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Merchant Ships
|
NAME |
REG./CNTRY |
TYPE |
MONTH |
DATE |
YEAR |
CAS. |
LOCATION |
RTS |
CIRCUMSTANCE |
U. S. Grant |
USA |
Str. |
12 |
19 |
1871 |
0 |
Sand I., Columbia R. Bar |
N |
Mooring lines parted, drifted Agrnd, TCL |
Uchide |
Japan |
Transport |
2 |
29 |
1944 |
|
off Palau I. |
N |
Torp'd by 'Sargo' |
Ull |
Norway |
1138 grt |
10 |
21 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Ullvang |
Norway |
639 grt |
11 |
14 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Uløy |
Norway |
131 grt |
7 |
7 |
1944 |
|
Persfjorden, Finnmark |
N |
Aircraft |
Ulrikken |
Norway |
2379 grt |
11 |
17 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
Ulta |
Sweden |
200 grt |
12 |
4 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Ultonia |
Cunard |
Cargo/Pass. |
6 |
27 |
1917 |
2 |
350 mi. W Land's End, Eng. |
N |
Torp'd |
Ulysses |
Blue Funnel Line |
Passenger |
4 |
11 |
1942 |
|
off Palm Beach, FL |
N |
Torp'd by U-160 |
Umatilla |
Admiral Lines |
Passenger |
3 |
|
1918 |
|
Coast of Japan |
N |
|
Umatilla |
|
|
|
|
1941 |
|
Columbia R. |
|
|
Umatilla |
|
|
1 |
30 |
1950 |
|
N McNary, WA |
Y? |
|
Umatilla |
|
|
|
|
1920 |
|
off Neah Bay, WA |
|
|
Umhlali |
Natal Line |
Passenger |
9 |
15 |
1909 |
|
Cp. Point, S. Africa |
N |
Agrnd |
Umm Casbah |
Kuwait |
Tanker |
5 |
13 |
1984 |
|
Persian G. |
Y |
Iraqi missile--Lt. damage |
Underwriter |
|
Fed. Gunboat |
2 |
2 |
1864 |
|
New Bern, NC |
N |
|
Undola |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tasman Sea |
N |
Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf' |
Unimak |
|
|
|
|
1943 |
|
SF, CA |
|
|
Unimak |
|
|
|
|
1919 |
|
Duxbury Reef, CA |
Y? |
|
Union |
Norway |
563 grt |
12 |
28 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Union |
Denmark |
152 grt |
4 |
12 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Union Faith |
China Union Lns |
Cargo/Pass. |
|
|
|
|
|
N |
Fire |
Unisol |
Peru |
Cargo/Hvy Lift |
12 |
7 |
1983 |
|
Chandler, Quebec |
N |
High wind, parted mooring line, Agrnd |
United States Gypsum |
American SS Co. |
Self Unloader |
5 |
21 |
1973 |
0 |
N. Atlantic |
N |
Foundered Enrt. to scr. |
Urania |
USA |
ss |
2 |
12 |
1914 |
|
Houghton, Lake Washington, WA |
Y* |
Burned. *Bow section saved. |
Urania |
Norway |
1688 grt |
3 |
28 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
Urquiola |
|
Tanker |
5 |
12 |
1976 |
|
La Coruna, Spain |
|
Agrnd |
Urualar Segundo |
Spain |
Cst. Cargo |
11 |
9 |
1983 |
|
R. Humber |
N |
X--cst. cargo 'Anglia' |
Utility |
|
|
10 |
3 |
1928 |
|
SF, CA |
|
|
Utopia |
Anchor Line |
Passenger |
3 |
17 |
1891 |
533 |
B. of Gibraltar |
N |
X--British BB 'Anson' |
Uwanto |
|
|
2 |
7 |
1918 |
|
10 mi. S Bellingham, WA |
Y? |
|
Uzan Maru |
Japan |
|
3 |
|
1942 |
|
off Kii Suido |
N |
Torp'd by 'Trout' |
Vaagan |
Norway |
687 grt |
10 |
4 |
1943 |
|
nr. Fagervik, Rana |
N |
Aircraft |
Vaaland |
Norway |
106 grt |
1 |
19 |
1942 |
|
E Berlevag |
N |
Shelled by British U-boat |
Vaclite |
UK |
Tanker |
1 |
30 |
1940 |
|
E. Atlantic |
N |
Torp'd by U-55 |
Vaderland (II) |
Red Star Line |
Passenger |
6 |
4 |
1917 |
4 |
Irish coast |
N |
Torp'd |
Vala |
Sweden |
2129 grt |
12 |
16 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
Valbanera |
Pinillos, Izquierdo & Co. |
Passenger |
9 |
12 |
1918 |
488 |
46 mi W Key West, FL |
N |
Foundered in hurricane |
Valborg |
Denmark |
207 grt |
10 |
26 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Valencia |
|
Passenger |
1 |
|
1906 |
117 |
Vancover I. coast |
|
Agrnd |
Valencia |
|
|
6 |
29 |
1933 |
|
San Clemente, I., CA |
|
|
Valencia |
Spain |
Tanker |
8 |
2 |
1984 |
|
G. of Suez |
|
Dam. by unexplained explosion |
Valeria |
Cunard |
Cargo |
3 |
21 |
1918 |
|
Taylor's Bank, R. Mersey, Eng. |
N |
Burned |
Valhall |
Norway |
750 grt |
4 |
9 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Valiant |
|
|
|
|
1930 |
|
Catalina I., CA |
|
|
Valiant |
|
|
|
|
1932 |
|
Catalina I., CA |
|
|
Valle |
Spain |
2365 grt |
1 |
17 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Valletta |
|
|
9 |
30 |
1932 |
|
Broderick, CA |
|
|
Van Heutz |
KPM |
|
9 |
2 |
1937 |
|
HK harbor |
|
Typhoon, Agrnd |
Vanadis |
Norway |
483 grt |
8 |
7 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vancouver |
Britain |
Bark |
5 |
8 |
1848 |
0 |
Columbia R. Bar |
N |
Experienced pilot couldn't overcome currents. Agrnd. |
Vancouver |
|
|
11 |
3 |
1938 |
|
SF, CA |
Y? |
|
Vanda |
Sweden |
1646 grt |
10 |
20 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vandalia |
USA |
Bark |
1 |
9 |
1853 |
9 |
Cp. Disappointment |
N |
Washed ashore upside down ~Captain washed ashore. |
Vandalia |
Cunard |
|
6 |
9 |
1918 |
|
|
N |
Torp'd |
Vandoc |
N. M. Paterson |
Bulk |
11 |
13 |
1979 |
0 |
Harvey I., W Brockville, Ont. |
Y |
Steering trouble, Agrnd |
Vandyck |
Lamport & Holt |
Passenger |
10 |
26 |
1914 |
0 |
S. Atlantic O. |
N |
Ger. raider 'Karlsruhe' removed crew, sank w/ explosives |
Vang |
Norway |
678 grt |
9 |
11 |
1944 |
|
nr. Lista |
N |
Torp'd by U-boat |
Vangsnes |
Norway |
215 grt |
9 |
21 |
1944 |
|
Off Lista |
N |
Aircraft |
Vanlene |
Panama |
8534 grt |
|
|
1972 |
|
off Vancouver I. |
N |
|
Vapor |
|
Schooner |
11 |
5 |
1885 |
0 |
Cp. Fear bar, NC |
N |
|
Varanges |
Norway |
2228 grt |
3 |
16 |
1941 |
|
|
N |
X-- w/ Ger. escort vessel |
Varangmalm |
Norway |
3618 grt |
10 |
29 |
1939 |
|
off Humber |
|
Mine |
Vardo |
Norway |
860 grt |
5 |
26 |
1942 |
|
nr. Murmansk |
N |
Shelled |
Vardulia |
Cunard |
Bulk |
10 |
|
1935 |
All |
W. Hartlepool to NY |
N |
Foundered at sea |
Varild |
Norway |
1086 grt |
1 |
23 |
1940 |
|
North Sea |
|
Torp'd by U-18 |
Varing |
Sweden |
2107 grt |
2 |
7 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Varuna Yau |
India |
|
4 |
3 |
1984 |
|
Trapped in Shatt al Arab |
|
Iranian Army shelling |
Vashon |
|
|
8 |
|
1949 |
|
off Catalina I., CA |
|
|
Vasilissa Olga |
Greece |
1400 grt |
2 |
11 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vaslav Vorovsky |
Russia |
Cargo |
4 |
3 |
1941 |
0 |
Peacock Spit, WA |
N |
Agrnd |
Vasren |
Norway |
1090 grt |
12 |
17 |
1914 |
|
|
|
Struick a mine |
Vassilios |
Greece |
300 grt |
8 |
15 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vatan |
Turkey |
Fruit ship |
7 |
|
1946 |
|
Aegean Sea |
N |
Struck a mine |
Vega |
Norway |
1203 grt |
11 |
16 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vega |
Denmark |
195 grt |
1 |
24 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vela |
Norway |
1184 grt |
9 |
20 |
1944 |
|
nr. Egerøy |
N |
Torp'd by U-boat |
Velasquez |
Lamport & Holt |
Passenger |
10 |
16 |
1908 |
0 |
nr. Santos, Brazil |
N |
Stranded |
Velma Lykes |
Houston, TX |
Cargo |
6 |
4 |
1942 |
15 |
20 mi. off Puerto Juarrez, Mex. |
N |
Torp'd by U-158 |
Velox |
Norway |
312 grt |
8 |
23 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Venetian |
Leyland Line |
Cargo |
3 |
3 |
1895 |
|
nr. Boston, MA |
N |
Wrecked |
Venezuela (ex- De Grasse) |
Siucia Oceana, Azioni |
Passenger |
3 |
17 |
1962 |
0 |
Iles de Lerins, nr. Cannes, Fr |
N |
Agrnd, TCL, scr. |
Venore |
New York, NY |
OBO |
1 |
23 |
1942 |
17 |
20 SE Cp, Hatteras |
N |
Torp'd by U-66 |
Ventnor |
|
|
10 |
27 |
1902 |
40 |
Cp. Egmont, NZ |
|
Agrnd |
Venus |
|
Blockade Runner |
10 |
21 |
1863 |
|
nr. Cp. Fear, NC |
N |
|
Venus |
Norway |
1095 grt |
4 |
14 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
Venus |
Cleveland Tankers |
Tanker |
5 |
4 |
1972 |
1 |
6 mi. fr Massena NY, Wils. Hill |
Y |
Fire, explosions |
Venus |
Norway |
Passenger |
|
|
|
|
Hamburg, Ger.y |
Y |
Sunk during WWII. Raised after war |
Venus |
|
|
|
|
1915 |
|
Puget Sound, WA |
N |
|
Venus II |
Norway |
|
10 |
23 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vera |
Sweden |
312 grt |
8 |
5 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vera |
Norway |
2308 grt |
10 |
5 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vera Cruz |
|
Steamer |
|
|
1860 |
|
Bodie I., NC |
N |
|
Verdandi |
Sweden |
950 grt |
6 |
15 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Veria |
Cunard |
Cargo |
12 |
8 |
1915 |
0 |
24 mi. fr. Alexandria, Egypt |
N |
Torp'd |
Verma |
Norway |
88 grt |
8 |
13 |
1943 |
|
nr. Florø |
N |
Struck a mine |
Vermland |
Sweden |
203 grt |
8 |
1 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Verona |
|
|
1 |
10 |
1936 |
|
docked, Seattle, WA |
|
|
Veronese |
Lamport & Holt |
Passenger |
1 |
18 |
1913 |
43 |
Boa Nova Rks., Leixos, Port. |
N |
Stranded |
Vesco |
Norway |
321 grt |
11 |
18 |
1941 |
|
nr. Kjollefjord |
N |
Shelled by U (?) |
Veset |
Denmark |
82 grt |
9 |
28 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
Veslefrik |
Norway |
169 grt |
9 |
15 |
1944 |
|
nr. Herdla |
N |
|
Vesper |
Norway |
93 grt |
4 |
14 |
1944 |
|
nr. Makkaur, Finnmark |
N |
Aircraft |
Vesta |
|
Blockade Runner |
1 |
10 |
1864 |
|
Tubbs Inlet, NC |
N |
|
Vesta |
|
Schooner |
4 |
|
1867 |
|
Hatteras Inlet, NC |
N |
|
Vestelv |
Norway |
1729 grt |
4 |
22 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vesteraalen |
Norway |
682 grt |
10 |
17 |
1941 |
|
nr. Nuvsfjord |
N |
Torp'd by U(?) |
Vestfold |
Norway |
1883 grt |
1 |
12 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vestfoss |
Norway |
1388 grt |
3 |
1 |
1940 |
|
6 mi. SE Auskerries |
|
Aircraft |
Vestra |
Norway |
1422 grt |
10 |
21 |
1944 |
|
Haugesund |
N |
Aircraft |
Vestri |
Norway |
499 grt |
12 |
4 |
1941 |
|
nr. Boskinnene |
N |
Aircraft |
Vestris |
Lamport & Holt |
Passenger |
11 |
12 |
1928 |
112 |
Enrt. NYC - Buenos Aires |
N |
Foundered |
Vibilia |
|
Bark |
5 |
25 |
1891 |
0 |
Poyners Hill, NC |
N |
|
Viceroy of India |
P&O |
Passenger |
11 |
11 |
1942 |
4 |
off Algeria |
N |
Torp'd by Ger. sub. |
Victor H. Kelly |
|
|
7 |
12 |
1952 |
|
pierside, SF, CA |
Y? |
|
Victor II |
|
|
1 |
15 |
1916 |
|
off Pt. Defiance, WA |
Y? |
|
Victoria |
|
Full-rigged Ship |
10 |
23 |
1845 |
0 |
Currituck Beach, NC |
N |
|
Victoria |
Greece |
1388 grt |
2 |
26 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Victoria |
Sweden |
1271 grt |
3 |
18 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Victory |
|
Schooner |
|
|
1825 |
|
Kitty Hawk, NC |
N |
|
Victory |
|
Schooner |
2 |
6 |
1837 |
0 |
Bodie I., NC |
N |
|
Victory Gleam |
Panama |
Cargo |
7 |
15 |
1983 |
19 |
Indonesian waters |
N |
Ann. missing on this date |
Victory Sword |
New York, NY |
Tanker |
6 |
8 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
Vigda |
Norway |
1851 grt |
2 |
24 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vigilancia |
US |
4115 grt |
3 |
16 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vigo |
Spain |
1137 grt |
3 |
31 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Viking |
Norway |
1896 grt |
10 |
5 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Viking |
Denmark |
761 grt |
12 |
31 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Viking Princess |
Sigval Bergesen |
Cruise |
4 |
8 |
1966 |
2 |
60 mi. SE Guantanamo B. |
N |
Burned at sea |
Vilja |
Norway |
1149 grt |
4 |
4 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Villa de Madrid |
Spain |
Pass./Cargo |
1 |
|
1939 |
|
Barcelona harbor |
Y |
Air attack |
Villah |
Denmark |
200 grt |
11 |
15 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Ville de Arlon |
Belgium |
Cargo/Pass. |
12 |
12 |
1940 |
|
N. Atlantic |
N |
Torp'd by U-47 |
Ville de Gand |
Belgium |
Cargo/Pass. |
8 |
18 |
1940 |
|
NW Ireland |
N |
Torp'd by U-48 |
Ville de Hasselt |
Belgium |
Cargo/Pass. |
8 |
31 |
1940 |
|
off Hebrides Is. |
N |
Torp'd by U-46 |
Ville de Liege |
Belgium |
Cargo/Pass. |
3 |
21 |
1940 |
|
700 mi. E Cp. Farewell, Grnlnd |
N |
Torp'd |
Ville de Mons |
Belgium |
Cargo/Pass. |
9 |
2 |
1940 |
|
NW Ireland |
N |
Torp'd by U-47 |
Ville de Namur |
Belgium |
Cargo/Pass. |
6 |
19 |
1940 |
|
B. of Biscay |
N |
Torp'd by U-52 |
Vinca Gorthon |
Sweden |
Ro-Ro |
2 |
28 |
1988 |
0 |
12 mi off Dutch coast |
N |
Foundered |
Vincent |
US |
1904 grt |
9 |
27 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vincent |
Newark, NJ |
Cargo |
12 |
12 |
1941 |
0 |
600 mi. NW Easter I. |
N |
Jap. raiders 'Hokoku Maru' and 'Aikoku Maru' |
Vindafjord |
Norway |
142 grt |
11 |
28 |
1941 |
|
Skudefjorden |
N |
Aircraft |
Vindeggen |
Norway |
2610 grt |
9 |
27 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vineland |
Panama |
Cargo |
4 |
20 |
1942 |
|
|
N |
Ger. sub |
Vineyard |
US |
Brig |
12 |
6 |
1830 |
|
off Long I. NY |
N |
|
Vinifreda |
Spain |
1441 grt |
4 |
30 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vinovia |
Cunard |
|
12 |
19 |
1917 |
|
English Channel |
N |
Torp'd |
Viola W. Burton |
|
Schooner |
5 |
27 |
1889 |
0 |
Big Kinnakeet, NC |
N |
|
Virgil Bogue |
|
|
1 |
28 |
1939 |
|
Oakland Estuary, CA |
|
|
Virginia |
|
|
7 |
|
1927 |
|
Shilshole Bay |
Y? |
Seattle, WA |
Virginia |
|
|
12 |
14 |
1932 |
|
off Half Moon Bay, CA |
|
|
Virginia |
Wilmington, DE |
Tanker |
5 |
12 |
1942 |
26 |
1.5 mi. fr. mouth Mississippi R. |
N |
Torp'd by U-507 |
Virginia Dare |
Wilmington, DE |
Cargo |
3 |
6 |
1944 |
0 |
N. of Bizerte, Tunisia |
N |
Struck a mine |
Virginia IV |
W. Pass Trans. Co. |
Ferry? |
12 |
28 |
1921 |
|
Tacoma, WA |
Y |
X--dock @ Tacoma |
Virginia Olson |
|
|
|
|
1922 |
|
San Pedro, CA |
Y? |
|
Virginia Sinclair |
Wilmington, DE |
Tanker |
3 |
10 |
1943 |
7 |
off Cp. Maysi, Cuba |
N |
Torp'd by U-185 |
Virginia V. |
|
|
10 |
22 |
1934 |
|
Olalla, WA |
Y? |
|
Visborg |
Norway |
1311 grt |
11 |
27 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vivina |
Spain |
3034 grt |
3 |
13 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vlaanderen XVIII |
Belgium |
Dredger |
8 |
18 |
1984 |
1 |
Zeebrugge, Belgium |
|
Explosion |
Vladimir Reitz |
Denmark |
2128 grt |
4 |
4 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Vlyho |
Bronco Marine |
Cargo |
9 |
18 |
1978 |
0 |
37.05 N x 23.45 E |
N |
Foundered |
Volant |
|
Brig |
9 |
|
1862 |
|
New Inlet, NC |
N |
|
Volodia |
Cunard |
Cargo |
8 |
21 |
1917 |
10 |
285 mi. W of Ushant I., Fr. |
N |
Torp'd |
Volturno |
Uranium SS Co. |
Passenger |
10 |
10 |
1913 |
136 |
Enrt. Rotterdam-NYC |
N |
Burned, cargo on fire #1 hatch |
Volturno |
|
|
10 |
|
1913 |
|
mid Atlantic O. |
|
survivors rescued by 'Kroonland' |
Volunteer |
|
Steamer |
2 |
23 |
1873 |
0 |
Nags Head, NC |
N |
|
Voorwaarts |
Netherlands |
147 grt |
4 |
12 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Torp'd be Ger. sub |
Voucher |
|
Full-rigged Ship |
11 |
19 |
1817 |
0 |
Chicamacomico, NC |
N |
|
W. A. Fletcher |
|
|
10 |
7 |
1927 |
|
Mokelumne R. |
|
|
W. B. Scranton |
US |
bark |
5 |
5 |
1866 |
|
middle sands of Columbia R. bar |
N |
Agrnd |
W. C. Brown |
Netherlands |
|
9 |
12 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
W. C. Teagle |
Panama Transport |
Tanker |
10 |
16 |
1941 |
44 |
Enrt. Sydney NS - UK |
N |
Torp'd by Ger. sub. |
W. D. Anderson |
Philadelphia, PA |
Tanker |
2 |
22 |
1942 |
35 |
12 mi. NE Jupiter Inlet, FL |
N |
Torp'd by U-504 |
W. E. Hutton |
Baltimore, MD |
Tanker |
3 |
18 |
1942 |
13 |
20 mi. SW Cp. Lookout, NC |
N |
Torp'd by U-124 |
W. E. Mahoney |
|
|
9 |
|
1947 |
|
off Sauvies I., OR |
Y? |
|
W. H. Besse |
US |
Bark |
7 |
23 |
1886 |
0 |
Peacock Spit |
N |
Agrnd with steel rails for Northern Pac. RR. |
W. H. Gilcher |
|
|
11 |
|
1892 |
21 |
L. Michigan |
N |
Foundered |
W. H. McFadden |
|
|
5 |
9 |
1947 |
|
off Dungeness Spit, WA |
|
|
W. J. Pirrie |
|
|
11 |
26 |
1920 |
|
off Cp. Johnson, WA |
|
|
W. L. R. Emmet |
|
|
|
|
1946 |
|
Point Conception, CA |
Y? |
|
W. L. Steed |
Wilmington, DE |
Tanker |
2 |
2 |
1942 |
34 |
90 mi. off mouth Delaware R. |
N |
Torp'd by U-103 |
W. R. Chamberlain, Jr. |
|
|
2 |
10 |
1941 |
|
nr. San Diego, CA |
Y? |
|
W. T. & B. Co. No. 66 |
|
|
5 |
30 |
1937 |
|
Puget Sound, WA |
|
|
W. T. & B. No. 10 |
|
|
10 |
|
1934 |
|
Smith Cove, Seattle, WA |
Y? |
|
W. T. & B. No. 11 |
|
|
10 |
|
1934 |
|
Smith Cove, Seattle, WA |
Y? |
|
W. T. & B. No. 58 |
|
|
10 |
|
1934 |
|
Smith Cove, Seattle, WA |
Y? |
|
W. T. & B. No. 60 |
|
|
10 |
|
1934 |
|
Smith Cove, Seattle, WA |
Y? |
|
W.T. & B. No. 3 |
|
|
5 |
25 |
1917 |
|
Puyallup R., WA |
N |
|
Waalstroom |
Netherlands |
1441 grt |
6 |
27 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Struck a mine |
Wacosta |
Mobile, AL |
Cargo |
9 |
13 |
1942 |
0 |
400 mi. NE Jan Mayen I. |
N |
Torp'd by Ger. aircraft |
Wacousta |
Norway |
3521 grt |
11 |
8 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Wade Hampton |
New Orleans, LA |
Cargo |
2 |
28 |
1943 |
9 |
250 mi. E Cp. Farewell, Grnlnd |
N |
Torp'd by U-405 |
Waesland |
Red Star Line |
Passenger |
3 |
7 |
1902 |
2 |
off Holyhead, Eng. |
N |
X--'Harmonides' |
Wahine |
Union SS Co. |
Pass. Ferry |
4 |
11 |
1968 |
51 |
Wellington harbor |
N |
Agrnd (2) during hurricane |
Wahkeena |
|
|
1 |
24 |
1929 |
|
Grays Harbor, WA |
|
|
Wainaku |
|
|
9 |
27 |
1958 |
|
Mouth Siuslaw R., OR |
Y? |
|
Wairuna |
UK (NZ) |
Cargo |
6 |
17 |
1917 |
|
Kermadec Is., NZ |
N |
Ger. raider 'Wolf' |
Wakefield (ex- Manhattan) |
US Gov't |
Troopship |
9 |
|
1942 |
|
|
Y |
Badly dam. by fire -- rebuilt |
Wakena |
|
|
4 |
|
1924 |
|
Lummi I., WA |
Y? |
|
Waldero |
|
|
5 |
14 |
1949 |
|
N Point Gorda, CA |
|
|
Walla Walla |
|
Passenger |
1 |
2 |
1902 |
30 |
off Cp. Mendocino |
N |
X--French Cape Horn bark 'Max' |
Wallacut |
|
|
11 |
2 |
1918 |
|
off Cp. Arago, OR |
N |
|
Wallowa (Star of movie Tugboat Annie) |
USA |
Tug |
|
|
1902 |
|
Ben Ure Bay, WA |
Y |
Agrnd. (later- Arthur Foss) |
Walter Camp |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
1 |
25 |
1944 |
0 |
300 mi W Cochin, India |
N |
Torp'd by U-532 |
Walter Hackett |
|
|
|
|
1915 |
|
SF, CA |
N |
|
Walter J. Doyle |
|
Schooner |
3 |
|
1852 |
|
Beaufort Bar, NC |
N |
|
Walter Q. Gresham |
New Orleans, LA |
Cargo |
3 |
19 |
1943 |
27 |
625 mi. W Ireland |
N |
Torp'd by U-221 |
Walter S. Massey |
|
Barkentine |
1 |
18 |
1889 |
0 |
Diamond Shoals, NC |
N |
|
Waltham |
|
Brig |
5 |
4 |
1874 |
0 |
Bodie I., NC |
N |
|
Wan Nien Ching |
China |
Transport |
1 |
20 |
1887 |
100 |
|
|
X--P&O liner 'Nepaul (III)' |
Wansbeck |
Norway |
402 grt |
9 |
11 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Waratah |
Blue Anchor Line |
Passenger |
7 |
27 |
1909 |
211 |
Enrt. Durban-Cape Town |
N |
Disapp. on maiden voyage |
Warren |
|
|
5 |
24 |
1927 |
|
off Protection I., WA |
|
|
Warrior |
Mobile, AL |
Cargo |
7 |
1 |
1942 |
7 |
125 mi. E Trinidad |
N |
Torp'd by U-126 |
Warwick Castle |
Union-Castle |
Passenger |
11 |
14 |
1942 |
63 |
off Portugal |
N |
Torp'd by Ger. sub. |
Wasdale |
Norway |
1856 grt |
2 |
5 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Washington |
|
|
6 |
16 |
1834 |
30 |
L. Erie off Dunkirk, NY |
|
Burned |
Washington |
US |
Stm. Schooner |
11 |
17 |
1911 |
|
Peacock Spit |
Y |
Heroic salv by Capt. Bailey of tug 'Tatoosh' |
Washington |
|
|
2 |
15 |
1932 |
|
Humboldt Bay, CA |
|
|
Washington |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
7 |
6 |
1942 |
0 |
360 mi. W Novaya Zemyla |
N |
Ger. aircraft |
Washington |
|
|
6 |
10 |
1916 |
|
off Grays Harbor, WA |
N |
|
Washingtonian |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
4 |
7 |
1942 |
0 |
75 mi. S Minicoy I., Indian O. |
N |
Torp'd by I-5 |
Washtenaw |
|
|
9 |
22 |
1928 |
|
Wilmington Harbor, CA |
|
|
Washtucna |
|
|
8 |
17 |
1922 |
|
Umpqua R. bar, OR |
|
|
Water Witch |
Gt. Britain |
Frigate |
6 |
12 |
1793 |
|
off Ambergis Cay, Br. Honduras |
N |
|
Water witch |
Gt. Britain |
str. |
8 |
13 |
1855 |
|
3 mi. SSE King I., Tasmania |
N |
|
Waterloo |
Kermit Line |
Full Rigged |
12 |
|
1853 |
|
|
N |
Reported Missing |
Watson |
USA |
Ferry? |
9 |
1 |
1910 |
0 |
Waada I. off Neah Bay, WA |
Y |
Agrnd, $23,000 bottom damage |
Watson A. West |
|
|
2 |
23 |
1923 |
|
San Miguel I., CA |
|
|
Watsonville (ex- Callabasas) |
Transpacific SS, Pan. |
Fruit ship |
5 |
23 |
1942 |
|
NW of St. Vincent |
N |
? |
Wave |
|
Schooner |
12 |
9 |
1837 |
0 |
Currituck Beach, NC |
N |
|
Wave |
|
Steamer |
3 |
5 |
1885 |
3 |
Cp. Fear R., NC |
N |
|
Wawaloam |
New York, NY |
3m Schooner |
8 |
6 |
1942 |
0 |
460 mi. S Cp. Race, Nwfndlnd |
N |
Torp'd by U-86 |
Web Foot |
US |
Barkentine |
11 |
21 |
1904 |
0 |
off Tillamook Rock Light |
N |
Foundering, abandoned, sank |
Weitchpec |
|
|
12 |
15 |
1920 |
|
Brytes Bend, Sacramento, CA |
|
|
Wellesley |
|
|
4 |
11 |
1926 |
|
nr. Astoria, OR |
Y? |
|
Welsh Prince |
Britain |
Furness Prince Line |
5 |
28 |
1922 |
7 |
Altoona Head, Columbia R., WA |
N |
X-- Amer. Str. 'Iowan' |
Wergeland |
|
|
|
|
1917 |
|
off Cp. Flattery, WA |
Y? |
|
Wespac No. 2 |
|
|
5 |
31 |
1928 |
|
Magdalena Bay, CA |
|
|
West |
Norway |
350 grt |
2 |
12 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
West Celina |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
8 |
19 |
1942 |
1 |
95 mi. NE Margarita I. Vnz. |
N |
Torp'd by U-162 |
West Cheswald |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
6 |
11 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
West Chetac |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
9 |
24 |
1942 |
31 |
100 mi. N Georgetown, Br. G. |
N |
Torp'd by U-175 |
West Coast |
|
|
|
|
1948 |
|
San Pedro, CA |
|
|
West Coast |
|
|
6 |
18 |
1915 |
|
John's Pass, WA |
Y? |
|
West Grama |
Los Angeles, CA |
Cargo |
6 |
8 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
West Hardaway |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
6 |
15 |
1942 |
0 |
30 mi. W Grenada |
N |
Torp'd by U-502 |
West Honaker |
Los Angeles, CA |
Cargo |
6 |
8 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
West Humhaw |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
11 |
8 |
1942 |
0 |
60 mi. SW Takoradi, Gld. Cst. |
N |
Torp'd by U-161 |
West Imboden |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
4 |
20 |
1942 |
0 |
175 mi. E Nantucket Ltshp. |
N |
Torp'd by U-752 |
West Ira |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
6 |
20 |
1942 |
1 |
120 mi. SE Barbados |
N |
Torp'd by U-128 |
West Irmo |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
4 |
4 |
1942 |
10 |
300 mi. SW Takoradi, Gld Cst. |
N |
Torp'd by U-505 |
West Ivis |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
1 |
26 |
1942 |
35 |
off E coast US |
N |
Torp'd by U-125 |
West Kebar |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
10 |
29 |
1942 |
3 |
350 mi. NE Barbados |
N |
Torp'd by U-129 |
West Lashaway |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
8 |
30 |
1942 |
38 |
350 mi. E Trinidad |
N |
Torp'd by U-66 |
West Lothian |
Norway |
1887 grt |
4 |
18 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
West Maco |
|
|
12 |
|
1940 |
|
8 mi. off Pt. Fermin, CA |
|
|
West Madaket |
Mobile, Al |
Cargo |
5 |
5 |
1943 |
0 |
54-47 N x 44-12 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-707 |
West Mahwah |
|
|
7 |
9 |
1937 |
|
Pescadero Pt., CA |
Y? |
|
West Maximus |
Seattle, WA |
Cargo |
5 |
4 |
1943 |
6 |
55-00 N X 42-58 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-264 |
West Nilus |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
7 |
7 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
West Nohno |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
6 |
11 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
West Notus |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
6 |
1 |
1942 |
4 |
320 mi. E Cp. Hatteras, NC |
N |
Torp'd by U-404 |
West Portal |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
2 |
5 |
1943 |
52 |
52 N x 33 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-413 |
West Zeda |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
2 |
22 |
1942 |
0 |
125 mi. SE Trinidad |
N |
Torp'd by U-129 |
Western |
|
|
7 |
|
1954 |
|
nr. Vancouver, WA |
Y? |
|
Western Clipper |
|
|
9 |
|
1950 |
|
Pt. Fermin, CA |
Y? |
|
Western Fisher |
|
|
|
|
1948 |
|
off Pt. Dume, CA |
|
|
Western Pilot |
|
|
11 |
14 |
1953 |
|
S Dana Pt., CA |
|
|
Western Reserve |
|
|
8 |
|
1892 |
26 |
L. Superior |
N |
Foundered |
Western Star |
|
Schooner |
9 |
11 |
1877 |
0 |
Bodie I., NC |
N |
|
Western World |
Empire Line |
Full Rigged |
10 |
22 |
1853 |
0 |
Squan Beach |
N |
Wrecked w/ 600 pass aboard! |
Wetherby |
|
Str. |
12 |
2 |
1893 |
0 |
Diamond Shoals, NC |
N |
|
Wexford |
|
Package Frtr. |
11 |
11 |
1913 |
24 |
L. Huron |
N |
Foundered |
Whale |
|
|
|
|
1925 |
|
Port San Luis, CA |
|
|
Whistler |
US |
Bark |
10 |
27 |
1883 |
|
San Pedro, CA > Astoria |
N |
Overran entrance, went ashore |
White Crest |
|
|
8 |
29 |
1947 |
|
Hoquiam, WA |
|
|
White Squall |
|
Clipper |
12 |
28 |
1853 |
|
Boston harbor |
|
Burned in Great Republic fire |
Whitney Long |
|
Schooner |
12 |
20 |
1879 |
0 |
Creeds Hill, NC |
N |
|
Whitney Olson |
US |
Stm. Schooner |
12 |
16 |
1940 |
|
Clatsop Beach, OR |
Y |
Agrnd. Pulled off by cutter Onondaga |
Whittier |
|
|
5 |
1 |
1922 |
|
Saunders Reef, CA |
|
|
Wichita |
New Orleans, LA |
Cargo |
9 |
19 |
1942 |
50 |
300 mi. NE Barbados |
N |
Torp'd by U-516 |
Wilamette Valley |
Oreg. Pac. RR |
Passenger |
|
|
1900 |
|
nr. St. Michael |
|
|
Wild Dayrell |
|
Blockade Runner |
2 |
1 |
1864 |
|
Stump Inlet, NC |
N |
|
Wilfred |
Norway |
1121 grt |
3 |
15 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Wilhelm |
Sweden |
696 grt |
10 |
20 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Wilhelm Gustloff |
Ger. Workers Frt. |
Accom./Evac. |
1 |
30 |
1945 |
5200 |
Baltic Sea |
N |
Torp'd by Rus. sub. |
Wilhelmina |
|
|
|
|
1935 |
|
San Joaquin R., CA |
|
|
Willapa |
Hart-Wood Lumber (US) |
|
12 |
4 |
1941 |
|
nr. Gold Beach, OR |
|
|
William |
|
Schooner |
8 |
29 |
1837 |
|
Cp. Lookout, NC |
N |
|
William |
|
Schooner |
2 |
6 |
1873 |
|
off Chicamacomico, NC? |
N |
|
William & Ann |
British |
Bark |
3 |
10 |
1829 |
46 |
Clatsop Spit |
N |
Agrnd. Casualties estimated |
William A. McKenney |
Boston, MA |
Cargo |
10 |
5 |
1942 |
1 |
50 mi. E Corocoro I. |
N |
Torp'd by U-175 |
William B. Davock |
Interlake SS Co. |
Bulk |
11 |
11 |
1940 |
33 |
off Pentwater, MI |
N |
Foundered |
William B. Woods |
Brunswick, GA |
Cargo |
3 |
10 |
1944 |
52 |
NE Palermo, Italy |
N |
Torp'd by U-952 |
William C. Gorgas |
Mobile, AL |
Cargo |
3 |
10 |
1943 |
55 |
51-35 N x 29-30 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-444 |
William Carlton |
|
Full-rigged Ship |
5 |
15 |
1818 |
0 |
Kill Devil Hills, NC |
N |
|
William Clark |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
11 |
4 |
1942 |
31 |
71-05 N x 13-20 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-354 |
William D. Burnham |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
11 |
23 |
1944 |
18 |
off Cherbourg |
N |
Torp'd by U-978 |
William Dawes |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
7 |
22 |
1942 |
5 |
20 mi. fr. Perambula, Australia |
N |
Torp'd by I-11 |
William Eustis |
Houston, TX |
Cargo |
3 |
17 |
1943 |
0 |
50-10 N x 35-02 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-435/91 |
William F. Humphrey |
Wilmington, DE |
Tanker |
7 |
16 |
1942 |
7 |
800 mi. W Congo R. |
N |
Shelled and torp'd by Ger. raider 'Michel' |
William F. Sauber |
Becker & Mullen |
Bulk |
10 |
26 |
1903 |
1 |
nr. Manitou I., L. Michigan |
N |
Foundered |
William Gaston |
Wilmington, NC |
Cargo |
7 |
24 |
1944 |
0 |
150 mi. SE Florianopolis, Brz. |
N |
Torp'd by U-861 |
William Gibbons |
US |
Steam Packet |
10 |
10 |
1836 |
0 |
New Inlet, NC |
N |
Agrnd, turned at wrong lighthouse |
William H. Allison |
|
Schooner |
2 |
3 |
1896 |
0 |
Cp. Fear, NC |
N |
|
William H. Hopkins |
|
Schooner |
6 |
21 |
1891 |
0 |
Big Kinnakeet, NC |
N |
|
William H. Keeney |
|
Schooner |
3 |
28 |
1890 |
0 |
Little Kinnakeet, NC |
N |
|
William Hooper |
Wilmington, NC |
Cargo |
7 |
4 |
1942 |
3 |
Barents Sea |
N |
Torp'd by U-334 |
William J. Salman |
Houston, TX |
Cargo |
5 |
18 |
1942 |
6 |
125 mi. S Cp. Frances, Cuba |
N |
Torp'd by U-125 |
William J. Watson |
|
Schooner |
11 |
15 |
1840 |
0 |
Bodie I., NC |
N |
|
William K. Vanderbilt |
San Francisco, CA |
Cargo |
5 |
16 |
1943 |
1 |
SW of Fiji Is. |
N |
Torp'd by I-19 |
William King |
Portland, ME |
Cargo |
6 |
6 |
1943 |
6 |
200 mi. E Durban, S.A. |
N |
Torp'd by U-198 |
William L. Marcy |
Los Angeles, CA |
Cargo |
8 |
7 |
1944 |
1 |
5 mi. off 'Juno' bch., Normandy |
N |
Torp'd by E-boat or midget sub |
William Muir |
|
Brig |
4 |
1 |
1871 |
0 |
Currituck Beach, NC |
N |
|
William Nottingham |
US |
Schooner |
10 |
9 |
1911 |
0 |
off Columbia R. mouth |
Y |
Dismasted and waterlogged |
William P. Frye |
US |
|
1 |
28 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
William P. Frye |
Portland, ME |
Cargo |
3 |
29 |
1943 |
57 |
56-57 N x 24-15 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-610 |
William Peacock |
|
|
9 |
|
1830 |
|
Buffalo harbor |
|
Boiler explosion |
William S. Ladd |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
12 |
10 |
1944 |
0 |
11 mi. S Dulag, Leyte, P.I. |
N |
Kamikaze |
William S. Rosecrans |
Portland, OR |
Cargo |
1 |
6 |
1944 |
0 |
8 mi. S Naples, Italy |
N |
Struck a mine |
William S. Thayer |
Baltimore, MD |
Cargo |
4 |
30 |
1944 |
43 |
Barents Sea |
N |
Torp'd by U-711 |
William T. Rossell |
|
|
9 |
10 |
1957 |
|
Coos Bay Bar, OR |
|
|
William W. Gerhard |
Baltimore, MD |
Cargo |
9 |
21 |
1943 |
2 |
45 mi. S Salerno, Italy |
N |
Torp'd by U-593 |
Willie A. Higgins |
|
|
12 |
7 |
1922 |
|
Blaine, WA |
|
|
Wilmar |
|
|
3 |
9 |
1950 |
|
W La Jolla, CA |
|
|
Wilmington |
|
|
|
|
1930 |
|
off Humboldt Bay, WA |
|
|
Wilscox |
Tampa, FL |
Cargo |
6 |
8 |
1944 |
0 |
Normandy beachhead |
N |
Deliberately sunk as breakwater |
Wiltshire |
Federal SN Co. |
Cargo/Pass. |
5 |
31 |
1922 |
|
Rosalie Bay nr. Gt. Barrier I. |
N |
Agrnd, broke in two |
Wimmera |
|
|
7 |
|
1918 |
30 |
Tasman Sea |
N |
Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf' |
Winchester |
Train's Line (US) |
Full Rigged |
5 |
3 |
1854 |
|
|
N |
Foundered, crew & pass resc. by ss Washington, et al. |
Winchester |
W. MacArthur |
Full Rigged Ship |
7 |
14 |
1880 |
|
Str. of Magellan |
Y* |
Was hulk in Chile, 1898. ex- Emeu (P&O) |
Windsor Castle |
Union-Castle Line |
Troopship |
3 |
23 |
1943 |
1 |
Mediterranean |
N |
Ger. aircraft |
Windward |
US |
Ship |
12 |
23 |
1871 |
|
Sand I., Columbia R. bar |
Y |
Pulled off ledge, then blown Agrnd. Masts cut away. |
Windward |
US |
Ship |
|
|
1875 |
|
Puget Sound |
N |
Wrecked |
Windward |
|
|
|
|
1931 |
|
Nr. San Clemente, I., CA |
|
|
Winifred O'Donnell |
|
|
|
|
1927 |
|
Pt. Arguello, CA |
|
|
Winimac |
UK |
Tanker |
9 |
10 |
1939 |
|
N. Atlantic |
N |
Ger. sub. |
Winkleigh |
UK |
Cargo |
9 |
10 |
1939 |
|
N. Atlantic |
N |
Ger. suib. |
Winslow |
George Billings, SF |
4m Schooner |
6 |
22 |
1917 |
|
Kermadec Is., NZ |
N |
Ger. raider 'Wolf' |
Wisconsin |
|
str. |
|
|
1929 |
16 |
L. Michigan off Milwaukee |
N |
Foundered at sea |
Wm. Bowden |
|
|
2 |
12 |
1926 |
|
Redondo Beach, CA |
|
|
Wm. Boyce Thompson |
Wilmington, DE |
Tanker |
7 |
7 |
1943 |
5 |
150 mi. E Fortaleza, Brz. |
N |
Torp'd by U-185 |
Wm. H. Harrison |
|
|
12 |
|
1940 |
|
nr. Los Angeles, CA |
Y? |
|
Wm. H. Smith |
|
|
4 |
14 |
1933 |
|
Monterey, CA |
|
|
Wm. Rockefeller |
Wilmington, DE |
Tanker |
6 |
28 |
1942 |
0 |
16 mi. ENE Diam. Shls. Lt. Buoy |
N |
Torp'd by U-701 |
Wm. T. Rossell |
US Corps Engineers |
Dredge |
9 |
10 |
1957 |
5 |
Coos Bay, OR |
|
X--Thorshall, Pac. Is. Trans. Serv. |
Wolseley |
|
Bark |
4 |
11 |
1889 |
0 |
Big Kinnakeet, NC |
N |
|
Won Jin |
S. Korea |
Cargo |
7 |
1 |
1984 |
|
nr. Bandar Khomeini |
|
Abandoned after Iraqi missile attack |
Woodbury |
US Navy |
Destroyer |
9 |
9 |
1923 |
|
off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA |
N |
Agrnd with 6 other DD's |
Woodpecker |
Britain |
Schooner |
5 |
10 |
1861 |
0 |
Clatsop Spit |
N |
Agrnd on departure. Anchor cable parted. |
Woolford |
England |
merchant |
|
|
1741 |
0 |
off Cp. Hatteras, NC |
N |
Wrecked |
Worcestershire |
|
|
2 |
17 |
1917 |
2 |
off Colombo, Ceylon |
N |
Mine laid by Ger. raider 'Wolf' |
Wordsworth |
UK |
Cargo |
3 |
18 |
1917 |
|
Captured off India |
N |
Ger. raider 'Wolf' |
World Glory |
|
Tanker |
6 |
13 |
1968 |
|
off S. Africa |
|
Hull failure |
World Harmony |
Greece |
Tanker |
12 |
14 |
1960 |
|
Bosphorus Str. |
|
X--Yugo tkr 'Peter Zoranic' |
World Knight |
Liberia |
Tanker |
10 |
8 |
1984 |
6 |
Persian G. |
|
Iraqi air attack |
Wustrow |
|
Brig |
8 |
29 |
1893 |
0 |
Oak I., NC |
N |
|
Xeny |
Greece |
Cargo |
1 |
1 |
1976 |
|
nr. Cadiz Roads, Spain |
N |
Burned since 12/2--capsized under tow |
Yaka |
Mobile, AL |
Cargo |
11 |
8 |
1942 |
0 |
57-07 N x 38-26 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-624 |
Yamashimo Maru |
Japan |
|
2 |
22 |
1944 |
|
W. of Saipan |
N |
Torp'd by 'Tang' |
Yamatsuki Maru |
Japan |
Transport |
11 |
15 |
1942 |
|
Guadalcanal nr. Tassafaronga |
N |
Strafed and bombed US aircraft |
Yamaura Maru |
Japan |
Transport |
11 |
15 |
1942 |
|
Guadalcanal nr. Tassafaronga |
N |
Strafed and bombed US aircraft |
Yamazuru Maru |
Japan |
Tanker |
1 |
14 |
1944 |
|
300 nm. S Kii Channel |
N |
US sub 'Seawolf' |
Yanbu Pride |
|
Tanker |
5 |
16 |
1984 |
|
off Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia |
Y |
Iraqi offensive action |
Yankee Blade |
Vanderbilt Line |
Stm Packet |
9 |
30 |
1854 |
min. 15 |
off Honda's Bridge Rk., CA |
N |
Agrnd while racing against ss Sonora |
Yankee Boy |
|
|
|
|
1950 |
|
off Pt. Laguna, CA |
|
|
Yankee Mariner |
|
|
10 |
19 |
1949 |
|
NW Pt. Arguello, CA |
|
|
Yaquina Bay (ex- Caracas) |
Oregon Dev. Co. |
Cargo |
|
|
1888 |
|
Yaquina R. entr. |
N |
Agrnd |
Yaquina City (ex- Western Texas) |
Oregon Dev. Co. |
Cargo |
12 |
5 |
1887 |
|
Yaquina R. entr. |
N |
Agrnd |
Yarmuth Castle |
Yarmouth Cruise Lines |
Passenger |
11 |
13 |
1965 |
87 |
13 mi. fr. Gt. Stirrup B., Carib. |
N |
Burned at sea |
Yarraville |
UK |
Tanker |
6 |
21 |
1940 |
|
off Gibraltar |
N |
Torp'd by U-43 |
Yasaka Maru |
NYK Line |
Cargo/Pass. |
12 |
21 |
1915 |
0 |
off Port Said, Egypt |
N |
Torp'd by Ger. sub |
Yasukuni Maru |
Japan |
Sub Tender |
1 |
31 |
1944 |
|
Marianna Is. |
N |
Torp'd by 'Trigger' |
Yawata |
Japan |
Transport |
1 |
12 |
1942 |
|
Wotje, Marsall Is. |
N |
Torp'd by 'Pompano' |
Yawata Maru |
Japan |
conv. CV |
9 |
16 |
1944 |
|
off HK |
N |
Torp'd by US. sub. as 'Unyo' |
YBI |
|
|
10 |
1 |
1950 |
|
100 mi. off Columbia R., WA/OR |
|
|
Yellowstone |
|
Stm Schooner |
3 |
1 |
1933 |
0 |
Humboldt Bay Bar, CA |
N |
Agrnd. ~ listed as 3/1/1933 |
YFD No. 20 |
|
|
1 |
|
1943 |
|
off Bolinas, CA |
|
|
YMS-133 |
|
|
2 |
20 |
1943 |
|
Coos Bay bar, OR |
|
|
York |
|
Confed. Privateer |
8 |
9 |
1861 |
|
Cp. Hatteras, NC |
N |
|
Yorkmar |
New York, NY |
Cargo |
10 |
9 |
1943 |
13 |
475 mi. S Iceland |
N |
Torp'd by U-645 |
Yorkmar |
|
|
9 |
9 |
1952 |
|
N Grays Harbor, WA |
Y? |
|
Yosemite |
USA |
Sidewheel str. |
7 |
9 |
1909 |
|
Port Orchard Narrows |
N |
Deliberately grounded for insurance? b. 1862 |
Yosemite |
|
|
2 |
7 |
1926 |
|
Pt. Reyes, CA |
|
|
Yosemite |
|
|
|
|
1920 |
|
nr. Pt. Reyes, CA |
|
|
Young |
US Navy |
Destroyer |
9 |
9 |
1923 |
|
off Honda nr Pt. Arguello, CA |
N |
Agrnd with 6 other DD's |
Yours Truly |
|
|
|
|
1934 |
|
S CA coast |
|
|
YP-636 |
|
|
9 |
12 |
1946 |
|
Half Moon Bay, CA |
|
|
Yrsa |
Denmark |
844 grt |
12 |
3 |
1916 |
|
***notice Norwegian entry and similar |
|
Ger. sub |
Yrsa |
Norway |
844 grt |
1 |
23 |
1917 |
|
*** date 12/3 and 1/23 one yr apart |
|
Ger. sub |
YTB-268 |
|
|
10 |
8 |
1952 |
|
SF, CA |
Y? |
|
YTB-286 |
|
|
11 |
19 |
1950 |
|
off Grays Harbor, WA |
|
|
Yukon |
|
Passenger |
6 |
|
1913 |
|
off Sannak, AK |
N |
|
Yukon |
|
|
1 |
6 |
1938 |
|
Santa Cruz I., CA |
|
|
Yuma |
Mex/Amer. Fruit & SS |
Fruit ship |
3 |
6 |
1924 |
|
Mississippi R. delta |
N |
Wrecked (poss. 1904) |
Yumuri (ex- Amelia) |
Standard Fruit Co. |
Fruitship |
|
|
1932 |
0 |
Alvaro Obregon, Mex. |
N |
Delibrately sunk as breakwater |
Yvonne |
France |
4m Schooner |
10 |
|
1920 |
|
Europe |
|
Wrecked |
Zaandam |
Netherlands |
Pass./Cargo |
11 |
2 |
1942 |
45 |
1-25 N x 36-22 W |
N |
Torp'd by U-174. Cas. = minimum |
Zaandijk |
Netherlands |
4189 grt |
2 |
22 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Torp'd be Ger. sub |
Zampa |
US |
3m Schooner |
7 |
17 |
1904 |
0 |
Willapa (Shoalwater) Bay, WA |
Y |
Agrnd after losing rudder in gale |
Zampa |
US |
3m Schooner |
|
|
1926 |
|
nr. Honolulu |
N |
lost |
Zarembo III |
|
|
9 |
13 |
1947 |
|
WSW Cp. Blanco, OR |
|
|
Zarifis |
Greece |
2904 grt |
11 |
29 |
1915 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Zeearend |
Netherlands |
462 grt |
9 |
1 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Torp'd be Ger. sub |
Zeeland |
Netherlands |
1293 grt |
8 |
1 |
1916 |
|
|
|
Torp'd be Ger. sub |
Zeffrio |
Italy |
Cargo |
5 |
20 |
1941 |
|
nr. Cp. Bon |
N |
Torp'd |
Zenava |
St. Johns, Nwfnd |
Fish Procs Brg |
4 |
28 |
1971 |
|
Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland |
N |
Agrnd, fire |
Zero |
Britain |
Cargo |
3 |
|
1922 |
|
S. Atlantic |
N |
X-- US Navy transport 'Aeolus' who took her crew abrd. |
Zeta |
Netherlands |
3053 grt |
1 |
22 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Torp'd be Ger. sub |
Zinfandel |
|
|
9 |
5 |
1922 |
|
Sacramento, CA |
|
|
Ziovia |
Greece |
2976 grt |
4 |
16 |
1917 |
|
|
|
Ger. sub |
Zuydorp |
Netherlands |
Frigate |
6 |
11 |
1712 |
|
1.5 mi off Ajana, Australia |
N |
|