Iceberg Casualties – Ship Names starting with “Q & R” - 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
Queen Adelaide	Sailing Vessel	5-Jun-1832	Grand Banks	43.50	46.30	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Queens-garth	M/V Ore Carrier	06-May-1960	Grand Banks	46.04	52.25	Direct Impact	Large hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 C1
Queen of the North¹¹	Schooner?	9-July-1893	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.32	55.26	Direct impact	Sinking	No	No	Small	T1
R.W. Merriam	Bark	10-May-1885	Grand Banks	43.30	49.20	Direct Impact	Abandoned	No	Unknown	Large
Radio	Halibut Schooner	23-Aug-1923	Alaskan Waters	58.10	136.38	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in waves	Puncture	No	Unknown	Growler
Raleigh, HMS¹³	Heavy Cruiser	08-Aug-1922	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.28	56.56	Collision with other object avoiding an iceberg	Large hole	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1 D1 T1
Random	SS Cargo/ Passenger	22-Jul-1961	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.56	55.49	Glancing Blow	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Small	S1
Random Princess¹	Fishing Vessel	30-May-1983	Grand Banks	47.34	52.40	Unknown	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ranzani²	SS Cargo	23-May-1881	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.50	54.30	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Rare Earth³	Pleasure Vessel	1-Jan-1984	Alaskan Waters	60.57	147.06	Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ratata	Bark	1-May-1892	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	47.34	60.20	Direct Impact	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Rattray Head	M/V Cargo	12-Aug-1972	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.40	54.31	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	S1 C1 C2
Raymonde⁴	Fishing Schooner	15-May-1935	Grand Banks	43.00	49.00	Direct Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Reduta Ordona	M/V Bulk Carrier	21-Jul-1996	Hudson Strait	61.28	66.38	Unknown	Large hole	No	Unknown	Bergy bit	S1 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 C1 C2
Regulus⁵	SS Cargo	22-Jul-1909	Grand Banks	46.40	52.50	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Large	S1 T1
Resolven⁶	Brig	27-Aug-1884	Grand Banks	48.30	53.02	Direct Impact	Abandoned	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1 T1 T2 T3
Retrieve	Brig	11-Sep-1820	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	53.30	56.00	Striking projection	Puncture	No	No	Small
Reuben J. Hart⁷	Schooner	8-Jun-1881	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.19	55.18	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Reward	Brig	28-Apr-1847	Grand Banks	44.27	47.10	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Rhaetia	SS Passenger	7-Feb-1885	Grand Banks	47.09	43.23	Glancing Blow	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Richard Greaves¹²	Schooner	~25-July-1900	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	53.35	55.10	Direct Impact	Puncture	No	No	Small	T1
Rio Caima⁸	M/V Fishing Schooner	01-Sep-1952	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	62.00	60.00	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Robertsfors	Bark	09-May-1907	Grand Banks	46.06	49.03	Unknown	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Rodney Charlene⁹	M/V Trawler	22-Jun-1994	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.06	56.34	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Rogate	Bark	1-Jul-1875	Grand Banks	46.00	44.00	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Rose (I)	Sailing Vessel	14-May-1820	Grand Banks	44.10	50.15	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Rose (II)	Fishing Schooner	17-Jun-1894	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.25	56.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Rose (III)	Bark	5-Jul-1856	Grand Banks	49.00	46.50	Direct Impact	Abandoned	No	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Rose Brae	Bark	20-Apr-1875	Grand Banks	41.00	47.00	Direct Impact	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Rosecrans	SS Tanker	24-Jun-1903	Alaskan Waters	60.00	146.00	Direct Impact	Large hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Royal Arch	Schooner	25-Jun-1875	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.58	54.56	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Royal Edward	SS Passenger	22-May-1914	Grand Banks	48.00	51.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	Unknown	Very Large	S1
Royalist	Whaling Ship	15-Apr-1814	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	61.07	56.13	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Runnymede	Schooner	4-Jun-1896	Grand Banks	47.28	52.08	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ruth Palmer¹⁰		25-Apr-1894	Grand Banks	46.00	52.18	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

1. Position is given incorrectly in the associated pdf file.
2. May 23 – The steamer “”Ranzani”” sailed for Liverpool to-day with 1800 tons of copper ore. The day following she put back to this port, having struck an iceberg off Fogo sustaining damage to her bows, which is being repaired. Ship News “Port of Bett’s Cove. Arrived:- May 16, – Str. “Ranzani””. Cleared:- May 23 – Str. “Ranzani””, for Liverpool, 1800 tons copper. (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/twil-sun-1881-may-jun.shtml)
3. New addition, source https://alaskashipwreck.com/ , for further information.
4. Fishing schooner out of Gloucester, Mass., photo at: https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Essex_Shipbuilding/XGzcqe0ajK0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover ; Page 102
5. Struck berg at 6:30 am just after rounding Cape Race in fog, from St. Lawrence. See also St. John’s Evening Telegram 24 July 1909 pg.7 at https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram19/id/66353/rec/18
6. See also https://www.smallersky.com/the-welsh-ghost-ship-resolven/ and http://eclecs.blogspot.com/2008/06/brig-resolven-marie-celeste-of-wales.html , though incorrect year. The position in the above table is approximate with the likely position perhaps a little further to the north-east at about 48.35N 52.52W.
7. Possibly a collision with a large pan of ice.
8. A Portuguese three masted wooden auxiliary 393 ton schooner built 1929.
9. Colonist, Volume XVII, Issue 1978, 12 October 1875, Page 2, Shipping Intelligence states “The steamer England arrived at Liverpool from New York, reported that, during the outward passage, on June 17th, lat. 44, long. 47 W., she fell in with and took in, tow the direlict barque Rogate. She towed her for 36 hours, and then, the hawser parting, she left her.” https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18751012.2.3
10. Date of 25 April 1894 given in Lloyd’s Casualty Returns for 1894.
11. New addition (13 Feb 2023). No other details uncovered so far.
12. New addition (6 March 2023). Date and position approximate. An 119 ton wooden schooner listed with Lloyd’s, see https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online for further particulars.
13. A well documented case and further details can be found on the Internet. That the HMS Raleigh was avoiding an iceberg was acknowledged and reported in T1 as an example. The final fatality count appears to be 12.