Shipping Incidents

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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
F. A. Douty     8 9 1944   SF Bay, CA    
F. A. Tupper   Schooner 3 27 1843 0 Chicamacomico, NC N Agrnd
F. H. Marvin     4   1947   Budd Inlet, WA    
F. L. Carney   Bark 1 22 1882 10 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
F. S. Redfield   3m Schooner 8 17 1911   Cp. Prince of Wales, AK N Wrecked
F. W. Abrams Wilmington, DE Tanker 6 11 1942 0 off Cp. Hatteras N US minefield
F-1     12 17 1917   off Pt. Loma, CA N  
Fagerheim Norway 1590 grt 1 14 1940   85 mi. SW Ushant   Torp'd by U-44
Fagerstrand I Norway 191 grt 4 3 1944   Kåfjord in Alta N Fire caused by air-raid against Tirpitz
Fairbanks   Steamer 12 9 1870 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Fairfield City New York, NY Cargo 7 5 1942 17 Barents Sea N Ger. high-level bombers
Fairhaven     6 6 1918   La Conner, WA N  
Fairport Mobile, AL Cargo 7 16 1942 0 500 mi. N St. Thomas I., V.I. N Torp'd by U-161
Fairsea Alvion SS Corp Passenger 1 24 1969   900 mi. W Balboa N Engineroom fire
Fairstar P&O Cruise 6 19 1991 0 400 mi. NE Saigon Y Boilers salted up, drifted w/o power
Faithful Steward Gt. Britain Frigate 7 21 1785   2 mi. NE Rehoboth Bch, DE N  
Fakhri Hajaz Stm. Nav. Cargo/Pass.     1911 0 Perim. N Wrecked
Falcon     3 23 1945   El Segundo, CA    
Falk Norway 1397 grt 12 11 1916       Ger. sub
Falk Norway 948 grt 12 19 1916       Ger. sub
Falke Sweden 1352 grt 4 14 1915       Struck a mine
Falkefjell Norway 1131 grt 10 29 1916       Ger. sub
Falls of Afton Norway 1965 grt 2 19 1917       Ger. sub
Fama Norway 2417 grt 1 3 1917       Ger. sub
Fancy Norway 1613 grt 9 29 1916       Ger. sub
Fannie Adele   3m Schooner 5 23 1904   San Francisco harbor N Burned
Fannie E. Wolsten USA Sail     1891   Drifted as derelict for 4 years N Abandoned at sea
Fanny US Sloop     1864   off Shoalwater Bay N Dismasted and swamped. Delib. rammed and sunk.
Fanny   Confed. Gunboat 2 10 1862   Elizabeth City, NC N  
Fanny & Jenny   Blockade Runner 2 9 1864   Wrightsville, NC N  
Fanny Gray   Schooner 3   1849   Ocracoke, NC N  
Farallon Alaska SS Co. Passenger 1 5 1910 0 Reef at head of Cook Inlet.   Agrnd
Farmand Norway 1387 grt 3 31 1917       Ger. sub
Farmatyr Denmark 1426 grt 9 2 1916       Struck a mine
Faro Norway 855 grt 1 28 1940   off Copinsay I. Y Torp'd by U-20
Farquhar     1 22 1930   Str. of Georgia, WA    
Fart III Norway 230 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Farwest     6 7 1929   Orcas I., WA    
Faugh-A-Ballagh   Brigantine 2 2 1873 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Favonian Leyland Line Cargo 6   1900     N Wrecked
Fay No. 4         1920   nr. SF, CA    
Fearless   4m Schooner 11 25 1927   Tambores, Cuba N Wrecked
Federal Wilmington, DE Tanker 4 30 1942 5 5 mi. N Gibara, Cuba N Shelled by U-507
Feistein Norway 2991 grt 4 5 1917       Ger. sub
Felicia Atl. & Carbbn S. N. Co Fruit ship 4   1893     N Sunk
Feltre Italy Cargo 2 18 1937   Columbia R. Y X--Am. cargo Edward Luckenbach
Feltria Cunard Pass./Cargo 5 5 1917 45 8 mi. fr. Mine Head, Wtrfrd, Ire. N Torp'd
Fenja Denmark 433 grt 11 16 1916       Ger. sub
Ferdinand Schlesinger Chstr A. Massey Bulk 5 26 1919   nr. Isle Royale, N Foundered
Fern Glen Britain Ship 10 16 1881   Clatsop Spit N Agrnd after navigation error
Fernando Po Spain Pass./Cargo 7   1937   off Bata, Spanish Guinea N Sunk by gunfire, Spanish War
Ferndale Norway 4302 grt 12 16 1944   Sognesjøen N Aircraft
Fernstream     12 11 1952   off Alcatraz, CA    
Ferris S. Thompson   Barque     1900   off CA coast Y Salvaged by stm. schooner Homer
Fidalgo     5 23 1923   Str. San Juan de Fuca    
Fidelity   3m Schooner 11 16 1889   Humboldt Bar, CA N Capsized
Fidelity         1932   nr. SF CA    
Fidelity Panama Bulk 5 18 1984   off Kharg I. N Iraqi missile attack, sunk
Fiery Cross Norway 1148 grt 7 4 1915       Ger. sub
Fifield Art. F. Estabrook Shpg. Stm. Schooner 2 21 1916   S. jetty of Coquille R. bar, OR N Agrnd
Filikon L. Greece Tanker 3 27 1984   40 mi. SW Kharg I. Y Iraqi missile attack, minor dam.
Filipinas Saudi I Philippines Worker accom. 6 9 1980   Indian O. N Sank under tow to scr.
Fimreite Norway 3819 grt 7 23 1915       Ger. sub
Finn Norway 3806 grt 11 19 1916       Ger. sub
Firefly US Stm. Tug       4 nr. Tansy Point N Underpowered tug caught in strong current. Agrnd
Fiskaa Norway 1700 grt 4 7 1917       Ger. sub
Fitz-John Porter Los Angeles, CA Cargo 3 1 1943 1 12-20 S x 37-11 W N Torp'd by U-518
Fjeldli Norway 954 grt 4 13 1917       Ger. sub
Flambeau   Steamer 3   1867 0 New Inlet, NC N  
Flavel Hammond Lumber Co. Stm Schooner 12 15 1923 0 Pt. Carmel, CA N Agrnd
Flavel     6 28 1925   off Newport, OR    
Flavia Cunard Cargo 8 24 1918 1 off Tory I., Ireland N Struck 2 mines
Flavia Cogedar Line (It.) Cruise 1 7 1989   HK N Burned, scr. Taiwan same yr.
Flora   Full-rigged Ship 3 25 1840   Frying Pan shoals, NC N  
Flora Norway 184 grt 9 29 1915       Ger. sub
Flora Norway 184 grt 9 29 1916       Ger. sub
Flora Norway 1032 grt 12 31 1916       Ger. sub
Flora     9 30 1932   Broderick, CA    
Flora MacDonald Wilmington, NC Cargo 5 30 1943 7 off Sierra Leone N Torp'd by U-126
Florence   Schooner 1 5 1884 0 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Florence USA?   12   1902   off Washington coast N Lost
Florence C. Magee   Schooner 2 26 1894 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Florence D. Manila, P.I. Cargo 2 19 1942 4 10 mi N Bathurst I., Australia N Bombed by Japanese aircraft
Florence Luckenbach New York, NY Cargo 1 29 1942 0 15 mi. E Madras, India N Torp'd by I-64
Florence Olson     10   1937   Umpqua jetty, OR Y?  
Florida Norway 558 grt 9 30 1915       Ger. sub
Floridian Leyland Line Cargo 2 4 1917 5 200 mi. W Fastnet N Torp'd
Floridian     9 1 1928   65 mi. S Tatoosh I., WA    
Florie   Blockade Runner 9 10 1864   Cp. Fear bar, NC N  
Fly Gt. Britain Frigate 6 7 1805   off Little Conch Rf., Key Largo N  
Fofo Greece 2615 grt 12 4 1916       Ger. sub
Foina Norway 1674 grt 12 7 1939   North Sea   Torp'd by U-31
Folia Cunard Pass/Cargo 3 11 1917 11 off Waterford, Ire. N Torp'd
Fontainebleau Messageries Maritime Pass./Cargo 7 12 1926   At Djibouti N Burned
Fordalen Norway 2835 grt 11 9 1916       Ger. sub
Forest Home   4m Schooner     1941   S. Pacific N Ger. raider as 'Holmwood' (Br.)
Forest Lake Dutch Tanker 8 23 1963   Suez Bay Y X--US Liberty ship 'Janet Quinn'
Forest Queen   Barque 3   1898   Enrt. Tacoma - SF N Foundered
Forester     11 20 1928   Grays Harbor, WA    
Forester   4m Schooner     1935   nr. Antioch, CA N Beached
Forfar (ex- Montrose) England conv. A.M.C. 12 2 1940   E. Atlantic N Ger. sub
Formosa   Bark 2 20 1893 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Forrest   Confed. Gunboat 2 10 1862   Elizabeth City, NC N  
Forsvik Sweden 1107 grt 9 19 1915       Struck a mine
Fort Bragg   Stm Schooner 9 7 1932 0 Coos Bay bar N Agrnd
Fort Chambly Montreal Cargo 12 6 1988   Windsor, Ont. harbor N Arson fire
Fort Confidence Canada Cargo 7 16 1943   Algiers, Algeria harbor N Fire fr. expl. Norw. cargo ship, TCL
Fort Lee Philadelphia, PA Tanker 11 2 1944 25 Enrt. Abadan, Iran-Brisbane N Torp'd by U-181
Fort Victoria Furness, Withy & Co. Passenger 12 18 1929 0 Ambrose Ch. entrance N X--'Algonquin'
Fort William Canada Pckg Frtr 9 14 1965 5 Montreal harbor Y Capsized when 4 mo. old
Fort York Canada SS Line Barge 9 11 1987   Pt. Edward, Canada N Arson fire. 2nd in 2 months
Fortuna Sweden 203 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Fortuna Netherlands 1254 grt 10 22 1916       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Forty Fathom No. 4     9 26 1949   Monterey Bay, CA    
Foss 99     11 23 1945   off Ballard, WA    
Foss No. 2         1931   off Tillamook Head, OR    
Foula Norway 106 grt 6 23 1943   Finnmark N Aircraft, under Ger. flag
Fox     5   1923   Coos Bay bar, CA    
France IV France Troop trans.     1918 9   Y Explosion in engine room
Frances Salman Houston, TX Cargo 1 18 1942 28 off St. John's, Newfoundland N Torp'd by U-552
Francis   Steamer 12 30 1867   Carolina Beach, NC N  
Francis Alice   2m Schooner 10 13 1900   India Pt., Siberia N Wrecked
Francis Asbury Jacksonville, FL Cargo 12 3 1944 17 off Ostend, Belgium N Struck a mine
Francis E. Powell Philadelphia, PA Tanker 1 27 1942 4 8 mi. NE Winter Quarter Ltship N Torp'd by U-130
Francis E. Waters   Schooner 10 24 1889 6 Nags Head, NC N  
Francis H. Leggett USA ss 9 18 1914 65 60 mi. SW Columbia R. N Foundered, 2 men survived
Francis W. Pettygrove Portland, OR Cargo 8 13 1943 0 45 mi. S Almeira, Spain N Torp'd by Ger. aircraft
Francisco Morazan   Cargo 11 29 1960   S. Manitou I. N Agrnd
Franconia Cunard Passenger 10 4 1916 12 200 mi NE Malta (SE?) N Torp'd by UB-47
Frank C. Barnes w/ sandsucker Junior   Tug     1915 11     Foundered at sea
Frank H. Buck Associated Oil Co. Tanker 5 3 1924 0 Pt. Pinos, CA Y Agrnd
Frank H. Buck Associated Oil Co. Tanker 3 3 1937 0 S.F. Bay, CA N X--'President Coolidge'
Frank H. Buck         1919   nr. Pigeon Pt., CA    
Frank Lawerence     5 24 1946   10 mi. off Pt. Sur, CA    
Frank M. McGear   Schooner 10 23 1889 0 Whales Head, NC N  
Frank W. Howe US Schooner 2 22 1904   N of North Head, nr. Seaview   Agrnd after becoming waterlogged
Franklin   Steamer 9 14 1850   Currituck Beach, NC N  
Franklin K. Lane Wilmington, DE Tanker 6 8 1942 4 50 mi. off La Guaira, Vnz. N Torp'd by U-502
Frans Sweden 50 grt 11 2 1916       Ger. sub
Fred Ball No. 4     9 27 1932   San Joaquin R., CA    
Fred Baxter     5 22 1920   nr. Pt. Townsend, WA    
Fredavore Norway 1576 grt 9 11 1916       Ger. sub
Freddie Hencken   Schooner 2 26 1892 0 Gull Shoal, NC N  
Frederick Douglas Baltimore, MD Cargo 9 20 1943 0 Enrt. Avonmouth, Eng-NYC N Torp'd by U-238
Frederick S. Fales UK Tanker 9 22 1940   In convoy HX 72 N Torp'd by U-100
Fredville Norway 1150 Br.T. 1 11 1940   90 M. E Orkney Is.   Mine or Torpedo?
Freikoll Norway 236 grt 10 8 1944   Sunnfjord N Shelled by warship
Frej     5 7 1947   Richmond, CA Y?  
Freja Denmark 2168 grt 11 10 1916       Ger. sub
Fremad Norway 104 grt 8 13 1916       Ger. sub
French     1 25 1920   off OR coast    
Fresno     4 4 1923   nr. Kennydale, WA    
Friendship L. Liberia Tanker 8 7 1984   Persian G. Y Hit by missile
Frigga Sweden 379 grt 12 23 1916       Struck a mine
Frisk Norway 1038 grt 3 20 1917       Ger. sub
Frithjof Nansen Norway 3275 grt 1 5 1916       Struck a mine
Frits Emil Denmark 194 grt 10 19 1916       Ger. sub
Fritz Reuter   Cargo     1898     N Lost
Frode Denmark 1875 grt 9 3 1915       Ger. sub
Frontera Norway Fruit ship 6   1920   Havana, Cuba N Burned
Frosta Norway Tanker     1968   Indian Ocean Y X--Liberian tanker Fotini Carras
Frying Pan Shoals   Confed. Lightship 12 31 1862   Cp. Fear, NC N  
Fujisan Maru Japan Tanker 2 17 1944   at Truk I N US aircraft TF58
Fukuei Maru Japan Cargo     1943     N Torp'd by 'Wahoo'
Fukuyama Maru Japan Cargo 2 22 1944   W. of Saipan N Torp'd by 'Tang'
Fuller US Navy Destroyer 9 9 1923   off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd with 6 other DD's
Fulton Norway 1034 grt 1 29 1917       Ger. sub
Fulvia Norwegian - America Cruise 7 22 1970   29-57 N x 16-30 W N Fire, aban'd, sank. (Chrtrd to Costa)
Fulvio Norway 305 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Furia Liberia Crane 10 14 1985   Welland Canal, Lock #7 Y Lock wall collapsed trapping ship.
Furnland Norway 1817 grt 11 7 1916       Ger. sub
Furu Norway 2029 grt 9 10 1916       Ger. sub
Fushimi Maru Japan       1943     N Torp'd by 'Tarpon'

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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