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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
M. & E. Henderson   Schooner 11 30 1879 4 Pea I., NC N  
M. A. Forbes   Bark 5   1870   Currituck Beach, NC N  
M. C. Holm Denmark 2458 grt 12 31 1914       Struck a mine
M. F. Elliott Wilmington, DE Tanker 6 3 1942 13 150 mi. NW Trinidad N Torp'd by U-502
M. F. Sterling     11 12 1931   Eagle Harbor, Winslow, WA    
M. Roosval Sweden 309 grt 5 26 1915       Ger. sub
M. T. 21     10   1934   Partridge Pt., WA Y?  
M. T. 6         1938   Hoquiam, WA    
M. T. No. 6     12 31 1949   off Harbor I., Seattle, WA    
M. Xilas Greece Cargo 7 13 1947   off Thailand N Sank. On fire since 6/4/1947
Maas Netherlands 1234 grt 7 25 1916       Struck a mine
Mabella Norway 1637 grt 2 28 1917       Ger. sub
MacDonough   Schooner 6 13 1844 0 Kitty Hawk, NC N  
Machigone US Schooner 11 20 1852 9 Astoria > SF N Disappeared. Date is that of departure
Madagascar Gt. Britain Frigate 9 29 1853   1.5 mi off Parangua R., Brazil N  
Madonna Sweden   7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Madras (II) P&O Liner     1873 0 Swatow Bar Y Stranded on reef
Madre de Dios Portugal Galleon 12 4 1612   1 mi. off Kava I., nr Nagasaki N Attacked by Japanese warriors, scuttled
Madrid P&O 2m Sidewhlr 2 20 1857 0 Vigo harbor, Spain N Hit sunken rock at harbor mouth
Madura   Schooner 7 7 1927 0?     Burning, crew resc'd by White Star's 'Persic'
Mae New York, NY Cargo 9 17 1942 1 100 mi. N Georgetown, Br. Gu. N Torp'd by U-515
Magane Maru Japan   2   1944   S Honshu N Torp'd by 'Snook'
Magda Norway 1063 grt 8 19 1915       Ger. sub
Magdalena Royal Mail Lines Pass./Cargo 4 25 1949   Tijucas Rks., nr Rio De Jan. N Wrecked on maiden vyg., remains scr.
Maggie J. Lawrence   Schooner 2 10 1896 0 Pea I., NC N  
Magnolia   Schooner 12 3 1852 1 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Magnolia Liberia   12 21 1984   30 mi. S Kharg I.   Iraqi missile attack
Magnolia         1914   off Crescent City, CA N  
Maiden Creek Waterman SS Co. Cargo 12 31 1942   off Block I., RI N Sank
Maiden Creek II Mobile, AL Cargo 3 17 1944 11 30 mi. N Bougie, Algeria N Torp'd by U-371
Main NGL Pass./Cargo 6 30 1900   NYC Y Burned out and sank
Maine US Brig 11 29 1852 0 Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
Maipu Cia Arg de Nav Dodero Passenger 11 4 1951 0 NW of Weser Lightship N X--US transport 'General M. L. Hersey'
Maitai Union SS Co of NZ Passenger 12 25 1916   Avarua, Rarotonga N Parted mooring line, Agrnd
Maj Sweden 913 grt 8 6 1915       Ger. sub
Major General Henry Gibbons Washington D.C. Cargo 6 23 1942 0 375 mi. W Key West N Torp'd by U-158
Major Wheeler Baltimore, MD Cargo 2 6 1942 35 off E. coast US N Torp'd by U-107
Makah US Barkentine 10 24 1888 11 off Tillamook Head N Found capsized, no sign of crew
Maksim Gorky Black Sea SS Co. Cruise 6   1989   off Spitzbergen Y Nearly sank due to ice dam.
Malabar P&O Passenger 5 22 1860   Galle, Ceylon N Hit reef in harbor during storm
Malabar Burns, Philip & Co. Passenger 4 2 1931   Agrnd nr. Sydney, Aust. N Helm confused order 5 deg port. for 5 deg stbd.
Malama San Francisco Cargo 1 1 1942 0 26-21 S x 153-24 W N Bombed by Jap. float plane
Malantic Wilmington, DE Cargo 3 9 1943 25 58-37 N x 22-32 W N Torp'd by U-409
Malaysia Kita Fir Line, Malaysia Pilgrim Ship 5 12 1974   @ Singapore awaiting refit N Burned, sank
Malaysia Raya Fir Line, Malaysia Pilgrim ship 8 23 1976   @ anch. Port Kelang, Mal. N Fire, TCL
Malchace Wilmington, DE Cargo 4 9 1942 1 25 mi. off Cp. Lookout, NC N Torp'd by U-160
Maliko     1   1931   U. P. dock, Seattle, WA    
Mallin Norway 479 grt 10 1 1916       Ger. sub
Malmanger Norway 5400 grt 3 22 1917       Struck a mine
Malmland Sweden 3676 grt 8 8 1915       Ger. sub
Maloja P&O Passenger 2 27 1916 122 2 mi. Off Dover, Eng. N Struck a mine
Malta Cunard 2m Aux ship 10 15 1889 0 Cp. Cornwall nr. Lands End N Agrnd
Malta Maru Japan   2 10 1944     N Torp'd by 'Pogy'
Maltran Wilmington, DE Cargo 7 5 1943 0 70 mi. W Port Salut, Haiti N Torp'd by U-759
Manatawny Baltimore, MD Tankship 1 11 1942   Manila Bay, P.I. N After Jap. air attack on 12/13/41
Manchester Explorer UK Cargo 11 29 1956   Great Lakes or SLS Y X--'George Hindman'
Manchester Merchant Britain Cargo 12 3 1963 0 Montreal harbor Y X--crgo 'Lionel', fire
Manchester Regiment British Cargo             X--'Clan McKenzie'
Mandalay     10 27 1918   Crescent City N  
Manilla P&O Stores vessel     1881   nr. Halifax N Wrecked as sail ship 'Lancefield'
Manini San Francisco, CA Cargo 12 17 1941 2 180 mi. S Hawaii N Torp'd by I-175
Manju Maru Japan Tanker 1 21 1945   at Takao, Formosa N US aircraft TF38
Manningham Sweden 1988 grt 2 21 1917       Ger. sub
Manuel Spain 2419 grt 1 16 1917       Ger. sub
Manuel Campos Spain Cargo? 1 11 1973   off Cp. Villano   X--It. bulk Auriga
Manuel Espinosa         1940   off Golden Gate, CA    
Manuela New York, NY Cargo 6 25 1942 2 75 mi. E Cp. Lookout N Torp'd by U-404
Manuka Union SS Co. of NZ Passenger 12 16 1929 0 Long Point, NZ N Agrnd
Manx Norway 1343 grt 1 9 1940   off Kinnard head   Torp'd by U-19
Maori Shaw Savill & Albion Passenger 8 4 1909 34 Deseker Pt., S. Africa N Agrnd
Mar Adriatico Spain 2410 grt 2 16 1917       Ger. sub
Mar Bianco Tyser Line, London Cargo 12 7 1943   Zara (Zadar), Yugoslavia N Sunk by Allied bombers
Marclay     7 30 1945   Portland, OR    
Marco Polo Lloyd Triestino Passenger 5 12 1944   La Spezia harbor N Sunk as block ship harb. entr. Raised. scr.
Marconi Simpson Lumber Co. 4m Schooner 3 23 1909   S. spit Oregon Bar, Coos Bay N Agrnd after tow rope parted
Marcus Whitman Portland, OR Cargo 11 8 1942 0 110 mi. off Natal, Brazil N Torp'd by It. sub Leonardo da Vinci
Marechal Davout France Barque 12 15 1917   S. Atlantic O. N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Margaret Salem, MA Full Rigged     1810     N Lost
Margaret   Brig 7 24 1850 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Margaret New York, NY Cargo 4 14 1942 29 off E. coast US N Torp'd by U-571
Margaret C.     5 3 1933   Catalina I., CA    
Margarita Greece 1112 grt 11 26 1916       Ger. sub
Marguerite US 1553 grt 4 5 1917       Ger. sub
Marguerite Ryan US Schooner 2   1923       Sinking? Crew resc'd by White Star's 'Corinthic'
Maria Netherlands 3804 grt 9 21 1914       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Maria Adriana Netherlands 88 grt 2 25 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Maria Christina Netherlands   10 28 1914       Struck a mine
Maria Theresa France Barque 6 15 1880   off Brazos Is., TX N  
Mariana New York, NY Cargo 3 5 1942 35 500 mi. E Nassau, Bahamas N Torp'd by U-126
Marianne Netherlands   2 9 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Marie Denmark 173 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Marie Denmark 158 grt 8 15 1915       Ger. sub
Marie Denmark 325 grt 12 6 1916       Ger. sub
Marie US Brig 11 29 1852 9 2 mi. N Cp. Disappointment N Agrnd. 2 survivors
Marietta di Giorgio Norway 988 grt 1 19 1917     N Ger. sub
Marine Electric   Bulk 2 12 1983 24 30 mi. off Virginia coast N Foundered
Marion   Brig 11 4 1842 2 Bodie I., NC N  
Marion Norway 1587 grt 4 6 1917       Ger. sub
Markay Keystone Tankers Tanker 6 22 1947 11 Berth 168, Los Angeles, CA N Explosion, fire
Markland Norway 1627 grt 1 7 1917       Ger. sub
Marlen Baru Shpg Co. Cargo 1 21 1978   30.01 N x 11.37 W N Foundered
Marmara Denicilik Bankasi Pass./Cargo 3 5 1972   refit @ Golden Horn N Fire, gutted, sank
Marmora P&O Passenger 7 23 1918 10 off Irish coast N Torp'd by U-64
Marna Norway 914 grt 3 12 1917       Ger. sub
Marnix Van Sint Aldegonde Nederland Line Troopship 11 6 1943   off Algeria N Torp'd
Marore New York, NY Bulk 2 26 1942 0 off coast NC N Torp'd by U-432
Marowijne United Fruit Co. Passenger 8 13 1915   departed Belize, Br. Honduras N Prob. hurricane victim
Marpessa Shell Oil Tanker     1969       Explosion
Marques de Urguijo Spain 2530 grt 12 23 1916       Ger. sub
Marquette & Bessemer No. 2   Car Ferry 12   1909 36 L. Erie betw. Conneaut & Pt. Stanley   Disappeared
Mars Norway   5 2 1916       Ger. sub
Mars Norway 106 grt 7 24 1916       Ger. sub
Marshall Norway 1123 grt 3 25 1917       Ger. sub
Marshall F. Butters   Lumber Carrier 10 20 1916 0 L. Erie   Foundered at sea
Marshall Wellington Gt. Britain Barque     1823   off Sable I., N.S. N  
Martha   Schooner 1 10 1867 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Martha Denmark 1182 grt 5 15 1915       Ger. sub
Martha         1920   Klamath R., CA    
Martha   Schooner 3 4 1893 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Martha Foss Foss Tug & Launch Tug 5 20 1946   nr. Port Angeles, WA N X-- str. Iroquois
Martha Hindman Hindman Marine Bulk 12 22 1978 0 Goderich, Ont. Y Hit pier, holed, sank. Salvgd as 'Lac Des Isles'
Martin S. Ebel   Schooner 11 5 1895 0 Big Kinnakeet, NC N  
Martin Van Buren Baltimore, MD Cargo 1 14 1945 3 off coast Nova Scotia N Torp'd by U-1232
Marvale Canadian Pacific, Lon. Pass./Cargo 5 21 1923 0 Rks @ ent. to Trepassy B. N Agrnd, TCL
Mary   Schooner 12 22 1839 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
Mary   Schooner 10 26 1859   Ocracoke, NC N  
Mary Denmark 580 grt 11 30 1914       Struck a mine
Mary Norway 511 grt 7 24 1916       Ger. sub
Mary New York,NY Cargo 3 3 1942 1 250 mi. NE Paramaribo, D.G. N Torp'd by U-129
Mary A. Trainer   Schooner 1 28 1890 0 Durants, NC N  
Mary Ann     1 26 1955   WSW Cp. Elizabeth, WA    
Mary Anna   Schooner 9 8 1846 0 off Hatteras, NC N  
Mary Ballard   Bark 3 12 1843 0 Berry I., Bahamas N  
Mary Bear   Schooner 9 9 1881 1 New Topsail Inlet, NC N  
Mary Celeste     1 3 1885   Coast of Haiti N Driven ashore for insurance claim !
Mary E. Foster         1919   W Port Angeles, WA    
Mary E. Moore     2 23 1927   Coquille R. bar buoy, OR    
Mary Ellen   Brig 7   1850 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Mary Frances     2   1948   Des Moines, WA Y?  
Mary Hanlon     6 24 1924   off Cp. Mendocino, CA    
Mary J. Fisher   Schooner 8 24 1881 4 off Lockwoods Folly, NC N  
Mary L. Vankirk   Schooner 2 5 1882 0 New Inlet, NC N  
Mary Luckenbach New York, NY Cargo 9 14 1942 57 600 mi WNW N. Cape, Nor. N Torp'd by Ger. aircraft
Mary Pauline   Schooner 12   1963   G. of St. Lawerence N  
Mary Turcan   Brig 12 13 1852 0 off Currituck, NC N  
Mary Varney   Bark 4 5 1856 1 off Hatteras, NC N  
Mary W. Morris   Schooner 10 27 1893 0 Oak I., NC N  
Maryland Denmark 5136 grt 8 21 1914       Struck a mine
Masaya New Orleans, LA Cargo 3 28 1943 2 5 mi. fr. Oro B., New Britain I. N Japanese aircraft
Massalia Greece 2186 grt 10 29 1916       Ger. sub
Massilia Cie. de Nav. Sud-Atl. Pass./Troop     1944   Marseilles, France N Sunk as harbor blockage
Massmar New York, NY Cargo 7 5 1942 49 NW coast of Iceland N Allied minefield
Master Standfast     11 5 1943   Sweden - England run N  
Mataafa   str. 11 30 1905 9 Duluth, MN Y Agrnd
Matagorda     2 18 1946   35 mi. off Coos Bay, OR    
Material Service   Sandsucker 7 27 1936 15 L. Michigan off Chicago   Foundered at sea
Matheran     1 26 1917   off Cape Town / Cp. Agulhas N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Matsue Maru Japan Cargo 4 16 1944   off Woleai I. N Torp'd by 'Harder'
Matsumoto Maru Japan conv. Tanker 10 25 1944   Formosa Str. N US sub 'Tang'
Matthew Luckenbach New York, NY Cargo 3 19 1943 0 54-23 N x 23-34 W N Torp'd by U-527/523
Mattie E. Hiles   Schooner 10 30 1892 0 Currituck Inlet, NC N  
Matunga UK (Aust.) Cargo 8 26 1917   15 mi. off Waigeu I., D.N.G. N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Maua Brazil Cargo     1952   Breves Str., Amazon R. delta N Wrecked
Mauna Ala Matson Nav. Cargo 12 10 1941 0 Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
Mauna Loa San Francisco, CA Cargo 2 19 1942 1 Port Darwin, Australia N Japanese aircraft
Maurice Desgagnes Canada Cargo 3 12 1980 0 off Nova Scotia N Foundered
May     2 14 1943   enrt. Portland, OR - Vancouver, WA    
Mayflower     11 17 1932   Gig Harbor, WA    
Mayo Spain 1880 grt 9 8 1916       Ger. sub
Mayumba Elder Dempster Cargo     1884     N Fire
Mc Dowell Philadelphia, PA Tanker 12 16 1943 3 30 mi. N Aruba, D.W. I. N Torp'd by U-516
Mc Keesport Newark, NJ Cargo 4 29 1943 1 60-52 N x 34-20 W N Torp'd by U-258
McCulloch     6 13 1917   off Port Hueneme, CA N  
Mecca Orri Nav. Lines, Jeddah Pilgrim ship 12 19 1976 0 appx. 17 mi. fr. Jeddah N Fire started 12/18/1976
Mecklenburg Netherlands 2883 grt 2 27 1916       Struck a mine
Med Heron Liberia Tanker 9 16 1984   In or near Persian G.   Iraqi missile attack
Medea Netherlands 1235 grt 3 25 1915       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Medi Sea Liberia Cargo 8 1 1984   G. of Suez   Dam. by unexplained explosion
Medina P&O Passenger 4 28 1917 6 3 mi. NE Start Pt. N Torp'd by UB-31
Mediterranean Star Karageorgis Lines Passenger 8 28 1982   Enrt. Patras - Ancona N Engineroom fire
Megara Iblea Italy Tanker 1 3 1983   Str. of Messina N X--CGN 'Arkansas'
Meigs Washington DC Cargo 2 19 1942 1 Port Darwin, Australia N Japanese aircraft
Meiwa Maru Japan   7   1942   NE Honshu I., Japan N Torp'd by 'Narwhal'
Meiyo Maru Japan Transport 8 8 1942   St. Georges Ch., Solomon Is. N Torp'd by 'S-38'
Meiyo Maru Japan Ro-Ro 8 1 1984   G. of Suez   Dam. by unexplained explosion
Meizan Maru Japan Pass./Cargo 8 27 1943   off Mindoro N Torp'd by 'Grayling'
Melanope Britain Barque 12   1906   off OR coast Y Dismasted, capsized. Salved by ss Northland
Melita Cunard Passenger 9 5 1868 0   N Burned at sea
Melrose     3   1938   off Saqn Pedro, CA    
Melville E. Stone San Francisco, CA Cargo 11 24 1943 16 100 mi. NW Cristobal, C.Z. N Torp'd by U-516
Melvin H. Baker Newark, NJ Cargo 6 6 1942 0 75 mi. E Bazuruto I., Mdgscr N Torp'd by I-10
Melvina     10 10 1920   SF Bay    
Memento Norway 1076 grt 3 31 1916       Struck a mine
Memnon USA 3m clipper 9 14 1851   Macclesfields Str. nr Banca N Agrnd, stove in her bottom on reef
Memphian Leyland Line Cargo 10 8 1917   off N. Arklow Lighthouse N Torp'd
Mendi Br. & Afr. Stm Nv. Passenger 2 20 1917 636 English Channel N X--'Douro'
Mendibil Mendi Spain 4501 grt 6 18 1916       Ger. sub
Menominee Philadelphia, PA Tug 3 31 1942 16 9.5 mi. ESE Metompkin Inlet, VA N Shelled by U-754
Merced McCormick Lumber Stm Schooner 10 15 1913 0 Pt. Gorda, CA N Agrnd
Mercer     9   1949   off West Point, WA    
Merchant   Package Frtr.     1878     Y* Foundered at sea
Mercur Sweden 711 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Mercurio Italy Fruit ship     1944   off Parenzo, Italy N Sunk
Mercury Sun Wilmington, DE Tanker 5 18 1942 6 125 mi. S Cp. Corrientes, Cu. N Torp'd by U-125
Mercy T. Trundy   Schooner 4 24 1882 0 Cp. Fear, NC N  
Mereddio Sweden 1372 grt 12 20 1916       Ger. sub
Meresteyn Netherlands Frigate 4 3 1702   1.5 mi. off Soldanha, Jutten I. N Agrnd after unsuccessful mutiny
Merida NY & Cuba SS Co Passenger 5 12 1911 0 Enrt. Havana-NYC N X--reefer 'Admiral Farragut'
Merida   str. 10 20 1916 23 L. Erie   Foundered at sea
Merillie         1920   Mercer Slough, WA    
Merion American Line Pass./Cargo 5 30 1915   Aegean Sea N Torp'd
Meriweather Lewis Portland, OR Cargo 3 2 1943 72 62-10 N x 28-25 W N Torp'd by U-634
Merlin Gt. Britain Frigate 11 13 1777   off Fts. Mercer & Nassau, NJ N  
Merrimack Baltimore, MD Cargo 6 9 1942 43 60 mi. off Cozumel N Torp'd by U-107
Mesquite USCG WLB-305 12   1989 0 off Keeweenaw Peninsula N Stranded, TCL, sunk
Metapan New York, NY Reefer 10 1 1943 0 off Tunisia N Struck a mine
Meteor Norway 4211 grt 12 7 1916       Ger. sub
Meton Wilmington, DE Tanker 11 5 1942 1 100 mi. off N. coast Curacao N Torp'd by U-129
Metropolis   Steamer 1 31 1878 85 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Mexican Union SS Co Passenger 4 5 1900 0 Enrt. 80 mi. fr. Cape Town, S.A. N X--ss 'Winkfield'
Mexico   Passenger 8   1897 0 Brit. Columbia coast N Agrnd
Mexico Sanish Transatlantic Passenger 7 7 1901 0 6 mi. S Vianno do Castello, Prt. N Agrnd
Meyer London Baltimore, MD Cargo 4 16 1944 0 off Derma, Libya N Torp'd by U-407
Miaoulis Greece 2918 grt 2 24 1917       Ger. sub
Michael Greece 2410 grt 11 26 1916       Ger. sub
Michail Outchaukoff Denmark   12 17 1916       Struck a mine
Michigan Portland, OR Cargo 4 30 1943 0 60 mi. W Oran, Algeria N Torp'd by U-565
Middleburg Netherlands Frigate 6 10 1781   2 mi. off Meeuwe I., S. Africa N British naval fleet
Midnight Sun 1 Panama Cargo 2 7 1984 8 off French coast N Foundered
Midway     3 10 1959   off Partridge Point, WA Y?  
Mignon   Stm. Yacht 9 9 1890 0 Cp. Fear, NC N  
Mikhail Lermontov USSR Cruise 2 16 1986 1 off Port Gore, NZ N Struck rock, sank in 100'
Mil Norway 244 grt 1 21 1944   Varangerfjorden N Mine or Torpedo ?
Milhafre Ger. Container 4 22 1983   450 mi. off Azores N Foundered
Milledgeville   Packet 8 30 1839 9 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Millinocket New York, NY Cargo 6 17 1942 11 off La Isabela, Cuba N Torp'd by U-129
Milmar     8 22 1950   off Santa Barbara I., CA    
Milton Lamport & Holt Passenger 6 15 1911   nr. Cabo Espichel, Port. N Wrecked
Milwaukee US Car Ferry 10 22 1929 52 L. Michigan off Milwaukee   Foundered at sea
Milwaukee     1 17 1917   Samoa Beach, CA N  
Mimi Ger. 4m Barque 4 6 1913 18 Nehalen R. bar N Agrnd 2/14/1913. Capsized 4/6 while salvaging
Mimosa Anglo Amer Oil Co Tanker     1915       Torp'd
Mindanao         1946   off Pt. Loma, CA    
Mindora US Bark 1 12 1853 0 Columbia R., Oregon N Agrnd when currents overpowered wind
Mineral Norway 649 grt 8 17 1915       Ger. sub
Minerva Norway 3736 grt 5 22 1915       Ger. sub
Minneapolis Atlantic Trans. Line Pass./Cargo 3 23 1916 12 NE Malta N Torp'd by U-35
Minnehaha Atlantic Trans. Line Pass./Cargo 8 11 1900 2 NYC Y Rammed tug 'American' on maiden voyage. Cas. - tug.
Minnehaha Atlantic Trans. Line Pass./Cargo 3 18 1910   off (or perhaps on!) Scilly Is. Y Agrnd
Minnehaha Atlantic Trans. Line Pass./Cargo 9 7 1917 43 12 mi. Off Fastnet N Torp'd by U-48
Minnetonka Atlantic Trans. Line Pass./Cargo 1 31 1918 4 40 mi. NW Malta N Torp'd by U-64
Minnewaska Atlantic Trans. Line Pass./Cargo 11 29 1916   Suda Bay, nr. Mudros N Struck a mine, beached, scr.
Minnie   Schooner 4 12 1882 0 Cp. Fear, NC N  
Minnie A. Caine     9 24 1939   Santa Monica, CA    
Minnie E. Kelton US Str. 5 5 1908 11 off Yaquina Head Y Nearly foundered, towed to Astoria
Minotaur New York, NY Cargo 1 9 1943 6 100 mi. N Paramaribo, D.G. N Torp'd by U-124
Minotaur Cyprus Tanker 12 3 1984   Persian G. Y Hit by missile
Mira Norway 1152 grt 3 4 1941     N Shelled by Warship
Miraflores Jamaica Fruit ship 2   1941   Enrt. La Ceiba - New O. N Disappeared. Last date seen
Miranda Norway 1328 grt 1 20 1940   30 MI. NW Peterhead   Mine or Torpedo?
Mirii Maru Japan Tanker 6 29 1944   W. of Luzon I., P.I. Y Damaged by US sub 'Bang'
Mirii Maru Japan Tanker 1 15 1945   at Takao, Formosa N US aircraft TF38
Miyazaki Maru NYK Line Cargo/Pass. 5 31 1917 8 English Channel N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Mobile Point     12 23 1944   off Cascade Head, OR    
Mobiloil New York, NY Tanker 4 29 1942 0 350 mi. NE Turks I. N Torp'd by U-108
Mobiloil Mobil Oil Tanker 3 19 1984   Columbia R., Oregon Y Agound. 42,000 gal spill
Mod Norway 664 grt 4 30 1916       Ger. sub
Moder II Norway 124 grt 5 7 1944   Varangerfjorden N Captured by Russians and burned
Modern Greece   Blockade Runner 6 27 1862   Cp. Fear, NC N  
Modiva Norway 1276 grt 1 31 1917       Ger. sub
Modum Norway 2937 grt 12 11 1916       Ger. sub
Moerdrecht Netherlands Tanker 6 20 1940   In convoy HX 49 N Torp'd by U-48
Mohican         1926   San Diego, CA    
Mohlenpris Norway 637 grt 4 15 1917       Ger. sub
Molly Pitcher Baltimore, MD Cargo 3 17 1943 4 500 mi. W Lisbon, Portugal N Torp'd by U-167
Molund   Cargo 6 9 1983 6 off Sweden N X--Brz. crgo 'Monte Alto'
Momento Norway 653 grt 5 2 1916       Ger. sub
Momijiga Maru Japan str. (American)     1873     N  
Monarch         1929   nr. San Francisco, CA    
Monarch     4 13 1915   San Pablo Bay, CA N  
Mongolia     6 23 1917 26 off Bombay, India N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Monitor   Fed. Gunboat 12 30 1862   Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Monkshaven Algoma Central Cargo 11   1905 0 off Pie Island Y Agrnd
Monkshaven Algoma Central Cargo 10 18 1906   Angus I N Broke moorings, Agrnd
Monrovia Eastern Shpg Co. Cargo 6 25 1959 0 L. Huron N X--bulk 'Royalton'
Montanan New York, NY Cargo 6 3 1943 7 150 mi. S Masirah I. N Torp'd by I-27
Monte Cervantes Hamburg-S. America Passenger 1 22 1930 1 Eclaireur Rf., Str. of Magellan N Struck uncharted rks, Agrnd
Monte Grappa Nav. Libera Triestina Cargo/Pass. 11   1922   N. Atlantic N Abandoned by crew
Monte Protegido Argentina 281 grt 4 4 1917       Ger. sub
Monte Udala Nav. Aznar, Bilbao Cargo/Pass. 9 8 1971 0 15-2 S x 36-38 W N Developed leak in engineroom, sank
Montebello Los Angeles, CA Tanker 12 23 1941 0 4 mi. S Piedra Blancas Lths. CA N Torp'd by I-21
Monterey   Schooner 5 7 1851 0 Cp. Lookout, NC N  
Montlaurier Canadian Pac. Passenger 2 26 1925   off Queenstown Y Agrnd after rudder damage. Towed to Liverpool
Montreal   Passenger     1857 250 SLS nr. L. Ontario   Burned
Montrose Britain Cargo 7 30 1962   Detroit R. @ Ambassador Br. Y X--cement barge
Montserrat USA   12   1894 All Cp. Flattery, WA N Lost
Moon   Brig 5 8 1845 0 Nags Head N  
Morea Italy 2954 grt 8 16 1940     N sub
Morgan Shell     9 25 1951   SF Bay, CA    
Morild I. Norway 1354 grt 3 29 1917       Ger. sub
Morina Netherlands Tanker 2 23 1943   600 mi. SSW Azore Is. Y Torp'd
Mormacsul New York, NY Cargo 5 27 1942 3 50 mi. S Bear I. Enrt. Murmansk N Ger. aircraft
Morna Norway 1511 grt 8 13 1915       Ger. sub
Morning Star France Bark 7 11 1849 1 off Sand I., Columbia R. N Agrnd due to lack of pilot
Morning Star   Passenger 6 21 1868 23 L. Erie, off Lorain   X--schnr 'Courtland'
Morning Star     10   1961   S. jetty Yaquin Bay Bar, OR Y?  
Morro Castle NY & Cuba Mail SS Co Passenger 9 8 1934 137 Asbury Park, NJ N Fire, Agrnd
Mossamedes Empresa Nac. de Nav. Cargo/Pass. 4 24 1923 31 Coast of Angola N Agrnd
Mossamedes Portugal Cargo/Pass.     1923   Flase Cp. Frio N Wrecked
Mostun Norway 2713 grt 10 1 1944   off Aalborg, Denmark N Struck a mine
Motilal Nehru Shpg Corp of India Bulk 5 19 1983     Y Boiler room explosion, fire
Motohira Maru No. II M. Y. Kawasaki Cargo/Pass.     1907   Soya Str. N Wrecked, broke up during salvg.
Motormates     3 4 1944   San Joaquin R., CA    
Mount Blanc France Cargo 12 6 1917 3500 (incl. civilians), Halifax, N.S. N carrying ammo, X--Imo
Mount Vernon (ex- Kronprinzessin Cecilie) US Navy Transport 9 5 1918 36 200 mi. Off Brest   Torp'd in boiler room
Mountaineer   Steamer 12 25 1852 0 Kitty Hawk, NC N  
Mountaineer     10 5 1925   Hood Canal, WA    
Mt. Baker     8 1 1932   Birch Pt., WA    
Mt. Vernon         1942   Skagit R., WA    
Mule Duzer     8 21 1954   nr. Bonneville Dam, OR Y?  
Multnomah     6 16 1929   Columbia R. bar    
Munamar US Str. 5 3 1920       Sinking? Crew resc'd by White Star's 'Athenic'
Munger T. Ball Baltimore, MD Tanker 5 4 1942 30 80 mi. NW Dry Tortugas I. N Torp'd by U-507
Munleon     11 7 1931   Pt. Reyes, CA    
Muriel     7 3 1925   Balboa, CA    
Muskogee Wilmington, DE Tanker 3 22 1942 34 450 mi. SE Bermuda N Torp'd by U-123
My Pride     12 13 1954   nr. Golden Gate, CA    
Myoho Maru Japan Transport              
Myrdal Norway   1 26 1917       Ger. sub
Myron   str. 11   1919 17 Off Whitefish Pt. N Foundered at sea

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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