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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
H. C. Flood Norway 1907 grt 12 15 1939   off Tynemouth   Mine
H. C. Wright   3m Schooner 10 17 1910   Port Filibustero, Costa Rica N Wrecked
H. D. Bendixsen   4m Schooner 8 10 1924   Pt. Barrow, AK N Wrecked in ice as 'Arctic'
H. D. Collier San Francisco, CA Tanker 3 13 1944 45 300 mi. SW Karachi, India N Torp'd by I-26
H. E. Runnels   str. 11   1919   nr. Grand Marais   Agrnd
H. F. Alexander     8 6 1922   Cake Rock, WA Y?  
H. F. Harper         1922   Pt. Arena, CA    
H. G. Blasdel San Francisco, CA Cargo 6 29 1944 76 30 mi. S St. Catherines Pt., Eng. N Torp'd by U-984
H. H. Rogers Panama Transport Tanker 2 12 1943   50-13 N x 24-48 W N Torp'd
H. L. Tiernan   2m Schooner 11   1869   Caspar, CA Y Wrecked
H. L. Tiernan   2m Schooner     1882   Shumagin Is. N Lost
H. Lee White American SS Co. Self Unloader 9 6 1972   Grosse Ile Toll Bridge Y Destryd 150' of Br., Agrnd
H. M. Adams     10 30 1945   off Cambria Pines, CA    
H. M. Storey San Francisco,CA Tanker 5 18 1943 2 E New Hebrides Is. N Torp'd by I-25
H. W. McColly   Schooner 10 5 1881 0 Gull Shoal, NC N  
H-3     12 14 1916   Samoa Beach, CA Y?  
Haakon Jarl Norway 1482 grt 8 17 1941   nr. Svaerholt N Torp'd by U(?)
Haarlem II Netherlands Frigate 3 12 1648   Mouth of Salt R., S. Africa N Agrnd, foundered
Hachian Maru Japan Cargo 12 25 1942   off Surabaya N Shelling and torp. by 'Thresher'
Haddington P&O       1888   off Iqueque, Chile N Burned, poss. under diff. name
Hafnia Norway 962 grt 10 1 1916       Ger. sub
Hagan         1938   West Seattle, WA Y?  
Hagan Wilmington, De Tanker 6 11 1942 6 5 mi. off N coast Cuba N Torp'd by U-157
Hahira Philadelhia, PA Tanker 11 3 1942 3 400 mi. S Cp. Farewell, Grnld N Torp'd by U-521
Haida (Hai Da ? ) British Cargo 10   1937 All Cp. Flattery, WA N Lost
Halco     11 30 1925   Grays Harbor, WA    
Halfden Denmark 1307 grt 12 6 1916       Ger. sub
Hallbjorg Norway 2586 grt 12 4 1916       Ger. sub
Halo New York, NY Tanker 5 20 1942 39 50 mi. fr. mouth Mississippi R. N Torp'd by U-506
Halsey Wilmington, DE Tanker 5 6 1942 0 off Jupiter Inlet, FL N Torp'd by U-333
Hamburg Hamburg-Amerika Passenger 2 27 1910   Naples harbor Y X-- tugboat Eolo. Eolo sank
Hamburg Hamburg - Amerika Passenger 3 7 1945     Y Struck a mine. Rebuilt by USSR as whaler
Hammond     1 25 1920   10 mi. S Columbia R., OR    
Hamonic Canada SS Lines Passenger 7 17 1945 0 Sarnia, Ont. N Burned
Hampton Roads Wilmington, DE Cargo 6 1 1942 5 100 mi NW Dimas, Cuba N Torp'd by U-106
Hanalei San Francisco Stm. Schooner 11 23 1914 23 Duxbury Pt., 9 mi N SF N Agrnd in fog
Hanna Sweden 1598 grt 3 13 1915       Ger. sub
Hannah Madison   2m Schooner     1885   Navarro, CA N Wrecked
Hans Emil Denmark 106 grt 8 5 1915       Ger. sub
Hans Gude Norway 1110 grt 3 31 1916       Ger. sub
Hans Hedtoft Royal Grnlnd Trdng Cargo/Pass. 1 30 1959 95 59-5 N x 43-0 W N Struck iceberg on return leg of maiden vyg.
Hans Jensen Denmark 1825 grt 9 13 1916       Ger. sub
Hans Knick Norway 2667 grt 2 7 1917       Ger. sub
Hanseat Panama Transport Tanker 3 9 1942 0 10 mi. N Cp. Maysi N Torp'd
Hanseatic Hamburg - Atlantic Passenger 9 7 1966   @ pier in New York City N Burned. later scr. in Ger.y
Hansi Norway 1143 grt 1 7 1917       Ger. sub
Harald Sweden 275 grt 5 5 1915       Ger. sub
Harald Norway 1083 grt 12 1 1916       Ger. sub
Harbin Chinese E RR Co 4m steamer 3   1904 0 Port Arthur N Scuttled by Russians
Harboe Norway 388 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Hardanger Norway LGC 10   1983 0 L. Maracaibo, Vnz. Y Premature and inadvertant contact w/ shore
Hardhausen Norway 72 grt 2 1 1941   Ofotfjorden   Artillery (?)
Hareidingen Norway 148 grt 2   1944   Sognesjøen N ? Under Ger. flag
Harkaway   Bark 11 30 1885 0 Caffeys Inlet, NC N  
Harlington (I) P&O Cargo 12 2 1914 0 Enrt. Tees - London N Wrecked on W. Sunk Sand
Harmony         1940   off Bolinas Pt., CA    
Harriet   2m Schooner 9 8 1900   Nome, Alaska N Lost
Harriet Denmark 1372 grt 3 27 1916       Struck a mine
Harriet G.         1916   off Cp. Flattery, WA Y?  
Harriet N. Rogers   Schooner 1 15 1873 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Harrison Gray Otis Los Angeles, CA Cargo 8 4 1943 2 Anchored off Gibralter N Struck a mine
Harry Sweden 240 grt 12 8 1916       Ger. sub
Harry G. Seidel Panama Transport Tanker 4 28 1942 2 12 mi. NE Los Testigos Is. N Torp'd
Harry L Allen Republic Steel Bulk 1 21 1978   moored, Duluth N Burned fr. proximity to grain elev. fire
Harry Luckenbach New York, NY Cargo 3 17 1943 80 400 mi. ESE Cp. Farewell, Grnld N Torp'd by U-91
Hartfield British   1   1908   off Washington coast N Lost
Hartwell Britain Frigate 5 6 1787   2 mi. NE Boa Vista, Cp. Verde N  
Hartwood Hart-Wood Lumber Stm Schooner 6 27 1929 0 Pt. Reyes, CA N Agrnd
Harvard Los Angeles SS Co. Passenger 5 30 1931 0 Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd in heavy fog. TCL
Harvard Queen Britain sailship     1910       sinking, 19 sailors resc'd by 'Konigin Luise'
Harvest US Schooner 11 18 1825 3 Bodie I., NC N Agrnd, some survivors
Harvest Home US Bark 1 18 1882 0 4 mi. N North Head N Stranded
Harvester USA Sternwheeler 10 21 1934   Seattle, WA N X--President Madison, who's lines parted in gale.
Harvester     10 11 1938   Smith Cove, Seattle, WA    
Harvey W. Scott Portland, OR Cargo 3 3 1943 0 40 mi. S Port Johns, S. A. N Torp'd by U-160
Hastings Mobile, AL Cargo 2 23 1943 9 46-30 N x 36-23 W N Torp'd by U-186
Hattie L. Fuller   Schooner 4 13 1877 0 Oregon Inlet, NC N  
Hattie Lollis   Schooner 4 7 1889 0 Nags Head, NC N  
Hattie S. Clark   Schooner 5 15 1890 5 off Cp. Fear, NC N  
Haug III Norway 213 grt 12   1944   North-Norway N ? Under Ger. flag
Haugarland Norway 6049 grt 6 11 1942   nr. Terchelling I. N Struck a mine
Havda Norway 678 grt 12 9 1944   outer Sunnfjord N Aircraft
Havgard Norway 1279 grt 2 6 1917       Ger. sub
Hawaiian Patriot   Tanker 2 25 1977   N. Pacific   Burned
Hawaiian Rancher     12 2 1949   Alameda, CA Y?  
Hayes   2m Schooner 6 2 1895   Navidad Bay   Lost
Hayo Maru Japan Transport 12 21 1941   Lingayen G., P.I. N Torp'd by 'S-38'
Healdton US 4489 grt 3 21 1917       Ger. sub
Healy No. 1     6 8 1952   Houghton, WA    
Hebe   Blockade Runner 8 18 1863   nr. Cp. Fear, NC N  
Hebe Denmark 775 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Hector Netherlands   5 24 1942 2 off Jamaica N Torp'd
Heffron Tacoma, WA Cargo 7 5 1942 1 NW coast of Iceland N Allied minefield
Heimland Norway 505 grt 1 28 1917       Struck a mine
Heinrich v. Riedemann Panama Transport Tanker 4 16 1942 0 150 mi. NW Trinidad N Torp'd
Heiyou Maru Japan Transport     1943   off Kwajelein N Torp'd by 'Whale'
Hekla Norway 950 grt 10 1 1916       Ger. sub
Hekla Norway 524 grt 1 31 1917       Ger. sub
Hektoria (ex- Medic) Hektoria Ltd. Whaling Mother 9 12 1942   48-55 N x 33-38 W N Torp'd by U-608
Heleanna C. S. Efthymiadis Ferry 7 28 1971 24 Enrt. Patras - Ancona N Gas cylndr explsn in galley, fire,
Helen E.     3 9 1951   4 mi. N Coos Bay, OR    
Helen N. Kimball   2m Schooner 6 27 1901   Fanning I.   lost
Helen P. Drew         1950   Oakland Estuary, CA    
Helen P. Drew         1919   Duxbury Reef, CA Y?  
Helen T.     1 20 1956   Roche Harbor, WA    
Helena New York, NY Full Rigged     1857     N Missing
Helena Netherlands 1798 grt 11 21 1916       Struck a mine
Helene   4m Schooner     1926   off Crescent City, CA Y? Condemned after hitting subm. Obstacle
Helga Norway 949 grt 8 31 1915       Struck a mine
Helga Denmark 1182 grt 10 24 1916       Ger. sub
Helga Denmark 1182 grt 4 4 1917       Ger. sub
Helga Smith Swd-Amer Line Cargo 4 23 1963 0 nr. Cp. Broyle, N.S. N Foundered
Helgeland     7 30 1933   President Channel, WA    
Helgoy Norway 1806 grt 1 3 1917       Ger. sub
Hellenic Skipper Greece Cargo 7 13 1940 0 125 mi. off Grays Harbor N Explosion, fire, sunk
Helori     12 21 1949   off Umpqua R., OR    
Hengist     10   1987   Folkestone harbor    
Henrietta France Bark     1860   S R. entrance nr. Astoria, OR   Stranded
Henrietta   Clipper 11 4 1873 14 Frying Pan Shoals, NC N  
Henrietta     11 6 1927   Pt. Reyes, CA    
Henrietta Pierce   Schooner 1 16 1853 0 Kitty Hawk, NC N  
Henriette France Bark 12 27 1901 0? nr. Astoria, OR Y Settled on, and holed herself with, her own anchors
Henry US? Sloop 12 5 1819 6 Ocracoke, NC N  
Henry Norway 626 grt 2 13 1944   Hustadvika N Torp'd by U (?)
Henry B.     1 14 1957   Willamette R., OR Y?  
Henry B. Plant Jacksonville, FL Cargo 2 6 1945 16 17 mi. E Ramsgate, Eng. N Torp'd by U-245
Henry B. Smith   Bulk 11 11 1913 25 L. Superior   Foundered
Henry Bacon Wilmington, NC Cargo 2 23 1945 22 Barents Sea N Torp'd by Ger. arcraft
Henry Bergh   Liberty Ship 5 31 1944 0 Farallon Is. N Stranded
Henry Bergh     5 31 1944   Farallon I., CA    
Henry Clay Fourth or Swallowtail Line Full Rigged 9 5 1849       Burned
Henry Cort Detroit, MI Whaleback 12   1917   Detroit R. Y X--str. 'Midvale'
Henry Cort Detroit, MI Whaleback 12   1933   at dock in Detroit Y Cut from ice on prev. trip.
Henry Cort Detroit, MI Whaleback 12   1934   Muskegon breakwater N Agrnd, sold for scrap
Henry G. Fay   Schooner 4 1 1876 0 Caffeys Inlet, NC N  
Henry Knox Los Angeles, CA Cargo 6 19 1943 26 00-01 N x 71-15 E N Torp'd by I-37
Henry Miller Los Angeles, CA Cargo 1 3 1945 0 50 mi. W Gibraltar N Torp'd by U-870
Henry Norwell   Barkentine 7 7 1896 0 Gull Shoal, NC N  
Henry P. Simmons   Schooner 10 23 1889 7 Wash Woods, NC N  
Henry R. Mallory New York, NY Cargo 2 2 1943 270 600 mi. SSW Iceland N Torp'd by U-402
Henry Steinbrenner     5   1953 17 off Isle Royale N Foundered
Henry T. Scott     7 16 1922   Entrance of San Juan de Fuca Str., WA    
Heraklion Typaldos Lines, Piraeus Pass. Ferry 12 12 1966 241 Enrt. Crete - Greece N Loose trailer slammed bow door open, foundered
Hercules     1 5 1934   Three Mile Rapids, OR    
Heredia New York, NY Reefer 5 19 1942 35 2 mi. S Ship Shoal Buoy, LA N Torp'd by U-506
Hernodia Sweden 2100 grt 5 23 1915       Struck a mine
Hero Norway 1106 grt 12 18 1916       Ger. sub
Hero         1917   Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA N  
Heroine   Schooner 10   1841 0 Whales Head, NC N  
Hesper   bark     1913   Antofagasta   Abandoned
Hesperian Allan Line Pass./Cargo 9 4 1915 32 85 mi. SW Fastnet N Torp'd by U-20
Hester A. Seward   Schooner 1 6 1895 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
Hestia Netherlands 958 grt 3 23 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Hesvik Norway 1234 grt 9 23 1914       Struick a mine
Het Huis te Crayenstein Netherlands Frigate 2 11 1698   Camps Bay, S. Africa N Stranded
Heyang Ilho South Korea Offshore Sup. 3 27 1984   Persian G.   Military action
Highflyer St. George Line Full Rigged 10 25 1855   < S.F. for Hong Kong this date N Perhaps lost on Formosa and crew massacred
Highland Hope Nelson Line Passenger 11 19 1930 1 Farilhoes Rks. N Struck rocks, TCL, abandoned
Highland Pride Nelson Line Passenger 9 9 1929 0 Roca Negra, Spain, nr. Vigo N Agrnd
Highland Scot Nelson Line Cargo/Pass. 5 6 1918   Maricas I., Brazil N Agrnd
Highland Warrior Nelson Line Passenger 10 3 1915   Cp. Prior, Spain N Wrecked
Hildebrand Booth Line Cargo/Pass. 9 25 1957   nr. Cascais, nr. Lisbon, Prt. N Stranded
Himalaya (I) P&O Passenger 6   1940   Portland harbor, Eng. N b. 1853. Sunk - Ger. aircraft WWII
Hindostan P&O Passenger 10 5 1864   Calcutta, India N Sunk in Gt. Cyclone of Calcutta
Hindostan (II) P&O Passenger 10 21 1879   30 mi. S Madras, India N Stranded on reef
Hiram   Schooner 1 19 1837 0 Wash Woods, NC N  
Hirano Maru NYK Line Cargo/Pass. 10 4 1918 210 60 mi. off Irish coast N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Hirokawa Maru Japan Transport 11 15 1942   Guadalcanal nr. Tassafaronga N Strafed and bombed US aircraft
Hishi Maru No. 2 Japan Tanker 11 9 1944   Mindoro Str. N US sub 'Haddo'
Hiso Norway 1562 grt 9 7 1916       Ger. sub
Hitachi Maru NYK Line Cargo 11 7 1917 18 16-36 S x 59-7 E N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Hitterog Norway 1985 grt 12 2 1916       Ger. sub
Hobart Baker San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 29 1944 1 Anch. off Bug Bug Pt., P.I. N Japanese aircraft
Hobbs Victory San Francisco, CA Cargo 4 6 1945 12 Anch. Kerama Retto, Okinawa N Kamikaze
Høegh Carrier Norway 4906 grt 4 18 1943   Off Helder, Neth. N Aircraft
Hoegh Transporter Norway 4914 grt 10 3 1939   off Singapore   Mine
Hohenzollern N. Ger. Lloyd Passenger 5 10 1908   off Alghero, Sardinia N Stranded
Hokokuo Maru Kishimoto KK Cargo/Pass. 12   1915   at sea N Reported missing
Hokuman Maru     1 21 1935   off WA coast    
Hokuse Maru Japan str.     1914       X--P&O's 'Oriental'
Hokutai Maru Japan Cargo 3 30 1944   off Pelew Is., Pacific O. N US air attack
Holderness (II) Holderness Stm Shpg Collier 3 11 1959 0 Sow & Pig Rks., S Blythe, Eng N Agrnd
Hollandia Sweden 1115 grt 3 31 1916       Ger. sub
Holy Cross     11 15 1954   off Whidbey I., WA    
Home NY, NY Steam Packet 10 7 1837 0 New York, NY Y Agrnd, 3 hrs.
Home NY, NY Steam Packet 10 9 1837 90 Ocracoke, NC N Hull compromised, beached, 40 saved
Homeric (ex- Mariposa) Home Lines Cruise 7 1 1973   off NJ N Galley fire, scr. Taiwan
Hong Kong P&O Cargo/Pass. 12 1 1890 0 Azalea rf., Perim N Wrecked
Honoipu   4m Schooner 10 29 1925   Washington, I.   Wrecked
Honolulan New York, NY Cargo 7 22 1942 0 400 mi. S Cp. Verde Is. N Torp'd by U-582
Honomu San Francisco, CA Cargo 7 5 1942 13 Barents Sea N Torp'd by U-456
Hoosier New York, NY Cargo 7 10 1942 0 69-45 N x 38-35 E N Ger. aircraft
Hop Norway 1365 grt 2 4 1940   North Sea   Torp'd by U-37
Hope Gt. Britain Frigate 7 14 1827   3 mi. N Betsy I., Tasmania N  
Hope         1917   nr. San Francisco, CA N  
Hopestill         1949   N Santa Barbara, CA    
Hopewell     2   1945     N X--'Gay Viking'
Horace     4 14 1940   Seattle, WA    
Horace Binney Baltimore, MD Cargo 5 8 1945 0 4 mi. fr. Ostend, Belgium N Struck a mine
Horace Bushnell Baltimore, MD Cargo 3 20 1945 5 25 mi. E North Kilden Lt., Rus. N Torp'd by U-995
Horace Gray Baltimore, MD Cargo 2 14 1945 0 Mouth of Kola Inlet, Russia N Torp'd by U-711
Horace Templeton     6 22 1920   off Pt. Arena, CA    
Horaisan Maru     3 8 1926   Grays Harbor, WA    
Horatio   Full-rigged Ship 4 2 1820 8 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Horei Maru Japan   2 23 1944     N Torp'd by 'Pogy'
Horizon     8 31 1932   Pt. Dume, CA    
Horngarth UK Cargo     1917   Atlantic O. N Ger. raider 'Seeadler'
Horse   Schooner 1 31 1838 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Hosanger Norway 1591 grt 1 27 1940   North Sea   Mine or Torpedo?
Hoshi Maru Japan   2 11 1944   E. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Snook'
Hottinguer New Line (US) Full Rigged 1 12 1850 13 nr. Wexford, Ireland   Lost
Housatonic US 3143 grt 2 3 1917       Ger. sub
Houtdijk Netherlands 2336 grt 8 22 1914       Struck a mine
Howard   2m Schooner 12 19 1884   Navarro, CA   Wrecked
Howard Olson     5 14 1956   off Pt. Sur, CA    
Howell (Howard?)   Full-rigged Ship 7 30 1846 0 Nags Head, NC N  
Howkan     10 26 1949   Bellingham, WA    
Hoylin England       1741 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N Wrecked
Hoyo Maru Japan Tanker 11 6 1943     Y Dam. by US sub 'Scorpion'
Hoyo Maru Japan Tanker 2 17 1944   Truk Island N US aircraft TF58
Hroptatyn Denmark 1300 grt 12 22 1916       Ger. sub
Hsin Wah China Mer. Stm. Passenger 1 16 1929 401 Wanglan I. off Hong Kong N Agrnd
Hudiksvall Sweden 1189 grt 8 2 1916       Ger. sub
Hudson Transport Hall Corp. Tanker 12 25 1981 7 SLS N Fire, TCL
Hueneme   3m Schooner 9 7 1897   Unimak I.   Stranded
Hugh Hogan     5 18 1922   off Cp. Blanco, OR    
Hugin Norway 1395 grt 3 28 1917       Ger. sub
Hugin Norway 124 grt 7 15 1944   Vadsø N Shelled by U-boat
Hugo Hamilton Sweden 2584 grt 2 12 1917       Ger. sub
Huldra Norway 2112 grt 3 1 1941   Hustadvika N Struck a mine
Humanity     9 12 1939   off Pt. Dume, CA    
Humboldt   2m Schooner 9 30 1885   Westport, CA   Lost
Humboldt Woodsman     8 18 1960   Mouth of Siuslaw R., OR    
Hunter   Schooner 8 19 1837 2 Kitty Hawk, NC N  
Hunter     5 13 1919   nr. Cape Johnson N  
Huron   Steamer 11 24 1877 103 Nags Head, NC    
Hussar Gt. Britain Frigate 9 13 1780   Betw. N. Broth. I. - 138th st NYC N  
Hwa Pah China Cargo 8 27 1940     N Lost
Hwa Tung     12 14 1946   300 mi. off San Pedro, CA    
Hyak     12 17 1917   Poulsbo, WA Y?  
Hybert New Orleans, LA Cargo 7 5 1942 0 NW coast of Iceland N Allied minefield
Hydro Norway 536 grt 2 20 1944   Tinnsjøen N Deliberately sabotaged by Norwegian patriots
Hydrus   Bulk 11 11 1913 25 L. Huron   Foundered
Hygia Norway 104 grt 9 21 1944   Off Lista N Aircraft
Hyuga Maru Japan       1943     N Torp'd by 'Flying Fish'

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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