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5th February 1923

Ship Losses:

Padova (Italy) The cargo ship ran aground at Fordeiro, A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.

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6th February 1923

Ship Losses:

Tamara 12 (Germany) The sailing ship departed Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom for Hamburg. Presumed later foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. A lifeboat with the body of a crew member washed up at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands on 20 February.

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7th February 1923

Ship Losses:

Frank M. Deering (United States) The schooner came ashore on Cobb Island, Maryland and was wrecked.
Goodwin (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with Maid of Orleans ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Girdler Lightship ( United Kingdom). She was beached on the West Girdler Sands off Herne Bay, Kent. She was refloated on 12 February and towed to Greenhithe, Kent.
Slievenamon (Ireland) The coaster came ashore in Ballycotton Bay. She was refloated on 12 February.
Centaurus (Denmark) The barquentine sailed from Harbour Buffett, Newfoundland for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.

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8th February 1923

"The Return Of The Last American Troops. Even the German wives of some of the returning Yankee soldiers show great interest, pointing out the land of their future homes to the youngsters."


"German trains leaving Dusseldorf manned by French troops. The French Army of occupation in the Ruhr have already started their military mobilization of the German railways and as the picture shows trains are now driven by the French military."


Ship Losses:

Figueira (Portuga) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Leixões and was wrecked. She was refloated in early June.
Rhona (Portugal) The tug ran aground at Lisbon and sank with the loss of five of her seven crew.

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9th February 1923

Ship Losses:

Adolf Vinnen (Germany) The five-masted barquentine was driven onto rocks at Bass Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom on her maiden voyage. All 24 crew were saved by means of rocket apparatus from the cliffs.
Romanitza (France) The cargo ship ran aground at Bessaker, Norway. She was refloated on 16 February.

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12th February 1923

Ship Losses:

Sarah Latham (United Kingdom) The auxiliary schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Olympia ( United Kingdom), which towed Sarah Latham to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Scotia Maiden (Canada) The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (40°00′N 1°15′E). All crew were rescued by Fenchurch ( United Kingdom).

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16th February 1923

The tomb (KV62) of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, discovered in November 1922 in the Valley of the Kings, is opened for the first time. Archaeologist Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.


Ship Losses:

Dorin (United Kingdom) The auxiliary sailing vessel was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°54′N 73°30′W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Vasari ( United Kingdom). Dorin was towed into New York by USCGC Seneca ( United States Coast Guard), arriving on 19 February.
Giulio Cesare (Italy) The cargo ship struck a rock and foundered off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. Her crew were rescued.
Sagua (United States) The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Hoboken, New Jersey.
Wasa (Finland) The cargo ship was sunk by ice in the Gulf of Finland off the Kallbadan Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued.
West Hematite (United States) The Design 1013 cargo ship ran aground in the Weser, Germany.

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18th February 1923

"Photo shows the arrival of Lord Carnarvon, noted British Egyptologist (left, wearing grey hat), with his daughter, (holding flowers), arriving at Luxor station. From here they proceeded to the tomb of Tutankhamun to examine the rich contents."


"German Fascisti Mobilize", from the New York Sunday News.


Ship Losses:

Domingo (Italy) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Peniche, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.
Jacobus (United Kingdom) The coaster came ashore at Garton, Yorkshire and was severely damaged.
Porpoise (United States) The 8-gross register ton, 28-foot (8.5 m) motor vessel sank without loss of life in Southeast Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Wrangell, Territory of Alaska.
Valur (United Kingdom) The coaster foundered in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Orkney Islands with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by a trawler.
Woodburn (United Kingdom) The cargo ship foundered off the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.

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19th February 1923

"United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind": The Supreme Court decides that Bhagat Singh Thind cannot become a naturalized U.S. citizen because, as a Punjabi Sikh, he is not a "white person".


Ship Losses:

Fenella (United Kingdom) The passenger ferry collided with Clan Cumming in the River Mersey and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was refloated on 22 February and drydocked.
Laumur (France) The cargo ship came ashore at Hardelot, Pas-de-Calais. She broke in two and was a total loss.
Santino (United States) The five-masted auxiliary schooner sprang a leak off Nantucket, Massachusetts and was abandoned.
Sapporo Maru No.3 (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground on the Noto Peninsula. She was declared a total loss.
Toyo Maru No.3 (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground at Kokusanto, Korea. She sank on 27 February. Her crew were rescued.

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21st February 1923

"Abandoned Babies A Common Sight in Berlin Nowadays. Because so many parents are unable to buy food or clothing for their offspring, they leave them for the police to find and for the state to rear. Here we see a Berlin police officer about to pick up a deserted infant."


Ship Losses:

T. H. Skogland (Norway) The cargo liner ran aground off Bayona, Galicia, Spain. All 36 people on board were rescued but she was a total loss.

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22nd February 1923

Ship Losses:

Empress (United Kingdom) The sailing ship was driven ashore at Bibette Head, Alderney, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued.
Wynor (United Kingdom) The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea north east of Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Her crew survived.

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23rd February 1923

Ship Losses:

Bourbancy (France) The cargo ship sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône whilst laid up.
Cragside (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was driven on the breakwater at Portland Harbour, Dorset. Her crew were rescued before she capsized and sank.
Helen M. Coolen (United Kingdom) The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°02′N 66°25′W). Her crew were rescued.
Elwick (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with Lisbon Maru ( Japan) in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Germany. She was towed in to Cuxhaven and beached.

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27th February 1923

A Loaf of bread in Berlin cost 2,000 Marks.


Ship Losses:

Heimdal (Denmark) The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Vidette, which took her in tow She sank the next day (57°33′N 11°00′E).
Nicolao Tommaseo (Italy) The cargo ship ran aground near the Karabournou Lighthouse, Turkey. She was refloated on 3 March.

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28th February 1923

Ship Losses:

Blairlogie (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the Smalls Lighthouse.
Bustard (United Kingdom) The cargo ship sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 3 March.
Frank H. Adams (schooner) (United Kingdom) The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the trawler William Brady ( United Kingdom).
Southwark (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was beached at Porthfawr, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.
Watson A. West (United States) The schooner came ashore at San Francisco, California and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.

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1st March 1923

Ship Losses:

Majken (Sweden) The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 155 nautical miles (287 km) east of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Five crew were rescued by the trawler Strath Moray ( United Kingdom) and landed at Aberdeen on 10 February.