Iceberg Casualties – Ship Names starting with “F & G”

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
Farenco	M/V Bulk Carrier	10-May-1999	Grand Banks	52.48	47.57	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Growler	D1 D2 C1 C2
Favorite	Brig	14-May-1822	Grand Banks	43.37	48.33	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Federal Kushiro¹	M/V Bulk Carrier	16-Apr-2010	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.47	52.07	Direct Impact	Puncture	No	No	Unknown	S1
Federal Thames²	M/V Bulk Carrier	06-Apr-1994	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	47.28	59.15	Unknown	Large hole	No	Unknown	Bergy bit
Fenwick Keating	Brig	8-May-1839	Grand Banks	44.00	46.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Ferm¹⁴	Wooden Steamship	9-June-1919	Grand Banks	48.30	53.00	Unknown	Holed	No	No	Growler
Fernville	Steam Schooner	26-Mar-1880	Grand Banks	46.00	48.00	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Fernwood	SS Cargo	14-Jun-1949	Grand Banks	49.44	54.46	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Finnpolaris	M/V Cargo	11-Aug-1991	Baffin Bay Area	71.59	59.52	Unknown	Sinking	No	No	Bergy bit	S1 D1 D2 C1
Flamingo, HMS³	Frigate	12-Jun-1880	Grand Banks	47.30	52.26	Direct Impact	Bowsprit, minor Deck Damage	No	Unknown	Very Large	S1
Flekkefjord	Bark	3-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.06	47.33	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Flora	Bark	18-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.00	46.00	Glancing Blow	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Florencia	Steamship	23-Apr-1929	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.38	55.10	Iceberg drifts upon vessel	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Floriston	Steam Schooner	29-Aug-1914	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.50	57.40	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Flower of Home	Schooner	01-Jun-1915	Grand Banks	48.20	52.28	Direct Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Fluorine	Bark	1-Oct-1882	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	60.02	50.04	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Large
Flying Scud	Bark	28-Apr-1878	Grand Banks	47.06	51.00	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Forest Holme	Steam Schooner	1-Jun-1899	Grand Banks	46.06	46.30	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Fortuna¹⁰	Bark	1-Jul-1898	Grand Banks	49.00	41.00	Direct Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Framnaes	Bark	1-Jul-1882	Grand Banks	45.29	48.40	Unknown	Abandoned	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Francis	Sailing Ship	27-Mar-1850	Grand Banks	44.28	39.47	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Francis and Mary⁴	Bark	11-Jul-1833	Grand Banks	46.00	50.00	Direct Impact	Abandoned	No	Unknown	Unknown
Fremona	SS Cargo	13-May-1896	Grand Banks	46.30	54.00	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Fri	Bark	1-Jun-1894	Grand Banks	46.06	46.51	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Friary⁸	SS Schooner	25-May-1882	Grand Banks	43.00	50.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Large	T1 T2
Furtor	Steam Schooner	29-Jun-1897	Grand Banks	49.42	49.10	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in waves	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Growler	T1
G.B. Lamar	Sailing Ship	26-Apr-1854	Grand Banks	44.00	50.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
G.W. Hobson⁹	Schooner	28-May-1891	Grand Banks	47.32	52.23	Direct Impact	Cracks	No	No	Large	T1
Gananoque 2	Bark	10-May-1881	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	47.50	61.10	Direct Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gananoque 1	Bark	11-Jul-1874	Grand Banks	46.30	52.50	Unknown	Crushed	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Gatineau	Sailing Ship	1-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.06	47.30	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gazelle	Brigantine	14-Jun-1855	Grand Banks	47.00	42.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Geisha	Schooner	03-Jun-1909	Grand Banks	47.30	52.35	Direct Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Large	T1 T2 T3
Gellert	SS Passenger	29-Jan-1890	Grand Banks	47.49	46.30	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
General Wolf	Bark	6-Jul-1833	Grand Banks	45.10	47.16	Direct Impact	Abandoned	No	Unknown	Unknown
George	Steam Schooner	01-May-1908	Grand Banks	46.06	48.57	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
George W. Elder	SS Cargo/ Passenger	2-Sep-1890	Alaskan Waters	58.30	135.00	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Growler	S1
Gerald & Aiden	Schooner	27-Jun-1949	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.01	55.25	Glancing Blow	Unknown	No	No	Unknown
Geraldine Mary 1	SS Cargo/ Passenger	28-May-1933	Grand Banks	48.54	52.50	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in waves	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Geraldine Mary 2	SS Cargo/ Passenger	03-May-1929	Grand Banks	49.32	53.44	Direct Impact	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Gertrude M. Fauci	M/V Trawler	12-Feb-1936	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	44.00	56.45	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Gibralter	Steamship	1-Jan-1896	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.23	56.41	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Glacier Express	Sightseeing Catamaran	31-Aug-1988	Alaskan Waters	57.00	135.00	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	S1
Glad Tidings	Schooner	17-Feb-1870	Grand Banks	48.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gladys Irene	Longliner	27-Apr-1983	Grand Banks	50.07	53.44	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Glasgow	Schooner	12-May-1849	Grand Banks	44.00	46.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Small
Gleaner	Brig	8-Jun-1833	Grand Banks	45.00	48.10	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Glen Head	Steam Schooner	1-Apr-1897	Grand Banks	46.20	49.56	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Glencoe	Sailing Ship	12-Dec-1873	Grand Banks	48.00	51.55	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Glengarry	Brig	2-Apr-1878	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.10	55.50	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in waves	Sinking	No	Unknown	Growler
Gloucester City	Steam Schooner	23-Feb-1883	Grand Banks	44.00	52.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Glover	Coastal Mail Steamer	4-Aug-1896	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.32	56.20	Striking projection	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gloxinia¹¹	SS Cargo	31-May-1943	Grand Banks	47.39	48.37	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1 T2
Golden Princess	Fishing Vessel	25-Jun-1994	Grand Banks	49.36	53.56	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Golden Robin⁵	M/V Tanker	Apr 1973	Grand Banks			Direct Impact	Large hole	No		Sea Ice	D1
Golfino	Schooner	29-May-1914	Grand Banks	45.29	48.20	Direct Impact	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gothland	Rescue Ship Convoy ON 182	16 May 1943	Grand Banks	48	47.37	Direct Impact	Hole	No		Unknown	C1 S1 T1
Governor Carver	Schooner	29-May-1818	Grand Banks	47.00	50.00	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Grace Darling	Clipper	30-May-1856	Grand Banks	47.50	52.50	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Large	S1
Grampian	SS Passenger	09-Jul-1919	Grand Banks	47.03	52.23	Direct Impact	Crushed	Yes	Yes	Large	S1 S2 D1 D2 D3 D4 T1 T2
Grand Lake	Steam Schooner	24-Apr-1905	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.00	55.00	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Grant	Bark	9-May-1885	Grand Banks	46.06	47.15	Glancing Blow	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Granville¹³	Wooden Screw Steamer	16-Aug-1919	Belle Isle and Approaches	51.45	56.10	Unknown	Hole	No	Unknown	Unknown
Gray Ranger,⁶ RFA	Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Fleet Oiler)	30-Jun-1942	Greenland Sea	71.00	13.00	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Greyhound 2 ⁷	Schooner	8-Jul-1855	Grand Banks	49.00	50.00	Unknown	Cracks	No	No	Unknown
Greyhound 1	Bark	15-May-1882	Grand Banks	48.26	47.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Grid	Bark	5-Jun-1880	Grand Banks	42.08	47.32	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Grog	Brig	11-Apr-1836	Grand Banks	47.00	45.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gull Arrow	M/V Cargo	20-May-1998	Grand Banks	49.34	54.28	Unknown	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gulturus	Snow	5-Aug-1863	Grand Banks	46.06	46.06	Unknown	Abandoned	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gustaf Adolf	Steam Schooner	09-May-1908	Grand Banks	46.06	50.21	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

1. 150 nm east of Belle Isle at 23.35 local, 0205 UTM, made contact with an iceberg damaging bulbous bow. 26 icebergs noted by CIS in lat lon square in the days’ ice chart. “The Federal Kushiro ignored published warnings about icebergs and sea ice and took a shortcut through the Strait of Belle Isle, north of Newfoundland, on April 16, said Cmdr. Scott Rogerson [IIP]. No one was injured, but the iceberg took a large chunk out of the ship’s bow.
2. Originally in the database but now unlikely an iceberg or growler was the cause of the damage as according to the Mariner’s Weather Log the Federal Thames was heading upriver in the St. Lawrence when the damage happened.
3. Further significant details have since come to light and can be found in : New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5842, 7 August 1880, Page 7, at: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18800807.2.54
4. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1833#cite_note-BNL260733-189 has collision taking place on 9 June with all seventeen people on board being rescued on 28 June by Baltic Merchant and Favourite.
5. A 17539 grt tanker built in 1953. This incident is with a direct impact into sea ice not an iceberg but the damage illustrated in the photograph is so remarkable that the record should not be lost. A copy of the image was sent to me by the late Capt. Lewis Marmaduke Collins presumably taken in Conception Bay, NL, (arrived 26 Apr., Mariner’s Weather Log, Vol 17 No. 4 July 1973) but it is not clear where and when the accident actually happened.
6. As part of Convoy PQ 17 from Hvalfjord, Iceland to Archangel, Russia struck a berg, or growler, damaging bow June 30. Its speed was reduced to 8 knots and since it was doubtful she could survive heavy weather joined convoy QP 13 on Jul 2 from Archangel to Reykyavik and returned to Iceland.
7. New Addition. Likely a schooner. From Newfoundland arrived Liverpool June 25. Struck a berg at 1 a.m losing bowsprit, figurehead, cutwater, knights heads and covering boards, with some stanchions, starboard cathead, etc. (Morning Courier, St. Johns, 28 July 1855, p.3 col.4. https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/morncourier/id/5595/rec/8)
8. According to Lloyd’s Register the ship had a Registered Tonnage of 1506 and Net of 2307, length/breadth/depth of 259.7/37.9/20.0 ft. (https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online).
9. New addition (12 Feb 1923). American schooner struck iceberg 10 miles east of Cape Spear. Does not appear to be listed with Lloyd’s or the American Register.
10. Additional information of 500 miles from land , if correct, would put the approximate location about 49N 41W, and the table above has been updated. The date is approximate. Lloyd’s Register for the year lists two Norwegian barques of 1,332 net tonnage, one wooden and one iron. The iron one is not listed in the 1890 register so it is assumed that is the one that was lost. It was owned by Hannevig Shipping and Trading Co, built in 1854 and some 200 feet long. Full particulars can be found at https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online and should replace those given in the pdf file.
11. New addition as of 18 April 2023, renaming what was “Unnamed 9” in the original Access database. Pendant 51 equates with the British steamer Gloxinia, of Convoy SC 132, 3336 tons, built 1920, and carrying lube oil. This likely was one of the two unnamed vessels as reported in the IIP 1946 Bulletin as having struck icebergs in the month of June. The damage was not described in the naval signals but vessel was apparently able to continue on the Halifax – Liverpool run. Further ship particulars can be found at https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online
12. After striking the iceberg temporary repairs were made to the SS Grampian in St. John’s and it sailed 21 July arriving Glasgow 6 days later on the 27th.
13. (New addition 30 Dec 2023). SS Granville, 140 ton wooden screw schooner built 1909 Shelburne, Nova Scotia owned by H.V. Greene Aerial Survey Co. Ltd., perhaps out of Boston, on expedition to assess timber and pulp potential in Labrador. Shortly after leaving Battle Harbour for Boston ship, apparently at full speed, collided with iceberg off Cape St. George [locality as yet unidentified but description suggests not too far from Battle Harbour] and sustained considerable damage reaching Curling on 19th in a leaky condition and proceeding to Humbermouth for repairs. Boiler also leaking but unclear if this was related to collision. St. John’s Daily Star, 23 Aug 1919, p.1 col.6; Western Star, 27 Aug., p.3, cols. 3-4; 3 Oct., p. 2, col. 2
14. (New addition as of 2 Jan 2024). See Evening Telegram 16 Dec. 1919, p.8 for detailed findings of the court of inquiry. SS Ferm was a wooden steamship of 1579 gross tonnage built in Slidel, LA, USA in 1919, owned by Ferm Steam Ship Co, registered in St. John’s. It was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Rotterdam when after passing Cape Race the captain inexplicably decided to go via Bonavista. On nearing Cape Bonavista it struck a growler, holing the vessel and causing considerable damage to the bows. The vessel carried on to beach near Knight’s Cove, Bonavista Bay. The captain had his certificate suspended for a year.