Iceberg Casualties – Ship Names starting with “D & E”

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.

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
Dahomey	SS Screw Schooner	07-May-1907	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	46.20	60.00	Glancing Blow	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dalryan¹⁹	SS Cargo	18-Jul-1930	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.48	55.42	Grounding on	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1 T2
Damara¹⁸	SS Cargo/Passenger	12-July-1903	Grand Banks	47.13	52.10	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Daneman¹	HM Trawler	07-May-1943	South Greenland Waters	58.03	40.00	Unknown	Abandoned	Yes = 7	Unknown	Growler	C1
Danube	SS Cargo/ Passenger	02-Feb-1901	Alaskan Waters	58.15	134.05	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Daphnella¹⁴	Tanker	5-Jul-1944	Grand Banks	48.07	49.42	Direct Impact	Unknown	Unkown	Unknown	Large
David Shaw	Bark	3-Jul-1826	Grand Banks	47.10	45.00	Direct Impact	Abandoned	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
De Ruyter	SS Cargo	5-Mar-1885	Grand Banks	45.44	48.58	Direct Impact	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dennis²	Sailing Ship	2-Jul-1578	Baffin Bay Area	62.00	65.30	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Des Groseilliers	CCGS Icebreaker	29-Aug-1989	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	66.34	61.40	Direct Impact	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	S1
Devon	Sailing Ship	30-Apr-1854	Grand Banks	44.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Devona	SS Screw Schooner	09-Jul-1907	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.51	51.44	Striking projection	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Diana	Sailing Ship	21-Jul-1792	Grand Banks	46.00	51.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Diana2¹⁶	SS Sealing Vessel	15-July-1929	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.00	55.45	Glancing Blow	Crushed	No	No	Large	T1
Dimitrios Chandris¹³	SS Cargo Ship	25-Jul-1941	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.45	54.25	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dione¹⁰	Schooner	22-Oct-1897	Grand Banks	48.53	52.05	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Dirigo	SS Passenger Schooner	28-Dec-1900	Alaskan Waters	58.20	134.27	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Dorothy Melita	Schooner	28-May-1933	Grand Banks	46.01	50.29	Direct Impact	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Growler	T1
Dracona	SS Cargo	16-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.06	47.36	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dublin Packet	Sailing Ship	24-Mar-1828	Grand Banks	44.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Duchess of Bedford	SS Passenger	23-Jul-1933	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.30	56.30	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Eagle	Brig	18-May-1854	Grand Banks	44.00	49.00	Direct Impact	Abandoned	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Earl of Devon	SS Schooner	10-Jul-1915	Grand Banks	49.04	53.03	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Edeline	Bark	13-Jun-1882	Grand Banks	43.10	50.08	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Medium
Edinburgh 2⁶	SS Passenger	13-Jul-1873	Grand Banks	46.39	53.19	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Edinburgh 1	SS Passenger	6-Jun-1859	Grand Banks	47.40	48.20	Striking projection	Hole	No	No	Unknown	S1 T1
Edith Troop	Sailing Ship	10-May-1880	Grand Banks	43.25	49.25	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Edmund Preston	Iron Bark	6-Mar-1863	Grand Banks	43.00	49.00	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Eirini L.	M/V Bulk Carrier	04-May-1994	Grand Banks	44.44	49.12	Unknown	Small puncture	No	Unknown	Growler	C1 C2 C3
Eleanora Maersk¹⁷	Steamship	19-Jun-1923	Grand Banks	50.30	54.30	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Elise and Charlotte	Sailing Ship	12-Apr-1854	Grand Banks	42.59	38.44	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ellen⁷	Schooner	27-Apr-1845	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	46.30	56.30	Unknown	Sinking	Yes = 1	Yes = 1	Unknown	T1
Elma	Brig	24-Oct-1873	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.40	54.36	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Elwood	Fishing Schooner	1-Feb-1895	Alaskan Waters	58.14	135.27	Grounding on	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Emden	Steamship	01-Jun-1929	Grand Banks	46.06	48.18	Glancing Blow	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Emilie Maersk	SS Screw Schooner	19-Feb-1930	Grand Banks	46.30	54.00	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Emily H.¹⁵	Fishing Schooner	26-Aug-1917	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	52.35	56.00	Direct Impact	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Emmeline³	Sail Fishing Vessel	01-Jan-1900	Grand Banks	49.15	53.30	Direct Impact	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Emrys	Schooner	22-May-1896	Grand Banks	47.50	52.48	Direct Impact	Puncture	No	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Eric	Sealing vessel	10 June-1872	Grand Banks	46.50	52.36	Direct Impact	Cracks	No	No	Unknown	T1
Erik¹²	Wooden Steamer	21-Sep-1908	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	55.20	59.00	Direct Impact	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Large	S1
Erl King⁹	SS Cargo	12-Aug-1885	Grand Banks	47.35	49.00	Direct Impact	Hole	No	No	Ice Island	T1
Escort Protector	M/V Tug	10-Jun-1979	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	55.15	58.56	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Small	S1 C1
Estella	Schooner	03-Oct-1908	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	53.33	55.51	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Et Bretagne⁴	Steamship	25-Apr-1923	Grand Banks	46.15	44.05	Unknown	Sinking	No	No	Unknown	C1
Ethel	Sailing Vessel	25-Jul-1908	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	57.34	61.23	Iceberg drifts upon vessel	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ethel Blanche	Bark	4-Jun-1884	Grand Banks	49.25	45.30	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Ethiopia	Steamship	6-Jun-1894	Grand Banks	44.40	47.50	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	No	Large	S1
Etolia⁵	SS Cargo/ Passenger	1-Jul-1896	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.49	48.39	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	No	Large	T1 T2
Eugene⁸ (Eugenie?)	Schooner	15-Jun-1884	Grand Banks	47.21	52.32	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Eugene Prince	Schooner	4-Jun-1896	Grand Banks	47.33	52.10	Glancing Blow	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Eulalia¹¹	Packet Ship	21-May-1847	Grand Banks	42.18	50.20	Direct Impact	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Large
Evangelia C	M/V Bulk Carrier	31-Jul-1984	Hudson Strait	61.30	67.15	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in field ice	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Bergy bit	C1
Evangeline	SS Schooner	08-May-1908	Grand Banks	48.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Eveline	Bark	11-Aug-1878	Grand Banks	51.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Medium
Exxon Valdez	M/V Oil Tanker	24-Mar-1989	Alaskan Waters	60.50	146.54	Collision with other object avoiding an iceberg	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 C1
Eyrie	Sailing Ship	10-Jun-1872	Grand Banks	46.55	52.40	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

1. In Convoy ON 181. Appears to be an event worth investigating in a bit more detail. Striking a growler appears to be a likely cause and the ‘official’ take on it but one account expresses some doubt. The deaths were due to falling into the water while transferring to the rescue vessel. Again there seems to be some discrepancy in the numbers with 2 or 3 succumbing some time later. However, there appears to be seven memorials. See for instance: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?166758 ; Convoy ON 181 Commodore’s Narrative – warsailors.com ; http://www.harry-tates.org.uk/tgtw.html
2. One of the 15 ships of Frobisher’s Third Voyage in search of the Northwest Passage. Struck a rock of ice off The Queen’s Foreland (Resolution Island) near the entrance to Frobisher Bay.
3. Date in 1900 unknown and so far even the year is unconfirmed. Suspect that the vessel was lost without known cause and the story of a single survivor was just fabrication.
4. Name of vessel unconfirmed
5. Date approximate and location in table above amended to reflect the position of 250 miles off Belle Isle as given in the Evening Telegram (T2).
6. Arrived Placentia July 14 so collision likely around the 13th.
7. One person killed and another injured when a warping rope parted.
8. There are some discrepancies between the Evening Telegram and the the Harbor Grace Standard reports in dates, position and ship names. The Telegram appears to be the most accurate, however the name Eugenie may be the correct one as the name appears several times in other ice reports about that time. Unfortunately it does not appear to be listed in Lloyd’s Register.
9. Table updated with newly found info regarding date, location, and size of berg.
10. According to the Evening Telegram 26 October 1897 (T1) collision occurred 41 miles off Cape Bonavista on the 22nd. Date and position in table above have been amended accordingly. The vessel is listed in Lloyd’s Register as a 100 ton wooden schooner and further particulars can be found at https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online
11. The full article from Quebec Morning Chronicle July 23, 1847: Twenty Lives Lost.-The packet-ship Eulalia, belonging to St. Sebastian, while on her passage from Havana to Galway, was overwhelmed by an iceberg, in lat. 42, 18 N., long. 52, on the 21^st ultimo. She had thirty-seven passengers (a great many of whom were females) on board, with a crew of sixteen, including the master. Two boats, containing the captain, fourteen of the crew, and fourteen passengers, succeeded in getting clear of the wreck, but the third, with twenty persons in it, most of whom were women, was drawn down with the sinking vessel, and every soul perished. The boat was fastened to the wreck by a rope, which the crew in their fright had forgotten to cast off, and it was impossible to cut it, the passengers having no proper implement. On the following day, the remaining boats were picked up by the schooner Newport, belonging to Stockton, and their crew taken on board, which vessel reached Galway on Monday last. The loss of the Eulalia and cargo is estimated at £25,000.
12. Admiral Robert Peary’s polar expedition ship. A lengthy article at The Evening Telegram 1 Oct 1908 p.7 cols.2-5
13. New Addition (15 April 2023). As part of Convoy SC 38, Sydney, Nova Scotia – UK, Greek vessel of 4643 tons, built 1910 as the Rendsburg , and loaded with steel and lumber struck a berg in the Strait Of Belle Isle and returned to Sydney, Nova Scotia in tow. Further vessel specifications and info at https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/en/skip/7301?page=0. Convoy was paired with HX 140 and altogether at least 7 vessels struck icebergs in the passage though the Strait. While bergs were innumerable around the area of Belle Isle it was an unusually light season further south. Collision position is estimated. Unfortunately most of the microfilm records are illegible: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5512/5187 and dates for all collisions uncertain. See also: http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html and http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx140.html . Vessels striking bergs at this time are Oregon 1 and Malvina of Convoy HX140, and Agia Marina, Armathia, Boltonhall, Dimitrios Chandris, Gloxinia and Senta of Convoy SC 38. Also to be noted is the Svend Foyn of HX 140 which sank with loss of life in 1943 after collision with an iceberg.
14. As part of Convoy ONS 242 escort HMS Prince Rupert was ahead on the starboard side of the convoy when it came across an iceberg. It gave out flares and all kinds of of warnings but British tanker Daphnella, 8078 tons, built 1938, continued unheeded at 7 kt and rammed the iceberg just before dawn at 0512z. Continued with convoy apparently relatively unharmed. The estimated position above was calculated from course and speed from the 0400z position. Naval signals can be viewed at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5530/721 and by changing 721 to 676 and 727 as an example for others of interest. Ship photos and particulars can be viewed at https://www.helderline.com/tanker/daphnella-1 or http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/D-Ships/daphnella1938.html
15. New addition as of 19 Dec 2023. Schooner out of Little Bay struck berg and sank. Reported from Battle Harbour so presumably in that area. Location estimated but there had been previous reports of numerous bergs around Hopedale. Crew saved. Ref.: Evening Advocate, 27 August 1917, p.4 col.7 bottom.
16. (New addition as of 4 Jan 2024). The 473 ton wooden sealing vessel was built in Dundee in 1870. It struck a “huge” iceberg a glancing glow in thick fog in the Strait of Belle Isle between Henley Harbour and St. Peter’s Island (lat/lon estimated) carrying away bowsprit, figurehead, cutwater and other headgear. Arrived St. John’s 31 July from Humbermouth for repairs. Photo of ship available at https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/m_job/id/2446/.
17. (Amended 23 Jan 2024). Date and approximate location of collision amended in table above according to newspaper report in T1. Eleanora Maersk was a vessel of 1927 tons built in 1895. The vessel was repaired, presumably at Botwood, and sailed for Greenhithe (River Thames) with 2330 tons of pulp on June 29 (Daily News 30 June, p.10 col.4).
18. New addition as of 24 January 2024. The SS Damara was a 1779 ton steamer built by A Stephen & Sons, Glasgow in 1885 and owned by Furness, Withy & Co. It appears the ship hit an iceberg shortly after leaving St. John’s for Liverpool on the night of July 11. The position and date of the iceberg sighting comes from its report to the U.S. Hydrographic Bulletin although there is no mention of collision which is supplied by the newspaper reports, T1.
19. Updated with T1 & T2 11 Mar 2024. Apparently on her maiden voyage. Photo of ship available at https://www.wrecksite.eu/img/wrecks/dalryan_ss.jpg
20. Updated with T1 27 Mar 2024 in which the one casualty, Chesley Grandy, later died of head injuries.