100 Years Ago Today

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27th June 1922

The funeral ceremonies for the murdered Foreign Minister of the German Reich, Walther Rathenau (DDP), take place in Berlin. After the memorial ceremony in front of the Reichstag, the mourners leaving the building.


Ship Losses:

Bouclier (French Navy) The Bouclier-class destroyer collided with Paris ( French Navy) at Toulon, Var. Both vessels were severely damaged.

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29th June 1922

The Irish Civil War begins with the bombing and siege of the Four Courts in Dublin which had been occupied by anti-Treaty forces since April. Shelling and sharpshooting would continue for 2 more days before the IRA surrenders.


Ship Losses:

Fairfield (United States) The decommissioned wooden steamer was disposed of by burning off Governor's Island in Boston Harbor.
Providence (United States) The passenger ship ran aground off Rhode Island. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated on 30 June.
Wakanna (United States) The decommissioned wooden steamer was disposed of by burning off Governor's Island in Boston Harbor.

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2nd July 1922

Armed I.R.A. rebels in the streets during the Battle of Dublin.


Ship Losses:

Heathside (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Martín García Island, Uruguay. She was refloated on 13 July.
HMS Insolent (Royal Navy) The Bouncer-class flatiron gunboat foundered in Portsmouth Harbour. Her wreck was sold on 18 June 1925 for breaking up.
Moineau (France) The tanker caught fire at Constanţa, Romania and was a total loss.

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3rd July 1922

Ship Losses:

Anasthasios (Greece) The cargo ship ran aground off Martín García Island, Uruguay. She was refloated on 31 July.
Canadian Commander (United Kingdom) The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground at Saint Pierre and Miquelon. She was refloated on 16 July.

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4th July 1922

Rally for the Republic in West Berlin after the assassination of Walther-Rathenau. The Republican flag amidst the demonstrating crowds.


Ship Losses:

Spray (United Kingdom) The tug collided with Cairndhu ( United Kingdom) at Montreal, Quebec, Canada and sank with the loss of six lives.

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5th July 1922

"Dublin's Gresham Hotel burns freely as fighting continues between Free State and Republican Forces during the Irish Civil War."


Ship Losses:

Brussels (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was wrecked in a gale the next day.
Orthia (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with Airedale ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Father Point, Quebec, Canada. She was beached 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the White Island Lightship ( Canada). Her crew were rescued.
Duymaer van Twist (Netherlands) The passenger ship caught fire on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Penang, Malaya. She was beached on the Telok Dalam Bay Reef. She was refloated on 10 July and towed to Sabang, Netherlands East Indies for repairs.

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6th July 1922

Ship Losses:

Louis Ernest (United Kingdom) The sailing ship struck the wreck of HMS Glatton ( Royal Navy) and sank at Dover, Kent.

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11th July 1922

"Nelson Rockefeller, 14, son of John D. Jr., in a wheelchair at the Presbyterian Hospital. He was a victim of an air gun pellet discharged from a rifle of a playmate (into his right foot). Mrs. Rockefeller is seen reading to the heir to the Rockefeller millions."


Ship Losses:

France (France) The barque ran aground on reefs in New Caledonia, at approximately 21°00′S 165°00′E, near Nouméa. She was thrown ashore by a large wave on 13 July. Attempts to refloat the vessel failed and she sank later in the year.

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12th July 1922

Ship Losses:

Cananova (United States) The cargo ship ran aground on Green Island, Jamaica. She was refloated on 20 July.
Somme (France) The schooner foundered in the English Channel off Lézardrieux, Côtes-du-Nord. Her crew survived.

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13th July 1922

Ship Losses:

Aviateur de Terlines (France) The schooner caught fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône and was a total loss.

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14th July 1922

Military parade in Strasbourg, in front of the Palais du Rhin.


Ship Losses:

Allie (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia off the Snipan Lightship ( Finland). She was refloated on 25 July and put into Holmsund, Västerbotten County, Sweden leaking severely.

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17th July 1922

London: King George V opens County Hall, the new headquarters of the London County Council.


Ship Losses:

Ursus (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground on Holmögadd, Västerbotten County, Sweden. She was refloated on 21 July.

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18th July 1922

Edwina Ashley and Lord Louis Mountbatten were married at St Margaret's, Westminster, London in the society wedding of the year.


UK: Joseph O'Sullivan and Reginald Dunn are sentenced to death for the murder of Sir Henry Wilson.

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21st July 1922

Ship Losses:

Holmes A. Frank (United Kingdom) The schooner was driven ashore at Querpon, Newfoundland and was wrecked.

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25th July 1922

Ship Losses:

Charles Braley (United States) The tanker suffered an explosion and fire in the Atlantic Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) east north east of Tampa, Florida and sank. Her crew survived.