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XVIII DE MARZO: Mexico S/T 1913 6,439gt

Arr 1940: 6/17; 11/16; 12/11

1941: 1/22; 2/14

1942: 12/23

1943: 7/24; 11/2

1944: 3/4

1945: 7/30

YAKA: Am S/S 1920 5,432gt

1941: 5/3

5/15/1942: Severely damaged while anchored in Murmansk when bomb went through the empty vessel and exploded

under the engine room flooding it. Beached to prevent further damage. Repairs completed 6/13. Bombed again

while anchored when near misses of bombs ruptured hull plates and tanks flooding the engine room. Repaired.

The vessel survived 156 air raids while at Murmansk.

11/18/1942: Torpedoed by U624 south-southeast of Cape Farewell at 54 07-38 26W. Abandoned. Torpedoed and sunk by

U522 two hours later. Voyage: Reykjavik in convoy ON 144 for Halifax and Boston in ballast.

YAKA: Am S/S (C2-S-E1) 1944 6,165gt

1944: 10/28; 12/23

1945: 2/17; 6/5; 7/20

YAMABIKO MARU: Japan S/S 1937 6,795gt

Arr 1940: 3/4; 3/15; 8/28; 9/5

1941: 2/26

1/10/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Steelhead south of Shiono Misaki, Japan at 31 42N-135 50E.

YAMAGIRI MARU: Japan M/V 1938 6,438gt

Arr 1940: 3/22; 4/1; 9/28; 10/4

1941: 4/5

8/28/1943: Torpedoed by submarine USS Drum in Admiralty Islands at 01 31S-148 41E.

2/17/1944: Sunk by USN aircraft in the Truk Island archipelago at 07 23N-151 51E.

YAMAKAZE MARU: Japan M/V 1938 6,921gt

1939: 12/27

Arr 1940: 1/5; 7/29; 8/7

1941: 6/7

YAMASKA PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,151gt

1944: 9/27

YAMAURA MARU: Japan S/S 1937 6,798gt

1939: 10/24; 11/1

Arr 1940: 5/23; 5/31; 11/20

1941: 7/15; 7/19

11/15/1942: Sunk by aircraft off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands at 09 20S-159 50E.

YAMAZATO MARU: Japan M/V 1937 6,925gt

1939: 11/29

Arr 1940: 6/17; 6/24; 12/31

1941: 1/2; 7/5; 7/18

4/22/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by Dutch submarine 0-21 in the Strait of Malacca at 03 28N-99 47E.

YAMAZUKI MARU: Japan M/V 1938 6,439gt

1939: 10/5; 10/19

Arr 1940: 4/29; 5/6; 10/31

1941: 5/9

11/15/1942: Sunk by aircraft off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands at 09 20S-159 50E.

YANG TSE: France S/S 1915 8,150gt

Arr 1940: 1/15; 1/30

8/9/1940: Captured by Germany. In service as KM naval transport H19.

5/23/1941: Renamed Marko Brunner.

5/1945: As Marko Brunner, found in damaged condition at Korsor, Denmark. Repaired. Returned 9/1945.

YANKEE ARROW: Am S/T 1921 8,046gt

1941: 2/1; 9/12 1942: 3/5 1943: 5/27

8/3/1943: Mined before entering Bizerte harbor channel at 37 10N-11 06E. Arr at Bizerte on same day severely damaged.

Deemed unseaworthy after survey. Total Loss. Used in Oran by USN as bulk storage vessel.

Voyage: Bone (lv 8/2) in convoy KMS 20 for Bizerte in ballast.

YARMOUTH: Am S/S Pass 1927 5,043gt

1941: 10/24; 10/30; 11/15; 11/21; 12/20

1942: 1/5; 1/10; 1/26; 2/2; 2/20; 3/2; 3/10; 4/1; 4/11; 5/13

6/1942: Bareboat chartered to US Army as troop transport USAT Yarmouth.

YASUKUNI MARU: Japan M/V Pass-Reefer 1930 11,930gt

1939: 9/18

1/31/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Trigger northwest of Truk Island at 09 15N-147 13E.

YEARBY: Br S/S 1929 5,666gt

1942: 7/6; 10/1R; 11/3R

YELLOW TAVERN: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt

1944: 1/27

1945: 1/2; 2/4; 3/6 detained-proceeding 3/4; 5/14; 6/9

YEMASSEE: Pan S/S 1922 2,001gt (ex YEMASSEE-Germany 1942; SAIMAA-Fin 1941)

1942: 3/7 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled-recleared 3/17; 5/5; 7/11

1943: 1/23; 4/5; 6/6; 8/26; 10/23

1944: 1/27; 4/17; 6/17; 9/5; 11/17

1945: 2/1; 4/17; 6/26; 8/29

YILDUM: Fin S/S 1913 3,300gt

1941: 2/25; As British 11/14

1943: As British 1/28

1/1/1944: As British vessel, sunk in collision with freighter Odysseus*(Gre) about 15nm north of Cape St. George,

southwest Newfoundland at 48 44N-59 13W.

YMS-( ): YMS ships listed for UK see BYMS.

YNGAREN: Swe M/V 1921 5,246gt

1939: 11/9

1/12/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U43 about 400nm southwest of Iceland at approx 57N-26W.

Voyage: Bombay, sometime later joining convoy HX 168 for Hull with copra, manganese ore, trucks and 8 aircraft.

YOMACHICHI: Am M/V 1919 5,868gt

1939: 9/19

Arr 1940: 2/14; 3/18; 8/2; 9/3

1941: 2/21; 7/21

1943: 4/21 detained-engine trouble-now proceeding 4/23; 8/25

YORBA LINDA: Pan S/T 1921 6,900gt (ex American 1941)

1942: 1/15

3/5/1943: Damaged in air attack about 100nm northeast of Tripoli, Libya at 33 56N-14 36E.

Voyage: Port Said and Alexandria for Malta.

YORK: Am (T2) 1943 10,448gt

1944: 12/16 1945: 2/3; 3/8

YORKMAR: Am S/S 1919 5,612gt

1942: 4/3 1943: 7/7

10/9/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U645 about 400nm south of Iceland at 56 38N-20 30W. Voyage: Boston (lv 9/24) and

Halifax in convoy SC 143 for Barry Roads with food, grain, dairy products; truck parts and ammo.

YORKMOOR: Br S/S 1925 4,457gt

1941: 4/12

5/28/1942: Sunk by gunfire from U506 over 300nm northeast of the Bahama Islands at 29 30N-72 29W.

Voyage: Sailed independently from St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) (lv 5/23) for New York with bauxite.

YORKTOWN: Br S/S 1928 1,547gt (ex American 1942)

1942: 9/8

9/26/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U619 about 300nm WNW of Erris Head, Ireland at 55 10N-18 50W.

Voyage: Baltimore, New York, and St. John’s NF (lv 9/21) in convoy RB 1 for Londonderry in ballast.

YORO: Honduras S/S Reefer 1911 1,697gt

Arr 1940: 3/26; 5/3

1941: 2/26; 7/30; 8/13; 8/28

YSSEL: Du M/V 1937 2,262gt

1939: 11/25

8/1940: Captured by Germany. In service as a naval transport RO21 sailing out of Rotterdam to Channel Islands.

2/20/1943: Stranded in fog and sank off St. Malo. Total Loss 1945: Wreck broken up.

YUCATAN: Am S/S 1907 6,678gt

Arr 1940: 4/26; 11/15; 11/29

11/29/1940: Sank while docked in New York. Refloated 17 days later. Repaired.

1941: Renamed Agwileon *(Am).

YUKON: Am S/S 1899 5,747gt

1943: 12/4

9/22/1944: Torpedoed by U979 several miles off Keflavik at 64 07N-22 50W. Towed to Reykjavik. Repaired.

ZAANDAM: Du M/V Pass-Reefer 1939 10,909gt

1939: 9/1; 9/25; 10/2; 11/9; 12/23

Arr 1940: 1/29; 3/27; 4/10; 9/3; 9/24

1941: 3/5; 3/24

1942: 7/10

11/2/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U174 about 320nm NNE of Ceara, Brazil at 01 25N-36 22W.

Voyage: Beira and Cape Town for New York with chrome ore, copper, passengers and general.

ZAANLAND: Du S/S Reefer 1921 6,813gt

1943: 2/27 delayed-proceeding 3/6

3/16/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U758 in mid-North Atlantic at 50 38N-34 46W.

Voyage: Port Lincoln, Cristobal, and New York in convoy HX 229 for Belfast Lough and Avonmouth with wheat,

zinc and refrigerated.

ZACAPA: Am S/S Reefer 1909 4,488gt

1939: 9/8; 9/27; 11/29; 12/21

Arr 1940: 1/10; 1/31; 2/21

1941: 1/18; 2/8; 2/26; 4/2; 4/23; 5/14; 6/4; 6/25; 7/16; 8/7; 8/28; 9/17; 10/8; 10/29; 11/19

1942: 7/3; 8/22; 10/17

1943: 1/20; 3/30 detained for repairs-now proceeding 4/12

1944: 12/27

1945: 2/24

ZACHARY TAYLOR: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt

1942: 9/17; 12/10

1943: 1/9; 3/31; 6/11

1944: 4/9; 10/10

1945: 3/13

ZAGLOBA: Poland S/S 1938 2,864gt (ex ROBUR VIII-Poland 1940)

1941: 3/6; 5/17; 7/29; 10/4

1942: 1/7; 3/31; 6/9; 8/15; 10/15

1943: 1/4

2/6/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U262 about 235nm northwest of Erris Head, Ireland at 56 32N-16W. Voyage: New York

(lv 1/16) and St. John’s NF (lv 1/30) in convoy SC 118 for the Mersey and Manchester with general cargo.

ZAKYNTHOS: Gre (N3-S-A1) 1945 1,791gt

1945: 6/22

1945: Transferred to UK.

ZAMZAM: Egypt S/S Pass 1909 8,299gt

1941: 2/26; 3/20

11/14/1940: Badly damaged in air attack at Alexandria with cargo of coconut, palm oil.

4/17/1941: Badly damaged in South Atlantic by gunfire from KM raider Atlantis then sunk by explosive charges west of

South West Africa at 27 41S-08 08W. The neutral ship was sailing at night without lights, neutrality markings and in

radio silence. Boarded, a search found contraband cargo. Voyage: New York, Baltmore, Port of Spain and Recife for

Cape Town and Suez with general cargo, trucks, oil in barrels and passengers.

ZANE GREY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt

1943: 9/21

1944: 5/9; 7/15; 12/15

1945: 3/17; 5/23

ZANNIS L. CAMBANIS: Gre S/S 1920 5,317gt

Arr 1940: 3/2

1/21/1942: Struck mine and sank in a probable Dutch minefield in Strait of Singapore at approx 01 15N-104 30E.

Voyage: Madras for Singapore.

ZAPARA: Venezuela S/T 1926 2,036gt

1939: 10/13

1941: 8/13 detained-proceeding 8/15

ZAREMBO: Am S/S 1919 4,957gt

1939: 11/11

Arr 1940: 1/22; 5/15; 8/19; 11/25

1941: 3/29; 7/14; 10/25

1942: 3/27; 7/18

1943: 1/19; 6/30; 11/16

1944: 3/29; 6/24; 8/16

1945: 6/19

ZEBULON B. VANCE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt

1943: 4/5

11/1943: To US Army as hospital ship USAHS John J. Meany.

ZEBULON PIKE: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt

1943: 3/18; 5/27 1944: 3/4 1945: 4/21

ZELOS: Swe M/T 1942 8,437gt

1945: 7/7; 8/30

ZENDA: Br/Can S/S 1932 1,416gt

1941: 10/21

1942: Renamed Liverpool Loyalist*(Br).

ZEPHYR: Fin S/S 1907 2,556gt

Arr 1940: 1/26

ZEPHYROS: Gre S/S 1909 4,796gt

1942: 12/7R

ZOELLA LYKES: Am S/S (C1-B) 1940 6,829gt

1942: 10/17

ZONA GALE: Am (Z-EC2-S-C5) (AT) 1943 7,176gt

1944: 5/20 1945: 6/28

ZOUAVE: Br S/S 1930 4,256gt

Arr 1940: 10/24 1942: 8/11R

1943: 2/12 delayed-awaiting orders-register surrendered-clearance surrendered-proceeding 2/23

3/17/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U305 in mid-North Atlantic at 52 25N-30 15W.

Voyage: Pepel, Curacao, and Halifax (lv 3/8) in convoy SC 122 to Middlesbrough with iron ore.

ZURICHMOOR: Br S/S 1925 4,455gt

1941: 11/8; 11/14

5/22/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U432 about 210nm southeast of Nantucket Island at 39 30N-66W. No survivors.

Voyage: Sailed independently from Halifax for St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) in ballast.

ZYPENBERG: Du S/S 1930 4,973gt

1941: 5/7; 11/22 1942: 6/18 1944: 10/12; 11/9 1945: 4/25; 6/2

12/7/1941: In collision with and sinking, corvette HMCS Windflower while in convoy in fog.

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