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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
C. A. Klose US 3m Schooner 3 26 1905   43-52 N x 124-54 W N Capsized
C. A. Smith     12 16 1923   Coos Bay bar, WA    
C. C. No. 38         1916   S Copalis Beach, WA N  
C. C. Overton   Brig 2 1 1878   Ocracoke, NC N  
C. C. Thorn   Schooner 6 2 1846   New Inlet, NC N  
C. F. Curtis w/ barges Marvin, Peterson Edward Hines Bulk 11 19 1914 26 nr. Grand Marais, MI N Foundered at sea
C. F. Liljevalch Sweden Cargo 8 14 1942   nr. Vastervik, Sweden N Torp'd by Russian sub. L-3
C. J. Barkdull Panama Transport Tanker 12 13 1942   Enrt. NYC - ? N Overdue, presumed missing
C. J. Barkdull Panama Tanker 1 10 1943 58 Enrt. New York-Casablanca N Torp'd by U-632
C. K. Apollo Liberia Bulk 7 21 1978   off SW coast Korea   X--Liberian cargo Sanshin Victory
C. Maersk Denmark Tanker 2 13 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-25
C. O. Stillman Panama Transport Tanker 6 5 1942 3 60 mi. SW Porto Rico N Torp'd
C. S. Holmes   4m Schooner     1952   off British Columbian coast N Lost, as barge.
C. T. Hill   2m Schooner 7 30 1912   Bar @ Nehalem, OR Y Agrnd
C. W. W. 26     12 5 1943   San Nicholas I., CA    
C. W. Wetmore USA Bulk, Whaleback 9 8 1892 0 1 mi. N. Coos Bay, OR   Agrnd
Cabo Norway 1254 grt 2 16 1917       Ger. sub
Cabo San Antonio Ybarra y Cia., Seville Pass./Cargo 12 29 1939 5 Enrt. Buenos Aires - Genoa N Burned
Cabot Canada Cargo 12 17 1966 2 Montreal Y Capsized at pier
Cadaretta     5 28 1945   James I., WA Y?  
Caddo New York, NY Tanker 11 23 1942 53 Enrt. Baytown, TX--Iceland N Torp'd by U-518
Caerloch Norway 658 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Cairnsmore Brit. Bark 9 26 1883 0 Clatsop Spit N Stranded
Cairo   Cargo     1876     N Reported missing
Calchas Blue Funnel Line Cargo 7   1973   Port Kelang, Malaysia N Fire, hazardous cargo
Calcutta Maru Japan Cargo 5 1 1942   E. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Triton'
Calderon Lamport & Holt Passenger 1 23 1912   R. Mersey, England N X--'Musketeer,' broke in two, sank
Caleb Samuel Thompson Line (US) Full Rigged 11 12 1849   nr. Fayal   Burned
Caledonia Cunard 3m Aux Barque     1851   Havana, Cuba N Agrnd
Caledonia Denmark 1815 grt 4 9 1916       Ger. sub
Caledonia P&O Pass./Cargo 12   1916   off Marseilles Y Struck a mine
Caledonia England Cadet Training 9 29 1939   Rosyth, Scotland N Burned, sank
Calgarian England Pass./Troop 3 1 1918 49   N Torp'd by Ger. sub
California   2m Schooner 1 22 1888   Bowens Lodge, CA N Wrecked
California Anchor Line Pass./Troop 7 11 1943 46 off Portugal N Bombed by Ger. aircraft
California Portland, OR Cargo 8 13 1943 1 9-24 N x 33-02 W N Italian sub 'Reginaldo Giuliani'
Californian Leyland Line Cargo/Pass. 11 9 1915   off Cp. Matapan N Torp'd
Californian         1932   Half Moon Bay, CA    
Calista     7 27 1922   West Pt., WA    
Camano   4m Schooner 4 21 1927   Arecibo, Puerto Rico N Wrecked
Cambuskenneth Norway 1295 grt 6 30 1915       Ger. sub
Camden Wilmington, DE Tanker 10 10 1942 1 46-46 N x 124-54 W, nr Willapa H., WA N Torp'd by I-25
Cameronia Anchor Line Passenger 4 15 1917 210 150 mi. E Malta N Torp'd by U-33
Cameronian Leyland Line Cargo 6 2 1917 63 50 mi. NW Alexandria N Torp'd
Camilla Norway 2273 grt 3 31 1917       Ger. sub
Camilla Weston   Cargo 2 15 1984 0 off Britain's Norfolk coast N X--Ger. crgo 'Larissasee'
Camma Norway 794 grt 11 10 1916       Ger. sub
Camorta British-India Stm. Nav. Passenger 4   1902 739 G. of Martaban N Foundered at sea
Campania Cunard Line Aircraft Carrier 11 5 1918   Firth of Forth N Anch. Chn. parted, X-- HMS Revenge, holed, sank
Canada     11 9 1939   off Marrowstone Pt, WA    
Canada Maru     1 31 1918   nr. Cp. Flattery, WA Y?  
Canada Victory Portland, OR Cargo 4 27 1945 3 at anchor off Okinawa N Kamikaze
Canadian Leyland Line Cargo/Pass. 4 5 1917   47 mi. off Fastnet N Torp'd by U-59
Canadian Exporter Canada ss 5400 grt 8 1 1921 0 Willapa Bar N Stranded, broke in two
Canadian Exporter     8 1 1921   Willapa (Shoalwater) Bay bar, WA    
Canberra London Pass     1963 0 150 mi. W Malta Y Explosion and fire in elect. swbrd.
Canberra London Pass 7 12 1973 0 Grenada Y Agrnd
Canberra London Pass 8 14 1973 0 St. Thomas Y Agrnd
Canberra Maru Japan Transport 12 14 1942   W. of Guadalcanal I. N US aircraft
Candia (II) P&O Cargo     1902   Suez Canal Y Fire. Extinguished at Port Suez
Candia (II) P&O Cargo 7 26 1917 1 off Owers Lightship, Eng. N Torp'd by sub
Canton (I) P&O Liner     1851   China Y Agrnd for 8 weeks
Canton (I) P&O Liner 10 4 1859   Macao N Agrnd fr. typhoon. TCL
Caoba USA Stm. schooner 2 5 1925 0 5 mi. N. Ocean Park, WA N Abandoned and fore half driven ashore
Caobang Messageries Mar. Passenger 1 4 1906   Poulo Condor N Agrnd
Cap Arcona Hamburg - S. Amerika Nav. accomdtn 5 3 1945 5000 Evacuating E. Ger. Terr. N Br. bombers, capsized, sank
Cap Frio Hamburg-S. A. Passenger 8 30 1908   nr. Bahia N Agrnd, holed, sank
Cap Lay Co. des Chargeurs Passenger 7 15 1928   Bay of Along N Typhoon
Cap Trafalgar Hamburg - S. Amerika conv. A.M.C. 9 14 1914 16 off Trinidad N Br. A.M.C. Carmania
Cape Decision Beaumont, TX Cargo 1 27 1943 0 mid-Atlantic N Torp'd by U-105
Cape Douglas     12 29 1958   Betw. Vashon I. and 3 Tree Pt., WA Y?  
Cape Fear   Blockade Runner 1   1865   Cp. Fear R., NC N  
Cape Hatteras US Lightship 8   1827 2 Ocracoke, NC N Anchor cable parted in hvy weather, Agrnd
Cape Neddick New York, NY Cargo 5 12 1943 0 23-21 S x 1-22 W Y Torp'd by U-195
Cape Romano Beaumont, TX Cargo 10 27 1944 0 San Pedro Bay, Leyte I., P.I. Y Japanese aircraft
Cape Romano Beaumont, TX Cargo 11 18 1944 0 San Pedro Bay, Leyte I., P.I. Y Japanese aircraft
Cape San Juan Los Angeles, CA Cargo 11 13 1943 115 Enrt. S.F. -Townsville, Austral. N Torp'd by I-21
Cape Wrath Brit. Bark 1 16 1901 15 off mouth of Columbia R. N Disappeared w/ all hands
Capella Sweden 442 grt 7 19 1915       Ger. sub
Capillo Philadelphia, PA Cargo 12 11 1941 0 1.5 mi off Corregidor, P.I. N US Army after Jap air attack
Capitol     6 15 1937   Dana Pass, Olympia, WA    
Caprivi Norway 2932 grt 4 24 1915       Struick a mine
Capt. James Fornance     12 21 1917   nr. Cp. Disappointment N  
Captain Ludwig     6 25 1953   off Newport, OR    
Captain Morgan   Aux. motor ves. 7 22 1984   S Grand Turk I. Enrt. Dom. Rep. N Fire
Captayannis S Greece Cargo 10 22 1967 0 Clatsop Spit (US, Pacific) N Agrnd
Carare Elder & Fyffes Cargo 5 28 1940   Bristol Ch. nr. Lynmouth N Struck a mine
Cardigan Bay UK Container 8 9 1983   S. end of Suez Canal Y X--tnkr 'Jamac'
Cardinal Algonquin Shpg Tanker 5 23 1974 0 off Pelee I., L. Erie Y X--bulk 'Henry Steinbrenner'
Cardinal Gibbons Baltimore, MD Cargo 5 28 1943 0 125 mi. E Forteleza, Brazil Y Torp'd by U-154
Cardonia New Orleans, LA Cargo 3 7 1942 1 5 mi WNW St. Nich. Mole, Haiti N Torp'd by U-126
Caria Cunard   11 6 1915   Mediterranean N Torp'd
Carib US 2087 grt 2 23 1915       Struck a mine
Caribia Universal Line S/A Passenger 3 5 1969   Caribbean N Stm line parted, fire, sold for scr.
Caribia Sicula Oceanica Azioni Cruise 9 23 1972 0 Cannes Bay N Engine failure, adrift, Agrnd
Caribia Star Shpg, Pan. Cruise 4 27 1974   Apra, Guam N Wrecked in tow to scr.
Caribsea New York, NY Cargo 3 11 1942 21 12 mi. E Cape Lookout, NC N Torp'd by U-158
Caribstar New York, NY Cargo 10 4 1942 6 off Orinoco R. mouth N Torp'd by U-175
Carinthia Cunard Cargo 7 30 1900 0 Cp. Gravoes, Haiti N Agrnd
Carinthia (II) Cunard Passenger 6 6 1940   off N. Ireland N Torp'd
Carl D. Bradley Bradley Transptn Self Unloader 11 18 1958 33 L. Michigan 72 mi. fr. Str. N Broke in two
Carlisle Castle Gt. Britain str. 7 12 1899   Rks nr. Perth, Australia N  
Carlton New Orleans Cargo 7 5 1942 3 Barents Sea N Torp'd by U-88
Carmania Cunard Aux. Cruiser 8 14 1914 9 off Trinidad Y Engaged Ger. aux. cruiser 'Cap Trafalgar' (lost)
Carmanian Norway 1840 grt 4 25 1916       Ger. sub
Carnatic P&O Aux. Barque 9 13 1869 26 Shadwan, @ mouth of Suez N Wrecked on reef, split, sank
Caroga     3 29 1953   Portugese Bay, CA    
Caroline     11 18 1917   Sausalito, CA N  
Caroline         1918   nr. San Francisco, CA Y?  
Caroline Maru Japan 320 grt Aux. 11 1 1944   W. of Mindoro N US sub 'Blackfin'
Caroni River UK Tanker 1 20 1940   E. Atlantic N Struck mine laid by U-34
Carpathia Cunard Passenger 7 17 1918 5 170 mi. W Bishop's Rock, Eng. N Caught three torpedoes from U-55
Carrabulle Baltimore, MD Tankship 5 26 1942 22 G. of Mexico N Torp'd by U-106
Carrie B. Lake US Schooner 1 3 1886 3 nr. Long Beach N Agrnd. val.=$3000. Comp. Destroyed
Carrier Dove   4m Schooner 11 2 1921   Reef off of Molokai, Hawaii N Hit reef, sank
Carrier Dove         1927   nr. Coos Bay, OR    
Carroll Bangor, ME Brig 2 8 1837 0 Cp. Lookout, NC N Agrnd. Dog named Pillow hauls line ashore
Cartiercliffe Hall Hall Corp. Bulk 6 5 1979 7 L. Superior Y Fire in accom. area. Smoking or electrical short
Cascade         1923?   Pt. Dume, CA Y?  
Cascades         1943   Columbia R., OR    
Casco     9 28 1955   off Vashon I., WA    
Casino     8 22 1935   off Long Beach, CA    
Casket   Bark 9 13 1892 0 Frying Pan Shoals, NC N  
Casper American Scantic Line Cargo 12 14 1918   off Helsinki N Stranded
Casper Trader Liberia Tanker 5 23 1984   S. China Sea   Abandoned after engineroom fire
Cassandra Adams   Barque 8 15 1888   off Destruction I., WA N Wrecked
Cassimir Baltimore, MD Tank Ship 2 26 1942 0 off South Carolina N X--Br. ss 'Archer'
Cassius   Schooner 2 12 1854 0 off Hatteras, NC N  
Castillo de Bellver Spain Tanker 8 6 1983   off Cape Town, S. A.   Burned
Castor Norway 1313 grt 1 1 1915       Struick a mine
Catahoula Baltimore, MD Tankship 4 5 1942 10 off NE coast Dominican Rep. N Torp'd by U-154
Catania         1915   nr. Pt. Sur, CA N  
Cataraqui Gt. Britain Frigate 8 4 1845   1 mi. N King I., Tasmania N  
Cataraqui   Passenger 8 4 1846 414 Bass Strait, Australia N Driven ashore in gale
Cathay Denmark 4076 grt 5 5 1915       Ger. sub
Cathay P&O conv. A.M.C. 11 11 1942 1 off Algeria N Bombed by Ger. aircraft
Cathedral Train's Line (US) Full Rigged 2 18 1857   Cp. Horn N Foundered
Catherine M.     8 21 1924   nr. Destruction I., WA    
Catherine Shearer Gt. Britain Frigate 7 21 1855   W D'Entrecasteaux Ch., Tas. N  
Catherine Sudden   Barquentine 9 8 1900   Cp. Nome N Wrecked
Cavour Italy Ship 12 8 1903   Cp. Disappointment N 1st Italian ship lost on bar
Cayru Lloyd Brasileiro Cargo 3 8 1942 53 S. of Long I., NY N Torp'd
Cebu Singapore Bulk 8 12 1984   Persian G.   Expls'n @ Bandar Khomeini cause unknwn
Cecelia Sudden   4m Schooner 9   1920   off NZ N Burned... suddenly
Cedarbranch Canada Cargo 7 31 1965 2 Montreal harbor Y Explosion, fire while loading
Cedarville USS Corp Self Unloader 5   1965 10 Str. of Mackinac N X--crgo 'Topdalsfjord'
Cederic Norway 1128 grt 10 5 1916       Ger. sub
Cedric White Star Aux. Cruiser 1 29 1918   off Mersey R. Bar Y X-- with Can. Pac. str. 'Montreal' (which sank)
Celia   Stm Schooner 8 28 1896 0 Pt. Joe, CA N Agrnd
Celilo         1919   nr. Pt. Arena, CA    
Celtic White Star Troopship 3   1917 6 Irish Sea Y Struck by torpedo
Celtic White Star Passenger 12 10 1928 0 Cobh harbor N Struck rocks, beached
Centauro Italy Passenger     1955   off Bermuda Y Agrnd
Central America G. Law & Co. Passenger 9 12 1857 427 Diamond Shls, Cp. Hatteras NC N Developed leak and sank
Centric Sweden 1612 grt 4 27 1915       Struck a mine
Cephalonia Cunard Passenger     1904 0 Port Arthur N Sunk as blockship
Ceramic Shaw Savill Line Troopship 11 23 1942 655 nr. Azores N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Ceres Netherlands 1749 grt 6 25 1915       Struck a mine
Ceres     10 27 1949   off Port Orford, OR    
Ceylon Maru Japan Transport 2 27 1944   E. China Sea N US sub 'Pogy'
Chaco     10 16 1924   nr. Pt. Defiance, Tacoma, WA    
Chaco Fl. de Nav. Ultramar Cargo 12 19 1946   Buenos Aires Y Fire
Chaco Fl. de Nav. Ultramar Cargo 9 5 1953   Main channel @ Necochea N Stranded
Challenger   3m Schooner 12 7 1904   S. Bend, WA N Scuttled after fire
Challenger New York, NY Cargo 5 17 1942 8 25 mi E Granada N Torp'd by U-155
Champion US Schooner 4 15 1870 2 N spit Columbia Bar N Agrnd
Champlain French Line Passenger 6 17 1940 330 off W. France N Struck a mine
Champollion Messageries Maritime Passenger 12 22 1952 15 Elchat Elmalhoun Rf, Beirut N Navigator acc. used airport beacon!
Chansfield   Schooner 2   1860   Albemarle Sound, NC N  
Chant New York, NY Cargo 6 15 1942 3 off Tunisia N Ger. dive bombers
Chapultepec Philadelphia, PA Tanker 12 26 1943 0 90 mi. NE Cristobal, C.Z. Y Torp'd by U-530
Charcas         1930   nr. Los Angeles Harbor, CA Y?  
Charles   Schooner 11   1859   Nags Head, NC N  
Charles Brown         1932   Laguna, CA    
Charles C. Dame   Schooner 10 14 1893 0 Cp. Fear, NC N  
Charles C. Lister   Schooner 1 22 1891 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
Charles C. Pinckney Wilmington, NC Cargo 1 28 1943 59 200 mi SW Pico, Azores N Torp'd by U-514
Charles D. McIver Wilmington, NC Cargo 3 23 1945 0 off Belgian coast N  
Charles E. Falk   3m Schooner 3 31 1909 0 Copalis Bch./Grays Harbor, WA N Wrecked
Charles F. Crocker   4m Barquentine     1926   Catalina I., CA N Allowed to founder
Charles H. Merchant USA 3m Schooner 8 11 1902   Bar @ Nehalem, OR N Wrecked. b. 1877
Charles Morgan Houston, TX Cargo 6 10 1944 8 Anch. Utah beach, Normandy N Ger. aircraft
Charles Morse   Schooner 3 14 1886 All 26 mi. SE Fire I., NY Bay N Prob. X--Oregon q.v.
Charles Pratt Panama Transport Tanker 12 21 1940 2 off Sierra Leone N Torp'd by Ger. sub.
Charles R. Wilson   3m Schooner     1947   Powell R., B.C. N Became breakwater
Charles S. Price   Bulk 11 11 1913 28 L. Huron N Foundered
Charles W. Elliott Portland, ME Cargo 6 28 1944 0 4 mi fr. Juno beach, Normandy N Mines, aircraft
Charming UK Bulk 3 1 1984   nr. Iranian coast N Iraqi offensive action
Chas. B. Kennedy         1926   SF Bay, CA    
Chassie Maersk Denmark 1307 grt 12 16 1916       Ger. sub
Chatham Baltimore, MD Passenger 8 27 1942 14 Belle Isle Str. N Torp'd by U-517
Chatham Brit. 135 tons 10 20 1792 0 Peacock Spit, WA Y Agrnd temporarily
Chattanooga City New York, NY Cargo 2 22 1943 0 Enrt. Liverpool-NY N Torp'd by U-606
Chatterton Gt. Britain str.     1895   1.5 mi. off Seal Rks., Syd., NSW N  
Chauncey US Navy Destroyer 9 9 1923   off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd with 6 other DD's
Chelan     7 8 1915   Wenatchee, WA N  
Chelohsin             Alaska?    
Chemical Venture Liberia Tanker 5 24 1984   off Saudi Arabian coast   Hit by Iraqi missile. Badly dam.
Chemung US 2615 grt 11 26 1916       Ger. sub
Cherokee New York, NY Passenger 6 15 1942 86 Enrt. Halifax, NS-Boston, MA N Torp'd by U-87
Cherry Valley Philadelphia, PA Tanker 7 22 1943 0 25-10 N x 68-35 W Y Torp'd by U-66
Chesley No. 5     3 1 1918   Seattle, WA N  
Chetco   2m Schooner 2 19 1918   Summerland, CA N Burned
Chetco     2 19 1918   Summerland, CA N  
Cheyenne UK Tanker 9 15 1939   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-53
Chicago   str.     1929 0 Michipicoten I. in L. Superior   Agrnd
Chicago     12 15 1943   S Catalina I., CA    
Chichibu Maru Japan Store ship 3 13 1942   120 mi. S Tokyo, Japan N US sub 'Gar'
Chickaree     1   1942   nr. Bremerton, WA    
Chickasaw Waterman Lines Cargo 2 7 1962 0 Santa Rosa I. N Stranded
Chickasaw City New York, NY Cargo 10 7 1942 10 85 mi. SSW Cape Town, S.A. N Torp'd by U-172
Chicora   str. 1 21 1895 26 L. Michigan   Disappeared
Chidambaram Shpg. Corp of India Passenger 2 12 1985 45 300 mi E Madras, India N Fire
Chief Dragon Panama Ro-Ro 3 21 1983 0 5 mi. off Colombo, Sri Lanka N Fire forced abandonment
Chifuku Maru Japan Cargo/Pass. 1 16 1943     N Torp'd by 'Growler'
Chihaya Maru Japan Transport 11 2 1943   NW of Bonin Is. N US sub 'Seahorse'
Childar Norway Cargo 5 3 1934 4 Peacock Spit, WA Y Agrnd, towed to B.C., rebuilt as Aakre
Chilore Wilmington, DE Bulk 7 15 1942 2 20 mi E Ocracoke, Inlet N Torp'd by U-576
China Arrow New York, NY Tanker 2 5 1942 0 off Winter Quarter Lightship N Torp'd by U-103
Chinook         1924   Eliott Bay, Seattle, WA    
Chitose Maru Japan Bulk 9 20 1967   Str. San Juan de Fuca Y X--Danish cargo Marie Skou
Chiyo Maru Toyo Kisen KK, Yok. Passenger 3 31 1916   20 mi. S HK on Tam Kan I. N Agrnd, broke in two a few days later.
Chiyo Maru Japan Transport 6 2 1944   170 mi. E Parece Vela N US sub 'Shark'
Chiyo Maru (ex- Electra) Japan Block ship 3 27 1904   Port Arthur, China N Deliberately Sunk
Choan Maru Japan Gunboat 5 10 1944   11-31 N x 143-41 E N US sub 'Silversides'
Choctaw         1916   L. Huron   X--'Wacondah'
Chodoc Chargeurs Reunis Passenger 6 23 1905   nr. Gardafui N Agrnd
Chohakusan Maru Japan Gunboat 3 1 1945   NW of Naha, Okinawa N US TF58
Chohei Maru Japan MnSwpr Depot 7 1 1945   Wusung Y Damaged by US aircraft
Chojusan Maru Japan Gunboat 11 9 1944   E. China Sea N US sub 'Queenfish'
Chokai Maru Japan Gunboat     1941        
Choko Maru Japan Transport 3 28 1942   off Macassar N US sub 'Sturgeon'
Choko Maru Japan Transport 10 21 1942   off Kavieng, New Ireland N US sub 'Gudgeon'
Choko Maru Japan conv. Tanker 2 25 1944   W. of Saipan N Torp'd by 'Tang'
Chosa Maru Japan Gunboat 8 20 1943   8 mi. SW Penang N Dutch sub
Chowa Maru Japan Gunboat 5 1 1945   SE of Erimosaki, Hok., Jap. N US sub 'Bowfin'
Chozan Maru Japan Water Tanker 11 6 1943   W. of Buka N USAAF bombers
Chr. Braberg Denmark 1225 grt 8 22 1914       Struck a mine
Chr. J. Kampmann UK Cargo 11 2 1942   90 mi. off Trinidad N Torp'd
Chr. Knudsen Norway 4224 grt 10 8 1916       Ger. sub
Chris C.     2 4 1937   Port Hueneme, CA    
Christiaan Huygens Nederland Line Troopship 8 26 1945   off Dutch coast N Struck a mine, broke in two
Christianssund Denmark 1917 grt 3 24 1916       Struck a mine
Christina (ex- Nina) Gt. Britain Full Rigged Ship 7 16 1873   9 mi. NNE HK N Foundered
Christoforos Greece 3674 grt 11 27 1916       Ger. sub
Christopher Newport Baltimore, MD Cargo 7 4 1942 3 35 mi. NE Bear I., Barents Sea N Ger. torpedo plane
Churchill   4m Schooner 9 27 1917   French Frigate Shoal N Wrecked
Chusa Maru Japan Transport 8   1904     N  
Chusan (II) P&O Passenger     1892   Royal Albert Dock, London Y X--Swedish str.
Chuwa Maru Japan Gunboat 2 10 1942   off Keelung, Formosa N Torp'd by 'Trout'
Cicero Warren & Thayer Line Full Rigged     1860   on the Abaco   Lost
Cilicia     2 18 1917   off Cape Town / Cp. Agulhas N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Cities Service Empire New York, NY Tanker 2 22 1942 14 25 mi. N Bethel Shoals N Torp'd by U-128
Cities Service Missouri New York, NY Tanker 3 13 1943 2 200 mi. NW Curacao N Torp'd by U-68
Cities Service Toledo New York, NY Tanker 6 12 1942 14 20 mi E Trinity Shoal Lt Buoy N Torp'd by U-158
Cito Norway 123 grt 8 11 1941   Sognefjorden N Struck by a mine
City of Alma Mobile, Ala Cargo 6 2 1942 29 400 mi. NE San Juan, P.R. N Torp'd by U-159
City of Athens     8 10 1917   off Cape Town / Cp. Agulhas N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
City of Atlanta Savannah, GA Passenger 1 19 1942 43 off coast North Carolina N Torp'd by U-123
City of Bangor Wilmington, DE Bulk/Auto 11 30 1926 0 Keweenaw Pt., L. Superior N Stranded
City of Birmingham Savannah, GA Passenger 6 30 1942 9 250 mi. E Cp. Hatteras N Torp'd by U-202
City of Blaine     1 3 1938   Shipyard, W. Seattle, WA Y?  
City of Boston Inman Passenger 1 25 1870 177 New York to Liverpool N Disappeared
City of Brussels Inman Line Passenger 1 7 1883 10 mouth of R. Mersey, Eng. N X--'Kirby Hall'
City of Chicago Inman Line Passenger 7 1 1892 0 Old Head of Kinsale, S Eire N Wrecked
City of Clinton     3 23 1929   Mukilteo, WA    
City of Dublin Brit. Ship 814 tons 10 18 1878 0 Clatsop spit N Agrnd, ship val. = $40,000
City of Edmonds     8 24 1926   Port Gamble Bay, WA    
City of Exeter     6 11 1917   off Bombay, India Y Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
City of Flint Philadelphia, PA Cargo 1 25 1943 7 300 mi. S Flores, Azores N Torp'd by U-575
City of Glasgow Inman Line Passenger 3 1 1854 480 Liverpool to New York N Disappeared
City of Glasgow T. H. Smith Stone Bulk (barge) 10 6 1917   nr. Sturgeon Bay channel N Agrnd, sank
City of Honolulu Los Angeles SS Co. Passenger 10 17 1922 0 670 mi. SW San Pedro, CA N Burned, sunk by gunfire fr. Transport ship 'Thomas'
City of Honolulu Los Angeles SS Co Passenger 5 25 1930   Honolulu harbor N Burned
City of Joliet Houston, TX Cargo 5 28 1942 0 Barents Sea N Ger. aircraft
City of Lille     2 19 1930   Newport Beach, CA Y?  
City of Limerick Inman Line   1 8 1882 43 at sea N Disappeared
City of London Inman Line Passenger 11 13 1881 41 at sea N Disappeared
City of Manchester Inman Line Passenger     1876       Wrecked
City of Memphis US 5252 grt 3 17 1917       Ger. sub
City of Mexico Norway 1511 grt 11 22 1916       Ger. sub
City of Montreal Inman Line Passenger 8 10 1887 0 at sea N Cotton cargo burned
City of Mukilteo     4 11 1932   Columbia Beach, WA    
City of New York   Fed. Transport 1 15 1862   Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
City of New York Inman Line Passenger 3 29 1864 0 Daunt Rocks, Ireland N Agrnd
City of New York New York, NY Pass./Cargo 3 29 1942 26 40 mi. E Cp. Hatteras N Torp'd by U-160
City of Nome     6 3 1927   Aberdeen, WA    
City of Paris Inman Line Passenger 7   1922   NYC - Naples Y Mutineers attempted to sink vessel
City of Paris Inman Line Passenger 3 25 1890   nr. Queenstown Y Propeller shaft broke, engines wrecked.
City of Paris Inman Line Passenger 5 21 1899 0 Manacle Rocks off Cornwall, Eng. Y Agrnd, laid up 5 months
City of Philadelphia Inman Line Passenger 8 30 1854 0 Cp. Race N Wrecked on maiden voyage
City of Pittsburgh Inman Line Passenger 10 24 1852 0 Valparaiso, Chile N Burned
City of Puebla   Passenger 1   1906   off CA coast Y Found wallowing, engines disabled
City of Rayville Tampa, FL Cargo 11 9 1940 1 6.5 mi off Cp. Otway, Aust. N Mine laid by Passat
City of Rio Cyprus Bulk 2 1 1984   Persian G.   Struck a mine--badly dam.
City of Rio De Janeiro Pac. Mail SS Co. Cst Pass Liner 2 22 1901 104 Fort Point, CA N Agrnd (129 lives?)
City of Saginaw 31 Ludington, MI Ferry 7 29 1971   Manitowoc, WI N Fire during repair
City of San Rafael         1943   SF Bay, CA    
City of Sydney         1920   3 mi. N Humboldt Bay, CA    
City of Tampico Norway 1513 grt 1 16 1917       Ger. sub
City of Washington Inman Line Passenger 7 7 1873 0 Cp. Sable N Wrecked
Ciudad de Sevilla Cia. Transmediterranea Passenger 10 19 1982   Palma de Majorca N Agrnd attempting to enter harbor
Claire     1   1948   Camas Slough, nr. Portland, OR Y?  
Clallam Black Ball Line Cargo 1 9 1904 51 E. str. San Juan de Fuca N Foundered
Clara Davidson   Schooner 2 7 1876   Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Clara Light   2m Schooner     1886   Arctic O. N Lost
Clara Woodhouse US str. 10 1 1877   off Brazos Is. bar, TX N  
Clare New York, NY Cargo 5 20 1942 0 off Cp. Corrientes, Cuba N Torp'd by U-103
Claremont         1922   nr. Los Angeles, CA Y?  
Claremont     6 14 1940   Grays Harbor, WA Y?  
Claremont     5 22 1915   Coos Bay bar, OR N  
Clarion   str. 12   1909 32 L. Huron   Stranded, burned
Clark Mills Mobile, AL Cargo 3 9 1944 0 off Bizerte, Tunisia N Ger. torpedo plane
Clelia Campanella Italy Cargo 11 15 1956   Outer Roads Port of Dakar Y X--Br. 'Corfu'
Cleo C. Panama Cargo 3 4 1983 1 off S. coast Sicily, It. N Engineroom fire
Cleo I Japan Tanker 8 27 1984   Enrt. Sri Lanka-Ras Tanura Y? Missile destroys ship's bridge
Cleone     4 9 1931   Humboldt Bay, CA    
Cleopatra     10 16 1921   Port Discovery, WA    
Clevedon USA Cargo 1 13 1942   Yakatat, Alaska N Fire, loaded with ammo, beached, exploded
Clifton   Whaleback 9 22 1924 28 L. Huron   Foundered at sea
Clythia   Bark 1 22 1894 0 Wash Woods N  
Coamo New York, NY Passenger 12 9 1942 133 off Bermuda N Torp'd by U-604
Coast Farmer Portland, OR Cargo 7 20 1942 1 Enrt. Sydney-Melbourne N Torp'd by I-11
Coast Trader Portland, OR Cargo 6 7 1942 1 35 mi. SW Cp. Flattery, WA N Torp'd by I-26
Coaster     8 25 1938   off Pt. No Point, WA    
Cobequid Royal Mail Line Passenger 1 13 1914   Trinity Ledge, Newfoundland N Agrnd
Cocas Denmark 85 grt 6 12 1915       Ger. sub
Codours   Bark 8 4 1886 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Coelleda Oriole Lane Cargo 8 20 1921   off Hawkins Pt. Y Stranded
Colabee Wilmington, DE Cargo 3 12 1942 24 10 mi. off Cp. Guajaba, Cuba Y Torp'd by U-126
Coldbrook US Cargo 6 3 1942 0 59-00 N x 146-20 W N Stranded
Coldwater Carolina Shpg. Co. Cargo 11 28 1921   Charleston, S.C. harbor Y Struck a bridge
Coldwater S. Atlantic SS Co. Cargo 9 1 1933   80 mi. S Cp. Hatteras N X--'?'
Collamer Philadelphia, PA Cargo 3 5 1942 7 off Nova Scotia N Torp'd by U-404
Collin P. Kelly, Jr. Mobile, AL Cargo 6 4 1945 0 off Ostend, Belgium N Struck a mine
Collingsworth Philadelphia, PA Cargo 1 9 1943 12 100 mi. NE Paramaribo, D. Guiana N Torp'd by U-124
Collingwood Norway 1042 grt 3 12 1917       Ger. sub
Colombian Leyland Line Cargo/Pass. 9 17 1924   Stag Rocks, Kinsale, S. Eire N Agrnd
Colombo P&O Passenger 11 19 1862 0 Minicoy I., Laccadives N Agrnd
Colombo Messageries Mar. Passenger 11   1910       Typhoon damage. Subseq. scr. in Saigon
Colonian Leyland Line Cargo 5 21 1917   N. Bishop Rocks, Scilly Is. N Agrnd
Coloradan New York, NY Cargo 10 9 1942 6 200 mi. SW Cape Town N Torp'd by U-159
Colorado     2 6 1948   Otter Rock, Coos Bay, OR Y? Agrnd
Colthraps US Shpg Bd. Cargo 9 5 1922 1 Pensacola, FL harbor N Fire
Columbia Cunard 3m Aux Barque     1843 0 nr. Seal I., Halifax N Agrnd
Columbia   Fed. Gunboat 1 14 1863   Masonboro Inlet, NC N  
Columbia Pac. Coast Line Passenger 7 20 1907 151 Shelter Cove, CA N X--Stm Sch. 'San Pedro'
Columbia Thomas Crowley (US) Stm. Schooner 2 17 1924 0   N Agrnd
Columbia     2 17 1924   N jetty, Coos Bay bar, OR    
Columbia     4   1949   off Golden Gate, CA    
Columbia     7 8 1915   Wenatchee, WA N  
Columbia Contract         1941   nr. Los Angeles, CA    
Columbian US 8580 grt 11 8 1916       Ger. sub
Columbus Ger.y Passenger 12 19 1939   W. Atlantic O. N Burned to avoid capture by Brit. warship
Columbus C. Costa Lines Cruise 7 29 1984   Cadiz, Spain N Rammed brkwtr, sank, scr.
Colusa     9 15 1932   Broderick, CA    
Comayagua   Fruitship              
Comet   Schooner 1 7 1846   Ocracoke Inlet, NC, NC N  
Comet   3m Schooner 9 2 1911   San Miguel, I., CA N Wrecked
Cometa Norway 3794 grt 3 26 1940   60-06 N x 04-36 W   Torp'd by U-38
Commandante Lira Lloyd Brasileiro Cargo 3 21 1959   off Porto Laguna N Abandoned on fire, TCL
Commandante Pessoa Lloyd Brasileiro Cargo 9 2 1954   nr. Cabo Sao Roque N Wrecked
Commerce Sweden 651 grt 8 4 1916       Ger. sub
Commercial Trader New York, NY Cargo 9 16 1942 10 75 mi E Trinidad N Torp'd by U-558
Commodore Rogers         1837   Monterey, CA N  
Comol Rico New York, NY Tankship 4 4 1942 3 Enrt. Humacao P.R.-Boston, MA N Torp'd by U-154
Comorin P&O Passenger 4 6 1941   Atlantic O. N Fire, abandoned
Companion     7   1957   Enrt. SF to Astoria    
Compeer   3m Schooner 7 17 1912   Bristol Bay Y Wrecked
Compeer   3m Schooner 8 18 1912   Kvichak R. N Wrecked
Condor   Blockade Runner 10 1 1864   nr. Cp. Fear, NC N  
Conehatta American Scantic Line Cargo 11 1 1921   15 mi. fr. Hornefors, Sweden N Wrecked?
Conejos Ball Line Cargo 12 11 1921   Claymont, DE harbor Y Struck chem. wharf
Conejos Ball Line Cargo 12 27 1923   Black Sea, 130 mi. fr. Batumi N Struck a (leftover) mine
Conestoga         1921   enrt. SF, CA - Hawaii    
Congress   Full-rigged Ship 8 24 1842 7 Cp. Hatteras, NC N Wrecked
Congress USA Passenger 9 14 1916 0 Off N. California Y Burned. later- Nanking, Emma Alexander
Connecticut Wilmington, DE Tanker 4 23 1942 36 23-00 S x !5-00 W N Torp'd by 'LS-4' from Ger. raider 'Michel'
Consul Person Norway 1835 grt 4 1 1917       Ger. sub
Conte Di Savoia Italy Passenger 9 11 1944   Venice, It. N Allied aircraft
Conte Rosso Italian Line Passenger 5 24 1941 800 Mediterranean N Torp'd by Brit. sub
Conte Verde Lloyd Triestino Passenger 9 2 1937   HK harbor Y Typhoon, Agrnd
Conte Verde Italian Line Passenger     1943   Orient Y Abandoned & delib. sunk
Conte Verde Japan Troopship   12 1944   Maizuru Y US aircraft, salv 6/1949, sold - Mitsubishi Line
Continental         1930   nr. Los Angeles, CA    
Contship Europe   Container 1 29 1984   Feelixstowe, England Y X--'Ville de Bordeaux'
Coos     11 10 1960   off Cp. Meares, OR    
Coos Bay   Lumber Ship 10 22 1927 0 S.F. Bay, CA N Agrnd
Coos Bay     10 22 1927   Golden Gate, CA    
Coquelle   2m Schooner 5 21 1923   off CA coast N Abandoned at sea, hull drifts to Bridgeport, CA
Coquhon     2 28 1920   off Grays Harbor, WA    
Coquille River         1917   nr. Caspar, CA Y?  
Cora   2m Schooner     1884     N Wrecked
Corea P&O Liner 6 29 1865 All Enrt. HK - Swatow, Amoy, Foochow N Typhoon, foundered
Coringa Wil. Wilhelmsen Liner 3 18 1905   off Azores N Foundered in heavy seas
Corinthian   Gas Schooner 6 11 1906 12 Humboldt Bay, CA N Agrnd
Cornelia Cook     7 29 1925   Port Angeles, WA    
Cornelia P. Spencer Wilmington, NC Cargo 9 21 1943 2 300 mi off Somalian coast N Torp'd by U-188
Cornelius USA Sailing vessel 12   1892 50 off Cascade Head N Sank
Cornell   Tug 12 21 1922 8 L. Erie   Foundered at sea
Corona Pacific Coast SS Co. Passenger 3 1 1907 1 Humboldt Bay bar, CA N Agrnd
Corona         1924   nr. Bodega Bay, CA    
Coronado     4 27 1917   off Pt. Arena, CA N  
Corsica British Barque 2 21 1882 0 Columbia R. Bar N Struck bottom, developed leaks, sank
Cospatrick Blackwall Line Frigate 11 17 1874 470 Indian O. E Cp. of Good Hope N Fire
Cottage City   Passenger 1   1911   Cp. Mudge, B.C., DOC   Agrnd
Cottica Norway 320 grt 10 19 1916       Ger. sub
Cottoneva USA Stm Schooner 2 10 1937 0 off Port Orford, OR   Agrnd during 75 mph gale
Cottoneva     2 10 1937   nr. Port Orford, OR    
Courageous San Francisco, CA Cargo 6 8 1944 0 off St. Laurent, France N Sunk as breakwater
Courser   3m Schooner     1892   off OR coast N Lost. ~ wrecked Shoalwater B. 1879
Courtney Ford   Schooner 9 7 1902   Glen I., AK N Wrecked
Covington (ex- Cincinnati) US Troopship 7 1 1918   N. Atlantic N Torp'd by Ger. U-boat
Cowlitz USA? Barque 1   1893   off Washington coast N Lost
Cowlitz         1931   Columbia R.    
Cranford Lake Charles, LA Cargo 7 30 1942 11 250 mi. ESE Barbados N Torp'd by U-155
Credo Norway 728 grt 8 10 1916       Ger. sub
Creofield UK Tanker 2 2 1940   N. Sea N Torp'd by U-59
Crescent   5m Schooner 6 1 1918   1400 mi. W SF N Abandoned on fire
Crescent City     7 7 1927   Santa Cruz Lt.    
Crios Greece 4116 grt 4 16 1917       Ger. sub
Cripple Creek Tampa, FL Cargo 8 13 1942 1 400 mi fr. Sierra Leone coast N Torp'd by U-752
Crissie Wright   Schooner 1 11 1886 6 Lookout Shoals, NC N  
Cristobal Colon Co. Transatlntca Esp. Passenger 10 24 1936   Reef, 8 mi. N Bermuda N Agrnd
Crovate         1923   Pt. Sal, CA    
Crowley No. 64     11 1 1949   Santa Monica Bay, CA    
Croxteth Hall     6 6 1917 10 off Bombay, India N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Crystal Jewel Sugar Line (Br.) Bulk 9 23 1961 1 Eng. Channel nr. Rotterdam Y X--tkr. 'British Aviator'
Cuba Cunard 3m Aux Barque 11   1887   nr. Withernsea N Wrecked
Cuba     9 8 1923   San Miguel I., CA    
Cuba Maru Japan Transport 8 24 1942   S. of Sakhalin I. N Stranded
Cubano Norway 4337 grt 6 2 1915       Ger. sub
Cumberland   Schooner 10 8 1837 0 Core Bank, NC N  
Cumberland Gt. Britain str. 7 6 1917   4 mi. off Eden, NSW, Aust N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Cunard Ambassador Cunard Line Cruise 9 12 1974 0 Enrt. Miami - New Orleans Y Burned (ruptured fuel tank). conv. to Livestock car.
Curlew   Confed. Gunboat 2 7 1862   Roanoke I., NC N  
Cuvier Lamport & Holt Passenger 3 9 1900 26 off E. Goodwin Lightship N X--ss 'Dovre'
Cuyahoga Anglo Amer Oil Co       1917        
Cymric White Star Line Cargo/Pass. 5 9 1916 5 140 mi. NW Fastnet N Torp'd by U 20
Cynthia Olson San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 7 1941 35 Enrt. Tacoma-Honolulu N Torp'd by I-26
Cynthia Olson USA Lumber 6 9 1952   N. Jetty, Coquille R. Bar Y Agrnd
Cyprian Leyland Line Cargo     1881   at sea N Foundered
Cyprus Lackawaana SS Bulk 10 11 1907 21 L. Superior N Foundered
Cyril Booth Line Passenger 9 5 1905   Amazon R. N X--Booth Liner 'Anselm'
Cyrus Denmark 1669 grt 6 3 1915       Ger. sub
Cyrus H. McCormick San Francisco, CA Cargo 4 18 1945 6 Enrt. NYC-Antwerp N Torp'd by U-1107
Czarina USA Cargo 1 12 1910 25 Coos Bay Bar N Agrnd
Czarina   3m Schooner 2 15 1911   Nagai I., AK N Wrecked

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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