List of shipwrecks in 1908

List of shipwrecks in 1908

List of shipwrecks in 1908 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1908.

January

January 7

* Schooner "Lizzie R Wilce" UK wrecked on Porthminster Beach. Crew saved.

January 8

* Schooner "Mary Barrow" UK beached on Porthminster beach. Crew saved.cite web | url = http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1893_-_1920.HTM| publisher = St. Ives Trust| title = 1893 - 1920| accessdate = 2008-03-16] Refloated a week later.Citation| last = Leonard| first = Alan| author2-link = | title = Profiting from Shipwrecks| journal = Picture Postcard Annual| volume = | issue = | pages = pp14-16| year = 2008]

April

April 25

** HMS "Gladiator" UK collided with SS "Saint Paul" USA and sank off the Isle of Wight. A total of 128 crew killed.

November

November 14

* Barque "Falls of Halladale" UK ran aground near Peterborough, Victoria in fog. All 29 crew made it to safety.

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