Shipping Incidents

A1  A2  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  PQ  R  S  T  UVWXYZ  ShipLoss Home Merchant Ships
NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
T. C. McCobb Wilmington, DE Tanker 3 31 1942 4 600 mi. E Georgetown, Br. G. N Torp'd by It. sub. 'Pietro Calvi'
T. G. Condare         1936   nr. Albion, CA    
T. J. Williams Panama Transport Tanker 9 19 1941 17 off Iceland N Torp'd by Ger. sub.
T. W. Lake     12 5 1923   off Lopez I., WA    
T-6     2 3 1951   off Golden Gate, CA Y?  
Tabriz Iran Tanker 5 14 1984   Persian G. Y Iraqi offensive action. Lt. dam.
Tachira New York, NY Cargo 7 12 1942 5 375 mi. W Jamaica N Torp'd by U-129
Taei Maru Japan Cargo 5 1 1942   E. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Triton'
Tahiti Union SS Co. Pass./Cargo 8 15 1930 0 480 mi. SW Rarotonga N Prop. shft brk., shft tore blkhd, flooding, foundered
Tai Ping Wallend & Co., Pan. Fruit ship     1949     N X--'?'
Tai Ping Norway 6687 grt 12   1944   Bordeaux N ? Under Ger. flag
Tai Yin     3 14 1934   5 mi. N Pt. Reyes, WA Y?  
Taigen Maru Japan   5   1942   E. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Triton'
Taihoku Maru Azuma Shinko KK Cargo     1944     N US sub
Taijin Maru Japan   2 20 1944   E. coast Formosa N Torp'd by 'Pogy'
Taiyo Maru Japan Passenger 5 8 1942   off Formosa (SW Kyushu) N Torp'd by 'Grenadier'
Tajlum     11 1 1953   Whidbey I., WA Y?  
Tak Kwong China Junk 5 11 1905   2 mi. off Denpassar, Bali Str. N  
Takachiho Maru Japan Transport     1943     N Torp'd by 'Kingfish'
Takatori Maru Japan Tanker 7 1 1944   off Mokpo, Korea N US sub 'Tang'
Takstaas Norway 1830 grt 9 28 1939   8 mi. off Marstenen   Sub?
Taku   Ferry 7 29 1970 0 W. Kinahan I., AK Y Agrnd
Talamba Br. Ind. Stm. Nav. Co.   9 2 1937   HK harbor   Typhoon, Agrnd
Tallahassee CSA Confed. Gunboat 1 15 1865   nr. Cp. Fear, NC N  
Tam O' Shanter Freeport (ME?) USA Full Rigged 12   1853   off Cp. Cod, MA N Foundered
Tamagawa Maru Japan Trasnsport 2 2 1942   off Lingayen G., P.I. N Torp'd by 'Seadragon'
Tamandare Lloyd Brasileiro Cargo 7 16 1942   E. of Tobago N Torp'd
Tamara Norway 453 grt 2 3 1917       Ger. sub
Tamara Sun     11   1949   off Sand I., OR    
Tamaulipas Wilmington, DE Tanker 4 10 1942 2 18 mi. NE Cp. Lookout N Torp'd by U-552
Tamiahua         1930   Pescadero Pt., CA Y?  
Tanamo Atlantic Fruit Co. Fruit ship 7 17 1918     Y Shelled by Ger. U-boat
Tanamo Atlantic Fruit Co. Fruit ship     1922     Y Fire in fwd. hold
Tancred     8 13 1955   off Golden Gate, CA Y?  
Tanja Norway 137 grt 1 20 1943   nr. Kirkenes N Under Ger. flag
Tantallon Castle Union-Castle Passenger 5 7 1901 0 40 mi. off Cape Town N Stranded
Tarakan Maru Japan Tanker 1 6 1945   E. of Hainan I. N US sub 'Sea Robin'
Tarapaca   Cargo     1894     N Wrecked
Tariq Kuwait Cargo 12 8 1984   70 mi. N Qatar Y Missiles fr. Iranian F-4 Phantoms
Tarsus Denizcilik Bankasi Pass./Cargo 12 14 1960   Anchored in Bosphorus Str. N X--Yugo tkr 'Peter Zoranic'
Tartar P&O Cargo     1859   Peiho forts, China N Sunk as conv. gunboat
Tartar Canadian Pacific Passenger 10 17 1907   English Bay, B.C., Canada N X--ss 'Charmer,' beached, scr.
Tasmania P&O Passenger 4 17 1887 35 Monachi Rks., Corsica N Agrnd
Tatekawa Maru Japan Tanker 5 24 1944   S. of Saranagani Is., Mindanao N US sub 'Gurnard'
Tatiana Cyprus Cargo 2 19 1984 0 off Tripoli N War loss involving Lebanon (Libya?)
Tatuta Maru Japan Passenger     1943   off Japan N Torp'd by 'Tarpon'
Teia Maru Japan Pass./Troop 8 18 1944   Philippine Is. N Torp'd by US sub
Teibo Maru Japan Cargo 8   1942   S. China Sea N Torp'd by 'Sargo'
Teifuku Maru Japan Cargo     1942       Struck mine laid by 'Trigger'
Teiko Maru (ex- D'Artagan) Japan Troopship 2 22 1944   Pacific O. N US sub
Teishun Maru Japan   8 26 1942   Formosa Strait N Torp'd by 'Haddock'
Teiyo Maru Japan Tanker 8 19 1944   off Cp. Bojeador N US sub 'Rasher'
Telena UK Tanker 5 29 1940   off Gibraltar N Torp'd by U-37
Telephone US Strnwhl Rvrbt 11 20 1887 1 N Astoria, OR Y Burned to main deck, hull saved
Tello Norway 1218 grt 8 19 1915       Ger. sub
Telnes Norway 1694 grt 1   1940   ?   Torp'd by U-55
Tempest No. 2   str.     1909 6 Georgian Bay   Burned
Temple Bar     4 8 1939   Quillayute Needles, WA    
Tempo Norway 628 grt 2 3 1940   10 mi. NNE Longstone Lighthouse   Aircraft
Tennan Maru Japan Tanker 10 23 1943   N. of Admiralty Is. N US sub 'Silversides'
Tenpaisan Maru Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Cargo 12 1 1928   Copalis Beach, WA   May be 1927
Tento Norway 4917 grt 5 6 1944   Kieler Bay N Struck a mine
Terje Viken Norway 3579 grt 4 16 1916       Struck a mine
Terukawa Maru Japan Tanker 12 21 1943   NW. of Truk I. N US sub 'Skate'
Texaco Norge   Tanker 6 19 1984   Thames Estuary Y Agrnd
Texan New York, NY Cargo 3 11 1942 10 40 mi. E Nuevitas, Cuba N Torp'd by U-126
Texas Ranger US Schooner 6 25 1875   off Brazos Is. bar, TX N  
Texelstroom Netherlands 1601 grt 10 7 1915       Struck a mine
Texmar     12 30 1960   Grays Harbor, nr. Moon I., WA    
Thalia Panama Transport Tanker 2 23 1942 1 50 mi. WNW Aruba, D.W.I. N Torp'd
Thames   Steamer 4 6 1869   off Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Thanemore Johnston Line (Br.) Passenger 11 26 1890 43 at sea N Disapprd. prob. X--iceberg
The Lady Bowen Australian Stm. Nav. Co Passenger 8 19 1894 0 Kennedy Shoals N Agrnd, broken, drifted, sank.
Theano Algoma Central Cargo 11 17 1906   Reef off Trowbridge I. N Agrnd, boiler explosion
Thelma Norway 1350 grt 4 6 1917       Ger. sub
Themistoclis Greece 1895 grt 4 9 1917       Ger. sub
Theodor Norway 233 grt 10 21 1916       Ger. sub
Theodor Ruger     11 6 1888   36 mi. SE Lizard, Eng. N X--'Nantes'
Theodore Dwight Weld Los Angeles, CA Cargo 9 20 1943 33 500 mi. SW Iceland N Torp'd by U-238
Theodoros Pangalos Greece 2838 grt 3 3 1917       Ger. sub
Theresdal Norway 1762 grt 1 28 1917       Ger. sub
Therese Denmark 1333 grt 11 12 1916       Ger. sub
Thessaloniki Nat'l Stm. Nav. Co. Gc Passenger 1 5 1916 0 350 mi. E Sandy Hook N Flooded at sea, hopeless, seacocks opened
Thetis Gt. Britain Frigate 12 4 1830   off Cp. Frio, Brazil N  
Thetis     11 5 1955   Lake Union, Seattle, WA Y?  
Thiara UK Tanker 7 27 1940   E. Atlantic N Torp'd by U-34
Thistle     4 18 1917   President Channel, WA    
Thistlebank Norway 2248 grt 6 30 1915       Ger. sub
Thistlegorm Gt. Britain str. 10 6 1941   G. Suez, Str. of Gubal, Red S. N  
Thoda Fagelund Norway 4352 grt 3 11 1917       Ger. sub
Tholma Norway 1896 grt 1 10 1917       Ger. sub
Thomas A. Blount US Schooner 10 28 1822 1 Pamlico Sound, NC Y Captain washed overboard
Thomas Crowley         1921   Pt. Conception, CA    
Thomas Donaldson Baltimore, MD Cargo 3 20 1945 4 20 mi. fr Kola Inlet, Rus. N Torp'd by U-968
Thomas J. Lancaster   Schooner 10 5 1881 7 New Inlet, NC N  
Thomas J. Martin   Schooner 1 9 1883 0 Caffeys Inlet, NC N  
Thomas L. Wand   Stm Schooner 9 16 1922 0 Pt. Sur, CA N Agrnd
Thomas Masaryk Los Angeles, CA Cargo 4 16 1944 0 20 mi. off Derna, Libya N Torp'd by U-407
Thomas McKean Baltimore, MD Cargo 6 29 1942 5 350 mi. E Puerto Rico N Torp'd by U-505
Thomas P. Emigh     4 20 1932   Redondo Beach, CA    
Thomas Ruffin Baltimore, MD Cargo 3 9 1943 6 175 mi. N Cayenne, Fr. Guiana N Torp'd by U-510
Thomas Scott New Orleans, LA Cargo 2 17 1945 0 13 mi. SW Kilden Lt., Kola Inlet N Torp'd by U-968
Thomas Sinnickson   Schooner 10 11 1885 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Thomas Sinnickson New Orleans, LA Cargo 7 7 1943 1 75 mi. E Fortaleza, Brazil N Torp'd by U-185
Thomas W. Lawson   7m Schooner 12 14 1907   Scilly Is. N Agrnd
Thor Norway 373 grt 10 22 1916       Ger. sub
Thor II Norway 2144 grt 2 4 1917       Ger. sub
Thore Hafte Norway 353 grt 8 8 1916       Struck a mine
Thorgny Norway 734 grt 2 17 1917       Ger. sub
Thorshavet Norway Tanker 11 2 1942   100 mi. off Trinidad N Torp'd
Thorshavet Norway Tanker 12 21 1984   Out bound fr. Kharg I.   Iraqi missile attack
Thorvald     5 15 1956   NW Blunts Reef, CA    
Thorwaldsen Denmark 1220 grt 9 20 1915       Ger. sub
Thracia Cunard Bulk 3 27 1917 All-2 off Belle Isle, France N Torp'd
Thuhaug Norway 948 grt 11 7 1916       Ger. sub
Thunderer Gt. Britain str. 11 1 1867   off mouth Hooghly R., Calcutta N  
Thuroklint Denmark Cargo 1 1 1971   off Harwich   X--Dutch ferry Koningen Juliana
Thyra Norway 749 grt 12 29 1916       Ger. sub
Tiber P&O 3m Sidewhlr 2 21 1847 0 Vila de Cupa N Hit rock
Tiburon Switzerland Tanker 6 27 1984   SE Kharg I.   Iraqi missile attack--engineroom hit
Ticonderoga     9 28 1953   off S. CA coast Y?  
Tifoso Liberia Tanker 1 20 1983   off Bermuda ? Agrnd
Tiger England sailship 6 29 1585 0 Ocracoke inlet   ?
Tiger     11 4 1932   S Bellingham, WA    
Tiger New York, NY Tankship 4 1 1942 1 Recv'g pilot off Cp. Henry, VA N Torp'd by U-754
Tiger (ex- pass/crgo 'Merion') Britain dummy Cruiser 5 30 1915   Aegean Sea off Mudros I. N Torp'd by UB-8
Tilburuy Gt. Britain Frigate 6 11 1757   off Cp. Breton, NS N  
Tillicum         1920   Ballard Channel, WA    
Tillie Lykes Galveston, TX Cargo 6 18 1942 28 150 mi. ESE Pta. Herrero, Mex. N Torp'd by U-502
Timan Norway 145 grt 12 26 1941   Vestfjorden N Torp'd by U (?)
Timothy Pickering San Francisco, CA Cargo 7 14 1943 130 Anch. @ Avola, Sicily N Ger. aircraft
Tindefjell Norway 1337 grt 5 28 1942     N  
Tiradentes Lloyd Brasileiro Cargo 2 13 1945   off Guianas N X--'Albert P. Rider'
Titanic Southampton Passenger 4 12 1912 1503 mid-Atlantic N X--iceberg
Tiverton US Stm Schooner 3 13 1933 0 Humboldt Bay Bar N Agrnd
Tivives New York, NY Reefer 10 21 1943 1 25 mi. NE Tenes, Algeria N Torp'd by Ger. aircraft
Tizona Norway 1021 grt 3 28 1917       Ger. sub
Tjomo Norway 1453 grt 5 21 1916       Ger. sub
Toa Maru Japan Tanker 11 25 1943   N. of Ponape N US sub 'Sea Raven'
Toba Maru Japan Tanker 3 24 1942   off Lingayen G., P.I. N Torp'd by 'Spearfish'
Todas Santos Spain Galleon 6 3 1799   18 mi. off Paita, Peru N  
Toei Maru Japan Tanker 1 18 1943   100 nm. SW Truk I. N US sub 'Silversides'
Toen Maru (ex- Aungban) Japan Tanker 3 2 1943   S. of Makassar Str. N US sub 'Thresher'
Toho Maru Japan Tanker 3 29 1943   In Makassar Str N US sub 'Gudgeon'
Tokai Maru Japan       1943     N Torp'd by 'Flying Fish'/'Snapper'
Tokuyama Maru NYK Line Cargo 8 1 1918 0 39-12 N x 70-23 W N Torp'd by Ger. sub
Tokuyo Maru Japan Cargo 5 3 1921 8 60 mi. SW Columbia R. N Burned, cargo = NaNO3. Rescue by Santa Alicia
Tokyo Maru Japan Tanker     1942   off Formosa N Torp'd by 'Pompano'
Tollan         1980   Tagus R., Lisbon N X--Swed. ro-ro 'Barranduna'
Tolo     10 5 1917   off Bainbridge, I., WA N  
Toloa     7 18 1943   drydock, Seattle, WA Y?  
Tolosa Norway 1833 grt 9 13 1916       Ger. sub
Tom Spain 2413 grt 4 14 1917       Ger. sub
Tom         1931   Seattle, WA    
Tonan Maru Japan Whale Factory     1942   Kavieng harbor N Torp'd by 'Amberjack'
Tonan Maru No. 2 Japan Tanker 8 22 1944   200 nm. SE Shanghai N US sub 'Bonefish'
Tonan Maru No. 3 Japan Tanker 2 17 1944   ar Truk I. N US aircraft TF58
Tongariro New Zealand Shpg. Passenger 8 30 1916 0 Bull Rks, Portland I., NZ N Agrnd, TCL
Toni Mogadishu, Ethi.   2 14 1969   off S. Africa   X--Nor. tanker Cardo
Tonquin US Ship 3 22 1811 8 Columbia R. bar Y Stranded momentarily on Columbia bar
Tonquin France Passenger     1885   off Malaga, Spain N X--
Topa Topa Mobile, AL Cargo 8 29 1942 25 350 mi. N Cayenne, Fr. Guiana N Torp'd by U-66
Topaz Boston & Liverpool Ln. Full Rigged     1828 All   N Destroyed by pirates
Topaz Norway 142 grt 12 14 1941   Haugesundsletta N Aircraft
Topeka Norway 4991 grt 10 4 1943   nr. Sandnessjøen N Aircraft
Torborg Sweden 1266 grt 2 24 1916       Ger. sub
Torinia UK Tanker 9 21 1940   In convoy HX 72 N Torp'd by U-100
Torrey Canyon   Tanker 3 18 1967   off SW England N Agrnd, bad oil spill.
Torridal Norway 688 grt 11 15 1916       Ger. sub
Torsdal Norway 3620 grt 10 28 1916       Ger. sub
Toscana Trnsocn. Soc. Ital. Passenger 2 5 1918   nr. Gibraltar N X--French 'Moliere'
Touchet Mobile, AL Tanker 12 3 1943 10 G. of Mexico N Torp'd by U-193
Tourcoing Norway 5798 grt 8 24 1942   off Swinemunde N Struck a mine
Tourist         1928   L. Washington, WA Y?  
Townsend Train's Line (US) Full Rigged     1854 12 Pacific O. N Burned
Toyei Maru Chingsten KKK   11   1905   Japanese waters N Wrecked
Toyo Fuji No. 5 Japan Ro-Ro 3 11 1984   Formosa Strait Y Chinese offensive action
Transatlantic W. Ger. Cargo 4 10 1965 3 SLS N X--crgo 'Hermes'
Transbalt (ex- Belgravia) Russian Passenger 6 13 1945   La Perouse Ch. N Mis ID'd as Jap ship, torpedoed by US sub 'Spadefish'
Transbay Canada Bunkering 8 7 1972   nr. Sept Isles, SLS N Foundered as a barge
Transhawaii American Container 9 14 1972   nr. Diamond Shoal   X--Col. cargo Republica de Colombia
Transit     7 13 1925   Titlow Beach, WA    
Transpacific W. Ger.y Cargo 5 18 1971 0 S. side Ile aux Marins in SLS N Agrnd
Transylvania Anchor Line (Br.) Passenger 8 10 1940 48   N Torp'd by Ger. sub.
Travancore P&O Passenger 3 8 1880 0 Cp. Otranto, S. Italy N Agrnd on flat rock--TCL
Trentbank British Cargo 9 18 1964   Eastern Mediterranean N* X--Port. tanker Fogo. *pr. not
Tres Puentes Spain Galleon 7 21 1733   nr. Lower Matecumbe Key, FL N  
Trevassa Hains Line, UK Cargo 6 4 1923 11 1640 mi. from Fremantle in I.O. N Foundered at sea
Tricolor Hunsberg, Nor. Gen Cargo 7 26 1905 0 N Cp. Mendocino, CA N Agrnd
Tricoupis Greece 2387 grt 8 5 1916       Ger. sub
Trident   Schooner 6 14 1842 0 Bodie I., NC N  
Trident 7 Emeraude Ferries Ferry 8 26 1996 0 Enrt. Guernsey - Jersey   Fire, port engineroom
Trifolicum         1914   Land's End, CA N  
Trinidad Ger.y Cargo 9   1898   China Sea N Foundered
Trinidad USA Stm. Schooner 5 7 1937 1 off Willapa Bay entr. N Agrnd. Heroic life saving by lifeboat 3829
Trio Trado (ex- Maitland No. 1)   Barge 1 14 1981   Enrt. Yarmouth NS-Rockland, ME N Leaking, capsized, sank
Tripel Norway 4633 grt 11 10 1916       Ger. sub
Tripoli Cunard 2m Aux ship 5 9 1892   Tuskar Rock, S. Ireland N Agrnd
Triton         1916   off Mercer I., WA Y?  
Tritonica Britain Bulk 7 20 1963 33 nr. Ile d' Orleans N X--crgo 'Roonagh Head'
Troldfos Norway 1459 grt 4 18 1917       Ger. sub
Trom Norway 694 grt 10 3 1914       Struick a mine
Tromøsund Norway 732 grt 2 28 1943   North Sea N Bombed by aircraft while escaping toward England
Trompenberg Netherlands 1608 grt 2 18 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Trondhjemsfjord Norway 4248 grt 7 28 1915       Ger. sub
Trondhjemsfjord Norway 6753 grt 4 27 1943   Off Ryvingen N Aircraft
Trudvang Norway 1040 grt 6 7 1915       Ger. sub
Truma Norway 1557 grt 6 23 1915       Ger. sub
Truxillo     7 3 1932   Tillamook Bay bar, OR Y?  
Trym Norway 1801 grt 11 22 1916       Ger. sub
Tsiropinas Greece 3016 grt     1917       Ger. sub
Tubantia Netherlands 13911 grt 3 16 1916       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Tuborg Norway 2056 grt 1 10 1917       Ger. sub
Tukwila Chief Mallory, Panama Cargo 9 30 1983   Cabot Strait N Engineroom fire, 12/24/82, TCL, scuttled
Tulane Norway 5485 grt 12   1944     N ? Under Ger. flag
Turritella UK conv. Tanker 3 5 1917 0 off Aden N Scuttled by Ger. crew put aboard by raider 'Wolf'
Turtle Bahamas Cargo 10 16 1983   nr. Ushant, I., France N Fire
Tuscaloosa City New York, NY Cargo 5 4 1942 0 200 mi. W Negril, Jamaica N Torp'd by U-125
Tusnastabb Norway 859 grt 4 15 1916       Struck a mine
Tuva Sweden 2270 grt 10 6 1916       Ger. sub
Tyee     2 3 1923   Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA    
Tyee     12 6 1940   Tillamook Bay bar, OR Y? Agrnd?
Tyee         1947   docked, Bellingham, WA Y?  
Tyndareus     2 6 1917   off Cape Town / Cp. Agulhas Y Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Typhoon Empire Line Full Rigged 1 21 1857   NYC Y > NYC a mass of ice. 3/4 crew incapacitated.
Tyr Norway   10 1 1916       Ger. sub
Tyrifjord Norway 3080 grt 9 19 1944   nr. Stavenes N Torp'd by Aircraft
Tyrrel England Brig 7 3 1759 16 off Hatteras, NC N Another source says all hands saved
Tysla Norway 4676 grt 8 8 1914 8     Struck a mine

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
Email: kaiwo@earthlink.net