 11 September 2018]</ref> }}
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==October==
===8 October===
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|ship=''G P C 19''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 12-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|30.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire while moored at [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksg>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (G) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===9 October===
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|ship=''Dulcinea''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 622-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|166.5|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] was wrecked on [[Buldir Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd"/>
}}
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===10 October===
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|ship=''Tuva''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=During a voyage from [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] to [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]], with a cargo of 30 tons of [[explosive]]s, the 55-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|49.9|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank with the loss of four lives in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] about {{convert|30|nmi|km}} from [[Cape Saint Elias]] on the southwest end of [[Kayak Island]], [[Territory of Alaska]], during a [[gale]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckst>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (T) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===12 October===
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|ship={{HMS|Anchorite|P422|6}} 
|flag={{navy|UK}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Amphion|submarine|2}} ran aground in [[Rothesay Bay]], [[Firth of Forth]].<ref name=Times131056>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Submarine Runs Aground |date=13 October 1956 |page=6 |issue=53661 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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===14 October===
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|ship={{SS|Concha||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Costa Rica|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the [[River Humber]]. Later refloated undamaged.<ref name=Times151056>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=News in Brief |date=15 October 1956 |page=5 |issue=53662 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===20 October===
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|ship=''Alert'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 7-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|35.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on the beach at [[Hydaburg, Alaska|Hydaburg]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa"/>
}}
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===21 October===
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|ship={{SS|Lepus||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines|1936}}
|desc=[[Typhoon Harriet (1956)|Typhoon Harriet]]: The cargo ship foundered off [[Legazpi, Albay|Legaspi]] with the loss of 25 of her 36 crew. The survivors were rescued by {{USS|Castor|AKS-1|6}} ({{naval|USA}}).<ref name=Times221056>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=25 Feared Lost in Typhoon |date=22 October 1956 |page=6 |issue=53668 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===22 October===
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|ship={{USS|Antietam|CV-36|6}} 
|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Essex|aircraft carrier|2}} ran aground off [[Brest, France]]. Later refloated undamaged.<ref name=Times231056>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=U.S. Aircraft Carrier Runs Aground |date=23 October 1956 |page=9 |issue=53669 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===23 October===
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|ship=''Starlight ''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 14-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|39.2|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on the west side of [[Golf Island]] ({{coord|56|47|30|N|135|23|00|W|name=Golf Island}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===27 October===
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|ship=''Beilby'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 15-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|46.5|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] ran aground and was lost off a location described as "Point Lookout" in the [[Territory of Alaska]], which could refer to a number of locations but most likely is the [[Point Lookout (Alaska)|Point Lookout]] ({{coord|57|39|00|N|133|40|30|W|name=Point Lookout}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] closest to ''Beilby'''s [[home port]] of [[Wrangell, Alaska|Wrangel]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksb"/>
}}
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===31 October===
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|ship={{ship|Egyptian frigate|Domiat||2}} 
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[River-class frigate|''Rashid''-class frigate]] was sunk by gunfire by the [[light cruiser]] {{HMS|Newfoundland|59|6}} and the [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Diana|D126|6}} (both {{navy|UK}}) {{convert|8|nmi}} south of Suez.<ref name=Times011156b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Frigate Sunk by a British Cruiser |date=1 November 1956 |page=10 |issue=53677 |column=A-B }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Wimbledon||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The cargo ship foundered off [[Blakeney, Norfolk]] with the loss of one of her nineteen crew.<ref name=Times011156a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Skipper Washed Overboard |date=1 November 1956 |page=7 |issue=53677 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship={{SS|Paul Solente||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Egypt|1922}}
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[dredger]] was scuttled as a [[blockship]] in the Suez Canal at [[Port Said]]. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.<ref name=Times121156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=20 Wrecks Located at Entry To Suez Canal |date=12 November 1956 |page=10 |issue=53686 |column=C-D }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ship||Pollux|dredger|2}}
|flag={{Flag|Egypt|1922}}
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[dredger]] was scuttled as a [[blockship]] in the Suez Canal at [[Port Said]].
}}
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==November==

===1 November===
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|ship=[[HMS Usk (K295)|''Aboukir'']] 
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[River-class frigate|Rashid-class frigate]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as a [[blockship]] in the [[Suez Canal]]. Refloated on 8 April 1957, she was beached and abandoned.
}}
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|ship=[[HMS LST-178|''Aka'']] 
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[landing ship tank]] was scuttled as a blockship in the [[Suez Canal]] near [[Timsah]]. She was refloated in February 1957, beached, and abandoned.<ref name=conways19471982p302>Gray, Randal, ed., ''Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1947–1982, Part II: The Warsaw Pact and Non-Aligned Nations'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983, {{ISBN|0-87021-919-7}}, p. 299.</ref>
}}
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|ship=ex-{{HMS|Papua|K588|6}} 
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[Merchant ship|merchant]] [[passenger ship]], a [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] {{sclass2|Colony|frigate}} that had been acquired for reconversion into a warship for the Egyptian Navy, was scuttled as a blockship in the [[Suez Canal]]. She was refloated, beached and abandoned later.<ref name=conways19471982p302/>
}}
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|ship= ex-{{HMS|Tobago|K585|6}} 
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[Merchant ship|merchant]] [[passenger ship]], a [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] {{sclass2|Colony|frigate}} that had been acquired for reconversion into a warship for the Egyptian Navy, was scuttled as a blockship in the [[Suez Canal]]. She was refloated, beached and abandoned later.<ref name=conways19471982p302/>
}}
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===3 November===
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|ship={{SS|Aida|1911|2}}
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The ship was sunk by Israeli [[Dassault Mystère IV]] aircraft.<ref name="sovietempireno220no227"/>
}}
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===4 November===
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|ship={{ship|Egyptian motor torpedo boat|No. 220||2}}
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[Project 183 motor torpedo boat|''No. 260''-class]] [[motor torpedo boat]] was sunk by [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft from the [[aircraft carrier]] {{HMS|Bulwark|R08|6}} ({{navy|UK}}).<ref name=sovietempireno220no227>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113&sid=7f0e4771ec9fc63fbb973d760e92185e |title=Arab Naval Battles against Israel (Egypt, Syria, Palestine) |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Egyptian motor torpedo boat|No. 227||2}}
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[Project 183 motor torpedo boat|''No. 260''-class]] [[motor torpedo boat]] was sunk by [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft from the [[aircraft carrier]] {{HMS|Bulwark|R08|6}} ({{navy|UK}}).<ref name=sovietempireno220no227/>
}}
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===5 November===
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|ship=''Carmella'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 16-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|50.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Coon Cove]] ({{coord|55|27|20|N|131|29|15|W|name=Coon Cove}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
}}
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===6 November===
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|ship=''Chum'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 11-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|32.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off [[Sukoi Island]] ({{coord|56|53|30|N|132|55|25|W|name=Sukoi Island}}) in [[Frederick Sound]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Opalia||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The tanker was sunk or scuttled at [[Port Said, Egypt]]. Unclear of operational status, trapped in port or part of British forces. Raised in 1959, repaired and put in service as {{MV|23 December||2}} ({{flag|Egypt|1959}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113&sid=e52df73de2513d8f2a576bf409ba3047 |title=Arab Naval Battles against Israel (Egypt, Syria, Palestine) |publisher=soviet-empire.com |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?230224 |title=Opalia (1956) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>  
}}
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===14 November===
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|ship={{MV|Port Victor||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] merchant ship in the [[Scheldt]], Belgium.<ref name=Times151156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British Steamer in Collision |date=15 November 1956 |page=10 |issue=53689 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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===16 November===
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|ship={{MV|Neritopsis|1946|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The ''Empire Pym''-type [[tank ship|tanker]] struck a rock in the [[South China Sea]] off [[Palawan Island]], [[Borneo]] ({{coord|8|32|N|116|40|E}}) and sank. Her crew rescued by {{SS|Nellore||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). ''Neritopsis'' was on a voyage from [[Miri]], [[British Malaya|Malaya]] to [[Shimotsu]], Japan.<ref name=Neritopsis>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58872 |title=MV Neritopsis (+1956) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=Times171156>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=20 November 1956 |page=9 |issue=53693 |column=G }}</ref><ref name=Empire156>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=156 }}</ref>
}}
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===19 November===
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|ship=''Ussona'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 16-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|42.9|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire at [[Deer Island (Alaska Panhandle)|Deer Island]] in [[Ernest Sound]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksu>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-u/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (U) – Alaska Shipwrecks|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref> }}
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===20 November===
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|ship={{USS|Hartford|1858|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1912}}
|desc=The decommissioned steam [[sloop-of-war]] sank at her berth at the [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] in [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]], [[Virginia]]. She subsequently was scrapped.}}
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===21 November===
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|ship={{ship|Soviet submarine|M-200||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The submarine collided with the destroyer {{ship|Soviet destroyer|Statnyj||2}} ({{Navy|Soviet Union}}) and sank with the loss of 30 lives. }}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship=''No. 15''
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[landing craft mechanized]] was lost on 3 or 4 November, possibly [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as a [[blockship]] in the [[Suez Canal]].<ref name="Arab Naval battles against Israel">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113&sid=ffe24a4f5a39c3aa8f435675c8e0b371 |title=Arab Naval battles against Israel |publisher=sovietEmpire |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''No. 20''
|flag={{flagicon image|Flag of the Navy of Egypt (1922-1952).svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The [[landing craft mechanized]] was lost on 3 or 4 November, possibly [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as a [[blockship]] in the [[Suez Canal]].<ref name="Arab Naval battles against Israel"/>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Zamalek||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Egypt|1922}}
|desc=[[Suez Crisis]]: The cargo ship, a former LS-class landing ship, was sunk in the Suez Canal at [[Port Tewfik]], or in the harbor at [[Suez, Egypt]] during an attack by British and/or French aircraft, or scuttled by the Egyptians in Suez harbor on 3, 4 or 5 November. Later scrapped in place post war.<ref name=Times291256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Canal Clearance Work Again Delayed |date=29 December 1956 |page=6 |issue=53725 |column=A }}</ref><ref name="soviet-empire.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?102768 |title=Zamalek (1956) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>  
}}
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==December==
===3 December===
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|ship=''Herewego''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 8-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|35.2|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off [[Saint John Harbor]] ({{coord|56|27|00|N|132|57|30|W|name=Saint John Harbor}}) on [[Zarembo Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksh"/>
}}
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===12 December===
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|ship={{SS|Southern Hunter||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The {{GRT|441}} steam-powered whaler was wrecked trying to avoid a vessel of the Argentine Navy coming in the opposite direction at Foster Harbour, [[Deception Island]], South Shetland Islands.<ref>[http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?116404 SS Southern Hunter [+1956]] wrecksite.eu
</ref>
}}
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===14 December===
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|ship=''Sea Parrot''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 25-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|46|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Prince William Sound]] on the coast of the [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===17 December===
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|ship=''Farragut''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 13-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|33.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off [[Point Higgins]] ({{coord|55|27|28|N|131|50|00|W|name=Point Higgins}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksf"/>
}}
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===20 December===
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|ship={{MV|Lukuga||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Belgium}}
|desc=Collided off [[Terschelling]], [[Netherlands]] with {{MV|Bernhard Hansen||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) and beached off [[Schiermonnikoog (island and municipality)|Schiermonnikoog]]. Refloated 24 December and towed to [[Emden]], [[Germany]] where repaired and returned to service.<ref name=BelgeHO>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant H-O |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=31 October 2010 }} {{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
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===26 December===
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|ship={{SS|Sunlong|1943|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Norway}}
|desc=The [[Liberty ship]] sprang a leak and sank off [[Kristiansand]], Norway. All 36 crew rescued by {{SS|Borre||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).<ref name=Times271256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew of 36 Taken Off Sinking Norwegian Ship |date=27 December 1956 |page=6 |issue=53723 |column=E-F }}</ref><ref name=LibT>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibShipsT.html |title=Liberty Ships – T - U - V |publisher=Mariners |access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> 
}}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship={{SS|Costa del Marfil||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank off the [[Canary Islands]]. Thirteen crew survived.<ref name=Times041256>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=4 December 1956 |page=9 |issue=53705 |column=E }}</ref> 
}}
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|ship={{ship|Japanese transport|Nojima Maru||2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}
|desc= The stern section of the transport (6,940 GRT, 1934) wrecked in World War II was refloated in early 1956, departed for scrapping in Japan but sank en route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/NojimaM_t.htm |title=Japanese Transports |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> 
}}
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==References==
{{Reflist|20em}}

{{shipevents|1956}}

[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1956]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1956| ]]
[[Category:1956-related lists|Ships]]