Iceberg Casualties – Ship Names starting with “H, I & J”

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
H.M. Kaiser	M/V Dragger	11-Mar-1982	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	54.06	56.06	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Halse¹⁵	Steamship	30-Jun-1927	Grand Banks	47.30	48.47	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Hampshire	Steamship	1-Aug-1893	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.26	56.40	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Hanna	Bark	6-Aug-1890	Grand Banks	48.00	46.40	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Hannah	Snow	9-Jun-1874	Grand Banks	44.56	48.10	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Hans Hedtoft	M/S Cargo Passenger	30-Jan-1959	South Greenland Waters	59.30	43.00	Glancing Blow	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1 D1 C1
Happy Return	Sailing Ship	10-Jul-1686	Hudson Strait	61.25	68.00	Unknown	Sinking	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Harmony	SS Cargo/ Passenger	28-Jul-1895	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	53.05	55.10	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Harp, CCGS	Cutter	20-Jun-1997	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	49.47	54.36	Unknown	Denting	No	Unknown	Bergy bit	S1
Harry Lewis¹²	Schooner	30-May-1918	Grand Banks	47.08	52.45	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unconfirmed	Unknown	Unknown
Hartside¹³	Steam Cargo	13-Jun-1920	Grand Banks	46.06	48.39	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in waves	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Hartville	Steam Cargo	11-Mar-1887	Grand Banks	43.20	47.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Large
Harvester	Bark	20-Sep-1884	Grand Banks	37.00	52.17	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Hatasu	Steam Schooner	1-Jun-1899	Grand Banks	46.15	48.13	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Havjarl	M/V Cargo	03-Feb-1973	Grand Banks	45.48	46.23	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	S1 C1
Hedwig⁹	Steam Schooner	26-Jul-1903	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.25	56.45	Direct Impact	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	T1
Hegira	Steam Schooner	25-Aug-1922	Grand Banks	42.30	50.00	Glancing Blow	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Henrietta	Bark	20-May-1874	Grand Banks	45.00	50.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Henry Palmer	Bark	18-Jul-1875	Grand Banks	46.00	51.00	Glancing Blow	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Large
Hibernian	SS Passenger	8-Jul-1890	Grand Banks	47.43	46.42	Unknown	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Highlander¹¹	HMS Destroyer	15 April 1945	Grand Banks	45.30	48.27	Direct impact	Crushed	No	No	Growler	S1 D1 T1 T2 T3
Hither-wood¹⁴	SS Cargo	27-Jul-1926	Grand Banks	47.27	52.31	Unknown	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 T1
Hohen-stauffen	SS Passenger	18-Jun-1884	Grand Banks	41.31	48.28	Direct Impact	Puncture	Unknown	Unknown	Bergy bit	S1
Hope (I)¹	Sailing Ship	22 May 1833				Impact	Sinking
Hope	Sailing Ship	25-Mar-1837	Grand Banks	46.00	51.00	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Horn Head	Steam Schooner	1-Sep-1893	Grand Banks	45.18	40.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Hubert Gaucher	M/V Product Tanker	31-Aug-1991	Baffin Bay Area	76.42	89.44	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in field ice	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Multi-Year	S1 D1 D2 C1
Hudson, CSS	Scientific Ship	11-Sep-1993	South Greenland Waters	68.32	32.31	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in field ice	Hole	No	No	Bergy bit	S1 C1
Hugo²	Steam Schooner	05-May-1927	Labrador Sea and Davis Strait	59.30	52.00	Unknown	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Humboldt	SS Cargo/ Passenger	01-Sep-1905	Alaskan Waters	58.20	134.27	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Huntcliff	Snow	17-May-1845	Grand Banks	45.28	48.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Hurworth	Screw Schooner	29-Aug-1880	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.30	56.30	Direct Impact	Crushed	Yes	Unknown	Very Large
Iceland 2¹⁰	Steam Sealing Vessel	11-Mar-1901	Grand Banks	48.00	52.30	Direct Impact	Hole	No	Yes	Unknown	T1
Iceland 1³	Steam Sealing Vessel	1896	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	50.21	54.09	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Iliade	Brig	9-Jul-1874	Grand Banks	46.06	47.51	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Imogene	Steam Sealing/ Cargo Vessel	24-Jun-1935	Grand Banks	49.02	52.56	Striking concealed growler/bergy bit in waves	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Growler	S1
India	Steam Brig	25-May-1882	Grand Banks	44.45	44.52	Glancing Blow	Hole	No	No	Large	T1
Innerton	Steam Cargo	02-Jun-1926	Grand Banks	42.08	49.15	Direct Impact	Crushed	No	No	Small	S1 T1
Intrepid, HMS	Steam Discovery Sloop	27-Aug-1851	Baffin Bay Area	76.00	80.00	Vessel drifts upon iceberg	Denting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1
Intrinsic	Bark	19-May-1835	Gulf of St. Lawrence and South	47.23	59.17	Direct Impact	Cracks	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Iowa (I)	Power Fishing Schooner	08-Nov-1926	Alaskan Waters	56.51	133.00	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Iowa (II)	SS Cargo/ Passenger	22-Feb-1891	Grand Banks	46.29	45.54	Unknown	Sinking	No	Unknown	Unknown
Iris	Brig	25-Apr-1825	Grand Banks	43.00	48.00	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Isabella	Sailing Ship	8-May-1841	Grand Banks	44.02	48.45	Direct Impact	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Isabelle Wilson	Schooner	17-Jun-1885	Grand Banks	47.50	52.28	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Islander	SS Cargo/ Passenger	15-Aug-1901	Alaskan Waters	58.15	134.30	Direct Impact	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	S1 S2 D1 C1
Ivory Star	M/V Bulk Carrier	01-Jul-1974	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.25	57.00	Direct Impact	Large hole	No	No	Small	D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 C1
Jaguar⁴	M/V Bulk Carrier?	27-Apr-1979	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	52.07	54.53	Unknown	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Small
James Audus	Brig	22-Apr-1949	Grand Banks	46.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Jason	Steamship	1-May-1882	Grand Banks	47.00	46.00	Direct Impact	Large hole	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
Jennie & Ada Smith¹⁶	Schooner	01-Aug-1933	Grand Banks	48.31	53.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	No	No	Unknown	T1 T2
Jennie Florence	Schooner	23-Jun-1949	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.20	55.36	Iceberg drifts upon vessel	Unknown	No	No	Unknown
Jeranos⁷	Steam Cargo	9-May-1885	Grand Banks	45.20	48.40	Direct Impact	Hole	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Jessie Hoyt	Schooner	5-Aug-1880	Grand Banks	46.45	52.44	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
John	Sailing Ship	7-Oct-1836	Grand Banks	45.00	40.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
John A. Brown⁵	M/V Tanker	5-June-1943	Grand Banks	45.04	48.33	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	S1 C1
John Abbott	Bark	6-May-1874	Grand Banks	47.00	48.00	Direct Impact	Cracks	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
John Bright	Steam Schooner	1-Jul-1899	Strait of Belle Isle and Approaches	51.33	56.34	Direct Impact	Crushed	Unknown	Unknown	Growler
John Rutledge⁸	Packet Ship	20-Feb-1856	Grand Banks	45.30	45.56	Direct Impact	Sinking	Yes	Unknown	Growler	T1 S1
John Wise⁶	Liberty Ship (Convoy HX 247)	14 July 1943	Grand Banks	48.13	46.20		Hole				S1 T1 T2

1. New addition. From London to Quebec, struck a berg and foundered; crew saved. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1833#cite_note-BNL260733-189
2. Went missing on voyage from Ivigtut (Greenland) for Copenhagen. Assumed at the time to have been lost with 23 persons aboard due to collision with an iceberg but there was never any proof. https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?147066
3. Actual date in 1896 unknown.
4. No particulars for this vessel except that the Mariners Weather Log for March/April Vol.23 states that the Jaguar was a 30,560 ton vessel and hit a small berg in the Strait of Belle Isle.
5. In Convoy HX 242, New York – Halifax Liverpool in dense fog at 6 knots iceberg slid down between the ship columns encountering first the Nicania, the 3rd ship in column 11, doing serious damage almost immediately followed by collision with the John A. Brown, the 4th ship in line, doing lesser damage. The collisions occurred at 2306 GMT on June 5 so about 2000 local time. The Nicania returned with escort to St. John’s and the John A. Brown continued. See http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/_resources/images/mr/mr0745.pdf starting page 58 for further details and also http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5514/443?r=0&s=1 and following images to No. 531.
6. Forehold flooded and continued (towed) the voyage according to http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx247.html and http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ . The convoy naval reports and signals available at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5514 make no mention of an incident with the John Wise, or the tow, or an unusual danger from the icebergs. Unfortunately, the records do not contain the Commodore’s Narrative which the warsailor’s web site refers to. The actual date and position given in the table above is a best approximation. Plot of convoy’s track available at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5544/20
7. Collision position given in Morning Chronicle and Commercial and Shipping Gazette, 14 May 1885, p.3 col.4 https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3604015
8. See also https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/john-rutledge-shipwreck-horrifying-ordeal-one-miraculous-survival/
9. A German steamer of 2358 tons. Further particulars can be found at https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/lloyds-register-of-ships-online
10. Collision appears to have been closer to ‘home’ than reflected in the pdf file and the position has been updated in the above table.
11. New addition (21 Apr 2023). Ocean escort B2 of Convoy ON 294 Liverpool to New York 1 – 20 April, 1945 struck what was likely a growler fracturing stem which was turned back to a height of 4 feet above waterline flooding forepeak and ASDIC compartments. Resorted to steaming stern first to be eventually towed by HM Rescue Tug Tenacity to Bay Bulls , Newfoundland for repairs with final repairs at St. John’s. “Stem [piece?] and plates and frames require renewal from stem to No.27 station below waterline. Approximate time required for repairs 6 weeks.” International Ice Patrols were suspended during the war but patrols did continue militarily and were published by the IIP after the war. The ice conditions for the month can be viewed at https://newicedata.com/charts-1945/ . The Highlander had a displacement of 1,350 tons and was commissioned in 1940. Further particulars can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Highlander_(H44) . Images T1, T2 and T3 are images 2001, 2004 and 1932 from Royal Canadian Navy : Convoy Reports of Proceedings, 1939-1945 Reel 5526 at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5526
12. (Updated info as of 21 Dec 2023). From St. John’s to Burin schooner Harry Lewis struck an iceberg just a few hours after leaving port on May 30. Was towed into Cape Broyle by whaler Hawk with jibboom, bowsprit and headgear all carried away and otherwise badly damaged. At this stage there is no mention of any casualties. Evening Advocate, 1 June 1918, p.3 col. 4; Daily News, 3 June 1918 p.5 col. 3. The schooner was evidently repaired and back at sea within a reasonable time for it rescued the crew of the schooner Elsie Porter sunk by a German submarine at the end of August (Evening Telegram, 3 Sep., p.5 cols. 3-4). Harry Lewis, however, met its end just a short time later when it went ashore on St. Pierre on October 30th. It was 79 tons gross and owned by Mr. P. Burton of Fortune (St. John’s Daily Star, 3 Nov., p.10 col. 3).
13. (Updated info as of 4 Jan 2024). SS Hartside 12 days out from Avonmouth in ballast for Port au Port struck a growler damaging bow plates and leaking. Arrived St. John’s 23 June, went into drydock for new plates and paint 5 July and left 24th for Port au Port then Botwood. Evening Telegram, 24 June 1920, p.6 col. 3, and also 13 & 23 June.
14. Updated with S1 and T1 16 Feb 2024. Unfortunately one of the newspaper reports in T1 is not very legible.
15. Date amended according to newspaper reports in T1 added 19 Feb 2024.
16. Updated 2 Apr 2024 with T1 and T2. Actual name of vessels appears to be just Jeannie and Ada with Smith being the master. Collision appears to have been fairly close to Little Catalina so position in table above has been amended accordingly. The 30 Aug issue of the Daily News, p.3 col.6 states that there were some injuries, but unclear if this was just a case of misreporting.