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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
#140 US Gunboat 9 23 1814   Ocracoke, NC N Identity prob. = #140
[unknown]   Schooner 2 4 1894   Diamond Shoals, NC N  
[unknown] Liberia Tanker 8 5 1984   Red Sea   Struck a mine
10th of Ramadan Egypt Passenger 5 24 1983 300 Enrt. Aswan-Wadi Halfa N Fire, sank
A. & B. Goodman   Schooner 4 4 1881 1 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
A. B. Johnson   4m Schooner 6 14 1917   S. Pacific N Ger. raider 'Seeadler'
A. F. Coates   4m Schooner 7 31 1926   Puerto Rico N Burned
A. F. Crockett   Schooner 2 17 1885 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
A. G. Wells         1930's   nr. SF, CA Y?  
A. J. Fuller     10 30 1918   off Harbor I., Seattle, WA N  
A. L. & M. Townsend   Schooner 7 7 1891 0 Cp. Lookout, NC N  
A. M. Baxter   4m Schooner 8 8 1918   Suva N Wrecked
A. P. Richardson   Schooner 9 26 1894 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
A. S. Willers   Schooner 9   1857   Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Aalesund Norway 151 grt 9 17 1941     N  
Abadesa London, Eng Tanker 2 25 1963 2 River Schelde   X--Panamanian tanker Miraflores. Cas. fr. Miraflores
Abercorn British Barque 1 12 1888   off Washington coast N Lost
Aberdeen     1 23 1916   SF bar, CA N  
Aberlady Bay   Steamer 5 10 1889 0 Lookout Shoals, NC N  
Absaroka San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 24 1941 1 26 mi. off San Pedro, CA Y Torp'd by I-19
Abyssinia Cunard 3m Aux ship 12 18 1891 0 mid-Atlantic N Abandonded on fire--rescue by Spree
Acalin         1934   off Pt. Lobos, CA    
Ace No. 1     4 28 1948   Dana Pt., CA    
Achileus Greece 843 grt 8 5 1916       Ger. sub
Achille Lauro Lauro Lines Cruise 11 30 1994 2 off Somalia N Fire, sank Dec. 2
Achille Lauro Lauro Lines Cruise       1   Y Hijacked by Palestinian terrorists
Achille Paladini     9 2 1956   off Pt. Laguna, CA    
Acme     10 31 1924   Coquille R. bar, OR    
Acme New York, NY Tanker 3 17 1942 11 1 mi. W Diam. Shoals Lt. Buoy Y Torp'd by U-124
Actie Norway 562 grt 9 29 1915       Ger. sub
Active USA Sealer 4   1887 All Cp. Flattery, WA N Lost
Active     8 27 1951   docked at Everett, WA    
Ada Norway 1111 grt 10 3 1916       Ger. sub
Ada F. Whitney   Schooner 9 22 1885 0 Poyners Hill, NC N  
Adalands Norway 1577 grt 3 3 1917       Ger. sub
Adamantias Korais Greece 2947 grt 5 18 1916       Ger. sub
Adamantine   Schooner 11   1867   Bodie I., NC N  
Addenda   4m Barkentine 10 14 1904   Palliser Bay N Lost
Addie Henry   Schooner 4 14 1895 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
Adela Hobson         1934   nr. Richmond, CA    
Adele     3 19 1949   Umpqua R., OR    
Aden (II) P&O Pass./Troop 6 9 1897 78 Socotora I., G. of Aden N Wrecked. Survivors resc. 18 day later.
Adib   Bulk 9 12 1984   Enrt. Geelong-Bandar Khomeini   Missile attack
Admiral   4m Schooner 1 13 1912 0 Columbia R. bar N Wrecked, crew rescued
Admiral   Tug 12   1942 7 off Cleveland N Foundered
Admiral Benson Admiral Lines Passenger 2 15 1930 0 off Cp. Disappointment N Agrnd
Admiral Goodrich         1923   Humboldt Bay, CA Y?  
Admiral Nakhimov Russia str. 5 28 1905   Tsushima Str., Sea of Japan N  
Admiral Nakhimov Black Sea Shpg. Co. Passenger 8 31 1986 423 Black Sea N X--bulker 'Pyotr Vasev'
Admiral Nicholson     5 16 1924   Umpqua R. bar, OR    
Admiral Sampson Pacific SS Co Passenger 8 26 1914 16 Puget Sound N X--C.P.R.'s 'Princess Victoria'
Admiral Sebree         1931   N Noh Head, WA Y?  
Admiral Watson Pacific SS Co. Ferry? 8 29 1915   Seattle pier. Y X--cargo Paraiso
Adolf Sweden 835 grt 2 12 1917       Ger. sub
Adoniram Judson San Francisco, CA Cargo 10   1944 0 Tacloban, P.I. Y Repeated bombing attacks thru out the month
Adria H. C. Jossub Pilgramage?     1886     N Lost (Name diff. @ loss?)
Adriana Jacoba Netherlands   9 2 1916       Struck a mine
Adriatic White Star Line Passenger 8 11 1922 5 plus four injured Y Explosion in coal bunker
Adriatik England merchant     1739 Many Cp. Hatteras, NC N Wrecked
Advance   Brig     1875     N Wrecked sometime before this date
Advance     9 8 1932   Catalina I., CA    
Advance Norway 881 Br.T. 7 5 1941   Stadthavet N Aircraft
Advent USA 3m Schooner 2 18 1913 0 Coos Bay, OR N Wrecked
Aegean Sea   Tanker 12 3 1992   off N. Spain   ?
Aegis Cosmic Greece Cargo 12 17 1984   S. of Kharg I.   Iraqi air attack
Aegis Wisdom Cyprus Cargo 9 2 1972 0 off Les Escoumins, Que N X--It. bulk 'Libra'
Aenas Blue Funnel Line Pass./Cargo 7 2   19 21 mi. SE Star Pt.   Bombed and sunk by Ger. aircraft
Aeolus US Transport 3   1922   S. Atlantic Y X-- Br. cargo 'Zero' which sank
Afoundria Mobile, AL Cargo 5 5 1942 0 8 mi. N Le Male Light, Haiti N Torp'd by U-108
Afric White Star Line Cargo 2 12 1917 22 12 mi. SW Eddystone N Torp'd by Ger. sub. UC-66
African Star New York, NY Cargo 7 12 1943 1 25-46 S x 40-35 W N Torp'd by U-172
Afrique Chargeurs-Reunis Passenger 1 12 1920 553 off La Rochelle, Fr. N Agrnd after engine trouble
Agamemnon   Full-rigged Ship 3 25 1859   Currituck Beach, NC N  
Agder Norway 304 grt 12 10 1916       Ger. sub
Agenda Norway 226 grt 7 27 1916       Ger. sub
Aghios Gerassimos Greece   11 6 1975   Shatt al Arab, off Khorramshahr Y X--Iranian 'Arya Rokh'
Aghios Spyridon Greece 1618 grt 2 12 1917       Ger. sub
Agir Sweden 428 grt 11 3 1916       Ger. sub
Agnes     1 30 1924   Grays Harbor, WA Y?  
Agnes         1931   nr. SF, CA    
Agnes W.     2   1930   nr. Alki Pt., WA Y  
Agram     5 18 1940   San Clemente I., CA    
Aguila Norway 2191 grt 6 18 1916       Ger. sub
Agwimonte New York, NY Cargo 5 28 1943 0 Enrt. Cape Town to Suez N Torp'd by U-177
Aiax Norway 1468 grt 2 24 1917       Ger. sub
Aid Harrington     5 23 1851 0 Caffeys Inlet, NC N  
Aida   4m Schooner 12 1 1896 All Shanghai, China N Disappeared after date given
Aikoku Maru Japan Blockship 5 3 1904   Port Arthur, China N Deliberately sunk
Akashisan Maru Japan Transport 3 3 1944   W. of Urrupu N US sub 'Sandlance'
Akatsuki Maru Japan Tanker 5 28 1943   E. China Sea N US sub 'Saury'
Akebono Maru Japan Tanker 3 30 1944   at Palau N US aircraft TF58
Aki Maru Japan Transport 7 26 1944   E. of Hainan I. N US sub 'Crevalle'
Akibasan Maru Japan Transport 1 30 1944   SW of Ujae Atoll N US DD 'Burns'
Akitsu Maru Japan Transport 5 28 1945   Kure, Japan harbor Y Struck a mine
Akonoura Maru Japan Auxiliary 8 20 1904   Asesaki, Goto N Wrecked
Al Ahood Saudi Arabia Tanker 5 7 1984   Persian G. N Missile hit. TCL
Al Kabeer Panama Bulk 7 1 1984   Persian G. Y X--'Sitia Venture'
Al Ki Northland SS Co Passenger 5 20 1917   Pt. Augusta, AK    
Al Tariq Liberia Bulk 2 16 1984   Persian G.   Missile hit, fire, badly dam.
Alabama Norway 891 grt 2 10 1916       Struck a mine
Alamar New York, NY Cargo 5 27 1942 0 100 mi fr. Bear I--74 N x 20 E N Bomb fr. Ger. aircraft
Alameda Alaska SS Co. Passenger 11 28 1931   Pier 2, Seattle, WA N Burned
Alaska   2m Schooner     1885   Bering Sea N Lost
Alaska Alaska SS Co. Cst Pass Liner 8 6 1921 42 Blunts Reef, CA N Struck rocks
Alaska Cedar USA Crane 12 2 1962   N. jetty, Coos Bay bar. N Agrnd
Alaska Reefer Alaska Reefer Fisheries Reefer 8 29 1961 0 off Pt. Partridge, Whidbey I., WA N Fire, capsized, sank
Alaskan USA ss 5 13 1889 31 Cp. Blanco, OR N Lost
Alaskan New York, NY Cargo 11 28 1942 8 800 mi. NE of Natal, Brazil N Torp'd by U-172
Alaunia Cunard Passenger 5 11 1916 2 2 mi. fr. Royal Sover'n Lightshp N Struck a mine
Albania (II) Italy Cargo/Pass. 8 11 1941   Italian port N Air attack
Albanian Leyland Line Cargo     1877   off Great Orme, N. Wales N X--
Albatross         1915   Dungeness Spit, WA Y?  
Albemarle   Brig 9 7 1853   off Hatteras, NC N  
Albemarle CSA Confed. Ram 10 27 1864   Plymouth, NC N  
Alberdina Netherlands 134 grt 2 26 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Albert   Barque 4 2 1919   N Pt. Reyes, CA N Wrecked
Albert F. Paul Baltimore, MD 4m Schooner 3 13 1942 8 Enrt. Baltimore - Turk's I. N Shelled by U-332
Albert Gallatin Los Angeles, CA Cargo 1 2 1944 0 Arabian Sea--21-21N x 59-58E N Torp'd by I-26
Albert Meyer US 3m Schooner 12 31 1927   Florida Keys N Wrecked
Albion Black Ball Line Full Rigged     1822       Lost
Albion         1893   Mendocino Coast, CA N Wrecked
Albion     9 21 1924   Foulweather Bluff, CA    
Alcalde   3m Schooner 2 14 1904   Grays Harbor, WA N Wrecked
Alcantara Royal Mail Lines Passenger 2 19 1916 69 North Sea N Ger. cruiser 'Greif'
Alcatraz   Stm Schooner 5 2 1917 0 Pt. Arena, CA N Agrnd
Alcatraz     5 2 1917   10 mi. N. Point Arena, CA N  
Alcazar Spain Tanker 7 27 1984 4 Enrt. Alexandria, Egypt Y Explosion in empty hold
Alcoa Banner New York, NY Cargo 1 24 1945 2 Docked in Antwerp, Belgium Y Struck by V-2 missiles
Alcoa Banner US Cargo 5 25 1946   North Sea N Deliberately sunk w/ chem. on bd.
Alcoa Cadet New York, NY Cargo 6 21 1942 1 Murmansk   Struck a mine
Alcoa Carrier New York, NY Cargo 5 25 1942 0 125 mi. WNW Montego, Jam. N Torp'd by U-103
Alcoa Corsair Alcoa SS Corp Cargo/Pass. 10 22 1960 10 off Empire, LA Y X--Ital. mv 'Lorenzo Marcello'
Alcoa Guide New York, NY Cargo 4 16 1942 6 300 mi. E Cp. Hatteras N Shelled by U-123
Alcoa Leader New York, NY Cargo 8 13 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Alcoa Mariner New York, NY Cargo 9 28 1942 0 100 mi. SE Trinidad N Torp'd by U-175
Alcoa Partner New York, NY Cargo 4 26 1942 10 80 mi. NNE Bonaire, N.W.I. N Torp'd by U-66
Alcoa Pathfinder New York, NY Cargo 11 21 1942 5 75 mi. S Lourenco Marques, Mzmbq N Torp'd by U-181
Alcoa Pilgrim New York, NY Cargo 5 28 1942 31 Enrt. Trinidad-Mobile, AL N Torp'd by U-558
Alcoa Pioneer New York, NY Cargo 11 18 1944 5 San Pedro B., Leyte I., P.I. Y Kamikaze
Alcoa Prospector New York, NY Cargo 7 5 1943 0 Enrt. Abadan - Cape Town Y Torp'd by I-27
Alcoa Puritan New York, NY Cargo 5 6 1942 0 15 mi. off ent. to Mississippi R. N Torp'd by U-507
Alcoa Rambler New York, NY Cargo 12 14 1942 1 200 mi NE Natal, Brazil N Torp'd by U-174
Alcoa Ranger New York, NY Cargo 7 7 1942 0 71-20 N x 51-00 E N Torp'd by U-255
Alcoa Shipper New York, NY Cargo 5 30 1942 7 500 mi. E Cp. Charles, VA N Torp'd by U-404
Alcoa Transport New York, NY Cargo 10 2 1942 6 100 mi. SE Trinidad N Torp'd by U-201
Alden Anderson     10 29 1924   Avon, CA    
Alert Boston, MA Full Rigged     1862     N Burned by Confederate raider 'Alabama'
Alert   4m Schooner 6 10 1923   Niuafou, Tonga Is. N Wrecked
Alert     9 26 1919   Rio Vista, CA    
Alert         1919   Coquille R., OR    
Alex Nimick J. C. Gilchrist Bulk 9 21 1907 6 Shoal near Duluth N Agrnd, sank
Alex T. Brown   4m Schooner 5 29 1917   Fremantle B., Aus. N Wrecked
Alexander Cooper   Blockade Runner 8 22 1863   nr. Cp. Fear, NC N  
Alexander Graham Bell Portland, OR Cargo 4 17 1944 0 20 mi. S Naples Y Struck a mine
Alexander L. Kielland         1980   nr. Stavanger, Nor. N Capsized
Alexander Macomb Baltimore, MD Cargo 7 3 1942 10 175 mi. E Cp. Cod, MA N Torp'd by U-215
Alexander Majors San Francisco, CA Cargo 11 12 1944 2 Dulag Harbor, Leyte I., P.I. Y Kamikaze
Alexander The Great Greece Tanker 6 25 1984   Persian G. Y Iraqi missile attack--mod. damage
Alexandra Dyo Cyprus Bulk 7 1 1984   Enrt. Maputo-Bandar Khomeini   Attacked, badly dam.
Alf Denmark 196 grt 10 24 1916       Ger. sub
Alfa American Rum Runner 9 19 1924 0 Klipsan Beach, WA N Wrecked while trying intentional grd.
Alfios N. G. Livanos (Gr.) Cargo 4 25 1946   East Sit, Sable I. N Agrnd
Alfonso III Spain str. 11 4 1885   2 mi. off Pt. Gando, Canary Is. N  
Alfred Thomas   Schooner 3 10 1867   New Inlet, NC N  
Algonquin     3   1843   Bahamas    
Algonquin US 2833 grt 3 12 1917       Ger. sub
Algorta Spain 2117 grt 1 29 1917       Ger. sub
Algosoo Algoma Central Bulk 3 7 1986   Port Colborne harbor Y Fire
Alhambra   Schooner 8 26 1837 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Alhambra Joshua Bros. Liner     1888   Enrt. Newcastle NSW - Sydney N Foundered after X--flotsam
Alice France 3m Ship 1 15 1909 0 1 mi. N Ocean Park, N Gale, driven ashore
Alice Sweden 1461 grt 10 22 1914       Struck a mine
Alice Norway 727 grt 2 21 1917       Ger. sub
Alice Cooke     2   1926   off WA coast Y?  
Alice Cooke   4m Schooner 11 17 1931   Prince Wm. Sound, AK N Burned
Alice F. Palmer Los Angeles, CA Cargo 7 10 1943 0 26-30 S x 44-20 E N Torp'd by U-177
Alice H. Netherlands 3052 grt 8 22 1914       Struck a mine
Alice H.     9 23 1950   nr. Port Orford, OR    
Alice Haake   2m Schooner     1875   off Amur R., Siberia. N Wreck lies @ Sakhalin I.
Alice Kimball   2m Schooner 10 12 1904   Siuslaw R. bar N Wrecked
Alice McDonald   3m Schooner     1910 0 Pt. Loma, CA Y Agrnd
Aliceil     12 13 1916   Pt. Loma, CA N  
Alix Norway 1584 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Alkioni Greece Cargo 5 11 1964   N. of St. Louis, Senegal N Explosion, sunk
Allan Jackson Wilmington, DE Tanker 1 18 1942 22 60 mi. ENE Diamond Shls, NC N Torp'd by U-66
Allegheny (later- Copan) Merchs & Miners Trns Fruit ship 7 17 1907   off Tybee, GA Y Burned
Allegiance Brit. Ship 5   1879 0 Sand I. Y Stranded, salved
Allen A. US 3m Schooner 4 3 1919   Baranof, AK Y Agrnd
Allen A. US 3m Schooner     1930       Abandoned, 1930's, Los Angeles
Allenaire         1920   nr. SF, CA    
Alliance   Steamer 3 4 1869   Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Alliance No. 2     10 17 1915   Malpass Rock, Pt. Arena, CA N  
Allie R. Chester   Schooner 1 20 1889 5 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Alma P&O Liner 6 12 1859 0 Red Sea, 1 day out of Aden. N Hit reef, sank
Almalyn   Ferry 1 12 1983 220 off Sabah, E. Malaysia   Foundered
Almeria Lykes New Orleans Cargo 8 13 1942 0 36-40 N x 11-53 E off Tunisia N Torp'd by E-boat
Almeria Star Blue Star Reefer 6 14 1984   Mouth of River Scheldte, Bel. Y X--Cunard Lines 'Servia'
Almerian Leyland Line Cargo 10 19 1918   off Licata, Sicily N Struck a mine
Almora Norway 2433 grt 5 6 1944   Hustadvika N Aircraft
Aloha   4m Schooner 12   1913   off Tatoosh I., WA N Foundered
Aloma     2 11 1962   S Destruction I., WA    
Alonzo   Schooner 8 24 1841 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Alpena   4m Schooner 12   1924   St. Andrews B., FL N Hulked
Alpha Cunard Passenger     1900       Wrecked
Alpha   3m Schooner 2 3 1907   9 mi. N Umpqua R. N Wrecked
Alpha     9 19 1924   Klipsan Beach, WA    
Alphild   Bark 2 27 1893 0 Cp. Fear, NC N  
Alppila Finland Bulk 9 23 1983   off Gydnia, Poland N Engineroom fire
Alsternixe Ger.y Bark 2 9 1903 0 1.5 mi. SW Cp. Disappointment Y 4m bark valued at $90,000
Alta     2 20 1923   enrt. San Pedro - Bellingham, WA    
Altadoc N. M. Paterson Bulk 12 8 1927   Keweenaw Pt., L. Superior   Stranded
Altair Rotterdam S. Amer. Cargo/Pass. 4 15 1956   Entrance to Vitoria har., Bz. N Agrnd
Alvarado Moore Mill and Lumber Stm. Schooner 3 17 1945 0 8 mi. N. Coos Bay bar, OR N Agrnd. b. 1917
Alvarado     3 17 1945   8 mi. N Coos Bay, OR    
Alvenus UK Tanker 7 30 1984   Calcasieu Ship Chan., LA, US Y Agrnd
Alviso     12 15 1920   Brytes Bend, Sacramento, CA    
Amagisan Maru Japan Transport 2 17 1944   Truk I. N US aircraft TF58
Amakusa Maru Japan Water Tanker 12 24 1942   5 nm. S. of Wake I. N US sub 'Triton'
Amanda Coons   Brig 11 11 1858   Currituck Beach, NC N  
Amaranth   4m Barquentine 8 30 1913   Jarvis I. N Wrecked
Amatsu Maru Japan Tanker 3 30 1944   at Palau N US aircraft TF58
Amazon   4m Barquentine 7 4 1925   at sea N Burned
Amazon         1942   off S. CA coast    
Amazon         1918   off Dash Point, WA Y?  
America   Steamer 1 30 1851 0 off Hatteras, NC N  
America   Bark 12 24 1876 0 Chicamacomico, NC N  
America Norway 3706 grt 5 1 1915       Ger. sub
America Maru Japan Transport 3 6 1944   Northernmost Marianna Is. N Torp'd by 'Nautilus'
American New York, NY Cargo 6 11 1942 4 17-58 N x 84-28 W N Torp'd by U-504
American Aquarius US Container 4 20 1973   S. Shiono Misaki, Honshu, Japan   X--Atlantic Hope
American Beauty     6 24 1954   off San Clemente, I.    
American Boy     11 26 1956   off Malibu, CA    
American Clipper     10   1948   Monterey Bay, CA    
American Eagle         1941   off Crescent City, CA    
American Eagle US Rapid Deploy Tanker 2 28 1984 3 G. of Mexico N Sunk after explosion 2/26/1984
American Girl   2m Schooner     1899   W. coast Vancouver I. N Lost
American Girl     2 8 1951   Portugese Bend    
American Leader New York, NY Cargo 9 10 1942 10 800 mi. W Cp. of Good Hope N Shelled be Ger. raider Michel
American Rose     12 8 1952   nr. San Clemente, CA    
American Star (ex- America)   Passenger 1 18 1994   Canary Is. N Wrecked
American Trader   Schooner 8 24 1841 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
American Veteran USA Cargo     1948 1 Boston harbor, US Y X--charter fishing boat
Americana USA Schooner 2 28 1918 All off Columbia R., WA/OR N Went missing, 900 GRT
Amerika Hamburg-Amerika Pass./Cargo 10 4 1912 15 off Dover Y X-- Br. sub 'B-2'. Casualties from sub
Amerika Hamburg-Amerika Pass./Cargo 7 14 1918 16   Y X-- Br. str. 'Instructor' which sank w/ 16 cas. listed
Amerika Hamburg-Amerika Pass./Cargo 10 15 1918 6 NYC Y Sank in NYC due to bad trimming taking on coal.
Amerika Hamburg-Amerika Pass./Cargo 3 10 1926   Newport News Y Badly damaged by fire during refit.
Amethyst   Tanker 8 24 1984   S. of Kharg I.   Iraqi missile attack--extensive fire
Amicita Norway 1111 grt 12 6 1916       Ger. sub
Amoco Cadiz   Tanker 3 16 1978   nr. Portsall, France   Agrnd
Amorique Brittany Ferries Ferry 4 2 1983 1 Enrt. Roscoff-Cork Y Fire in accom. area
Amstel Netherlands 853 grt 3 29 1915       Struck a mine
Amstelstroom Netherlands 1413 grt 3 23 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Amsterdam Netherlands 151 grt 8 21 1915       Struck a mine

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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