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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
S. C. C. Co. No. 1     6 27 1933   Oceanside, CA    
S. C. H. Netherlands 181 grt 10 16 1915       Struck a mine
S. D. Lewis US Brig 3 16 1865 0 Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
S. J. Lee US str. 12 6 1873   off Brazos Is. bar, TX N  
S. Oteri Cuba Fruit ship 11 24 1911   Amazon R. above Para N Wrecked
S. P. Lee US Navy Destroyer 9 9 1923   off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd with 6 other DD's
S. Pizzati United Fruit Co. Fruit ship 3   1901   off Cp. Hatteras N Foundered as barge under tow
S. S. Lewis   Wrecking         NC N  
Saale N Ger. Lloyd Passenger 6 30 1900 99 Hudson R. at Hoboken Y Burned, sunk, became cargo ship
Sabaudia (ex- Stockholm) Italian Gov't Troopship 7 6 1944   Trieste, Italy N Allied aircraft
Sabrina Sweden 327 grt 11 23 1915       Ger. sub
Sacramento US str.     1872   off Baja California Penin., N  
Sacramento     9 16 1932   Broderick, CA    
Sado Maru Japan Cargo 3   1942   Tokyo Bay N Torp'd by 'Thresher'
Safina Al Arab   Tanker 4 26 1984   120 mi. off Kharg I.   Iraqi missile. TCL
Saga Norway 433 grt 12 8 1916       Ger. sub
Sagadahoc New York, NY Cargo 12 3 1941 1 21-50 S x 7-50 W N Torp'd by U-124
Sagami Maru Japan   11   1942   Talombo B. N Torp'd by 'Seawolf'
Sagamore Huron Barge Co. Whlbk Barge 7 29 1901 3 L. Superior N X--str. 'Northern Queen'
Sagua Atlantic Fruit Co. Fruit ship     1923   Hoboken, NJ Y Fire during refit
Sahale New Orleans, LA Cargo 8 24 1944 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Saint James Portugal Galleon 12 16 1586   False Bay, Cp. of Gd. Hope N Wrecked in storm
Sakito Maru Japan Transport 2 29 1944   off Mariana Is. N Torp'd by 'Trout'
Sakkarah Ger.y Cargo 4 14 1902   Guamblin I., Chile N  
Sakuri     12   1941   off Palos Verdes, CA    
Salah El Din   Cargo 3 19 1984   Alexandria, Egypt   Fire. Has 300 tons dangerous chem. on bd.
Salah Eldin Egypt Cargo 9 4 1963 2 Hamilton, Ont. Y Fire at pier
Salamis Greece 3638 grt 12 15 1916       Ger. sub
Salerno Norway 2431 grt 10 18 1915       Struck a mine
Salina Cruz     10 17 1949   off Grays Harbor, WA    
Salland Netherlands 3657 grt 1 23 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Sallie Bissell   Schooner 3 4 1895 0 Portsmouth, NC N  
Sally     9 2 1796   Johnsons I., Columbia R., OR    
Sally Albatross (I)   Cruise 1   1990     N Fire
Sally Albatross (II)   Cruise 3 4 1994   off Helsinki, Fin. Y? Agrnd. Reprs $36 M. Plans to sell
Salvador Denmark 141 grt 6 2 1915       Ger. sub
Sam Berry   Steamer 1 12 1856 1 Masonboro Inlet, NC N  
Samaria Panama Fruit ship 2 2 1951   ? N Capsized, recovered, scr.
Samos Greece 1186 grt 10 6 1916       Ger. sub
Samuel Eddy   Schooner 2   1869 0 Frying Pan Shoals, NC    
Samuel Gompers Los Angeles, CA Cargo 1 30 1943 4 24-21 S x 166-12 E N Torp'd by I-10
Samuel Heintzelman Los Angeles, CA Cargo 7 1 1943 61 9-00 S x 81-00 E N Torp'd by U-511
Samuel Huntington San Francisco, CA Cargo 1 29 1944 5 Anch. 1/2 mi. fr. S. Bch., Anzio N Ger. aircraft
Samuel J. Tilden Portland, OR Cargo 12 2 1943 27 Anch. Bari, Italy harbor N Ger. aircraft
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood New Orleans, LA Cargo 5 6 1943 0 125 mi. SE Ascension I. N Torp'd by U-195
Samuel Q. Brown Wilmington, DE Tanker 5 23 1942 7 100 mi. S Cp. Corrientes, Cuba N Torp'd by U-103
Samuel Russell A. A. Low & Bros (US) Full Rigged 11 23 1870   Gaspar Str. N Wrecked
Samuel Welsh   Barkentine 2 25 1888 0 Whales Head, NC N  
San Agustin         1594   Drakes Bay, CA    
San Alberto UK Tanker 12 9 1939   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-48
San Antonio   Bark 1 21 1890 0 Cp. Fear R., NC N  
San Augustine Spain Galleon     1599   Reef off Pt. Reyes, CA N  
San Carlos Spain Galleon 3 23 1797   nr. entrance SF B. N Wrecked after mooring lines parted
San Christo Spain Galleon 6 3 1735   6 mi. N Capul I., P. I. N Foundered
San Clemente Maru Japan Tanker 5 4 1943   off Palau N US sub 'Seal'
San Domenico     12 26 1935   S Pt. Reyes, CA    
San Fabian UK Tanker 8 27 1942   120 mi. SE Guantanamo, Cu. N Torp'd
San Fernando Spain Galleon 3 13 1597   2 mi. off Saint Lucia I. N  
San Fernando Spain Galleon 6 11 1793   at Norman Islet, Br. Virgin Is. N  
San Fernando UK Tanker 6 21 1940   In convoy HX 49 N Torp'd by U-47
San Francisco     10 31 1949   off Anacapa I., CA    
San Fulgencio Spain 1558 grt 4 5 1917       Ger. sub
San Goncalo Portugal Galleon 9 12 1630   B. Fermoza, S. Africa N  
San Guiseppe     12 19 1950   off Anacapa I., CA    
San Ignacio Spain Galleon 8 22 1733   Off Pedro Cays, Jamaica N  
San Jacinto New York, NY Passenger 4 21 1942 14 375 mi. SE Cp. Hatteras, NC N Torp'd by U-201
San Jacinto         1919   Humboldt Bay Bar, CA    
San Joaquin     11 2 1951   M. Sacramento R., CA    
San Joaquin No. 2     9 30 1932   Broderick, CA    
San Joaquin No. 4     9 30 1932   Broderick, CA    
San Jose Spain Galleon 12   1738   off Dead Chest I., Virgin Is. N  
San Jose Spain Galleon 6 2 1763   2 mi. off Santa Elena, Ecuador N  
San Jose Spain?       1769   Nehalem Beach, OR N  
San Jose     9 30 1932   Broderick, CA    
San Jose     3 23 1919   Oakland, CA Y?  
San Juan     9 29 1929   off Pigeon Pt., CA    
San Juan de Salvamento Spain Galleon 12 22 1655   .5 mi. off Sean I., Ecuador N  
San Juan II     12 25 1929   off Blakely I., WA    
San Leandro Spain 1616 grt 1 2 1917       Ger. sub
San Luciano Mexico Tanker     1965   Punta Hermanos N Agrnd
San Luis Maru Japan Tanker 1 12 1945   G. of Qui Nhon N Aircraft
San Miguel Norway 1659 grt 11 18 1915       Struck a mine
San Pablo Spain Galleon 3 10 1657   2.5 mi. off Teneriffe I., Can. Is. N  
San Pedro Spain Galleon 6 4 1598   off Arrow Pt., S. Catalina I., CA N Wrecked, sank, 14 fathoms
San Pedro Spain Galleon 11 3 1688   Camana B., Peru N  
San Pedro Spain Galleon 7 22 1719   Betw. Gorda Cay - Abaco I. N  
San Pedro Spain Galleon 7 5 1811   off Padre I., TX N  
San Pedro de Alcantara Spain Galleon     1815   Betw. Cubagaua - Coche Is. N  
San Pedro Maru Japan Tanker 6 25 1944   off Cp. Bolinao N US sub 'Jack'
San Philip II Spain Galleon 8 12 1591   2 mi NE Flores, Brazil N  
San Rafael Spain Galleon 6 11 1691   1.5 mi. off I. of Pines N  
San Ramon Maru Japan Tanker 11 27 1943   E. China Sea N US sub
San Saba   Cargo 10 3 1918        
San Sebastian Spain Galleon 12 9 1683   off Rackams Key, Jamaica N  
San Sebastian Spain Galleon 1 7 1754   2 mi. off NE S. Catalina I., CA N  
San Tiburcio UK Tanker 5 1 1940   N. Sea N Struck mine laid by U-9
San Ubaldo         1926   nr. LA, CA    
San Vincente Spain Galleon 2 2 1789   off Prt. d'Ilheo, Sndwch Har., SA N Plundered and sunk by pirates
San Wan     2 11 1943   nr. Santa Barbara, CA    
Sanct Svithun Norway 1376 grt 9 30 1943   off Stadt N Aircraft
Sand Merchant   Sandsucker 10 17 1936 19 L. Erie off Cleveland   Foundered at sea
Sandusky   Full-Rigged Ship 8 28 1881 3 off Hatteras, NC N  
Sandvik Norway 591 grt 3 27 1917       Ger. sub
Sangola Br. Ind. Stm. Nav. Co. Cargo/Pass. 7 1 1953 0 Hooghly R., India Y Agrnd
Sangstad Norway 4297 grt 2 18 1940   59-03 N x 01-08 E   Torp'd by U-23
Sanraku Maru Japan Tanker 6 15 1943   off Sibutu N US sub 'Trout'
Santa Catalina New York, NY Cargo 4 24 1943 0 370 mi. SE Cp. Hatteras, NC N Torp'd by U-129
Santa Cecilia Spain Galleon 5 11 1702   off Juan Fernandez I., S. Pac. N  
Santa Cecilia Spain Frigate 9 14 1852   3 mi. NW Ship's Rk., CA N  
Santa Cecilia Spain Frigate         3 mi. NW Ship's Rk., CA N Foundered?
Santa Clara Spain Galleon 6 18 1597   20 mi. E Cp. Haiten, Haiti N  
Santa Clara USA Cargo/Pass 11 2 1915 18 Coos Bay bar N Agrnd on uncharted shoal
Santa Clara     1 25 1919   Drydock, SF, CA Y  
Santa Clara     11 2 1915   Coos Bay bar, OR N  
Santa Cruz Spain Galleon 12 16 1680   Los Ahorcados rks, Ecuador N  
Santa Elena Spain Galleon 11 12 1719   1.5 mi. off Bimini I., Bahamas N  
Santa Elena San Francisco, CA Passenger 11 6 1943 4 27 mi. N Philippville, Algeria N Ger. aircraft
Santa Elisa New York, NY Cargo 8 13 1942 0 25 mi. SE Cp. Bon, Tunisia N Torp'd by Ger. E-boats
Santa Flavia     4 7 1936   Lake Union, Seattle, WA Y?  
Santa Flavia         1920   SF Bay, CA    
Santa Isabel Spain Galleon 10 4 1721   3/4 mi. off Santa Clara I., Ecu. N  
Santa Margarita Spain Galleon 7 17 1595   20 mi. SE Palm Bch, FL N  
Santa Maria Spain Galleon 8 12 1591   1 mi. NE Flores, Brazil N  
Santa Maria     3 10 1955   off Point Wells, WA    
Santa Maria Portugal   1 23 1961   Caribbean Y Seized by Portugese rebels
Santa Paula Spain Galleon 8 12 1679   3 mi. off I. of Pines N  
Santa Paula Grace Line Pass./Cargo     1991   Kuwait harbor   Bombed as 'Ramada al Salaam Hotel'
Santa Rita Union Oil Co., USA Tanker 8 24 1911   Apple Tree Cove, Puget Sound, WA Y Agrnd, $20,000 bottom damage
Santa Rita New York, NY Cargo 7 9 1942 3 750 mi. NE Puerto Rico N Torp'd by U-172
Santa Rosa Spain Galleon 10 3 1717   nr. Bishop Rk., SSE Cortez Bk., CA N Wrecked, sank, 20 fathoms
Santa Rosa Spain Galleon 1 12 1816   off Texas N  
Santa Rosa Pacific Coast SS Co. Passenger 7 7 1911 0 Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd
Santa Teresa Spain Galleon 5 12 1734   Puna I., Ecuador N  
Santander Britain Cargo 1 13 1964     Y Fire in after hold, brought under control
Santanderino Spain 3346 grt 4 8 1916       Ger. sub
Santiam     10 14 1936   Aberdeen, WA    
Santissima Concepcion Spain Galleon 11 11 1775   34 mi. off Margarita Is., Vz. N  
Santo Christo de Burgos Spain Galleon 5 12 1726   22.5 mi. SSW Capul I., P. I. N Foundered
Santo Domingo Spain Galleon     1540   5 mi. off Escondido Cr., CA N Wrecked, sank, 22 fathoms
Santo Domingo Spain Galleon 4 21 1715   2 mi. off I. of Pines N  
Santore New York, NY Collier 6 17 1942 3 off Chesapeake B. buoy '2CB' N Struck a mine
Sappho Greece 2087 grt 1 1 1917       Ger. sub
Saranac UK Tanker 6 25 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-51
Sardinia Norway 1500 grt 1 23 1917       Ger. sub
Sarita Norway Tanker 7 14 1940   off Freetown N Torp'd by U-A
Sasako Maru Japan Transport 10 15 1942   Guadalcanal nr. Tassafaronga N Strafed and bombed US aircraft
Satrustegui Cia. Transatl. Espanola Pass./Cargo 6 30 1973   in DD at Barcelona, Sp. N Fire, extensv. dam., scr.
Saturn     11   1872 7 W. of W.hitefish Pt. N Foundered
Saturn Norway 1108 grt 10 31 1916       Ger. sub
Saude Norway 325 grt 11 13 1944   nr. Bergen N X-- sub
Saudi Mongul Line, Bombay Pilgrim 6 26 1973 41 off Cp. Guardafui N Capsized in hvy monsoon seas
Sausalito     12   1915   Waada I., WA N  
Save Cia Colonial de Nav. Cargo/Pass. 7 8 1961 259 off coast Mozambique N Agrnd (2), explosions, sank
Savina Italy Tanker 5 24 1970   S. Pier, Ras Tanuras, Saudi Arabia Y X--Dutch tanker 'Forest Hill'
Savoie (ex- Araguaya) French Gov't Passenger 11 8 19942   off Casablanca N Sunk during landings
Savoy Dean Liberia Bulk 5 27 1984   Persian G.   Hit by missile--lt. dam.
Sawa Maru Japan Cargo 6   1945     N  
Sawokla New York, NY Cargo 11 29 1942 20 400 mi. SE Madagascar N Shelled and torp'd by Ger. raider 'Michel'
Saxo Denmark 711 grt 4 9 1917       Ger. sub
Scahtleben     5 11 1940   off Pt. Loma    
Scandanavian Sea DFDS Cruise 3 11 1984   off FL Y Fire from 3/9 finally out. 30% of ship is gutted
Scandanavian Sea DFDS Ro-Ro/Ferry 8 21 1984 2 Miami, FL   Fire in aux. engineroom
Scharnhorst Japan conv. CV 11 17 1944   off China N Torp'd by US sub. as 'Shinyo'
Scipio Italy       1902   Atlantic O. Crew lands-Lisbon N Abandoned on fire. Under diff. name?
Scotia Cunard Passenger     1904   Spanish Rock, Guam N Wrecked
Scotiadoc N. M. Paterson   6   1953 1 off Thunder Bay N X--str. 'Burlington'
Scotland New or Red Star Line Full Rigged 1 19 1846   Arklow Bank, Ireland   Lost
Scotstoun England conv. A.M.C. 6 13 1940 6   N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Scottish Minstrel UK Tanker 7 16 1940   In convoy HX 55 N Torp'd by U-61
Scottsburg Galveston, TX Cargo 6 14 1942 3 90 miles W Grenada N Torp'd by U-161
Sea Taylor & Merrill Line (US) Full Rigged 5   1857   nr. Liverpool? N Reported lost this date
Sea Bird   Confed. Gunboat 2 10 1862   Elizabeth City, NC N  
Sea Eagle     11 20 1921   off Yaquina Head, WA    
Sea Eagle Liberia Cargo 5 2 1984   Persian G. Y Iraqi missile--little damage
Sea Foam US Stm Schooner 2 23 1931 0 Pt. Arena, CA N Agrnd
Sea Hawk     5 18 1945   off Pt, Loma, CA    
Sea Lion     7   1948   off Willapa Bay, WA    
Sea Lion     2 1 1954   off Pt. Conception, CA    
Sea Monarch     12 9 1925   off Marrowstone Pt., WA    
Sea Otter     8 22 1808   nr. mouth Umpqua R., OR    
Sea Pirate     2 28 1946   off Pt. Gorda, CA    
Sea Products No. 3         1931   San Diego, CA    
Sea Star South Korean Tanker 12 19 1972 11 G. of Oman N X--Brazilian tanker Horta Barbosa
Sea Thrush USA Cargo 12 4 1932   Clatsop Spit N Agrnd, erroneous charts. b. as Westland 1917.
Sea Thrush Portland, ME Cargo 6 28 1942 0 425 mi. NE San Juan, P.R. N Torp'd by U-505
Sea Witch New York Full Rigged 3 28 1856   nr. Havana, Cuba N Wrecked
Sea Wolf     10 27 1932   off Davenport, CA    
Seabird   Passenger     1868 100 L. Michigan   Burned
Seaforth Jarl Scotland Anch. Tug 12 19 1983 0 off Newfoundland N Foundered
Seagate     9 7 1956   Sonora Reef anjd Taholah, WA    
Seakay Wilmington, DE Tanker 3 18 1944 1 375 mi. W Fastnet, Eire N Torp'd by U-311
Sealand     12 14 1932   Gig Harbor    
Seaman   Schooner 3 5 1837 0 New River Inlet, NC N  
Seaport     6 22 1950   off Columbia R. bar    
Seattle Spirit Seattle, WA Cargo 6 18 1942 4 50-23 N x 42-25 W N Torp'd by U-124
Seawise Giant C. Y. Tung Tanker 5 14 1988   Iranian Larak Oil Terminal N Iraqi missile attack, TCL
Seawise University C. Y. Tung School ship 1 9 1972 0 HK Harbor N Fire, capsized
Sebastian Cermeno San Francisco, CA Cargo 6 27 1943 5 29-00 S x 50-10 E N Torp'd by U-511
Secundo Norway 1512 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Seeam     10 31 1915   N Whidbey I., WA N  
Seetrans 21 W. Ger.y Utility Supply 9 13 1984 6 nr. Kharg I.   Iraqi gunboat attack
Segovia Norway 1387 grt 1 22 1940   W British Isles   Torp'd by U-55(?)
Sehome     12 14 1918   San Pablo Bay, CA N  
Seiro Maru Japan 620 ton str.     1913     N  
Seirstad Norway 995 grt 11 11 1916       Ger. sub
Seldon E. Marvin Edward Hines Lumber Barge 11 19 1914 All L. Superior N Foundered
Selje Norway 6698 grt 5 15 1942   off coast of Holland N Aircraft
Selma Norway 1654 grt 10 25 1915       Struck a mine
Selma City New York, NY Cargo 4 8 1942 0 25 mi. S Vizgapatam, India N Japanese aircraft
Selma S.     9 26 1955   off Umpqua R., OR    
Sema G Turkey Cargo 3 1 1984   nr. Iranian coast N Iraqi offensive action, TCL
Semanthe Norway 2280 grt 2 3 1915       Ger. sub
Semiramis (later- Kyoko Maru) Netherlands Tanker 2 15 1942   at Pladjoe, Sumatra Y  
Senator Nicholson-Univrsl Bulk/Auto 10 31 1929 9 L. Michigan N X--str 'Marquette'
Sentinel         1919   nr. SF    
Sequoia   Stm Schooner 1 14 1907 0 Humboldt Bay, CA N Agrnd
Service         1934   nr. SF Bay    
Sevona James McBrier Bulk 9 2 1905 7 L. Superior, nr. Sand I. N Foundered
Seward US 3390 grt 4 7 1917       Ger. sub
Shalom Israel Passenger 11   1964   40 mi. Off NY Y X-- Stolt Dagali of which aft section was lost.
Shark US Naval Schooner 9 10 1846   Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
Shark         1927   nr. Crescent City, CA    
Shasta     11 14 1937   Alameda, CA    
Shavit Haifa, Israel Cargo 8 30 1971   off Nagoya harbor, Japan   X--bulker Troll River, reg: London
Shiloh   Schooner 3 17 1876 2 Durants, NC N  
Shinahu Maru Kishimoto Gohio Transport 3   1904   Chemulpo N Wrk'd -- transport duties Russo-Japanese War
Shinkoku Maru Japan Tanker 2 17 1944   off Truk I. N US aircraft TF58
Shinyubari Maru Japan Cargo 2 23 1944   W. of Saipan N Torp'd by 'Sunfish'
Shna Yak     6   1916   nr. SF, CA Y?  
Shna Yak         1916   nr. Pt. Sur, CA Y?  
Shodsborg Denmark 1697 grt 3 20 1916       Ger. sub
Shonan Maru Japan   5   1942   E. coast Honshu N Torp'd by 'Drum'
Shoyo Maru Japan Tanker 9 21 1943   NE. of Formosa N US sub 'Trigger'
Shropshire Federal SN Co. Cargo/Pass. 10 28 1921     Y Badly damaged by fire
Siberia Cunard 2m Aux. ship     1881     N Wrecked
Sibiria Atlantic Fruit Co. Fruit ship 1 26 1916   Goodwin Sands N Wrecked
Sicilien Norfolk, VA Cargo 6 7 1942 44 10 mi. S Cp. Beata, D.R. N Torp'd by U-172
Sidney E. Smith Erie Sand Self Unloader 6 5 1972 0 St. Clair R. at Port Huron, MI N X--bulk 'Parker Evans'
Sidney O. Neff   Wooden str. 6   1940 0 Menominee Harbor, MI    
Sidon Cunard 2m aux ship     1885   Coast of Spain N Wrecked
Sierra         1923   Farallon Is., CA Y?  
Sierra     3 3 1926   San Pedro, CA    
Sierra Nevada USA? Full Rigged? 9   1886   off Washington coast N Lost
Sif Denmark 377 grt 10 27 1916       Ger. sub
Sig Norway 1342 grt 11 4 1939   off Humber R.   Mine or Torpedo?
Sigurd Denmark 2119 grt 11 28 1916       Ger. sub
Silas Norway 750 grt 3 8 1917       Ger. sub
Silius Norway 1551 grt 3 9 1916       Ger. sub
Silja Norway 1259 grt 2 12 1940   S Ireland   Torp'd by U-37
Silver Gate     9 4 1948   off Pt. Vicente, CA    
Silver Isle Pioneer Shpg Bulk 4 12 1991   E of Montreal in SLS Y X--crane 'Sersou'
Silver Shelton   Cargo 9 21 1967 0 Pt. Wells, Puget Snd Y X--Containership "Fairland"
Silver Strand US Ferry 11 26 1970 0 Fish Harbor LA Brkwtr, CA N Parted moorigs
Silver Sword Sword SS Co. Cargo 9 20 1942 1 Greenland Sea N Torp'd by U-255
Silver Wave     2 18 1936   off Newport Beach, CA    
Simla     1 7 1930   Oakland Estuary, CA    
Simla         ~1917   Pt. Gorda, CA Y?  
Simla (I) Howdens of Glsgw Liner 1   1884 20   N X--'City of Lucknow'
Simla (II) P&O Transport 4 2 1916   45 mi. W Malta N Torp'd by sub
Sinaloa         1931   San Pedro brkwtr, CA Y?  
Sinaloa     6 15 1917   Cp. Blanco OR Y?  
Singapore P&O Liner 8 20 1867 0 8 mi. fr Hakodate inbd fr Yokohama N Uncharted rock
Sinsen Norway 1925 grt 9 29 1916       Ger. sub
Sioux FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR=#0000FF>         1914   Dungeness Spit, WA Y?  
Sirdhana Br. Ind. Stm. Nav. Co. Cargo/Pass. 11 26 1960   Yokohama harbor Y X--trooper 'General William Mitchell'
Sirio Nav. Gen. Italiana Passenger 8 4 1906 442 Hormigas I. off Cartagena, Sp. N Agrnd
Sitia Venture Panama Bulk 7 1 1984   Persian G. Y X--'Al Kabeer'
Sivand Iran Tanker 9 28 1983   Imminghamand, Eng Y X--oil berth
Sivand   Tanker 10 12 1984   off Kharg I.   Iraqi offensive actoin. Attacked again 10/15/84
Sixaola New York, NY Reefer 6 12 1942 29 50 mi. off Bocas del Toro, Pa. N Torp'd by U-159
Sizebergh Castle UK Cargo? 10   1920   Atlantic O. N Foundered?
Sjofna Norway 527 grt 12 15 1916       Ger. sub
Sjofna Norway 527 grt 12 17 1916       Ger. sub
Sjolyst Norway 997 grt 4 9 1916       Ger. sub
Sjostad Norway 1155 grt 2 26 1917       Struck a mine
Skagerak I Norway 1281 grt 1 20 1944   off Egersund N ? Under Ger. flag
Skagit Belle         1960   Skagit R., WA    
Skagit Chief     10 29 1956   12 mi. W Grays Harbor    
Skagway     12 15 1929   off Tatoosh I., WA    
Skaros Cyprus Cargo 2 1 1984   Persian G.   Missile struck enginerm. TCL
Skaubryn I. M. Skaugen Passenger 4 6 1958 0 Indian Ocean N Fire started 3/31/1958, sank
Skerien Norway 415 grt 3 12 1917       Ger. sub
Skirm Norway 727 grt 2 22 1917       Ger. sub
Skjervøy Norway 151 grt 8 17 1944     N  
Skjoldulf Norway 501 grt 12 2 1916       Ger. sub
Skog Norway 1124 grt 11 26 1916       Struck a mine
Skogland Sweden 2903 grt 2 18 1917       Ger. sub
Skookum Chief     8 12 1947   Dofflemeyer Pt., WA Y?  
Skramstad Norway 4300 grt 10 4 1943   nr. Rødøy, Helgeland N Aircraft
Skuli Fogeti Denmark 272 grt 8 28 1914       Struck a mine
Skyold Norway 1592 grt 4 21 1917       Ger. sub
Skytteren Norway Whaling Mother 4 1 1942   off Maseskjaer N Scuttled by crew to prevent capture
Slavonia Cunard Pass./Cargo 6 10 1909 0 Flores I., Azores N Agrnd, 'Batavia', 'Prinzess Irene' rescue 410 pass.
Sliedrecht Netherlands Tanker 11 17 1939   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-28
Smile     4 22 1947   Tillamook Bay, OR    
Sneland Norway 223 grt 12 27 1941   Stadthavet N Shelled by Warship
Snespurven Norway 1432 grt 4 1 1917       Ger. sub
Snestad Norway 2350 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Snested Norway 4114 grt 2 10 1940   59-53 N x 11-50 W   Torp'd by U-53
Sno Norway 1823 grt 12 19 1916       Ger. sub
Snohomish     10 25 1941   Skipjack I., WA Y?  
Snoopy     9   1951   off Cascade Head, OR    
Snyg Norway 1326 grt 1 4 1941   nr. Hadyret   Aircraft
Soborg Denmark 2108 grt 5 30 1915       Ger. sub
Sobraon P&O Pass/Cargo. 4 21 1901   Tung Ying I. off Foochow N Agrnd on 3rd voyage
Socotra P&O Cargo     1903   off Belgian coast Y X--ss 'Dallington'
Socotra P&O Cargo 11 26 1915   Paris-Plage Le Touquet N Stranded, wrecked
Sognedalen Norway 644 grt 7 25 1915       Ger. sub
Sol Phryne Limassol Ro-Ro 2 15 1988   Limassol harbor N Limpet mine
Sola Norway 3057 grt 10 24 1916       Ger. sub
Solaas Norway 1368 grt 9 28 1939   25 mi. SW Lista Lighthouse   Sub?
Solan Denmark 137 grt 12 13 1916       Ger. sub
Solana     11   1926   Pt. Purisima, CA Y?  
Solano US 4m Schooner 2 5 1907   5 mi. N Ocean Park N Stranded, wrecked
Solbakken Norway 2616 grt 2 4 1917       Ger. sub
Solbjørn Norway 145 grt 5 21 1944   Inner Follafjord N Struck a mine
Soledad Spain Galleon 11 14 1739   .5 mi. off Anegada I., Virgin Is. N  
Solferino Norway 1155 grt 3 15 1917       Ger. sub
Solon Turman New Orleans, LA Cargo 6 13 1942 0 100 mi. N Cristobal, C.Z. N Torp'd by U-159
Solskinn Norway 372 grt 10 30 1941   nr. Egeroy N Aircraft
Solvang Norway 2970 grt 1 13 1917       Ger. sub
Solviken Norway 3502 grt 5 25 1944   Tanafjord N Aircraft
Sonderburg Ger.y Whaling Mother 6 15 1944   Cherbourg harbor   Scuttled. Raised in 1947 to be scr.
Songa Norway 2595 grt 1 22 1940   230 mi. W Scilly Is., England   Torp'd by U-25
Songdal Norway 2089 grt 2 5 1917       Ger. sub
Songelv Norway 2063 grt 2 3 1917       Ger. sub
Sonoma     5 21 1949   off Ventura, CA    
Sora Norway 1052 grt 8 10 1916       Ger. sub
Soreldoc Norfolk, VA Cargo 2 28 1945 15 St. Georges Ch., Eng. N Torp'd by U-1302
Soroy Norway 506 grt 1 19 1942   off Svaerholt N Shelled by British U-boat
Sørøy Norway 506 grt 1 19 1944   off Sværholt N Shelled by British U-boat
South Coast   ss 9 16 1930 19 Southern OR coast N Foundered
South Coast     9 16 1930   16 mi. SW Cp. Blanco, OR    
South Coast         1920   nr. St. George Reef, CA    
South Portland   ss 10 21 1903 21 Blanco Reef (US, Pacific) N Wrecked
Southfield   Fed. Gunboat 4 19 1864   Plymouth, NC N  
Southland White Star Line Pass./Cargo 6 4 1917 4 140 mi. NW Tory I. N Torp'd by U-70
Southland     9 24 1944   off Pescadero Pt., CA    
Spartan Norway 2287 grt 3 9 1917       Ger. sub
Spellbourne   Schooner 10   1873 0 off Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Spetzai Greece 1904 grt 9 7 1916       Ger. sub
Spetzai Greece 788 grt 11 21 1916       Ger. sub
Spray     9 5 1950   N Umpqua R., OR    
Spunkie   Blockade Runner 2 9 1864   nr. Cp. Fear, NC N  
Spyros Greece 3357 grt 12 8 1916       Ger. sub
St. Andrew Kermit Line (US) Full Rigged 1 6 1839   off Liverpool N Lost
St. Anne of the Sunset     10 17 1955   off Anacapa I., CA    
St. Croix Schubach & Hamilton Passenger 11 20 1911 0 off Santa Monica N Burned
St. George St. George Line Full Rigged 12 24 1852 51 at sea N Burned
St. George     5 2 1954   W. La Jolla, CA    
St. Helena   Liner 11 1 1984   275 mi. SW Sierra Leone Y Engineroom fire
St. James     12 11 1949   SW Pt. Fermin, CA    
St. Johns   Schooner 3 17 1890 1 Durants, NC N  
St. Louis American Line Passenger 8 1 1895 5   Y Steampipe explosion
St. Louis American Lines Passenger     1920     N Sank after fire, never run profitably again. Scr. 1924
St. Louis Ger.y Nav. accomdtn 8 30 1944   Kiel, Ger.y Y* Allied aircraft. Became hotel @ Hamburg
St. Mary Jamaica Fruit ship     1957   Mississippi R. N* Fire, beached, salvaged, scr.
St. Nicholas     11 1 1808   nr. Quillayute R., WA    
St. Patrick St. George Line Full Rigged 12 19 1854 0 Barnegat   Wrecked w/ 400 pass. All saved.
St. Paul   Cst Pass Liner 10 5 1905 0 Pt. Gorda N Agrnd
St. Paul American Line Passenger 4 25 1908 27 off Southampton Y X-- Br. cruiser 'Gladiator', which sank with the 27 cas.
St. Paul Sweden 2534 grt 9 2 1914       Struck a mine
St. Paul American Line Passenger 4 24 1918   New York Harbor Y Capsized while docking
St. Paul         1915   Wenatchee, WA N  
St. Paul American line Passenger 11   1900     Y Struck submerged wreck, engine wrecked.
St. Peter     11 4 1950   Everett, WA    
St. Petersburg Train's Line (US) Full Rigged     1858   At sea N Abandoned
St. Theodore UK Cargo 2   1918   off Trinidad I., Atlantic O. N Ger. raider 'Moewe' after capture on 12/16/1917
St. Tobias Liberia Tanker 9 11 1984   50 mi. S Kharg I. N Iraqi missile attack. Sold for scr. 10/16/84
Staffordshire Train's Line (US) Full Rigged 12 30 1854 180 off Cp. Sable N Lost
Staghound New York, NY Cargo 3 3 1943 0 200 mi. NE Caravelas, Brz. N Torp'd by It. sub 'Barbarigo'
Stampede   Schooner 2 4 1882 1 off Cp. Fear, NC N  
Standard Denmark 217 grt 1 20 1917       Ger. sub
Standard     9 24 1936   Santa Barbara, CA    
Standard Norway 1264 grt 10 14 1944   Saltenfjord N Torp'd by U-boat
Standard Portland Cement USA Bulk 5 20 1960 0 L. Huron Y X--bulk 'August Ziesing'
Stanford     12 8 1943   SW Davenport, CA    
Stanvac Calcutta New York, NY Tanker 6 6 1942 13 500 mi. off Brazilian coast N Shelled & torp'd by Ger. raider 'Stier'
Star of Africa Gt. Britain Barque     1880   Albatross Rk., Simon's Bay, SA N  
Star of Oregon Portland, OR Cargo 8 30 1942 1 50 mi. NE Tobago N Torp'd by U-162
Star of Scotland     1 23 1942   off Santa Monica, CA Y? Agrnd?
Star of Scotland Los Angeles, CA 6m Schooner 11 13 1942 1 900 mi. off SW Africa coast N Torp'd by U-159
Star of the Sea     10 22 1940   2 mi. W. Pedro Pt., CA    
Star of the Sea     10 5 1961   Point Arena, CA    
Star of the West         1940's   off Farallon Is., CA    
Starr King Los Angeles, CA Cargo 2 10 1943 0 175 mi. E Sydney, Australia N Torp'd by I-21
Stars and Stripes ex- P&O liner Passenger 12 21 1878   at sea N Burned. ex- P&O liner 'Northam'
Start Norway 1168 grt 1   1940   North Sea   Torp'd by U-37
State of California   Passenger 8   1913 35 Gambier Bay, AK    
State of Washington USA Strnwhl Riverbt 6 23 1920 1 Astoria > Portland   Boiler explosion, 1 dead, 6 seriously injured
State of Washington     6 23 1920   off Tongue Pt., OR    
Statendam Holland - Amerika Passenger 5 14 1940   Rotterdam N Bombed and burned
Steel Age New York, NY Cargo 3 6 1942 33 130 mi. NE Paramaribo, D.G. N Torp'd by U-129
Steel Chemist         1955   off S. CA coast Y?  
Steel Designer Isthmian Lines Cargo 3 25 1968   off Point Fermin, CA   X--tanker Atlantic Trader
Steel Maker New York, NY Cargo 4 19 1942 2 350 mi. E Wilmington, NC N Torp'd by U-654
Steel Navigator New York, NY Cargo 10 19 1942 36 49-45 N x 31-20 W N Torp'd by U-610
Steel Scientist New York, NY Cargo 10 11 1942 1 95 mi. N Cayenne, Fr. Guiana N Torp'd by U-514
Steel Seafarer New York, NY Cargo 9 5 1941 0 G. of Suez N Ger. aircraft
Steel Traveler New York, NY Cargo 12 18 9999 2 off Walcheren I., Schelde R. N Struck a mine
Steel Voyager New York, NY Cargo 9 23 1943 0 53-18 N x 40-24 W N Torp'd by U-952
Steel Worker New York, NY Cargo 6 3 1942 0 nr. Kola Inlet, Rus. N Struck a mine
Steelhead     11 24 1940   off Meadowdale, WA    
Steelton Bethlehem Steel Bulk 8 25 1974   Br. 12 at Prt. Robinson, Ont. Y X--Bridge #12 over Welland Canal
Steelvendor Am. Steel & Wire Crane 9 3 1942 1 L. Superior N Capsized at sea
Steinstad Norway 2477 grt 2 15 1940   50 mi. W Ireland   Torp'd by U-53
Stella Lykes Tampa, FL Cargo 7 27 1942 1 500 mi. S Fogo, Cp. Verde Is. N Torp'd by U-582
Stemna Netherlands   11 9 1914       Struck a mine
Stemshest Norway 798 grt 10 27 1916       Ger. sub
Sten Norway 1045 grt 10 17 1916       Ger. sub
Sten Norway 1464 grt 10 4 1944   Bergen N Aircraft
Stensaas Norway 1359 grt 4 23 1942   nr. Sletnes N Torp'd by U (?)
Stephen Hopkins San Francisco, CA Cargo 9 27 1942 41 28-08 S x 11-59 W N Shelled by Ger. raiders "Stier' und 'Tannenfels'
Stephen Whitney Kermit Line Full rigged 11 10 1841 90 W. Calf, Cp. Clear, Ireland N Lost
Sterneborg Denmark 1592 grt 4 6 1916       Ger. sub
Stettin Norway 412 grt 12 5 1916       Ger. sub
Steven Quinn No. 1         1918   nr. San Francisco, CA N  
Stimson No. 5         1942   Smith Slough, Quillayute R., WA    
Stockholm Swedish America Ln Passenger 12   1938   at builders, Montfalcone, It. N Burned very nr. completion
Stockton City     12 28 1922   Russian Gulch, CA    
Stockton No. 2         1925   San Jaoquin R., CA    
Stonefax Hall Corp, Can. Self Unloader 10 14 1966   Welland Canal Y X--crgo 'Arthur Stove'
Storaas Norway 3107 grt 3 14 1917       Ger. sub
Store Bill Norway 72 grt 7 19 1942   Honningsvag N Aircraft
Storenes Norway 1870 grt 3 1 1917       Ger. sub
Storesand Norway 1638 grt 9 7 1915       Ger. sub
Storo Brore Norway 4m Barque 1 4 1918   S. Atlantic O. N Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Storskog Norway 2191 grt 2 7 1917       Ger. sub
Storstad Norway 6028 grt 3 8 1917       Ger. sub
Stortind Norway 169 grt 11 11 1944   Billefjord, Finnmark N Explosion
Stralsund Norway 510 grt 2 15 1917       Ger. sub
Stranger     7 17 1948   W San Onofre, CA    
Strassburg Ger.y Conv. Hosp. 9 1 1943   North Sea N Struck a mine, dstryd. by bombers
Stratford UK Tanker 9 26 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-137
Strathairly   Str. 3 24 1891 19 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Strathalbyn British Cargo 1 12 1912   Puget Sound, WA Y X--Virginian
Strathallan P&O Troopship 12 22 1942 11 off Algeria N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Strathblane British 3m Full-rigged 11 3 1891 7 S Ocean Park N Agrnd, faulty chronometer
Strindheim Norway 321 grt 12 15 1939   off Tynemouth   Mine
Stromboli Cunard Passenger     1878   off Lizard, Eng. N Lost
Stromsnaes Norway 230 grt 4 24 1916       Struck a mine
Styliani Belus Greece 3603 grt 11 16 1916       Ger. sub
Subra Norway 379 grt 6 22 1916       Ger. sub
Success   Bark 1 15 1879 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Sue Williams   Schooner 3 22 1890 0 Chicamacomico, NC N  
Suecia     3   1937   Gothenburg, Sweden Y Drifted in front of tanker being launched. Holed. Sank.
Suevic White Star Passenger 3 17 1907 0 Rocks off Lizard Pt., Eng. Y* Agrnd, broke in two, aft section salvaged
Sugarland (ex- Ganadoc) Ahern Shpg. (Ba) Bulk 11 21 1961   Arcas Reef, B. Campeche N Agrnd
Sujamico     3 1 1929   N. Coos Bay, OR    
Sulphur British Ship     1839 0 Columbia R. bar Y? Agrnd
Sumatra (I) H. C. Joosub Pilgramage 3 4 1889   at sea N Burned
Sumatra Maru Japan Cargo 5 10 1943     N Torp'd by 'Gudgeon'
Sumner I. Kimball Portland, ME Cargo 1 16 1944 63 900 mi. E Belle I. Str. N Torp'd by U-960
Sumnia UK Bulk 10   1987   Dover, England, harbor mouth N Capsized, sank (1,595 grt.)
Sun   Schooner 1 13 1854   Beaufort Inlet N  
Sun Castor Liberia Cargo 1 17 1984   River Scheldte, Belgium Y X--Soviet ro-ro 'Inzhener Sukhorukov'
Sun Vista Malaysia(?) Cruise 5 21 1999 0 Malacca Str. N Fire, sank, 1100+ evac. safely
Sunbeam     8   1863 28 L. Superior N Foundered
Sunda (I) P&O Liner     1875   Between HK and Yokohama Y Beached after hitting reef
Sundancer Bahamas Cruise 6 30 1984 0 Duncan B., Vancouver I., Can. Y Agrnd, listing
Sunlight         1932   off Santa Barbara, CA    
Sunlight     12 7 1937   7 mi. SE SF Lightship    
Sunniva Norway 589 grt 1 28 1917       Ger. sub
Sunoil Philadelphia, PA Tanker 4 4 1943 59 Enrt. Halifax - Clyde R., Scot. N Torp'd by U-563
Sunshine USA Schooner 11 22 1875 25 Coos Bay, OR N Capsized. Washed ashore on date given.
Suomi     4 21 1955   N Santa Barbara, CA    
Superb Norway 1515 grt 6 7 1915       Ger. sub
Superior City   str. 8 20 1920 29 L. Superior   X--str. 'Willis L. King'
Suremico USA str. 6 3 1927   off Cp. Flattery, WA Y X-- French frtr Arkansas. Reduced to barge.
Susan USA Cannery Tender 1 21 1952 0 off Peacock Spit, Columbia R. entr. N Driven ashore in blinding snowstorm
Susan Olson     11   1942   Southern OR coast    
Susana Manila, P.I. Cargo 10 12 1942 38 325 mi. S Cp. Farewell, Grnlnd N Torp'd by U-221
Susanna Norway 442 grt 3 22 1917       Ger. sub
Suwied New York, NY Cargo 6 7 1942 6 140 mi. SE Cozumel I. N Torp'd by U-107
Svartvik Sweden 322 grt 10 20 1916       Ger. sub
Sveaborg Sweden Tanker 4 10 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-37
Svein Jarl Norway 1135 grt 6 9 1915       Ger. sub
Sverresborg Norway 1144 grt 8 18 1915       Ger. sub
Svinta Norway 1267 grt 3 20 1940   North Sea   Aircraft
Swallow         1926   nr. LB, CA    
Swan         1915   Manette (Bremerton, WA) N  
Swastika         1933   nr. San Francisco, CA    
Swibon S. Korea Bulk 9 10 1983   Bering Sea Y X--S. Korea bulk 'Pan Nova'
Swiftscout Wilmington, DE Tanker 4 18 1945 1 125 mi. off Cp. May, NJ N Torp'd by U-548
Swiftsure Wilmington, DE Tanker 10 9 1942 0 25 mi. SE Cp. of Good Hope N Torp'd by U-68
Sydfold Norway 2434 grt 1 20 1940   58-40 N x 00-30 W   Torp'd by U-57
Sylfiden Norway 796 grt 4 11 1917       Ger. sub
Sylvafield UK Tanker 8 15 1940   In convoy HX 62 N Torp'd by U-51
Sylvania Tomlinson Fleet Self Unloader 6 1 1967 0 Port Huron, MI Y X--bulk 'Renvoyle'
Sylvanian Leyland Line Cargo 6 24 1917   NW Tory I. N Torp'd
Sylvia de Grasse USA Packet     1849   off Astoria, OR N Agrnd. 1st ship to deliver news of Fr. Rev. to US.
Sylvia L. Ossa Panama Bulk 10 13 1976 37 Enrt. Rio De Jan.-Philadelphia N Disappeared. Date given is < Rio.
Syria Egypt'n Nav. Co., Alex. Passenger 8 20 1981 0 Enrt. Piraeus - Alexandria N Stranded, NE coast of Crete
Syria (I) Laing's, Sunderl'd 3m Sidewhlr 4   1880   Atlantic O. N Foundered
Syros Galveston, TX Cargo 5 26 1942 11 Barents Sea N Torp'd by U-703
Sysla Norway 6367 grt 6 4 1941     N  

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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