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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
G. Broughton British Bark 11 1 1881 0 Leadbetter Pt. > fr. Brisbane N Agrnd in thick weather
G. C. Lindauer         1921   Pt. Sur, CA Y?  
G. C. Lindauer     5 16 1924   Umpqua R. bar, OR    
G. C. Lindauer         1919   SF, CA Y?  
G. E. Reuter Sweden Tanker 11 26 1939   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-48
G. Marconi         1931   off Ventura, CA    
G. P. Griffin   Passenger 6 18 1850 94 L. Erie nr. Willoughby, OH   Burned
G. P. Harbitz Norway 673 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
G. W. Carpenter   Schooner 4   1867   Creeds Hill, NC N  
G. W. Watson   3m Schooner 4 12 1912   Raiatea, Society Is. N Wrecked
Gaasterland Netherlands 3917 grt 2 22 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Gaea Denmark 235 grt 8 27 1914       Struck a mine
Gaea Norway 1002 grt 1 18 1917       Ger. sub
Galena British 4m Barque 11 13 1906   Clatsop Beach > fr. Junin, Chile N Agrnd after waiting for pilot, caught by surf.
Gallia Allan Line Passenger     1900   nr. Sorel Pt., Que. Y* Salved but broken up @ Cherbourg
Galveston New Orleans, LA Cargo 6 8 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Galveston     1 25 1954   nr. Neah Bay, WA Y?  
Gama Norway 107 grt 4 13 1917       Ger. sub
Gambia Gt. Britain str. 7 9 1878   4 mi. fr. Cp. Palmas, Ivory Cst. N  
Gamen Sweden 2595 grt 9 8 1916       Ger. sub
Gamma Netherlands 2115 grt 2 1 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Ganekogorta Mendi Spain 3061 grt 8 9 1916       Ger. sub
Ganges (III) P&O Passenger 7 1 1898   Bombay harbor N Fire
Ganges Maru Japan Transport 5   1942   off Indochina N Torp'd by 'Salmon'
Garcia   2m Schooner 12 12 1893   Cp. Meares, OR N Wrecked
Garcia         1932   off Pt. Vicente, CA    
Gardiner City   4m Schooner 4 21 1919   Kauai Channel, Hawaii N X--as 'Kitsap' w/ '?'
Garfield No. 6     10 7 1937   Lapush, WA    
Garland England warship 11 29 1710 15 Currituck Inlet, NC N Agrnd
Garonne France Schooner 10 17 1913   Atlantic?   Crew rescued by White Star Line's 'Majestic'
Garrick Dramatic Line Full Rigged 1   1857   nr. Cardiff N Wrecked
Garrison     2 3 1948   S Crescent City, CA    
Gasparilla II US Frigate 12 21 1821   off Gasparilla, FL N  
Gaz Fountain Panama LPG 10 12 1984   150 mi. NW Dubai   Iraqi rockets
Gedney         1932   Salmon Bay, Seattle, WA Y?  
Geertruida Netherlands   7 5 1916       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Geiranger Norway 1081 grt 8 7 1915       Ger. sub
Gelinda Panama Cargo 4 26 1983   SE of Palma N Foundered
Gem   2m Schooner 2 15 1904   nr. Double Headed Rk., OR N Wrecked
General Chanzy Co. Gen. Transatl. Passenger 2 10 1910 156 Ciudadela, Minorca I. N Agrnd after engine failure
General Grant US Full Rigged Ship 5 13 1866   Australia N  
General Hugh L. Scott     12 7 1941   off CA coast    
General McPherson   2m Schooner 9 12 1900   Safety Harbor, Bering Sea N Wrecked. (Ship was conv. to sail fr. stmr.)
General Miller   2m Schooner     1882   Bering Sea N Wrecked
General Warren USA ss (400 tons) 1 28 1852 42 Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
Geneva   Brigantine 6 11 1926   G. of Mexico N Burned
Genimar Liberia Bulk 10 1 1972   Dover Str., nr South Falls Buoy N X--Greek bulker Larry L. Genimar sank
Gen'yo Maru Japan Tanker 6 20 1944   W. of Saipan N Scuttled by DD 'Uzuki' after dam. fr. air attack
Geo. E. Maltby   Brig 1 7 1867 0 off Hatteras, NC N  
Geo. H. Jones Panama Transport Tanker 6 11 1942 2 480 mi. NE Azore Is. N Torp'd
George US Coastal Trader     1743 0 nr. Oregon Inlet, NC N Wrecked
George Billings     2   1941   Santa Monica, CA    
George C. Perkins   Barquentine 7 5 1907   Topolobampo Bar, Mexico N Wrecked
George Calvert Baltimore, MD Cargo 5 20 1942 3 50 mi. off NW coast Cuba N Torp'd by U-753
George Cleeve Portland, ME Cargo 2 22 1944 1 off Bone, Algeria N Torp'd by U-969
George Clymer Portland, OR Cargo 6 7 1942 1 14-48 S x 18-37 W N Torp. by MTB fr. Ger. raider Michel
George Hawley Portland, ME Cargo 1 21 1945 2 3 mi. off Wolf Trap Lighthouse Y* Torp. by U-1199. Beached and sunk later
George J. Whelan Sandusky, OH str. 7 29 1930 15 L. Erie off Dunkirk   Foundered at sea
George L. Olson     6 23 1944   Coos Bay bar, OR    
George Loomis USA Tanker 12   1918 18 nr. Port Orford, OR N Foundered
George Loomis     12 19 1918   off Blunt's Reef, CA N  
George M. Brown     1 25 1929   Siletz R., OR Y?  
George M. Cox Duke Transptn Passenger 5 27 1933 0 off Isle Royale N Stranded, sank
George M. Embiricos Greece 3636 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
George S. Embiricos Greece Bulk? 10 28 1970   S. China Sea   X--It. stm. tanker Ercole
George S. Marts   Schooner 4 16 1887 2 off Hatteras, NC N  
George S. Wasson Portland, ME Cargo 6 8 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
George Sand Ger.y Barque 1 30 1863   Pratas Shoals, S. China Sea N Stranded, foundered
George Thacher Los Angeles, CA Cargo 11 1 1942 18 100 mi. off W coast Africa N Torp'd by U-126
George U. Hind     9   1936   off Carlsbad, CA    
George W. Childs Baltimore, MD Cargo 6 8 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
George W. Kelley Adler Weinberger Fruit ship 8 16 1903   G. of Mexico N Foundered in hurricane. Year may be 1900
George Walton     11 6 1951   off Cp. Flattery, WA    
George Washington Norddeutscher Lloyd Passenger     1947   @ pier in New York City Y Fire
George Washington Norddeutscher Lloyd Passenger 1 17 1951   Baltimore, MD N Burned completely after fire spread from quay
Georgene M.     10 4 1953   nr. Point Arena, CA    
Georges Philippar Messageries Mrtm. Passenger 5 19 1932 54 G. of Aden N Burned, sank. Fire started 5/15
Georgia   Brig 7 15 1818 0 Currituck Inlet, NC N  
Georgia     6 1 1925   Port Orchard, WA    
Georgia     4 9 1947   off Whidbey I., WA    
Georgian Leyland Line Cargo 3 8 1917   off Cp. Sidero N Torp'd
Georgiana         1915   Duxbury Reef, CA Y?  
Georgiana McCaw   Blockade Runner 6 2 1864   Cp. Fear, NC N  
Georgic White Star Line Passenger 7 14 1941   Port Tefwik, Egypt Y Ger. aircraft. Badly dam.
Georgie Burton     2   1923   Portland, OR Y?  
Georgina         1935   Redondo Beach, CA    
Georgios Greece 3124 grt 4 20 1917       Ger. sub
Georgios Greece Crane 12 11 1974   Barlow's Pt., St. Clair R. Y X--s.u. 'H. Lee White'
Gerda Denmark 288 grt 12 10 1916       Ger. sub
Gerda Denmark 775 grt 12 19 1916       Ger. sub
Gerda Norway 979 grt 4 21 1917       Ger. sub
Germaine Greece 2573 grt 10 28 1916       Ger. sub
Gerona Spain 1285 grt 12 6 1916       Ger. sub
Gertrude Ger.y Schooner 3 8 1910 5 Mouth of Elbe R.   sank after X-- with Ger. pass. 'Pennsylvania'
Gertrude   Schooner 11 29 1893   Cp. Fear, NC Y? (Not a positive name ID)
Gertrude Maersk A. P. Moller   9 2 1937   HK harbor   Typhoon, Agrnd
Giant Kim Panama Bulk 6 3 1984   Persian G.   Iraqi missile attack--badly dam.
Gifford Weir & Co. (Brit.) 4m Bark 9   1903 0 Mussel Rock, CA N Agrnd
Gig Harbor     6 10 1929   Gig Harbor, WA    
Gigu Maru Japan Cargo 11   1942   Davao G., P. I. N Torp'd by 'Seawolf'
Gimle Norway 1272 grt 12 4 1939   56-00 N x 00-40 E   Torp'd by U-31
Girda Norway 1824 grt 3 13 1917       Ger. sub
Girlie Mahony Olsen & Mahony Stm Schooner 12 24 1919 0 Albion Harbor, CA N Agrnd
Giulio Cesare Lloyd Triestino Pass./Red Cr. 9 11 1944   Trieste, Italy Y Allied aircraft
Gjes Norway 1094 grt 6 29 1915       Struck a mine
Gladys Royal UK Cargo     1917   Atlantic O., Lat. = Gibraltar N Ger. raider 'Seeadler'
Glanayron   Str. 5 22 1896 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Glasgow Inman Line Passenger 7 31 1865 0 at sea N Burned
Gleaner US River Str. 12 6 1940 3 Skagit R., WA   Capsized during gale on lower R. After cargo shifted.
Glen   2m Schooner     1907   Ikitak Pass., Unimak I., AK N Wrecked
Glen Mayne     7 13 1939   nr. Carlsbad, CA    
Glenartney Gt. Britain str. 2 12 1918   off Cp. Bon, Ile Zembra, Tunisia N  
Glendoon Norway 1917 grt 4 16 1916       Ger. sub
Glenesslin British 3m Full Rigged 10 1 1913 0 Neahkahnie Mountain, OR N Agrnd...drunken crew!
Glenfalloch British Cargo 3 11 1972   Irako Suido   X--Pak. cargo Moenjodaro
Glenmorag British Ship 3 18 1896 2 N Ocean park   Stranded
Glide Salem, MA Full Rigged 3   1832   Tacanova, South Seas N Wrecked
Glimt Norway 955 grt 9 4 1915       Ger. sub
Glitrefjell Norway 1568 grt 12 16 1939   North Sea   Mine
Glitterkind Norway 717 grt 6 7 1915       Ger. sub
Glommen Norway 103 grt 10 20 1944   Trondheimsfjorden N  
Gloria Express Singapore Container 7 30 1984   Iwo Jima I.   Agrnd--Typhoon Ed
Glory of the Sea     11 2 1951   breakwater, Neah Bay, WA    
Glyndon Atlantic Fruit Fruit ship 3   1924   off Cp. Hatteras, NC N Foundered in storm
Gneisenau Norddeutscher Lloyd Nav. accomdtn 5 2 1943   off Ger.y N Struck a mine
Go Getter     6 12 1952   S jetty, Columbia Bar, OR Y?  
Gold     11 20 1920   Petaluma, CA    
Golden Bear USA Ferry     1937   off Oregon Coast Y* Fell apart at sea under tow. * as a barge
Golden City US str. 2 22 1870   off Sta. Mararita I., Mexico N  
Golden City     4 24 1927   SF, CA    
Golden Gate US str. 7 14 1862   14 mi. N Manzanillo, Mex. N  
Golden Gate   2m Schooner 5 18 1889   Pt. Arena, CA N Wrecked
Golden Gate     1 30 1952   Santa Cruz I., CA    
Golden Hinde Spain Galleon 7 14 1502   4 mi. NE Cp. Haiten, Haiti N  
Golden Liner   Blockade Runner 4 27 1863   Cape Fear River, NC N  
Golden Shore     10   1922   off Butchertown, SF Bay, CA    
Golden West USA Gas Schooner 11 29 1936 0 Coquille R. bar N Agrnd
Golden West     3 26 1938   San Joaquin R., CA    
Golden West No. 2         1922   Humboldt Bay bar, CA    
Goncalves Dias Lloyd Brasileiro Cargo 5 24 1942   nr. Santo Domingo N Torp'd
Good Templar   2m Schooner 10 28 1881   Manzanillo, Mexico N Wrecked
Goodnews     11 22 1948   off Oregon coast    
Goosebridge Sweden 1886 grt 1 1 1917       Ger. sub
Gosling     1 18 1958   San Pedro, CA    
Gothic White Star Line Cargo     1906   off Plymouth, Eng. Y Fire, (wool cargo), beached, flooded
Gothic Shaw Savill Line Passenger 8   1968   S. Pacific N Fire, scr. 1969
Gothland Red Star Line Cargo 6   1914   Scilly Is. Y Agrnd
Gotoma   2m Schooner 12 25 1908   Willapa Harbor N Wrecked
Gottfried Norway 426 grt 8 27 1914       Struick a mine
Gotthard Norway 1462 grt 9 3 1916       Ger. sub
Gov. Markham     1 9 1957   off La Jolla, CA    
Govenor Admiral Lines Passenger 4 1 1921 10 off Pt. Wilson nr. Port Townsend N X--crgo 'West Hartland' . Governor sank within min.
Governor   Fed. Transport 10 31 1861   off Hatteras, NC N  
Governor Moody US Pilot Schooner 9 20 1890   North Head N Wrecked
Goyo Maru Japan Tanker 5 16 1942   off Truk I. Y Torp'd by 'Tautog', beached
Goyo Maru Japan Tanker 2 3 1944   NE. of Formosa N US sub 'Tambor'
Graafjeld Norway 728 grt 1 15 1917       Ger. sub
Grace Barton         1916   nr. SF, CA N  
Grace Dollar         1920   Coquille R. bar, OR    
Grace Roberts US Barquentine 12 8 1887 0 N. Bch. Penin. opp. Oysterville N Wrecked. Oldest visible shipwreck on Pac. cst.1950
Gracia Spain 3219 grt 3 11 1917       Ger. sub
Grampian Allan Line Passenger 3 14 1921   Undergoing refit @ Antwerp N Burned
Grand Rapids Grand Trunk RR Ferry 4 15 1987   Muskegon, MI harbor N Laid up 1971. Arson fire on date listed
Granit Norway 662 grt 6 16 1915       Ger. sub
Gratia     4 20 1932   Redondo Beach, CA    
Grays Harbor         1922   nr. Pt. Montara, CA Y?  
Graywood     10 25 1915   off Umatilla Lightship, WA N  
Graziella Norway 2137 grt 9 16 1943   Jæren N Aircraft
Great Eastern Great Ship Co. Passenger 9 7 1859 6 off Hastings Y Boiler explosion on sea trials
Great Liverpool P&O Passenger 2 24 1846 3 Cp. Finisterre, Spain N Agrnd
Great Republic US Clipper 12 28 1853   Boston harbor Y Burned, sank
Great Republic USA 3m Full Rigged 3 2 1872 0 Near the Bermudas N Abandoned at sea
Great Republic US Sidewhl. Pass. 4 19 1879 11 Sand I.   Stranded
Grecian Allan Line Passenger 2 9 1902   7 mi. SE Halifax, Canada N Agrnd
Green Island Detroit, MI Cargo 5 6 1942 0 80 mi. SW Cayman Is. N Torp'd by U-125
Greenbrier US 3331 grt 4 2 1915       Struck a mine
Greenland         1934   off Pt. Pinos, CA    
Greif Ger.y AMC 2 29 1916     N Sunk by Br. Alcantara, Andes, Comus, Munster.
Grenmar Norway 1438 grt 3 24 1917       Ger. sub
Grepa                 X--'Varena'
Gressholm Norway 619 grt 10 13 1939   53-35 N x 02-55 E   Mine or Torpedo?
Greta Sweden 1374 grt 10 18 1916       Ger. sub
Gretafield UK Tanker 2 14 1940   N. Sea N Torp'd by U-57
Gretchen     10   1930   nr. Neah Bay, WA    
Greylock New York, NY Cargo 2 3 1943 0 Enrt. Murmansk-NYC N Torp'd by U-255
Grib Norway 1474 grt 3 27 1917       Ger. sub
Grigorios Anghelatos Greece 3635 grt 12 12 1916       Ger. sub
Gripsholm (Sagafjord) Sweden (Nassau) Cruise 8 4 1996 0 Enrt. Copenhagen - Kiel Y Agrnd
Grit   Cargo 1 25 1988 0 Humber Roads, Eng. N X--dredger 'Bowprince' > minor dam.
Gronhaug Norway 667 grt 10 25 1916       Ger. sub
Grosvenor Gt. Britain Frigate 8 4 1782   Lady's Bay, E. Africa N  
Guam Bear US? Tanker 1 13 1967   Entrance to Apra, Guam harbor N X--Esso Seattle
Guaruja Co. de Nav. Frnc-Amer Cargo/Pass. 1 2 1938   nr. Punta Polacra N Agrnd, broke in two
Gudbrand Norway 1860 grt 3 16 1917       Ger. sub
Gudveig Norway 1300 grt 1 25 1940   4.5 mi. E Longstone Lighthouse   Torp'd by U-19
Guildford Castle Union Castle Line Pass./Cargo 6 1 1933 2 R. Elbe N X--str. 'Stentor'
Guldass Norway 635 grt 10 19 1916       Ger. sub
Guldborg Denmark 1575 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Gulf America Philadelphia, PA Tanker 4 10 1942 19 5 mi. off Jacksonville, FL N Torp'd by U-123
Gulf City   Steamer 6 11 1869 22 Lookout Shoals, NC N  
Gulfoil Philadelphia, PA Tanker 5 16 1942 21 Enrt. Pt. Arthur, TX-'Philly', PA N Torp'd by U-506
Gulfpenn Philadelphia, PA Tanker 5 13 1942 13 30 mi. off ent. Mississippi R. N Torp'd by U-506
Gulfstate Philadelphia, PA Tanker 4 3 1943 36 24-22 N x 80-18 W N Torp'd by U-155
Gulftrade Philadelphia, PA Tanker 3 10 1942 18 2 mi. off Baregat, NJ N Torp'd by U-588
Gulftrade                 X--'Taurus'
Gunn Norway 483 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Gurita Indonesia Ferry 1 19 1996 338 Indonesia N Struck rocks
Gurney E. Newlin Los Angeles, CA Tanker 10 27 1942 3 54-51 N x 31-04 W N Torp'd by U-436
Gurre Norway 1733 grt 3 1 1917       Ger. sub
Gus W. Darnell Houston, TX Cargo 11 23 1944 0 5 mi. off Samar I., P.I. N Japanese torpedo plane
Guvernoren Norway Cargo 11 30 1921   Port Stanley N Wrecked
Gyoten Maru Japan Cargo 2 17 1944   off Truk I. N Torp'd by 'Tang'
Gypsy Q.     8 24 1955   off Anacapa I., CA    

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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