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The '''list of shipwrecks in 1973''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[1973]].
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==January==
===1 January===
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|ship=''Donna R''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Port Etches]] in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (D) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
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|ship=''Kelly B''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] exploded while refueling in [[Cedar Bay (Alaska)|Cedar Bay]] ({{coord|60|33|30|N|146|00|30|W|name=Cedar Bay}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksk>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (K) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===9 January===
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|ship= ''Dona Anita'' 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] sank off [[Vancouver Island]], with the loss of all 42 crew.<ref name="World Book">{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[World Book Encyclopedia|The World Book Year Book 1974]] |last=Stille |first=Darlene R. |title=Disasters |year=1974 |publisher=[[Field Enterprises|Field Enterprises Educational Corporation]] |location=[[Chicago]] |isbn=0-7166-0474-4 |lccn=62-4818 |page=[https://archive.org/details/1974worldbookyea00fiel/page/293 293] |url=https://archive.org/details/1974worldbookyea00fiel/page/293 }}</ref> }}
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===21 January===
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|ship= {{MV|Tide||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] caught fire off [[Northern Ireland]], driving the crew to the bow area, unable to stop the ship's engine. The ship eventually ran aground at [[Bangor, County Down]]. The nine crew were rescued by {{HMS|Bronington|M1115|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Times220173>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Navy saves nine from sinking ship |date=22 November 1973 |page=5 |issue=58687 |column=D-E }}</ref> }}
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===22 January===
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|ship= {{USS|Batfish|SSN-681|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Sturgeon|submarine}} ran aground off [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. She was later repaired and returned to service. }}
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===31 January===
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|ship={{MV|Sankt Jacob||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] sank in Galite Bay, [[Bizerta]], [[Tunisia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=MV Sankt Jacob [+1973] |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?96409 |website=wrecksite.eu |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> }}
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==February==
===2 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 February 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Alcamo||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship struck rocks and was holed off Cap Rosso, [[Corsica]]. She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |title=SS Alcamo (+1973) |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?193818 |website=wrecksite.eu |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref>}}
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===15 February===
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|ship={{USS|Sabalo|SS-302|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Balao|submarine}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off [[San Diego]], [[California]]. }}
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===23 February===
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|ship=''Iliamna''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 17-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was lost after she collided with a submerged log in [[Kachemak Bay]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksi>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (I) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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==March==
===3 March===
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|ship={{MV|Sounion|1936|2}}
|flag={{flag|Lebanon}}
|desc=The [[passenger ship]] was sunk by a [[limpet mine]] at [[Beirut]]. Refloated in April but subsequently scrapped.
}}
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===4 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 March 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''Auralyn'' 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[yacht]] was struck by a [[whale]] and sank in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Sailors [[Maurice and Maralyn Bailey]] were rescued after 117 days on a liferaft.
}}
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|ship=''Neptune I''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] between [[Cape Spencer (Alaska)|Cape Spencer]] in [[Southeast Alaska]] and [[Kodiak Island]] in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]], about {{convert|150|nmi}} south of [[Middleton Island]] off the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued all five members of her crew from a [[life raft]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (N) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===12 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 March 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= [[Igara wreck|''Igara'']] 
|flag={{Flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=[[File:Diver on the wreck of the Igara.JPG|thumb|right|The wreck of ''Igara''{{'}}s bow section, photographed on 1 May 2007]]The [[ore-oil carrier]] hit a rock and was holed in the [[South China Sea]]. She later sank by the bow {{convert|70|nmi|km}} off [[Singapore]]. Broke in two at № 1 hold on 19 March. The stern section was refloated and fitted with a new bow section, and returned to service as ''Eraclide''. }}
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===22 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 March 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Anita||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The cargo ship disappeared without a trace in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 32 crew. This ship and ''Norse Variant'' sank in the same storm. No distress call was ever received. According to researchers, the ship was likely sunk by a [[rogue wave]].<ref name="kharif">{{cite journal |first1=Christian |last1=Kharif |first2=Efim |last2=Pelinovsky |title=Physical Mechanisms of the Rogue Wave Phenomenon |journal=European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids |date=2003 |volume=22 |number=6 |pages=603–634 |doi=10.1016/j.euromechflu.2003.09.002 |s2cid=45789714 |url=https://hal.science/hal-00000352/document|citeseerx=10.1.1.538.58 }}</ref><ref name="olagnon">{{citation |url=https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00716/82820/87642.pdf |title=Rogue Waves 2000 |editor-first1=M. |editor-last1=Olagnon |editor-first2=G.A. |editor-last2=Athanassoulis |date=2000 |publisher=Ifremer |issn=0761-3962}}</ref><ref name=Anita>{{cite web |url=http://www.sjohistorie.no/skip/a/Anita |title=M/S Anita |publisher=Lillesand Sjomannsforening |access-date=3 June 2011 |language=Norwegian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223081819/http://www.sjohistorie.no/skip/a/Anita |archive-date=23 February 2013 }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Loch Seaforth|1947|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] ran aground on Sleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna, between [[Tiree]] and [[Coll]]. All on board took to the lifeboats. ''Loch Seaforth'' was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped. 
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Norse Variant||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] foundered in a hurricane in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The incident occurred in the same storm as the disappearance of ''Anita'', and, like with that incident, was also likely caused by a rogue wave, according to researchers.<ref name="kharif"/><ref name="olagnon"/> Only one person survived of the 30 crew.<ref name="World Book"/>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Thunder|1942|2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[collier (ship type)|collier]] foundered north of [[Crete]], [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]] ({{coord|36|44|N|26|11|E}}). She was on a voyage from [[Eleusis]], Greece to Cyprus.<ref name=Empire210>{{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=210 }}</ref>
}}
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===27 March===
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|ship=''Double Knot''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 15-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|34.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[motor vessel]] disappeared near [[Nuka Bay]] ({{coord|59|19|N|150|33|W|name=Nuka Bay}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]], {{convert|60|nmi}} south of [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]], Alaska. The bodies of the four people on board were never found.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd"/>
}}
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===28 March===
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|ship={{MV|Mariner|1954|2}}
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the [[Pacific Ocean]] ({{coord|35|00|N|152|47|E}}). She was on a voyage from [[Havana]], Cuba to [[Kobe]], Japan.<ref name=WP>{{cite web |url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/WESTERN_PRINCE_1508G.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315055111/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/WESTERN_PRINCE_1508G.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 March 2015 |title=Western Prince |publisher=Clydesite |access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=Prince>{{cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/prince.shtml |title=Prince Line / (Rio Cape Line / Furness Withy) |publisher=The Ships List |access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
}}
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==April==

===2 April===
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|ship= {{MV|Norderney||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=[[File:Veronicagestrand.jpg|thumb|''Norderney'' ashore at [[Scheveningen]], 2 April 1973 (Photo: 7 April 1973)]]
The [[Radio Veronica]] [[pirate radio]] ship was driven ashore at [[Scheveningen]] in a storm after her anchor chain snapped.<ref name=Times030473>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Private ship runs aground |date=3 April 1973 |page=5 |issue=58748 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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===4 April===
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|ship= {{MV|Juzenny Burg||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel ''Dany Gérard'' ({{flag|France}}), which sank in the [[English Channel]]. ''Juzenny Burgh'' was escorted into [[Brest, France|Brest]] by the minesweeper {{ship|French minesweeper|Antho||2}} ({{navy|France|name=Marine Nationale}}).<ref name=Times060473>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Soviet ship held in France |date=6 April 1973 |page=8 |issue=58751 |column=G }}</ref> All five crew on board ''Dany Gérard'' were killed.<ref name=times070473>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Soviet ship released |date=7 April 1973 |page=5 |issue=58752 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===19 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 April 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Point Chicot''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The tugboat sank in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] {{convert|120|mi|km}} west of mouth of [[Tampa Bay, Florida]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Florida's Shipwrecks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E9rCexEYazUC&q=point+chicot&pg=PA93 |last=Barnette |first=Michael |series=Images of America |year=2008 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-0-7385-5413-6 |pages=121}}</ref>
}}
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===24 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 April 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Force|AM-445|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Aggressive|minesweeper}} suffered an [[engine room]] fire and sank in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off [[Guam]]. }}
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===27 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 April 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Belle Virtue||2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] ship collided with {{MV|Maritime Pioneer||2}} ({{flag|Panama}}) in the [[English Channel]] and sank. All eight crew were rescued by {{MV|Suderau||2}} ({{flag|West Germany}}).<ref name=Times280473>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Container hazard to ships after Channel collision |date=28 April 1973 |page=1 |issue=58769 |column=D }}</ref> 
}}
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|ship= {{Ship||Globe Star|ship|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the Nyali Reef, off [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]]. Five people were killed during salvage operations in November 1973, the ship was later scrapped ''[[in situ]]''.
}}
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==May==
===3 May===
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|ship= {{USS|Boyle|DD-600|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Benson|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off the coast of [[Florida]]. }}
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===5 May===
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|ship= {{MV|Captain Niko|1948|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Somalia}}
|desc=The ship was sailing from [[Rotterdam]] to [[Alexandria]] with cargo fertilizer. In heavy seas the cargo shifted. The ship was taken in tow, but the list increased and the ship sank 3 miles north of [[Guernsey]] [[Channel Islands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2610 |title=MV Captain Niko [+1973]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsac.com/where/channelisles.htm|title=The Channel Islands|access-date=2 September 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194955/http://www.bsac.com/where/channelisles.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>  }}
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===6 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 May 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Pacific Viking''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 44-[[gross register ton]] [[motor vessel]] sank {{convert|1.4|nmi}} off [[South Cape (Alaska)|South Cape]] ({{coord|54|40|N|163|04|W|name=Herbert Graves Island}}) outside of [[Squaw Harbor]] in [[Baralof Bay]] on [[Unga Island]] in the [[Shumagin Islands]] 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|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===11 May===
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|ship= {{MV|Pramnos||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The coaster collided with {{MV|Tony||2}} ({{flag|Italy|civil}}) off [[Porto Stefano]], Italy and sank with the loss of three of her fourteen crew.<ref name=Times120573>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Greek ship sinks |date=12 May 1973 |page=5 |issue=58780 |column=A }}</ref><ref name=Tony>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58494 |title=MV Pramnos (+1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref> }}
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===13 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 May 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship={{USS|Blackfin|SS-322|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Balao|submarine}} was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off [[San Diego]], [[California]]. }}
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===15 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 May 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Coast No. 3'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 49-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|63.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] sank in [[Hawk Inlet]] ({{coord|58|07|40|N|134|45|15|W|name=Hawk Inlet}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (C) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===16 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 May 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Hongkong Grace||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Mina||2}} ({{flag|South Africa|1928}}) in [[Mossel Bay]], South Africa and caught fire. She was scrapped in December 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=VICTORY SHIPS – T |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/vicshipsT.html |website=mariners.co.uk |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> }}
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===21 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 May 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Sturgeon|SSN-637|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Sturgeon|submarine}} ran aground off [[St. Croix]], [[United States Virgin Islands]]. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. }}
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===24 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 May 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Herndon|DD-638|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gleaves|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off [[Florida]].
}}
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|ship=''Star No. 70''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 39-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|61.4|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in the South Arm of [[Chomley Sound]] ({{coord|55|17|N|132|04|W|name=Chomley Sound}}) off [[Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)|Prince of Wales Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (S) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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==June==

===2 June===
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|ship= {{ship||Esso Brussels}}
|flag={{flag|Belgium}}
|desc=The [[Tank ship|tanker]] was struck by the [[container ship]] {{ship||Sea Witch|container ship|2}} ({{flag|United States}}), which had lost her steering in [[New York Harbor]]. ''Esso Brussels'' caught fire, killing thirteen crew; two crew were lost from ''Sea Witch''. ''Esso Brussels'' was later repaired and returned to service. 
}}
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===3 June===
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|ship=''Ell-Dora''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 17-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|39|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked near [[Shuyak Island]] in [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Archipelago]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (E) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{USS|Gherardi|DD-637|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gleaves|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off [[Puerto Rico]]. 
}}
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===12 June===
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|ship= {{MV|Parima|19477|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Venezuela|1930}}
|desc=The cargo ship caught fire at [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil. She was consequently scrapped.<ref name=HW1345>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1345 |title=La Heve |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref>  }}
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===13 June===
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|ship= {{ship|Soviet submarine|K-56|1965|2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The {{sclass2|Echo|submarine}} collided with ''Academician Berg'' ({{flag|Soviet Union|civil}}) and sank in [[Peter the Great Gulf]] with the loss of 27 lives. 
}}
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===21 June===
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|ship={{MV|Eolos||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc= The cargo ship was sunk by a mine {{convert|5|mi}} off [[Tripoli, Libya]].<ref name="auto4">{{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=SovietEmpire |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?97766 |title= Eolos (1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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===22 June===
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|ship=''Pacific Pearl''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|64|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Shrimp fishery|shrimper]] sank only four minutes after she began to flood in heavy seas in the [[Shelikof Strait]] between the [[Kodiak Archipelago]] and mainland [[Alaska]]. Two of her four crewmen perished.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksp"/>
}}
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===25 June===
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|ship= {{MV|Conoco Britannia||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The supertanker ran aground off [[Immingham]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[United Kingdom]],<ref name=Times250673>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil leak from tanker on mudbank |date=25 June 1973 |page=1 |issue=58817 |column=E }}</ref> and was holed when her anchor pierced the hull. She was refloated the next day.<ref name=Times260673>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil watch on coast as tanker refloated |date=26 June 1973 |page=1 |issue=58818 |column=E }}</ref> 
}}
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|ship= ''Saudi''
|flag={{flag|India}}
|desc=The merchantman-passenger ship with 98 passengers capsized in the Indian Ocean off the coast of [[Somalia]] with the loss of 40 people. The U.S. Navy destroyer {{USS|Jonas Ingram}} rescued 48 surviving passengers and crew, and recovered nine bodies. The other 31 were reported missing and presumed dead. <ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19730627&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Indian Ship Sinks, 40 Die, 58 Saved"], ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', June 30, 1973, p. 1</ref> 
}}
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===27 June===
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|ship=''Becky'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] sank in [[Bristol Bay]] off the coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (B) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship=''Carlson II'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|70|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|70|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|06.805|N|073|57.176|W|name=''Carlson II''}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj02sg_early.php#CarlsonII|title=njscuba.net ''Carlson II''}}</ref>
}}
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==July==
===4 July===
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|ship=''Y-B-2'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[barge]] was lost by her towing vessel in the [[Bering Sea]] near [[Nunivak Island]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksy>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-y/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (Y) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref> }}
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===6 July===
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|ship= {{ship||Cherry Venture}}
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=[[File:Cherry Venture Teewah Beach.jpg|thumb|''Cherry Venture'']]
The cargo ship was driven aground in a storm at [[Teewah Beach]], [[Australia]]. She was scrapped ''[[in situ]]'' in 2007.
}}
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|ship={{ship|Australian landing ship|Clive Steele||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines|1936}}
|desc=The [[landing ship, medium]] was struck by rockets in the [[Mekong Delta]]. She was beached and abandoned. }}
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===19 July===
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|ship= {{MV|Nordic Service||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The supply vessel collided with {{MV|Finn Trader||2}} ({{flag|Finland}}) and sank off [[Great Yarmouth]], [[United Kingdom]] with the loss of two of her twelve crew.<ref name=Times200773>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Search goes on for seamen |date=19 July 1973 |page=2 |issue=58838 |column=G }}</ref><ref name=Nordicservice>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?129457 |title=Nordic Service (+1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref> }}
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===20 July===
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|ship=''Mr. George''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 13-[[gross register ton]] [[motor vessel]] was wrecked in [[Cook Inlet]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (M) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===22 July===
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|ship= {{MV|Glenfinlas|1946|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship caught fire at [[Port Kelang]], Malaya when a [[fork-lift truck]] fell into her cargo whilst working in a hold. The ship was towed out of port and beached. Refloated in August, she was declared a [[constructive total loss]] and consequently scrapped.<ref name=HW1310>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1310 |title=Calchas |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
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===28 July===
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|ship= {{USS|Gunason|DE-795|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=[[File:USS Gunason (DE-795) being sunk c1973.jpg|thumb|right|''Gunason'' sinking.]]The decommissioned {{sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off [[California]]. }}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship= {{SS|Canberra||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[cruise liner]] ran aground off [[Granada]], [[West Indies]]. She was later refloated and returned to service.<ref name=Times160873>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British cruise liner aground again|date=16 August 1973 |page=1 |issue=58862 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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==August==
===5 August===
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|ship=''A E C 41-28'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 939-[[gross register ton]] [[barge]] sank in [[Southeast Alaska]] near [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]], between [[Galankin Island]] ({{coord|57.0311|N|135.3267|W|name=Galankin Island}}) and [[Katz Island]] ({{coord|57|01|50|N|135|19|00|W|name=Katz Island}}).<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa">{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (A) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===14 August===
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|ship= {{SS|Canberra||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cruise liner ran aground off [[St Thomas, British Virgin Islands]].<ref name=Times160873/> She was refloated on 15 August.<ref name=Times170873>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Picture Gallery |date=17 August 1973 |page=5 |issue=58863 |column=D-G }}</ref> }}
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===19 August===
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|ship=''Mira''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 10-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|32.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in [[Frederick Sound]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]] near [[Cape Strait]] ({{coord|56|59|55|N|133|05|30|W|name=Cape Strait}}).<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm"/>
}}
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===23 August===
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|ship=''{{MV|Eleni M||2}}''
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] ran aground and sank off the coast of Libya ({{coord|32|00|N|24|40|E}}). She was on a voyage from [[Algiers]], Algeria to [[Alexandria]], Egypt.<ref name=Empire315>{{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=315 }}</ref>
}}
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===29 August===
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|ship= {{ship||Pisces III|submarine|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[submarine]] sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] southwest of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] in {{convert|1375|ft|m}} of water.<ref name=Times010973>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Race against time to save two trapped in midget submarine |date=1 September 1973 |page=A |issue=58876 |column=A-E }} (continued on p 2, Col A).</ref> Both of her crew members survived for 76 hours in the vessel, which was raised after a multi-agency rescue effort.<ref name=Times030973a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Regulations on deep-sea work to be considered after near-disaster |date=3 September 1973 |page=1 |issue=58877 |column=E-G }}</ref><ref name=Times030973b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Champagne flows after rescue from the deeo |date=3 September 1973 |page=2 |issue=58877 |column=D-G }}</ref> }}
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===31 August===
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|ship= {{MV|Baltika||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The cruise liner ran aground off [[Bermuda]].<ref name=Times010973a>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Russian liner aground off Bermuda |date=1 September 1973 |page=4 |issue=58876 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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==September==
===4 September===
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|ship=''Edco''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] was wrecked in [[Auke Bay, Juneau|Auke Bay]] in [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse"/>
}}
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===10 September===
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|ship= {{MV|Kondor||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|H Capelo||2}} ({{flag|Portugal}}) in thick [[fog]] off [[Guernsey]], [[Channel Islands]] and sank with the loss of ten crew.<ref name="Times110973">{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=10 missing after ships collide in Channel |date=11 September 1973 |page=2 |issue=58884 |column=G }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Dictionnaire des naufrages dans la Manche |year=2008 |author=YvesDufiel}}</ref> }}
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===15 September===
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|ship= ''Scarlino Secondo''
|flag={{flag|Italy}}
|desc=Prelude to the [[Corsican conflict]]: The waste-disposal ship was disabled at [[Follonica]] Bay, [[Italy]], by the explosion of a device attached to the hull in a diver attack by Corsican nationalist militants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Il y a 52 ans éclatait le scandale des BOUES ROUGES – « Le long combat contre la pollution de la Méditerranée par la #Montedison et ses boues rouges » - |url=https://www.corsicainfurmazione.org/95091/corse-avril-1972-le-long-combat-contre-la-pollution-de-la-mediterranee-par-la-montedison-et-ses-boues-rouges/2024/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kebbas |first=Alexis |date=2023 |title=L'affaire des Boues Rouges - L'historie d'un crime contre L'environment |url=https://www.boomplay.com/episode/5814195 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Boomplay Music - WebPlayer |language=en}}</ref>}}
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===16 September===
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|ship=''Jarl''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] sank in [[Bristol Bay]] off [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksj>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-j/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (J) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===22 September===
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|ship={{MV|Uje|1944|2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] was gutted by fire at [[Antwerp]], Belgium. She was consequently scrapped.<ref name=Empire61>{{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=61 }}</ref>
}}
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===27 September===
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|ship={{ship||Condesito}}
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Tenerife]] after running aground {{convert|50|m|ft|0}} from the [[Punta Rasca Lighthouse]]. 
}}
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|ship=''Elva V''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|45|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] struck a rock and sank near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. Her crew of three reached shore in a [[skiff]] and were rescued by a passing crab-fishing vessel.<ref name="alaskashipwreckse"/>
}}
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===28 September===
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|ship= {{MV|Leliegracht||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank off [[IJmuiden]] with the loss of five of her eleven crew.<ref name=Times290973>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Three die as Dutch ship sinks |date=29 September 1973 |page=4 |issue=58900 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===29 September===
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|ship= {{MV|Viggo Hinrichsen||2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The coaster foundered off [[Öland]], [[Sweden]]. Both crew survived.<ref name=Times021073>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Swedes guard poison ship |date=2 October 1973 |page=8 |issue=58902 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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==October==
===1 October===
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|ship=''Growler''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|160|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[cargo ship]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Bering Strait]] {{convert|11|nmi}} north of [[Wales, Alaska|Wales]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of her entire crew of three.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksg>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (G) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===4 October===
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|ship={{ship|Cuban fishing boat |Cayo Largo 17||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cuba}}
|desc=The [[fishing boat]] was attacked and sunk by a [[Cuban exile|Cuban-exile]]-operated boat. One [[militia]] member was killed in the attack on ''Cayo Largo 17'' and the fishing boat ''Cayo Largo 34''. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.<ref name="Cuban Naval Battles">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102 |title=Cuban Naval Battles |accessdate=22 January 2018 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118064724/http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Cuban fishing boat |Cayo Largo 34||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cuba}}
|desc=The [[fishing boat]] was attacked and sunk by a [[Cuban exile|Cuban-exile]]-operated boat. One [[militia]] member was killed in the attack on ''Cayo Largo 34'' and the fishing boat ''Cayo Largo 17''. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.<ref name="Cuban Naval Battles"/>
}}
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===5 October===
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|ship=''Carolyn C'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] was lost after she caught fire near the [[Pleiades Islands]] ({{coord|60|14|00|N|148|00|40|W|name=Pleiades Islands}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. After abandoning ship, her crew was attacked by [[sea lion]]s and nearly drowned, but all hands survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
}}
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===6 October===
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|ship={{SS|Arwa||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Yemen}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by [[Israeli Army]] artillery at [[Adabiya, Egypt]] in [[Suez Bay]].<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?241103 |title= Arwa (1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian minesweeper|Hitin||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 254 minesweeper T-825|Yarmouk-class minesweeper]] was struck by three [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from {{ship|INS|Hanit|1969|6}} ({{navy|Israel}}) and sank.<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 |accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian missile boat|No. 21||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 205 missile boat|''No. 21''-class missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from {{ship|INS|Garash}} ({{navy|Israel}}) and sank.<ref name="Arab Naval battles against Israel"/> 
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian missile boat|No. 22||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 205 missile boat|''No. 21''-class missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from {{ship|INS|Garash}} ({{navy|Israel}}) and sank (or sunk on 11 October).<ref name="Arab Naval battles against Israel"/>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian missile boat|No. 42||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 183R missile boat|''No. 41''-class missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from Israeli missile boats and was beached to prevent sinking. She was then shelled and sunk with 76 mm fire by {{ship|INS|Miznah}} ({{navy|Israel}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com">{{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 |accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian missile boat|No. 44||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 183R missile boat|''No. 41''-class missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from Israeli missile boats and sank.<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/>
}}
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|ship=Unknown Syrian torpedo boat
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 123 motor torpedo boat|Project 123 motor torpedo boat]] was shelled and sunk by {{ship|INS|Hanit|1969|6}} ({{navy|Israel}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/>
}}
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===7 October===
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|ship={{ship|INS|No. 864}} and  {{ship|INS|No. 867}}  
|flag={{navy|Israel}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: Battle of Marsa Talamat: Both {{sclass2|Dabur|patrol boat}}s ran aground temporarily during the battle. One killed and seven wounded during the battle.<ref name="auto4"/>
}}
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|ship=Unknown Egyptian assault boat 
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: Battle of Marsa Talamat: The armed Bertram-built [[cabin cruiser]] was sunk at anchor at Telma, along with two rubber boats tied to it by {{ship|INS|No. 864}} and  {{ship|INS|No. 867}} (both {{navy|Israel}}).<ref name="auto4"/>
}}
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===8 October===
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|ship= Egyptian missile boat ''No. 323''
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Baltim]]: The [[Project 205 missile boat|''No. 301''-class missile boat]] was struck by a [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missile]] launched from  {{ship|INS|Keshet}} ({{navy|Israel}}) and was shelled and sunk by {{ship|INS|Misgav}}  ({{navy|Israel}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/> }}
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|ship= Egyptian missile boat ''No. 390''
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Baltim]]: The [[Project 205 missile boat|''No. 301''-class missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from Israeli missile boats and was shelled and sunk by {{ship|INS|Reshef}}  ({{navy|Israel}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/>
}}
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|ship= Unknown Egyptian missile boat 
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Battle of Baltim]]: The [[Project 205 missile boat|''No. 301''-class missile boat]] ran aground during a battle with Israeli missile boats. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/> 
}}
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===10 October===
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|ship={{MV|Randa||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Lebanon}}
|desc= The cargo ship was sunk by a mine off [[Tripoli, Libya]].<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?97791 |title= Randa (1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=Unidentified missile boat
|flag={{navy|Egypt|1970}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: The [[Russian project 183R missile boat|''No. 783''-class missile boat]] was sunk by Israeli [[Frogman|frogmen]] at [[Hurghada]], [[Egypt]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{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 |accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> 
}}
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===11 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Cap de la Hague||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=The [[dredger]] capsized and sank off [[Calais]]. Six crew were trapped in the sunken vessel.<ref name=Times131076>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British diving bell rushed to help free men trapped in dredger |date=13 October 1973 |page=1 |issue=58912 |column=A }}</ref> One man was rescued after 68 hours.<ref name=Times151073>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Man rescued from hull of capsized dredger |date=15 October 1973 |page=1 |issue=58913 |column=E }}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Elvekema''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] sank at [[Cordova, Alaska|Cordova]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse"/>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian missile boat|No. 22||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Second Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 205 missile boat|''No. 21''-class]] [[missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from {{ship|INS|Garash}} ({{navy|Israel}}) and sank (or sunk on 6 October).<ref name="Arab Naval battles against Israel"/>
}}
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|ship={{ship|Syrian missile boat|No. 43||2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Syria|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Second Battle of Latakia]]: The [[Russian project 183R missile boat|''No. 41''-class]] [[missile boat]] was struck by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from [[Israeli Navy]] missile boats and was beached to prevent her from sinking.<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/>
}}
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===12 October===
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|ship={{SS|Ilya Mechnikov||2}}
|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Israeli missile Boats at [[Tartus]], [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?99416 |title=ILYA MECHNIKOV CARGO SHIP 1956-1973 |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===13 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Blythe Star||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The coaster foundered off [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]. Nine crew took to a liferaft, but one died at sea and two others died of exposure when the liferaft landed near [[Dunalley, Tasmania|Dunalley]] nine days later.<ref name=Times251073>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Three die in nine-day ordeal after ship sinks |date=25 October 1973 |page=7 |issue=58922 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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===14 October===
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|ship={{MV|Bakr|1964|2}}
|flag={{flag|Egypt|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: The [[Survey ship|survey vessel]] was sunk near [[Ras Gharib]], [[Egypt]], by missiles fired by [[Israeli Air Force]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?102742 |title=BAKR SURVEY SHIP (1964-1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=18 Egyptian fishing vessels
|flag={{flag|Egypt|1972}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: 18 fishing vessels were shelled and destroyed at [[Ras Gharib, Egypt]] by {{ship|INS|No. 861}}, {{ship|INS|No. 862}}, {{ship|INS|No. 863}}, {{ship|INS|No. 864}}, and {{ship|INS|No. 881}} (all {{navy|Israel}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113 |title=Arab Naval Battles against Israel (Egypt, Syria, Palestine) |publisher=soviet-empire.com |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112031922/http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===16 October===
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|ship={{SS|African Glen||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: The blocked in cargo ship was sunk by [[Israeli Air Force]] aircraft in the [[Suez Canal]], Egypt in the [[Bitter Lakes]]. Two Egyptian soldiers were killed.<ref>{{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=sovietEmpire |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?284316 |title=African Glen (1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>   
}}
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|ship=''Dauntless''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|91|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]- and [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] departed [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Alaska]], bound for [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]] on [[Kodiak Island]] and was never heard from again. The bodies of the four people aboard were never found.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd"/>
}}
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|ship=Unknown submersible
|flag={{navy|Israel}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Operation Lady]]: Battle of Port Said: The Hazir submersible was lost during the operation. Two [[Frogman|frogmen]] killed, one missing.<ref name=Arab>{{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=sovietEmpire |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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===17 October===
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|ship=''Whitney'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]] [[fishing vessel]] sank in {{convert|180|ft|m}} of water in rough weather in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off the southwest coast of [[Kodiak Island]] about {{convert|20|nmi}} southwest of [[Cape Alitak]]. Her entire crew survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel ''Lourie Lynn'' ({{flag|United States}}).<ref name=alaskashipwrecksw>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (W) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref> 
}}
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===21 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 October 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship=Unidentified Egyptian missile boats
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc= [[Yom Kippur War]]: The [[Russian project 183R missile boat|''No. 41''-class]] [[missile boat]]s were sunk by [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel missiles]] launched from [[Israeli Navy]] Sa'ar-class missile boats at [[Damietta]].<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto1"/>
}}
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===23 October===
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|ship={{MV|Hadiotis||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by an Egyptian submarine {{convert|60|nmi}} north of [[Alexandria, Egypt]]. 14 crew killed.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?99101 |title= Hadotis (1973) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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===24 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 October 1973 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=Unidentified motor&nbsp;torpedo&nbsp;boat
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of the Federation of Arab Republics.svg}} [[Egyptian Navy]]
|desc=[[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Israel]]i forces captured and [[Scuttling|scuttled]] the Project 123K [[motor torpedo boat]] was captured at [[Adabiya, Egypt]] in [[Suez Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113&sid=31d8a10b50289d1bfa955907576231f5 |title=Arab Naval battles against Israel |publisher=sovietEmpire |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> 
}}
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===25 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 October 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Gotze Delched||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Bulgaria|1971}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank in a storm at [[Palermo]], [[Italy]].<ref name=Times271073>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hurricane closes port of Palermo |date=27 October 1973 |page=6 |issue=58924 |column=D }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Nuova Ustica||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The ferry sank in a storm at Palermo.<ref name=Times271073/> }}
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===26 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 October 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship={{ship|Israeli tanker |Siris||2}}  
|flag={{flag|Israel}}
|desc=The tanker was sunk in the [[Strait of Jubal]], [[gulf of Suez]] by an Egyptian [[Naval mine|mine]]. Later raised and recovered.<ref name="auto4"/>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date October 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Atka Queen'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|105|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank during her maiden voyage from [[Puget Sound]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] to [[Dutch Harbor]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. The [[United States Coast Guard]] rescued her crew of five in the [[North Pacific Ocean]] off the [[British Columbia Coast|coast]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], near the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa"/>
}}
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==November==
===3 November===
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|ship= ''Sunde'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in the [[Shelikof Strait]] between the [[Kodiak Archipelago]] and mainland [[Alaska]] while operating in 40-foot (12.2-meter) seas. Her entire crew of three was rescued by a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===6 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 November 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Golar Patricia||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The supertanker exploded and sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] with the loss of one of the 44 people on board. The survivors were rescued by the ocean liner {{MV|Cabo San Vicente||2}} ({{flag|Spain|1945}}).<ref name=Times071173>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Supertanker sank after series of explosions |date=7 November 1973 |page=7 |issue=58932 |column=A-B }}</ref> }}
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|ship=''Rebel''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Frederick Sound]] off the northeast coast of [[Kupreanof Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]] abeam of [[Big Creek (Alaska)|Big Creek]] and [[Cape Fanshaw]] ({{coord|57|11|N|133|33|W|name=Cape Fanshaw}}).<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (R) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===15 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 November 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|British Mallard|1970|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground at [[Grimsnes]], [[Norway]].<ref name="Times161173">{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British tanker runs aground off Norway |date=16 November 1973 |page=7 |issue=58940 |column=A }}</ref> 
}}
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|ship= {{USS|Fitch|DD-462|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gleaves|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off [[Florida]].
}}
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===18 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 November 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Gapern||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank {{convert|50|nmi|km}} off the coast of [[Northumberland]]. All eleven crew were rescued by the trawler ''Kingston Emerald'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=Times191173>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Trawler saves crew of sinking ship |date=19 November 1973 |page=1 |issue=58942 |column=E }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Seafarer''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[Shrimp fishery|shrimper]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off the west coast of [[Kodiak Island]] {{convert|2|nmi}} north of [[Uganik Bay]] ({{coord|57|50|N|153|32|W|name=Uganik Bay}}). A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her entire crew of four.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===23 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 November 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Annette||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with the harbour wall and sank at [[Ashdod]], [[Israel]], killing 21 of her 24 crew.<ref name=Times241173>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=21 die as ship sinks outside Israel harbour |date=24 November 1973 |page=7 |issue=58947 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===26 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 November 1973 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Armas||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground off [[Alderney]], [[Channel Island]] with the loss of one of her 23 crew.<ref name=Times271173>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Navy helicopters rescue men from freighter |date=27 November 1973 |page=6 |issue=58949 |column=E }}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date November 1973 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|British Mallard|1970|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground at [[Grimsnes]], [[Norway]].<ref name="Times161173"/> 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{USS|Haraden|DD-585|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was sunk as a target.
}}
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==December==
===4 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 December 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Frankford|DD-497|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gleaves|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off [[Puerto Rico]].
}}
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|ship=''Western Salvor'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=While under tow by a [[Tugboat|tug]] and carrying a cargo of 1,000,000 [[Board foot|board feet]] (2,360 [[cubic meter]]s) of [[sawlog]]s, the [[logging]] [[barge]] broke loose in rough seas, drifted ashore on the south coast of [[Kruzof Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]], and broke up in the surf.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksw/>
}}
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===13 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 December 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''Kergall'' 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The [[Guilvinec]], France-based [[fishing vessel]] dragged her anchor whilst sheltering from a southerly gale and went ashore at Chyandour {{convert|100|m|yd}} west of [[Penzance railway station]], [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Carter|first=C|title=The Port of Penzance. A History|year=1998|publisher=Black Dwarf Publications|location=Lydney}}</ref>
}}
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===19 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 December 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Oriental Monarch||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered {{convert|150|nmi|km}} off [[Victoria, British Columbia]] with the loss of all 40 crew.<ref name=Times211273>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hunt for lost ship's crew |date=21 December 1973 |page=6 |issue=58970 |column=A-B }}</ref> }}
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===23 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 December 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Island Pearl|1940|2}}
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] capsized and sank {{convert|7|nmi|km}} off the [[Vung Tau Lighthouse]], Vietnam ({{coord|10|14|N|106|59|E}}). She was on a voyage from [[Phnom Penh]], Vietnam to Singapore.<ref name=Empire38>{{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=38 }}</ref>
}}
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===25 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 December 1973 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Elwood Mead||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] ran aground on her maiden voyage off [[Guernsey]], [[Channel Islands]]. She was refloated on 24 February 1974<ref name=Times250274>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship aground for 61 days is refloated |date=25 February 1974 |page=2 |issue=59023 |column=E }}</ref> despite having sustained a hurricane a month before.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/107497/title/elwood-mead-/cat/523|title = Gallery}}</ref> }}
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==Unknown date==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1973 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''H. W. Long''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|53|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] was reported in 1973 to have sunk. Her wreck lies in {{convert|70|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|40|25.433|N|073|52.204|W|name=''H. W. Long''}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njscuba.net/sites/chart_nj-1_sandy_hook.php#HWLong|title=njscuba.net ''H. W. Long''|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221192524/http://njscuba.net/sites/chart_nj-1_sandy_hook.php#HWLong|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{USNS|Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton|T-AKV-5|6}} 
|flag={{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States Naval Service]]
|desc=The {{sclass|Lt. James E. Robinson|cargo ship}} ran aground off [[Triton Island]], [[South China Sea]] and was abandoned.
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship|Japanese submarine|Kuroshio|SS-501|2}} 
|flag={{navy|Japan}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gato|submarine}} was sunk as a target.
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Levernbank|1961|2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground near [[Matarani]], Peru. She was refloated but consequently sank.<ref name=HW1638>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1638 |title=Levernbank |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|Thames|1885|2}}
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|55|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] sank during a storm in {{convert|100|to|130|ft|m|0}} of water in [[Long Island Sound]] {{convert|5|nmi}} northwest of [[Horton's Point]] in [[Southold, New York|Southold]], [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and {{convert|6|nmi}} south-southwest of [[Cornfield Point]] at {{coord|41|09.321|N|072|25.068|W|name=''Thames''}} in the autumn of 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njscuba.net/sites/site_li_sound.php#Thames|title=njscuba.net ''Thames''|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224020006/http://njscuba.net/sites/site_li_sound.php#Thames|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/thames-tug-dat.htm|title=Hunting New England Shipwrecks|website=wreckhunter.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thethunderchild.com/TechnoOcean/Wrecks/UnitedStates/NewYork.html|title=Techno Ocean: New York Wrecks|website=thethunderchild.com}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{ship||Westmoreland|Thames barge|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[Thames barge]] foundered in the [[River Medway]] at [[St Mary Hoo|Hoo]], [[Kent]].<ref name=Simper>{{cite book|title=River Medway and the Swale |first=Robert |last=Simper |page=14 |publisher=Creekside Publishing |location=Lavenham |year=1998 |isbn=978-0951992777}}</ref> 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''YOGN-119'' or ''YON 367''
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The tank barge was sunk as a target sometime in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/albina.htm |title=Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland OR  |publisher=shipbuildinghistory.com |accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

== See also ==

{{shipevents|1973}}

[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1973]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1973| ]]
[[Category:1973-related lists|Ships]]