100 Years Ago Today

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5th October 1921

Ship Losses:

Glauco (Italy) The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (approximately 21°N 75°W).
J. T. Robinson (United States) While departing the Ahrnklin River bound for Yakutat, Territory of Alaska, the 18-gross register ton, motor vessel sank with the loss of five lives while attempting to cross the Ahrnklin River Bar (59°25′45″N 139°32′20″W) on the coast of Southcentral Alaska in bad weather.
Marie (Germany) The schooner foundered in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Hanstholm, Denmark.

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6th October 1921

President Harding presents a chair used by President Roosevelt to the Roosevelt Memorial Society.

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7th October 1921

Brazilian Battleship Minas Geraes off the coast of Jersey City, New Jersey, with the Colgate Clock in the background.


Ship Losses:

USS Herreshoff No. 321 (United States Navy) The patrol vessel sank in the Pacific Ocean off California whilst under tow by USS Nitro ( United States Navy).
Imprimus (United Kingdom) The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hartfield ( United Kingdom).

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9th October 1921

Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen with his wife Rosamond Soong Ch'ing-ling.


Ship Losses:

Margery Mahaffy (United Kingdom) The schooner was wrecked in Trepassey Bay. Her crew were rescued.

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10th October 1921

Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (known for recognizing Anna Anderson as Princess Anastasia) marries William Bateman Leeds Jr..

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11th October 1921

Michael Collins and Winston Churchill arriving at 10 Downing Street for the negotiations over Irish Independence.


Crowds, restrained by police, cheer delegates outside the gates (erected on a temporary basis in 1920 to protect against attack) at Downing Street, London, during treaty negotiations between representatives of Sinn Fein and the British government.

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12th October 1921

Ship Losses:

Cocanada (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Gopalpur, Orissa, India. She was refloated on 23 October.

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13th October 1921

Philander C. Knox, U.S. Senator of Pennsylvania and former Secretary of State under Presidents Taft, has passed away. As Secretary of State, Knox encouraged “dollar diplomacy” to strengthen U.S. relations and economic ties with nations by guaranteeing loans.


Ship Losses:

Luis Urquijo (Spain) The cargo ship caught fire at Valencia and was beached.
Royal (Norway) The cargo ship ran aground at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.

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14th October 1921

Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan visits the commemoration of the opening of the first railroad in Japan (the first railway opened in Japan in 1872 and October 14 is celebrated as Railway Day)


Ship Losses:

Lasristan (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground in the Maasvlakte, Netherlands. She was refloated on 17 October.
Maplefield (United Kingdom) The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (27°48′N 79°43′W). Her crew were rescued by Ulua ( United Kingdom). She was towed in to Cumberland Sound by USCGC Yamacraw (United States Coast Guard).

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15th October 1921

Japanese cruiser Izumo traveling through the Panama Canal. She served in the decisive Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.


Araminta (United Kingdom) The schooner ran aground and capsized at St. John's, Newfoundland.
Hakodate Maru (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground off Rebun Island, Hokkaidō. She was refloated but found to be leaking and was beached.
Signal (Finland) The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Agger, Denmark and was wrecked.

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16th October 1921

Ship Losses:

Thérese Marie (France) The sailing ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.

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17th October 1921

General Pershing, on behalf of the U.S. government, presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.


Ship Losses:

Frank Billings (United States) During a voyage from Toledo, Ohio, to Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a cargo of soft coal,[disambiguation needed] the bulk carrier went ashore on the coast of Wisconsin in Sand Bay, part of Green Bay, in Door County 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Sherwood Point. After removal of some of her cargo to lighten her, she was refloated on 22 October and returned to service.
Glaieul (France) The cargo liner sprang a leak and foundered off Opobo, Nigeria. All on board were rescued.

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18th October 1921

U.S. Army balloons prepare to launch in Ross Field in Los Angeles.


Ludwig III, the former King of Bavaria, has passed away. Like other German monarchs, he was deposed at the end of the Great War.

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19th October 1921

Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo is assassinated by a group of rebellious military officers. Several other prominent politicians and military figures are also assassinated in an event known as The Bloody Night (A Noite Sangrenta)


Ship Losses:

Advance (United States) While unloading soft coal, from the bulk carrier Frank Billings ( United States) — which was stranded on the coast of Wisconsin in Sand Bay, part of Green Bay, in Door County 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Sherwood Point – in an effort to lighten Frank Billings so she could be refloated, the 139-foot (42 m), 366-gross register ton barge began to take on water in high winds and heavy seas, was cut loose from Frank Billings, and drifted ashore. The United States Coast Guard rescued Advance's five-man crew, but she was pounded to pieces by the surf. Her wreck lies in 8 feet (2.4 m) of water at 44°51.803′N 087°29.817′W, 560 feet (170 m) off the eastern shore of Sand Bay Peninsula, with a 40-foot (12 m) section of her hull located approximately 75 feet (23 m) east of the main wreck site.
San Miguel (Uruguay) The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was towed into Maldonado by Golto Nuevo ( Uruguay) and beached.

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20th October 1921

Charles, the former ruler of Austria-Hungary, leaves his exile in Switzerland and flies to Hungary in his second attempt to reclaim his throne as King of Hungary.


Ship Losses:

Eugenia (Italy) The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Ischia.
Santa Rita (United States) The cargo ship departed New Orleans, Louisiana for an Italian port on this date. She was last reported off Key West, Florida. Presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.