List of shipwrecks in 1973

The list of shipwrecks in 1973 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1973.

9 January

 * Dona Anita (🇱🇷 Liberia): The cargo ship sank off Vancouver Island, with the loss of all 42 crew.

21 January

 * MV Tide (🇳🇱 Netherlands): The coaster caught fire off Northern Ireland, driving the crew to the bow area, unable to stop the ship's engine. The ship eventually ran aground at Bangor, County Down. The nine crew were rescued by HMS Bronington (M1115).

22 January

 * USS Batfish (SSN-681) : The Sturgeon-class submarine ran aground off Charleston, South Carolina. She was later repaired and returned to service.

31 January

 * MV Sankt Jacob (🇨🇾 Cyprus): The cargo ship sank in Galite Bay, Bizerta, Tunisia.

2 February

 * MV Alcamo (🇮🇹 Italy): The cargo ship struck rocks and was holed off Cap Rosso, Corsica. She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.

21 February

 * USS Tullibee (SS-284) : The Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.

4 March

 * Auralyn (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The yacht was struck by a whale and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors Maurice and Maralyn Bailey were rescued after 117 days on a liferaft.

12 March

 * Igara (🇮🇹 Italy): The Ore-oil carrier hit a rock and was holed in the South China Sea. She later sank by the bow 70 nmi off Singapore. Broke in two at № 1 hold on 19 March. Stern section refloated and fitted with new bow section, returned to service as Eraclide.

22 March

 * MV Norse Variant (🇳🇴 Norway): The bulk carrier foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Only 1 person survived of the 30 crew.
 * MV Anita (🇳🇴 Norway): The cargo ship foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 32 crew.
 * MV Loch Seaforth (1947) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The ferry ran aground on Sleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna, between Tiree and Coll. All on board took to the lifeboats. Loch Seaforth was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.

2 April

 * MV Norderney (🇳🇱 Netherlands): The Radio Veronica pirate radio ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen in a storm after her anchor chain snapped.

4 April

 * MV Juzenny Burg ( Soviet Union): The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel Dany Gérard (🇫🇷 France), which sank in the English Channel. Juzenny Burgh was escorted into Brest by the minesweeper FRENCH MINESWEEPER Antho . All five crew on board Dany Gérard were killed.

24 April

 * USS Force (AM-445) : The Aggressive-class minesweeper suffered an engine room fire, and sank off Guam.

27 April

 *  Globe Star (🇸🇬): The cargo ship ran aground on the Nyali Reef, off Mombasa, Kenya. Five people were killed during salvage operations in November 1973, the ship was later scrapped in situ.
 * MV Belle Virtue ( West Germany): The coaster ship collided with MV Maritime Pioneer (🇵🇦 Panama) in the English Channel and sank. All eight crew were rescued by MV Suderau ( West Germany).

3 May

 * USS Boyle (DD-600) : The Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida.

11 May

 * MV Pramnos (🇬🇷 Greece): The coaster collided with MV Tony (🇮🇹 Italy) off Porto Stefano, Italy and sank with the loss of three of her fourteen crew.

13 May

 * USS Blackfin (SS-322) : The Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.

16 May

 * SS Hongkong Grace (🇱🇷 Liberia): The cargo ship collided with MV Mina (🇿🇦 South Africa) in Mossel Bay, South Africa and caught fire. She was scrapped in December 1973.

21 May

 * USS Sturgeon (SSN-637) : The Sturgeon-class submarine ran aground off St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

24 May

 * USS Herndon (DD-638) : The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.

30 May

 * Esso Brussels (🇺🇸 United States): The Tanker was struck by Sea Witch (🇺🇸 United States), which had lost her steering in New York Harbour. She caught fire, killing thirteen crew; Two crew were lost from Sea Witch. Esso Brussels was later repaired and returned to service.

3 June

 * USS Gherardi (DD-637) : The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico.

13 June

 * K-56 : The Echo-class submarine collided with Academician Berg and sank in Peter the Great Gulf with the loss of 27 lives.

25 June

 * MV Conoco Britannia (🇱🇷 Liberia): The supertanker ran aground off Immingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, and was holed when her anchor pierced the hull. She was refloated the next day.

6 July

 * Cherry Venture (🇸🇬 Singapore): The cargo ship was driven aground in a storm at Teewah Beach, Australia. She was scrapped in situ in 2007.

19 July

 * MV Nordic Service (🇵🇦 Panama): The supply vessel collided with MV Finn Trader (🇫🇮 Finland) and sank off Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her twelve crew.

Unknown date

 * SS Canberra (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cruise liner ran aground off Granada, West Indies. She was later refloated and returned to service.

14 August

 * SS Canberra (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cruise liner ran aground off St Thomas, British Virgin Islands. She was refloated on 15 August.

29 August

 *  Pisces III (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland. The submarine was raised after a multi-agency rescue effort. Both crew survived for 76 hours in the vessel which had sunk in 1375 ft deep water.

31 August

 * MV Baltika ( Soviet Union): The cruise liner ran aground off Bermuda.

10 September

 * MV Kondor (🇬🇷 Greece): The cargo ship collided with MV H Capelo (🇵🇹 Portugal) in thick fog off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank with the loss of ten crew.

28 September

 * MV Leliegracht (🇳🇱 Netherlands): The cargo ship sank off IJmuiden with the loss of five of her eleven crew.

29 September

 * MV Viggo Hinrichsen ( West Germany): The coaster foundered off Öland, Sweden. Both crew survived.

11 October

 * MV Cap de la Hague (🇫🇷 France): The dredger capsized and sank off Calais. Six crew were trapped in the sunken vessel. One man was rescued after 68 hours.

13 October

 * MV Blythe Star (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The coaster foundered off Hobart, Tasmania. Nine crew took to a liferaft, but one died at sea and two others died of exposure when the liferaft landed near Dunalley nine days later.

25 October

 * MV Gotze Delched (🇧🇬 Bulgaria): The cargo ship sank in a storm at Palermo, Italy.
 * MV Nuova Ustica (🇮🇹 Italy): The ferry sank in a storm at Palermo.

6 November

 * SS Golar Patricia (🇱🇷 Liberia): The supertanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of the 44 people on board. The survivors were rescued by the ocean liner MV Cabo San Vicente (🇪🇸 Spain).

15 November

 * USS Fitch (DD-462) : The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.
 * MV British Mallard (1970) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes, Norway.

18 November

 * MV Gapern (🇸🇪 Sweden): The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 50 nmi off the coast of Northumberland. All eleven crew were rescued by the trawler Kingston Emerald (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).

23 November

 * SS Annette (🇨🇾 Cyprus): The cargo ship collided with the harbour wall and sank at Ashdod, Israel, killing 21 of her 24 crew.

26 November

 * MV Armas (🇨🇾 Cyprus): The cargo ship ran aground off Alderney, Channel Island with the loss of one of her 23 crew.

4 December

 * USS Frankford (DD-497) : The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico.

13 December

 * The fishing vessel Kergall (🇫🇷) of Guilvinec dragged her anchor whilst sheltering from a southerly gale and went ashore at Chyandour 100m west of Penzance railway station, Cornwall, UK.

19 December

 * MV Oriental Monarch (🇱🇷 Liberia): The cargo ship foundered 150 nmi off Victoria, British Columbia with the loss of all 40 crew.

25 December

 * MV Elwood Mead (🇺🇸 United States): The bulk carrier ran aground on her maiden voyage off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated on 24 February 1974.

Unknown date

 * USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton (T-AKV-5) (🇺🇸 United States Naval Service): The Lt. James E. Robinson-class cargo ship ran aground off Triton Island, South China Sea and was abandoned.
 * JAPANESE SUBMARINE Kuroshio : The Gato-class submarine was sunk as a target.
 *  Westmoreland (🇬🇧 united kingdom): The Thames barge foundered in the River Medway at Hoo, Kent.