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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  

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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