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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
K. & W. No. 1     5 4 1929   Pillar Pt., WA    
K. & W. No. 1     8 30 1946   Port Angeles, WA    
Kachidoki Maru Japan Transport 9 12 1944 400 S. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Pampanito'
Kagosan Maru Japan   3   1942   off Kii Suido N Torp'd by 'Trout'
Kahuku San Francisco, CA Cargo 6 15 1942 18 90 mi. W Grenada N Torp'd by U-126
Kaijo Maru Japan Tanker 3 10 1943   Butung, Celebes   Beached after air attack
Kaijo Maru No. 2 Japan Tanker 3 5 1942   off Truk I. N US sub 'Grampus'
Kailash Honduras Bulk 7   1988 All Indian Ocean N Disappeared
Kailua   4m Schooner 3   1904   Kyoquat Sound, Br. Col.   Wrecked
Kaimoku San Francisco, CA Cargo 8 8 1942   56-30 N x 32-14 W N Torp'd by U-379
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Norddeutscher Lloyd Passenger 11 21 1906 5 off Cherbourg, France Y X-- Br. str. 'Orinoco'
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Ger.y Aux. Cruiser 8 4 1914 0 Rio del Oro, Span. W. Africa N Scuttled after duel w/ British cruiser 'Highflyer'
Kake USA Salmon Packer 11 1 1913 0 S. Jetty of Columbia bar N Agrnd. Craft named for town in Alaska
Kalama     3 14 1950   Carrolls, WA    
Kalamas     9 6 1960   Simpson Reef, Cp. Arago OR    
Kaliyuga St. Clair SS Co. Bulk 10 19 1905 16 L. Huron N Disappeared
Kamakura Maru Japan Troop/Hosp. 4 28 1943   off N. Panay I., P.I. N Torp'd by 'Gudgeon'
Kamloops   Bulk 12 6 1927 22 L. Superior off Isle Royale   Foundered at sea
Kamma Denmark 1270 grt 9 2 1914       Struck a mine
Kamma Sweden 1516 grt 1 22 1917       Struck a mine
Kamogawa Maru Japan Aircraft Ferry 3 2 1942   Lombok Str., Ind. N Torp'd by 'Sailfish'
Kampen Hamburg, Ger   11 1 1983 6 off Iceland N Foundered
Kanchanjunga India Tanker 12 25 1984   Out bound fr. Ras Tanura   Prob. Iranian air attack
Kannik Norway 2397 grt 3 23 1916       Ger. sub
Kanto Maru Japan Aircraft Ferry 7   1942   Makassar Str. N Torp'd by 'Saury'
Kaptan Hantal Turkey Cargo 1 25 1983 11 Black Sea N Foundered
Karla Denmark 787 grt 5 22 1916       Struck a mine
Karmøy Norway 2498 grt 10 28 1944   Lødingen N Aircraft
Karnak Cunard Passenger     1862   off Bermuda   Wrecked
Kate (2nd)   Blockade Runner 7 12 1863   Smiths I., NC N  
Kate E. Gifford   Schooner 8 30 1893 0 Oak I., NC N  
Kate L. Bruce     11   1877 8 L. Huron N Disappeared
Kate Wentworth   Schooner 11 18 1886 1 Bogue Banks, NC N  
Katherine & Elizabeth England merchant     1744   Diamond Shoals, NC N Agrnd
Katherine Donovan     1 24 1941   S Humboldt Bay, CA    
Katholm Denmark 1324 grt 7 30 1916       Ger. sub
Katie Flickenger   Barkentine 10 20 1905   Redondo Beach, CA   Wrecked
Katina Greece 2464 grt 3 28 1917       Ger. sub
Katsuragi Maru Japan Aircraft Ferry 9   1942   Solomon Is. N Torp'd by 'Sturgeon'
Katwijk Netherlands 2040 grt 4 15 1915       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Katy         1914   Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA Y?  
Kauikeaouli   2m Schooner 9 27 1906   off Hawaii   Lost
Kaupanger Norway 3354 grt 12 13 1916       Ger. sub
Kazimah Kuwait Tanker 6 10 1984 0 Most S attack by Iraq to date Y Iraqi missile attack--Lt. dam.
Kediri Netherlands 3781 grt 11 30 1916       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Keeweenah USA   12   1894 All Cp. Flattery, WA N Lost
Keijo Maru Japan conv. Gunboat 6   1942   N Guadalcanal I. N Torp'd by 'S-44'
Keiko Maru Japan   11   1942   Talombo B. N Torp'd by 'Seawolf'
Kekoskee         1930   Smith's Cove, Seattle, WA Y?  
Kelley Island   Sandsucker     1925 9 L. Erie Y Foundered at sea
Kelt Norway 376 grt 3   1942   Vestfjorden N Shelled by warship
Kenkoku Maru   Cargo 4 28 1951 0 Stewart's Pt, CA Y Agrnd
Kenkon Maru     11   1917   Saturna I., BC N  
Kennebec UK Tanker 9 8 1939   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-34
Kensington   Steamer 1 27 1871 0 off Chicamacomico, NC N  
Kentbrook   Collier 2 4 1954   off Orfondness, Eng. N Agrnd, TCL
Kentegern Norway 796 grt 7 26 1916       Ger. sub
Kentuckian New York, NY Cargo 8 12 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Kentucky San Francisco, CA Cargo 9 18 1942 0 off Cp. Kanin, Russia N Torp'd by Ger. aircraft
Ken'yo Maru Japan Tanker 1 14 1944   SE. of Palau N US sub 'Guardfish'
Keo   Tanker 11 5 1969   off Massachusetts   Hull failure
Keshena Philadelphia, PA Tug 7 19 1942 2 off Ocracoke I., NC N Struck a mine
Key West   Steamer 10   1870 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Keystone New York, NY Cargo 3 13 1943 2 450 mi. W Azore Is. N Torp'd by U-172
Khedive Duda & Abdullah Passenger 1 11 1897   off Portander, India N Stranded--TCL
Khiva H. C. Jossub Pilgramage     1893 ? Red Sea N Fire, beached w/ 900 pilgrims aboard
Kiang Ya     12   1948        
Kiki Issais Greece 2993 grt 10 31 1916       Ger. sub
Kilgore   Brig 8 24 1842 0 Wash Woods, NC N Agrnd
Kimishima Maru Japan Cargo 2 23 1944   mid-Pacific N Torp'd by 'Plunger'
Kinabalu Lima Liberia Cargo 6   1983   HK N Date is > of tnkr 'Ervilia' w/ rescued crew @ H. K.
Kincora Britain coaster 9   1901 7 in fog off Tuskar   X-- White Star's 'Oceanic'
King Cyrus   4m Schooner 7 17 1922   Pt. Chehalis, Grays Harbor, WA   Wrecked
Kingstonian Leyland Line Cargo/Pass. 4 29 1918   Carloforte, Sardinia N Torp'd (2nd occ.)
Kinjosan Maru Japan   4   1942   off Truk I. N Torp'd by 'Greenling'
Kinposan Maru Japan   1   1943   Bismarck Is. N Torp'd by 'Greenling'
Kinrei Maru Japan Tanker 5 6 1945   G. of Thailand N US sub 'Hammerhead'
Kinugawa Maru Japan Transport 11 15 1942   Guadalcanal nr. Tassafaronga N Strafed and bombed US aircraft
Kirstine Jensen Denmark 168 grt 12 8 1916   Date appx.   Ger. sub
Kitakata Maru Japan   5   1942   E. coast Honshu N Torp'd by 'Drum'
Kitsap   4m Schooner 9 6 1891   Borodino I.   Wrecked
Kitsap   Barkentine 5 23 1886   Palmerston I.   Wrecked
Kittie Stevens   2m Schooner 12 10 1863   Albion, CA   Wrecked
Kiyo Maru (ex- Vigriol) Japan Tanker 1 4 1944   S. China Sea N US sub 'Rasher'
Klamath McCormick Lumber Stm Schooner 2 4 1921 0 Pt. Arena, CA N Agrnd
Klamath     2 5 1921   Del Mar Landing, CA    
Klampenborg Denmark 1785 grt 1 20 1917       Ger. sub
Klar Norway 518 grt 11 27 1915       Struck a mine
Klikitat   Barkentine 11 11 1912   Honlii Pt., HI   Wrecked
Klipfontein United Netherlands Pass./Cargo 1 8 1953 0 5 mi. off Cp. Barra N Struck submerged object
Kliyham     9 27 1958   Mouth Siuslaw R., OR    
Knippla Sweden 498 grt 2 28 1916       Struck a mine
Knossos C. S. Efthymiadis Cruise 5 3 1973   Enrt. Piraeus - Limassol N leaking fuel oil ignites mn. sw. board. -- scr.
Knoxville New York, NY Cargo 6 1 1942 2 50 mi. SE Cp. Corrientes, Cu. N Torp'd by U-158
Knut Hilde Norway 1631 grt 9 26 1916       Ger. sub
Knut Jarl Norway 1070 grt 9 29 1916       Ger. sub
Knute Nelson Norway 5749 grt 9 27 1944   By Jærens Rev N Torp'd by U (?)
Kodiak   2m Schooner     1893   Alaska   maybe 1894, Wrecked
Kofresi Mobile, AL Cargo 7 14 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Koka         1937   San Clemente I., CA    
Koko Head   4m Barkentine 5 29 1918   180 mi. SW Java N Abandoned on fire
Kokuyo Maru Japan Tanker 7 30 1944   Sulu Sea N US sub 'Bonefish'
Kola Russia Cargo 2 17 1943   nr. Japan N Torp'd by Jap. sub
Kona   4m Schooner 2 5 1917   Kangaroo I.   Wrecked
Kong Alf Norway 801 grt 10 14 1916       Struck a mine
Kong halfdan Norway 1456 grt 12 2 1944   nr. Marstrand N Struck a mine
Kong Inge Norway 867 grt 3 19 1917       Ger. sub
Kong Olaf Norway 526 grt 9   1944     N  
Kong Ring Norway 1611 grt 9 11 1916       Ger. sub
Kong Ring Norway 1994 grt 12 26 1941   Ulsfjord N Mine or Torpedo
Kongsfjord Norway 4000 grt 6 4 1941   Scuttled under Ger. flag N Scuttled
Kongshaug Norway 380 grt 4 6 1917       Ger. sub
Koningen Luise Norddeutscher Lloyd Passenger     1910     Y Rescues 19 fr. Br. sailing ship 'Harvard Queen'
Koningen Luise Norddeutscher Lloyd Passenger 9 8 1920     Y X-- Br. str. Loughborough which sank immediately
Koningin Emma Netherlands 9181 grt 9 22 1915       Struck a mine
Koningin Wilhelmina Netherlands 1964 grt 7 31 1916       Struck a mine
Konko Maru No. 38 Japan Chem. Tanker 11 14 1983   Kanmon Str., Japan N X--bulk 'Wismar' and crgo 'Ilshin Glory'
Korea Russian Amer. Passenger 3 1 1910   Enrt. Narvik-NYC N Abandoned at sea
Korsnaes Norway 732 grt 3 24 1917       Ger. sub
Korsvik Norway 1229 grt 12 1 1944   nr. Skagen N ? Under Ger. flag
Koryu Maru Japan conv. Tanker 4 22 1944   off Cp. St. Jacques N Aircraft
Koyo Maru Japan   2 23 1944   mid-Pacific N Torp'd by 'Snook'
Kozui Maru Japan conv. Tanker 10 14 1943   off Okiname N US sub 'Grayback'
Kristianiafjord Norwegian America Passenger 7 15 1917 0 nr. Mistaken Pt., Cp. Race N Agrnd, TCL
Kronprins Frederik         1953   Harwich, England Y Fire, Sank
Krosdøl Norway 177 grt 4 20 1944   Bergen N Destroyed by exploding Ger. ammo ship nearby
Kudowa Zdroj Poland Cargo 1 20 1983 15 7 mi. off Ibiza N Foundered
Kumalong     3 30 1957   off Yaquina Pt., OR    
Kurfurst Deutsch Ost Afrika Passenger 5 6 1904 0 nr. Sagres, coast of Portugal   Wrecked
Kuroshio Maru                  
Kvernaas Norway 1819 grt 2 17 1940   51-50 N x 03-19 E   Mine or Torpedo?
Kwang Chow Indonesia Cargo 10 11 1983 24 115 mi. N Hong Kong N X--Indonesian 'Gunung Klabat'
Kyoei Maru Japan Tanker 11 16 1944   off Tarakan, Borneo N Aircraft
Kyoei Maru No. 2 Japan Tanker 7 27 1944   Sulu Sea N US sub 'Dace'
Kyoei Maru No. 3 Japan Tanker 7 19 1945   G. of Thailand N US sub 'Bumper'
Kyoko Maru Japan Tanker 12 27 1943   W. of Celebes N US sub 'Ray'
Kyokuto Maru (ltr- California Maru) Japan Tanker 9 21 1944   Manila, P.I. Y US aircraft TF38
Kyokuyo Maru Japan Tanker     1942   Miri, Borneo   Torp'd by 'Trout'
Kyokuyo Maru Japan Tanker 9 17 1943   off Amami-o-shima N Foundered in typhoon
Kyushu Maru Japan Transport 10 15 1942   Guadalcanal nr. Tassafaronga N Strafed and bombed US aircraft

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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