Iceberg Casualties – Ship Names starting with “P” - Historical sea ice and iceberg conditions in the North Atlantic

Clicking on the vessel name if hyperlinked will open a pdf document giving all the information known about the vessel and the collision event. The format is slightly distorted in some places, unfortunately, but should not be a problem. Clicking on the hyperlinks in the Image column will open any relevant images of the ship and in some cases an ice chart showing the location of the collision; S = image or illustration of the ship, D = image taken of around the time of the accident or damage to the vessel, C = ice chart showing a the approximate conditions at the time, T = additional information

Name of Vessel	Vessel Type	Date	Geographic. Area	Lat N (deg.min)	Long W (deg.min)	Scenario Description	Damage Severity	Fatalities (Y/N/U)	Injuries (Y/N/U)	Iceberg Size/Multi-Year	Image
Pacific	Side Wheel Steamer	1-Jan-1856	Grand Banks	46.00	49.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Pacnorse I	Drillship	25-Jul-1982	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	55.35	57.45	Iceberg drifts upon vessel	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Pandalus	M/V Trawler	16-Jun-1985	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	53.07	52.15	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in field ice	Sinking	No	No	Multi-Year	C1 D1 D2
Para	SS Cargo	18-Jun-1898	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.55	55.10	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Parisian	SS Passenger	6-May-1890	Grand Banks	48.00	40.24	Grounding on	Unknown	No	No	Large	S1
Patrius	Brig	25-Apr-1884	Grand Banks	43.50	49.50	Direct Impact	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pearl Nelson	Schooner	1-Nov-1892	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	53.34	55.14	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Large	S1
Pera	SS Cargo/ Passenger	Jun-1882	Grand Banks	46.16	53.37	Direct Impact	Sinking	No	Unknown	Large	S1 T1
Percival	Sailing Ship	25-May-1830	Grand Banks	44.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Persia	Side wheel steamer	2-Feb-1856	Grand Banks	46.00	49.15	Glancing Blow	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	S1
Petit Bras D’Or	M/V Cargo	04-Feb-1957	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	46.00	58.40	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Phallus¹	Vessel	1-Jan-1970	Alaskan Waters	60.56	147.06	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Philip T. Dodge	SS Cargo	18-Jul-1935	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.43	55.11	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pickhuben	SS Cargo	4-Aug-1893	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.44	55.43	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Large
Pioneer (I)	Sailing Ship	13-May-1862	Grand Banks	46.33	53.08	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pioneer (II)	Sailing Ship	27-Jun-1854	Grand Banks	43.10	49.35	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Planet	Brig	12-Jun-1836	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	43.00	61.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Player	Schooner	01-Jul-1915	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.30	53.30	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Polynesian	SS Passenger	1-Jun-1878	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.41	55.41	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Pontecorvo	Brig	21-May-1874	Grand Banks	46.20	51.05	Direct Impact	Minor Deck Damage	No	Unknown	Unknown
Port Dalhousie	SS Cargo	01-Aug-1914	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.33	54.03	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Portia 1	SS Cargo/ Passenger	17-Jun-1899	Grand Banks	46.51	52.51	Direct Impact	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Portia 2	SS Cargo/ Passenger	30-Jul-1890	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.45	54.17	Grounding on	Puncture	No	Unknown	Large	S1
Pouyer Quertier	Cable Laying Ship	1-Apr-1887	Grand Banks	46.03	49.12	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
President (I)	Side Wheel Steamer	11-Mar-1841	Grand Banks	44.00	49.15	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1
President (II)	SS Passenger	1-Jun-1875	Grand Banks	46.03	49.45	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pride of Chaleur⁷	Brigantine	10-May-1875	Gulf of St. Lawrence	46.20	58.39	Direct Impact	Sinking	No	No	Large	T1
Prince of Wales²	Sailing Ship	24-Jul-1821	Hudson Strait	61.42	65.12	Iceberg drifts upon vessel	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 S2
Prince Regent³	Sloop	12-May-1833	Grand Banks	45.00	48.00	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Princess Alexandria⁴	Bark	1-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.06	47.21	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Princess Matoika	SS Passenger	24-Feb-1921	Grand Banks	41.41	51.35	Striking projection	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	S1 C1
Princess May	SS Passenger	01-Jan-1908	Alaskan Waters	58.15	134.30	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 S2
Princess Royal	Sailing Ship	1-May-1863	Grand Banks	43.30	47.10	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Prior	SS Schooner	14-Apr-1880	Grand Banks	46.00	47.00	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Progress	Whaling Brig	2-Jul-1830	Baffin Bay Area	75.10	60.30	Iceberg drifts upon vessel	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Prospero⁶	SS Cargo/ Passenger	15-Apr-1861	Grand Banks	46.00	53.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Protector	Sailing Ship	23-May-1864	Grand Banks	42.05	49.05	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Prussian	SS Passenger	17-May-1882	Grand Banks	45.00	47.00	Glancing Blow	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 S2 T1
Ptarmigan⁵	Tour Boat	06-Jun-2008	Alaskan Waters	60.47	148.50	Grounding on	No damage	Unknown	Yes =10	Unknown	S1
Pudyona	Bark	28-Apr-1854	Grand Banks	43.30	48.30	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Purelight	SS Tanker	30-Mar-1909	Grand Banks	43.10	50.15	Direct Impact	Denting	No	No	Unknown	S1 C1

1. New addition, source https://alaskashipwreck.com/ , for further information.
2. New addition.
3. Lloyd’s Register lists a sloop of 67 tons, built 1816, sailing between Liverpool and Newfoundland.
4. See also http://www.maritimematters.com/princess-matoika-seamemory.html and https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/02/27/112673026.pdf
5. New addition. On return from tour of Lake Portage, Alaska, with 180 passengers onboard, and almost back to docks at Begich by Boggs Visitor Centre, when passenger thought he saw a bear by shoreline. Vessel diverted to have a closer look and struck a submerged iceberg. No apparent damage to ship but about a dozen passengers with knocks and bruises; 2 elderly taken to hospital for investigation. See https://www.cruiseshipsinking.com/2008/06/06/iceberg-collision-injures-cruise-ship-passengers-portage-lake-alaska/
6. Prospero, iron bark of 308 tons, left Liverpool for St. John’s Mar 14, struck an iceberg and went down. Some crew picked up by the French brig France Apr 23.
7. New addition. Collision occurred a bit to the west of where icebergs are normally found. It may have been a floating piece of stamukha, a sizable pile of rafted and rubbled ice, which nevertheless was of sufficient height to destroy the bowsprit and hole the ship. In some abbreviated reports the collision is given as the 11th May and the cause as ‘stress of weather.” See also the May 23rd report on the Gulf Ice Charts 1882 page. The ship was 517 tons out of New Brunswick and see Lloy’d Register, https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online , for further specs.