Iceberg Casualties – Ship Names starting with “C”

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 tim

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
Cadelia	Bark	3-Jun-1880	Grand Banks	45.50	49.02	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Large
Caesar	Sailing Ship	23-May-1861	Grand Banks	44.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Abandoned	No	Unknown	Unknown
Cairnglen	SS Cargo	17-Jul-1937	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.40	56.00	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	Unknown
Cairngowan (II)¹	SS Cargo	20-Jun-1929	Grand Banks	45.51	50.13	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	No	Very Large	T1 T2
Cairngowan (I)¹	SS Cargo	04-May-1914	Grand Banks	41.21	50.50	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Cairntorr⁷	SS Cargo	5-June-1913	Grand Banks			Glancing Blow	Denting	No	No	Large	S1 T1
Caledonia	Brigantine	27-Jun-1875	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.46	53.50	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
California	SS Cargo/ Passenger	12-May-1926	Grand Banks	44.15	48.30	Glancing Blow	No damage	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 T1
Calista Haws	Sailing Ship	6-May-1874	Grand Banks	47.20	48.10	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Calypso, HMS	HMS Brig Sloop	1-Feb-1833	Grand Banks	42.30	48.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Cambria	Bark	9-Aug-1863	Grand Banks	45.00	49.00	Direct Impact	Abandoned	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Campobello, HMS⁸	HMS A/S Trawler	16-Mar-1943	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	50.10	39.30	Unknown	Abandoned	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 C1
Canada 2	Side Paddle Wheeler	28-Apr-1863	Grand Banks	47.00	48.00	Unknown	Abandoned	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Canada 1⁴	Side Paddle Wheeler	9-Jul-1859	Grand Banks	49.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	No	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Canadian¹³	SS Cargo/ Passenger	4-Jun-1861	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.57	54.53	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Canadian Bulker	M/V Bulk Carrier	16-Jun-1982	Grand Banks	47.29	49.19	Direct Impact	Large hole	No	Unknown	Medium	D1 D2 C1 C2 C3
Canadian Pioneer¹¹	Steamship	24-Jul-1922	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.50	55.07	Direct Impact	Hole	No	No	Unknown	T1
Cape Race¹²	Schooner	01-Apr-1923	Grand Banks	46.07	48.27	Direct Impact	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	C1 S1 T1
Carlo Mauran	Sailing Ship	25-May-1851	Grand Banks	44.30	51.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Carlton	Steamship	26-Jun-1913	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.25	55.07	Direct Impact	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Carnival Spirit	M/V Cruise Ship	01-Jun-2005	Alaskan Waters	0.00	0.00	Glancing Blow	Denting	No	No	Unknown	S1
Cassandra⁹	SS Passenger	24-May-1919	Grand Banks	47.13	51.22	Direct Impact	Hole	No	Unknown	Growler	S1 T1
Cast Polarbear	M/V Bulk Carrier	17-Apr-1993	Grand Banks	46.12	46.04	Unknown	Large hole	No	No	Growler	S1 D1 D2 D3 C1 C2
Castlegate	SS Screw Schooner	3-May-1893	Grand Banks	46.44	47.11	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Castor	SS Cargo/ Passenger	1-Oct-1896	South Greenland Waters	59.45	44.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Cerdic³	SS Screw Brig	20-Jul-1874	Grand Banks	46.45	52.58	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cestrian	SS Cargo/ Passenger	27-May-1898	Grand Banks	43.40	48.15	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Medium
Ceylon	Sailing Ship	13-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.06	50.42	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Challenge	Bark	30-Jun-1880	Grand Banks	49.38	53.24	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	No	Unknown
Charlot¹⁰	SS Cargo	09-Jun-1921	Grand Banks	48.30	50.03	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Chesapeake	Sailing Ship	16-Jun-1818	Grand Banks	42.51	43.17	Direct Impact	Cracks	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Chiltern Range	SS Cargo	01-May-1913	Grand Banks	46.39	44.40	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Large	T1 T2
Cilurnum	SS Steel Schooner	5-May-1885	Grand Banks	45.00	47.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
City of Berlin	SS Passenger	19-May-1885	Grand Banks	43.30	49.30	Direct Impact	Minor Deck Damage	No	Unknown	Large	S1
City of Boston²	SS Passenger	29-Jan-1870	Grand Banks	46.40	52.40	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
City of Glasgow	SS Passenger	10-Mar-1854	Grand Banks	43.00	49.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1
City of Rome	SS Passenger	31-Aug-1899	Grand Banks	48.30	48.44	Direct Impact	Denting	No	Unknown	Growler	S1 T1
City of Topeka	SS Cargo Passenger	02-Nov-1901	Alaskan Waters	58.15	134.30	Direct Impact	Large hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Clair	Brigantine	12-Apr-1897	Grand Banks	43.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Clipper Adventurer	M/V Cruise Ship	01-Aug-2005	South Greenland Waters	0.00	0.00	Glancing Blow	Denting	No	No	Unknown	S1
Colina	SS Passenger	7-May-1885	Grand Banks	45.40	47.44	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Colomba Lofaro	Bark	01-Jan-1908	Grand Banks	46.15	45.15	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Colonel Burnaby	Ketch	01-Mar-1903	Grand Banks	46.05	53.03	Unknown	Minor Deck Damage	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Columbia	SS Passenger	02-Aug-1911	Grand Banks	48.32	48.48	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Yes	Medium	S1 D1 D2 D3
Comandante Tenreiro	M/V Fishing Schooner	24-Jun-1946	Grand Banks	45.10	50.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Concordia⁶	SS Cargo/ Passenger	19-Jul-1896	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.04	54.29	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	No	Unknown	T1
Condor	Bark	26-May-1880	Grand Banks	43.43	50.39	Glancing Blow	Cracks	No	Yes	Large	T1
Constantine	Bark	5-May-1864	Grand Banks	42.16	48.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Large
Convoy O.N.303 (Samaustral)	Liberty Cargo Ship	27-May-1945	Grand Banks	43.08	49.18	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Large	S1
Coral	Schooner	8-Jun-1889	Grand Banks	49.32	55.33	Direct Impact	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Cordelia 2	Iron Bark	9-Apr-1897	Grand Banks	46.40	52.45	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cordelia 1	Iron Bark	1-Jun-1880	Grand Banks	46.03	49.27	Unknown	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Corinthian	SS Passenger	8-Jun-1875	Grand Banks	46.06	47.48	Unknown	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Corisande 2⁵	Barkentine	9-May-1894	Grand Banks	46.47	52.54	Glancing Blow	Minor Deck Damage	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Corisande 1	Barkentine	12-May-1875	Grand Banks	46.33	53.03	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Corona	Sailing Ship	27-Aug-1895	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.00	51.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Corrie Charmaine	M/V Fishing Vessel	19-Jun-1995	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.43	55.46	Direct Impact	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	C1 C2
Corsican	SS Passenger	12-Aug-1912	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.24	52.15	Direct Impact	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 D1 T1
County of Durham	Steamship	1-May-1897	Grand Banks	45.00	50.09	Direct Impact	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Craftsman	SS Cargo	16-Jun-1919	Grand Banks	46.31	54.23	Direct Impact	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Critic	Steamship	16-Mar-1891	Grand Banks	42.50	49.50	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Small

1. There were two ships of the Cairn Line named Cairngowan, the first from 1911 to 1916 and the second from 1919 to 1944, both being sunk in the World Wars, the second by U.S. Navy aircraft after being eventually acquired by the Japanese and renamed. Updated 6 Mar 2024 with he addition of T1 & T2 for the 1929 collision.
2. It was believed at the time that the ship had been sunk by icebergs but from what we know now of the iceberg extent at that time that is highly unlikely as no ice had yet been reported that far south. See Jan/Feb ice charts for 1870.
3. Reported from Halifax July 22 so collision likely around 20th. Morning chronicle and commercial and shipping gazette, 24 July 1874, p.2 col.8
4. Additional information in T1 recently added.
5. Position in table amended 13 Feb 2023 according to Telegram report (T1).
6. There is a very descriptive article and a beautiful photograph of the damaged ship in the 12 September 1896 p.220 issue of the Scientific American (Volume 75, Issue 11), “COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG”, by James Murray. Being unsure of the copyright rather than reproduce it here the reader is referred to the pdf article at https://zenodo.org/record/2203184#.Y_Y_sHbMLIV . The co-ordinates in the table above have been amended to reflect the position as given in the article.
7. New addition as of 20 Mar 2023. Struck berg off the Grand Bank, exact position unknown. Full ship particulars ca be found at https://www.pilotmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/%E2%80%9CTHE-CAIRN-LINE-OF-STEAMSHIPS-COMPANY-LIMITED%E2%80%9D-1.pdf
8. Sunk in the above position but may have struck ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. To be investigated further.
9. Cassandra arrived St. John’s May 21 and repairs completed left on May 29.
10. Updated with contemporary newspaper reports (T1), 6 Jan 2024.
11. (Updated 14 Jan 2024). Canadian Pioneer struck an underwater spur of an iceberg 9 miles east of Belle Isle in heavy fog gouging a hole through the plates of the starboard bow causing flooding of the forepeak. Ship went to Sydney instead of St. John’s for repairs. Position in table above amended to reflect the new position.
12. Updated 18 Jan 2024 with S1 & T1. Newspaper report suggests that the collision “during the night time” could be closer to St. John’s than indicated in the Chart, C1.
13. See also very interesting account at: http://www.robertsewell.ca/canadian.html (active 14 Feb 2024), with reference to the “Wreck of The Canadian” at Hamilton Evening Times Saturday, June 29, 1861 Page: 3.