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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
D. L. Filer   Schooner 10 20 1916 6 L. Erie   Foundered at sea
D. M. Clemson   str. 11   1908 24 L. Superior   Disappeared
D. R. Hanna Pioneer SS Co. Bulk 5 16 1919   6 mi ENE Thunder Bay light N X--'Quincy A. Shaw'
D. W. Hall   Brig 6 14 1842 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Dacotah   str.     1860 30 L. Erie   ?
Dag Norway 963 grt 10 25 1916       Ger. sub
Dag Sweden 250 grt 3 13 1917       Ger. sub
Dagali Norway 742 grt 3 28 1917       Ger. sub
Dageraad Netherlands Frigate 3 14 1694   1 mi. W Robben I., S. Africa N Agrnd in dense fog
Daghestan UK Tanker 2 25 1940   N. Sea N Torp'd by U-57
Dagmar Denmark 768 grt 1 18 1917       Struck a mine
Daido Maru Japan Gunboat 12 4 1943   NE. of Ponape N US sub 'Apogon'
Daigen Maru No. 7 Japan Gunboat 8 14 1944   SW of Inchon, Korea N US sub 'Croaker'
Daisy Sweden 440 grt 7 13 1915       Struck a mine
Daisy Denmark 1209 grt 1 28 1917       Ger. sub
Daisy         1926   nr. SF, CA    
Daisy France sailing ship     1927       Sinking? Crew resc'd by White Star's 'Ionic'
Daisy Gadsby         1916   Pt. Reyes, CA Y?  
Daisy Matthews     5 4 1940   Pt. St. George, CA    
Daisy Putnam     11 22 1929   Pt. Gorda, CA    
Daisy Putnam         1919   Pt. Arena, CA    
Daisy Rowe   2m Schooner 11 21 1900   Pt. Bonita, CA N Wrecked
Dakota Gt. Northern SS Passenger 3 10 1907 0 subm. reef 40 mi. Yokohama N Agrnd, TCL, scr. in place.
Dakotian Leyland Line Cargo 11 21 1940   Dale Roads, Milford Haven N Struck a mine
Dalbeattie Norway 1327 grt 2 17 1917       Ger. sub
Dalmata Norway 1865 grt 2 11 1917       Ger. sub
Damara Furness-Withy Passenger 2 7 1905   off Musquodoboit N Foundered
Dan Denmark 1860 grt 1 24 1917       Ger. sub
Dan Beard San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 10 1944 29 off Strumble Head, N. Wales N Torp'd by U-1202
Dana Norway 753 grt 3 8 1917       Ger. sub
Danae Costa Lines (It.) Cruise 12   1991   Genoa, Italy Y Burned, TCL, repired anyway
Danevang Denmark 1247 grt 8 9 1916       Ger. sub
Danevirke Denmark 1431 grt 1 4 1917       Ger. sub
Dania Norway 862 grt 9 26 1916       Ger. sub
Daniel Carroll Houston, TX Cargo 2 28 1943 0 off Dellys, Algeria Y Torp'd by U-371
Daniel Chase   Schooner 11 4 1867   Ocracoke Inlet, NC N  
Daniel Chester French Baltimore, MD Cargo 3 6 1944 37 30 mi. NE Bizerte, Tunisia N Struck a mine
Daniel Huger New Orleans, LA Cargo 5 9 1943 2 Docked in Bone, Algeria Y Ger. aircraft
Daniel J. Morrell Bethlehem SS Co Bulk 11 29 1966 28 L. Huron N Foundered in gale
Daniel Morgan Wilmington, NC Cargo 7 5 1942 4 Barents Sea N Ger. aircraft and U-88
Daniel Webster Portland, ME Cargo 1 10 1944 0 off Oran, Algeria N Ger. torpedo plane
Danmark Denmark 1875 grt 12 30 1916       Ger. sub
Danmark Denmark Tanker 1 12 1940   N. Sea N Torp'd by U-23
Dansborg Denmark 2242 grt 12 22 1916       Ger. sub
Danstad Denmark 1492 grt 11 23 1916       Ger. sub
Danstad Norway 698 grt 1 29 1917       Ger. sub
Danti Alighieri         1938   Santa Barbara I., CA    
Danube   Schooner 5 14 1844 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Danube Messageries Mar.       1920   Enrt. Turkey (?) Y Struck a mine
Daphne Norway 1388 grt 11 11 1916       Ger. sub
Dara Br. Ind. Stm. Nav. Co. Passenger 4 7 1961 235 off port of Dubai N Terrorist bomb
Dare   3m Schooner 12 23 1890   Bonilla Pt., B. C. N Wrecked
Darion W. Ger.   6 8 1983 4   N X--ro-ro 'Tenes'
Dart     11 9 1926   Houghton, WA    
Dashing Wave   2m Schooner 4 16 1891   Bering Sea N Lost
Dauntless     12 30 1923   Meadow Pt., WA    
Davanger Norway 2280 grt 6 14 1915       Ger. sub
Davanger Norway 5960 grt 3 14 1917       Ger. sub
Davanger Norway Tanker 10 12 1940   In convoy HX 77 N Torp'd by U-48
David C. Meyer     3 9 1926   Pt. Fermin, CA    
David Dows   Schooner 11   1889   L. Michigan N Foundered
David Evans   4m Schooner 10   1921   off S. African coast N Burned
David H. Atwater Fall River, MA Cargo 4 2 1942 23 10 mi. E Chincoteague Inlet, VA N Shelled by U-552
David McKelvey Wilmington, DE Tanker 5 13 1942 18 35 mi. S Mississippi R. mouth N Torp'd by U-506
Davisian T. J. Harrison Cargo 7 10 1940       Ger. raider no. 21 Widder
Daytonian T. J. Harrison Cargo 3 13 1942   off FL N Torp'd
De Braak Gt. Britain Frigate 5 25 1798   3.5 mi. off Cp. Henlopen, DE N  
De Grasse Ger.y Nav. accomdtn     1945     Y Sunk delib. By retreating Ger.s
De Vergulde Draeck Netherlands Frigate 10 28 1655   1.5 mi off Lancelin I., Aust N  
Decorah     7 15 1915   Clatsop Spit, OR Y?  
Dee   Blockade Runner 2 6 1864   nr. Cp. Fear, NC N  
Dee Mauritius 3m Barque 3 31 1917   400 mi. W Cp. Leeuwin, Aust. N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Deer Lodge New York, NY Cargo 2 17 1943 2 off Port Alfred, S. Africa N Torp'd by U-516
Defender   Schooner     1913   off Cp. Mendocino, CA Y Salvaged by stm. schooner Riverside
Defender   4m Schooner 4 10 1920   Onega Reef, Fiji N Wrecked
Defense US Frigate 3 11 1779   4 mi. off Goshen Pt., CT N  
Defiance   4m Schooner 1 23 1922   Faisai, Solomon Is. N Burned
Del Monte No. 3     11 30 1950   Mouth of Noyo R., CA    
Del Norte   2m Schooner     1905   off OR coast N Lost in collision
Del Norte     7 27 1917   Pt. Arena, CA N  
Del Norte Woodsman     12   1955   nr. Crescent City, CA Y?  
Del Rio     10 28 1952   off Anacapa I., CA    
Delfina Baltimore, MD Cargo 6 5 1942 4 100 mi. N San Juan, P.R. N Torp'd by U-172
Delfyn Netherlands 86 grt 1 21 1916       Struck a mine
Delhi P & O Passenger 12 13 1910 0 nr. Tangier N Agrnd
Delhi Maru Japan Gunboat 1 16     off Miyakejima N US sub 'Swordfish'
Delight American Sloop 8   1710 26 Digby Cut, Bay of Fundy N Agrnd
Delisle Baltimore, MD Cargo 10 19 1943 0 off Newfoundland N Struck a mine
Della     12 9 1918   nr. Port Orford, OR N  
Delmundo New Orleans, LA Cargo 8 13 1942 7 18 mi. S Cp. Maysi, Cuba N Torp'd by U-600
Delphi US Navy Destroyer 9 9 1923   off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd with 6 other DD's
Delplata New Orleans, LA Cargo 2 20 1942 0 60 mi. W Martinique N Torp'd by U-156
Delta (III) P&O       1906 All Arctic ice pack N Went missing. Sighted 1913 locked in ice
Delte Norway 3193 grt 10 31 1916       Ger. sub
Delvalle New Orleans, LA Cargo 4 12 1942 2 S. of Haiti N Torp'd by U-154
Demerara Cunard Cargo 12 25 1887 All Liverpool to Gibralter N Disappeared
Demetrios Inglessis Greece 2088 grt 12 2 1916       Ger. sub
Dempo Rotterdam Lloyd Pass./Troop 3 17 1944   off Algeria N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Den Haag Netherlands Tanker 2 15 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-48
Deneb US Landing Craft 5 15 1950   N Beach Peninsula, WA Y? Agrnd, sank
Deodata Norway Tanker 10 17 1939   E. Atlantic N Struck mine laid by U-19
Deodata Norway 3295 grt 10 21 1939   off Inner Dowsing Lightship   Mine
Depute Pierre Goujon French Gov't Cargo/Pass.     1917   B. of Biscay N sub
Derbyshire UK Bulk 9   1980 All 400+ mi. off Okinawa, Jap. N Foundered
Dernes Norway 738 grt 2 11 1917       Ger. sub
Desdemona US Barque 1 1 1857 1 Desdemona sands N Stranded
Despatch No. 5         1926   Pt. Loma, CA    
Detroit US Brig (141 tons) 12 25 1855 0 Middle sands of Col. Bar N Agrnd
Deutschland Hamburg-Amerika Passenger 4 22 1902   Atlantic Y Loses sternpost and rudder in hvy weather.
Deutschland Hamburg - Amerika Nav. accomdtn 5 3 1945   B. of Lubeck N Br. aircraft
Devenum Andresen Line Passenger 6 3 1900   10 mi. N Oporto, Portugal N Wrecked
Devon Federal Stm. Nav. Passenger 8 25 1913   Pencarrow Hd. nr. Wellington, NZ N Agrnd
Devonian Leyland Line Livestock Carr. 8 21 1917 2 20 mi. NE Tory I., Donegal, Eire N Torp'd by U-53
Devonshire Britain Tramp str.?     1884   Clatsop Spit   Agrnd
Dewa Gungadhar Britain Bark(594 tons) 1 18 1885 0 Columbia R. Entrance N Over ran river entrance, Agrnd, TCL
Dewitt Clinton     10   1839 5 off Milwaukee, WI   Foundered?
Diamond     12   1927   22 mi. S San Pedro, CA    
Diamond Knot USA Cargo 8 13 1947   off Port Angeles, Str. San Juan de Fuca N X--ss Fenn Victory. Subsequently sank in 20 fathoms
Diamond O.     4 26 1934   Portland, OR    
Diana     8   1948   nr. Pt. Loma, CA    
Dicax Norway 923 grt 1 28 1917       Ger. sub
Dicto Norway 2363 grt 4 5 1917       Ger. sub
Dido Norway 332 grt 10 19 1916       Ger. sub
Diego Silang Philippines Tanker 7 24 1976   Malacca Str.   X--Russian cargo Vysotsk
Diego Silang Philippines Tanker 7 24 1976   Malacca Str.   X--VLCC Brazilian Faith (under tow)
Dilharee Britain Bark 3 10 1880   Peacock Spit N Agrnd under tow, steering failure
Dilkara UK Ro-Ro 3 29 1983   Tacoma, WA Y Struck a four-lane bascule bridge
Dimitrios Greece 2508 grt 10 6 1915       Ger. sub
Dimitrios Goulandris Greece 3744 grt 1 2 1917       Ger. sub
Dina Netherlands 165 grt 7 15 1916       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Dina Henderika Netherlands 200 grt 4 12 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Diomede   Schooner 1 23 1825   Kitty Hawk, NC N  
Disa Sweden 738 grt 8 25 1915       Ger. sub
Discovery   Barkentine     1896   Enrt. Gamble - SF N Disappeared
Discovery     12 20 1955   off Los Angeles, CA    
Dividend     1 18 1950   Bellingham, WA Y?  
Dix USA Passenger 11 18 1906 39 off Alki Pt., WA N Foundered after X--ss Jeanie
Dixie Norway 1571 grt 6 17 1944   Varangerfjorden N Aircraft
Dixie Arrow New York, NY Tanker 3 26 1942 11 off Diamond Shoals, NC N Torp'd by U-71
Djerada Morocco Bulk? 11 10 1969   7 mi. NW Calais   X--Polish bulker Ziemia Szczecinska
Dode USA Passenger 7 20 1910   Marrowstone Point, WA N Agrnd, engine salved--used in tug.
Dolfijn Netherlands 140 grt 11 16 1916       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Dolly C.     8 11 1955   nr. Smith I., WA    
Dolphin England merchant 10 8 1749   Cp. Fear, NC N Sank
Dolphin US Brig     1852 0 Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
Dolphin     7 11 1927   Stockton, CA    
Dominator     3 13 1961   Palos Verdes Cliffs, CA    
Don Aurora Ilo Ilo, P.I. Cargo 12 25 1942 3 2-02 S x 35-17 W N Torp'd by Italian sub Enrico Tazzoli
Don Carlos II Spain Galleon 11 21 1812   4.5 mi off Matanzas Bay, Cuba N  
Don Jose Figueras Philippines Cargo 8 21 1970 0 900 mi. off Pacific coast ? Fire. Towed to Seattle
Don Juan P&O Aux. Brqntn 9 15 1837 0 Tarifa Pt., Spain N Agrnd on maiden voyage
Dona Casandra Philippine Ferry 11 23 1983 13 P.I. N Capsized in typhoon
Dona Florentina Philippines Passenger 5 18 1983 0 Central Philippines Y Fire
Donnacona Canada SS Lns Bulk 12 16 1964 0 L. Huron 35 mi. N Sarnia   Fire fr. short circuit
Dora Bluhm   3m Schooner 5 26 1910   Santa Rosa I., CA N Wrecked
Doravore Norway 2760 grt 2 22 1917       Ger. sub
Dorchester Train's Line (US) Full Rigged 12 15 1844 0   N Foundered. Crew & pass recued by Rochester
Dorchester Baltimore, MD Passenger 2 3 1943 675 150 mi W Cp. Farewell, Grnlnd N Torp'd by U-223
Doric White Star Line Pass./Cruise 9 5 1935 0 off Portugal N X--French str. 'Formigny,' TCL, scr.
Doris E.     4 17 1950   S Friday Harbor, WA    
Doris Kellogg Amer. It. Commerce Tank Ship 12 29 1932   North Atlantic O. N Abandoned on fire, sank
Dorothea Gt. Britain str. 12 17 1908   3 mi. off Cp. Vidal, Natal, S.A. N  
Dorothea Denmark 841 grt 4 10 1916       Struck a mine
Dorothy Joan     9 13 1945   off Yaquina Head, OR    
Dorothy L..     5   1930   off Richmond Beach, WA Y?  
Dorothy Phillips     12 24 1941   off CA coast Y?  
Dorothy Wintermote     11 22 1938   Fish Rock, nr. Pt. Arena, CA   Agrnd?
Dos Hermanos   Steamer 9 13 1884 2 Frying Pan Shoals N  
Douala France Cargo 12 21 1963 13 G. of St. Lawerence N Foundered
Douglas Sweden 1177 grt 12 1 1916       Ger. sub
Douglas     8 7 1920   nr. Priest Rapids, WA    
Douglas Dearborn US Schooner 1 4 1890 All Several Miles off mouth Columbia R. N Found capsized
Douro P&O Passenger 5 24 1854   Paracels Shoal, H.K. N Stranded dur'g typhoon. TCL 6/10/54
Douro   Blockade Runner 10 11 1863   Wrightsville, NC N  
Douro (II) Leyland Line Cargo     1888   at sea N Foundered
Dout Denmark 247 grt 12 5 1916       Ger. sub
Draecke Netherlands Frigate 6 12 1689   off SW Tiburon I., Sonora, Mex. N  
Drafn Norway 774 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Draupner Norway 1126 grt 11 30 1916       Ger. sub
Dresden Norddeutscher Lloyd Passenger 6 20 1934   Karmoe I. N Struck submerged rk.
Drexel Victory US Victory ship 1 20 1947 0 off Columbia R. bar N Structural collapse(?) off River ent. Maybe 1/19/1947
Driebergen Netherlands 1884 grt 2 17 1917       Torp'd by Ger. sub
Drina Royal Mail Lines Passenger 3 1 1917 15 2 mi. W Skokholm I. N Torp'd by UC-65
Driver   Schooner 1 17 1844 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Driver St. George Line Full Rigged 2 12 1856 350 < Liverpool this date N Missing. casualties appx.
Dronning Maud Norway 1102 grt 9 1 1916       Struck a mine
Drott Sweden 1286 grt 1 21 1915       Struck a mine
Drumcraig Britain bark     1906 All Manila > Astoria, OR N Went missing
Duchess of Atholl Can. Pac. SS Lines Pass./Troop 10 10 1942 4 S. Atlantic N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Duchess of York Can. Pac. SS Lines Pass./Troop 7 12 1943 11 off Portugal N Ger. aircraft and, later, sub
Duilio Italy Pass./Red Cr. 7 10 1944   Trieste, Italy N Allied aircraft
Duiveland Netherlands 1297 grt 3 25 1916       Struck a mine
Dukat Norway 1408 grt 2 20 1917       Ger. sub
Dulcimer   Bark 2 12 1883 0 Durants, NC N  
Duncan Dunbar Gt. Britain Full Rigged Ship 8 20 1857   2 mi. off Sydney's Gap N  
Dunkerque         1918   nr. Point Arena N  
Dunvegan Castle Union-Castle Line conv. A.M.C. 8 27 1940 27 off W. Ireland N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Duteous Panama Cargo 1 13 1981 0 Montreal harbor Y Ice jam broke, water lowr'd, lines broke, adrift, Agrnd

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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