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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
P. B. Savery   Schooner 8 11 1851 0 Chicamacomico, NC N  
P. G. Halvorsen Norway 1101 grt 12 26 1941   Storebelt N Struck a mine
P. S. B. & D. Co. No. 14 US Scow 11 15 1943   off Columbia R. OR/WA   Foundered off mouth of Columbia River
P. T. & B Co. No. 1684 US Barge 1 18 1947   Peacock Spit, WA   Barge cut loose to save tug and crew
P. T. & B Co. No. 1685 US Barge 1 18 1947   Peacock Spit, WA   Barge cut loose to save tug and crew
P.C.C. Co. No. II     10 30 1920   Madison Park, WA    
P.S. No. 91     1   1952   S Heceta Head, OR Y?  
Pacha P&O Passenger 7 21 1851 16 Formosa Hd., Str of Malacca N X--P&O liner 'Erin'
Pacific   Passenger 11 4 1875 229 40 m. S. Cp. Flattery N X--square-rigged ship 'Orpheus'
Pacific         1922   Pt. Loma, CA Y?  
Pacific Enterprise     9 9 1949   Pt. Arena, CA    
Pacific Glory Liberia Tanker 10 23 1970   10 mi. S. I. of Wight   X--Liberian tanker Allegro
Pacific Protector   Diving Support 10 19 1984   E of Qatar   Iranian F-4 Phantom attack
Pacific Queen     9 17 1957   Old Town Dock, Tacoma, WA    
Pacific Star         1941   nr. Laguna, CA    
Pagasarri Spain 3287 grt 8 16 1916       Ger. sub
Pal     11 27 1937   6 mi. N Port Hueneme, CA    
Palander Sweden 311 grt 12 11 1916       Ger. sub
Pallas Athena (ex- Flandre) Epirotiki Lines Passenger 3 24 1994   Piraeus, Greece N Burned
Paloma     6 7 1918   Willamette R., OR N  
Palos US Brig 11   1853 1 SF > Oysterville N Agrnd, pounded to pieces. Captain lost.
Pamir   5m Bark 9 21 1957 80 600 mi. SW Azore Is. N Foundered
Pan Norway 795 grt 10 26 1916       Ger. sub
Pan Atlantic Wilmington, DE Cargo 7 6 1942 25 180 mi. N Cp. Canin N Ger. dive-bombers
Pan Kraft Wilmington, DE Cargo 7 7 1942 2 Barents Sea N Ger. aircraft
Pan Massachusetts Wilmington, DE Tanker 2 19 1942 20 40 mi SE Cp. Canaveral N Torp'd by U-128
Pan New York Wilmington, DE Tanker 10 29 1942 42 550 mi W Malin Hd., Ireland N Torp'd by U-624
Pan Pacific         1950   off Point Dume, CA    
Pan Pennsylvania Wilmington, DE Tanker 4 16 1944 25 200 mi. E Ambrose Ltshp., NY N Torp'd by U-550
Panaghia Akathiston Greece 600 grt 9 12 1916       Ger. sub
Panghis Drakatos Greece 2734 grt 4 15 1917       Ger. sub
Panoceanic Fame Panama Tanker 5 13 1983   off Bandar Khomeini N Fire
Panthea New or Red Star Line Full Rigged 1   1827   off Holyhead   Wrecked
Papanui Australian Shpg Passenger 12 14 1909   uncharted rocks nr. Hobart, Tas. Y Agrnd
Papanui Australian Shpg. Passenger 9 11 1911 0 St. Helena I. N Burned. Coal cargo self-immolated
Papelera Norway 1591 grt 4 16 1916       Ger. sub
Papoose Houston, TX Tanker 3 18 1942 2 15 mi. S Cp. Lookout, NC N Torp'd by U-124
Paporoa NZ Shipping Co. Cargo/Pass. 3 17 1926 0 S. Atlantic N Burned
Para Sweden 1834 grt 6 10 1916       Struck a mine
Paragon     9 24 1939   Enrt. to Newport Beach, CA    
Paraguay Star Blue Star Line Cargo/Pass. 8 12 1969   at dock in London N Engineroom fire
Parahyba Uruguay 2537 grt 1 19 1917       Ger. sub
Parana Brazil 4461 grt 4 4 1917       Ger. sub
Parat Norway 135 grt 12 16 1944   Krakhellesund, Sogn N Aircraft
Paris French Line Passenger 4 19 1939   Le Havre N Burned, capsized. scr. 1947
Paris Norway 1753 grt 2   1944   Norwegian West Coast N ? Under Ger. flag
Parismina New York, NY Reefer 11 18 1942 20 54-07 N x 38-26 W N Torp'd by U-624
Parker No. 1         1934   nr. Astoria, OR    
Parnass Norway 646 grt 11 19 1916       Ger. sub
Parrott   Schooner 4 7 1889 2 Albemarle Sound, NC N  
Pasvik Norway 238 grt 4 14 1943   Varangerfjorden N Torp'd by U (?)
Pat Harrison New Orleans, LA Cargo 5 8 1943 2 Gibraltar harbor N Limpet mine (Italian)
Patapsco   Steamer 9 12 1868 0 Cp. Lookout, NC N  
Patra Arab Navigators, Alex. Pilgrim ship 12 25 1976 100 five hours out of Jeddah N Fire from engine's gas leak
Patria     6 21 1954   Santa Rosa I., CA Y?  
Patrick J. Hurley Wilmington, DE Tanker 9 13 1942 17 950 mi. NE Barbados N Shelled by U-512
Patriot   Pilot boat 1   1813   Nags Head, NC N Pirated, crew and pass killed?
Patrizanka Yugoslavia Passenger     1947       lost, 6178 grt
Paul Hamilton Wilmington, NC Cargo 4 20 1944 580 off Algerian coast N Ger. torpedo planes
Paul Lecat Messageries Maritime Passenger 12 30 1928   Marseille harbor N Burned, TCL
Paul Luckenbach New York, NY Cargo 9 22 1942 0 850 mi. W Cochin, India N Torp'd by I-29
Paula Jean     8   1955   Columbia R. nr Cathlamet, WA Y?  
Paulsboro US Tanker 5   1919     Y* X--'Memnon' both were prob. saved
Peacock US Naval Brig 7 18 1841 0 Stranded on Peacock spit N Agrnd. Spit named after the ship?
Pecten UK Tanker 8 25 1940   In convoy HX 65 N Torp'd by U-48
Peerless   Fed. Transport 10 31 1861   off Hatteras, NC N  
Pegu Burmah SS Co. Cargo/Pass. 11 26 1939   Liverpool revetment N Wrecked
Peik Norway 1168 grt 7 5 1915       Ger. sub
Peik Norway 701 grt 4 21 1917       Ger. sub
Pelagos (ex- Athenic) Norway Whaling Mother 10 24 1944   Kirkenes Y Sunk, raised by Norway 1945, served as whaler.
Pena Castillo Spain 1718 grt 8 19 1915       Ger. sub
Penelope Panama Transport Tanker 3 13 1942 2 300 mi - Trinidad, 200 mi - PR N Torp'd
Penelope Barker Wilmington, NC Cargo 1 25 1944 16 Barents Sea N Torp'd by U-278
Penguin     6 3 1950   Lake Union, Seattle, WA Y?  
Pennland England Troopship     1941   Greece N Ger. aircraft
Pennmar New York, NY Cargo 9 23 1942 2 58-12 N x 34-35 W N Torp'd by U-432
Pennsylvania Fourth or Swallowtail Line Full Rigged 1 6 1839   off Liverpool N Lost
Pennsylvania   Brig 9 24 1847 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Pennsylvania American Line Pass./Cargo     1918       Fire
Pennsylvania States SS Lines Cargo 5   1948 46 nr. Carroll I., WA    
Pennsylvanian New York, NY Cargo 8 4 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Pentelikon Panama Tanker 4 16 1964   Str. of Gibraltar   X--It. pass/cargo Verdi
Peor Es Nada         1835   off Golden Gate, CA N  
Pepita Sweden 261 grt 8 12 1916       Ger. sub
Per Brake Sweden 186 grt 8 1 1916       Ger. sub
Pera (II) Wm. Ross & Co. Liner 6 11 1882   Cp. Race, Newfoundland N X--iceberg.
Peralta     5 6 1933   Oakland, CA Y?  
Pere Marquette No. 18 P. Marquette SS Pass/Car Ferry 9 9 1910 25 L. Michigan N Developed large leak
Pericles Aberdeen Line Passenger 3 31 1910 0 Reef nr. Cp. Leeuwin, W Aust. N Agrnd, reef here-to-fore uncharted
Periwinkle     1 19 1953   N spit, Grays Harbor    
Perra Norway 1688 grt 11 26 1916       Ger. sub
Persephone Panama Transport Tanker 5 25 1942 9 2.5 mi due E Barnegat Lt., NJ N* Torp'd. Midship house later used on 'Livingston Roe'
Perseus     2 21 1917 3 off Colombo, Ceylon N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Persia P&O Pass./Troop 12 30 1915 335 70 mi. S Crete N Torp'd by U-38
Persia Lloyd Triestino Cargo/Pass. 8 24 1926   Enrt. Colombo - Karachi N Burned
Peruvian Reefer Bahamas Reefer 8 2 1984   G. of Suez   Dam. by unexplained explosion
Pescawha US Motor Schooner 2 27 1933 1 N jetty, Columbia R. bar, WA N Agrnd
Peter     2   1949   Oregon City, Willamette R., OR Y?  
Peter Hamre Norway 1080 grt 3 31 1916       Ger. sub
Peter Iredale British 4m Barque 10 25 1906 0 Clatsop Beach N Agrnd
Peter Kerr Portland, OR Cargo 7 6 1942 0 74-30 N x 35-00 E N Ger. aircraft
Peter Robertson Republic Steel Bulk 6 16 1961   off Cleveland, OH Y X--'J. S. Ashley'
Peter Skene Ogden Portland, OR Cargo 2 22 1944 0 30 mi. N Philippville, Algeria N Torp'd by U-969
Peter Sylvester Los Angeles, CA Cargo 2 6 1945 32 Indian O. 34-19 S x 99-37 E N Torp'd by U-862
Peter Zoranic Yugoslavia Tanker 12 14 1960   Bosphorus Str.   X--Gk tkr 'World Harmony'
Petroleum II     8 21 1928   Pt. Wells, WA Y?  
Pevensey   Blockade Runner 6 9 1864   Bogue Inlet N  
Pewabic     8   1865 75 off Alpena   X-- str. 'Meteor'
Phantom US Full Rigged Ship 9 24 1862   Tankan Shan Reef, HK N Foundered
Phantom   Blockade Runner 9 23 1863   Rich Inlet, NC N  
Philippine     1 1 1934   Terminal I., CA    
Phoebe Hearst Los Angeles, CA Cargo 4 30 1943 0 Enrt. Noumea - Pago Pago N Torp'd by I-19
Phoenix   Passenger 11 21 1847 247 L. Mich. 6 mi. off Sheboygan N Burned
Phoenix     11 5 1923   Tillamook Bay bar, WA    
Phoenix Kermit Line Full Rigged 2 28 1960   Melbourne N Burned
Phyllis W. R. Chamberlain & Co. Stm. Schooner 3 9 1936 0 1 mi. N. Humbug Mt. nr. Port Orford, OR N Agrnd
Phyllis     12 15 1952   Gaviota, CA    
Phyllis     4   1918   Pt. Vicente, CA Y?  
Pickett   Fed. Gunboat 9 6 1862   Washington, NC N  
Pidmore UK Cargo     1917   Atlantic O. N Ger. raider 'Seeadler'
Piemonte (ex- Minnedosa) Italy Troopship     1941   Messina N Torp'd and aerial bombing
Pierce Butler Baltimore, MD Cargo 11 21 1942 0 29-40 S x 35-35 E N Torp'd by U-177
Pierson Daughters Soo River Co. Bulk 11 26 1979   Amer. Narrows of SLS Y X--'Jablanica'
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft Nederland Line Passenger 11 14 1932   Sumatra Quay, Amsterdam N Burned
Pioneer   Brig 8 24 1842 1 Ocracoke, NC N Stranded
Pioneer   Steamer     1889   Ocracoke, NC N  
Pipestone County New York, NY Cargo 4 21 1942 0 475 mi. E Cp. Henry, VA N Torp'd by U-576
Plow City Wilmington, DE Cargo 5 21 1942 1 200 mi. off Cp. May, NJ N Torp'd by U-588
Plutarch Dramatic Line Full Rigged 2 7 1860   Flemish coast N Stranded, broken up
Pluto Norway 1598 grt 1 23 1940   North Sea   Torp'd by U-19
Pluton Norway 1507 grt 11 9 1914       Struick a mine
Plymouth John McTigue Schooner Barge 11 8 1913 9 L. Michigan N Foundered
Point Augusta     11 7 1955   off Lummi I., WA    
Point Lobos         1939   nr. Golden Gate, CA Y?  
Point Loma US Stm. Schooner 2 28 1896 0 Grays Harbor > SF N Gale weather, engine failure, hull leaks, Agrnd
Point Loma     7 18 1950   Crescent City, CA    
Pointsman UK Tanker 6 15 1984 3 Milford Haven docks   Explosion during repairs
Poitou SGTM Passenger 5 7 1907 20 San Jose Ignacio, Uruguay N Agrnd
Polaris Netherlands Cargo 8 31 1984 0 Rocks off Falmouth, England   Agrnd
Pollux Norway 1196 grt 3 19 1917       Ger. sub
Poltalloch Britain Barque 11 26 1900 0 Shoalwater Bar Y Agrnd
Polybius Seattle, WA Cargo 6 27 1942 10 250 mi. E Trinidad N Torp'd by U-128
Polykarp Norway 509 grt 4 16 1917       Ger. sub
Polynesia Norway 4064 grt 9 10 1916       Ger. sub
Pomona Hwlnd & Frthnghm Passenger 4 28 1859 388 off Wexford Co., Eire N Agrnd
Pomona Dramatic Line Full Rigged 4 28 1859 424 Blackwater Bank, 60 mi. W. Holyhead N Agrnd
Pomona   Pass/Cargo 3 17 1908 0 Fort Ross, CA N Agrnd
Pontiac   Full-rigged Ship 2   1871   Cp. Lookout, NC N  
Pontokratis Greece Crane 5 6 1988   Calumet R., Illinois Y Struck cantilever bridge span
Poolster Netherlands   11 9 1914       Struck a mine
Port Adelaide Indra Line Cargo 2 3 1917   180 mi. SW Fastnet N Torp'd by U-81
Port Kemble     9 18 1917   Tasman Sea N Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Port Nicholson Tyser Line, London Cargo 1 15 1917   15 mi. W Dunkirk N Torp'd by UC-1
Port Saunders     5 26 1927   SF Bay, CA    
Port Saunders         1941   SF Bay, CA Y?  
Portia Norway 1127 grt 2 1 1917       Struck a mine
Portland Alaska Cst. Co. Passenger 11 12 1910 0 nr. Katalla N Agrnd
Portland     10 14 1922   Willamette R., nr. Portland, OR    
Portmar New York, NY Cargo 2 19 1942 2 Anch. Port Darwin, Australia Y Japanese aircraft
Poseidon Greece 2589 grt 3 25 1917       Ger. sub
Potlatch         1925   Huckleberry I., WA Y?  
Potlatch Tacoma, WA Cargo 6 27 1942 8 650 mi. E US Virgin Is. N Torp'd by U-153
Potomac US Brig 5   1852   Columbia R. bar N Agrnd, cargo jettisoned, made Astoria, TCL
Potomac Anglo Amer Oil Co Tanker     1929        
Potrimpos Ger.y Bark 12 19 1896 0 N Beach Peninsula nr. Long Beach N Agrnd
Preference Sweden 222 grt 7 22 1916       Ger. sub
Prelude     5 19 1952   nr. Orcas I., WA    
Premier Canada Pacific Passenger 10 8 1892 4 1.5 mi. SE Marrowstone Pt. Y X--stm. collier Willamette. (Premier later- Charmer)
Premium   Sloop 1 8 1837 0 Ocracoke, NC N  
President         1915   Camano, WA N  
President Coolidge San Francisco, CA Troopship 10 26 1942 5 Luganville Bay, Espiritu Santo N Struck a mine
President Harrison San Francisco, CA Pass./Cargo 12 7 1941 3 Shewieshan I. Y Deliberately run Agrnd
President Hoover American Pres. Lines Passenger 12 10 1937 0 off Hoishito I. nr. Formosa N Stranded on reef
President Lincoln US Gov't Troopship 5 31 1918 26 Atlantic O. N Ger. sub
President Madison American Mail Passenger 3 23 1933 1 Todd Shipyard, Seattle Y Capsized while undergoing repairs.
President Quezon (ex- President Madison) Philippine Mail Line Pass./Cargo 1 16 1940   Tanegashima I., Japan N Agrnd while attempting aid to another vessel
Presto Norway 206 grt 9 10 1915       Ger. sub
Priamos Liberia Tanker 1 27 1983   Mississippi R. Y X--rvrboats 'Mississippi Queen' & 'Nachez'
Pride of the Sea         1940's   off Santa Barbara, CA    
Prikonisos Greece 3537 grt 2 28 1917       Ger. sub
Prima Norway 1233 grt 12 17 1916       Ger. sub
Primrose         1882   Clatsop Spit    
Primrose Japan Tanker 7 5 1984   Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia Y Iranian air attack. Lt. dam.
Primula Norway 1024 grt 12 4 1939   57-12 N x 01-50 E   Mine or Torpedo?
Prince Arthur Norway Barque 1 2 1903   S. Cp. Alava N Lost
Prince George C.P.R. Passenger 9   1945   @ Ketchikan   Agrnd, fire
Princess Augusta Gt. Britain Frigate 12 27 1738   nr. Block I., RI N  
Princess Kathleen C.P.R. Passenger 9 7 1952 0 30 mi. N. of Juneau N Agrnd
Princeza Gt. Britain Schooner 3 15 1863   N South Moreton, Bris., Qnslnd N  
Principe de Asturias Spain Passenger 3 3 1916 445 off Brazil N Agrnd in fog
Principessa Mafalda N.G.I.S.R.F.& R. Genoa Passenger 10 25 1927 303 nr. Abrolhos I., Brazil N Prop. shft brk., wtr to boilers, explsn, cpsz & snk.
Prindoc N. M. Paterson Bulk 6 1 1943 0 off Isle Royale, L. Superior N X--str. 'Battleford'
Prinsendam Holland America Cruise 4 24 1973   Hardinxveld, Neth Y Fire
Prinsendam Holland America Cruise 10 11 1980 0 79 mi. W Sitka, AK N Sank after fire since 10/4/1980
Prinzessin Victoria Luise Hamburg Amerika Passenger 12 16 1906 0 Rocks off Port Royal, Jam. N Agrnd
Progreso Norway 1620 grt 2 15 1917       Ger. sub
Progress         1942   Monterey Bay, CA    
Pronto Norway 1411 grt 9 10 1916       Ger. sub
Pronto     3 1 1937   off Catalina I., CA    
Pronto     1 6 1957   Grays Harbor, WA    
Prospector         1930   Oceanside, CA    
Prosper     8 27 1926   Hoquiam R., WA    
Prosper III Norway 4297 grt 6 6 1916       Struck a mine
Prosperity         1943   nr. SF, CA    
Protostatis Greece Cargo 11 16 1965 0 E end of Wolfe I. N Agrnd, scr. 7/5/66
Proven Denmark 276 grt 4 12 1916       Ger. sub
Prusa New Orleans, LA Cargo 12 19 1941 10 150 mi. S Hawaii N Torp'd by I-172
Puerto Rican New York, NY Cargo 3 9 1943 64 100 mi. NE Iceland N Torp'd by U-586
Puerto Rican   LPG 10 31 1984 1 off San Francisco, CA N Union trouble, explosion, sabotage?, sinks 11/4
Pulaski   Steam Packet 6 14 1838 100 off New River, NC N Boiler explosion, holed, sank
Punta Teno Spain 1042 grt 1 29 1917       Ger. sub
Quaker City Philadelphia, PA Cargo 5 18 1942 11 300 mi. E Barbados N Torp'd by U-156
Quandra         1924   SF, CA    
Quedoc     12   1927   L. Superior N Foundered
Queen USA Passenger 2 27 1904 14 off Tillamook Rock, OR   Fire, made port (Seattle) under her own power.
Queen Christina Norway Cargo 10   1907 0 Pt. St. George Reef, CA N Agrnd
Queen of the Pacific US Pass SS 9 5 1883   Clatsop Spit Y Agrnd
Queen of the West Fourth or Swallowtail Line Full Rigged 2   1855   Coast of Wales Y Agrnd. sold to Liverpool
Queen of the West New Line (US) Full Rigged     1856   Irish coast Y Agrnd twice? see also 2/1855
Quick   Brig 3   1867 5 Oregon Inlet, NC N  
Quimistan Honduras Fruit ship     1929   Atlantic O. N Burned, sank
Quinault     10 9 1917   Pt. Gorda, CA N  
Quinault Victory     7 17 1944   Port Chicago, CA    

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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