Shipping Incidents

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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
J. A. Chanslor USA Tanker 12 18 1919 36 Cp. Blanco, OR N Agrnd in fog w/ adverse currents
J. A. Moffett Wilmington, DE Tanker 7 8 1942 1 off Tennessee Reef, FL Keys N Torp'd by U-571
J. A. Mowinckel Panama Transport Tanker 7 15 1942 2 off Cp. Hatteras Y Torp'd by U-576. Struck a mine
J. B. Leeds   2m Schooner 3 5 1905   off Luzon, Philippine Is. N Foundered
J. B. Stetson     9 3 1934   Cypress Pt., WA    
J. C. Cousins USA Pilot Schooner 10 7 1883 4 Clatsop spit N Agrnd. No trace of crew ever found
J. C. Ford         1893   off Grays Harbor bar N Wrecked and burned
J. C. Freese Co. No. 7     10 23 1951   Richmond, CA    
J. D. Loop No. 1         1928   Oceanside, CA    
J. D. Peters     4 11 1930   Crescent Bay, WA    
J. Eppinger   2m Schooner 4 14 1887   Navarro, CA Y Wrecked
J. Eppinger   2m Schooner 7 2 1898   68 mi. N SF N Sunk in X-- w/ ?
J. H. Lockwood   Schooner 11 20 1876 0 Chicamacomico, NC N  
J. H. Lunsmann   4m Schooner 7 12 1913   SF Bay   Sunk in X-- w/ ?
J. J. Fransen   2m Schooner 11 18 1869   Noyo, CA   Wrecked
J. M. Coleman   3m Schooner 9 3 1905   San Miguel, I.   Wrecked
J. Means   Schooner 10 12 1874 0 Bodie I., NC N  
J. N. Modwig Denmark 1762 grt 9 13 1916       Ger. sub
J. N. Pew Philadelphia, PA Tanker 2 21 1942 33 225 mi. W Aruba N Torp'd by U-67
J. P. Bickley   Schooner 3   1849 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
J. R. McDonald     8 11 1940   Sequim Bay, WA    
J. W. Clise   4m Schooner 8 6 1940   600 mi. S New Orleans   Abandoned
J. W. Dresser   Barkentine 7 23 1895 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
J. W. Gaskill   Schooner 2 16 1891 0 Pea I., NC N  
Jacarta Netherlands 5373 grt 2 22 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Jacinto     9 30 1932   Broderick, CA    
Jack Duluth, MN Cargo 5 27 1942 39 100 mi. SW Port Salut, Haiti N Torp'd by U-155
Jack Carnes Wilmington, DE Tanker 8 31 1942 28 42-00 N x 29-05 W N Torp'd by U-516/705
Jacksonville Portland, OR Tanker 8 31 1944 76 50 mi. N Londonderry, Eire N Torp'd by U-482
Jacob Luckenbach     7 14 1953   SW SF Lightship, CA    
Jacques Duclos Soviet Tanker 9 7 1983   Agersoe Flak, Denmark Y Agrnd
Jaegersborg Denmark 1797 grt 8 4 1916       Ger. sub
Jag Pari India Tanker 10 12 1984   60 mi. N Bahrain   Iraqi air attack
Jala Godavari India Cargo 11 29 1985   St Louis de Gonzague Br., Can Y Struck br. in SLS
Jamaica Cuyamel Fruit Co. Fruit ship     1924   Mississippi R. N Burned
James A. Farrell Baltimore, MD Cargo 6 29 1944 4 30 mi. S St. Catherines Pt. N Torp'd by U-984, beached, TCL
James B. Anderson   Schooner 1 21 1889 0 Durants, NC N  
James B. Colgate   Whaleback 10 20 1916 26 L. Erie   Foundered at sea
James B. Stephens Portland, OR Cargo 3 8 1943 1 150 mi. NE Durban, S.A. N Torp'd by U-160
James Carruthers   Bulk 11 11 1913 22 L. Huron   Foundered
James Eagan Layne New Orleans, LA Cargo 3 21 1945 0 12 mi. off Plymouth, Eng N Torp'd by U-1195, beached, TCL
James Guthrie San Francisco, CA Cargo 4 17 1944 0 5 mi. S Isle Capri, Italy N Struck a mine
James H. Breasted San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 26 1944 0 Betw. Ilin and Mindoro Is., P.I. N Japanese aircraft
James H. Bruce   4m Schooner 3 27 1918   Nicholsons I.   Wrecked
James H. Reed Interlake SS Co. Bulk 4 27 1944 12 off Ashtabula, OH N X--'Ashcroft'
James Higgins         1916   Pt. Hueneme, CA Y?  
James Iredell Wilmington, NC Cargo 6 8 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
James Johnson   4m Schooner     1924   San Francisco N Broken up after storm damage. b. 1901
James L. Stanford   4m Barkentine 8   1929   nr. Santa Cruz I., CA N X-- w/ fish barge... Remains washed ashore
James McGee Panama Transport Tanker 6 20 1940 0 Bristol Channel, England N Struck a mine
James McKay Tampa, FL Cargo 12 7 1942 71 425 mi. S Iceland N Torp'd by U-600
James Oglethorpe Savannah, GA Cargo 3 16 1943 44 50-38 N x 34-46 W N Torp'd by U-758/91
James Robertson Los Angeles, CA Cargo 7 7 1943 1 175 mi. E Forteleza, Brazil N Torp'd by U-185
James Rolph   4m Schooner 8 3 1910   Pt. Pedro, CA N Wrecked
James Russell Lowell Portland, OR Cargo 10 15 1943 0 off Cp. de Fer, Algeria N Torp'd by U-371
James Sprunt Wilmington, NC Cargo 3 10 1943 71 7 mi. off Guantanamo, Cuba N Torp'd by U-185
James T. Hatfield   Schooner 1 18 1846 0 Wash Woods, NC N  
James Townsend   Schooner 8 22 1935   Long Beach, CA N Burned as gambling barge named 'Casino'
James Tuft     1 5 1923   off Destruction I., WA Y?  
James W. Denver Baltimore, MD Cargo 4 11 1943 2 475 mi. W Las Palmas, Can. I. N Torp'd by U-195
James W. Haig   Schooner 9 26 1882 0 Durants, NC N  
James W. Marshall Los Angeles Cargo 9 13 1943 30 Anch. off Salerno, Italy N Ger. aircraft
James Woodall   Str. 1 12 1896 0 New Inlet, NC N  
Jane   Schooner 6   1851 0 Hatteras, NC N  
Jane A. Falkenberg US Barkentine     1872   Clatsop spit Y Stranded
Jane Henderson   Full-rigged Ship 6 21 1860 0 Wash Woods, NC N  
Jane L. Stanford     8   1929   off Santa Cruz, I., CA    
Janet Carruthers     1 22 1919   N. Grays Harbor N  
Janna Pehrsen & Wessel Fruit ship 11 7 1940   10 mi. off Irish coast N Torp'd
Japan Pacific Mail Pass./Cargo 12 17 1875   12 mi off Swatow, S China S. N Fire, sank
Japonica Liberia Cargo 4 3 1964   NYC Y X--USNS Buckner, No. 3 Buoy, Pier 2 Army Terminal
Jasa Philippines   3 18 1983 11 off S. Korea N Foundered
Jason Denmark 189 grt 8 8 1915       Ger. sub
Jason Norway 296 grt 10 20 1944   Persfjorden, Finnmark N Aircraft
Java Cunard       1895 All     Disappeared at sea as 'Lord Spencer'
Jean Nicolet Portland, OR Cargo 7 2 1944 75 3-28 S x 74-30 E N Torp'd by I-8
Jeanne Denmark 1198 grt 9 5 1916       Ger. sub
Jeanny     1 30 1957   Alameda, CA Y?  
Jeddo P&O Passenger 2 2 1866 0 Choul Cader rf., 30 mi. Bombay N Stranded
Jembarden Norway 178 grt 10 25 1944   off Bålsfjorden, Finnmark N Torp'd by U-boat
Jennie Beasley   Schooner 1 26 1886 0 Currituck Inlet, NC N  
Jennie Ford US Barkentine 1 29 1864 1 SF > Puget Sound N Struck submerged rock, sank
Jennie S. Greece Cargo 6 6 1984   off Newfoundland N Foundered
Jennie Stella   3m Schooner 12 23 1905   Navidad, Mexico   Wrecked
Jennie Thelin   2m Schooner     1874   Coos Bay, OR Y Wrecked
Jennie Wand   3m Schooner 1 2 1906   La Paz, Mexico   Wrecked
Jennifer Matthews Shpg Cst. Crane 12 1 1974 0 off Milwaukee, WI N Foundered
Jenny Jones US Schooner 5 14 1864 0 Peacock Spit Y Agrnd but miraculously saved
Jenny Lind Sweden 100 grt 10 25 1916       Ger. sub
Jeremiah Van Rennselaer Wilmington, NC Cargo 2 2 1943 46 54-50 N x 28-55 W N Torp'd by U-456
Jeremiah Wadsworth Houston, TX Cargo 11 27 1942 0 270 mi. S Cp. Agulhas, S.A. N Torp'd by U-178
Jern Norway 876 grt 9 28 1939   North Sea   Sub?
Jerv Norway 1112 grt 2 1 1917       Struck a mine
Jervis Bay   Container 1 25 1984   Rocks off of Bilbao N Agrnd
Jessie US str. 6 25 1875   off Brazos Is. bar, TX N  
Jessie Minor   3m Schooner 8 1 1911   Nelson's Lagoon, AK   Wrecked
Jessie Nickerson US Schooner     1880 0 Entr. Shoalwater Bay, N Agrnd
Jim Bludso         1916   Wood I., CA N  
Jitney         1941?   Whidbey I., WA    
Joachim Brinck Lund Norway 1603 grt 11 16 1916       Ger. sub
Joan of Arc     11 16 1920   nr. Rogue River bar, OR    
Johan Denmark 828 grt 12 26 1916       Ger. sub
Johan Tillberg Sweden 401 grt 9 14 1916       Struck a mine
Johanna M. Brock   2m Schooner     1879   Humboldt Bar   Capsized
Johanne Denmark 791 grt 4 27 1916       Struck a mine
John     2 21 1928   San Joaquin R., CA    
John & Jane England merchant 10 8 1749   9 leagues seaward Cp. Fear, NC N Foundered
John A.   3m Schooner     1950   Nisqually, WA N Used as breakwater
John A. Campbell   4m Schooner 8 1 1922   Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.   Burned
John A. Johnson Portland, OR Cargo 10 30 1944 10 29-36 N x 141-43 W N Torp'd by I-12
John A. McGean   Bulk 11 11 1913 23 L. Huron   Foundered
John A. Poor Portland, ME Cargo 3 19 1944 34 13-58 N x 70-30 W N Torp'd by U-510
John A. Treutlen Savannah, GA Cargo 6 29 1944 0 30 mi. S St. Catherines Pt. N Torp'd by U-984, beached, TCL
John Adams San Francisco, CA Cargo 5 6 1942 5 85 mi. fr. Amadee Lths, N. Cal. N Torp'd by I-21
John B. Cowle     7 12 1909 14 Whitefish Bay   X--'Isaac M. Scott'
John B. Lyon J. C. Gilchrist Bulk 9 11 1900 11 L. Erie N Foundered
John Barry Portland, OR Cargo 8 28 1944 2 125 mi. off coast of Saudi Ar. N Torp'd by U-859
John Bascom Panama City, FL Cargo 12 2 1943 14 moored, Bari, Italy N Ger. aircraft
John Begg     9 20 1824   Begg Rk., CA Y?  
John Bell Houston, TX Cargo 8 26 1943 1 off La Calle, Algeria N Torp'd by U-410
John Boushell   Schooner 1 28 1851 4 Albemarle Sound, NC N  
John Burke Portland, OR Cargo 12 28 1944 68 off Mindoro I., P.I. N Kamikaze
John C. Meyer   4m Barkentine 11 28 1925   Machias, ME   Wrecked
John Carter Rose Baltimore, MD Cargo 10 8 1942 8 850 mi. E Trinidad N Torp'd by U-201
John D. Gill Philadelphia, PA Tanker 3 12 1942 23 25 mi. E Cp. Fear, NC N Torp'd by U-158
John D. Spreckels   Brigantine 3 29 1913   Pt. Reyes, CA   X-- schooner
John D. Tallant   4m Schooner 8   1902   mid- Pacific   Foundered
John Drayton Wilmington, NC Cargo 4 21 1943 26 300 mi. SE Durban, S.A. N Torp. It. sub Leonardo da Vinci
John Eliot Thayer Train's Line (US) Full Rigged     1858   G. of California N Burned
John Ericsson (ex- Kungsholm) US Gov't Troop     1947   New York Y Fire
John F. Miller 2m Schooner   1 8 1908   Unimak Passage   Wrecked
John Floyd   Schooner 12 14 1882 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
John G. North   3m Schooner 5 14 1919 off Cp San Lucas, CA N Burned
John H. Couch Portland, OR Cargo 10 11 1943 2 Anchor off Koli Pt., Guadalcanal N Jap. torpedo plane
John H. Kirby US 3m Barque 11 30 1917   Indian O. N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
John H. Marion         1946   nr. Long Beach, CA Y?  
John Hancock Portland, OR Cargo 8 18 1942 0 95 mi. W Guantanamo, Cuba N Torp'd by U-553
John Harvey Wilmington, NC Cargo 12 2 1943 76 moored, Bari, Italy N Ger. aircraft
John J. Boland, Jr.   str 10 5 1932 4 L. Erie off Barcelona   Foundered at sea
John L. Motley Baltimore, MD Cargo 12 2 1943 63 moored, Bari, Italy N Ger. aircraft
John Marshall USA? Full Rigged? 11 10 1860   off Washington coast N Lost
John N. Parker   Schooner 1 8 1884 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
John Owen Owen Transport Bulk 11 12 1919 22 L. Superior N Foundered
John Penn Wilmington, NC Cargo 9 13 1942 3 Barents Sea N Ger. torpedo plane
John R. Park San Francisco, CA Cargo 3 21 1945 0 9 mi. fr. Lizard Head, Eng. N Torp'd by U-399
John R. Skiddy Fourth or Swallowtail Line Full Rigged 4   1850   English Coast N Wrecked
John R. Williams New York, NY Tug 6 24 1942 14 off Cp. May, NJ N Struck a mine
John Randolph Baltimore, MD Cargo 7 5 1942 5 NW coast of Iceland N Allied minefield
John Rutledge Dramatic Line Full Rigged 2 19 1856 193   N X--Iceberg. 1 survivor picked up by Ger.ia
John S. Wood   Schooner 4 7 1889 0 Wash Woods, NC N  
John Sevier Portland, OR Cargo 4 6 1943 0 20 mi. S Great Inagua I. N Torp'd by U-185
John Shay   Schooner 4 17 1889 6 Cape Hatteras, NC N  
John W.     9 13 1956   Koitlah Pt., WA    
John Wilson Norway 797 grt 8 2 1916       Ger. sub
John Winthrop Portland, ME Cargo 9 24 1942 54 56-00 N x 31-00 W N Torp'd by U-619
John Witherspoon Baltimore, MD Cargo 7 6 1942 1 20 mi. W Novaya Zemlya N Torp'd by U-255
Johnny Boy     1 28 1950   off Laguna Beach, CA    
Jøna Norway 135 grt 1 1 1944   nr. Florøy N ? Under Ger. flag
Jonas Lie Savannah, GA Cargo 1 9 1945 2 Bristol Channel, Eng N Torp'd by U-1005
Jonas Sparks   Schooner 4 14 1867   Beaufort Bar, NC N  
Jonathan Sturges New Orleans, LA Cargo 2 23 1943 50 46-15 N x 38-11 W N Torp'd by U-707
Jonge Albert Netherlands   11 11 1915       Struck a mine
Jonge Thomas Netherlands Frigate 6 2 1775   off Milnerton, S. Africa N  
Jonkoping Sweden 193 grt 11 3 1916       Ger. sub
Jose Navarro Houston, TX Cargo 12 26 1943 0 175 mi. SW Cochin, India N Torp'd by U-178
Joseph Aspdin     4 12 1948   1/2 mi. off Yaquina Bay, OR    
Joseph Carrigan Portland, ME Cargo 9 10 1945   20 mi. N Brunei, off Labuan I. N Struck a mine
Joseph H. Neff   Schooner 12 17 1890 1 Oak I., NC N  
Joseph M. Cudahy Wilmington, DE Tanker 5 4 1942 27 125 mi. W Naples, FL N Torp'd by U-507
Joseph Perkins   Barkentine 5 14 1880   Waihee Reef, Maui   Wrecked
Joseph Rudd   Schooner 3 22 1890 0 Lookout Shoals, NC N  
Joseph Russ   3m Schooner 5 10 1912   Chirikof I., AK   Wrecked
Joseph Seep Panama Transport Tanker 5 25 1940 0 Le Havre, Fr., harbor N Struck a mine
Joseph Walker Samuel Thompson Line (US) Full Rigged 12 28 1853   Boston harbor Y Burned in Great Republic fire
Joseph Wheeler Mobile, AL Cargo 12 2 1943 41 moored, Bari, Italy N Ger. aircraft
Josephine Britain Brig     1849     N Agrnd. May be a French ship
Josie Troop   Bark 2 22 1889 11 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Jozef Wybicki Poland Cargo 8 11 1984 0 Red Sea   Struck a mine
Juan Baptista Spain Galleon 7 21 1822   off Turneffe I., Br. Honduras N  
Juanita     12   1947   Monterey, CA    
Jubedu H. C. Jossub Pilgramage 9   1900   Hughli R., India N Springs leak, beached
Jugo Slavia     11 10 1940   2 mi. SE Pt. Montara, CA    
Juko Maru Japan Tanker 8 9 1945   Onagawa N US aircraft TF38
Julia H. Ray USA Stm. Schooner 1 26 1889 0 Coos Bay Bar N Agrnd
Julia Ward Howe Portland, ME Cargo 1 27 1943 4 175 mi. S Azore Is. N Torp'd by U-442
Julian Benito Spain 1075 grt 12 4 1916       Ger. sub
Jumna UK Cargo 3 4 1917   8.9 N x 62 E N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Juno Norway 355 grt 7 23 1916       Ger. sub
Juno Norway 2416 grt 2 18 1917       Ger. sub
Junyo Maru Japan Transport 9 8 1944   Enrt. Java - Sumatra N  
Jupiter Cleveland Tanker Tanker 9   1990 1 at pier, Bay City, MI N Explosion, burned
Jupiter         1918   off Willapa Bay, WA N  
Jura Cunard 3m Aux Barque 1 3 1864 0 Crosby on River Mersey N Agrnd
Justicia England Troopship 7 20 1918   N. Atlantic N Torp'd by Ger. sub.
Jylland Norway 539 grt 4 22 1944   Baltic Sea N Struck a mine

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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