9th January 1920
Airco Dh.9 bomber supplied by Britain to anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia.
Ship Losses:
Northstar (United States) After the only person aboard was knocked unconscious while in the engine room in stormy weather, the 11-gross register ton motor vessel drifted onto a reef in Sleepy Bay (60°04′30″N 147°50′00″W) on the coast of Latouche Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska and was wrecked, becoming a constructive total loss. The vessel′s sole occupant reached safety after regaining consciousness.
Treveal (United Kingdom) The cargo ship, on her maiden voyage, ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, off the coast of Dorset and broke in two with the loss of 36 of her 43 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.
West Avenal (United States) The Design 1019 cargo ship collided with
Lancastrian ( United Kingdom) in New York Harbor and was beached. She was refloated over a month later and returned to service.