S
S. B. HUNT: Am S/T 1919 6.840gt
1939: 12/26
1941: 3/8; 6/5; 6/22; 7/9; 7/26; 11/10; 12/2
1942: 9/4R
1943: 2/1
1944: 1/21; 2/19; 3/21; 4/20; 11/20
7/7/1943: Torpedoed by U185 about 130nm east of Ceara, Brazil at 03 51S-36 22W. Arr in Trinidad 7/15. TempR.
PermR made in Galveston. Voyage: Pernambuco (lv 7/5) in convoy BT 18 for Caripito in ballast.
1/8/1945: To USN at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as oil storage tanker USS Flambeau (IX-192).
S. M. BABCOCK: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/14; 9/7; 11/24
1944: 3/11; 5/18; 9/28
1945: 5/20
S. M. SHOEMAKER: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 9/11; 9/20; 11/18
1945: 2/9; 4/12; 8/2
S. THOME: Portugal M/V 1938 5,237gt
Arr 1940: 5/8; 5/16; 6/20; 12/21; 12/26
1941: 2/11; 4/3; 9/25; 11/8
1942: 2/21; 5/15; 6/27
S. WILEY WAKEMAN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 8/23; 12/23 1945: 3/3
SABINE SUN: Am M/T 1942 13,359gt
1943: 1/25R; 6/4; 8/14
1944: 1/20; 2/3; 2/11; 3/10; 3/18; 4/19; 7/8; 8/10; 9/19; 10/28; 11/30; 12/15R; 12/28
SACCARAPPA: Am S/S (Hog) 1918 4,965gt
Arr 1940: 2/14; 4/26 1941: 1/11
1941: Renamed Alcoa Cutter*(Am).
SACHEM: Am (T3-S-A1) 1943 9,910gt
1943: 6/12; 6/30; 10/12; 11/16
1945: 5/31
SACKETT’S HARBOR: Am (T2) 1943 10,488gt
1944: 5/3
SADO MARU: Japan M/V 1939 7,180gt
1939: 10/7
Arr 1940: 2/29; 3/14; 8/9; 8/26; 12/6; 12/19
11/14/1942: Sunk by USN aircraft while bringing reenforcements to Guadalcanal at 08 30S-158 45E.
SAENTIS: Switzerland M/V 1915 4,349gt (ex NORSELAND*Pan 1941; MATROS-Pan 1940)
1942: 4/8; 6/20
SAG HARBOR: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 4/15; 5/29; 7/10; 8/18; 9/18; 10/28; 11/30
1945: 1/2; 2/24
SAGADAHOC: Am S/S 1918 6,275gt
Arr 1940: 1/26; 5/13; 5/27; 9/10; 9/23
1941: 1/9; 1/29; 5/17; 6/15; 11/7
12/3/1941: Stopped in the South Atlantic and boarded by crew of U124 who searched for contraband, and some of which
was found. As a result the ship was torpedoed and sunk south of St. Helena at 21 50S-07 50W.
Voyage: New York for Beira and Mombasa with general cargo.
SAGAMI MARU: Japan M/V 1939 7,189gt
Arr 1940: 9/12; 9/23
11/3/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Seawolf in Davao Harbor at 07 02N-125 33E.
SAGITTAIRE: France M/V Pass 1930 7,706gt
1944: 4/30; 8/29; 11/16
1945: 3/26; 7/30
SAGOLAND: Swe M/V Reefer 1939 3,243gt
Arr 1940: 3/4; 3/16; 8/2; 8/10; 12/3; 12/16; 12/27
1941: 1/22; 5/12; 5/26; 7/26; 8/7; 10/1; 10/15
1942: 1/23; 2/7; 6/23
SAGONA: Pan S/S 1912 808gt
1944: 10/6
SAGUA: Honduras S/S-Reefer 1914 3,298gt ex American 1940)
1941: 8/21; 9/15; 10/16
1942: 2/2
SAHALE: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,028gt
Arr 1940: 1/5; 6/28; 9/24
1941: 3/3
1942: 4/10
1943: 4/17; 8/27
1944: 2/21
7/24/1944: Scuttled as a replacement breakwater blockship after the gales of June at Normandy.
SAIMAA: Fin M/V 1922 2,001gt
Arr 1940: 5/18; 7/15; 8/2
1941: 10/31; 11/28 detained-flag change to Panama, renamed Yemassee*-recleared 3/7/42
ST. ALBANS VICTORY: Am (VC2) 1944 7,607gt
1944: 11/44
1945: 1/9; 3/6; 5/1
SAINT BERNARD: Br S/S 1939 5,183gt
1942: 3/18 1944: 8/9
ST. BERTRAND: Br 1929 5,522gt (ex CHEMNITZ-Germany1939)
1944: 2/11
ST. CERGUE: Pan S/S 1937 4,332gt (ex FELLDENE-Br 1939)
Arr 1940: 3/29
1941: As Swiss 8/13; 10/8; 12/6
1942: As Swiss 2/19; 4/25; 6/20
SAINT CLEARS: Br S/S 1936 4,312gt
1942: 11/25R
SAINT DOMINGUE: France S/S 1911 3,159gt
1941: 1/17
SAINT DUNSTAN: Br S/S (War) 1919 5,681gt
Arr 1940: 7/11
8/23/1940: Torpedoed by U57 about 35nm northwest of Malin Head, Ireland at 55 44N-08 10W. Taken in tow 8/26.
Sank next day about 5 miles from Pladda Lighthouse on Arran Island in Firth of Clyde.
Voyage: Glasgow in convoy OB.202 for Baltimore and/or Hampton Roads in ballast.
ST. ESSYLT: Br M/V 1940 5,634gt
1941: 10/31 delayed-proceeding 11/10
7/4/1943: Torpedoed by U375 about 15nm northeast of Cape Tenes, Algeria at 36 44N-01 31E. Caught fire. Exploded.
Sank next day. Voyage: Clyde (lv 6/24) in convoy KMS 18B for Sicily with troops, gasoline and explosives.
SAINT GOBAIN: Swe M/T 1936 10,290gt
1941: 11/26
ST. GOTTHARD: Switzerland S/S 1911 4,125gt (ex ARMANDO*Pan 1941; BALKAN*Yug 1940)
1941: 8/25; 10/25; 10/30
1942: 1/10; 4/24; 6/27
ST. JAMES: Am M/T 1941 7,301gt (ex WILLIAM C. McTARNAHAN-Am 1943)
1943: 8/25
5/16/1942: As McTarnahan, torpedoed and shelled by U506 about 55nm west of Southwest Pass, Mississippi River Delta at
28 52N-90 20W. Badly disabled with main and steering engines lost, tank flooded and the bunker fuel igniting.
Abandoned. Taken in tow by two tugs grounding twice while headed for New Orleans. PermR.
After repairs completed renamed St. James. Voyage: New York, and Charleston (lv 5/10) for Port Isabel in ballast.
1943: Transferred to USSR.
SAINT JOHN: Am S/S Pass 1932 6,185gt
1939: 9/4; 9/22
Arr 1940: 6/28; 7/5; 7/12; 7/19; 7/26; 8/2; 8/9; 8/16; 8/23; 8/30; 9/5
4/1941: To USN as submarine tender USS Antaeus (AS-21). Reclassified in 1942 to AG-47.
12/1944: To New York Navy Yard for conversion to hospital ship, renamed USNHS Rescue (AH-18).
SAINT MALO: France S/S (War) 1917 5,779gt
1939: 12/27 Arr 1940: 3/25
8/19/1940: As French ship, seized in Halifax by Canada.
10/12/1940: As British ship, torpedoed and sunk by U101 about 300 nm NW of Erris Head, Ireland at 57 58N-16 32W.
Voyage: Saint John NB, and Halifax in convoy HX 77 for Liverpool with steel, grain and general cargo.
ST. MARGERET: Br S/S 1936 4,312gt
1942: 12/18
2/27/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 in mid-North Atlantic at 27 38N-43 23W. Voyage: Liverpool in convoy ON 156,
left the convoy to sail independently for Pernambuco and Buenos Aires with coal and general.
ST. MARY: Br S/S Reefer 1921 2,141gt
Arr 1940: 6/28; 7/16; 8/13; 8/27; 9/10; 10/8
1941: 7/2
1942: 3/4; 3/24
SAINTE MAXIME: France S/S 1911 4,051gt
1943: 7/27
SAINT MIHIEL: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
1945: 4/7
4/9/1945: In collision with tanker Nashbulk *(Am) about 305nm north of Bermuda at 37 34N-64 40W. Caught fire.
Abandoned. Reboarded on 4/12. Fires extinguished. Salved. Towed to New York. Total Loss
Voyage: Corpus Christi, and New York in convoy CU 65 for Cherbourg with aviation gasoline.
ST. OLAF; USAHS: Hospital Ship (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 6/15 1943: 4/1
SAINTONGE: Br M/T 1936 9,386gt (ex France; ex HENNING MAERSK-Dmk 1939)
1941: 10/11
1942: 1/12; 9/29R
1943: 1/21; 3/31; 5/24; 7/13; 8/25; 12/9
1944: 3/20; 5/24; 7/15; 9/26; 11/1
1945: 1/31 detained-engine trouble-proceeding 2/5; 4/2; 5/15
ST. ROSARIO: Br S/S 1937 4,312gt
1942: 12/5
3/9/1940: In collision with and sinking freighter Maindy Hill (Br) off Hartlepool.
2/20/1941: Damaged in an air attack about 190nm west of Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides at 58 50N-12 20W.
Arr in Rothesay Bay for repairs. Resumed the voyage on 3/9. Voyage: Hull for Rio de Janeiro with coal.
SAINT STEPHEN: Fin S/S 1911 4,746gt
1941: 10/25
SAIVO: Swe M/V 1944 5,414gt
1945: 7/3
SAKITO MARU: Japan M/V 1939 7,126gt
Arr 1940: 3/20; 4/1; 8/1; 8/19; 12/17; 12/31
1941: 1/3
2/29/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Trout in Philippine Sea at 22 40N-131 50E.
SAKKO: USSR S/S 1929 2,363gt
1943: 8/19
SAKURA MARU: Japan M/V 1940 7,170gt
Arr 1940: 6/4; 7/25; 11/4; 11/20
3/1/1942: Sunk by Allied air attacks off Java, at Selat, Sunda Strait at 05 56S-106 12E.
SALABANGKA: Du S/S 1920 6,586gt
1939: 10/25; 11/28 1940: 9/16 1943: 2/17
6/1/1943: Torpedoed by U178 off Port Edward coast about 85nm south of Durban at 31 08S-30 18E. Sank while in tow
at 31 09S-29 13E. Voyage: Swansea and Cape Town in convoy CD 20 for Colombo with Government cargo.
SALACIA: Br M/V Reefer 1937 5,495gt
1941: 8/16; 10/24
SALAMAUA: Br M/V 1920 6,754gt
1944: 3/20; 5/29
10/6/1941: Damaged in air attack while anchored in Straits of Jubal, Suez.
SALAMINIA: Gre S/S 1901 3,634gt
1941: 2/21
SALAMIS: Nor M/T 1939 8,286gt
1941: 4/12 diverted to Wilmington instead of Philadelphia (4/14); 8/2
1942: 4/4; 6/23R; 9/21R; 11/18
1943: 1/11; 4/23; 5/13; 6/6; 7/23; 9/8; 10/21
1944: 4/19; 6/21; 11/9
1945: 5/2; 7/12; 8/9
SALANDO: Du S/S (War) 1920 5,272gt (ex MONI RICKMERS-Germany 1940)
1944: 7/15 1945: 4/11
SALAWATI: Du M/V 1920 6,642gt
1939:10/5 1941: 11/29 1942: 12/12 1944: 5/9 1945: 8/9
10/22/1943: Mined in vicinity of Brindisi, Italy. Arr Brindisi on same day. Voyage: Suez for Bari.
SALEIER: Du S/S 1920 6,562gt
Arr 1940: 12/23
4/10/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U52 about 350nm southwest of Iceland at 58 04N-30 48W.
Voyage: Newcastle, and Loch Ewe in convoy OB 306 for Durban and Port Said with coal..
SALEN: Swe M/V 1927 2,736gt (ex MALAREN*Swe 1942)
1942: 8/3; 10/15; 12/18 detained-proceeding 12/22
1943: 3/26; 6/10; 8/12; 8/25
SALLAND: Du S/S Reefer (War) 1920 6,447gt
1943: 2/27; 9/21; 11/24
1944: 2/19; 5/18; 8/3; 9/20; 12/3
1945: 2/11; 5/2; 7/6
5/3-4/1941: Damaged in a night air raid at Liverpool.
SALMON P. CHASE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1944: 2/11; 4/26
SALTERSGATE: Br S/S 1924 3,940gt
1942: 8/11
6/9/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater in Gooseberry 3 off Gold Beach, Arromanches, Normandy.
SALUTA: Br S/T-Whale Factory 1906 6,261gt
1941: 9/20
1942: 10/2
1943: 3/24; 6/28; 9/13
1944: 1/15
SALVADOR BRAU: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 5/4; 10/30
SALVATOR: Pan M/T 1928 8,278gt (ex EMMA MAERSK*Dmk 1941)
1941: 12/30
1942: 1/29 delayed-proceeding 1/31; 5/4; 12/17 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled; 12/23
1943: 1/24; 3/15; 5/8; 6/1
1944: 5/6; 9/25; 11/16
1945: 3/8; 6/20; 7/11
SAM HOUSTON II: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 8/6; 9/24; 10/23
1944: 1/12; 9/18
SAMADANG: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/29
SAMADRE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/10; 12/9
SAMAFFRIC: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/31; 6/30
SAMAKRON: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/1
SAMANNAN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 3/7; 6/9; 12/9
SAMARIA: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1921 19,597gt
1939: 9/8; 10/23; 11/25
Arr 1940: 1/26; 3/13; 4/22; 6/3; 7/8; 8/21; 10/4; 11/19
1943: 9/4; 12/28
1944: 2/26; 4/5; 9/28; 11/6
1945: 6/2
12/16/1939: In collision with an escorting vessel while on passage Liverpool to New York. Returned to port.
SAMARITAN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 7/30
SAMARK: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 7/27
SAMARKAND: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/11 1945: 3/23
SAMAUSTRAL: Br (EC2) 1944 7,255gt
1944: 5/27R
SAMAVON: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/20 1945: 8/17
SAMAYE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 4/4
SAMBALT: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/20
SAMBANKA: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/10
SAMBAY: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/29
SAMBLADE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/30
1945: 1/22; 4/6; 5/2
SAMBOSTON: Br (EC2) 1943 7,210gt
1943: 12/22
1944: 3/30; 6/24; 7/24; 10/10
SAMBRAKE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 6/17; 8/29
SAMBRIAN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/30
SAMBUR: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/20
1944: Renamed Samwharfe*(Br).
SAMBURGH: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/11
SAMCALIA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 3/22 detained for repairs-3/28
SAMCEBU: Br (EC2) 1944 7,253gt
1944: 5/26
SAMCHESS: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 2/24; 5/20 1945: 1/27
SAMCLEVE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/11
SAMCLYDE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/9; 5/9
4/30/1945: Mined in Thermaikos Kolpos (bay) about 15nm south of Salonika, Greece at 40 22N-22 51E.
Arr at destination on same day. Voyage: Saint John NB for Thessaloniki with grain.
SAMCOLNE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/10
SAMCONON: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/21
SAMCONSTANT: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 11/28
SAMCREE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,210gt
1944: 6/2 1945: 3/28
SAMCREST: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/8; 9/22; 10/19
SAMDAK: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/29 1945: 8/18
SAMDARING: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 4/19
SAMDART: Br (EC2) 1944 7,253gt
1944: 4/8
SAMDAUNTLESS: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 11/28
SAMDEE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,253gt
1944: 4/30; 8/2
SAMDEL: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt (ex SAMORE-Br 1943)
1945: 2/17
8/18/1944: Severely damaged by V-1 buzz bomb at West India Dock, London. Holed, the vessel settled on bottom.
SAMDERRY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 4/20; 7/20; 10/11
SAMDERWENT: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 3/31; 11/17
SAMDON: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/20; 5/10
SAMDONARD: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/20; 7/8 1945: 1/8; 3/24
SAMEARN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/19; 6/2
SAMEDEN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/11; 6/19; 7/24
1945: 3/17; 7/24
SAMELAND: Swe M/V 1943 3,291gt
1945: 8/31
SAMESK: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/29
SAMETTRICK: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/18; 5/29 1945: 2/10; 8/17
SAMEVERON: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/9 1945: 2/9
SAMFAIRY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,255gt
1944: 4/19; 7/20; 10/19; 12/19
SAMFAITHFUL: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 5/29
SAMFEUGH: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 5/19 1945: 4/12
SAMFIELD: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/22 1944: 4/19; 7/15
SAMFINN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,255gt
1944: 5/9
SAMFLEET: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/29 1945: 5/5; 6/1
SAMFLORA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/29; 5/29 1945: 5/1
SAMFORTH: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/1 1945: 2/15
2/15/1944: Rammed amidships at 0100 hours by another vessel in convoy that lost control of her steering.
TempR made at Oran. PermR made at Bermuda.
Voyage: New York in convoy for Mediterranean with tanks, trucks, food, ammunition and two tugs on afterdeck.
SAMFOYLE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,243gt
1944: 4/20; 8/24
SAMFREEDOM: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/8
SAMGALLION: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/20; 7/10; 10/3; 12/16
SAMGARA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/11; 5/23; 11/29
SAMGLORY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1945: 7/25
SAMHAIN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 9/9; 12/13 1945: 3/2
SAMHARLE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/29; 4/21 1945: 2/21
SAMHOLT: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/30 1944: 4/26; 10/30
SAMHOPE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/28; 7/31; 10/24
SAMIDA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/10 1945: 3/13
4/9/1945: Torpedoed and sunk probably by an E boat in Dover Strait, 3nm northeast of Dungeness at 50 57N-01 03E.
Voyage: Antwerp for Barry Roads in ballast.
SAMIDWAY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 6/1; 11/29
SAMINDORO: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 7/1 1945: 4/14; 5/23
SAMINVER: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/20
SAMIR: Egypt S/S 1909 3,702gt (ex POSEIDONIA-Gre 1939)
1941: 6/13
8/17/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U658 in Jamaica Channel, about 55nm west of Cape Carcasse at 18 30N-75 20W
Voyage: Cristobal CZ in convoy PG 6 for Guantanamo Bay in ballast.
SAMITE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/31 1945: 3/2
10/4/1943: Damaged in air attack about 14nm north of Cape Tenes, Algeria at 36 42N-01 17E. Caught fire. Towed to
Algiers arr 10/6. TempR. Voyage: Baltimore for Alexandria with military, general and Government cargo.
4/20/1944: Damaged in air attack about 10nm north of Cape Djenet, Algeria at 37 02N-03 41E. Arr Algiers next day.
Arr in Oran 6/19 for repairs. Voyage: New York in convoy UGS-38 for Naples with general and vehicles.
SAMJACK: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/29
SAMKANSA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/20; 4/19; 7/10
SAMKEY: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/7; 5/29 1945: 2/17
SAMLEA: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/19; 10/24 1945: 2/5
SAMLEVEN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/10 1945: 5/15
SAMLORIAN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,255gt
1944: 6/16; 8/29
SAMLOSSIE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/8; 10/11; 12/27
SAMLOUIS: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 4/7 1945: 3/17
SAMLOYAL: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 5/26
SAMLUZON: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/30; 10/17; 11/22
SAMLYTH: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 12/15
SAMMEX: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/8; 6/20
1945: 4/6 detained-engine trouble-recleared 4/11-proceeding 4/12
SAMNEAGH: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/19; 10/20
1945: 5/15; 6/7
SAMNEGROS: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 7/20; 10/2; 11/3
1945: 2/6
SAMNETHY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/1; 6/30
SAMNID: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 5/9; 12/8 1945: 1/12; 3/6
SAMOA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 9/12 1945: 2/9
SAMOIS: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/10
SAMOKLA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/1 1944: 10/30 1945: 5/5
SAMOLAND: Br (EC2) 1944 7,255gt
1944: 6/30
1945: 3/23; 4/2; 7/28; 8/4
SAMORESBY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/29 1945: 1/26; 4/16
SAMOS: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/31
SAMOSET: Am (T3-S-A1) 1943 9,910gt
1943: 5/28; 7/5; 10/18
1944: 1/2; 2/29
SAMOTA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/29
SAMOTHRACE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/20; 5/18
SAMOUSE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/19; 6/9
1945: 4/5; 4/17; 8/18
SAMOVAR: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/20
9/9/1943: On her maiden voyage, she was headed for Hobart from San Francisco, when she came upon Shell tanker
Trocas*(Br) which was totally disabled due to fires. Samovar took the tanker in tow to a New Zealand port arr 9/27.
SAMPA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 6/9
2/27/1945: Struck mine and sank 10nm north of Ostend at 51 23N-02 53E. She had just left Antwerp for the Thames.
SAMPENN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/21 1944: 4/19
SAMPHILL: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 3/17
SAMPHIRE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 12/16 1945: 3/12
SAMPFORD: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 4/2; 6/19
SAMPLER: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/31; 6/3; 7/10
1945: 6/6
SAMPORT: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 6/20
SAMRICH: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/11 1944: 6/9
SAMSACOLA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 10/4; 11/22 1945: 2/5
SAMSETTE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/29
SAMSIP: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/11
12/7/1944: Mined 5 miles northwest of Blankenbergh, Belgium after leaving Antwerp for the Thames. Badly damaged.
Sunk by gunfire from an Allied ship in the same general area at 51 23N-03 03E.
SAMSKERN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 7/1; 9/22
SAMSMOLA: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 6/9 1945: 1/2; 4/2
SAMSOARING: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/20; 10/4; 12/23
5/1944: Damaged by explosion in engine room while fitting out at builder’s Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard. The blast
blew out port side plates causing the vessel to list alongside the dock.
1945: Considerable damage done to her bottom, sides and deck when the fully laden ship scraped the bottom of a channel.
Due to bad weather she was ordered to join a convoy of smaller vessels leaving the Thames, and to proceed up the
east coast of England which was routed to pass through the shallow channel between Inner and Outer Dowsing Sands.
It was necessary to cut the vessel in half to replace the damaged plates. Repairs were completed after war ended.
SAMSON: Br S/Tug 1906 581gt (ex American 1943)
1943: 9/18
SAMSON: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/31 1944: 12/9
SAMSPEED: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/20; 12/22
SAMSPELGA: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 4/19
SAMSPERRIN: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 4/10; 7/15
SAMSPRING: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/10; 5/9
SAMSTEEL: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 3/31; 4/12
SAMSTRAE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 3/20
SAMSTRULE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/10; 6/20
SAMSTURDY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 5/9
SAMSYLARNA: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 7/11
8/4/1944: Torpedoed by aircraft about 60nm north of Benghazi, Libya at 33 05N-20 16E. The stern was blown off and
engine room flooded. Towed to near Benghazi, beached and cargo of silver removed. Refloated. Towed to Alexandria
for repairs. Returned to service after the war.
Voyage: Baltimore, New York, and Hampton Roads in convoy UGS 48 for Bombay, Colombo and Calcutta with
explosives, about 7,600 bars of American silver for the Bank of Bombay and general cargo.
SAMTAMPA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,210gt
1944: 1/19; 4/29; 8/16
SAMTAY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 2/19; 5/20
SAMTEVIOT: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 3/1; 6/9
SAMTHAR: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/31 1945: 6/15
SAMTREDY: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/19; 12/9
SAMTRENT: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/11 1944: 5/29; 12/23 1945: 4/6
SAMTROY: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/31 1944: 4/30 1945: 2/10
SAMTRUSTY: Br (EC2) 1944 7,209gt
1944: 5/19 1945: 3/24; 4/2
SAMTRUTH: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/10
SAMTUCKY: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/31; 10/4; 12/8
8/2-3/1944: Torpedoed by aircraft off Normandy.
12/21/1944: Torpedoed by U806 about 13nm south of Halifax at 44 22N-63 23W while forming into convoy HX 327.
Returned to Halifax next day where beached and cargo discharged. Refloated on 12/24. TempR.
Voyage: New York for UK with general cargo and Government stores.
SAMTWEED: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 1/31; 5/10
SAMTYNE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 3/10; 6/22
SAMUEL A. FABENS: Am (N3-S-A2) 1944 1,885gt
1944: 8/14; 9/27; 10/7
1945: 8/3; 8/30
SAMUEL ADAMS: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 9/17; 10/14
1943: 5/14; 9/1
1945: 3/17; 5/22; 8/8
SAMUEL ASHE: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,177gt
1942: 11/18 1943: 6/11 1944: 5/4; 7/15 1945: 4/28
SAMUEL BAKKE: Nor M/V Reefer 1929 4,719gt
1942: 5/15; 7/18; 9/23; 11/18
1943: 1/21; 4/10; 6/14; 8/13; 10/30
1944: 1/12; 3/20; 5/26; 7/24; 9/27; 11/28
1945: 1/22; 4/27; 8/20
SAMUEL BLATCHFORD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 12/1
1944: 2/11; 4/24; 10/4
1945: 5/21
SAMUEL CHASE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 12/4 1943: 3/31 1944: 5/18 1945: 1/20
SAMUEL COLT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1944: 2/4
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,194gt
1943: 10/16
1944: 1/20; 12/11
1945: As French 8/31
SAMUEL F. DEWING: Am (N3-S-A2) 1944 1,885gt
1944: 12/7; 12/30
1945: 1/26; 3/17; 4/12; 6/26; 7/28; 8/25
SAMUEL F. B. MORSE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1943: 2/27; 6/29; 9/14
1944: 8/30
1945: 1/17
SAMUEL F. MILLER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 7/14; 9/11 1944: 12/23
SAMUEL G. FRENCH: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1945: 7/21
SAMUEL GORTON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 3/30
SAMUEL GRIFFIN: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 1/11; 4/20; 7/23
5/19/1943: Damaged in a night air raid while anchored in Oran harbor. Caught fire. Towed outside of the harbor where
the fires were extinguished. Voyage: New York for Oran with locomotives, gliders and gasoline.
SAMUEL H. WALKER: Am (EC2-AT) 1943 7,244gt
1945: 5/31
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 1/22; 6/12; 10/1
2/8/43: In collision with freighter Adamas*(Gre) in North Atlantic while in convoy SC 118.
1/29/1944: Bombed and severely damaged while anchored 0.5 miles off South (Nettuno) Beach, Anzio Bay. Settled on
the bottom. Abandoned. Early next morning on board explosions caused the entire ship to catch fire. Total Loss.
Voyage: Naples (lv 1/28) for Anzio with vehicles, gasoline, ammunition and explosives.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/23
12/2/1943: Severely damaged in air attack while anchored at Bari Harbor. Caught fire. Abandoned. Sunk next day by
RN torpedoes. Voyage: Taranto (lv 12/1) for Bari with vehicles, gasoline, ammunition and troops.
SAMUEL JOHNSTON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 7/17 1943: 1/10; 4/27 1944: 7/16; 10/15 1945: 2/5; 7/2
SAMUEL L. FULLER: Am S/T 1921 6,950gt
1941: 1/9
1942: 9/14R; 11/5R; 12/5
1943: 1/2; 2/11; 5/19
SAMUEL L. JEFFERY: Am (EC2) 1945 7,247gt
1945: 3/13
SAMUEL LIVERMORE: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 2/6; 5/13
SAMUEL McINTYRE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/21; 12/21 1944: 5/4 1945: 1/27; 4/11
SAMUEL MOODY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 8/31 1943: 5/24; 10/9 1944: 3/10
SAMUEL NELSON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/14; 9/14; 11/30
1944: 5/3; 7/15; 11/18
1945: 2/10; 4/12
SAMUEL PARKER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 10/4; 12/21
1944: 3/4; 5/17; 10/20
1945: 4/21; 6/30
4/25/1943: Damaged in an air attack while anchored in Tripoli Harbor unloading gasoline to a lighter alongside.
The lighter caught fire and exploded when fire on a nearby ship loaded with bombs and gasoline exploded.
7/19/1943: Badly damaged by direct bomb hits in air attack while anchored off Avola, Sicily.
SAMUEL T. DARLING: Am EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 11/29
SAMUEL V. SHREVE: Am (N3-S-A1) 1943 1,791gt
1943: 7/16
1943: Transferred to UK.
SAMUEL VERY: Br (N3-S-A1) 1943 1,791gt
1943: 7/30
SAMUR: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/31 1944: 4/8 1945: 8/3
SAMUTA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 3/1
SAMVANNAH: Br (EC2) 1943 7,253gt
1944: 5/8 1945: 5/21
SAMVARD: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 12/31
1944: Renamed Ammla*(Br).
SAMVERN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 11/20
1/18/1945: Struck mine, broke in two and sunk about 6nm west of Zeebrugge, Belgium at 51 22N-03 01E.
Voyage: Antwerp and Scheldt River for Southend, London in ballast.
SAMVIGNA: Br (EC2) 1944 7,255gt
1944: 5/18 1945: 6/9
SAMWAKE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 5/5
7/31/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by E-boat in Dover Strait about 12nm ESE of Beachy Head at 50 40N-0 33E.
Voyage: Normandy for the Thames in ballast.
SAMWATER: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 6/17
SAMWHARFE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt (ex SAMBUR*Br 1944)
1944: 10/9
SAMWINGED: Br (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 5/18
SAMWIS: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 4/4 1945: 3/7
SAMWYE: Br (EC2) 1944 7,219gt
1944: 3/30; 6/22 1945: 6/21
SAMYALE: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 9/27; 12/9
SAMYORK: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1943: 11/21
SAMYTHIAN: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1944: 2/18; 5/29; 12/13
1945: 3/24; 4/7
SAMZONA: Br (EC2) 1943 7,219gt
1945: 6/27; 8/29
SAN ADOLFO: Br M/T 1935 7,365gt
1941: 8/2
1943: 1/13; 3/24; 6/5; 7/24; 8/26; 10/30
1944: 4/11; 5/26; 7/10; 9/22
SAN ALVARO: Br M/T 1935 7,385gt
1941: 10/16
2/23/1944: Torpedoed by U510 off Mijdaha, about 55nm southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen at 13 46N-48 49E.
On fire. Abandoned. Sunk by escort sloop HMAS Tamworth.
Voyage: Abadan and Bandar Abbas in convoy PA 69 for Aden and Suez with gasoline and diesel oil.
SAN AMADO: Br M/T 1935 7,316gt
1941: 9/8; 10/27 1942: 9/24R
SAN AMBROSIO: Br M/T 1935 7,410gt
1939: 12/11
Arr 1940: 2/9
1941: 7/8
1943: 1/13; 3/24; 5/6; 7/7; 8/12; 11/5
1944: 4/20 diverted to Chester instead of Philadelphia; 4/25; 6/9
SAN ANDRES: Nor M/V 1921 1,975gt
Arr 1940: 11/12
1941: 5/14; 7/29 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled-recleared 7/30
1942: 8/1R; 9/30; 11/12R
1943: 1/27R; 2/27; 8/14; 9/21; 11/18
SAN ANTONIO: Am S/S (Laker) 1920 2,689gt
1943: 3/13; 5/6
1942 ?: Bareboat chartered to US Army as cargo ship USAT San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO: Am (T2) 1943 10,195gt
1943: 5/21; 6/7; 8/6; 10/12; 11/19; 12/28
1944: 3/27; 5/11; 6/15; 8/2; 8/29; 9/6; 10/1; 11/6; 12/18
SAN BENITO: Pan S/S Reefer 1921 3,724gt
Arr 1940: 11/15
1941: 4/2; 7/3; 8/23; 9/13
10/1942: To USN as stores ship renamed USS Taurus (AF-25).
SAN BLAS: Pan S/S Reefer 1920 3,628gt
1941: 11/1; 11/24 1942: 2/20
6/17/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U158 in Gulf of Mexico about 90nm ESE of Brownsville, Texas at 25 26N-95 33W.
Voyage: Galveston for Puerto Barrios (Guatemala) in ballast.
SAN BRUNO: Pan S/S Reefer 1920 3,604gt
1941: 2/4
SAN CASTO: Br S/T 1928 2,446gt
1944: 5/9
SAN CIPRIANO: Br M/T 1937 7,966gt
1941: 9/18
1942: 5/6R; 6/16; 10/6 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled-recleared 10/12 for Corpus Christi; 11/18R
1943: 6/29; 8/12
1944: 4/3; 6/20; 9/23; 12/2
1945: 3/22
1/10/1943: Damaged in air attack off cape Velikiy Nos at Murmansk. Caught fire, which was brought under control.
Voyage: Loch Ewe (lv 12/15) in convoy JW 51A arriving at destination Molotovsk with aviation gasoline.
SAN CIRILO: Br M/T 1937 8,012gt
Arr 1940: 5/27
1941: 10/11
1943: 2/1; 2/6; 5/27; 8/26; 10/4; 12/3; 12/13
1944: 4/4; 5/29
3/21/1942: Torpedoed by IJN submarine I-162 in Indian Ocean south of Ceylon at 0 40N-79 40E. Proceeded to
Colombo arr 3/23. where again damaged on 4/5 in an air attack. Left on 4/12 for Bombay where TempR.
Arr in New York on 9/20/42 for PermR. Voyage: Abadan for Melbourne with gasoline and kerosene.
SAN CLEMENTE: Am S/S 1919 5,493gt
1939: 12/19 Arr 1940: 10/1
1943: Transferred to USSR, renamed Tobol.
SAN DEMETRIO: Br M/T 1938 8,073gt
1941: 7/10; 8/30
11/5/1940: Damaged in air attack in North Atlantic at approx 52 26N-32 34W. Abandoned. Reboarded two days later.
Towed to Achil Head, Ireland arr 11/13 where anchored. Arr at the Clyde 11/16. Repaired.
Voyage: Aruba, and Halifax for Avonmouth with gasoline.
3/17/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U404 about 105nm east of Cape Henry, Virginia at 37 02N-73 50W.
Voyage: Baltimore (lv 3/14) sailing independently for Halifax and UK with alcohol and gasoline.
SAN ELISEO: Br M/T 1939 8,042gt
1941: 9/27
1943: 4/16; 5/29; 7/14; 8/26; 10/21
5/18-19/1942: Torpedoed by U156 in three positions all northeast of Barbados at 15 20N-54 18W, 14 42N-55 02W
and 14 20N-56 22W, respectively at 330nm, 280nm and 190nm. Trying to evade the U boat, the tanker headed for
Barbados arr on 5/20 where TempR. Leaving 8/26 for Mobile arr 9/30 for PermR.
Voyage: Liverpool to Trinidad in ballast.
SAN EMILIANO: Br M/T 1939 8,071gt
1941: 8/23; 10/16; 12/3
8/9/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U155 about 100nm northeast of Paramaribo at 07 22N-54 08W. Caught fire. Broke in two.
Voyage: Curacao (lv 7/29), and Trinidad (lv 8/6) in convoy E 7, leaving it to sail independently for Cape Town and
Suez with aviation gasoline.
SAN ERNESTO: Br M/T 1939 8,078gt
Arr 1940: 2/13 1941: 7/21 1942: 5/8
6/15/1943: Severely damaged by torpedoes and gunfire from IJN submarine I-37 in Indian Ocean east of Diego Garcia
at 09 18S-80 20E. The ship drifted 2,000 miles with a broken back until grounding on Nias Island, off western
Sumatra at 01 15N-97 15E where she remained undiscovered until 6/1949.
Voyage: Sydney NSW sailing independently for Abadan in ballast.
SAN FELIX: Br S/T 1921 13,037gt
1941: 4/7; 10/27
1943: 3/30; 6/30; 12/8
1944: 6/24; 8/30
5/20/1941: Torpedoed by U556 about 180nm southeast of Cape Farewell at 57 32N-40 21W. Vessel proceeded to
St John’s NF arr 5/26. TempR at Halifax. PermR at New York. Voyage: Bowling for Curacao in ballast.
SAN FRANCISCO: France S/S 1930 6,013gt
Arr 1940: 6/3; 6/24
7/14/1943: Sunk by British aircraft 35 miles west of Cape Corso, Corsica.
SAN FRANCISCO: Swe M/V 1915 3,704gt
Arr 1940: 9/17
SAN GASPAR: Br S/T 1921 12,910gt
1941: 7/25
1944: 3/25; 5/18; 7/14; 8/9
7/18/1942: Torpedoed by U575 about 34nm southeast of Galera Point, Trinidad at 10 30N-60 27W.
Towed to Trinidad arr 7/22. PermR in Mobile. Voyage: Curacao for Freetown with fuel oil and aviation gasoline.
SAN GERARDO: Br S/T 1922 12,915gt
1941: 5/26
3/31/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U71 about 235nm NNW of Bermuda at approx 36N-67W.
Voyage: Curacao (lv 2/23) for Halifax with fuel oil
SAN GIL: Pan S/S Reefer 1920 3,627gt
1939: 9/30; 10/21 Arr 1940: 3/20 1941: 5/5; 9/10
2/3/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U103 about 30nm southeast of Ocean City, Maryland at 38 05N-74 40W.
Voyage: Santa Marta (Colombia) for Philadelphia.
SAN JACINTO: Am S/S Pass 1903 6,069gt
1939: 9/2; 9/16; 9/30; 10/28; 11/10; 11/25; 12/9; 12/22
Arr 1940: 8/15
1941: 1/4; 1/18; 2/1; 2/15; 3/1; 3/17; 3/29; 4/12; 5/3; 5/17; 5/31; 6/14; 6/28; 7/12; 7/26; 8/9; 8/23; 9/6; 9/20; 10/11; 11/1; 11/15;
11/29; 12/13; 12/28
1942: 1/12; 1/27; 2/18; 3/17; 4/17
4/21/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U201 about 310nm WSW of Bermuda at 31 10N-70 45W. Crew and
passengers reported that a second submarine was present and fired on them.
Voyage: New York for San Juan PR with passengers and general cargo.
SAN JOSE: Am S/S Reefer 1904 3,358gt
1939: 11/18 1941: 7/12
1/17/1942: Sunk in collision with freighter Santa Elisa*(Am) about 15nm ESE of Atlantic City at 39 15N-74 04W.
She drifted 5nm WSW and sank at 39 14N-74 14W. Voyage: For New York with coffee.
SAN JOSE: Am S/S Reefer (R2-ST-AU1) 1945 7,074gt
1945: 7/16
SAN JUAN: Am S/S 1899 3,511gt
1939: 9/9; As Panamanian 11/4; 12/2; 12/30
Arr 1940: As Panamanian 1/25; 2/20; 3/19; 4/15; 5/13
1941: As Panamanian 4/2
7/30/1941: As Panamanian ship, sunk in a collision in Gulf of Suez, off Ras Abu Bakr, about 90nm south of Taufiq
at 28 32N-33 03E. Voyage: Buenos Aires for Alexandria.
SAN JUAN HILL: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 6/7; 7/8; 8/10; 9/26
SAN LEONARDO: Italy S/S 1907 4,656gt (ex LULCA-Br 1939)
Arr 1940: 1/2; 1/15; 3/18; 6/3; Interned in US.
12/41: Taken over by US. Transferred to Panama, renamed Reigh Count*(sunk).
SAN LUIS: Honduras M/V 1920 607gt
Arr 1940: 8/17; 9/10 1941: 7/19; 8/12
SAN MARCOS: Br S/S 1919 5,759gt (ex American 1940)
Arr 1940: 7/5
1940: Renamed Empire Ocelot*(Br).
9/28/1940: As Empire Ocelot, severely damaged by torpedo and gunfire from U32 west of Ireland at 54 37N-21 30W.
Sank in 54 55N-22 06W. Voyage: Liverpool in convoy OB 218 for Philadelphia and Baltimore in ballast.
SAN MATEO: Am S/S Reefer 1915 3,289gt
1941: 8/9; 8/30; 9/20; 10/24
1942: 2/13
8/1942: To USN as stores ship renamed USS Delphinus (AF-24).
SAN MELITO: Br S/T 1914 12,286gt
1942: 11/11; 12/29
1943: 2/11; 3/22; 5/21; 6/19; 7/20; 8/25; 9/28; 11/1; 12/12
1944: 1/15; 6/3; 7/13; 8/10; 9/6; 11/18
1945: 5/17
SAN MIGUEL: Portugal S/S 1931 2,112gt
Arr 1940: 5/29; 7/18; 9/9; 11/12
1941: 1/23; 4/1; 5/31; 8/7; 9/27; 11/29
1942: 2/9; 4/11; 6/11
SAN PASQUAL: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
1945: 1/17; 2/26; 4/6
SAN PEDRO: France S/S 1931 5,947gt
1939: 10/7 Arr 1940: 1/15; 4/8
8/1944: Scuttled at Marseilles. Raised. Badly damaged.
SAN SIMEON: Am S/S 1919 5,561gt
1939: 10/26
1942: As Panamanian 7/28
1943: As Panamanian 9/22
SAN TIRSO: Br S/T 1913 6,266gt
1943: 2/22; 5/10 1944: 11/28 1945: 1/2; 1/27
SAN VALERIO: Br S/T 1913 6,493gt
1943: 6/19; 8/26
1944: 5/9; 7/18; 9/6; 9/30
1945: 5/5
SAN VELINO: Br M/T 1944 8,210gt
1944: 7/10; 9/7
1945: 1/22; 6/16; 7/17
SAN VENANCIO: Br M/T 1942 8,152gt
1942: 9/9 1944: 5/12; 9/27 1945: 1/24
SAN VERONICO: Br M/T 1942 8,189gt
1943: 3/5; 4/23; 6/12; 7/28; 12/2
1944: 10/24
1945: 2/9; 4/27; 8/3
SAN VINCENTE: Am S/S 1919 5,597gt
1939: 11/16
Arr 1940: As Philippine 9/30
1941: As Philippine 2/27; 7/9; 11/15
SAN VITO: Br M/T 1943 8,163gt
1944: 1/27; 3/20; 5/26
SAN VULFRANO: Br M/T 1942 8,167gt
1943: 2/17 delayed-waiting orders 2/20-expected to proceed 2/28; 4/12; 6/14; 7/31; 9/14; 12/11
1944: 7/10; 10/14; 11/24
SANDANGER: Nor M/T 1938 9,432gt
1941: 8/21; 10/18
1942: 7/7R; 10/15; 11/18
1943: 1/30; 2/6; 4/17
5/12/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U221 southwest of Ireland at approx 46N-21W.
Voyage: New York (lv 5/1) in convoy HX 237 for Belfast and Swansea with gasoline and paraffin.
SANDAR: Nor M/T 1928 7,624gt
1941: 7/1; 12/16
5/2/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 about 35nm southeast of Grenada at 11 42N-61 10W.
Voyage: Trinidad for Gibraltar with fuel oil.
SANDCRAFT: Am S/Suction Harbor Dredge (War) 1918 2,054gt
1943: 2/26
SANDLAND: Br S/S 1925 2,213gt
1944: 7/14; 10/11; 11/13; 12/28
1945: 2/13; 3/31; 5/7; 8/21
SANDMASTER: Am M/Suction Harbor Dredge (War) 1918 1,849gt
1943: 4/26
SANDOWN CASTLE: Br S/S 1921 7,607gt
1939: 10/7 Arr 1940: 2/8 1943: 3/25
SANDS POINT: Am M/Tug (V4-M-A1) 1943 1,117gt
1944: 1/14
SANDVIKEN: Nor S/S 1926 2,916gt
1943: 3/31; 11/16R
1944: 1/10; 7/29; 9/6; 10/6; 11/10; 12/16
1945: 8/6; 8/31
SANDWICH: Am S/S 1920 2,606gt
Arr 1940: 4/1; 7/29 1941: 5/10 1942: 5/23R
SANDY CREEK: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 10/13; 11/14; 12/13
1945: 2/3; 3/9
SANDY LAKE: Am (T2) 1945 10,172gt
1945: 3/9; 4/18
SANKATY HEAD: Am M/Tug (V4-M-A1) 1943 1,117gt
1944: 4/8; 5/18
SANNA: Dmk/Faroes M/Fishing Schooner 1912 231gt
Arr 1940: 11/14 1941: 9/30
7/22/1942: Sunk in air attack 40 miles north of Kadlur Light. Voyage: Siglufjord (Iceland) for Aberdeen with fish cargo.
SANSU: Br M/V 1939 5,446gt
1943: 1/29
SANTA ANA: Am S/S Reefer (C2) 1940 8,095gt
1940: 2/26; 4/8; 5/21; 7/22; 9/3; 10/14; 11/25
1941: 1/9; 2/21; 4/4; 5/16; 6/27; 8/8; 9/19; 10/31; 12/12
SANTA BARBARA: Am M/V Pass 1928 8,153gt
1939: 9/1; 11/25
Arr 1940: 1/4; 2/15; 3/27; 5/7; 6/18; 7/22
7/1940: To USN as transport, renamed USS McCawley (AP-10). Reclassified in 1943 as APA-4.
6/30/1943: As the McCawley, torpedoed by Japanese aircraft while discharging off Rendova Island, Solomon Islands.
Abandoned when engine room became disabled. While being towed she was erroneously torpedoed and sunk by a
USN torpedo boat that had been told there were no friendly ships in the area.
SANTA BARBARA: Am S/S (C2-S-B1) 1943 6,508gt
1943: 1/29; 3/17; 5/6; 11/19
1944: 1/8; 2/19; 4/14; 5/29; 10/28; 12/16
1945: 2/10; 4/14
SANTA CATALINA: Am S/S (C2-S-B1) 1943 6,507gt
1943: 2/17; 4/9
4/24/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U129 about 320nm WSW of Bermuda at 30 42N-70 58W. Ship exploded when gasoline
in the cargo ignited and fire reached the ammunition. Voyage: Philadelphia (lv 4/21) sailing independently for Basra
with tanks, steel, tires, gasoline, ammunition and deck cargo of aircraft.
SANTA CATALINA: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ2) 1944 8,297gt
1944: 8/2; 9/19 detained for repairs-proceeding 9/29; 11/15
SANTA CECILIA: Am S/S (C2-S-B1) 1942 6,507gt
1942: 9/10; 10/24
1943: 1/11; 7/29; 9/6; 11/19
1944: 1/8; 2/29; 4/22; 6/15; 8/2; 9/19; 11/6
1945: 3/6; 5/9; 6/28; 8/13
SANTA CLARA: Am S/S Pass-Reefer 1930 8,101gt
1939: 9/15; 10/28; 12/8
1940: 1/16; 3/5; 4/16; 5/28; 7/16; 8/26; 10/7; 11/19; 12/30
1941: 1/3; 2/14; 3/28; 5/9; 6/20; 8/1; 9/12; 10/25; 12/5
8/42: To USN as transport renamed USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72)*sunk.
SANTA CLARA VICTORY: Am (VC2) 1945 7,607gt
1945: 8/24
SANTA CRUZ: Am S/S (C1-B) 1941 6,761gt
1941: 8/5; 9/11; 10/18; 11/22
1942: 1/20; 3/6; 4/18; 7/3 detained-proceeding 7/11; 12/24
1943: 12/8
SANTA ELENA: Am S/S Pass 1933 9,135gt
1939: 9/22; 10/13; 11/3; 11/24; 12/15
1940: 1/3; 2/20; 4/2; 5/15; 6/26; 8/12; 9/23; 11/4; 12/17
1941: 1/31; 3/14; 4/25; 6/6; 7/18; 8/29; 10/10; 11/21
1942: To troopship; 4/30-USAT
1943: 4/28; 7/16; 8/20
11/6/1943: Torpedoed by aircraft off Philippeville, Algeria at 37 13N-06 16E. Dead in the water and listing, troops and crew
were transferred to troopship Monterey (Am) which was standing by. In the darkness of the following morning,
damaged troopship Marnix Van St. Aldegonde*(Du) which was being towed ran into the Santa Elena causing more
damage and hastening the flooding. Sank while being towed to Philippeville.
Voyage: Liverpool in convoy KMF 25A for Naples with Canadian troops and army supplies.
SANTA ELISA: Am S/S (C2-G) 1941 8,379gt
1941: 7/18; 8/22; 10/3; 11/15
1942: 1/16; 5/11
1/17/1942: In collision with and sinking freighter San Jose*(Am) about 19nm east of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey.
8/13/1942: Torpedoed by Italian torpedo boats about 25nm southeast of Cape Bon at 36 48N-11 23E. She became separated
from the convoy due to damage and fire caused previously from two bomb hits and strafing.
Abandoned. Bombed again and sunk.
Voyage: Clyde and Gibraltar (lv 8/10) in Pedestal convoy WS-21S for Malta with gasoline, ammunition and food.
SANTA ELISA: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ2) 1944 8,297gt
1944: 8/17; 9/28
SANTA INEZ: Am M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 4,576gt
1939: 9/8; 10/20; 12/2
Arr 1940: 1/11; 2/29
3/4/1940: To USN. Temporarily commissioned 3/12 at Norfolk as survey ship USS Bowditch (AG-30).
Fully commissioned on 7/1/1940. Reclassified 12/1/1943 as survey ship AGS-4.
SANTA ISABEL: Am S/S (C2) 1939 7,169gt (ex EMPIRE EGRET*Br 1942; NIGHTINGALE*Am 1941)
1942: 7/23; 9/11; 10/26
1943: 1/2
1944: 2/3
SANTA LEONOR: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 6/7; 7/25; 9/11; 11/14
1945: 1/9; 3/6; 5/1
SANTA LUCIA: Am S/S Pass 1933 9,135gt
1939: 11/18; 12/29
Arr 1940: 2/6; 3/20; 4/30; 6/11; 7/29; 9/9; 10/21; 12/2
1941: 1/17; 2/28; 4/16; 5/23; 7/4; 8/15; 9/26; 11/7; 12/19
7/1942: To USN as transport renamed USS Leedstown (AP-73).
11/8/1942: As the Leedstown, torpedoed by aircraft during Operation Torch landings while anchored with other troopships
off Cape Matifou, Algeria. Steering gear damaged. Next day, near misses of bombs caused more damage. Sunk by two
torpedoes from U331 southwest of Cape Matifou about 12 miles from Algiers.
Voyage: New York, and the Clyde (lv 10/26) in convoy KMF1 for Algiers with troops.
SANTA MARGARITA: Am S/S (C2-S-B1) 1942 6,507gt
1942: 10/27; 12/30
1943: 5/22
1944: 3/18; 5/11; 7/1; 10/5; 11/24
1945: 1/9; 2/26; 4/23; 6/15; 8/31
SANTA MARIA: Am M/V Pass-Reefer 1928 7,857gt
1939: 9/22; 11/4; 12/15
Arr 1940: 1/23; 3/13; 4/24; 6/5; 7/8; 8/6
8/6/1940: To USN.as transport renamed USS Barnett (AP-11). Reclassified on 2/1/1943 to APA-5.
7/11/43: As the Barnett, damaged in air attack off the Sicilian coast by a bomb exploding close to the bow. Ship was holed
below the waterline which caused flooding. Proceeded to Algiers arr 7/15 for repairs.
SANTA MARIA: Brazil S/T 1921 4,469gt (ex WARWICK-Am 1940)
1941: 3/17 detained-will proceed 3/20
SANTA MARIA: Am S/S (C2-S-B1) 1942 6,507gt
1942: 10/27
1943: 1/9 detained-proceeding 1/11; 5/28
1944: 8/26; 10/5; 11/14
1945: 5/9; 8/8
6/20/1943: Mined 6nm south of Dakar at 14 34N-17 28W. Towed into Dakar on same day. Fifteen mines were laid in this
area by U214 on 6/4/1943. Voyage: On leaving Dakar on same day (lv 6/20) for New York with sisal.
SANTA MARTA: Am S/S Reefer 1909 4,736gt
1943: 11/8; 12/21
1944: 2/19; 4/26; 7/9
1945: 1/22; 3/17; 5/17; 7/10; 8/13
SANTA MONICA: Pan S/S (War) 1918 2,010gt (ex HUBERT SCHAFER-Am 1940)
1941: 5/17 1944: 10/27; 12/6 1945: 8/1
SANTA MONICA: Am S/S (C2) 1939 7,194gt (ex RED JACKET*Am 1941)
1941: 11/22
1942: 1/29; 4/3; 10/26
1943: 1/4R
SANTA PAULA: Am S/S Pass 1932 9,135gt
1939: 9/15; 10/6; 10/27; 11/17; 12/8; 12/29
Arr 1940: 1/10; 1/25; 2/7; 2/21; 3/6; 3/21; 4/4; 4/18; 5/2; 5/16; 6/6; 6/20; 7/5; 7/18; 8/1; 8/15; 8/29; 9/12; 9/26; 10/10; 10/24;
11/7; 11/22; 12/5; 12/19
1941: 1/3; 1/17; 1/31; 2/14; 2/28; 3/14; 3/28; 4/11; 4/25; 5/16; 5/29; 6/13; 6/27; 7/11; 7/25; 8/8; 8/22; 9/5; 9/19; 10/3; 10/17;
10/31; 11/14; 12/3
1943: 3/8-USAT; 4/28; 6/9
1944: 2/10; 9/11; 10/13
1945: 4/23; 6/2; 6/25; 7/6; 7/18
SANTA RITA: Am M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 4,577gt
1939: 9/29; 11/10; 12/22
Arr 1940: 1/ 31
2/6/1940: To USN as transport USS William Ward Burrows (AP-6).
7/9/1942: Grounded on Alaskan coast. Refloated.
SANTA RITA: Am S/S (C2-G) 1941 8,379gt
1941: 9/24; 10/30; 12/2
1942: 2/3; 4/1
7/9/1942: Stopped when torpedoed by U172 southeast of Bermuda at 26 11N-55 40W. Abandoned. Boarded by the U boat
crew taking one hostage and some food, then sunk by gunfire. Voyage: Sailed independently from Suez, to Cape Town
(lv 6/24) for Charleston with general cargo, chrome ore and asbestos.
SANTA RITA: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ2) 1944 8,297gt
1944: 7/8; 8/26; 10/16
SANTA RITA: Italy S/S 1908 5,191gt (ex VENIERO-Italy 1939; PANORMUS-Italy 1939)
Arr 1940: 2/27
2/28/1943: Sunk in an air attack off Cagliari, Sardinia. Caught fire and partially submerged. Raised 1945.
SANTA ROSA: Am S/S Pass 1932 9,135gt
1939: 9/8; 9/29; 11/10; 12/1; 12/22
Arr 1940: 1/3; 1/17; 1/31; 2/14; 2/29; 3/13; 3/28; 4/11; 4/25; 5/9; 5/18; 5/31; 6/13; 6/27; 7/11; 7/25; 8/8; 8/22; 9/5; 9/19; 10/3;
10/17; 10/31; 11/14; 11/28; 12/12; 12/26
1941: 1/10; 1/25; 2/7; 2/22; 3/7; 3/22; 4/5; 4/19; 5/9; 5/23; 6/6; 6/20; 7/3; 7/18; 8/1; 8/15; 8/29; 9/12; 9/26; 10/10; 10/24; 11/7;
11/21; 12/5; 12/20
1943: 4/28; 8/20
1944: 2/10; 10/13
1945: 2/3; 3/14; 5/1; 6/2; 6/29; 7/25; 8/27
SANTA TERESA: Am S/S Reefer (C2) 1940 8,095gt
Arr 1940: 4/2; 5/16; 5/22; 7/3; 8/20; 10/1; 11/12; 12/26
1941: 2/8; 3/21; 5/2; 6/13; 7/25; 9/5; 10/18; 11/28; 12/13
1942: 1/24; 2/14; 3/17; 4/23; 7/31; 12/22
1943: 2/17; 4/8; 7/13; 8/27; 10/20; 12/13
1944: 2/11; 4/5; 5/20; 7/8; 8/26; 10/21; 12/18
SANTAREM: Brazil S/S Pass 1908 6,757gt
1943: 5/1
SANTIAGO: Pan S/S 1908 3,860gt
1943: 3/12 1944: 11/17; 11/28R
SANTIAGO: Am (T2) 1944 10,317gt
1944: 4/15; 5/20; 7/1 detained for repairs-proceeding 7/10; 8/10; 9/19; 10/21; 11/23; 12/25
1945: 2/16; 5/19; 6/23
SANTIAGO DE CUBA: Cuba M/T 1908 1,685gt
Arr 1940: 2/26; 7/19; 11/4; 12/6
1941: 1/9; 2/5; 3/4; 3/28; 4/15; 5/2; 6/12; 8/5
8/12/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U508 about 18nm south of Key West at 24 20N-81 50W.
Voyage: Port Everglades and Key West in Special Convoy 12 for Havana with general.
SANTIAGO IGLESIAS: Am (EC2-AT) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 4/21 1945: 5/24
SANTOS: Nor M/V 1928 4,639gt (ex PARAGUAYO-Nor 1939)
1939: 11/6; 11/20
Arr 1940: 2/5; 2/20; 5/6; 5/28; 8/12; 8/30; 11/6; 11/26
1941: 1/30; 2/28; 5/8; 5/22; 8/6; 9/30
1942: 11/9
1943: 4/5; 8/13
10/20/1941: In collision with tanker Southern Empress*(Br) on arrival at the Mersey.
8/18/1943: Sunk in collision while in convoy with Theodore Dwight Weld*(Am EC2) in dense fog about 410nm east of
Halifax at 44 12N-53 58W. Voyage: New York in convoy HX 252 with explosives and general.
SANUKI MARU: Japan M/V 1939 7,158gt
Arr 1940: 7/13; 7/31; 11/25; 12/7
1/28/1945: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Spadefish in Yellow Sea at 33 56N-123 06E.
SANYO MARU: Japan M/V 1930 8,360gt
1939: 10/25
Arr 1940: 5/28; 6/24; 12/23
1941: 6/12; 6/17
5/26/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Cabrillas in Celebes Sea at 02 48N-124 19E.
SAPAROEA: Du M/V Reefer 1920 6,668gt
Arr 1940: 3/14; 7/26 1941: 1/17 1942: 11/19
11/16/1944: Mined about 20nm east of Spurn Head at 53 32N-0 40E. Arr next day at Immingham to discharge cargo.
Voyage: Middlesbrough for Bombay with sulfate ammonia and general cargo.
SAPPA CREEK: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
1943: 12/2
1944: 1/14; 1/30; 3/9; 4/15; 5/28; 7/1; 8/2; 9/2 detained for repairs-proceeding 9/11
SAPPERTON PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,166gt
1944: 3/4; 5/20 1945: 1/6
SARAH J. HALE: Am (EC2-TT) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 3/20 1945: 5/11
SARAH R. BELL: France S/S No Information
1944: 6/2 Cleared for Martinique with 50 tons general, and 9 crew (Committee French Liberation)
SARAZEN: Am S/S 1920 5,401gt (ex PONCE DE LEON-Am 1943; CITY OF WEATHERFORD-Am 1940)
1944: 4/20; 5/25R; 6/19; 8/9
SARCOXIE: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,116gt
1939: 11/20
Arr 1940: 5/13; 7/13; 10/23; 11/12; 12/23
1940: Renamed Alcoa Ranger*(Am-sunk).
SARMIENTO: Br M/V 1943 8,355gt
1944: 4/1
SARNOLITE: Br/Can S/T 1916 2,060gt
Arr 1940: 3/16; 4/17
SARPEDON: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1923 11,321gt
1942: 10/17 1943: 1/2
SARTHE: Br S/S (War) 1920 5,271gt
Arr 1940: 8/30
10/8/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U68 about 25nm south of Cape of Good Hope at approx 34 50S-18 40E.
Voyage: Port Said, and independently from Aden on (lv10/3) and Lourenco Marques for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos
Aires with bauxite and pine wood.
SATURNIA: Italy M/V Pass-Reefer 1927 24,470gt
1939: 11/19; 12/22
Arr 1940: 1/2; 2/9; 3/18; 4/19
1944: 3/22; 7/25; 8/27; 10/21; 11/24
3/1942: Chartered to International Red Cross for evacuating Italian nationals from east Africa. Laid up again at Trieste.
9/8/1943: Defected to an Allied port. Taken as a troopship into US Army service.
1/1945: Start conversion to US Army Hospital Ship Francis Y. Slanger. Cancelled 6/45. Returned to Italy in 1946.
SATURNUS: Swe M/T 1939 9,965gt
1941: 5/15; 6/5; 7/8; 9/2; 11/6
SATURNUS: Du S/S 1909 2,741gt
1942: 7/6
9/15/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U517 in Gulf of St. Lawrence about 5nm northeast of Cap Gaspe at 48 49N-64 06W.
Voyage: Hull, and Sydney CB in convoy SQ 36 for Montreal in ballast.
SAVONIA: Fin S/S 1890 1,820gt
1939: 11/30; 12/12
SAWOKLA: Am M/V 1920 5,882gt (ex EXCELLENCY*Am 1940)
1939: 11/6 1942: 6/18
11/29/1942: Sunk by torpedoes from torpedo boats of KM raider Michel in mid-Indian Ocean at approx 23S-80 54E.
Voyage: Calcutta, and Colombo (lv 11/21) sailed independently for Cape Town and New York with jute and linen.
SAXET: Br M/T (T1-M-A1) 1943 1,163gt
1943: 12/2
SCANDIA: Br M/T 1918 8,571gt (ex Danish 1940)
1941: 4/15
1942: 11/10R; 12/15R
1943: 6/5
1944: 7/1; 9/1; 9/26; 10/30; 12/19
1945: 2/17; 4/24
SCANDINAVIA: Swe M/V 1937 1,641gt
Arr 1940: 8/12; 8/21; 10/25; 10/31; 12/30
1941: 1/11; 4/12; 7/2; 7/15; 9/12; 9/24; 12/22
1942: 3/7; 6/24; 10/6
7/9/1943: Stopped by U510 about 300nm northeast of Cayenne, French Guiana at 08 21N-48 30W. The U boat commander
ordered an inspection of ship’s documents, then gave the order to abandon ship. Sunk at night about 40nm southeast at
07 58N-48 06W from where stopped.
Voyage: Philadelphia and Curacao for Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo with paper, machinery, steel and general.
SCANDINAVIC: Fin S/S 1903 2,320gt
Arr 1940: 2/29
SCANIA: Swe M/V 1934 1,629gt
1939: 9/8; 12/19
Arr 1940: 4/1; 6/24; 7/1; 9/4; 9/20; 11/23
1941: 1/29; 2/7; 5/10; 5/17; 7/22; 8/1; 10/24; 10/31
1942: 1/7; 1/17; 5/6; 7/31; 10/22
12/13/1942: Stopped, searched, then scuttled by U176 in Central Atlantic northeast of Ceara at 01 36N-32 22W.
Voyage: Montevideo for Philadelphia with hides and wool.
SCANIA: Swe M/V 1944 1,745gt
1945: 8/31
SCANMAIL: Am S/S Pass (Hog) 1919 5,152gt
1939: 9/2; 9/11; 10/24
1940: Transferred to Brazil, renamed Cayru*(sunk).
SCANPENN: Am S/S Pass (Hog) 1919 5,152gt
1939: 9/2; 10/19
Arr 1940: As Brazilian 1/15
1940: Renamed Buarque*(Brazil-sunk).
SCANSTATES: Am S/S Pass (Hog) 1918 5,163gt
1939: 9/5 detained-will proceed 9/8; 9/21; 11/25
1939: Transferred to Brazil, renamed Cantuaria*.
SCANYORK: Am S/S Pass (Hog) 1919 5,163gt
1939: 9/19; 10/7; 12/1
1939: Transferred to Brazil, renamed Maua*.
SCAPA FLOW: Pan S/S 1914 4,827gt (ex ANJA-Fin 1941)
1942: 2/22; 7/17
11/14/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U134 in Central Atlantic west of Dakar at approx 12N-30W.
Voyage: West Africa, and Freetown for St. Thomas and Baltimore with manganese ore, latex and rubber.
SCEBELI: Nor MV 1937 3,025gt
Arr 1940: 5/7
1941: 3/27; 6/18
1942: 5/1; 7/10; 8/28; 9/30; 12/17
4/21/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U191 about 240nm south of Cape Farewell at 56 07N-44 26W. Her bow was blown off.
Aft part sank later. Voyage: Liverpool (lv 4/12) in convoy ON 178 for New York in ballast.
SCHENECTADY: Am (T2) 1942 10,420gt
1943: 9/4
1/16/1943: Vessel had just completed trials and docked at the fitting out berth when the hull split abaft the bridge.
Stress fractures also appeared in on deck plating, on both sides and internal structural members. Repaired 3/1943.
She is the First T2 tanker to be built at the Kaiser Swan Island Shipyard in Portland, Oregon.
SCHODACK: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,041gt
1939: 9/27
Arr 1940: 7/30; 8/20; 10/28
1940: Renamed Alcoa Leader*(Am-sunk).
SCHOHARIE: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 4,971gt
Arr 1940: 5/4
1942: 4/9
1943: 4/10; 6/14; 8/6; 10/9
1944: 1/12; 3/11; 4/26; 7/1; 9/20
1945: 4/18; 5/31; 7/24
SCHUYLKILL: Br M/T 1928 8,964gt
1941: 6/5; 8/21; 10/16
1942: 4/3; 10/28; 11/27R
1943: 1/29; 3/20; 5/12; 6/16 diverted to Chester instead of Philadelphia 6/19; 8/6; 9/21; 11/12; 12/29
1944: 1/5; 2/22; 4/4; 6/9; 8/3; 10/4; 12/13
1945: 4/6; 5/17
SCORTON: Br S/S 1939 4,813gt
1941: 2/11 1942: 4/2
1943: 2/2 delayed-expected to proceed 2/12; 6/7
7/13/1941: Damaged in air attack 2 miles off Smiths Knoll 57C Buoy off the Humber.
Towed to Immingham arr on same day. Voyage: London for the Tyne in ballast.
SCOTCH CAP: Am M/Tug (V4-M-A1) 1943 1,117gt
1943: 12/18
SCOTTISH AMERICAN: Br S/T 1920 6,999gt
1944: 8/30; 10/18
1945: 5/29; 7/11; 8/31
4/28/1940: Torpedoed by U13 about 11nm northeast of Cape Wrath, northern Scotland at 58 41N-04 40W. Towed to
Loch Eriboll to discharge cargo and for repairs. Voyage: Trinidad for Scapa Flow with fuel oil.
SCOTTISH HEATHER: Br S/T 1928 7,087gt
1943: 5/12; 6/29; 8/19; 9/27; 11/12; 12/21
1944: 2/18; 4/17; 8/17; 9/5; 11/18
1945: 2/21; 4/7 detained-waiting orders-proceeding 4/13
12/27/1942: Torpedoed by U225 in North Atlantic at 46 15N-26 20W when the tanker fell behind the convoy while refuel-
ing a corvette. Towed by corvette HMCS Chilliwack to Rothesay Bay arr 1/2/1943 and to the Clyde arr 1/11 for repairs.
Voyage: Tyne for New York in ballast and with fuel.
SCOTTISH MAIDEN: Br M/T 1921 6,993gt
1939: 9/27
11/5/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U99 about 150nm west of Erris Head, Ireland at 54 36N-14 23W.
Voyage: Curacao, and Halifax (lv 10/24) in convoy HX 83 for Avonmouth with fuel and diesel oil.
SCOTTISH MINSTREL: Br M/T 1922 6,998gt
Arr 1940: 6/20
7/16/1940: Torpedoed by U61 about 110nm north of Erris Head, Ireland at 56 10N-10 20W. Foundered the next day.
Voyage: New York, and Halifax in convoy HX 55 for London with fuel oil.
SCOTTISH MONARCH: Br S/S 1943 7,005gt
1943: 12/11 1944: 11/28
SCOTTISH MUSICIAN: Br M/T 1922 6,998gt
1941: 7/21
1942: 7/7R; 11/12R
1943: 1/5R; 4/10; 5/12
4/18/1941: Damaged in air attack 3 miles south of St. Ann’s Head, Wales. Towed to Newport arr 5/2.
Voyage: Falmouth for Aruba in ballast.
1/5/1942: Mined about 12nm ESE of Southwald at 52 16N-01 59E. TempR at Tilbury, leaving on 1/31 for further repairs
on the Tyne. Voyage: London for Aruba in ballast.
SCOTTISH PRINCE: Br M/V 1938 4,917gt
1939: 10/21 Arr 1940: 6/11
4/27/1941: Damaged in air attack about 90nm north of Suda Bay at 36 56N-24 53E. Proceeded to Suda Bay, then to
Alexandria arr 5/12. Voyage: Izmir for Suda Bay (Crete) with emery stone, boracite, flax and valonia.
3/17/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U68 about 30nm WSW of Cape Palmas, Liberia at 04 10N-08W.
Voyage: Calcutta, and Cape Town (lv 3/5) sailing independently for Freetown and UK with palm kernels, castor
seed and pig iron.
SCOTTS BLUFF: Am (T2) 1944 10,448gt
1945: 2/17
SCOTTSBURG: Am S/S 1919 8,001gt
1941: 5/15 1942: 5/23
6/14/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U502 about 68nm west of Grenada at 11 51N-62 56W. Voyage: New York, Baltimore
and Hampton Roads for Trinidad, Cape Town and Bandar Shapur with aircraft, tanks and general.
SCYTHIA: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1921 19,761gt
1939: 11/4; 12/15
Arr 1940: 1/19; 3/5; 4/17; 5/29; 7/8; 8/12; 10/3
1943: 9/3; 10/19
1944: 7/1; 9/11
11/23/1942: Torpedoed by aircraft off Algiers. Heavily damaged. TempR in Algiers. PermR in New York.
SEA BASS: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1943 7,949gt
1945: 7/21
SEA CARP: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 4/20; 8/1
SEA CENTAUR: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 8/25
SEA DOLPHIN: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 6/11
SEA FOX: Am S/S (C3) 1940 7,773gt
Arr 1940: 3/25; 5/23; 6/4; 8/1; 8/13; 10/11
1940: Renamed Mormacport*(Am).
SEA FALCON: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 5/11
SEA FLIER: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1944 7,958gt
1945: 7/18
SEA GLORY: Br S/S (War) 1919 1,964gt
1939: 9/5; 10/23 Arr 1940: 1/19
7/7/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U99 in southwest of Ireland. She had been reported as missing. No survivors.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Fowey for Philadelphia with china clay.
SEA HARE: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 8/1
SEA NYMPH: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 5/11; 6/22; 7/25; 11/6; 12/23
1945: 2/16; 7/31
SEA OWL: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1944 7,886gt
1944: 9/11; 10/21
1945: 1/9; 2/26; 4/7; 5/9; 7/21
SEA PIKE: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1943 7,949gt
1945: 7/18; 8/24
SEA POOL: Br S/S 1940 4,820gt
1944: 3/25; 5/8
SEA PORPOISE: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1943 7,934gt
1944: 2/26; 5/20
1945: 5/14 detained-taking on more passengers and cargo-proceeding 5/19; 6/27; 7/25
7/5/1944: Torpedoed by U390 about 38nm west of Le Havre (14nm north of Vierville, Normandy) at 49 37N-0 51W.
She was leaving Normandy in a convoy for Southampton, but,. put back to Normandy next day to wait for a tug.
Towed to Southampton arr on 7/8. Also towed to the Tyne arr 7/21 where TempR. Still in tow, she left on 9/16 for
the US where repairs were completed in 5/1945.
SEA QUAIL: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1944 7,886gt
1944: 11/6 1945: 1/17; 2/24
SEA RAMBLER: Br S/S 1930 2,327gt
1939: 11/30
SEA ROBIN: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1944 7,886gt
1944: 10/14; 11/24
1945: 1/2; 2/17; 4/14; 6/16; 8/20
SEA SCAMP: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1943 8,348gt
1945: 8/11
SEA SERPENT: Am M/V Reefer (C2-SU R) 1942 8,591gt
1942: 10/31
1943: 3/3; 5/26; 8/20; 12/1
1944: 1/29; 3/22; 5/4; 6/23; 8/10; 9/28; 11/22
1945: 1/9; 2/18; 3/30; 5/14; 5/19; 6/23; 7/25; 8/30
SEA TARPON: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 6/27
SEA THRUSH: Am S/S 1920 5,447gt (ex EXILONA-Am 1939)
1939: 9/19; 11/15
Arr 1940: 10/2
1941: 2/23; 5/28; 9/26
1942: 2/10; 6/18
6/28/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U505 about 290nm NNE of Anguilla at 22 38N-60 59W.
Voyage: Philadelphia and New York for Trinidad, Cape Town and Bandar Shapur with military stores.
SEA TIGER: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1944 7,886gt
1944: 9/11; 10/21; 11/24
1945: 3/14; 5/24; 8/9
SEA TRITON: Am S/S (C3-S-A2) 1945 7,886gt
1945: 8/4
SEA WITCH: Am M/V (C2-T) 1940 6,021gt
Arr 1940: 8/12; 12/30
1941: 1/11; 4/22; 5/10; 10/8
SEACLIFFE PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,163gt
1944: 12/13 1945: 5/8
SEAKAY: Am S/T 1942 10,342gt
1942: 10/5; 11/3R; 12/30
1943: 4/8; 5/29; 9/3 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled; 10/15; 12/14
1944: 1/30; 3/9
3/18/1944: Torpedoed by U311 west of Ireland at 51 10N-20 20W. Caught fire Rolled over. Sunk by escort vessels.
Voyage: Curacao, and New York (lv 3/10) in convoy CU 17 for Avonmouth with kerosene and 14 aircraft on deck.
SEAMAN A. KNAPP: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 4/8
SEATRAIN HAVANA: Am S/S 1932 8,061gt
1939: 9/13; 9/27; 10/11; 10/25; 11/9; 11/22; 12/6; 12/20
Arr 1940: 1/2; 1/16; 1/30; 2/13; 2/27; 3/12; 3/26; 4/9; 4/23; 5/8; 5/21; 6/4; 6/18; 7/2; 7/16; 7/30; 8/14; 8/27; 9/10; 9/24; 10/8;
10/22; 11/6; 11/ 19; 12/4; 12/17; 12/31
1941: 1/15; 1/29; 2/12; 2/26; 3/12; 3/26; 4/9; 4/23; 5/7; 5/21; 6/4; 6/18
7/1941: To USN as aircraft ferry and transport, renamed USS Hammonsport (APV-2) later reclassified to (AKV-2).
SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY: Am S/S 1940 8,108gt
1941: 7/3; 7/16; 7/30; 8/13; 8/27; 9/10; 9/24; 10/8; 10/22; 11/5; 11/19; 12/3; 12/17; 12/31
1942: 1/14; 1/28
10/1942: To USN as aircraft ferry and transport, renamed USS Lakehurst (APV-3).
12/1942: Reclassified as mechanized artillery transport (APM-9).
8/1943: Bare Boat Chartered to US Army as transport USAT Lakehurst*.
SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS: Am S/S 1928 7,633gt
1939: 9/9; 9/30; 10/22; 11/2; 11/19; 11/29
Arr 1940: 2/9; 4/27
1941: 8/15
SEATRAIN NEW YORK: Am S/S 1932 8,061gt
1939: 9/5; 9/20; 10/4; 11/1; 11/15; 11/30; 12/13; 12/27
Arr 1940: 1/9; 1/23; 2/6; 2/20; 3/5; 3/19; 4/2; 4/16; 5/3; 5/15; 5/28; 6/12; 6/25; 7/9; 7/23; 8/6; 8/20; 9/3; 9/17; 10/2; 10/15;
10/29; 11/12; 11/26; 12/10; 12/24
1941: 1/8; 1/22; 2/5; 2/19; 3/5; 3/19; 4/2; 4/16; 5/1; 5/14; 5/28; 6/11
6/1941: To USN as aircraft transport, renamed USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1) later reclassified as (AKV-1).
SEATRAIN TEXAS: Am S/S 1940 8,108gt
1940: 6/20 1942: 7/29-USAT
1942: Bareboat chartered to US Army as troop transport USAT Seatrain Texas.
SEATTLE SPIRIT: Am S/S 1919 5,627gt
1941: 3/22; 7/11; 7/29; 12/4
1942: 2/3
6/18/1942: Torpedoed by U124 east of Newfoundland at 50 23N-42 25W. Sunk by gunfire from corvette HMCS Agassiz.
Voyage: Murmansk (lv 5/21) in convoy QP12 joining ON 102 for Halifax and New York in ballast.
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 9/27; 12/21 1944: 4/25; 6/17
SEDAN: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
1945: 4/23
SEGUNDO: Nor M/V 1925 4,414gt
1941: 6/17
8/27/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U557 about 240nm WSW of Erris Head, Ireland at 53 36N-16 40W.
Voyage: Liverpool (lv 8/28) in convoy OS 4 for Curacao in ballast.
SELANDIA: Br M/V 1938 8,482gt (ex Danish 1940)
1942: 6/29
SELFOSS: Iceland S/S 1914 775gt
Arr 1940: 5/4; 11/4 1941: 9/12; 11/26 1942: 9/3
SELKIRK PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1945 7,148gt
1945: 4/16
SELMA: Dmk S/S 1937 1,392gt
Arr 1940: 3/9
As Chilean 9/25
1940: Arrived at Talcahuano, Chile where laid up. 1941: Taken over by Chile, renamed Elqui*.
SELMA CITY: Am S/S 1921 5,686gt
Arr 1940: 3/19 1941: 6/16 1942: 1/3
4/6/1942: Bombed by a Japanese floatplane in Bay of Bengal about 75nm south of Vizagapatam at 17 29N-83 32E.
Abandoned when the engine room flooded and ship caught fire. Attacked again and on fire, she is left to drift
sinking on 4/8 about 70nm east of Vizagapatam at 17 40N-84 30E. Voyage: Colombo for Vizagapatam and
Calcutta in water ballast and small cargo of general, cased oil and lube oil in drums.
SELVISTAN: Br S/S 1924 5,136gt
Arr 1940: 5/21
10/10/1941: In collision and sinking freighter Warkworth (Br) about 320nm SSW of Vik, Iceland at 59 24N-22 28W.
Voyage: Liverpool in convoy ON 23 for Halifax.
5/5/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U266 about 380nm south of Cape Farewell at 53 10N-44 40W.
Voyage: Tyne, and Oban in convoy ONS 5 for Halifax in ballast.
SEMBILAN: Du S/S 1922 6,566gt
Arr 1940: 6/4
4/17/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine Leonardo Da Vinci about 160nm SE of Durban at 31 30S-33 30E.
Voyage: Glasgow for Durban, Port Said and Alexandria with military stores and ammunition.
SEMBILANGAN: Du S/S 1923 4,990gt (ex WASGENWALD-Germany 1940)
1942: 5/18; 10/12; 11/24
3/13/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U107 about 185nm west of Cape Finisterre at 42 45N-13 31W.
Voyage: Liverpool, and Belfast Lough in convoy OS 44 for Walvis Bay, Cape Town and Alexandria with general.
SEMINOLE: Br M/T 1936 10,389gt
1941: 10/21
1942: 5/18R; 10/23; 11/21R
1943: 2/6
1944: 7/24; 9/8; 11/19
1945: 2/16; 6/30
4/25/1940: Mined 7.3 miles SW of Mumbles Light in Swansea Bay. Beached south of Mumbles at 51 28 54N-04 06 42W to
discharge cargo. Arr at Swansea on 5/24. Voyage: Aruba for Swansea with gasoline.
2/27/1943: Torpedoed by U565 about 25nm east of Cape de Trois Fourches, Morocco at 35 53N-02 33W. Towed to
Oran and Gibraltar where on 4/14 the ship was driven ashore in bad weather. Towed to the Tyne arr 5/27. PermR.
Voyage: New York in convoy TE 16 for Algiers with aviation gasoline.
SEMINOLE: Am S/S Pass-Reefer 1925 5,896gt
1941: 10/28
1942: 1/3; 1/16; 1/29; 2/18; 3/10; 3/31; 4/15
1943: 2/5
1/1942: Requisitioned by War Shipping Administration for service as a troop transport.
5/1943: Transferred to US Army ownership for conversion to hospital ship USAHS Seminole.
SEMINOLE: Am M/V Pass 1920 5,867gt
1942: 1/7; 9/21R; 12/1R
SENECA: Am M/Tug 1940 158gt
1941: 10/29 1942: 5/21
SENEFF: Br/Can M/Fishing Vessel 1918 319gt
1939: 12/15 1943: 1/23 1944: 1/27 1945: 2/10
SENGA: Yug S/S 1913 5,164gt
1942: 1/17; 5/6R; 5/26R; 8/24; 12/10
SENTA: Nor S/S 1917 3,785gt (ex SIREHAV-Nor 1939)
Arr 1940: 1/27; 4/19
10/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U221 about 385nm south of Cape Farewell at 53 05N-44 15W. No survivors.
Voyage: Halifax in convoy SC 104 for Belfast and London with steel and wood pulp.
SERAFIN TOPIC: Yug S/S 1913 4,294gt
Arr 1940: 2/3; 7/31
4/22/1941: Seized prior to this date at Oran by Vichy France. Transferred to Italy, renamed Cosala.
2/10/1943: As Cosala, torpedoed and sunk by submarine HMS Una in Golfo di Squillace about 22nm north of Point
Stilo in 38 52N-16 35E.
SERINGA: Br S/S 1913 4,729gt
Arr 1940: 7/22
1942: 2/14 delayed-proceeding 2/26. Delayed in port on three different occasions due to crew and engine troubles.
SEROOSKERK: Du S/S 1922 8,456gt
1942: 9/23
12/7/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U155 about 480nm west of the Azores at approx 37N-38W. Voyage: London and
Loch Ewe in convoy ON 149 for Cape Town, Durban, Colombo and Calcutta with Government and general.
SERPA PINTO: Portugal S/S Pass 1915 8,480gt (ex PRINCESSA OLGA-Yug 1940)
1941: 1/13; 4/5; 6/28; 9/27
1942: 1/3; 2/26; 7/3
5/26/1944: This neutral vessel was stopped by U541 south of Bermuda and inspected. Two US civilian passengers
taken aboard the U boat as prisoners and the ship released.
SERVA LA BARI: Am M/Yacht 1923 79gt
1939: 12/15 Arr 1940: 4/20
SESOSTRIS: Egypt S/S 1915 2,962gt
Arr 1940: 7/29; 11/9
1/29/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U106 about 205nm northwest of Erris Head, Ireland at approx 56N-15 23W.
Voyage: Hampton Roads, and Halifax in convoy SC 19 for Liverpool and Dublin.
SESSA: Dmk S/S 1936/1,700gt
1939: 9/22; 11/25
Arr 1940: 1/30; 4/3
1941: As Panamanian 8/7
1940: Upon arrival, laid up in New York. At a later date transferred to Panama.
8/17/1941: As Panamanian, torpedoed and sunk by U38 about 280nm southwest of Keflavik at 61 26N-30 50W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from New York for Reykjavik with foodstuffs, lumber and general cargo.
SESTRIERE: Italy M/V 1943 7,991gt
1944: 6/1; 8/2
SETTLER: Br S/S 1939 6,202gt
1943: 1/21; 3/22; 5/18; 9/21; 11/7
1944: 1/20
1945: 5/22
SEVEN PINES: Am (T2) 1943 10,195gt
1943: 9/18; 10/11; 12/13
1944: 1/17; 2/29
1945: 5/7 detained-waiting navy orders-proceeding 5/10
SEVEN SEAS: Portugal Aux Schooner, 3 mast steel hull 1912 125gt
1945: 5/25
SEVEN SISTERS: Br (T1-M-A1) 1943 1,185gt
1943: 10/30
SEVILLA: Br S/T-Whale factory 1900 7,022gt
1941: 11/10
SEVILLA: Nor M/V 19211,383gt
Arr 1940: 7/25
1942: 7/6R; 11/24
1943: 1/11; 3/4; 5/11R; 6/25R; 7/1; 8/9; 10/23; 12/11; 12/27R
1944: 4/3R; 7/3; 9/27
SEVZAPLES: USSR M/V 1932 3,974gt
1942: 6/22
SEWALLS POINT: Am S/S-Collier 1918 5,431gt
1943: 6/17
SHABONEE: Am (T3-S-A1) 1943 9,910gt
1943: 9/23; 10/12; 11/11
1944: 1/8; 2/19; 4/22; 5/22; 5/29; 7/1; 8/2; 9/7
SHAFTESBURY: Br S/S 1923 4,284gt
1941: 12/22
7/12/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U116 about 360nm south of Sao Miguel, Azores at 31 42N-25 32W.
Voyage: Newport, and Belfast Lough (lv 7/2) in convoy OS 33 left to sail independently for Buenos Aires with coal.
SHAHRISTAN: Br S/S 1945 7,311gt
1945: 6/9
SHAHZADA: Br S/S 1942 5,454gt
1942: 11/10R
7/9/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U196 in Arabian Sea about 500nm SE of Ras al Madrakah, Oman at 15 30N-65 30E.
Voyage: Mormugao (Goa) sailing independently for Aden and Suez with groundnuts.
SHANALIAM: Br/Can M/Fishing Vessel, wood 1929 234gt
1939: 11/18; 12/9
Arr 1940: 2/27
1941: 7/10; 8/5; 9/24; 11/1
1942: 3/19; 4/9; 5/26; 6/30; 8/11; 9/24; 12/7
1943: 2/2
SHANTUNG: Swe M/V 1929 6,597gt
Arr 1940: 12/17
12/25/1941: Caught fire about 250nm southwest of Vik, Iceland at 59 50N-23 30W. Found on 1/2/1942 after drifting
130nm northeast (to about 60nm south of Vik) at 62 28N-18 30W where sunk by gunfire.
SHARPSBURG: Am (T2) 1943 10,195gt
1943: 12/24
1944: 1/30; 4/17; 5/2 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled; 8/2; 9/11; 10/16
SHAWNEE: Am S/S Pass 1927 6,209gt
1939: 9/13
1941: 6/28; 7/5; 7/12; 7/19; 7/26; 8/2; 8/9; 8/16; 8/23; 8/30; 9/6; 9/13; 9/20; 9/27; 10/18; 10/25; 11/1; 11/14; 11/21; 11/28;
12/5; 12/12
12/1941: Bareboat chartered to US Army as troop transport USAT Shawnee.
SHCHORS: USSR S/S 1921 3,770gt
1942: 3/8; 4/6
10/14/1942: Mined 15 miles south of Greben Point Light near western approach to strait Proliv Karskiye Vorota at
approx 70 30N-57E. Beached. Total Loss.
SHEAF CROWN: Br S/S 1929 4,868gt
1942: 11/11
2/4/1943: Torpedoed by U160 about 115nm south of Durban at 31 49S-31 11E. Towed to East London for TempR.
PermR at Cape Town. Voyage: New York for Durban and Alexandria with Government stores.
SHEAF HOLME: Br M/V 1929 4,814gt
1943: 1/22; 4/9R; 7/29
1944: 3/21
1945: 3/9; 7/27
SHEAF MOUNT: Br S/S 1924 5,017gt (ex LUCISTON-Br 1939)
Arr 1940: 5/4; 5/31 1942: 6/19
12/25/1941: Damaged in an air attack in North Atlantic.
8/24/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U605 in mid-North Atlantic at 48 55N-35 10W.
Voyage: Swansea, and Milford Haven in convoy ON 122 for Botwood, Newfoundland in ballast.
SHEHERAZADE: Pan M/T 1935 13,467gt (ex France 1940)
1942: 5/4
6/11/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U158 about 105nm WSW of Southwest Pass of Mississippi River Delta
at 28 41N-91 20W. Voyage: Hampton Roads for Houston in ballast.
SHEKSNA: USSR S/S 1918 2,242gt
1943: 9/28
SHELDON CLARK: Am S/T 1942 10,804gt
1942: 11/14
1943: 4/7; 5/29; 7/27; 12/16
1945: 3/24
SHELDON JACKSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/13; 12/17
SHELON: USSR S/S 1918 2,251gt
1942: 8/25
SHENANDOAH: Am S/T 1919 6,414gt
1941: 8/9
SHERIDAN: Br S/S 1917 4,665gt
1939: 11/27 1944: 10/19 1945: 1/29; 4/28
SHERWOOD ANDERSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,207gt
1945: 3/2
SHICKSHINNY: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,103gt
1939: 12/22
1941: 7/9; 11/19
1942: 5/14
1943: 3/4; 5/27
1944: 10/10
1945: 4/25; 6/14; 8/1
SHILKA: USSR S/S 1916 1,388gt
1943: 6/10
SHILLONG: Br M/V Reefer 1939 5,529gt
1943: 3/24
4/4/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U630 about 300nm southeast of Cape Farewell at 57 10N-35 30W.
Voyage: Port Lincoln (Australia) and New York in convoy HX 231 for Belfast Lough and Swansea with grain, zinc
concentrates and general cargo.
SHILOH: Am (T2) 1943 10,195gt
1943: 7/15; 7/31; 9/7
1944: 2/21; 3/27; 5/13 delayed-proceeding 5/17
1945: 3/19
SHIRRABANK: Br M/V 1940 7,274gt
1943: 2/6 1945: 5/15
2/9/1944: In multiple collision in fog about 10 miles off Casablanca with freighters Winsum*(Du), Dunav*(Yug),
Jaarstoom*(Du) and Empire Tana (Br).
SHIRVAN: Br S/T 1925 6,017gt
1941: 6/24; 8/27
1943: 3/3; 5/8; 7/12; 10/23; 12/22
11/10/1944: Torpedoed by U300 off Keflavik at 64 08N-22 50W. Sank after drifting NW about 25nm to 64 29N-23 04W.
Voyage: Bowling, and Loch Ewe in convoy UR 142 for Reykjavik with gas oil.
SHOOTING STAR: Am M/V Reefer (C2-SU R) 1942 8,591gt
1942: 8/30; 12/12
1943: 3/5; 6/2; 8/30; 10/12; 12/1
1944: 1/29; 3/22; 5/2; 6/30; 8/2; 10/5; 11/22
1945: 1/9; 2/26; 4/6; 5/14; 6/18; 7/28
SIAMESE PRINCE: Br M/V 1929 8,456gt
1939: 10/13
1940: 3/4; 3/21; 8/9
1941: 1/8; 2/3
2/17/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U69 about 200nm northwest of Butt of Lewis, Hebrides at 59 53N-12 13W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from New York for Liverpool with passengers and general cargo.
SIANTAR: Du M/V 1921 8,667gt
1939: 9/19
Arr 1940: 1/15; 2/7; 9/9
1941: 11/15; 11/29
3/2/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from IJN submarine I-1 in Indian Ocean about 300nm west of North West Cape,
Australia at 21 20S-108 45E. Voyage: Java for Fremantle.
SIBAJAK: Du M/V Pass 1927 12,226gt
Arr 1940: 9/9; 9/30 1941: 1/31; 2/18
SIBLEY PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,140gt
1944: 11/29
SIBONEY: Am S/S Pass 1918 6,937gt
1939: 9/7; 10/27; 11/24; 12/13
Arr 1940: 1/2; 1/22; 2/13; 3/4; 3/25; 4/16; 5/7; 6/10; 7/11
1941: 1/4; 2/1; 3/3; 3/29; 5/1
1943: 2/15-USAT
1944: Converted to US Army hospital ship USAHS Charles A. Stafford.
SICILIA: Swe M/V 1934 1,633gt
Arr 1940: 8/15; 8/30; 11/14
1941: 7/25; 10/16; 12/20; 12/31
1942: 3/26; 9/21; 11/28
5/27/1943: Stopped by gunfire from U181 then torpedoed and sunk along Mozambique coast about 40nm south of
Inhambane at 24 31S-35 12E. Voyage: Buenos Aires and Lourenco Marques for Beira with flour.
SICILIEN: Dmk M/V 1938 1,654gt
1939: 11/27
Arr 1940: 1/22; 4/8 laid up
1941: As American 7/23
1942: Bareboat chartered to US Army as cargo ship USAT Sicilien.
6/7/1942: As USAT Sicilien, torpedoed and sunk by U172 few miles south of Cabo Beata, Dominican Republic at
17 30N-71 20W. Voyage: Engaged in troop transport operations between Jamaica and San Juan PR.
SIDELING HILL: Am (T2) 1945 10,172gt
1945: 3/14; 4/14
SIDNEY LANIER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 7/22; 12/9
1944: 2/19; 5/9; 7/24; 12/10
1945: 5/5
SIDNEY SHERMAN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 7/22; 8/13 1945: 6/9
SIDNEY WRIGHT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1945: 3/23; 5/22
SIEUR DE LASALLE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 10/23 1945: 1/12; 4/2
SIGGY: Fin S/S 1921 1,792gt
Arr 1940: 1/29
1941: Transferred to Honduras renamed Hondu*.
1942: Transferred to UK/Canada renamed Random*
SIGNE: Estonia S/S 1904 1,804gt (ex P. MADSEN-Dmk 1939)
1939: 12/1 detained-will proceed 12/5
Arr 1940: 4/15
1940: Transferred to Honduras, renamed Florida*.
SIGNEBORG: Fin S/S 1939 1,360gt
Arr 1940: 6/1
Arr 1940: As Swedish 8/16; 10/24; 12/23
1941: As Swedish 3/1; 4/30; 7/8; 10/18; 10/27
1942: As Swedish 1/16
SILAS WEIR MITCHELL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 5/27; 12/21
1944: 3/11; 7/15; 12/8
1945: 5/2
SILETZ: Am S/S 1919 5,737gt
1941: 2/18; 2/26; 5/1; 7/14; 9/11
1942: Transferred to USSR renamed Vitoraya Pyatiletka.
SILJAN: Swe S/S (War) 1920 3,060gt
Arr 1940: 7/13
9/26/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U46 about 350 miles southwest of Ireland. She left from Cardiff for Lisbon with coal.
SILJESTAD: Nor M/V 1927 4,301gt
1939: 11/18
Arr 1940: 2/21; 3/11; 5/29; 6/27; 8/22; 12/16
1941: 6/18
1942: 5/5
5/15/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U156 about 390nm ENE of Barbados at 15 20N-52 40W.
Voyage: New York (lv 56) for Cape Town and Alexandria with general and military cargo.
SILVAPLANA: Nor M/V 1939 4,793gt
Arr 1940: 1/22; 1/29; 12/31
1941: 1/3; 1/24; 6/14
9/11/1941: Captured by KM raider Atlantis about 400nm southeast of Tonga at 26 16S-164 25E. The prize crew took her
around Cape Horn to the Gironde arr on 11/17. She became a German blockade runner, renamed Irene.
Voyage: Sourabaya, Singapore and Batavia for New York with rubber and tin.
4/10/1943: The Irene was on a return voyage with cargo from the Far East when come upon by minelayer HMS Adventure
about 225nm west of Cape Finisterre, Spain at 43 18N-14 26W. where the vessel was scuttled by her crew.
SILVER CITY: Br/Can M/V 1901 382gt
1945: 2/1
SILVER STAR PARK: Br/Can (Park-VT) 1943 7,243gt
1944: 3/6; 4/20; 6/14; 8/21; 9/27
1945: 2/5; 3/22
4/12/1945: In a collision and catching fire after being run into by freighter Mangore*(Am) while anchored in New York
Harbor. Repaired and renamed Santa Cecilia.
SILVER SWORD: Am S/S 1919 4,937gt
Arr 1940: 4/12; 8/7; 10/14; 12/26
1941: 2/19; 3/8; 8/30
1942: 1/5; 4/25
9/20/1942: Torpedoed by U255 in Norwegian Sea about 250nm WSW of South Cape, Spitsbergen at 75 52N-00 20W.
Sunk by gunfire from destroyer HMS Worcestor.
Voyage: Archangel (lv 9/13) in convoy QP 14 for New York with asbestos, chrome ore, skins and furs.
SILVERASH: Br M/V Reefer 1926 7,750gt
Arr 1940: 3/5; 5/8; 11/25; 12/16
1942: 4/27; 12/31R
1944: 5/15
SILVERBEECH: Br M/V Reefer 1926 5,319gt
1942: 12/31R
3/13/1943: In collision with and sinking freighter Djambi*(Du) while in convoy OS 44 about 35nm southwest of Cape
Carvoeiro, Portugal at approx 39N-10W.
3/28/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U172 about 60nm off Morocco and about 100nm north of Dakhla at 25 20N-15 55W.
Voyage: Liverpool and Gibraltar in convoy RS 3 for Freetown and Lagos with general, explosives and ammunition.
SILVERBELLE: Br M/V Reefer 1927 5,302gt
Arr 1940: 8/30 1941: 3/12
9/22/1941: Torpedoed by U68 about 460nm northwest of Cape Blanc, West Africa at 25 45N-24W. Taken in tow by a
French corvette headed northeast for about 60nm to 26 30N-23 14W where on 9/29 the sinking ship was abandoned.
Voyage: Durban, and Freetown in convoy SL 87 for Liverpool with African produce, palm oil, copper and cocoa beans.
SILVERCEDAR: Br M/V 1924 4,354gt
1939: 12/29
Arr 1940: 11/12
1941: 2/24; 5/14; 7/19; 9/27
10/15/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U553 in mid-North Atlantic at 53 36N-29 57W.
Voyage: New York, and Sydney CB in convoy SC 48 for Liverpool with steel and general cargo.
SILVERELM: Br M/V 1924 4,351gt
Arr 1940: 2/5; 8/16; 11/4
1941: 2/4; 4/30; 7/19; 9/30
1942: 1/2; 9/16
1945: 3/13
SILVERFIR: Br M/V 1924 4,347gt
1939: 10/5 Arr 1940: 10/28
3/16/1941: Sunk by gunfire from KM battleship Gneisenau in mid-North Atlantic at approx 42N-43W.
Voyage: Manchester in convoy for New York with general cargo.
SILVERGUAVA: Br M/V Reefer 1927 5,305gt
1941: 10/11
1943: 4/11 detained-now proceeding 2/19
SILVERLARCH: Br M/V 1924 5,064gt
1939: 9/7 Arr 1940: 9/10
SILVERLAUREL: Br S/S Reefer 1939 6,142gt
1939: 11/24 Arr 1940: 4/18; 10/16 1943: 2/27 1944: 8/21
6/29/1941: Damaged in an air attack while at King George Dock, Hull.
12/18/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U486 about 13nm east of Zone Point Light, Falmouth at 50 07N-04 40W.
Voyage: Duala, and Falmouth in convoy BTC 10 for Hull with cocoa beans, palm oil, timber, lumber, coffee, rubber.
SILVERMAPLE: Br M/V Reefer 1927 5,313gt
Arr 1940: 9/25; 10/14 1943: 4/11
4/23/1943: Torpedoed by U954 about 275nm east of Cape Farewell at 59 05N-35 40W. Arr in Liverpool on 4/29.
Voyage:Matadi (Belgian Congo), and New York in convoy HX 234 for Liverpool with military and general cargo.
2/26/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 about 55nm southeast of Abidjan, Ivory Coast at 04 44N-03 20W.
Voyage: Bathurst (Gambia), and Freetown in convoy STL 12 for Takoradi with general cargo and mail.
SILVERPALM: Br M/V Reefer 1929 6,373gt
Arr 1940: 6/18
6/9/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U101 in mid-North Atlantic at approx 51N-26W. No survivors.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Calcutta to Freetown for Glasgow with general cargo.
SILVERSANDAL: Br M/V Reefer 1930 6,770gt
Arr 1940: 1/25; 2/24 1941: 7/11
5/3-4/1941: Damaged and caught fire in a night air raid while anchored in the Mersey with general cargo.
Left for Birkenhead arr 5/5 where after having just docked was damaged again by a bomb
SILVERTEAK: Br M/V Reefer 1930 6,770gt
1939: 12/30 Arr 1940: 12/26 1944: 6/3
SILVERWALNUT: Br M/V Reefer 1930 6,770gt
1939: 10/24
Arr 1940: 3/8; 9/13; 10/10
1941: 3/21; 4/2
1943: 2/7
1945: 11/3
SILVERYEW: Br M/V Reefer 1930 6,373gt
1939: 9/19 Arr 1940: 3/23; 4/15
5/30/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U106 about 460nm WNW of Dakar at 16 42N-25 29W. Voyage: Sailed independently
from Calcutta to Cape Town for Oban and London with pig iron, kernels, manganese and kyanite ores.
SILVESTER GARDINER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/11 1944: 4/17; 6/30
SIMCOE PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1945 7,100gt
1945: 5/22
SIMEON: Honduras M/V 1902 1,650gt (ex Br/Can)
1944: 10/25
1945: 6/16 detained for repairs-recleared 6/20-now proceeding
SIMLA: Nor S/S 1917 6,031gt
Arr 1940: 6/14
9/22/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U100 about 280nm WNW of Erris Head, Ireland at 55 11N-17 58W.
Voyage: Philadelphia (lv 8/31), and Halifax (lv 9/9) in convoy HX 72 for the Tees with steel and scrap iron.
SIMON NEWCOMB: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/4; 12/21
1944: 2/18; 5/17; 8/24; 10/18
SIMON WILLARD: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 5/24; 10/9 1945: 3/22
SIMOON: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1945 8,258gt
1945: 6/30
SINALOA: Honduras S/S 1915 1,602gt
Arr 1940: 7/22
1941: 9/5; 9/29; 11/14; 12/10
1942: 1/6
SINCLAIR H.C.: Am S/T 1941 7,874gt
1942: 9/16 1944: 4/25 1945: 4/2
SINCLAIR OPALINE: Am S/T 1941 7,874gt
1942: 11/5R; 12/29R
1943: 2/25; 4/13; 6/5; 7/14; 8/19; 9/27; 11/5
1944: 6/2
1945: 8/1
SINES: Portugal S/S 1906 3,172gt
1941: 10/3
SINGKEP: Du S/S 1924 6,607gt
1944: 8/28
SINNET: Am M/V (C1-M-AV1) 1945 3,805gt
1945: 7/31
SINNINGTON COURT: Br S/S 1928 6,910gt
1941: 1/17 1942: 10/2R 1943: 2/22
SINUS: Swe M/T 1940 8,377gt
1945: 8/11
SIQUEIRA CAMPOS: Brazil S/S 1907 6,456gt
1941: 5/9
8/25/1943: Sunk in a collision with passenger ship Cuyaba*(Brazil) 4 miles off Caponga.
SIR ERNEST CASSEL: Swe S/S Ore carrier 1910 7,739gt
Arr 1940: 7/1
4/16/1941: Sunk by KM raider Thor about 500nm southwest of Azore Islands in approx 32N-35W.
Voyage: Glasgow for Cape Town and Lourenco Marques.
SIR HUON: Pan M/V 1928 6,049gt (ex COLUMBIA*Dmk 1941)
1942: 3/24 clearance cancelled-voyage abandoned 3/26; 4/3
8/30/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 about 305nm north of Paramaribo at 10 52N-54W.
Voyage: Suez and Port Elizabeth for Trinidad and Baltimore with manganese ore, sisal, chrome ore, and on deck
captured German and Italian tanks.
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS: Nor M/T Whale factory 1930 14,362gt
1941: 1/17; 4/30; 6/14; 8/9; 8/29; 9/19; 10/10; 11/1; 11/24; 12/15
1942: 1/5; 3/24; 5/9; 7/1; 8/28; 11/24
1943: 1/29; 3/3
1944: 10/11
1945: 5/19
SIRANGER: Nor M/V 1939 5,393gt
1941: 9/23; 10/4; 12/20
1942: 1/29; 4/30; 7/31; 12/21
1943: 5/31; 9/24
10/24/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U155 about 220nm north of Ceara, Brazil at 00N-38 45W.
Voyage: New York (lv 9/22), and Trinidad (lv 10/13) in a convoy, leaving it on 10/22 to sail independently for
Takoradi and Duala with tank cars, trucks, road scrapers and general.
SIRE: Br S/S 1938 5,664gt
Arr 1940: 9/11
5/31/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U107 about 130nm west of Freetown at 08 50N-15 30W. Voyage: Liverpool in convoy
OB 320, leaving it to sail independently from Las Palmas area (Canary Islands) for Pepel in ballast.
SIREHEI: Nor S/S 1907 3,888gt
Arr 1940: 3/29
6/9/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 3 off Gold Beach, Arromanches, Normandy.
SIREMALM: Nor S/S 1906 2,468gt (ex SENTA-Nor 1939)
1941: 5/24
3/23/1941: Torpedoed by U110 about 270nm southwest of Keflavik, Iceland at 60 35N-28 25W.
Voyage: Reykjavik (lv 3/21) for Halifax with mail and general.
9/27/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U201 southwest of Ireland at 49 05N-20 10W. No survivors.
Voyage: Almeria (Spain), and Gibraltar (lv 9/17) in convoy HG 73 for Barrow with iron ore.
SIRIS: Br S/S (War) 1919 5,242gt
Arr 1940: 8/13
7/12/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U201 about 380nm south of Sao Miguel, Azores at 31 20N-24 48W.
Voyage: Hull, and Oban (lv 7/2) in convoy OS 33, leaving it to sail independently for Rio de Janeiro and
Buenos Aires with general cargo.
SIROCCO: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 9/2; 11/6; 12/30
1945: 3/6; 5/19; 7/24
SITHONIA: Br S/S (War) 1919 6,723gt
1942: 1/7; 4/4
7/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U201 about 350nm west of Canary Islands at approx 29N-25W.
Voyage: Barry, and Belfast Lough (lv 7/2) in convoy OS 33 for Montevideo with coal.
SIXAOLA: Am S/S Reefer 1911 4,693gt
1942: 2/10; 4/4
6/12/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U159 about 80nm NNW of Cristobal at 09 41N-81 10W.
Voyage: Cristobal (Panama) for Puerto Barrios and New Orleans with Army cargo and passengers.
SKAGERAK: Nor M/V 1936 4,244gt
Arr 1940: 3/5
11/15/1942: Damaged in collision with and sinking freighter Zvir (Yug) several miles off Cape Howe, southeast
Australia at 37 27S-150 17E. Voyage: Whyalla in a convoy for Kembla with iron ore.
SKANDINAVIA: Nor MT 1939 10,044gt
Arr 1940: 2/15
1941: 8/23; 11/17
1942: 1/10; 7/18; 10/14R; 11/11R
1943: 1/21; 3/31; 5/18; 6/29; 8/12; 10/8
1945: 5/10; 6/14; 7/12
SKANE: Swe S/S 1921 4,528gt (ex BOREN*Swe 1941)
1941: 11/15 1942: 2/26
3/6/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from Italian submarine Finzi about 160nm NNE of Anguilla at 20 50N-62 05W.
Voyage: New York for Cape Town and India with general.
SKARAAS: Nor M/T 1936 9,826gt
1941: 5/14; 8/14; 10/17
1942: 1/6; 9/16
1943: 2/18; 4/5; 8/25; 9/1; 10/30
1944: 1/20; 3/4; 3/12; 4/26; 6/9; 7/24; 10/24; 12/18
1945: 1/27; 3/8; 4/17; 6/23
6/27-28/1943: Collided in dense fog with tanker Clausina *(Br) while in convoy HX 245. Both ships damaged but
able to proceed in convoy.
SKELDERGATE: Br S/S 1930 4,251gt
Arr 1940: 4/2 1942: 10/2R; 11/2R 1943: 6/11
SKIENSFJORD: Nor S/S 1922 5,922gt
1941: 4/25
1942: 5/26 detained-waiting navy orders-proceeding 5/28; 7/27; 9/23; 11/25
1943: 1/29; 4/3; 5/29; 7/22; 9/14; 11/5
1944: 1/20; 3/20; 5/26; 7/24; 9/12; 12/12
1945: 5/8
SKJELBRED: Nor M/V 1937 5,096gt
1939: 9/7
Arr 1940: 1/29
1942: 1/3
1943: 3/17; 6/22; 8/13
9/23/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U238 over 400nm SSE of Cape Farewell at 53 18N-40 24W
Voyage: Leith (lv 9/12), to Methil and Loch Ewe (lv 9/14) in convoy ON 202 for New York in ballast.
SKJOLDHEIM: Nor S/S 1919 2,267gt
1939: 12/28 Arr 1940: 2/2
1940: Renamed Polyana*(Nor-sunk).
SKOGHEIM: Nor S/S 1919 2,669gt
1939: 11/2 Arr 1940: 1/11
12/4/1940: Ran aground and sank near Songvar Light, Norway while on voyage from Kirkenes to Emden with iron ore.
SKOTAAS: Nor M/T 1931 8,190gt
1943: 8/26; 10/30
1944: 4/19; 4/26; 6/22; 8/9; 9/26; 11/28
1945: 3/8; 4/27; 7/17
SKOTTLAND: Nor S/S 1920 2,117gt (ex STAD ZWOLLE-Du 1939)
1939: 10/28 detained due weather-will proceed 11/1
Arr 1940: 5/10; 11/22
5/17/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U588 about 130nm east of Portland at 43 07N-67 18W.
Voyage:Camden/Philadelphia (lv 5/12) and New York (lv 5/14) after stopping to pick up pilot for Sydney CB
and London with timber.
SKULL BAR: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
1944: 1/28; 2/11; 3/13; 5/10
1945: 1/15
SLASK: Poland S/S 1932 1,386gt
Arr 1940: 12/13
1941: 2/15; 4/14; 6/18; 8/22; 10/17; 11/15
1942: 2/3 delayed-proceeding 2/6; 5/14; 8/14
1943: 3/3 detained-waiting navy orders-proceeding 3/8; 6/15; 9/24
1944: 1/6; 3/25; 6/9
SLEMDAL: Nor M/T 1931 7,374gt
1941: 8/4; 9/27
6/14/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U552 about 360nm west of Cape Finisterre at 43 18N-17 38W. Sank next day.
Voyage: Curacao, and Lisbon (lv 6/11) in convoy HG 84 for the Clyde with Admiralty fuel oil and ballast.
SLEMMESTAD: Nor M/V 1928 4,258gt
Arr 1940: 3/1
1941: 1/29
1942: 12/23R
1943: 9/11
1944: 5/10; 8/19; 9/26
1945: 4/5
SLESVIG: Dmk M/V 1938 3,098gt
1939: 11/22
1940: Transferred to UK.
SLOGA: Yug S/S 1913 4,316gt
1943: 2/11
10/16/1943: Came ashore off Long Point, Newfoundland. Total Loss.
SLOTERDYK: Du M/V Reefer 1940 9,230gt
Arr 1940: 4/1; 8/9; 9/5
1941: 1/27; 2/27; 8/12
1942: 1/7
1943: 2/15-USAT; 8/20; 10/7; 12/22
SMITH THOMPSON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 6/5
1945: 2/6 detained for additional cargo-proceeding 2/10
SNARK: Pan M/V 1930 4,488gt (ex OLYMPIA-Dmk 1941)
1941: 8/26; 10/31 delayed-proceeding 11/3
2/24/1942: Mined in Boulari Passage, south of Noumea, New Caledonia. Beached. Broke in two. Total Loss.
Voyage: Melbourne, and Sydney for Noumea with bales of wool.
SNELAND I: Nor S/S 1922 1,791gt
1939: 12/8 Arr 1940: 1/12 1941: 5/28
5/7/1945: Torpedoed and sunk by U2336 one mile southeast of May Island in Firth of Forth at 56 09 36N-02 31 24W.
Voyage: Blyth (lv 5/5), and Methil (lv 5/7) in convoy EN 91 for Belfast with coal.
SOCONY: Br S/T 1936 4,404gt
1941: 4/18
9/9/1941: In collision with Tongariro*(Br) while in convoy HX 148 northeast of St. John’s NF at 51 03N-41 32W.
SOCONY No. 8: Br S/Tug 1923 215gt (ex American)
1941: 8/16
SOCONY-VACUUM: Am S/T 1935 9,511gt
1942: 10/9R; 10/22R; 11/27R
1943: 3/5; 4/27; 8/13; 9/27; 11/6
1944: 2/4; 3/11; 5/19
SOCOTRA: Br M/V 1943 7,754gt
1943: 7/8 1944: 2/3; 6/27
SOCRATES: Du M/V 1938 3,169gt
1942: 5/16
SOEKABOEMI: Du S/S 1923 7,051gt
Arr 1940: 1/8 1941: 4/2R 1942: 9/18
12/28/1942: Torpedoed by U356 southwest of Ireland at 47 25N-25 20W. Torpedoed and sunk on same day by U441
Voyage: Glasgow in convoy ON 154 for Bahia and Bombay with general cargo.
SOEMBA: Du S/S 1924 6,718gt
1939: 11/3 Arr 1940: 7/26; 8/23
1/5/1941: Capsized when cargo shifted about 180nm southeast of St. John’s NF at 45 52N-49 10W. Sank on 1/9.
Voyage: Halifax in convoy HX 100 for UK.
SOLANA: Am S/T 1921 6,702gt
Arr 1940: 4/17
SOLARIUM: Br M/T 1936 6,239gt
1942: 11/4R 1943: 5/18; 12/28 1944: 2/19; 12/2
SOLBRITT: Fin S/S (War) 1918 1,854gt (ex SALT-Nor 1939)
Arr 1940: 7/27; 12/16
1941: 3/6; 4/26; 5/28
6/17/1941: Seized by Britain at Kirkwall, in Orkney Islands.
SOLFONN: Nor M/T 1939 9,925gt
Arr 1940: 2/13
1941: 7/5; 9/9; 10/25
1944: 2/19; 4/4; 5/18 delayed-proceeding 5/27; 7/10; 8/24; 10/14; 12/13
1945: 1/22; 3/17; 4/27
SOLGLIMT: Nor S/T 1900 12,246gt
Arr 1940: 11/10
1/14/1941: Whale oil transport tanker Solglimt*was tied up alongside Ole Wegger*when both were captured at night
by German raider Pinguin in the South Atlantic whaling grounds at approx 59S-3W. The Solglimt arrived on the
previous day with supplies and bunker fuel, and to transport whale oil back to an Allied port. Later that night,
whale factory Pelagos*which was low on fuel, arrived only to be captured also. Thirteen whalers were also captured
of which two escaped to the Falklands. The captured vessels arrived at Bordeaux with some 20,000 tons of whale oil
and 10,000 tons of fuel oil.
9/15/1942: Badly damaged in an air attack at Cherbourg.
6/29/1944: Scuttled by Germans to block entrance to harbor. Could not be refloated. Demolished with explosives.
SOLHEIM: Nor M/T 1934 8,070gt
1939: 11/4 detained due to weather-will proceed 11/7
3/22/1941: Badly damaged in air attack about 40nm south of Crete at 34 30N-24 10E. Abandoned next day in a sinking
condition at 34 30N-24 45E. Voyage: Piraeus (lv 3/21) for Alexandria in ballast.
SOLITAIRE: Nor M/T 1920 3,160gt
1939: 9/28; 10/23
Arr 1940: 3/18
1941: 7/11
1942: 1/26; 4/23; 7/1; 9/14; 12/2
1943: 3/10
SOLOMON JUNEAU: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/23 1944: 1/19
4/9/1945: Torpedoed by U boat or E boat in English Channel 3nm northeast of Dungeness at 50 57N-01 03E.
Towed to the Downs where anchored. Towed to Gravesend arr on 4/11.
Voyage: Terneuzen (lv 4/7) in convoy TBC 123 for Cherbourg in ballast.
SOLON TURMAN: Am S/S (C1-B) 1941 6,762gt
1942: 5/22
6/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U159 about 85nm NNW of Cristobal at 10 45N-80 24W after leaving the convoy on the
previous day. Voyage: Quonset Point (Rhode Island), New York and Hampton Roads in convoy, leaving it on 6/12
to sail independently for the Panama Canal and Bora Bora with USN cargo, construction equipment and explosives.
SOLOR: Nor M/T 1938 8,262gt
1941: 10/18 delayed-engine trouble-proceeding 10/21
1943: 1/18R; 4/2; 5/18; 7/8; 9/8; 10/19
1944: 1/20; 3/11; 8/30; 10/14; 12/2
1945: 1/12
1/27/1945: Torpedoed by U825 in St. George’s Channel about 42nm north of St. David’s Head at 52 35N-05 18W.
Arr 1/29 in tow at Oxwich Bay where beached and cargo partially discharged before breaking in two. Total Loss.
Both parts scrapped. Voyage: New York in convoy HX 332 for the Clyde with oil and gliders.
SOLSTAD: Nor M/T 1927 5,952gt
1941: 6/9; 8/25
1942: 6/6; 8/16
1943: 1/8R; 4/3; 6/19; 9/8; 10/31; 12/24
1944: 2/18; 6/1; 7/15; 8/30 detained-proceeding 9/15; 11/24
1945: 3/20; 6/2
SOLSTEN: Nor M/T 1929 5,379gt
Arr 1940: 7/22
1941: 9/18
1942: 8/7; 8/18; 9/18
1943: 5/17; 7/21; 9/27
1944: 6/1; 7/12; 11/21
SOMERVILLE: Nor M/V 1929 4,265gt
1943: 1/29
1944 2/1; 2/14R; 5/25; 11/29
1945: 3/7
SOMME: Br S/S (War) 1919 5,265gt
1939: 10/24
2/18/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U108 about 465nm southeast of Halifax at approx 40N-55W. No survivors,
Voyage: London, and Loch Ewe in convoy ON 62, leaving it to sail independently for Bermuda and Curacao.
SOMME: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
1945: 3/21; 5/1
SOMMELSDIJK: Du M/V Reefer 1939 9,227gt
1939: 9/28 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled-destination changed; 10/7
Arr 1940: 5/13; 6/12; 10/28; 11/29
1941: 5/6; 9/29
1942: 3/21
12/26/1944: Caught fire in air attack off Samar, Philippines. Repaired at Leyte and in New York.
SOMMERSTAD: Nor M/T 1926 5,923gt
1942: 5/2; 7/12; 9/10; 10/15R
1943: 1/11; 3/30; 6/30; 11/13
1944: 1/13; 3/16; 4/17; 6/9; 8/9; 10/9; 12/9
1945: 2/28; 5/16; 7/5
SONIA: Br/Can S/S 1926 1,188gt
1939: 12/2 detained-will proceed 12/5
Arr 1940: 1/2; 6/13; 7/3; 7/29; 8/6; 8/16; 8/31; 9/19; 9/30; 10/21; 11/8; 11/25
1941: 3/29; 4/16; 6/18; 8/26; 9/4
1941: Renamed Liverpool Packet*(Br-sunk).
SONJA MAERSK: Dmk S/S 1921 1,909gt
1939: 9/29
1940: Transferred to UK.
6/5/1942: Stranded in fog and sank about 10nm south of Halifax off Ketch Harbor NS at 44 29N-63 32W.
SONNAVIND: Nor M/V 1935 4,965gt
1939: 12/7
Arr 1940: 5/16; 6/12; 11/12; 12/9
1941: 6/21
1942: 1/18; 7/11
1943: 3/18; 9/21
1944: 2/29; 8/19
1945: 1/20; 6/2
SONORA: Pan M/V 1916 1,930gt (ex Mexico 1940)
1944: 4/4; 6/5
6/22/1945: Caught fire and sank on next day about 25 miles east of Fort Pierce, Florida on a voyage from Galveston.
SOPHOCLES: Nor M/V 1939 5,184gt
1939: 12/9; 12/23
Arr 1940: 5/15; 6/26
1941: 2/21; 3/5; 9/18
1944: 11/23
1945: 1/27; 3/28; 5/26; 7/17; 8/22
SORHOLT: Nor M/V 1939 4,801gt
1939: 12/18
Arr 1940: 1/2; 5/1; 5/15; 9/17; 10/4
1941: 2/4; 2/15; 6/12; 6/26; 10/23; 11/22
1942: 2/2; 3/13; 6/20
9/15/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U515 about 54nm east of Galera Point, Trinidad at 10 45N-60W.
Voyage: Buenos Aires (lv 8/29) for Trinidad and New York with hides, canned meats, wool and general.
SOROKA: USSR S/S 1926 1,718gt
1943: 6/10
SORVARD: Nor M/V 1925 3,673gt
1944: 1/27; 4/10; 5/18; 10/16; 12/22
1945: 4/10; 5/11
On about 6/22/1940: Interned by France at Dakar after arriving from Calcutta. Returned to Norway on 3/20/1943.
SOULIOTIS: Gre S/S 1917 4,299gt
Arr 1940: 11/18
6/17/1945: Struck mine in Celtic Sea, about 50nm southwest of St. Ann’s Head at 51 07N-06 09W.
Towed to Milford Haven arr on following day. Beached. Repaired at Newport.
Voyage: Rosario and Gibraltar for Belfast Lough with wheat.
SOURABAYA: Br S/T Whale Factory 1915 10,107gt
1941: 4/10; 7/1; 8/25; 10/17; 12/10
1942: 2/21; 4/25; 6/9 diverted to Corpus Christi instead of Galveston (6/10); 8/7; 10/16
10/27/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U436 southwest of Iceland at 54 32N-31 02W.
Voyage: New York (lv 10/18) in convoy HX 212 for Liverpool with fuel oil, military stores and passengers.
SOUTH AMERICA: Nor M/T 1931 6,246gt
1939: 12/1
Arr 1940: 6/29
1943: 11/5
1944: 1/8 diverted to Chester instead of Philadelphia; 1/13; 3/16; 3/22
4/6/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U302 in mid-North Atlantic at 45 05N-35 11W.
Voyage: Philadelphia, New York and Halifax in convoy SC 156 for Ellesmere Port (River Mersey) with crude oil.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 3/9; 4/14; 5/14; 6/26; 8/10; 9/11; 10/13; 11/22
1945: 5/1; 5/29
SOUTHAMPTON SALVOR: Br M/Salvage Tug 1943 800gt (ex USN BARS-10)
1944: 2/28
SOUTHERN EMPRESS: Br S/T-Whale factory 1914 12,398gt
1941: 7/30; 9/29; 12/10
1942: 2/2; 4/4; 5/23; 5/29; 9/16 detained for repairs-waiting orders-proceeding 9/24-further delayed-proceeding 10/2
10/20/1941: In a collision with M/V Santos*(Nor) in River Mersey.
10/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U221 over 400nm SSE of Cape Farewell 53 40N-40 40W.
Voyage: New Orleans, and New York (lv 10/3) in convoy SC 104 for the Clyde with fuel oil and 21 invasion barges.
SOUTHERN PRINCE: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 10,917gt
1939: 10/10
1/1940: To RN as auxiliary minelayer HMS Southern Prince.
10/1944: Fitted as accommodation ship.
8/25/1941: Torpedoed by U652 about 80nm northwest of Faroe Islands at 62 55N-09 55W.
SOUTHERN PRINCESS: Br S/T-Whale factory 1915 12,156gt
1941: 4/21; 6/14; 8/8; 9/30; 11/21
1942: 2/20; 4/8; 5/29; 6/30R; 9/9; 10/16; 12/28
1943: 3/6
3/17/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U600 in mid-North Atlantic at 50 36N-34 30W. Voyage: New York (lv 3/8) in convoy
HX 229 for the Clyde with heavy fuel oil, locomotives and invasion barges on deck.
SOUTHERN SUN: Am M/T 1931 8,893gt
1942: 12/19
1943: 2/14 delayed for repairs-register surrendered-clearance surrendered 2/19-voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled 3/8-
delayed-waiting orders-proceeding 3/11; 5/6; 6/21; 8/6; 9/21; 10/28
SOUTHFOLK: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 4,925gt
Arr 1940: 2/5; 4/11
1940: Transferred to Brazil, renamed Rio Branco*.
SOUTHGATE: Br S/S 1926 4,862gt
1941: 8/21 1942: 11/13R 1945: 3/24; 5/3
SOUTHLAND: Br S/S 1908 2,081gt (ex American 1942)
1942: 9/5
5/1944: Returned to US while in UK waters. Transferred to USN as accommodation ship USS Southland (IX-168)
SOVAC: Br S/T 1937 6,724gt
Arr 1940: 2/21; 4/15; 6/22; 8/8; 10/14; 12/27
1941: 1/3; 10/17
1942: 3/9; 5/8; 9/8; 11/4; 11/17R
1943: 1/29; 5/17; 7/22; 9/14; 11/24
1944: 2/4; 3/27; 5/18; 7/1; 8/24; 10/9; 12/2
1945: 2/1 detained for additional cargo-proceeding 2/7; 4/2; 5/26
SOYA: Swe M/T 1944 10,200gt
1945: 7/23
SPAR: Du S/S 1924 3,616gt
1939: 9/18; 11/2 Arr 1940: 11/9
4/9/1942: In collision with motor tanker Empire Light (Br) in the Tyne.
8/5/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U593 about 385nm south of Cape Farewell at 53 05N-43 38W. Voyage: Kingston, and
Sydney CB in convoy SC 94 for London with general cargo, sugar, timber, fruit pulp and autos.
SPARREHOLM: Swe M/V Reefer 1944 3,696gt
1945: 7/8
SPARROWS POINT: Am (T2) 1942 10,180gt
1943: 3/7; 5/8; 7/6; 9/17
1944: 11/15
SPARTAN: Pan S/S 1923 2,447gt (ex ANGHRYA*Gre 1944)
1944: 12/23
SPEAKER, HMS: RN Escort Aircraft Carrier
1944: 4/28-S
SPENCER KELLOGG: Am S/T 1919 5,330gt
1939: 11/7
Arr 1940: 4/24
1941: 3/26
1942: 2/9; 4/7
1943: 11/3; 12/31
1944: 3/6; 5/4; 6/8
SPERO: Nor S/S 1918 3,619gt
1939: 11/22; 11/30
1941: 12/15 delayed-proceeding 12/20
SPETSAE: Gre (EC2) 1945 7,240gt
1945: 3/8 detained for repairs-proceeding 3/28; 8/4
SPEYBANK: Br M/V 1926 5,154gt
Arr 1940: 8/28
1/31/1941: Captured at night in the Indian Ocean by KM raider Atlantis by firing a warning shot for her to stop.
Voyage: Rangoon (lv 1/21) and Cochin for Port Elizabeth and New York with teak, ilemite, manganese and menzabite.
1941: Refitted for service as a KM auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner, Renamed Doggerbank.
3/12/1942 and 4/16: As Doggerbank, laid mines off Cape Town and Cape Agulhas sinking and damaging several ships.
3/3/1943: Erroneously torpedoed and sunk by U43 west of Canary Islands at approx 29 10N-34 10W.
SPIDOLEINE: Pan M/T 1928 6,190gt (ex Belgium 1940)
1941: 7/14; 10/11; 12/4; 12/23
1942: 1/31; 3/17
1943: 1/23; 5/21; 6/19 detained-proceeding 6/26; 9/7
1944: 2/10; 3/11; 5/19
SPINANGER: Nor M/T 1927 7,429gt
Arr 1940: 2/7
1941: 6/28; 11/1
1942: 2/2; 4/6
1943: 4/29; 6/12; 7/21; 9/14; 10/29; 12/27
1944: 2/18; 2/26; 5/3; 7/10; 8/16; 9/26; 12/28
1/16/1945: Torpedoed by U482 in North Channel about 20nm east of Garron Point at 55 08N-05 25W. Repaired.
Voyage: Philadelphia, New York, Londonderry (arr 1/13-lv 1/15), Greenock and the Clyde with fuel oil.
SPIND: Nor S/S 1917 2,129gt
1939: 9/28
Arr 1940: 1/4; 2/3; 7/20
8/23/1941: Torpedoed by U564 about 135nm northwest of Cape Carvoeiro, Portugal at 40 43N-11 39W. She left the
convoy as it neared her destination. Three hours later she was sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U552.
Voyage: Barry (lv 8/9), and Milford Haven (lv 8/12) in convoy OG 71 for Lisbon with coal and machinery.
SPIRIT LAKE: Am (T2) 1945 10,172gt
1945: 5/8
SPOKANE: Pan S/S 1929 2,832gt (ex P. N. DAMM*Dmk 1941)
1942: 7/6
1943: 1/2 detained-boiler trouble
1945: As Honduran 6/14
3/17/1944: To Switzerland as Red Cross ship Caritas II.
SPONDILUS: Br M/T 1927 7,402gt
1939: 9/7
Arr 1940: 12/2
1944: 1/26; 5/10; 6/23; 12/28
1945: 1/13; 2/9; 7/20
2/3/1942: Damaged by torpedo and gunfire from IJN submarine I-162 about 45nm SSW of Colombo at 06 10N-79 38E.
Arrived in Colombo on next day and left on 3/6 for repairs at Bombay. Voyage: Abadan for Fremantle with oil.
SPOTSYLVANIA: Am (T2) 1943 10,195gt
1943: 12/10; 12/24
1944: 1/29; 3/29; 4/5; 5/11; 7/17; 8/19; 9/28; 11/3
SPRINGBANK PARK: Br/Can M/T 1943 2,415gt
1945: 1/27; 2/13; 3/3; 3/14
SPRING HILL: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1945: 1/1; 2/4 clearance cancelled-voyage abandoned 2/15; 6/7
2/5/1945: In a collision when run into by tanker Clio*(Pan) while anchored in Lower New York Bay. Caught fire and
became enveloped in flames. Abandoned. Taken to Brooklyn on 3/22 for repairs.
SPURT: Nor S/S 1918 2,061gt
Arr 1940: 2/9; 4/10; 6/10
SRECA: Yug S/S (War) 1918 5,355gt (ex EGLANTIER-Belgium 1939)
1939: 11/10 1941: 5/13 1943: 2/8; 3/19
STAD AMSTERDAM: Du S/S 1920 3,780gt
1942: 7/30
8/24/1942: Torpedoed by U164 about 98nm SSE of Pointe l’Abacou, Haiti at 16 39N-73 15W. Sank next day.
Voyage: Liverpool, New York, and Key West in convoy TAW 15 for Trinidad and Demerara with general.
STAD ARNHEM: Du S/S 1920 3,819gt
1942: 10/15R; 12/17R 1943: 1/22 1944: 11/10
STAD HAARLEM: Du S/S 1929 4,518gt
1942: 9/24; 10/9 1943: 6/16 1944: 11/10
STAD MAASLUIS: Du S/S (War) 1918 6,541gt
1944: 11/1 1945: 3/9
STAD VLAARDINGEN: Du S/S 1925 8,501gt
1939: 9/29
1941: 11/29
1942: 5/13; 12/20
1943: 3/17
1944: 4/29; 6/1; 9/21; 10/24 delayed-engine trouble-proceeding 10/29
9/8/1940: Torpedoed by aircraft off Methil Roads. While in tow she collided with freighter Algorab (Du). Beached at
Largo Bay. Arr at Leith on 9/17 where repaired. Voyage: Rosario, and Buenos Aires for Leith with grain.
STAG HOUND: Am S/S (C2) 1939 7,248gt
1939: 12/11 Arr 1940: 1/29; 2/14
12/1940: To USN as stores ship renamed USS Aldebaran (AF-10).
STAG HOUND: Am M/V Reefer (C2-SU (R) 1942 8,591gt
1943: 1/1; 2/18
3/3/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine Barbarigo about 250nm SSE of Bahia at 16 44S-36 33W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from New York (lv 2/28) for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires with general cargo,
vehicles, gasoline and explosives.
STAG HOUND: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1945 8,295gt
1945: 8/21
STAGE DOOR CANTEEN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 11/12
1944: 3/20; 6/17 delayed-proceeding 6/23; 9/26
1945: 2/16
STAL: Dmk S/S 1921 2,242gt
1939: 10/4; 11/28 Arr 1940: 1/30
STALKER, HMS: Royal Navy Escort Aircraft Carrier
1943: 3/13-S
STALOWA WOLA: Poland M/V 1924 3,133gt (ex RIO PARDO-Nor 1939)
1941: 1/15; 4/12; 8/4; 10/21
1942: 3/2; 7/25; 10/9
1943: 6/17; 8/27; 11/10
1944: 1/22; 4/6; 7/14; 9/27; 12/16
1945: 4/27; 8/1
STAMATIOS G. EMBIRICOS: Gre S/S 1936 3,941gt
1941: 6/26
9/24/1941: Surrendered to KM raider Kormoran without firing a shot. Sunk by the raider in the Indian Ocean midway
of Seychelles and Maldive Islands at 01 01S-64 30E. Voyage: Mombasa for Colombo and Calcutta.
STAMOS: Gre S/S 1914 3,801gt
1945: 7/11
STANBANK: Br S/S 1942 5,966gt
1942: 4/30
5/5/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U103 about 205nm northeast of Bermuda at 34 55N-61 47W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from New York for Cape Town and Alexandria with military stores.
STANCLEEVE: Br S/S 1942 5,970gt
1942: 9/22R 1944: 11/22 1945: 2/12; 3/21
STANDARD: Pan S/T 1914 9,724gt (ex American 1939)
1939: 11/18
Arr 1940: 1/26; 5/8; 12/31
1941: 3/21; 7/7; 8/27; 11/7
1942: 5/6; 8/27; 9/28; 11/21; 12/18
1943: 2/12; 4/9; 6/3; 7/23; 9/23; 12/17
1944: 10/19
STANDARD ARROW: Am S/T 1916 7,794gt
1942: 6/2; 7/29
1943: 6/10; 7/10 detained due to weather-proceeding 7/16; 8/9; 8/25; 9/28R; 11/13
4/4/1944: To USN, commissioned as tanker and oil storage ship renamed USS Signal (IX-142).
STANDARD COASTER: Br M/V wood 1927 150gt
Arr 1940: 1/23
STANDELLA: Br M/T 1936 6,197gt
1942: 11/30R 1943: 4/10
8/14/1942: Torpedoed by U598 about 40nm northwest of Puerto Manati, Cuba at 21 41N-76 09W. Arr in Havana on 8/16
and Tampa on 9/7 for repairs. Voyage: Curacao in convoy TAW 12 for Reykjavik with oil and gasoline.
6/2/1943: Torpedoed by U126 about 65nm south of Freetown at 07 25N-13 26W after straggling from convoy.
Arr in Freetown on same day. Left on 6/15 for Dakar and repairs. Left on 6/17/1945 for UK.
Voyage: Marshall (Liberia) in convoy TS 42 for Freetown in ballast.
STANFORD: Br S/S 1941 5,696gt
1941: 10/24 1943: 3/31; 7/13 1944: 12/5
STANFORD WHITE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/27
1943: To US Army for conversion to hospital ship renamed USAHS Blanche A. Sigman.
STANGARTH: Br S/S 1942 5,966gt
1942: 3/7
3/16/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine Morosini about 220nm NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico at
approx 22N-65W. No survivors. The vessel had been reported as missing.
Voyage: Sailed independently from New York (lv 3/11) for St. Thomas, Cape Town and India with general.
STANLEY A. GRIFFITHS: Am S/S 1920 3,237gt
1941: 3/14
STANLEY MATTHEWS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 7/14; 9/21; 12/17
1944: 5/5
STANLEY PARK: Br (Park) 1943 7,145gt
1943: 9/24 1944: 11/16
STANLEY R. FISHER: Am (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 7/16
STANLODGE: Br S/S 1943 5,976gt
1943: 2/27
STANMORE: Br S/S 1940 4,970gt
1942: 9/16 1943: 4/30
10/1/1943: Torpedoed by U223 about 15nm north of Cape Tenes, Algeria at 36 41N-01 10E.
Towed to Tenes arr 10/3 where beached. Broke in two. Total Loss.
Voyage: Middlesbrough in convoy KMS 27 for Sicily with Government stores, explosives and mail.
STANRIDGE: Br S/S 1943 5,975gt
1943: 6/11 1944: 2/19; 4/11
8/4/1943: Torpedoed by Italian two man submarine while anchored at Gibraltar. Repaired in Baltimore.
Vessel had arr at Gibraltar from Bone in preparation to sail to West Africa and South America in ballast.
STANTON H. KING: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 4/4; 10/28
STANVAC CALCUTTA: Pan S/T 1941 10,169gt
1941: 5/21; 9/12
6/6/1942: Sunk by torpedoes and gunfire after a losing battle with KM raider Stier about 420nm east of Natal, Brazil
at approx 5S-28W. Voyage: Montevideo (lv 5/29) for Caripito and Trinidad in ballast.
STANVAC CALCUTTA: Pan S/T 1944 9,933gt
1944: 10/5; 11/14; 12/16
1945: 1/12; 1/17; 4/20
STANVAC CAPETOWN: Pan S/T 1941 10,169gt
1941: 7/12; 7/26; 11/29
1942: 2/19; 8/3; 8/22; 9/30R; 10/16R; 11/11R; 11/23
1944: 12/11
STANVAC MANILA: Pan S/T 1941 10,169gt
1941: 12/4 delayed-proceeding 12/15; 12/31
1942: 1/17; 9/18R; 10/24R; 11/11R; 12/17R; 12/29R
1943: 1/28; 2/10; 2/26; 4/10
5/23/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by IJN submarine I-17 about 80nm south of New Caledonia at 23 45S-166 30E.
Voyage: Curacao, and Balboa CZ for Noumea (New Caledonia) with navy fuel, machinery and six PT boats on deck.
STANVAC MELBOURNE: Pan S/T 1941 10,012gt
1941: 9/4; 9/26
1942: 4/6 delayed-proceeding 4/8
4/12/1942: Torpedoed by U203 about 24nm east of Cape Fear, North Carolina at 33 53N-77 29W. Stern badly damaged.
Towed to Wilmington for repairs. Voyage: Houston for Norfolk with oil and gasoline.
9/12/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U515 about 40nm southeast of Galera Point, Trinidad at 10 30N-60 20W.
Voyage: Pernambuco, and Para for Aruba in ballast.
STANVAC PALEMBANG: Pan S/T 1941 10,013gt
1941: 8/13 1942: 5/18
7/11/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U203 about 11nm northeast of Tobago at 11 28N-60 23W.
Voyage: Santos (Brazil) for Trinidad in ballast.
STANVAC PALEMBANG: Pan S/T 1945 9,933gt
1945: 3/31; 5/3; 5/20; 6/15
STANVAC WELLINGTON: Pan S/T 1941 10,103gt
1942: 4/14; 7/3; 8/3; 9/16
1943: 5/15
STANWELL: Br S/S 1914 5,797gt
Arr 1940: 11/16 1941: 3/14 1943: 5/7
7/16/1944: Scuttled as a replacement breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 2 off Omaha Beach, St. Laurent, Normandy.
STAR OF ALEXANDRIA: Egypt S/S 1928 4,329gt
Arr 1940: 7/22 1941: 4/5 1942: 1/8; 10/22
STAR OF CAIRO: Egypt S/S 1924 4,579gt
1942: 2/6; 11/16 1943: 9/1
STAR OF EGYPT: Egypt S/S 1921 4,372gt
Arr 1940: 12/13 1943: 3/11 1944: 2/5
STAR OF LUXOR: Egypt S/S (War) 1918 5,298gt (ex FOSTAT-Egypt 1939)
1941: 10/30
12/10/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U130 about 265nm northwest of Erris Head at 56 57N-16 35W.
Voyage: Philadelphia and Sydney CB in convoy SC 57 for Belfast and Liverpool with general and military cargo.
STAR OF SUEZ: Egypt S/S 1926 4,999gt
Arr 1940: 9/13 1942: 1/21; 11/14
12/15/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U159 in Central Atlantic northeast of Natal, Brazil at 00 42S-29 34W.
Voyage: New York, and Trinidad for Cape Town and Suez with military cargo, explosives and general.
STAR REEFER: Am M/V-Reefer (C1-M) 1944 3,805gt (ex WILLIAM G. FOURNIER-Am 1944)
1945: 7/3
STARI BOLSHEVIK: USSR S/S 1933 3,974gt
1941: 1/24 1942: 4/7; 10/26
5/27/1942: Damaged in air attack in Barents Sea about 25nm southwest of Bear Island at approx 74N-18E
Voyage: New York, and Reykjavik (lv 5/21) for Murmansk (arr 5/30).
STARLING: Chile Aux Schooner No Information
1942: 2/21 cleared for Valparaiso, Chile via Miami for bunkers only, with 158 tons general, and 17 crew (Jose Claro)
STARSTONE: Br S/S 1938 5,702gt
Arr 1940: 1/22 1941: 3/5 1943: 7/8
10/31/1940: Damaged in air attack about 190nm west of Erris Head at 54 12N-15 32W. Arr at Greenock on 11/2
and Glasgow on 11/9. Repaired. Voyage: Barry for Montevideo with coal.
STATENDAM: Du S/S Pass-Reefer 1929 28,291gt
1939: 9/16; 11/3; 12/9
5/11/1940: Heavily damaged in an air attack at Rotterdam. Caught fire which spread to the Veendam*. She burned for
three days then settled to bottom. Broken up for scrap sent to Germany.
STATIRA: Br M/V 1937 4,852gt
Arr 1940: 1/22
8/3/1940: Damaged in air attack north of Stornoway, northern Scotland. Towed on fire to Stornoway where fires were
extinguished. Towed to Rothesay Bay and Glasgow where cargo discharged. Total Loss.
Voyage: Masulipatam (India) for London with manganese ore, oil cake and groundnuts.
STAVANGERFJORD: Nor S/S Pass 1918 13,156gt
1939: 9/2; 9/30; 11/6; 12/9
9/20/1940: Laid up in Oslo. Taken over by KM for service as hospital ship, later a troopship. Returned to Norway in 1945.
STAVROS: Gre S/S 1925 4,853gt
1941: 5/24; 10/11; 11/26
1942: 3/20; 10/16
5/14/1942: Torpedoed by U593 about 83nm east of Barneget Inlet at 39 45N-72 35W some 85nm southeast of New
York Harbor. Voyage: Lisbon for New York (arr 5/14) in ballast and for repairs.
STEADFAST: Honduras M/V No Information
1942: 10/10 voyage abandoned-cancelled 10/14; 10/17 detained-proceeding 10/21 cleared for Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela via
Baltimore with 63 tons ballast, arrived laden to New York, 6 crew (Intercontinental)
STEAUA ROMANA: Br M/T 1914 5,311gt (ex Romania 1941)
1941: 8/7
6/1/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by IJN submarine I-20 about 200nm southeast of Dar es Salaam at approx 09S-42E.
STEEL AGE: Am S/S 1920 6,188gt
Arr 1940: 2/7; 12/30 1941: 2/1; 8/15
3/6/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U129 about 125nm northeast of Paramaribo at 06 45N-53 15W. Voyage: Calcutta (lv 1/8),
Sandheads, and sailing independently from Cape Town for Trinidad and New Orleans with ore.
STEEL ELECTRICIAN: Am M/V 1926 1,694gt
1943: 9/28
STEEL ENGINEER: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
1939: 10/3; 11/27 Arr 1940: 4/26; 5/14 1941: 5/21 1942: 10/9 1943: 9/14; 12/9 1944: 4/15
6/28/1942: Reported by U128 to have torpedoed the vessel north of Paramaribo and observing her to list.
STEEL EXPORTER: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
Arr 1940: 1/9; 4/22; 10/28; 11/14
1941: 5/23; 6/2
1943: Transferred to USSR renamed Fabritzius.
1944: Returned to US renamed Steel Exporter.
STEEL INVENTOR: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
Arr 1940: 3/18; 4/1; 8/26
1941: 6/2; 6/20; 12/4; 12/19
1943: 3/17; 6/14; 8/11; 10/4; 12/8
1944: 2/25; 12/2
1945: 3/3
STEEL MARINER: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
1939: 10/6
Arr 1940: 3/9; 3/22; 9/20; 10/4
1941: 2/24; 3/11; 9/4; 12/23
1942: 9/2R
1943: 6/5; 7/29; 12/1
1944: 2/19; 5/4; 8/1; 12/8
1945: 4/2; 6/1
STEEL NAVIGATOR: Am S/S 1921 5,718gt
1939: 12/28
Arr 1940: 1/13; 6/15; 7/3; 11/28
1941: 8/25; 9/4; 12/4
1942: 6/18
10/19/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U610 in mid-North Atlantic at 49 45N-31 20W after leaving the convoy on 10/17 in
fear of colliding in fog. Torpedoed after running into heavy seas, sand ballast shifted causing the vessel to list heavily
Voyage: Liverpool (lv 10/9) in convoy ON 137 for New York in sand ballast.
STEEL RANGER: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
1939: 10/8
Arr 1940: 2/27; 6/27; 11/6; 11/20
1943: 5/18; 7/22
1944: 2/11; 8/1; 11/28
1945: 2/25 detained-engine trouble-recleared 2/27-proceeding 3/2.
STEEL SCIENTIST: Am S/S/1921 5,688gt
Arr 1940: 2/14; 7/12
1941: 1/6; 2/2; 7/18; 11/13
10/11/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U514 about 60nm NNE of Cayenne at 05 48N-51 50W. Voyage: Port Said, and from
Cape Town (lv 9/22) sailed independently for Paramaribo with general cargo and salt ballast.
STEEL SEAFARER: Am S/S 1921 5,718gt
Arr 1940: 1/18; 6/4; 10/21; 11/2
1941: 3/28; 7/17
9/5/1941: Sunk in an air attack at night in Red Sea about 20nm south of Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai at 27 29N-34 15E.
Vessel was showing neutrality markings of American flag painted on hull and lit navigation lights when attacked.
Voyage: Philadelphia, and Aden for Suez with Government stores and general cargo.
STEEL TRADER: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
Arr 1940: 6/3; 6/17; 11/6; 11/22
1941: 4/8; 4/21; 9/12; 9/28
1942: 11/11
1943: 6/30; 10/23; 12/27
1944: 3/4; 5/18; 8/2
1945: Transferred to USSR renamed Kuzma Ninin.
STEEL TRAVELER: Am S/S 1922 7,056gt
1939: 9/1; 10/24
Arr 1940: 8/23; 9/14
1941: 1/31; 2/15; 8/22
1942: 12/8
1943: 4/9; 6/14; 9/1
1944: 1/27; 4/17; 7/1; 10/24
12/18/1944: Mined and sunk in Schelde River estuary. Broke in two and sank at 51 24 46N-03 20 21E.
Voyage: Antwerp in convoy ATM 16 for the Downs and/or the Thames in ballast.
STEEL VOYAGER: Am S/S 1920 6,198gt
Arr 1940: 7/22 1941: 1/7; 1/26 1942: 11/12R 1943: 7/29
9/23/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U952 over 400nm SSE of Cape Farewell at 53 18N-40 24W.
Voyage: Liverpool (lv 9/13) in convoy ONS 18 (merged at sea on 9/20 with ON 202) for New York in ballast.
STEEL WORKER: Am S/S 1920 5,686gt
1939: 11/25
Arr 1940: 6/27; 12/21
1941: 3/20; 9/3
6/3/1942: Struck a probable aircraft mine in Murmansk, Kola Inlet where she broke in two and sank. Voyage: Philadelphia,
and Reykjavik (lv 5/21) in convoy PQ 16 for Murmansk with military cargo, ammunition and food.
STEELMAKER: Am S/S 1920 6,176gt
Arr 1940: 2/19; 8/22 1941: 5/23; 11/17 1942: 4/15
4/19/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U654 about 320nm WNW of Bermuda at 33 48N-70 36W.
Voyage: New York for Cape Town, Bahrein and Bombay with military cargo.
STEELMOTOR: Am M/V (Laker) 1923 1,695gt
1943: 10/4
STEELORE: Am S/S 1922 8,215gt
1942: 9/30; 11/15; 12/24
1943: 2/11; 4/6; 5/15; 7/5; 8/9; 9/14; 10/18; 11/23
1944: 1/11; 2/25; 3/31; 5/10; 6/24; 8/12; 9/12
STEGEHOLM: Swe M/V 1939 4,571gt
1939: 11/16; 11/28
Arr 1940: 2/15; 2/26
1941: 7/15 delayed-proceeding 7/19
1945: 8/22
STELLA LYKES: Am S/S (C1-B) 1941 6,800gt
1942: 4/8
7/27/1942: Torpedoed by U582 in Central Atlantic west of Freetown at 06 40N-25 05W. Abandoned. Sunk by U boat
crew with demolition charges after attempts to sink vessel with gunfire and another torpedo failed.
Voyage: Bombay and Cape Town for Paramaribo in ballast.
STEPAN KHALTURIN: USSR S/S 1921 2,498gt
1942: 6/22
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS: Am (EC2-LTS) 1941 7,176gt
1943: 4/11; 7/30
STEPHEN B. ELKINS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,180gt
1943: 11/18 1944: 4/4; 8/30 1945: 1/31
STEPHEN BEASLEY: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 8/2; 10/9 1945: 3/2; 5/11
STEPHEN C. FOSTER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,196gt
1943: 3/7; 5/28; 10/23
1944: 9/27
7/16/1943: Damaged in an air attack from a nearby bomb explosion on a quay and ship at Algiers Harbor.
Voyage: New York (lv 6/13) probably in convoy UGS 10 for Algiers.
STEPHEN CRANE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 3/31
1/31/1944: Damaged in air attack while docked at Langemak Bay. The attacker, a lone Japanese bomber was identified
by crew members as a US Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter. Damaged further after running aground while proceeding
to an unknown destination. Refloated. Towed to San Francisco where repaired.
Voyage: San Francisco for Langemak Bay (arr 12/30) with US Army engineer supplies.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 6/4 1944: 1/20 1945: 4/2; 6/14
4/20/1944: Torpedoed in air attack about 10nm north of Cape Djenet, Algeria at 37 02N-03 41E. Arr Algiers next day.
Voyage: Hampton Roads (lv 4/3) in convoy UGS 38 for Persian Gulf with troops, vehicles and railroad flat cars.
STEPHEN H. LONG: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 2/1; 5/26
STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1944: 2/19; 4/26; 7/1
1/23/1943: Slightly damaged by exploding bombs while docked at Milne Bay, New Guinea.
STEPHEN LEACOCK: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 8/16; 11/8 1945: 5/22
STEPHEN R. MALLORY: Am (EC2-TT) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 9/28; 11/18
1945: 1/11; 3/3; 4/27; 8/9
STEPHEN SMITH: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 12/8 1945: 2/16
STEPHEN T. MATHER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 5/10
STEPHEN VINCENT BENET: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 6/14
STEPHEN W. GAMBRILL: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 6/29
STEPHEN W. KEARNEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 6/9 1945: 4/17
STEVENSON TAYLOR: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/27; 11/3 1945: 3/17
STEWART T. SALTER: Br/Can Aux Schooner 1919 223gt
1941: 11/13; 12/2 1944: 2/29
STIGSTAD: Nor M/T 1927 5,964gt
Arr 1940: 4/16; 6/4; 7/25
1941: 2/4; 5/10; 7/3; 8/30
1942: 4/18; 7/2R; 10/12
1943: 1/2
2/21/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U332 and U603 southwest of Ireland at 49 26N-29 08W. Sunk after losing the convoy
in a storm. Voyage: Manchester/Liverpool (lv 2/11), in convoy ON 166 for New York in ballast.
STIKLESTAD: Nor M/T 1938 9,349gt
1941: 7/16; 9/26; 12/16
1942: 6/5R; 8/8 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled; 8/10; 10/30; 12/3R
1943: 2/17; 4/5; 6/22; 8/6; 9/14; 11/15
1944: 9/5; 10/14; 11/25 diverted to Chester instead of Philadelphia (11/30); 12/9
1945: 4/27; 6/6
STIRLING CASTLE: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1936 25,550gt
1943: 2/10; 4/1; 11/27
1944: 3/22; 5/2; 9/19
STIRLINGVILLE: Nor M/V 1935 4,995gt
1939: 12/11; 12/23
Arr 1940: 3/4
1941: 1/27
1942: 11/23
1943: 11/10
1944: 2/23R; 5/9; 7/21; 8/8; 10/20
1945: 4/18; 8/25
STJERNEBURG: Dmk M/V 1929 4,532gt
1939: 12/13
5/12/1940: Seized by Netherlands at Balikpapan, Borneo. Renamed Koenjit.
5/12/1942: As Kornjit, torpedoed and sunk by U156 about 410nm ENE of Barbados at 15 30N-52 40W.
Voyage: Halifax for Cape Town and Alexandria with liquor, ammunition and M/Tug Lettitia Porter.
STOIC: Br/Can S/Tug 1913 318gt (ex J. E. McQUEEN 1943)
1944: 10/21
STOLWUK: Du S/S 1920 2,849gt
Arr 1940: 4/18
12/7/1940: Grounded and wrecked between Inishdovey and Inishboren, county Donegal, Ireland.
STONE STREET: Pan S/S 1922 6,131gt (ex CLARA-Italy 1941)
1942: 7/6
9/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U594 in North Atlantic at 48 18N-39 43W. Left the convoy due to boiler trouble.
Being disabled, ordered to proceed to St. John’s. Voyage: Liverpool in convoy ON 127 for New York in ballast.
STONY CREEK: Am (T2) 1943 10,448gt
1944: 12/30 1945: 2/8
STONY POINT: Am (T2) 1943 10,448gt
1944: 2/16; 3/9; 4/14; 5/21; 6/22; 7/25; 8/26; 10/11
STORAAS: Nor M/T 1929 7,886gt
1941: 8/16
5/28/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U177 about 20nm west of Cape Agulhas at 34 57S-19 33E.
Voyage: Simonstown, South Africa (lv 5/28) in convoy CD 20 for Durban and Abadan in ballast.
STORFONN: Nor M/T 1940 10,173gt
1945: 8/22
STORNEST: Br S/S 1921 4,265gt
Arr 1940: 12/2 1942: 1/23; 8/6
10/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U706 west of Ireland at 54 25N-27 42W.
Voyage: Swansea and Belfast Lough in convoy ON 136 for Boston with coal.
STRASSA: Swe M/V 1921 5,602gt
1939: 10/31
4/10/1940: Damaged in air attack at Narvik with cargo of iron ore. Exploded and sank on 5/11 in Narvik.
STRATEGIST: Br S/S 1937 6,255gt
1941: 6/5 1943: 7/20
STRATHAIRD: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1932 22,544gt
1942: 1/14 released on report of 1/20/42.
NOTE: The comment is as written on the line of date 1/14 clearance. It appears the vessel was held in port for reason(s)
not specified until the release of a report.
STRATHALLEN: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1938 23,722gt
1942: 9/24
12/21/1942: Torpedoed by U562 about 70nm north of Oran at 36 52N-0 34W. Abandoned when fire reached the ammo
locker. Began to list while being towed to Oran. Rolled over and sank next morning about 28nm north of Oran
at 36 01N-0 33W. Voyage: Glasgow (lv 12/11) in convoy KMF 5A for Algiers with military cargo and troops.
STRATHCONA PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1943 7,157gt
1944: 7/22 1945: 3/12
STRATHNAVER: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1931 22,283gt
1943: 9/3; 12/3
STREEFKERK: Du S/S 1921 6,185gt
1942: 11/23R
STRINDA: Nor M/T 1937 10,976gt
1939: 11/27
1942: 1/12; 11/14; 12/14R
1943: 2/17; 4/1; 4/28; 6/29; 8/21; 11/24
1944: 1/21; 3/27; 5/18; 6/30; 9/27; 11/3; 12/13
1945: 3/23
8/1/1940: Torpedoed by U99 about 250nm WNW of Erris Head at 55 10N-17 16W. Returned to Greenock arr 8/7.
Repaired at Cardiff. Voyage: Glasgow for Cape Town and Abadan in ballast.
STRIX: Nor M/T 1930 6,219gt
1941: 8/16
1945: 1/24; 4/13; 4/19; 6/29
3/17/1941: In a collision badly damaging freighter Clan Macnab which sank next day about 265nm northwest of
Dakar at 17 13N-21 22W. Slightly damaged, Strix headed to Halifax for TempR.
Voyage: Freetown (lv 3/13) in convoy SL 6B with aviation fuel
STUDENT PRINCE II: Br/Can M/V 1939 387gt
Arr 1940: 6/15; 8/15; 10/7
STURDY BEGGAR: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 4/2; 8/26; 10/28; 12/20
1945: 1/1; 3/5; 5/1
STUREHOLM: Swe M/V 1919 4,575gt
Arr 1940: 3/25
12/11/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U96 about 85nm southwest of Butt of Lewis at 57 50N-08 40W. No survivors.
Voyage: Boston and Halifax in convoy HX 92 for Grangemouth and Hull with steel.
STUYVESANT: Du S/S Pass 1918 4,249gt
1943: 1/9
STYLIANOS CHANDRIS: Gre S/S 1920 6,059gt
1941: 5/29
12/22/1941: Mined about 14nm east of Spurn Head (off the Humber River) at 53 32N-0 31E.
Voyage: Montreal, and Methil Roads for Hull with grain.
SUCRE: Venezuela S/T 1926 2,646gt
Arr 1940: 10/3; 11/22
1941: 2/15; 4/19; 5/16
SUDERHOLM: Nor S/T 1917 4,787gt
Arr 1940: 3/15 1941: 7/30; 10/31
SUDEROY: Nor S/T Whale factory 1913 7,562gt
1941: 5/14; 10/11; 12/19
1942: 3/6; 5/25; 9/1R; 10/2-S; 12/24
1943: 2/12 detained-proceeding 2/23; 5/29; 7/28; 9/21; 12/7
1944: 3/6; 4/5; 5/5; 6/3; 7/8; 8/7; 11/6
1945: 5/24; 7/26
SUECIA: Swe M/V 1912 4,966gt
1942: 3/23; 6/20; 7/16
8/16/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U596 west of Ireland at 55 43N-25 58W.
Voyage: Baltimore, New York, and Sydney CB in convoy SC 95 for Liverpool with general cargo.
SUERTE: Pan S/S 1910 3,655gt (ex VAHVA-Pan 1940; TRUTH-Nor 1939)
1944: 6/24; 8/19; 9/9
SUFFOLK: Am S/S 1911 4,607gt
1943: 1/25; 9/7
12/11/1943: Foundered about 20nm south of Montauk Point, Long Island at 40 43N-71 58W.
SUFFOLK: Br M/V Reefer 1939 11,145gt
1943: 12/31 1944: 9/19
SULINA: Romania MV 1939 3,495gt
1939: 11/16 Arr 1940: 3/29
5/29/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by Soviet submarine A-3 in Black Sea off Odessa at 46 31N-30 52E.
SULPHUR BLUFF: Br M/T (T1-M-A1) 1944 1,127gt
1944: 4/26
SUMAR: Br M/Yacht 1926 447gt (ex American 1941)
1941: 3/8
1941: To RN for service as armed yacht HMS Sumar. In 1943 she became an examination vessel.
SUN: Am M/T 1928 9,002gt
1941: 9/9
1943: 1/26; 4/5; 5/18 detained-waiting orders-now proceeding; 7/14; 9/8; 10/23; 12/24
1944: 3/10; 5/19; 7/29; 10/11; 12/27
1945: 3/8
2/23/1942: Torpedoed by U502 about 45nm northwest of Noordwestpunt, Aruba at 13 02N-70 41W. She anchored over
night near Venezuelan coast proceeding to Aruba the next day. Voyage: Philadelphia for Aruba in ballast.
5/16/1942: Damaged by torpedo and gunfire from U506 about 55nm WSW of Southwest Pass of Mississippi Delta at
28 41N-90 19W. Repairs made in New Orleans and Galveston. Voyage: Philadelphia for Beaumont in ballast.
SUN YAT SEN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/12; 12/28 1944: 7/4; 9/14 1945: 1/31
SUNALTA PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,156gt
1944: 9/25R 1945: 1/10; 5/21
SUNCREST: Br S/S 1940 5,117gt
1942: 12/17R
1943: 1/6R; 6/9; 12/11
SUNDANCE: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,035gt
1941: 2/8
1941: Renamed Alcoa Banner*(Am-sunk).
SUNETTA: Du M/T 1935 7,987gt
1943: 8/19; 12/21 1944: 2/8; 11/18 1945: 4/12
SUNOIL: Am M/T 1927 9,005gt
1941: 8/6
1942: 9/22R; 9/23R; 10/24R; 11/16R; 12/24R
1943: 1/15R; 2/7; 3/8
4/5/1943: Torpedoed by U563 about 300nm ESE of Cape Farewell at 58 16N-34 14W. Fell behind convoy due to
engine trouble. On same day, torpedoed and sunk by U530.
Voyage: New York (lv 3/27) in convoy HX 231 for Old Kilpatrick and Bowling with fuel oil.
SUNSET PARK: Br/Can (Scan) 1944 2,895gt
1945: 1/5
SUPETAR: Yug S/S 1909 3,748gt
Arr 1940: 12/26 1941: 1/3
6/12/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from IJN submarine I-16 in Mozambique Channel about 125nm south of Beira
at 21 49S-35 50E. Voyage: Sailed independently from Durban (lv 6/6) for Aden with coal.
SUREWATER: Br/Can S/S 1927 1,739gt
1943: 1/15
SURPRISE: Am M/V Reefer (C2-SU R) 1942 8,591gt
1942: 7/9; 8/15; 12/10; 12/29
1943: 3/20; 6/14; 7/28; 9/8; 10/20; 12/13
1944: 2/11; 4/5; 5/20; 7/25; 9/16; 11/14; 12/23
1945: 1/2; 2/17; 3/30; 5/9; 6/13; 7/21; 8/25
SURREY: Br S/S 1919 8,581gt
1939: 9/19 Arr 1940: 4/2; 10/19 1942: 5/21
12/41: Ship ran into stormy weather damaging the rudder. After a jury rigged rudder broke the ship sailed 16 days and
2,217 miles without a rudder. Taken in tow by a tug on 1/29/1942 for 80 miles to Bermuda. Repaired in US.
Voyage: Avonmouth for Rio de la Plate in ballast.
6/10/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U68 about 204nm north of Cristobal, Panama at 12 45N-80 20W.
Voyage: New York, and Hampton Roads (lv 5/29) sailing independently for Sydney NSW via Panama Canal with
ammunition, tanks, guns and machinery.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY (AP-72), USS: USN transport (ex SANTA CLARA*Am 1942)
1942: 12/17-USAT
1943: 2/15-USAT; 9/6-USAT; 10/13
6/7/1944: Mined in a channel that had been swept. Sank at 49 33N-0 47W about 12 miles north of St. Laurent, Normandy.
Voyage: Bristol Channel for Normandy beaches with troops.
SUSAN COLBY: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 4/25
SUSAN MAERSK: Dmk S/S 1923 2,355gt
1939: 10/11
1940: Transferred to UK.
6/13/1941: As British ship, torpedoed and sunk by U553 about 270nm north of Graciosa, Azores at 43 39N-28W.
Voyage: Newport, and Milford Haven in convoy OG 64, later sailed independently for Curacao in ballast.
SUSAN V. LUCKENBACH: Am S/S 1918 7,430gt
Arr 1940: 8/19
1941: 8/9; 12/20
1942: 1/15 detained-expected to proceed 1/24
1943: 5/5; 11/24
1944: 2/24; 8/2
1945: 3/7
1944: Operated as US Army spare parts ship for transport vehicles toward end of war.
SUSANA: Philippines S/S 1914 5,929gt
1942: 10/2
10/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U221 about 350nm south of Cape Farewell at 53 41N-41 23W.
Voyage: New York in convoy SC 104 for Cardiff with cargo of valuables and mail.
SUSSEX: Br M/V Reefer 1937 11,063gt
1945: 5/5
11/24/1939: Mined southeast of Southend in North Channel. Mines laid by U33 on 11/9/39.
9/30/1940: Damaged in air attacks about 190nm west of Erris Head at 54 20N-15 32W.
Bombed again 110nm southeast of first attack at 53 07N-17 37W. Repaired at the Clyde.
Voyage: Townsville for Avonmouth with wheat, refrigerated and general cargo.
SUTHERLAND: Br M/V 1940 5,170gt
1942: 5/5; 11/7
1943: 8/21
1944: 5/24; 6/26; 9/23
SUTHERLAND PARK: Br/Can (Scan) 1945 2,885gt
1945: 6/16
SUTLEJ: Br M/V 1940 5,189gt
1943: 2/2; 2/22
2/26/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by IJN submarine I-37 in Indian Ocean west of Diego Garcia Island at approx 8S-70E.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Kosseir (Egypt), and Aden for Fremantle with phosphates and mail.
SVANEHOLM: Swe M/V 1930 2,921gt
1939: 10/25 Arr 1940: 1/19; 1/29
SVANHILD: Dmk S/S 1919 2,147gt
1939: 9/8; 10/6 Arr 1940: 1/20; 1/29
11/9/1944: Sunk in collision with small steamer Fortuna (Ger) in Baltic Sea.
Voyage: Copenhagen for Gotehafen in ballast.
SVEABORG: Swe M/T 1940 8,673gt
1945: 7/14
SVEADROTT: Swe M/T 1938 10,019gt
1939: 9/29
Arr 1940: 6/19
1941: 3/21; 4/9; 4/29; 5/16; 6/3; 7/8; 11/3
1945: 8/3
SVEALAND: Swe M/V Ore carrier 1925 15,339gt
1942: 10/8R; 11/23
1943: 1/13; 1/22; 3/9; 3/22; 5/1; 6/5; 7/10; 8/14; 9/18; 10/28; 12/2
1944: 1/11; 2/19; 3/25; 5/5; 6/9; 7/14; 8/15; 9/16; 10/13
SVEN SALEN: Swe M/V 1941 4,892gt
1945: 6/15
SVEND FOYN: Br S/T Whale factory 1931 14,795gt
1941: 7/15; 9/23 1942: 9/30; 11/26 1943: 3/8
10/7/1941: Torpedoed by U502 about 180nm southwest of Vik, Iceland at 60 37N-21 44W. Towed to Iceland arr 10/11.
And to the Mersey. Voyage: New York and Halifax in convoy HX 152 for Liverpool with fuel oil, aircraft and tanks.
3/19/1943: Foundered after colliding with an iceberg 100nm south of Cape Farewell at 58 05N-44 15W. Sank on 3/21.
Voyage: New York in convoy HX 229A for Liverpool with oil.
SVENOR: Nor M/T 1931 7,616gt
1941: 9/15; 12/13
3/27/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U105 about 290nm northwest of Bermuda at 35 35N-69 20W.
Voyage: Curacao (lv 3/16) for Halifax with fuel oil.
SVERRE HELMERSON: Nor (EC2) 1944 7,209gt
1944: 11/2 1945: 1/16; 3/28
4/23/1945: Torpedoed by U2329 in Dover Strait about 20nm ENE of Margate at 51 28N-01 55E. Towed to Cowes Roads
and in June to Falmouth. Total Loss Voyage: Antwerp for New York in ballast.
SVETI DUJE: Yug S/S 1902 3,624gt
1941: 11/10
1942: 4/30; 12/21R
1943: 7/24; 8/30; 10/11; 11/23
1944: 1/22; 5/25
SVETI VLAHO: Yug S/S 1928 5,965gt
1942: 9/5 1944: 5/15; 6/22
SVEVE: Nor M/T 1930 6,313gt
Arr 1940: 1/12; 1/31
9/10/1942: Torpedoed by U96 in North Atlantic west of Ireland at 51 28N-28 30W. Sunk by gunfire from escorts.
Voyage: Glasgow (lv 9/4) in convoy ON 127 for New York and Curacao in ballast.
SVITHOID: Pan M/T 1917 6,769gt
1939: 10/7 detained-will proceed 10/9
Arr 1940: 11/25
1941: 8/4
1942: 2/2 delayed-proceeding 2/4-further delayed-proceeding 2/6; 8/31
1943: 2/21; 12/13
1944: 6/3
1945: 3/7 detained for repairs-proceeding 3/10
SWEEPSTAKES: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 3/27; 5/13; 7/17; 9/2; 10/21; 12/8
1945: 4/7; 7/7
SWEETWATER: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
1943: 12/24
1944: 1/29; 2/29; 4/4; 5/19; 6/23; 7/25; 9/21
SWIFTARROW: Am S/T 1921 8,206gt
1939: 9/2
1944: 3/16; 4/20; 8/23 detained-engine trouble-proceeding 8/28; 9/27
1945: 3/11; 5/31
SWIFTLIGHT: Am S/T 1921 8,206gt
1941: 6/8; 6/25; 7/13
1942: 2/23 diverted to Corpus Christi to load instead of Basra (3/3)
1944: 4/11; 5/10; 7/5
SWIFTSCOUT: Am S/T 1921 8,300gt
1941: 2/4; 4/15; 6/27; 7/19; 12/21
1943: 8/7
1944: 1/11; 4/5; 5/5; 7/29; 10/4; 10/26
1945: 1/31; 3/23
4/18/1945: Torpedoed and sunk by U548 about 140nm ENE of Cape Henry, Virginia at 37 30N-73 03W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Philadelphia (lv 4/16) for Puerto la Cruz (Venezuela) in ballast.
SWIFTSURE: Am S/T 1921 8,207gt
1941: 5/7
1942: 2/19 diverted to Houston to load instead of Basra (3/3).
10/8/1942: Torpedoed by U68 about 18nm south of Cape of Good Hope at 34 40S-18 25E. Caught fire. Sank on 10/11.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Abadan and Durban for Cape Town with diesel oil.
SWINBURNE: Br S/S 1917 4,659gt
1939: 11/1 Arr 1940: 11/29
2/26/1941: Sunk in an air attack about 240nm west of Erris Head, Ireland at 54N-16 58W.
Voyage: Liverpool in convoy OB 290 for Cape Town with military cargo.
SYDHAV: Nor M/T 1929 7,587gt
1939: 10/3; 10/23 1941: 11/19
3/6/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U505 about 260nm south of Freetown at 04 47N-14 57W.
Voyage: Curacao (lv 2/17), and Trinidad for Freetown with crude oil.
SYDLAND: Swe S/S 1920 5,136gt
Arr 1940: 9/9
1941: 12/17
1942: 6/20
1943: 4/23
1944: 10/11
1945: 1/22; 5/15; 6/16; 8/22
SYDNEY STAR: Br M/V Reefer 1936 12,696gt
1944: 5/4
24/1941: Torpedoed by Italian torpedo boats in vicinity of Pantelleria. Arr Malta next day. Drydocked on 8/18.
Voyage: Gibraltar for Malta in supply convoy Operation Substance.
SYLVAN ARROW: Pan S/T 1918 7,797gt (ex American 1940)
1942: 1/6
5/20/1942: Torpedoed by U155 about 62nm northwest of Chupara Point, Trinidad at 11 22N-62 14W. Caught fire.
Sank while in tow and headed west about 90nm ENE of Noordpunt, Curacao at 12 50N-67 40W.
Voyage: Curacao in convoy OT 1 for Cape Town with crude oil.
SYLVESTER PATTIE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,207gt
1944: 5/30
SYOSSET: Am (T3-S-A1) 1945 9,932gt
1945: 7/17 diverted to Chester instead of Aruba via Philadelphia (7/19)
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