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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
L' Americane France Frigate 12 6 1822   off Sable I., N.S. N  
L. & D. Fisk   Schooner 11 23 1880 6 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
L. A. Mcleod     3 18 1951   Northport, WA    
L. G. Goulandris Greece 2123 grt 12 6 1915       Ger. sub
L. H. Coolidge Upper Columbia Towing Tug 8 20 1951 0 Coquille R. Bar Y Steering jammed, Agrnd
L. H. Coolidge Upper Columbia Towing Tug 10 29 1951   Coquille R. Jetty, OR   Agrnd?
L. J. Drake Wilmington, DE Tanker 6 5 1942 41 Caribbean Sea N Torp'd by U-68
L. R. Doty     10   1898 17 L. Michigan N Foundered
La Bourgogne Comp. Gen. T/A Passenger 7 4 1898 546 off Newfoundland N X--Br. 'Cromartyshire'
La Brea UK Tanker 8 24 1940   In convoy HX 65 N Torp'd by U-48
La Campine Netherlands 2557 grt 3 13 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
La Capitana Spain Galleon 8 4 1715   off Cp. Kennedy, FL N  
La Chameau France Frigate 8 25 1725   Rks. nr. Louisburg, NS N  
La Crescentia     1 7 1935   off Port San Luis, CA    
La Feliz SF, CA Cst Freighter 10 1 1924 0 N Santa Cruz, CA N Agrnd
La Flandre Netherlands 2018 grt 2 21 1916       Struck a mine
La France Norway 617 grt 12 28 1944   Skudeneshavn N Aircraft
La Gironde   2m Schooner 10 24 1902   San Nicholas I., CA   Wrecked
La Gloire France Frigate 4 16 1761   4 mi. fr. Nosy Antontsy, Mad. N  
La Jenelle Panama Passenger 4 14 1970 0 Port Hueneme, CA N Agrnd
La Liberte France Frigate 12 11 1719   2 mi. off St. Esprit, NS N  
La Natalie         1831   Monterey Bay, CA    
La Paloma     7 13 1943   off Laguna, CA    
La Republique   Steamer 2   1871 0 off Cp. Lookout, NC N  
La Salle Mobile, AL Cargo 11 7 1942 52 350 mi. SE Cp. of Good Hope N Torp'd by U-159. "Ship atomized..."
La Seyne Messageries Mar. Passenger 11 14 1909 101 Rheo Str. N X--'Onda'
La Sota         1915   nr. Los Angeles, CA N  
La Trinidad Spain Galleon 7   1738   off Tortola I., Virgin Is. N  
Labradoc Thunder Bay, Ont Cargo 4 6 1979 0 18 mi NW Ashtabula, OH Y Cargo shifted, took on water, sank off Pelee I.
Lac Des Iles Hindman Marine Bulk 10 6 1980   Grassy I., Detroit R. Y Agrnd
Lac Des Iles Mexico Bulk 6 1 1981 0 62 mi. ESE Cp. Charles, VA N Sank under tow to Mexico
Laconia Cunard Passenger 2 25 1917 12 160 mi. fr. Fastnet, Ireland N Torp'd by U-50
Laconia (II) Cunard Passenger 9 12 1942 2500 700 mi. off Freetown, S.L. N Torp'd by U-156
Lady Elgin   Passenger 9 8 1860 297 L. Mich. betw. Chcgo & Milw.   X--schnr 'Augusta'
Lady Whidbee   Schooner 1 17 1860 0 New Inlet, NC N  
Laertis Greece 3914 grt 2 22 1917       Ger. sub
Lafayette French Line Passenger 1 16 1935   Le Havre harbor Y Rammed by tug, loosened plate below wtrln.
Lafayette French Line Passenger 8 31 1936   St. Lawerence R. Y X--'Benmaple'
Lafayette French Line Passenger 5 4 1938   Le Havre, France N Burned, scr. @ Rotterdam
Lafcomo Mississippi Shpg. Co. Cargo 7 18 1923   Mouth of Para R. Y Agrnd
Lahaina   4m Barkentine 10 5 1933   Pt. Vicente, CA    
Lahaina San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 12 1942 4 800 mi. NE Honolulu N Torp'd by I-9
Laila Norway 753 grt 4 30 1915       Ger. sub
Laila Norway 807 grt 9 24 1916       Ger. sub
Lake Gebhart     5 9 1923   Toleak, WA    
Lake Osweya Detroit, MI Cargo 2 20 1942 30 43-14 N x 64-45 W N Torp'd by U-96
Lake Superior Elder Dempster Passenger 3 31 1902 0 nr. St. John, New Brunswick N Agrnd
Lakonia (ex- Johan Van Oldenb...) Greek Line Cruise 12 29 1963 128 off Madeira N Burned, sank. Fire started 12/22
Lambert Tree   Schooner 2 17 1841 0 off Ocracoke, NC N  
Lambton   Lighths. Tender 4   1922 22 L. Superior N Disappeared
Lammerlaw Britain Bark 10 31 1881 0 Newcastle, NSW > Portland, OR N Grounded with coal cargo aboard
Lammot DuPont Wilmington, DE Cargo 4 23 1942 19 500 mi. SE Bermuda N Torp'd by U-125
Lamut Russia Cargo 3 31 1943 1 Teahwhit Head nr. Lapush, WA N Agrnd
Lanao US 692 grt 10 28 1916       Ger. sub
Lancastria Cunard Passenger 6 17 1940 5000 St. Nazaire Roads, France N Ger. air attack
Lancer Gt. Britain Barque 9 22 1839   Rottnest Rks., Fremantle, Aust N  
Landego Norway 344 grt 7 11 1942   Kastfjorden N Struck a mine
Langeli Norway 1565 grt 3 20 1916       Ger. sub
Langton Grange Houlder Bros. Passenger 8 5 1909   N Bishop Rocks, Pembrokeshire N Agrnd
Lappen Norway 563 grt 12 26 1939   10 mi. off Slottero Lighthouse   Internal Explosion
Lappland Sweden 2238 grt 6 3 1915       Ger. sub
Laristan Britain Cargo 1 26 1926 26 Atlantic O. N Foundered, 6 men resc'd by pass. 'Bremen'
Larry Doheny Los Angeles, CA Tanker 10 5 1942 6 off Cp. Sebastian, Oregon N Torp'd by I-25
Lars Fostenes Norway 2118 grt 3 9 1917       Ger. sub
Lars Kruse Denmark 1460 grt 2 3 1917       Ger. sub
L'Atlantique Co. de Nav. Sud Atlntq Passenger 1 4 1933 17 Enrt. Bordeaux - Le Havre N Burned
Laupar Norway 1407 grt 1 1 1917       Ger. sub
Laura Norway 171 grt 9 30 1915       Ger. sub
Laura Madsen   3m Schooner 10 14 1905   Pt. Barrow, AK   Lost
Laura May   2m Schooner     1874   6 mi. N Coos Bay, OR   Wrecked
Laura May   3m Schooner 8 12 1901   Kvichak, AK   Wrecked
Laura Nelson   Schooner 3 30 1895 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Laura Pike   2m Schooner     1878   Humboldt bar Y Wrecked
Laura Pike   2m Schooner 2 7 1902   off Cp. Mendocino   Abandoned, sinking
Laurel USA Cargo 6 16 1929 1 Peacock Spit, Columbia R. entrance N Agrnd after steering failure
Laurel Quaker Line Cargo 6 16 1929 1 Peacock Spit, WA N Agrnd w/ 7,000,000 brd. ft. of lumber.
Lauren Castle Selvick Towing Tug 11 5 1980 1 Traverse City, MI N X--tnkr 'Amoco Wisconsin,' her tow
Laurentian Allan Line Passenger 9 6 1909 0 Mistaken Pt., Tripassey Bay N Agrnd
Laurentic White Star Pass. (Troop) 1 25 1917 354 N. Irish coast. nr. Malin Head N Struck a mine. 5 million pounds sterling gold aboard
Laurentic White Star conv. A.M.C. 11 3 1940 49 off Ireland N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Laurits Denmark 183 grt 3 9 1917       Ger. sub
Lawerencecliffe Hall Canada Bulk 11 16 1965 0 14 mi. E Quebec City Y X--crgo 'Sunek'
Lawrence Victory     3 19 1947   Foulweather Bluff, WA Y?  
Lazy Days     5 9 1953   nr. San Diego, CA    
Le Chameau French Frigate     1725 Most Cp. Lorenbec, NS N Capsized
Leadale Reoch SS Co. Self Unloader 2 14 1973   Pierside @ Hamilton, Ontario Y Prob. welder's fire
Leadale Westdale Shpg Self Unloader 12 7 1982 0 Thorold, Ont. harbor N Hit obstruction while backing, Sank
Leader         1947   nr. Pt. Vicente, CA    
Leafield   Bulk 11 11 1913 18 L. Superior   Foundered
Leandros Greece 1658 grt 8 25 1916       Ger. sub
Lebec         1937   Pt. Arena, CA Y?  
Lebore New York, NY Bulk 7 14 1942 1 200 mi. N Cristobal, C.Z. N Torp'd by U-172
Leda Panama Transport Tanker 11 5 1942   120 mi. NW Trinidad N Torp'd on 11/3
Lee S. Overman Wilmington,NC Cargo 11 11 1944 0 off Le Havre, France N Struck a mine
Leecliffe Hall Canada Bulk 9 5 1964 3 nr. St. Joseph de la Rive, Que N X--crgo 'Apollonia'
Leelanaw US 1924 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Leersum Netherlands 1455 grt 12 16 1914       Struck a mine
Lehigh Philadelphia, PA Cargo 10 19 1941 0 75 mi. off Freetown, S.L. N Torp'd by U-126
Lekna Sweden 204 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Lemuel Burrows Boston, MA Collier 3 14 1942 20 Atlantic nr. Atlantic City, NJ N Torp'd by U-404
Lena Breed   Schooner 12 4 1888 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Lena Luckenbach New York, NY Cargo 8 4 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Lena Sweasey   3m Schooner 8 24 1903   Navidad Bay, Mexico   Wrecked
Leonardo da Vinci Italian Lines Passenger 7 3 1980   La Spezia, Spain N Fire started in chapel, burned, capsized
Leroy   Schooner 10 5 1842 0 Big Kinnakeet, NC N  
Leslie New York, NY Cargo 4 12 1942 4 off Cape Canaveral, FL N Torp'd by U-123
Leta B.     8 21 1948   off Coos Bay, OR    
Leticia Netherlands Tanker 6 27 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-47
Letitia         1915   off SF, CA N  
Leto Netherlands 3225 grt 1 4 1916       Struck a mine
Letty Netherlands 191 grt 6 10 1915       Struck a mine
Levi Davis   Tug 11 19 1896 0 Oak I., NC N  
Leviathan Sturges & Clearman Ln. Full Rigged 12   1853 27   N Missing
Lewis L. Dyche Portland, OR Cargo 1 4 1945 71 Magrin Bay, Mindoro I., P.I. N Kamikaze -- "Ship disintegrated"
Lexington Gt. Britain Frigate 9 13 1780   off 138th st., NYC N  
Lexington   Schooner 7 15 1842 All off Cp. Hatteras, NC N Foundered
Leysian Leyland Line Cargo 2 20 1917   7 mi. S Stumble Head Lighth. N Wrecked
Libelle France Barque 3 4 1866   1 mi. off Wake I., Pac. O. N Agrnd
Liberator Galveston, TX Cargo 3 19 1942 5 E Diamond Shoals, NC N Torp'd by U-332
Liberte France Passenger 12   1946   @ pier in Le Havre Y Sank
Liberty Newark, NJ Cargo 1 11 1942 0 10 mi. SW Lombok Str off Bali N Torp'd by I-166
Liberty Girl         1942   off San Pedro, CA Y?  
Liberty Girl     9 16 1949   Boundary Bay, CA    
Liberty Glo Barber SS Lines Cargo 12 5 1914   North Sea N Struck a (leftover) mine
Libra Denmark 174 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Lief E.         1918   off Cp. Flattery, WA N  
Lifeline     5   1923   off Manzanita Beach, CA    
Lightning Britain Clipper Ship 10   1869   Geelong (Victoria) Austr. N Burned while loading wool
Lightship No. 16     11 10 1955   Pt. Roberts, WA Y?  
Lightship No. 82   Light Ship 11 11 1913 6 L. Erie nr. Buffalo   Foundered
Liguria Can. Pac. SS Co. Troopship     1941   Tobruk N Dam. during aerial bombing
Lihue San Francisco, CA Cargo 2 23 1942 0 275 mi. W Martinique N Torp'd by U-161
Lila & Mattie   2m Schooner     1897   Tillamook Bay   Beached after being wrecked on bar
Lillebon   2m Schooner 8 29 1912   SF Bay   Capsized, foundered
Lillian Drost Denmark 1961 grt 5 8 1915       Struck a mine
Lillie F. Schmidt   Schooner 3 9 1893 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
Lima Maru Japan   2 8 1944   E. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Snook'
Lincoln     1 1 1941   off Crane I., WA    
Lincoln (or Captain Lincoln) USA Transport Schooner 1 3 1852 0? 2 mi. N. Coos Bay, OR N Agrnd
Lindberg     4 7 1933   off Sucia I., WA    
Lindborg Norway 400 grt 9 10 1916       Ger. sub
Linde     10 5 1951   nr. Port Hueneme brkwtr, CA    
Lindfield Norway 2276 grt 3 17 1916       Ger. sub
Linnea     9 27 1927   Sacramento, CA    
Lionel Norway Cargo 12 3 1963 0 Montreal harbor Y X--'Manchester Merchant', fire
Lipari     10 25 1959   off Grayland, WA Y?  
Liquilassie Canada Tanker 7 20 1973   Welland Canal/St. Lawrence Seaway Y Agrnd after interaction w/ 'Nipigon Bay'
Liquilassie L. B. Tankers Tank barge 2 6 1981   Gandy Bridge, Tampa Y Struck bridge support under tow
Lisbeth Norway 1661 grt 3 31 1917       Ger. sub
Lisboa Empresa Nat'l Passenger 10 23 1910 7 Reef 60 mi. N Cape Town N Agrnd
Listo Norway 1998 grt 2 16 1943   Storebelt N Struck a mine
Little Fleta US str. 9 5 1874   off La Balsa, TX N  
Livatho Greece 2922 grt 4 8 1917       Ger. sub
Liverpool P&O Aux. Barque     1845   off Tarifa Y* Salvgd-return to Southampton-scr.
Living Age Boston, MA Full Rigged 12 31 1854   Pratas Shoals N Wrecked
Lizzie Marshall   bark 2 22 1884   Bonilla Pt., Br. Col N Wrecked
Lizzie S. Haynes   Schooner 10 24 1889 5 Pea I., NC N  
Lizzie Theresa     7 10 1920   Suisun Bay, CA    
Lizzie Vance   3m Schooner 1   1923   Guam   Made port leaking, sold to Jap. breakers
Lodewijk van Nassau Netherlands 3350 grt 4 20 1916       Struck a mine
Lodsen Norway 1247 grt 9 9 1916       Ger. sub
Logan Victory San Francisco, CA Cargo 4 6 1945 15 Anch. off Kerama Rhetto, Oki. N Kamikaze
Lois Ann     3 26 1959   off Alki Point, WA Y? Swamped
Lokken Norway 1954 grt 11 11 1916       Ger. sub
Lombardia Italy Pass./Troop 8 4 1943   Naples, Italy N Allied bombers, burned, sank, scr.
London Denmark 184 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Londonian Leyland Line Cargo/Pass. 11 23 1898 17 N. Atlantic N Capsized at sea
Lone Eagle     4 8 1940   off Pt. Arguello, CA    
Lonelil Denmark Cargo 8 12 1983 2 off Cp. Silleiro, Spain N X--Libyan crgo 'Ebn Magid'
Lord Raglan British Barque     1852   off Washington coast N Lost
Lorentz W. Hansen Norway 1918 grt 10 14 1939   49-05 N x 43-44 W   S by Ws
L'Orient France Frigate 8 2 1798   Cullodens Reef, Aboukir B., SA N  
Lorton Peru 1419 grt 2 4 1917       Ger. sub
Los Angeles         1942   Pt. Arguello, CA    
Los Angeles     11 13 1948   Tacoma, WA Y?  
Los Angeles T. C. Co. No. I     2 18 1921   Ocean Park, CA    
Losmar New York, NY Cargo 9 24 1942 27 250 mi. W Cp. Comorin, India N Torp'd by I-165
Lotta Lee   Schooner 3   1876 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Lottie USA Schooner 1   1892 32 off Tillamook Bay N Lost
Lotus         1921   Pt. Conception, CA    
Loughborough Britain str. 9 4 1920   Lisbon, Portugal   sank immediately after X-- Konigin Luise.
Louis   5m Schooner 6 19 1907   S. Farallon I., CA   Wrecked
Louis B.     11 30 1950   nr. Everett, WA    
Louise Lykes New Orleans, LA Cargo 1 9 1943 84 56-15 N x 22-00 W N Torp'd by U-384
Louisiana US Navy Fed. Gunboat 12 24 1864   Fort Fisher, NC N  
Louisiana Denmark 3015 grt 4 18 1917       Ger. sub
Louisiana Wilmington, DE Tanker 8 17 1942 50 off French Guiana N Torp'd by U-108
Lourakis     10 2 1951   Anderson's Cove, CA    
Lucania Cunard Passenger 8 14 1909   Huskisson Dock, Liverpool N Burned, and scr.
Lucienne Spain 1756 grt 12 1 1916       Ger. sub
Lucille Bloomfield USA Cargo 10 1 1963   Outside Le Havre harbor, France N? Capsized and sank after X--Nor. cargo 'Ronda'
Lucky     7 16 1950   off Columbia R. lightship    
Lucretia Netherlands Tanker 7 7 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-34
Lugansk USSR Tanker 3 21 1984   off Nicaragua Y Struck a mine
Luis Vives Spain 2160 grt 9 11 1916       Ger. sub
Lumberman     2 15 1941   Lake Union, Seattle, WA Y?  
Luna Sweden 1005 grt 12 6 1914       Struck a mine
Luna Norway 959 grt 12 31 1939   58-48 N x 03-20 E   Mine or Torpedo?
Luola Murchison   Schooner 10 3 1883 0 Kitty Hawk, NC N  
Lupatia British Bark 1 3 1881 16 off Tillamook Head N Agrnd...only a dog survived
Lusitania Elder Dempster Passenger 6 26 1901   Reef near Renews, Canada N Stranded
Lusitania Empresa Nat'l Passenger 4 18 1911 4 off Table Bay, S.A. on Bellows Rk. N Agrnd
Lusitania Cunard Passenger 5 7 1915 1198 off Old Head of Kinsale N Torpedo by U-20
Lycia Cunard   2 11 1917   off South Bishop Light, Eng. N Torp'd
Lydia M. Child Los Angeles, CA Cargo 4 27 1943 0 100 mi. E Newcastle, NSW N Torp'd by I-178
Lyman M. Law US 1300 grt 2 12 1917       Ger. sub
Lyman Stewart Union Oil Co. Tanker 10 7 1922 0 S.F. Bay, CA N X--'Walter Luckenbach'
Lynx Norway 1367 grt 9 19 1944   nr. Stavenes N Torp'd by Aircraft
Lysaker Norway 3013 grt 7 6 1915       Struck a mine
Lysland Norway 1745 grt 10 26 1916       Ger. sub

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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