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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
R. B. Forbes   Fed. Steamer 2 25 1862   Currituck Banks, NC N  
R. B. Thompson   Schooner 7 3 1873 9 off Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
R. M. Parker, Jr. Wilmington, DE Tanker 8 13 1942 0 25 mi. S Is. Desmieres, LA N Torp'd by U-171
R. P. Resor Wilmington, DE Tanker 3 2 1942 48 20 mi. off Mangasquan Inlet, NJ N Torp'd by U-578
R. W. Brown   Schooner 12 11 1848   New Inlet, NC N  
R. W. Gallagher Wilmington, DE Tanker 7 13 1942 10 80 mi. fr. mouth Mississippi R. N Torp'd by U-67
Raagan Norway 226 grt 2 17 1942   West Norway N  
Rabbi Norway 878 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Raccoon         1813   Columbia R. bar Y?  
Racer   Schooner 7   1850 3 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Racer St. George Line Full Rigged 5 6 1856   Irish coast   Lost
Rachel A. Collins   Schooner 3 12 1888 4 off Hatteras, NC N  
Racquette     9 24 1953   nr. Astoria, WA Y?  
Radiant Med   Cargo 1 24 1984 16 off Channel Is. N Capsized in Force 11 winds
Radio         1950   San Diego, CA    
Radøy Norway 182 grt 10 4 1944   Bergen N  
Raduga Boston, MA Full Rigged     1890     N Lost
Raffaelo Iranian Gov't Acommodation 2   1983   Bushire, Iran N Iraqi missile attack
Raftsund Norway 987 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Ragnar Denmark 2123 grt 11 11 1916       Ger. sub
Ragni Norway 1264 Br.T. 12 15 1939   E coast Gt. Britain   Mine
Rainbow New York, NY Full Rigged     1848     N Disappeared
Rainier     7 28 1923   Str. San Juan de Fuca    
Rainier         1926   Apple Tree Point, WA    
Rainier     12 4 1945   Coos Bay bar, OR Y?  
Raita France 3m Schooner 1 16 1925   nr. Cloose, BC   Lost
Rajputana P&O conv. A.M.C. 4 13 1941 41 N. Atlantic N Ger. sub
Rakiura Norway 3569 grt 12 8 1916       Ger. sub
Raleigh   Confed. Gunboat 5 7 1864   Cp. Fear R., NC N  
Ralph   Brig 12 22 1837 0 Wash Woods, NC N  
Ramon Maru Japan Cargo 9 27 1942   E. coast of Japan N Torp'd by 'Nautilus'
Randi Norway 467 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Randolph USA Gas Schooner     1915 3 Coquille R. bar N Agrnd, capsized
Rangatira Shaw, Savill & Albion Cargo 3 31 1916   Robben I., Table Bay N Agrnd. TCL
Ranger   Blockade Runner 1 11 1864   Lockwoods Folly, NC N  
Rangitane NZ Shpg. Co. Passenger 11 27 1940 16 off NZ N Ger. warships
Rangoon P&O Mail Liner 11 1 1871   Kadir Rk., Pt. de Galle, Ceylon N Hit rock while waiting for pilot bt.
Raphael Semmes Mobile, AL Cargo 6 28 1942 19 875 mi. E Cp. Canaveral, FL N Torp'd by U-332
Rasa Sayang M. Stroubakis, Piraeus Cruise 6 2 1977 2 Str. of Malacca Y Fire in fwd., upper deck
Rasa Sayang (Golden Moon) M. Stroubakis, Piraeus Cruise 8 27 1980   Undergoing refit at Perama N Engineroom fire
Rasberg Denmark 1878 grt 3 3 1917       Ger. sub
Rattler   Clipper 12 8 1853 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Rauma Norway 3047 grt 5 30 1916       Ger. sub
Ravali Admiral Lines Stm. Schooner     1918   Lowe Inlet   Burned and sank
Ravenna P&O? Liner     1892     Y X--and sank Jap. cruiser 'Chishima' (1898?)
Ravenwood   Barkentine 10 13 1893 0 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Ravn Norway 1260 grt 9 29 1916       Ger. sub
Ravn Norway 997 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Rawalpindi P&O Passenger 11 23 1939 270 N. Atlantic N Ger. warships
Rawleigh Warner Baltimore, MD Tanker 6 23 1942 33 20 mi. E Southwest Pass., LA N Torp'd by U-67
Raya Eclat Panama Cargo 4 5 1984 0 off HK Y X--S. Korean 'Hwa Pyung Nam Jin'
Raymond         1917   nr. Pt. Sur, CA Y?  
Realf Norway 8083 grt 11 3 1939   Mine or Torpedo?    
Rebel     3 27 1961   Coquille R. Bar, OR    
Red Star China Ferry 3 1 1983 125 Enrt. Canton-Zhaoqing N Capsized
Red Wing     2 21 1928   San Nicholas I., CA    
Redondo     8   1948   SF, CA    
Redwood     9 18 1939   Humboldt Bay brkwtr, CA    
Regent Tiger UK Tanker 9 8 1939   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-29
Regin Norway 1844 grt 2 23 1915       Struick a mine
Regina   Bulk 11 11 1913 25 L. Huron   Foundered
Regina Norway 824 grt 10 23 1916       Ger. sub
Regulus   Schooner 1 5 1846 0 Hatteras Shoal, NC N  
Reime Norway 1913 grt 11 7 1916       Ger. sub
Reina Del Mar Dolphin (Hellas) Shpg Passenger 5 31 1981   Perama N Rolled over and sk. aft. fire starting 5/28/1981
Reindeer Boston, MA Full Rigged 2 12 1859   South Seas N Wrecked
Reine des Mars France Brig 11 15 1875   off Brazos Is., TX N  
Reliance     11 9 1926   Houghton, WA    
Reliance Hamburg - Amerika Pass./Cruise 8 7 1938   Hamburg, Ger.y N Burned, scr. 1941
Reliance     12 17 1945   Pier 23, SF, CA    
Remuera N.Z. Line Pass./Cargo 8 26 1940   off Rattray Head N Torp'd by Ger. Aircraft
Remunga Norway 1147 grt 1 24 1917       Ger. sub
Rensfell Norway 781 grt 10 23 1916       Ger. sub
Renteria Norway 1602 grt 8 26 1916       Struck a mine
Repeat     1   1915   off Tillamook Bay, OR Y?  
Republic White Star Line Passenger 1 23 1909 4 175 mi. E Ambrose Lightship N X--ss 'Florida'. 'Republic's survivors rescued by 'Baltic'
Republic Houston, TX Tanker 2 21 1942 5 3 mi. off Jupiter Inlet, FL N Torp'd by U-504
Republic US Shark boat 2 7 1945 4 off Columbia R. bar N 25 ton boat foundered off Columbia R.
Resolute     5 30 1952   SW Gaviota, CA    
Resolute         1916   nr. Dungeness, WA Y?  
Respit Norway 473 grt 8 13 1916       Ger. sub
Restless US Tug 3 19 1964   S. jetty of entrance Coquille R.   Agrnd w/ barge 'Cedar'
Retriever     4 29 1951   nr. Redondo Beach, CA    
Reubon Tipton New Orleans, LA Cargo 10 23 1942 3 400 mi. NE Trinidad N Torp'd by U-129
Revenue   Sloop 12   1818 0 Currituck Inlet, NC N  
Rex Italy Passenger 9 8 1944   Trieste, Italy N Allied aircraft
Rhapsody Bahamas Cruise 3 29 1984   Grand Cayman I. Y Agrnd
Rhine Maru     2   1930   Pt. Sur, CA    
Rhone Leyland Line Cargo     1874     N Reported missing
Richard Bland Baltimore, MD Cargo 3 10 1943 34 35 mi. off Langanes, Iceland N Torp'd by U-225
Richard Caswell Wilmington, NC Cargo 7 16 1943 9 150 mi. SE Florianapolis, Brz. N Torp'd by U-513
Richard D. Spaight Wilmington, NC Cargo 3 10 1943 1 350 mi. NE Durban, S.A. N Torp'd by U-182
Richard Henderson San Francisco, CA Cargo 8 27 1943 0 35 mi. NE Bone, Algeria N Torp'd by U-410
Richard Hovey Portland, ME Cargo 3 29 1944 4 550 mi. SW Bombay, India N Torp'd by i-26
Richard Montgomery Jacksonville, FL Cargo 8 20 1944 0 Thames Estuary, Eng. N Ger. aircraft
Richard Olney New Orleans, LA Cargo 9 22 1943 2 8 mi. fr. Bizerte, Tunisia N Ger. sub
Richard S. Spofford   Schooner 12 27 1894 1 Ocracoke, NC N  
Richard With Norway 905 grt 9 13 1941   nr. Rolfsoyhavn N Torp'd by U(?)
Rich'd H. Wyatt   Schooner 1 31 1851 0 off Hatteras, NC N  
Richfield     5 8 1930   Pt. Reyes, CA    
Ricky US Fishing vessel 7 22 1949 0 N. jetty of Columbia Bar   Agrnd
Riegel Norway 3828 grt 11 27 1944   off Sandnessjøen N Aircraft
Rigel Norway 1172 grt 1 31 1917       Ger. sub
Rigel Norway 2761 grt 2 5 1917       Ger. sub
Rigi Norway 1912 grt 12 24 1915       Struck a mine
Rijndam Netherlands   6 8 1915       Struck a mine
Rilda Norway 313 grt 9 6 1916       Struck a mine
Rina Corrado Italy Cargo 11 11 1941   E. of Syracuse N Naval gunfire
Ring Norway 998 grt 3 1 1917       Ger. sub
Ringholm Norway 705 grt 4 20 1917       Ger. sub
Rio   Schooner 12   1853 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Rio Branco Brazil 2258 grt 5 1 1916       Ger. sub
Rio Branco Norway 2258 grt 5 2 1916       Ger. sub
Rio de la Plata Flota Mercante Estado Cargo/Pass. 11 19 1964   Buenos Aires yards N Burned during refit
Rio Jachal Flota Mercante Estado Cargo/Pass. 9 28 1962   NYC Y Burned
Rio Jachal Flota Mercante Estado Cargo/Pass. 4 17 1968   Buenos Aires N Burned
Risholm Norway 2650 grt 10 5 1916       Ger. sub
Risoy Norway 1129 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Rival US Bark 9 13 1881 0 Cp Dissappointment N Agrnd
Roanoke Norfolk, VA Reefer 1 11 1945 4 4 mi. off Holyhead, Eng. N Torp'd by U-1005
Roanoke                 X--'Windsor'
Roanoke     5 10 1916   off Port San Luis, CA N  
Robarts     6 15 1948   nr. Portland, OR    
Robbie L. Foster   Schooner 10 14 1882 0 Cp. Fear, NC N  
Robert Denmark 353 grt 12 6 1916       Ger. sub
Robert Denmark 1445 grt 4 17 1917       Ger. sub
Robert B.     6 15 1945   McDonald I., San Joaquin R., CA    
Robert Bacon New Orleans, LA Cargo 7 14 1943 5 50 mi. off Mozambique City (?) N Torp'd by U-178
Robert Bruce US Schooner 12 16 1851 0 Bruceport on Shoalwater Bay N Delib. burned to w.l. by mutineers. Town name>ship
Robert C. Tuttle Philadelphia, PA Tanker 6 15 1942 1 off Cp. Henry, VA Y Struck a mine
Robert E. Hopkins Wilmington, DE Tanker 2 7 1943 15 650 mi. W Malin Hd., Eire N Torp'd by U-402
Robert E. Lee New York, NY Passenger 7 30 1942 25 25 mi. SE mouth Mississippi R. N Torp'd by U-166
Robert Gray Portland, OR Cargo 4 23 1943 62 125 mi. S Cp. Farewell, Grnlnd N Torp'd by U-306
Robert H. Colley Philadelphia, PA Tanker 10 4 1942 28 350 mi. SE Reykjavik, Iceland N Torp'd by U-254
Robert J. Walker Portland, OR Cargo 12 24 1944 2 165 mi. SE Sydney, Australia N Torp'd by U-862
Robert Koch St. Lawrc. Cement Cement 12 15 1985   Oswego, NY N Towline parted, adrift, Agrnd, broken
Robert L. Vann Portland, ME Cargo 3 1 1945 0 off Ostend, Belgium N Struck a mine
Robert Ley Ger.y Pass./accom. 3 24 1945   Hamburg, Ger.y N Allied bombing of Hamburg
Robert Rowan Wilmington, NC Cargo 7 11 1943 0 Anch. Gela, Sicily harbor N Ger. aircraft
Robert Walsh     3 8 1854 11 off Hatteras, NC N  
Robin Goodfellow New York, NY Cargo 7 25 1944 60 20-03 S x 14-21 W N Torp'd by U-862
Robin Gray New York, NY Cargo 8 18 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Robin Hood New York, NY Cargo 4 15 1942 14 300 mi. SE Nantucket I., MA N Torp'd by U-575
Robin Moor New York, NY Cargo 5 21 1941 0 6-10 N x 25-40 W N Torp'd by U-69
Rochelle US ss 10 21 1914   Clatsop Spit N Inoperative channel lights led to disastor
Rochester New Line (US) Full Rigged 4 18 1847   Blackwater Bank   Agrnd
Rochester New York, NY Tanker 1 30 1942 4 85 mi. E Chesapeake Ltshp, N Torp'd by U-106
Rodney   Brig 6 20 1848 0 off Cp. Fear, NC N  
Rogaland Norway 902 grt 4 20 1944   Bergen N Destroyed by exploding Ger. ammo ship nearby
Roger B. Taney Baltimore, MD Cargo 2 7 1943 3 22-00 S x 7-45 W N Torp'd by U-160
Rogn Norway 1028 grt 12 15 1916       Ger. sub
Rohilla P&O Liner     1895   Anch. @ Shanghai, China Y X--ss 'Hector'
Rohilla Maru Toyo KKK Liner 7   1905   @ Ujina in China Inland Sea N Wrecked. Different name?
Roland Desgagnes Canada   5 27 1982 0 off Pt. au Pic, Quebec N Agrnd, sank
Rolf Jarl Norway 1265 grt 9 28 1916       Ger. sub
Rollo Denmark 2290 grt 12 8 1916       Ger. sub
Rollo         1926   Everett, WA    
Rolwi Norway Crane 10 2 1973 0 L. Michigan Y X--Lbr. bulk 'Marathonian'
Roma Ger.y conv. CV 4 19 1945   Genoa, It. N Wrckg snk aftr Allied bmbing on 6/20/1944
Roma Argentina Cargo 5   1983   > @ Dover Y Timber cargo on fire
Romance Norway   11 26 1916       Ger. sub
Romulus Norway 819 grt 8 16 1915       Ger. sub
Ronald Norway 3021 grt 3 16 1917       Ger. sub
Ronda Norway 5163 grt 9 13 1939   54-10 N x 04-34 E   Mine or Torpedo ?
Ronnhaug Norway 1331 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Rosalie     6 22 1918   Duwamish R., Seattle, WA N  
Rosalind Sweden 861 grt 5 21 1916       Struck a mine
Rosana     2 27 1953   off San Mateo coast, CA    
Rosario New York, NY Cargo 2 21 1943 33 550 mi. W Fastnet, Ireland N Torp'd by U-664
Rosario di Giorgio Norway Fruit ship 1   1911     N Lost
Roscius Dramatic Line Full Rigged 8 26 1860   at sea N Foundered, Liverpool > NYC
Rose     2 2 1951   off Umatilla lightship, WA    
Rose Ann US Fishing boat 2   1948 4 off Columbia R., WA/OR N Disappeared
Rose No. 4     6 8 1929   Puget Sound, WA    
Rose Perry   Schooner 9   1872   S spit Shoalwater Bay N Agrnd
Rosecrans Associated Oil Co. Tanker 1 7 1913 31 Alcatraz (City), CA N Agrnd. (Jim Gibbs says Peacock Spit, WA!)
Rosenvold Norway 758 grt 10 5 1916       Ger. sub
Rossino II     8 22 1947   NW Catalina I., CA    
Rotorua N.Z. Line Pass./Cargo 3 22 1917   24 mi. E Star Pt. N Torp'd by UC-17
Rotorua N.Z. Line Pass./Cargo 12 11 1940 20 110 mi. W St. Kilda, Scotland N Torp'd by U-96
Rotterdam Netherlands Tanker 8 27 1942   120 mi. SE Guantanamo, Cu. N Torp'd
Rotterdam (I) Holland-Amerika Passenger (?)     1883   Dutch coast N Wrecked
Rotvaer Norway 74 grt 7 30 1941   off Petsamo, Russia N Aircraft
Rough & Ready         1923   nr. SF, CA    
Rouse Simmons M. J. Bonner 3m Schooner 11 25 1913 17 L. Michigan off Kewaunee, WI N Foundered
Rover Star Panama Tanker 4 18 1984   1 mi. fr. Kharg I.   Iraqi missile attack
Rover Star Panama Tanker 4 22 1984   Persian G. Y Missile hit. Lt. dam.
Rover Star Panama Tanker 10 19 1984   20 mi. off coast of Oman N Sinks after mysterious expls'n and fire
Roy A. Jodrey Algoma Central Bulk 11 21 1974 0 SLS N Hit obstruction
Royal Colombo S. Korea Tanker 9 16 1984   In or near Persian G.   Iraqi missile attack
Royal Odyssey Greece Cruise 7 11 1984 0 The Kattegat Y X--'Vasya Alekseyev'
Royal T. Frank Honolulu, HI Transport 1 28 1942 21 Channel betw. Maui & Hawaii N Torp'd by I-171
Royal Viking Sky Ryl. Vkng. Line Cruise 12 5 1983   Puerto Plata, Dom. Rep. Y Agrnd
Royston Grange Britain Cargo 5 11 1972   River Plate N Burned after interaction caused X--tanker 'Tien Chee'
Rubaiyat     8 30 1923   nr. Tacoma, WA Y?  
Rubaiyat Puget Sound Freight Ln. Cargo 9   1923 4 Tacoma harbor Y Capsized. Raised, rebuilt as ferry City of Kingston
Ruby         1941   nr. Catalina I., CA    
Ruby     3 21 1916   off Golden Gate, CA N  
Ruby VIII     11 15 1948   off Pt. Wilson, WA Y?  
Rudolf Norway 924 grt 12 21 1939   58-07 N x 01-32 E   Mine
Rumina Sweden 1418 grt 10 24 1915       Struck a mine
Runa Norway Fruit ship 12   1923   off Cp. Hatteras, NC N Foundered prob. due to improp. sealed sideports
Runhild Sweden 1170 grt 11 3 1916       Struck a mine
Russia   str.     1909 13 L. Huron   ?
Russia Denmark 1617 grt 3 17 1917       Ger. sub
Russian White Star Line Cargo 12 14 1916   off Malta N Torp'd
Russland Red Star Line Cargo/Pass. 3 17 1877 0 Long I. NY N Agrnd
Rustler     8 24 1919   S. Rogue R.    
Rutenjell Norway 1844 grt 2 18 1917       Struck a mine
Ruth Sweden 867 grt 4 21 1915       Ger. sub
Ruth         1924   Oakland Estuary, CA    
Ruth New York, NY Cargo 6 29 1942 31 100 mi. N Cp. Maysi, Cuba N Torp'd by U-153
Ruth Norway 5486 grt 4 2 1941     N  
Ruth Alexander San Francisco, CA Pass./Cargo 12 31 1941 1 Macassar Str. N Japanese aircraft
Ruth Lykes Galveston, TX Cargo 5 16 1942 6 120 mi. NE Caratasca, Hon. N Torp'd by U-103
Rutil Norway 706 grt 10 4 1916       Ger. sub
Ryba     4 30 1925   Grays Harbor, WA    
Ryflyke Norway 1151 grt 2 5 1941   nr. Stadt N Torp'd by U (?)
Rygja Norway 4000 grt 4 4 1943   nr. Skagen N Struck a mine
Rym Norway 1073 grt 7 14 1915       Ger. sub
Ryo Yei Maru     12 5 1926   off Cp. Flattery, WA Y?  
Ryuei Maru Japan Tanker 1 2 1944   S. China Sea N US sub 'Kingfish'
Ryujin Maru Japan   4 13 1942   off Bungo Suido N Torp'd by 'Grayling'

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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