List of shipwrecks in 2005

The list of shipwrecks in 2005 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2005.

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2005
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2005

Ship	Country	Description
F/V Big Valley	United States	Capsized and sank in the Bering Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Saint Paul Island, Alaska. There was one survivor from the crew of six.

February

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2005

Ship	Country	Description
Jökulfell	Isle of Man	The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Faroe Islands with the loss of six of her eleven crew.[1]

March

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 2005

Ship	Country	Description
Irving Johnson	United States	Irving Johnson aground The schooner ran aground at Channel Islands harbor, California. She was later refloated; there were no casualties.

May

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS America	United States Navy	After four weeks of use as a target for weapons testing, the decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier was scuttled about 250 nautical miles (463 km) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 33°09′09″N 071°39′07″W / 33.15250°N 71.65194°W.

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 2005

Ship	Country	Description
MV Prince	Bangladesh	The ferry capsized and sank in deep water near Golapchipa, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Patuakhali, Bangladesh.[2]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS Guadalcanal	United States Navy	The decommissioned Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target.

June

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS Mount Vernon	United States Navy	The decommissioned Thomaston-class dock landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, by P-3 Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1), Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46), and Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) (all  United States Navy) using Harpoon missiles, Maverick missiles, and bombs.

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS Elliot	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea about 100 nautical miles (185 km) east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, at 24°43′S 155°50′E / 24.717°S 155.833°E as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS William H. Standley	United States Navy	The decommissioned Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea about 100 nautical miles (185 km) east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, at 24°47′S 155°48′E / 24.783°S 155.800°E as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.

July

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2005

Ship	Country	Description
HMAS Brisbane	Royal Australian Navy	The decommissioned Perth-class guided missile destroyer was sunk for use as a dive wreck approximately 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) off Mudjimba, Queensland, Australia.

August

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 2005

Ship	Country	Description
Porvenir I	Chile	The roll on, roll off cargo ship ran aground 460 nautical miles (850 km) south of Santiago. She broke up and sank with the loss of three of her fifteen crew.[3]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS Oldendorf	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii by the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell.

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2005

Ship	Country	Description
USS Briscoe	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean at 34°49′N 072°31′W / 34.817°N 72.517°W.
USS Deyo	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

September

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 2005

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Yun Yang	Republic of China Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target off Ping Tung, Taiwan, by the submarine Hai Hu ( Republic of China Navy).

November

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 2005

Ship	Country	Description
HMNZS Wellington	Royal New Zealand Navy	Explosive charges detonating to sink Wellington. The decommissioned Perth-class frigate was sunk for use as a dive wreck in Houghton Bay off the coast of New Zealand.

December

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 2005

Ship	Country	Description
CP Valour	Bermuda	The container ship ran aground at Praia do Norte on Faial Island of the Azores. There were no injuries or casualties but the vessel could not be refloated and had to be scrapped on site.[4] The empty hull was refloated in September 2006 and towed to the open sea but sunk in heavy seas 20km north of Faial.[5]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2005

Ship	Country	Description
Carthaginian II	United States	The museum ship – a steel-hulled sailing ship – was sunk as an artificial reef 0.5 nautical mile (0.6 mile; 0.9 km) off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.

References

1. "Ship with Estonian crew sinks off Faeroe Islands". Baltic Times. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
2. "Bangladeshi ferry corpses found". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
3. "PORVENIR 1". Steve Harris. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
4. http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/CP%20Valour.pdf
5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rolyh/sets/72157602904373919/with/287582181/

External links

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Ship events in 2005
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Ship commissionings:	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Ship decommissionings:	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Shipwrecks:	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010