Shipping Incidents

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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
N. Boynton   Barge 4 17 1889 0 Poyners Hill, NC N  
N. D. Tobey         1917   Agate Pass, WA Y?  
N. J. Fjord Denmark 1425 grt 4 6 1917       Ger. sub
Nabob Britain Bark 3 4 1876   Portland > UK N Disappeared. Date of departure is given
Nabob     3   1944   nr. Port Roberts, WA Y?  
Naeco Wilmington, DE Tanker 3 23 1942 24 65 mi. SE Cp. Lookout N Torp'd by U-124
Naesborg Denmark 1547 grt 1 4 1917       Ger. sub
Naess Tern   Tanker 1 13 1964     Y X--Br. cargo 'Santander'
Nampo Maru Japan Tanker 2 24 1944   Formosa Strait N Torp'd by 'Grayback'
Nancy Denmark 1311 grt 4 9 1917       Ger. sub
Nancy Lee         1946   nr. Santa Cruz I., CA    
Naniwa Maru Japan Cargo 8 17 1942   off Truk I. N Torp'd by 'Gudgeon'
Nankei Maru Japan Cargo 12 25 1942   Guadalcanal supply run   Torp'd by US sub, then X--DD 'Uzuki'
Nantes Cunard Passenger 11 6 1888   36 mi. SE Lizard, Eng. N X--'Theodor Ruger'
Nanyo Maru Japan   2 20 1944   E. coast Formosa N Torp'd by 'Pogy'
Narkunda P&O Troopship 11 14 1942 31 off Algeria N Aerial attack
Narraganset Anglo Amer Oil Co Tanker 3   1917   off Scilly Is.   Torp'd
Narvik Norway 241 grt 3 22 1944   Rødøyfjorden, Helgeland N Shelled by U-boat
Nashaba Houston, TX Cargo 3 26 1945 2 Enrt. Cardiff, Wales - Ghent N Struck a mine
Nathan Esterbrook, Jr.   Schooner 2 20 1893 1 Little Kinnakeet, NC N  
Nathaniel Greene Wilmington, NC Cargo 2 24 1943 4 40 mi NE Oran, Algeria N Torp'd by U-565
Nathaniel Hawthorne Portland, OR Cargo 11 7 1942 38 40 mi NE Isla de Margarita N Torp'd by U-508
Nathaniel Lank   Schooner 1 22 1891   Gull Shoal, NC N  
Nautique France Passenger     1890   at sea N Foundered
Navarino (ex- Gripsholm) Greece Cruise 11 26 1981   Skaramanga, Greece N Sank while in floating dock
Navarra Ger.y Supply 11 11 1914   Trinidad I., Atlantic O. N Brit. AMC 'Orama'
Navarra Norway 2118 grt 4 6 1940   59-00 N x 04-00 W   Torp'd by U-59
Nebraska Chamberlain & Phelps Ln. Full Rigged 11 7 1857   nr. Galveston   Lost
Necanicum         1936   San Pablo Bay, CA    
Nedjan Sweden Cargo 1   1954 17 nr. Gavle, Sweden N Foundered
Nedra     3 23 1936   off San Clemente, CA    
Nehalem         1931   Salmon Bay, Seattle, WA    
Nellie Wadsworth   Schooner 12 6 1885 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Nemaha     7 12 1925   Shelter Cove, CA    
Nepaul (II) P&O Liner 12 12 1890   Shagstone rf. off Plymouth N Wrecked
Neponset No. 2     11 12 1921   Georgiana Slough, CA    
Neptune England merchant     1744   Diamond Shoals, NC N Agrnd
Neptune Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co Tug 11 16 1948 1 9 mi. off Columbia R., WA/OR N X-- ss Herald of the Morning. Tried to secure towline
Neptune Cyprus Cargo 2 1 1984   Persian G.   Mine or missile--badly dam.
Neptunia Italy Troopship 9 18 1941 192 off Libya N Br. sub. Casualties split w/ Oceania, qv.
Neptunia Neptunia Shpg. Co. Passenger 11 2 1957 0 Daunt's Rk., Cobh harbor, Eire N Struck rk., beached, TCL
Neptunis Netherlands 166 grt 4 12 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Neptunus Denmark 112 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Nerens Sweden 1233 grt 12 25 1915       Struck a mine
Nereus Norway 742 grt 12 10 1915       Struck a mine
Nervion Norway 1920 grt 12 4 1916       Ger. sub
Nesjar Norway 1609 grt 10 1 1916       Ger. sub
Nestor Black Ball Line Full Rigged     1824       Lost
Nestorian Leyland Line Cargo 1 2 1917   S Cp. Clear I. Galvstn-Livrpl N Wrecked
Nestos Greece 4060 grt 4 8 1917       Ger. sub
Neustria Fabre Line Passenger 10 27 1908   Enrt. New York-Marseille N Disappeared. Date of departure is given
Neva Gt. Britain Frigate 5 13 1835   1 mi. NE King I., Tasmania N  
Nevada   Steamer 6 4 1868 1 Hatteras Shoal, NC N  
New Carissa Panama Wood Chip Carrier 2 4 1999 0 nr. Coos Bay, OR N Agrnd... 23 Filipino survivors
New Crivello     9 18 1936   off Pescadero Pt., CA    
New Guinea McIlwraith, McEacharn Passenger 2 13 1911   W. of Cp. Green Lths., Aust. N Agrnd
New Home II     12 6 1956   5 mi. SSE Oceanside, CA    
New Jersey Wilmington, DE Tanker 5 28 1942 0 90 mi SW Gd. Cayman Is. N Torp'd by U-103
New Life     9 7 1932   off Santa Barbara, CA    
New Rex     4 29 1952   3 mi. off Laguna, CA    
New Saturnia     11 14 1955   W Dana Pt. CA    
New Sevilla (ex- Runic) UK Tanker 9 20 1940 2 In convoy OB 216, off Galway N Torp'd by U-138
New World     3 23 1945   nr. Coronado, CA    
New York US Full Rigged 3 13 1898 0 Halfmoon Bay, CA N Agrnd
New York Ger.y Nav. accomdtn 4 3 1945   Kiel, Ger.y N Allied aerial attack. scr. 1949
Newark Castle Union-Castle Passenger 3 12 1908 3 Enrt. Durban-Mauritius, Richard's Bay N Agrnd
Newburg     10 8 1918   N Bodega, CA N  
Newsboy Rob't Dollar Stm Schooner 4   1906   Humboldt Bay N X-- stm. schooner Wasp
Nexos Denmark 1013 grt 12 5 1916       Ger. sub
Niagara Cunard 3m Aux Barque     1875   nr. S. Stack, Angelsey, N. Wales N Agrnd
Niagara Can.-Australasian Ln. Passenger 6 19 1940 0 28 mi. N Hauraki G., NZ N Struck a mine
Niagara Panama Cargo 3 15 1983   nr. Corsica   Fire
Nicarao New York, NY Reefer 5 15 1942 8 75 mi. N San Salvador I. N Torp'd by U-751
Nichei Maru Japan Tanker 1 6 1945   G. of Thailand N US sub 'Besugo'
Nichiro Maru Japan Transport 2 17 1944   off Palau I. N Torp'd by 'Sargo'
Nicholas US Navy Destroyer 9 9 1923   off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd with 6 other DD's
Nicholas Paquet Co. de Nav. Paquet Pass./Cargo 7 6 1933   4 mi. off Cp. Spartel, N. Africa N Wrecked, TCL
Nichols I     2 23 1954   N Beach Peninsula, WA    
Nickeliner Lake Charles, LA Tanker 5 13 1943 0 6 mi. fr. Manati, Cuba N Torp'd by U-176
Nico Norway 712 grt 12 18 1915       Struck a mine
Nicolaos Greece 1215 grt 3 1 1917       Ger. sub
Nidareid Norway Bulk? 6 11 1965   Panama Bay Y X--Cuban cargo Aracelio Iglesias
Nidarholm Norway 3482 grt 2 12 1940   50-45 N x 14-00 W   Torp'd by U-37
Niel Armstrong Greece Tanker 8 10 1977   Suez canal, southern approaches   X--Liberian tanker Coral I
Nieuwland Netherlands 927 grt 10 3 1916       Struck a mine
Nightengale (AM-18)     12 26 1941   Columbia R., @ Bar Buoy 11 Y?  
Nika     2 14 1923   off Umatilla lightship, WA    
Nikki Maru Japan Transport 2 23 1944   S. of Palau I. N Torp'd by 'Balao'
Nile P&O Cargo/Pass.     1909   at anchor below Gravesend Y X--cable str. 'Teleconia'
Nile P&O Cargo/Pass. 1 11 1915   Hojiro Rk., Inland Sea, Japan N Struck rock, TCL
Nimbus US Ship 12 29 1877 0 Columbia bar N Struck bottom outbound. Attempted to return, sank.
Nina Norway 1371 grt 10 27 1944   56-10 N x 11-17 E N Struck a mine
Nina Borthen Norway Tanker 10 6 1940   Atlantic O. N Torp'd by U-103
Nina Sagaydak Soviet Cargo 10 12 1983 0 Sea of Chukhotsk N Crushed in ice
Ninemia Greece Tanker 12 15 1984 2 100 mi. fr. Kharg I.   Abandoned after Iraqi missile attack
Niola Sweden 726 grt 4 29 1916       Ger. sub
Niord Sweden 144 grt 12 17 1916       Ger. sub
Niphon P&O Liner 1 23 1868 13 Reef off House Hill, Amoy N Wrecked
Nippon Maru     5 28 1933   Pt. Honda, CA    
Nippon Maru Japan Tanker 1 14 1944   S. of Sorol I. N US sub 'Scamp'
Nippon Maru         1919   Golden Gate, CA    
Nipponia Stettin Lines Str. 10 9 1908 All nr. Texel   sank after X-- Ger. pass. 'Pretoria'
Niritos Greece 3756 grt 4 12 1917       Ger. sub
Nisqually US Barge 3 26 1938   Clatsop Spit, OR Y ex- str. Suremico
Nissan Maru Japan Tanker 6 19 1942   Kiska harbor, Alaska N US aircraft
Nisshin Maru Japan Tanker     1942   Miri, Borneo N Torp'd by 'Trout'
Nisshin Maru Japan Tanker 5 6 1944   off Borneo N US sub 'Crevalle'
Nisshin Maru No. 2 Japan Tanker 4 17 1943   E. of Formosa N US sub prob. 'Seawolf'
Nissho Maru Japan Tanker 2 25 1944   In or nr. Davao G. N Torp'd by 'Hoe'
Nitta Maru (sunk as 'Chuyo') Japan conv. CVE 12 4 1943   260 nm. SE Yokosuka N US sub 'Sailfish'
Nittoku Maru Japan Cargo 2 10 1944   E. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Snook'
Njaal Norway 718 grt 11 30 1916       Ger. sub
No. 4413     12 5 1951   San Nicolas I., CA    
No. 506     2   1956   nr. Castle Rock, OR    
No. 510 Port of Pasco     12 12 1953   N Jetty, Coos Bay Bar, OR    
No. XLV D.L. Co.     7 14 1939   nr. LaPush, WA    
Nogill Denmark 214 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Noorderdijk Netherlands 7166 grt 2 22 1917       Torp'd by Ger. sub
Noordmer Nordstern Rederei Cargo 11 19 1966 0 L. Huron, Thndr Bay Shoal N Agrnd
Noordzee Netherlands 298 grt 4 26 1916       Struck a mine
Noorster Netherlands   9 2 1916       Struck a mine
Nooya     3 12 1950   Seattle, WA    
Nor Norway 544 grt 3 31 1915       Ger. sub
Nora Denmark 772 grt 12 10 1916       Struck a mine
Nordass Norway 1110 grt 7 8 1915       Ger. sub
Nordcap Norway 322 grt 2 12 1917       Ger. sub
Nordic Pride         1941   Pt. Arena, CA    
Nordland Norway 726 grt 10 19 1942   Saltenfjorden N Mine or Torpedo ?
Nord-Norge Norway 340 grt 3 24 1944   Stadthavet N Torp'd by U (?)
Norfolk Federal Line Passenger 11 8 1914   betw. Melbourne - Sydney N Fire, beached, broken
Norfolk         1918   Pt. Gorda, CA N  
Norge Scandnv'n-Amer. Passenger 6 28 1904 550 Rocks at Rockall N Agrnd
Norlandia Baltimore, MD Cargo 7 3 1944 9 25 mi. NE Cp. Samana, D.R. N Torp'd by U-575
Norlantic New York, NY Cargo 5 13 1942 7 90 mi. E Bonaire N Torp'd by U-69
Norlavore New York, NY Cargo 2 24 1942 28 60 mi. off Cp. Hatteras, NC N Torp'd by U-69
Norlina     8 4 1926   Horseshoe Pt., CA    
Norlindo Baltimore, MD Cargo 5 4 1942 5 80 mi. NW Dry Tortugas I. N Torp'd by U-507
Norma Denmark 1997 grt 1 14 1917       Ger. sub
Norma Norway 850 grt 3 1 1917       Ger. sub
Norma Sweden 1443 grt 3 26 1917       Ger. sub
Norman Norway 1060 grt 8 7 1915       Ger. sub
Norman P. Clement Chembarge Ltd. Tanker 10 23 1968   Georgian Bay N Agrnd, explosion @ repair, scuttled
Normandie Sweden 1307 grt 10 18 1916       Ger. sub
Normandie     3 10 1937   off Eureka, CA    
Normandie France Passenger 2 9 1942   N.Y.C. N Fire, capsized @ pier
Normandie     9 18 1955   nr. San Diego, CA Y?  
Normanna Norway 2900 grt 2 23 1917       Ger. sub
Norne Norway 1185 grt 3 26 1916       Ger. sub
Nornen Norway 215 grt 9 29 1916       Ger. sub
Noronic Canada SS Lines Passenger 9 17 1949 139 Toronto harbor N Burned
Norra Sverige Sweden 723 grt 12 6 1914       Struck a mine
Norrik Sweden 1633 grt 12 2 1915       Struck a mine
Norseman Dominion Line Passenger 1 22 1916   G. of Salonica N Torp'd by Ger. sub U-39. Subseq. beached
Norske Barde Norway Tanker 8 5 1984   Reef in the Baltic   Agrnd
Norte Norway 216 grt 9 11 1915       Ger. sub
North American     7 11 1959   Betw. Double Bluff and Bush Pt., WA    
North Bend US Schooner 1 5 1928   Peacock Spit, WA Y Stranded. 13 months later refloated herself
North Bend     10 23 1940   off Coos Bay, OR    
North Carolina Wilm. & Roanoke RR Co. Steam Packet 7 25 1840 0 off Cp. Fear, NC N X-- sister ship Govenor Dudley
North Carolina   Conf. Gunboat 9   1864   Cp. Fear R., NC N  
North Fork     9 21 1919   10 mi. W Shelter Cove, CA    
North Head     9 25 1954   off Catalina I., CA    
North Heath   Blockade Runner 1   1865   Cp. Fear R., NC N  
North Sea Pacific SS Co. Passenger     1947   nr. Bella Coola   Agrnd
North Star     11 4 1920   Catalina I., CA    
North Star     7 8 1915   Wenatchee, WA N  
Northern Light   Schooner             Sinking. Crew resc'd by White Star's 'Baltic'
Northern Light     6 28 1955   nr. San Diego, CA    
Northern Sword Sword SS Co. Fruit ship 2 8 1943   off Colon, Panama N X--'?'
Northerner   Steamship 1 4 1860 38 Cp. Mendocino, CA N Agrnd
Northland Ketchikan SS Co       1916   Alaskan waters Y  
Northland Ketchikan SS Co   5   1924   nr. Umpqua River, OR N Agrnd
Northland     7 21 1927   SF Bay, CA    
Northumberland Canada Passenger 6 2 1949   Port Dalhousie N Burned at dock While fitting out
Norvana Baltimore, MD Cargo 5 6 1944 29 off Cp. Hatteras, NC N Torp'd by U-66
Nørvøy Norway 245 grt 12   1944     N ? Under Ger. flag
Norwave UK Ferry 9 12 1983 0 nr. Hull, England Y Engineroom fire
Norwegian Leyland Line Cargo 3 13 1917   off Cork, Ireland N Torp, bchd, scr.
Norwood     1 29 1924   City dock, Seattle, WA Y?  
Nova Norway 1034 grt 3 27 1917       Ger. sub
Novadoc N. M. Paterson Bulk/Cargo 11 11 1940 2 off Pentwater, MI N Foundered
Nowy Sacz Poland   2   1972   20 mi. S. Cp. St. Vincent   X--Cypriot vessel olympian
Noyo National SS Co Pass./Cargo 6 10 1935   off Pt. Arena N  
Noyo     2 26 1918   Pt. Arena, CA N  
Noyo         1915   La Jolla Pt., San Diego, CA Y?  
NSK No. 2         1934   Huntington Beach, CA    
Nubia P&O Transport 6 20 1915   off Colombo, Ceylon N Lost while waiting for harbor pilot
Nuchek     5 19 1949   Lake WA Ship Canal, Seattle, WA    
Nuestra de Solidad Spain Full-rigged Ship 8 18 1750 0 Drum Inlet, NC N  
Nueve Montana Spain 2039 grt 1 28 1917       Ger. sub
Nuova Ottavia   Bark 3 1 1876 16 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Nutfield   Blockade Runner 2 4 1864   New River Inlet, NC N  
Nyland Norway 1824 grt 2 25 1917       Ger. sub
Nystrand Norway 1347 grt 12 19 1916       Ger. sub

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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