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R. C. BRENNAN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 9/5
1945: 4/3
R. C. H. NUMBER THREE: Br Dredge
No Information
1941: 6/7 Cleared for Norfolk with 317 tons ballast, 9 crew (R.C. Huffman Cat.Co.)
R. C. STONER: Am S/T 1943 11,658gt
1943: 5/6; 6/27; 10/9
R. G. STEWART: Am S/T 1917 9,229gt
1942: 9/1R; 9/9R; 10/17; 11/11
1943: 1/2; 2/17; 5/6; 7/4; 8/19; 9/28; 11/27
1944: 1/6; 2/5; 3/16; 4/15; 5/13; 6/3; 7/19; 8/23; 9/27; 11/5
1945: 1/30; 4/3; 4/25; 5/21
R. H. COLLEY: Am S/T
No Information
1942: 9/25R
From 1942 Arrival Blotter: Arrived 9/25 from Curacao (lv 9/8) with 4,251 tons bulk. (B.B. Howard)
R. J. CULLEN: Br S/S 1919 6,993gt
(ex SAN LUCAS-Am 1940)
Arr 1940: 4/22; 12/13
1/15/1942: Grounded and wrecked offshore on eastern Barra, Outer Hebrides at 56 57 23N-07 25 18W. Total Loss.
Voyage: UK in convoy ON 57 for New York in ballast.
R. J. REYNOLDS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 11/13
R. M. WILLIAMSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 9/21; 12/14
1944: 7/20
R. NEY McNEELY: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 3/3; 5/8; 12/8
1945: 4/12
R. P. RESOR: Am S/T 1935 7,451gt
1941: 4/27; 8/2; 10/31; 12/5
2/26/1942: Torpedoed by U578 about 5nm east of Manasquan Inlet at 40 06N-73 56W some 30nm from New York Bay.
Caught fire. Burned for two days. Capsized. Sank on 3/29. Voyage: Baytown (lv 2/19) for Fall River with fuel oil.
R. S. WILSON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 6/30
R. W. GALLAGHER: Am S/T 1938 7,989gt
1941: 3/7; 12/8
7/13/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U67 about 90nm WSW of Southwest Pass, Mississippi Delta at 28 32N-90 59W.
Voyage: Galveston, and Baytown (lv 7/10) for Port Everglades with bunker fuel oil.
R. WALTON MOORE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 9/19
1945: 2/16
RABY CASTLE: Br M/V 1925 4,996gt
1942: 2/10
1945: 1/20; 8/13
1945: Renamed Stanhill.(Br).
RACHEL JACKSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 7/10
1945: 6/12
RADCOMBE: Br S/S 1927 4,753gt
(ex NIKOLA PASIC-Yug 1941)
1942: 5/9; 12/9 detained for repairs-clearance surrendered-register surrendered-stay in port indefinite
RADMANSO: Swe S/S 1914 4,325gt
Arr 1940: 12/11
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1943: 1/23; 4/6; 5/20
1944: 11/22
1945: 4/20; 5/24
RADPORT: Br S/S 1923 5,283gt (ex FREDERIKO GLAVIC-Yug 1941)
1942: 8/7; 11/26R
1943: 1/2 delayed-engine trouble-clearance surrendered
RAGNA GORTHON: Swe S/S 1935 1,848gt
1939: 11/15
RAGNHILD: Dmk M/V 1938 2,252gt
1939: 9/2
1941: Transferred to Panama, renamed Leonatus*.
RAGNHILD: Nor S/S 1942 2,833gt
1942: 11/10R
1943: 2/6
(ex EMPIRE CAREY- Br 1942)
RAGNHILDSHOLM: Swe M/V 1929 2,858gt
1939: 12/2; 12/16
Arr 1940: 2/26; 3/4
RAJAHSTAN: Br S/S 1929 6,391gt
Arr 1940: 7/26
1942: 7/3
1942: 12/16R
1943: 2/18; 3/4
1943: 1/4R; 10/22
RAJPUT: Br S/S 1925 5,497gt
1942: 9/17R
1944: 5/25
RALPH A. CRAM: Am (EC2) 1943 7,207gt
1944: 8/1
RALPH IZARD: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 11/3R
1943: 9/21; 12/9
1944: 2/10
1945: 3/28
RALPH WALDO EMERSON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 8/31
1943: 5/6; 7/22; 9/18; 11/12
1944: 8/16
RAMFIS: Dominican Republic M/Yacht 1920 180gt
1939: 9/20 (Owner: President Trujillo)
RAMO: Nor S/S 1921 2,334gt
Arr 1940: 12/20
1941: 9/8
1943: 2/11; 8/9 detained-waiting for orders-proceeding 2/17
RAMSAY: Br S/S 1930 4,855gt
Arr 1940: 12/13
6/9/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U94 in mid-North Atlantic at 51 53N-34 59W,
Voyage: The Tyne in convoy ON 100 for New York in ballast.
RANCHER: Br S/S 1927 5,882gt
1942: 9/R; 11/19R
1943: 4/23
RANDA: Br S/S 1930 1,555gt
(ex RANDA-Dmk 1941)
1942: 9/9R; 11/3; 12/17
1943: 1/27; 3/13; 6/21; 7/16; 10/4
1944: 1/19; 4/21; 11/14; 12/15
1945: 1/23
RANDFONTEIN: Du S/S Pass-Reefer 1920 5,653gt
1943: 1/7R; 3/24; 6/16; 9/10
1944: 6/8
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RANDOM: Br/Can S/S 1921 1,792gt (ex HONDU*Hon 1942; SIGGY-Fin 1941)
1944: 4/15
RANDSFJORD: Nor M/V 1937 3,999gt
1939: 12/16
Arr 1940: 2/13; 3/30; 4/16
6/22/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U30 about 70 miles SSE of Queenstown, Ireland. Survivors were rescued next day
about 23nm NNW of Cape Cornwall at 50 29N-05 56W. Voyage: New York, and Halifax (lv 6/9) in convoy HX 49
for Liverpool with ammunition, six airplanes and general.
RANDWIJK: Du S/S 1912 2,439gt
Arr 1940: 1/29; 3/29
12/1940: Seized by invading German Forces while ship was undergoing repairs at Boeles Ship Yard, Boelnes.
10/25/1944: Sunk by Allied aircraft while tied alongside a quay at Hamburg.
RANGITATA: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 16,737gt
1943: 5/12
1944: 1/27; 3/27; 5/20; 6/25; 9/11; 11/6
1945: 2/3; 4/7
RANGITIKI: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 16,698gt
1943: 11/18
1944: 1/27; 4/5; 6/15; 8/10; 10/5; 11/30 detained for repairs-additional cargo laden-proceeding 12/9
RANJA: Nor M/T 1928 6,355gt
1941: 7/31; 10/6; 11/24
1/24/1941: Damaged in an air attack east of Orkney Islands at 58 45N-04 10E. Arr Kirkwall next day.
3/17/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U71 over 350nm west of Bermuda at 32N-72 30W. No survivors.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Houston to Halifax to join a convoy with oil for UK.
RAPANA: Br M/T 1935 7,986gt (ex RAPANA-Du 1940)
1941: 7/22; 9/18
1942: 11/17R; 12/17R
1944: 3/11; 10/21R; 10/24
1945: 1/27; 4/17; 6/7; 7/21
1943: Fitted with a flight deck as a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC).
RAPEL: Chile S/S 1936 1,700gt
(ex FRIDA*Dmk 1941)
1942: 1/3; 3/27; 6/12
4/15/1944: Struck an underwater rock in Guia Narrows, Magellan Strait at 50 45S-74 25W. Beached. Total Loss.
RAPHAEL SEMMES: Am S/S 1920 6,027gt
Arr 1940: 6/8; 12/3
1941: 10/30; 12/1
6/28/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U332 about 160nm south of Bermuda at 29 30N-64 30W. Voyage: Bombay, Cape
Town, and Trinidad for New York with tobacco, wool, rugs, manganese ore and general cargo.
RAPHAEL SEMMES: Am S/S (C2-S-E1) 1942 6,165gt
1942: 12/16
1943: 2/4; 3/24
1944: 9/11; 11/22 detained for repairs-proceeding 11/26
1945: 2/3; 4/7; 5/2
RARANGA: Br S/S Reefer 1916 7,956gt
1942: 7/1
1943: 2/22; 5/25; 9/29
1944: 3/7; 5/25
1945: 2/6
RARITAN: Am S/S (Laker) 1919 2,649gt
1941: 1/25; 4/29; 6/9; 7/3; 11/5; 12/24
1942: 1/24
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1941 ?: Bareboat chartered to US Army as USAT Raritan in operations serving Canal Zone and Newfoundland.
2/25/1942: As USAT stranded on Frying Pan Shoals off North Carolina coast. Broke in two. Total Loss.
RATTLER: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1945 8,295gt
1945: 8/24
RAVNAAS: Nor M/V 1931 4,019gt
1939: 9/5 detained-waiting for orders from Norway Government-will proceed 9/9-cancelled-will proceed 9/11voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled 9/12; 12/22
Arr 1940: 3/4
12/8/1941: Damaged or sunk in a Japanese air attack off Surigao Strait (Philippine Islands).
Voyage: Calcutta (lv 11/19), and Singapore (lv 11/28) and Miri (Sarawak) for San Francisco.
Salvaged by the Japanese. Repaired. Renamed Ikutagawa Maru.
1/12/1945: As Ikutagawa Maru, sunk by USN aircraft off Vung Tau (Indo China) at 10 45 03N-106 43 29E.
RAVNANGER: Nor S/S 1919 3,371gt
1939: 9/1; 10/23
Arr 1940: 6/10; 6/19
11/11/1940: Sunk in air attack at Tees River Bay. Voyage: Sailing from Tees for Sydney CB in ballast.
RAVNEFJELL: Nor S/S 1938 1,339gt
Arr 1940: 1/17; 3/18; 3/25; 6/6
1942: 3/5 delayed-proceeding 3/13; 4/12R; 7/6R; 11/7
1943: 2/12; 4/29; 7/8
1944: 2/15; 8/8; 10/2; 11/20; 12/16
1945: 1/30; 3/21; 5/5; 6/15; 7/28
RAYMOND B. STEVENS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 7/24; 12/28
1945: 4//5
RAYMOND CLAPPER: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 7/1; 8/30
1945: 1/2
RAYMOND V. INGERSOLL: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 12/9
REAPER: Am S/T 1920 6,407gt
1943: 5/21
1945: 1/17
REAVELEY: Br M/V 1940 4,998gt
1943: 2/22; 5/10R; 8/2
1944: 6/13; 7/1
REBECCA BOONE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1944: 1/27; 4/11; 9/8
1945: 2/15
REBECCA R. DOUGLAS: Am Schooner 1894 475gt
1943: 4/17 detained due to weather-proceeding 4/21
RECIFELOIDE: Brazil S/S 1916 5,335gt
1943: 3/27; 4/10; 10/8
(ex ACQUITAS-Italy 1942)
RECINA: Yug S/S 1930 4,732gt
1939: 10/27
4/11/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by IJN submarine I-26 off Cape Howe, southeast Australia at 37 24S-150 19E.
Voyage: Whyalla, and Melbourne in convoy OC 86 for Newcastle NSW with iron ore.
RED BANK: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 11/25; 12/31
1945: 3/22; 4/23; 5/24
RED CANYON: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
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1943: 11/19; 12/21
1944: 1/26; 3/9; 4/7; 4/13; 5/20; 6/17; 6/23; 7/22; 9/2; 10/14
RED JACKET: Am S/S (C2) 1939 7,194gt
1939: 11/25
Arr 1940: 1/12; 6/7; 7/26
1941: Renamed Santa Monica*(Am).
REDGATE: Br S/S 1929 4,323gt
1943: 1/3 delayed-proceeding 1/24
1944: 10/9
REDSTONE: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
1945: 6/25
REEDPOOL: Br S/S 1924 4,838gt
Arr 1940: 7/31
9/20/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U515 about 133nm NNE of Demerara at 08 58N-57 34W.
Voyage: Massawa (Eritrea), Cape Town (lv 9/21) sailed independently for Trinidad and Fernandina in ballast.
REFAST: Br S/T 1914 5,189gt
1941: 8/14; 11/15
1/26/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U582 about 470nm east of Halifax at 42 41N-53 02W. Voyage: London (lv 1/3),
Loch Ewe (1/12) in convoy ON 56 for Halifax. Left convoy on 1/16 to sail independently for Baton Rouge in ballast.
REGENT: Latvia S/S 1903 3,280gt
Arr 1940: 9/3
1941: 1/18
6/14/1942: Torpedoed by U504 about 120nm NNE of Cabo Camaron, Honduras at 17 50N-84 10W.
Voyage: Baltimore and Norfolk for Cristobal with military cargo for US Navy in Canal Zone.
REGENT LION: Br M/T 1937 9,551gt
1941: 7/28
1942: 10/5R; 11/12R
1944: 3/20; 5/18; 7/19; 9/19
1945: 1/26 detained-waiting for orders-proceeding 1/21
9/15/1940: Damaged in air attack about 10nm NNE of Malin Head at 55 33N-07 13W.
Voyage: Houston for Avonmouth with motor and aviation gasoline.
12/16/1942: Torpedoed by U610 west of Ireland at 50 49N-24 07W. Abandoned at 51 30N-24W. Reboarded.
Towed to Falmouth arr 1/5/1943 for repairs. Voyage: Barry in convoy ON 153 for New York in ballast.
2/17/1945: Torpedoed by U300 in Strait of Gibraltar about 10nm north of Tangiers at 35 56N-05 45W.
Taken in tow on 2/19 to Gibraltar,where grounded on La Perla Rocks, one mile south of Carnero Point Total Loss.
Voyage New York in convoy UGS 72 for Bizerte with aviation gasoline.
REGENT PANTHER: Br M/T 1937 9,556gt
1941: 4/16; 9/27
1942: 8/10R; 9/14R; 11/4R; 12/7
1943: 4/26; 6/29; 8/21
1944: 2/25 -proceeding 3/6; 5/3; 7/1; 8/29; 11/18
1945: 2/17; 3/28; 7/9
REGINALD A. FESSENDEN: Am (Z-ET) 1943 7,218gt
1943: 11/10
1944: 3/27; 5/4; 6/9; 7/24; 9/5
1945: 3/24; 5/26
REGINOLITE: Br/Can M/T 1926 9,069gt
1939: 10/2
1941: 5/16; 12/29
1942: 2/9; 9/9R; 11/26R
1943: 2/11; 3/19; 4/11; 5/7; 6/1; 6/25; 8/28; 9/27R; 10/18; 11/17; 12/22
1944: 1/29; 3/1; 3/31; 6/3; 9/2
1945: 2/26
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REIGH COUNT: Pan S/S 1907 4,657gt
(ex SAN LEONARDO-Italy 1941; LUCIA-Br 1939)
1941: 12/3
1942: 4/2; 10/2
1943: 1/2; 5/25
6/5/1943: Sunk in collision with freighter Chagres*(Pan) in fog about 30nm south of Halifax at 44 08N-63 13W.
Voyage: New York, and Halifax in convoy SC 133 for Liverpool.
REINA DEL PACIFICO: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1931 17,702gt
1942: 8/19-S
REINE MARIE STEWART: Pan Schooner 1919 1,087gt
(ex British 1941)
1942: 3/30
6/2/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine Da Vinci in Central Atlantic over 500nm west of Freetown
in 07 16N-23 20W. Voyage: New York for Lorenco Marques.
REINHOLD RICHTER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 6/4
REINHOLT: Nor M/V 1939 4,799gt
1939: 9/20
Arr 1940: 1/16; 2/3; 6/14; 7/3; 10/30; 11/15
1941: 3/13; 3/27; 7/24; 8/16; 10/21; 11/4
1942: 1/9; 2/9; 5/25; 9/16; 11/18
1943: 1/21; 3/23; 6/14; 8/6; 9/27; 11/24
1944: 1/27; 4/4; 6/1; 7/24; 11/23
1945: 1/22; 3/23; 5/26
4/23/1942: Attacked by U752 about 120nm southeast of Ambrose Lightship off Sandy Hook at 39 10N-72W. U boat fired
20-25 rounds from it’s heavy deck gun while the freighter fired 14 rounds in return. The gun fight resulted in some
fires and damage to the ship. Voyage: Santos (lv 4/5) for New York with hides.
RELIEF: Am S/S Lighter Tug 1907 889gt
Arr 1940: 6/29; 7/6; 9/23
1941: 6/24; 8/19; 10/29
REMBRANDT: Br S/S 1941 7,121gt
1942: 12/17 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled 12/21
1943: 1/7
REMBRANDT: Du M/V 1941 8,143gt
1944: 7/8
(ex EMPIRE TRUST-Br 1942)
REMNAREN: Swe M/V 1940 3,777gt
1941: 6/7
10/22/1942: Mined and sunk in North Sea about 70nm WSW of Stavanger, Norway at 58 30N-03 47E.
Voyage: Buenos Aires and the Faroes for Gothenburg with linseed, cattle cake and hides.
REMSEN HEIGHTS: Am S/S 1920 2,397gt
1941: 5/13; 10/31
1942: 5/2
1944: 4/4; 5/9; 6/23; 7/23; 8/26; 10/6; 11/4; 12/9
1945: 1/24; 2/17; 3/15; 4/24; 5/24; 6/23; 7/25; 8/31
1945: Transferred to Brazil.
RENA: Nor M/V 1924 5,242gt
Arr 1940: 11/29
1941: 1/17 detained-expected to proceed 1/21
1943: 1/11
1944: 6/23; 8/9; 10/27; 12/6
RENALD FERNALD: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 10/28
1945: 3/17
RESCUE: Am S/Tug 1909 753gt
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1945: 3/24
REUBEN SNOW: Br S/S (N3-S-A1) 1943 1,791gt
1943: 8/3
REUBEN TIPTON: Am S/S (C1-B) 1940 6,829gt
1942: 5/2
10/23/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U129 about 280nm ENE of Barbados at 14 33N-54 51W. Voyage: Colombo, and from
Port Elizabeth sailed independently for Trinidad and New York with rubber, chrome ore and general.
REVERDY JOHNSON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,191gt
1943: 3/31; 7/7
1945: 3/3; 5/2
REVOLUTSIONER: USSR S/S 1936 2,900gt
1943: 2/10; 5/11
8/27/1942: Damaged and set afire by gunfire from KM pocket battleship Admiral Scheer at Dikson, on Yeniseyskiy
Zaliv (Gulf of Yenesei), north Rusia. Repaired.
REX: Italy S/S Pass-Reefer 1932 51,062gt
1939: 9/19; 10/17; 11/11; 12/14
Arr 1940: 1/13; 2/16; 3/15; 4/12; 5/10
1940: Laid up at Bari, Italy. Towed on 8/15 to Trieste. Seized by Germany on 9/9/1943.
9/8/1944: Attacked by RAF aircraft with rockets, near Capo d’Istria, south of Trieste. After second rocket attack the
ship caught fire, capsized and sank in shallow water. Scrapped in 1948.
REYNOLDS: Br S/S 1927 5,113gt
1942: 8/26
10/31/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U504 about 540nm east of Durban at approx 29S-41E.
Voyage: New York, Cape Town and from Durban sailed independently for Karachi with military stores.
RHEA: France M/T 1928 7,813gt
1943: 6/30; 8/12
1944: 5/25; 6/23; 9/1; 10/3; 10/30
RHEXENOR: Br S/S 1922 7,957gt
1941: 2/11; 3/6
1942: 5/11; 8/27R; 9/26
2/3/1943: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U217 in central North Atlantic at 24 59N-43 37W.
Voyage: Durban, Takoradi and from Freetown (lv 1/26) sailed independently for Saint John NB with cocoa beans.
RHODE ISLAND: Am M/T 1937 8,580gt
1942: 9/22R; 12/10
1943: 2/11; 11/17
1945: 1/15
RIBERA: Br S/S 1940 5,559gt
1942: 4/19; 11/27R
RICH MOUNTAIN: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 9/3; 10/12; 11/10; 12/16
1945: 1/17; 4/17
RICHARD BASSETT: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 8/7
1943: 5/13; 8/2
1944: 3/30
1945: 4/11; 7/2
RICHARD CASWELL: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1943: 1/26
7/16/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U513 about 110nm ESE of Florianopilis, Brazil at 28 10S-46 30W. Broke in two.
Voyage: Buenos Aires (lv 7/12) for Rio de Janeiro and New York with manganese ore, hides, meats, tungsten ore.
RICHARD COULTER: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1945: 3/1; 5/7
RICHARD D. LYONS: Gre (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
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1945: 4/6; 6/6
RICHARD H. ALVEY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 9/2
1943: 3/1; 6/29; 9/1; 9/8; 12/8
1945: 2/6
RICHARD HENRY DANA: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 9/22
1944: 7/7
RICHARD HENRY LEE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 8/21
1944: 2/18; 4/17
1945: 1/27; 4/12; 6/5
7/5/1942: Struck mine when convoy entered into an Allied minefield several miles off Cape Brewster in Denmark Strait,
Greenland at 69 39N-22 33W. Slightly damaged. Arr at Seydisfjord 7/12 to load 28 crates of gold valued at $1.5
million to be taken to Reykjavik. Laid up in Iceland for three weeks being repaired.
Voyage: Murmansk (lv 6/26) in convoy QP 13 for Iceland and USA in ballast.
RICHARD HOVEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 7/7; 9/21
3/29/1944: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from IJN submarine I-26 in Arabian Sea about 430nm SE of Ras al Madrakah,
Oman at 16 40N-64 30E. Voyage: Calcutta, and from Bombay sailed independently for Aden and USA with tea, jute,
gunny sack material, Army cargo and general cargo.
RICHARD J. BARNES: Am M/V 1921 1,040gt
1939: 11/4
1941: 7/8
1942: 5/9R
RICHARD J. CLEVELAND: Am (Z-ET) 1943 7,218gt
1944: 5/17; 6/9; 8/17; 10/10; 11/29
RICHARD J. HOPKINS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 11/7
1945: 3/28
RICHARD JORDAN GATLING: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 3/2; 6/12
1945: 6/6
RICHARD K. CALL: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 5/18
1945: 1/4; 1/22; 4/18
RICHARD M. JOHNSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/26; 5/26; 8/24; 12/27
1945: 5/10
RICHARD MONTGOMERY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,225gt
1943: 8/13; 10/23
1944: 5/4
8/1944: Damaged in an air attack near the Thames Estuary. Taken in tow when on 8/20 she grounded on Nore Sands in
Medway Channel breaking in two. Total Loss. Voyage: New York for Sheerness with ammunition.
RICHARD OLNEY: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 3/24 delayed for repairs-register surrendered-clearance surrendered until ready to proceed
9/22/1943: Mined 8nm from Bizerte at 37 25N-09 54E. Holds flooded and engines disabled. Towed to Bizerte. Total Loss.
Voyage: Oran (lv 9/19) in convoy KMS 26 for Malta and Salerno with ammunition, troops and vehicles.
RICHARD S. EWELL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 6/29; 9/1
1944: 5/9
1945: 1/31; 4/14; 8/14
RICHARD STOCKTON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 4/23; 11/20
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3/30/1944: While in Naples, coal gas ignited in the hold starting a fire which on next day was brought under control.
The ship was beached when forward holds flooded.
RICHARD UPJOHN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1945: 2/6; 4/12; 6/19
RICHMOND: Am S/T 1913 6,190gt
1941: 9/12; 11/26
RICHMOND CASTLE: Br M/V Reefer 1939 7,798gt
1939: 11/13
1941: 8/12; 9/9; 12/5
7/20/1941: In collision with and damaging freighter Bangalore (Br) about 260nm north of Parnaiba, Brazil at
01 30N-41 54W. Bangalore was sunk by gunfire from an escort vessel on following day.
8/4/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U176 in North Atlantic at 50 25N-35 05W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Buenos Aires, and Montevideo (lv 7/18) for Avonmouth with frozen meats.
RICHMOND HILL: Br S/S 1940 7,579gt
1941: 2/6
1942: 8/17
1944: 11/18
1945: 3/22
RICHMOND MUMFORD PEARSON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 2/17; 8/12
1944: 1/29; 6/9; 8/9
RICHMOND P. HOBSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/10
RICHMOND PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,163gt
1945: 5/28
RIDEAU PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1943 7,134gt
1943: 11/20
RIDGEFIELD: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 8/14; 9/11; 10/13; 11/17
1945: 3/14; 4/15
RIDING MOUNTAIN PARK: Br/Can S/T 1905 1,854gt
(ex P.W.D. No.1-Br/Can 1943)
1944: 1/11; 11/25
1943: Previously operated on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River as a dredge. Converted to tanker.
1945: Renamed Empire Pike (Br).
RIGOLETTO: Swe M/V 1923 2,382gt
1944: 4/5; 6/1
RILEY: Br M/V 1936 4,993gt
1942: 12/16R
1943: 3/19; 8/20
(ex KOLSNAREN*Swe 1944)
1944: 9/7
RIMUTAKA: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1923 16,576gt
1943: 2/6; 9/27
1944: 4/5; 6/3; 10/16
1945: 3/30
RINGAR: Nor M/V 1921 5,013gt
1939: 9/19
Arr 1940: 2/19
RINGSTAD: Nor M/V 1923 4,765gt
(ex VIGILANT-Nor 1940)
Arr 1940: 6/24; 9/23
1/24/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U 333 about 125nm southeast of St. John’s NF at 45 50N-51 04W.
Voyage: Cardiff in convoy ONS 55 for Saint John NB with china clay.
RINGULV: Nor S/S 1903 5,153gt
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Arr 1940: 1/25
6/22/1940: Vessel interned by the French after arriving at Oran from Le Havre.
6/17/1941: Requisitioned by the French and renamed Ste. Marguerite sailing under the French flag.
11/29/1942: Transferred to KM who reverted to her original name Ringulv.
6/14/1943: As German vessel, she was torpedoed by submarine HMS United one mile south of Capo dell Armmi, at the
south entry to Messina Strait at 37 54N-15 42E.
RIO AZUL: Br S/S 1921 4,088gt
Arr 1940: 8/30; 12/7
6/29/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U123 over 325nm west of La Palma, Canary Islands at approx 29N-25W.
Voyage: Pepel (Sierra Leone), and Freetown (lv 5/30) in convoy SL 76 for Middlesbrough with iron ore.
RIO BRANCO: Brazil S/S (Hog ) 1919 4,925gt
(ex SOUTHFOLK*Am 1939)
Arr 1940: 7/11; 8/2
1941: 1/24; 2/6; 9/8
1943: 1/9; 12/27
1944: 8/12; 11/25 detained for repairs-proceeding 11/29
RIO BRANCO: Nor M/V 1925 3,210gt
1939: 11/10
Arr 1940: 10/31
1941: 2/18; 11/21 delayed-proceeding 11/24
1943: 2/20; 6/30; 10/28
1944: 4/15; 8/18
1945: 1/20 detained for repairs proceeding 1/25 detained for repairs-proceeding 1/31; 4/2; 8/4
RIO CARCARANA: Arg S/S 1923 2,446gt
1945: 7/3
(ex SANTA FE-Arg 1943; ANATOLIA-Germany 1942)
RIO CASMA: Br/Can M/V 1917 295gt
Arr 1940: 1/23; 3/8
RIO CHICO: Arg S/S (War) 1918 5,314gt
1942: 4/22
(ex PELORUM*Italy 1941)
RIO COLORADO: Arg S/S 1920 5,850gt
1942: 5/22
(ex MONTE SANTO-Italy 1941)
RIO CORRIENTES: Arg S/S 1920 4,966gt
1942: 1/30
RIO DULCE: Arg S/S (War) 1920 4,663gt
1941:12/31
(ex TESEO-Italy 1941)
(ex CAPO ROSO-Italy 1941; AFRICAN EXPLORER-Br 1939)
RIO GALLEGOS: Arg M/V Reefer 1939/2,815gt
1942: 4/9; 6/6
1945: 6/11; 8/20
(ex INDIAN REEFER*Dmk 1942)
RIO GRANDE: Arg S/S 1920 687gt
Arr 1940: 12/4
1942: 2/28
RIO GUALEGUAY: Arg S/S (War) 1918 4,595gt
1942: 4/23
RIO IGUAZU: Arg M/V 1928 3,177gt
1942: 5/5
RIO JARAMENTO: Arg S/S 1922 4,318gt
1945: 7/7
(ex VITTORIO VENETO-Italy 1941)
(ex BRETAGNE*Dmk 1942)
(ex BELGRANO-Arg 1943; NIENBURG-Germany 1942)
RIO MENDOZA: Arg M/V Reefer 1936 1,831gt
1942: 3/3; 4/29
RIO NOVO: Nor S/S 1937 2,490gt
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Arr 1940: 7/22; 10/14; 10/21; 12/26
1941: 2/27; 3/6; 5/7; 7/9; 9/10
1942: 5/26; 7/21; 9/14R
RIO PRIMERO: Arg S/S 1913 4,363gt (ex CERVINO-Italy 1941)
1942: 3/7
RIO SALADO: Arg S/S 1915 8,181gt
1941: 12/27
1942: 4/8
(ex GIANFRANCO-Italy 1941)
RIO SAN JUAN: Arg M/V Reefer 1937 2,328gt (ex AMERICAN REEFER*Dmk 1942)
1942: 3/12; 5/5
1945: 8/8
RIO SEGUNDO: Arg S/S 1914 4,901gt
1942: 2/11; 5/29
(ex DANTE-Italy 1941)
RIO TERCERO: Arg S/S 1912 4,864gt (ex FORTUNSTELLA-Italy 1941)
1942: 2/21; 3/19; 6/21
6/22/1942: Torpedoed by U202 about 108nm southeast of New York City at 39 15N-72 32W.
Voyage: New York for Buenos Aires with coal, mail and general cargo.
RIO TEUCO: Arg S/S 1907 5,655gt
1942: 2/17; 5/29
1945: 8/11
(ex VOLUNTAS-Italy 1941)
RIO VERDE: Nor M/V 1924 3,223gt
Arr 1940: 9/20; 12/12
1941: 2/19; 5/20; 8/2
1942: 5/19R; 12/16R
1943: 3/22; 8/4; 12/17
1944: 4/29; 8/8; 11/6
1945: 2/14; 5/23 detained-engine trouble-proceeding 5/28; 8/21
RIOLOIDE: Brazil S/S 1924 6,232gt
1943: 2/22
(ex POMPANO-Italy 1942)
RIPPINGHAM GRANGE: Br M/V Reefer 1943 10,365gt
1945: 2/21; 3/8
RISANGER: Nor S/S 1921 5,455gt
1939: 10/23
Arr 1940: 5/17
12/27/1940: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U65 about 260nm southwest of Dakar at 12 30N-21 30W.
Voyage: Newcastle-on-Tyne for Capetown and Alexandria with coal and vehicles.
RISDEN TYLER BENNETT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1945: 3/23
RITA: Nor M/V 1922 1,753gt
Arr 1940: 7/16; 11/13
1941: 4/22 detained-proceeding 4/25; 8/22; 9/16 delayed-proceeding 9/19; 10/17
1942: 5/1; 5/26; 7/11; 9/16; 9/25R; 12/5R
1944: 8/23; 9/22; 11/1; 11/25
1945: 2/21
RITA GARCIA: Spain S/S 1922 3,708gt
1939: 12/22
Arr 1940: 5/7
1941: 1/14; 7/19
RIVERCREST: Br S/S 1944 6,998gt
1944: 7/1 detained for repairs-also placed on board 6 deportees-also added port of Cochin to other ports on clearance.
RIVERVIEW PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1943 7,130gt
1945: 1/23
ROALD AMUNDSEN: Nor S/S (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
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1944: 12/13
1945: 3/28; 7/21
ROAMER: Pan M/V Reefer 1935 1,770gt (ex AFRICAN REEFER-Dmk 1941)
1941: 10/7
1942: As American 4/1
7/22/1942: To USN as stores ship USS Roamer (AF-19).
ROANOKE: Am S/S Reefer (Laker) 1919 2,606gt
1941: 9/6
1942: To US Army ownership as cargo ship USAT Roanoke.
1/11/1945: Torpedoed and sunk by U1055 in Irish Sea about 4nm west of Holy Island, Wales at 53 19N-04 48W.
Voyage: Antwerp and London for Belfast and New York in ballast.
ROBERT B. FORBES: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1945: 2/21: 5/13
ROBERT BARNES FIERTZ: Am M/V 1921 1,040gt
1941: 7/10; 11/15
ROBERT BATTEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,201gt
1944: 1/12; 3/31; 7/24; 9/28; 12/9
ROBERT C. TUTTLE: Am S/T 1940 11,615gt
1945: 5/17
4/9/1942: In collision with freighter Benwood*(Nor) off Molasses Reef, Florida Keys.
6/15/1942: Mined about 8nm southeast of Cape Henry at 36 51 20N-75 51 15W. Grounded and sank. Salvaged.
Towed to Hampton Roads and Baltimore arr 8/14 for repairs. Mines laid on 6/12 by U701.
Voyage: Port Arthur in convoy KN 109 for Philadelphia; Halifax and UK with crude oil.
ROBERT DALE OWEN: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 7/13
ROBERT E. CLARKSON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 12/8
1945: 1/24; 2/16; 7/6
ROBERT E. HOPKINS: Am S/T 1921 6,624gt
1942: 10/15R; 12/4
1943: 1/15R
2/7/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U402 in North Atlantic at 55 13N-26 22W. Voyage: Curacao, and New York (lv 1/12)
and from St. Johns NF in convoy SC 118 for the Clyde with Admiralty fuel oil.
ROBERT E. LEE: Am S/S Pass 1924 5,184gt
1942: 2/14; 5/7
7/30/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U166 about 30nm southeast of South Pass, Mississippi delta at 28 40N-88 42W.
Voyage: Trinidad, for Tampa but diverted to New Orleans instead with general cargo, passengers and survivors
of other sinkings.
ROBERT E. PEARY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 5/6; 8/2; 10/14R
1945: 5/31
ROBERT EDEN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/23
1944: 1/27; 6/16
ROBERT ELLIS LEWIS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 10/31; 11/8
1945: 1/22
ROBERT ERSKINE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 7/29; 10/8
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by strong winds. Broke in two one mile south of the harbor entrance. Total Loss.
ROBERT F. HAND: Br M/T 1933 12,197gt
1941: 2/8; 8/30; 10/23; 12/9
1942: 10/24R; 11/21R
1943: 2/7; 3/24 delayed-expected to proceed 4/6; 5/24; 7/14; 8/26; 11/1
1944: 11/8
1945: 1/11; 5/12
11/29/1940: In collision with and sinking freighter Parthenia (Br) while in convoy in the North Channnel, about 17nm
northeast of Garron Point, Ireland at 55 10N-05 30 40W.
ROBERT F. HOKE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/5; 8/2; 10/2
12/28/1943: Torpedoed by IJN submarine I-26 about 150nm south of Ras al Hadd, Oman at 20 06N-59 25. Abandoned due
to flooding, disabled engines and a broken back. Towed to Oman (1/1944) and beached. Subsequently towed to Aden
and Massawa to discharge crgo. Towed to Suez where partially stripped. Ended up in Bombay as an RN training hulk.
Total Loss. Voyage: Sailed independently from Abadan (lv 12/23) for Mombasa with general cargo, empty oil drums,
dates and bitumen.
ROBERT F. STOCKTON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 3/17; 5/27
1944: 1/18
ROBERT FECHNER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,198gt
1943: 11/18
1944: 4/26; 7/10; 12/13
ROBERT FULTON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 10/19
1944: 1/20
ROBERT G. INGERSOLL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 6/9; 8/2; 11/9
ROBERT GRAY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 4/9
4/23/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U306 about 150nm south of Cape Farewell at 57 30N-43W. Voyage: Baltimore, and
New York (lv 4/12) in convoy HX 234 for Loch Ewe and London with ammunition, military and general cargo.
ROBERT H. HARRISON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 5/27
1945: 5/8
ROBERT HENRI: Am (EC2) 1944 7,244gt
1944: 4/4
1945: 3/23; 5/19
ROBERT HOWE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 2/17 detained for repairs-proceeding 3/9; 5/27; 9/1; 12/1
1944: 2/26
1945: 5/6
ROBERT J. COLLIER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/16
1944: 1/5; 6/1
1945: 1/17
ROBERT JORDAN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 8/13; 10/11
1944: 5/18; 9/8
ROBERT L. HAGUE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,207gt
1944: 9/5
1945: 1/6
ROBERT L. VANN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 3/11
3/1/1945: Struck mine and sank about 10nm NNW of Ostende, Belgium at 51 23N-02 50E. Settled on the bottom with only
the funnel showing. Voyage: Antwerp (lv 3/1) in convoy ATM 76 for the Thames and New York in ballast.
ROBERT LANSING: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
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ROBERT LOWRY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 7/22; 12/9
1944: 4/26; 11/3
1945: 3/13; 6/15
ROBERT LUCAS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 11/22
1945: 3/10; 6/19
ROBERT LUCKENBACH: Am S/S 1919 6,461gt
Arr 1940: 1/2; 4/2
1941: 6/19; 11/21
1942: 7/9
1943: 12/21
1944: 4/4 detained due to collision-proceeding 4/7
1945: 1/17; 4/30
ROBERT M. T. HUNTER: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/5
ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 2/17; 4/27; 7/8; 10/4; 10/30
1944: 1/19; 5/26; 7/15; 10/19
1945: 1/22
ROBERT MAX: Br/Can Fishing Schooner 2 mast wood 1920 172gt
(ex CLARA B. CREASER)
1941: 1/23; 5/20
8/4/1941: Sunk by gunfire from U126 west of Cape San Vincent, Portugal at 36 47N-21 15W.
Voyage: Bay Bulls NF for Lisbon with dried codfish.
ROBERT MILLS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1945: 1/6; 3/28; 5/19
ROBERT MORRIS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 10/2
1943: 4/21
1944: 3/11
ROBERT NEIGHBORS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 11/20
1945: 2/9
ROBERT NEWELL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/4
1944: 1/4; 1/11; 11/29
1945: 2/25
ROBERT PARROT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 12/18
ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 6/16; 12/17
1945: 2/24; 5/5
ROBERT R. McBURNEY: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 10/12
ROBERT R. RANDALL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 12/21
1944: 3/1
1945: 5/16; 7/14
ROBERT ROGERS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 8/13; 10/14; 11/12
1944: 6/16
1945: 2/10
ROBERT ROWAN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
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1943: 5/10
7/11/1943: Sunk in an air attack off Gela, Sicily at 36 47N-14 30E while anchored waiting to discharge.Caught fire.
Exploded. Sank with only superstructure above water. Voyage: Oran (lv 7/6) with troops, gasoline, guns and
ammunition.
ROBERT S. LOVETT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 9/12
1945: 2/1
ROBERT T. HILL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 9/27
1944: 5/10
ROBERT TOOMBS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 11/24
1944: 2/3; 4/11; 9/5
ROBERT TREAT: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/21
1944: 12/23
1945: 3/7; 5/11
3/1944: Damaged in a fire at Naples.
ROBERT TREAT PAINE: Am (EC2-FTS) 1942 7,191gt
1943: 2/17; 6/23
1945: 1/22
ROBERT TRIMBLE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 8/6; 10/11
1944: 3/5
ROBERT WATCHORN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 9/8
1945: 3/5
ROBERT Y. HAYNE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 8/6; 10/1
1944: 8/23; 12/22
1945: 4/20
ROBIN ADAIR: Am S/S 1919 6,895gt
Arr 1940: 1/6; 1/15; 5/2; 5/21; 9/21; 10/7
1941: 1/24; 2/15; 6/23; 7/10; 10/29; 11/15
1942: 4/3; 10/17
1943: 3/3; 7/16; 9/25; 12/9; 12/21
1944: 2/25; 3/31; 5/29; 8/10; 10/13; 12/19
1945: 5/19
ROBIN DONCASTER: Am S/S (C2-S) 1941 7,101gt
(ex EMPIRE CURLEW*Br 1942)
1942: 5/16
1943: 1/19; 6/28
1944: 1/19
1941: Chartered to UK, renamed Empire Curlew.
1942: Returned to US and to previous name Robin Doncaster.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW: Am S/S 1920 6,885gt
1939: 10/2; 10/21
Arr 1940: 2/3; 2/26; 6/8; 6/24; 10/15; 10/29
1941: 3/3; 7/17; 8/4; 12/13
1942: 1/27; 8/19; 11/19
1943: 9/8
1944: 2/10
7/25/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U862 in South Atlantic, WSW of St. Helena at 20 03S-14 21W. No survivors.
Voyage: Beira and Cape Town (lv 7/16) for Bahia and New York with chrome ore.
ROBIN GRAY: Am S/S 1920 6,896gt
1939: 10/31; 11/18
Arr1940: 3/7; 3/18; 8/5; 9/3
1941: 1/2; 1/24; 5/23; 6/4; 10/1
1942: 6/19; 11/26R
1943: 1/12; 5/10; 8/5
1944: 5/18
7/15/1944: Scuttled as replacement breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 2 off Omaha Beach, St. Laurent, Normandy.
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ROBIN HOOD: Am S/S 1919 6,887gt
1939: 10/6; 11/5
Arr1940: 2/20; 3/6; 6/24; 7/22; 11/8; 11/20
1941: 4/11; 8/23; 12/10; 12/23
4/15/1942: Sunk by torpedoes and gunfire from U575 about 280nm south of Cape Sable at 38 45N-66 45W. Broke in two.
Sank nearby at 38 39N-64 38W. Voyage: Beira and Trinidad for Boston with chrome ore and asbestos.
ROBIN LOCKSLEY: Am S/S (C2-S) 1941 7,101gt
1941: 4/11; 7/22; 8/12; 11/13
1942: 1/31; 3/7; 8/15
1943: 4/21; 8/16; 12/25
1944: 2/29; 4/23; 6/15; 8/2; 9/19; 11/6; 12/24
1945: 2/17; 4/14; 7/19
ROBIN MOOR: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 4,999gt (ex EXMOOR*Am 1941; EXTAVIA*Am 1941)
1941: 4/19; 5/6
5/21/1941: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U69 over 300nm NNE of St. Paul Rocks at 06 10N-25 40W.
Voyage: Baltimore and New York for Pernambuco, Cape Town and Lourenco Marques with steel, cars and general.
ROBIN SHERWOOD: Am S/S (C2-S) 1941 7,101gt
1941: 7/26; 10/2; 10/17
1942: 2/2; 5/9; 10/26
1943: 7/24; 10/23
1944: 1/17; 4/5; 5/20; 7/17; 10/21; 12/9
1945: 1/25; 4/7; 5/24; 7/16
ROBIN TUXFORD: Am S/S (C2-S) 1941 7,101gt
1941: 10/4; 12/12
1942: 6/8; 10/28
1943: 7/5; 11/5
1944: 1/17 detained-proceeding 1/21; 3/18; 5/11; 8/26; 10/21; 12/8
1945: 1/25; 3/3; 5/19; 7/5
ROBIN WENTLEY: Am S/S (C2-S) 1941 7,101gt
1941: 11/14
1942: 2/14; 3/14
ROCHA: Pan S/S Reefer 1933 1,471gt
1942: 9/18; 12/26
1943: 3/27; 6/6; 10/13
1944: 1/15; 2/15; 3/10; 4/20
1945: 2/1; 3/10; 5/12
(ex LAURA-Dmk 1942)
ROCHESTER: Am S/T 1920 6,836gt
1941: 6/19; 7/5; 7/22
1/30/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U106 about 95nm east of Cape Henry, Virginia at 37 10N-73 58W.
Voyage: New York for Corpus Christi in ballast.
ROCHESTER CASTLE: Br M/V-Reefer 1937 7,795gt
1943: 4/27
8/13/1942: Badly damaged in air attacks and by MTBs about 25nm southwest of Pantellaria at 36 28N-11 47E. Arrived
same day at Valetta. TempR. Voyage: the Clyde, and Gibraltar in Pedestal convoy for Malta with stores.
NOTE: On ROCK Class tugs listed below.
Rockcliffe, Rockforest, Rockglen, Rockmount, Rockport and Rockwing were assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy.
ROCKCLIFFE: Br S/Tug (Rock) 1945 233gt
1945: 6/16
ROCKCLIFFE PARK: Br/Can (Scan) 1943 2,875gt
1943: 8/7; 12/31
1944: 2/18; 3/1; 5/15; 7/14; 12/30
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1945: 3/21; 6/1; 7/27
ROCKFOREST: Br S/Tug (Rock) 1945 233gt
1945: 8/22
ROCKGLEN: Br S/Tug (Rock) 1945 233gt
1945: 6/21
ROCKMOUNT: Br S/Tug (Rock) 1945 233gt
1945: 7/21
ROCKPOOL: Br S/S 1927 5,006gt
Arr 1940: 3/7
2/1/1941: Grounded in fog on Little Cumbrae Island, Firth of Clyde. A gale came up causing extensive damage to her
bottom and stern gear. Voyage: St. John’s NF for Clyde and Immingham with pit props and steel.
1941: She was raised and repaired. Renamed Empire Trent (Br).
ROCKPORT: Br S/Tug (Rock) 1945 233gt
1945: 8/25
ROCKWING: Br S/Tug (Rock) 1945 233gt
1945: 6/2
ROCKWOOD PARK: Br/Can (Scan) 1943 2,875gt
1943: 4/1; 5/7; 10/30; 12/28
1944: 1/24; 2/10; 3/13; 3/27; 4/25; 7/3; 8/30; 11/16
1945: 1/22; 6/20
ROCKY MOUNTAINS PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1943 7,147gt
1943: 11/5
1944: 5/26; 8/6
1945: 1/4
ROD EL FARAG: Egypt S/S Pass 1910 6,369gt
1942: 9/26
4/14/1944: Caught fire following the explosion of Fort Stikine*at Bombay. Burnt out. Total Loss.
RODINA: USSR S/S 1922 4,441gt
Arr 1940: 5/22
7/5/1942: She was in a convoy which entered an Allied minefield during a storm and struck a mine sinking in Denmark
Strait, several miles north of Hvalmar, Iceland at 66 34N-23 14W. Voyage: Archangel in convoy QP 13 for USA.
RODSLEY: Br M/V 1939 5,000gt
1943: 1/18
ROGER B. TANEY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 9/23R
2/7-8/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U160 in South Atlantic south of St. Helena at 22S-07 45W.
Voyage: Suez (lv 12/31), and Saldanha Bay in convoy ON 3 for 3 days, then left to sail independently for Bahia,
Paramaribo and USA in ballast.
ROGER GRISWOLD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 11/12
1944: 3/27; 5/25
1945: 6/2
ROGER MOORE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 5/13; 12/21
1944: 2/25; 5/18
ROGER SHERMAN: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 5/18; 7/29; 12/11
ROGER WILLIAMS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1943: 3/31; 6/12; 8/24; 10/22; 10/30
ROGIST: Am M/Yacht 1929 138gt
1945: 5/21
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1942: 11/10
11/12/1942: In collision with USN submarine chaser SC-330, 7miles southeast of Cape Charles Lighthouse, Va.
ROGUE RIVER: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 12/23
1945: 1/26; 2/26; 3/27 diverted to Chester instead of Halifax via Philadelphia (proceeding 3/29); 5/2; 6/8
ROKOS VERGOTTIS: Gre S/S (War) 1919 5,637gt
Arr 1940: 11/12
12/23/1941: Mined about 18nm northeast of Great Yarmouth, south of Smith’s Knoll at approx 52 45N-02 10E. While being
towed she grounded and broke her back about 7nm to the north at 52 52N-02 12E. Total Loss.
Voyage: Montreal for London with grain, oats and cereals.
ROLFSBORG: Fin S/S 1915 1,825gt
1941: 4/1
1941: Transferred to UK.
ROMA: Italy S/S Pass-Reefer 1926 30,816gt
1939: 9/3; 9/12
1940: 5/17
10/1940: Taken over by Italian Navy for conversion to aircraft carrier. 1943: Renamed Aquila.
9/8/1943: Nearly completed at Genoa when seized by Germany.
6/20/1944 and 1/6/1945: Badly damaged in bombings.
4/19/1945: Sunk by Italian one man assault chariots in Genoa to prevent Germans from scuttling the ship at the harbor
entrance. Raised and scrapped.
ROMNEY: Br S/S 1929 5,840gt
1941: 5/25
1942: 12/5
1944: 9/27; 11/3
ROMULUS: Nor S/S 1921 3,708gt
1943: 4/2; 10/4; 11/17R
1944: 2/4; 3/22; 6/24; 8/9; 10/21; 11/25
1945: 2/9; 5/23
RONDEAU PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,138gt
1944: 5/20
RONIN: Pan S/S (War) 1919 5,704gt (ex HUNTRESS-Br 1939)
1941: 2/26
1941: Renamed Iran (Pan).
4/14/1944: As Iran, badly damaged in explosion of Fort Stikine*at Bombay Docks. Total Loss. Sold for scrap.
ROOKLEY: Br M/V 1940 4,998gt
1942: 4/1; 9/5
ROSARIO: Am S/S 1920 4,659gt
1939: 9/9; 9/30; 10/21; 11/11; 12/2; 12/22
1941: 1/4; 1/25; 2/15; 3/8; 3/29; 4/19; 5/10; 5/31; 6/21; 7/12; 8/2; 8/23; 9/13; 10/4; 10/25; 11/15; 12/6; 12/30
1942: 1/22; 2/21; 3/28; 5/13; 10/6
2/21/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U664 west of Ireland at 50 30N-24 38W.
Voyage: Avonmouth and Belfast Lough in convoy ON 167 for New York in ballast.
ROSEBUD: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
1943: 11/4; 11/19; 12/24
1944: 1/28; 3/18; 4/20; 5/26; 7/9; 8/7; 9/11 detained for repairs-proceeding 9/20; 10/28
ROSEMONT: Pan M/V Reefer 1939 5,002gt
(ex AURORA-Fin 1942)
1942: 3/7
1943: 2/27; 5/10; 12/9
1944: 2/29; 4/22; 6/15; 8/2; 9/28; 11/21 detained for repairs-proceeding 12/1
1945: 2/3; 3/30; 5/14; 6/28; 8/15
ROSENBORG: Fin S/S 1919 1,512gt
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1941: 10/15
1941: Transferred to UK.
6/8/1942: As British ship, sunk by gunfire from U504 about 165nm north of Cabo Camaron, Honduras at 18 47N-85 05W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Trinidad (lv 5/29) for Mobile with bauxite.
ROSEWOOD: Br M/T 1931 5,989gt
1941: 5/3; 10/27
1943: 2/22
3/9/1943: Torpedoed by U409 about 310nm SSW of Vik, Iceland at 58 37N-22 32W. Broke into two. Sunk by gunfire from
USCG Bibb. No survivors. Voyage: New York in convoy SC 121 for the Clyde with fuel oil.
ROSINA TOPIC: Yug S/S 1913 4,299gt
Arr 1940: 3/18; 5/20
1941: Transferred to UK renamed Picotee.
ROSLIN CASTLE: Br M/V Reefer 1935 7,016gt
1939: 12/9
1944: 5/2
ROSSUM: Du S/S 1928 2,118gt
1939: 12/22
1941: 9/27
8/5/1943: Damaged in an air attack at Bizerte. Holed above waterline. Repaired at Algiers.
ROTHESAY CASTLE: Br M/V Reefer 1935 7,016gt
1939: 12/27
1/4/1940: Grounded on rocks near Ardnave Point, Isle of Islay, west Scotland at 55 53 13N-06 21 44W. Back broken. TL.
ROTHLEY: Br M/V 1936 4,996gt
1941: 8/16
10/19/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U332 about 290nm east of Barbados at 13 34N-54 34W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Durban for Trinidad and New York in ballast.
ROTTERDAM: Du M/T 1925 8,968gt
1939: 9/8; 9/26; 11/2 12/7; 12/30
Arr 1940: ¾
1941: 4/28; 10/29
1942: 7/11
8/28/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U511 in Jamaica Channel about 16nm southwest of Cap Tiburon, Haiti at
18 09N-74 38W. Voyage: Curacao in convoy TAW 15 for Key West with gasoline.
ROUMANIE: Belgium S/S 1906 3,563gt
1941: 11/21
9/24/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U617 about 360nm southwest of Keflavik, Iceland at 58 10N-28 20W.
Voyage: Baltimore, and Halifax in convoy SC 100 for Loch Ewe and London with general cargo.
ROWANBANK: Br S/S 1919 5,159gt
Arr 1940: 2/26; 6/11
1/31/1941: Sunk in an air attack about 265nm northwest of Erris Head, Ireland at 57N-16 30W.
Voyage: Lourenco Marques and Freetown for Oban and Immingham with iron ore.
ROXANE: Br M/T 1929 7,813gt
1942: 9/25
1943: 2/27 detained for repairs-proceeding 4/5; 6/21; 10/29; 12/21
1944: 2/10; 5/17; 8/18; 10/13; 11/28
1945: 2/6; 3/17; 6/9
ROXBURGH CASTLE: Br M/V Reefer 1937 7,801gt
1943: 1/12
12/20-21/1940: Damaged in a night air raid at Liverpool laden with general cargo.
5/4/1941: Damaged in air attack at Liverpool laden with general cargo. Repaired at Birkenhead.
2/22/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U107 about 30nm northwest of Mosteiros, Sao Miguel, Azores at 38 12N-26 22W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Glasgow for Buenos Aires with chemicals and mail.
ROXBURY HILL: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
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ROY JAMES COLE: Am (EC2) 1945 7,198gt
1945: 4/2
ROYAL ARROW: Am S/T 1916 7,794gt
Arr 1940: 6/26
1941: As Panamanian 9/18 delayed-proceeding 9/20
1940: Transferred to Panama.
ROYAL CROWN: Br S/S 1927 4,388gt
1941: 1/20
1/30/1940: Damaged in air attack 15 miles south of Smith’s Knoll Light Vessel off Great Yarmouth. She drifted ashore at
Covehithe. Refloated 2/24. Towed to the Tyne. Voyage: Hull for Hampton Roads in ballast.
3/15-16/1941: Sunk by gunfire from KM battleship Gneisenau in mid-North Atlantic at approx 42N-43W.
Voyage: Cardiff and Milford Haven for Halifax in ballast.
ROYAL EMBLEM: Br S/S 1940 4,900gt
1941: 3/4
1942: 4/1
ROYAL OAK: Am (T2) 1945 10,296gt
1945: 6/8
ROYAL S. COPELAND: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 2/11
ROYAL STAR: Br S/S Reefer (War) 1919 7,900gt
1942: 11/17R
1943: 2/19R
3/11/1941: Damaged in air attack at Stonehaven.
4/20/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by aircraft about 10nm north of Cape Djenet (east of Algiers) at 37 02N-03 41E.
Voyage: Buenos Aires, and Algiers convoy UGS 38 for Malta with refrigerated and dehydrated meats.
ROYALITE: Br S/T 1916 2,052gt
1944: 3/6
ROZENBURG: Du S/S 1918 2,068gt
1939: 12/5
Arr 1940: 5/9
8/2/1941: Sunk in collision with tanker Murena*(Du) off Halifax.
ROZEWIE: Poland M/V 1938 766gt
Arr 1940: 10/17
1941: 1/3; 1/21; 3/18; 6/27; 8/16; 8/23; 12/20
1942: 2/27; 5/6 delayed-proceeding 5/10; 6/26
8/6/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 about 205nm east Galera Point, Trinidad at 11N-57 30W.
Voyage: Para for Trinidad and New York with general.
RUAHINE: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1909 10,832gt
1943: 1/5; 3/18; 8/19; 11/13
1944: 4/4; 6/19; 10/14; 12/12
1945: 4/2; 6/18
RUBEN DARIO: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 9/22
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 in
Liverpool next day. Voyage: New York (lv 1/13) in convoy HX 332 for Manchester with aircraft gliders and grain.
RUDBY: Br S/S 1924 4,846gt
1939: 11/29; 12/8
1941: 12/16
RUDOLPH KAUFFMANN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1945: 1/2; 2/26
RUFUS C. DAWES: Am (EC2) 1943 7,225gt
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1945: 1/8; 6/5
RUFUS CHOATE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 6/17 detained for repairs-proceeding 7/2; 8/26; 12/29
RUFUS E. FOSTER: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 10/3; 11/29
1945: 5/2 detained due to weather-proceeding 5/7
RUFUS W. PECKHAM: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 3/17; 5/27
1944: 5/25
1945: 1/27; 4/6
RUGELEY: Br M/V 1936 4,985gt
1942: 8/25
1943: 3/31
RUM RIVER: Am (T2) 1944 7,296gt
1945: 1/19; 2/24; 4/7; 5/9; 6/8
RUNMARO: Swe S/S 1912 2,887gt
1939: 11/15
RUNNYMEDE PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,139gt
1944: 7/3
1945: 1/9
RUNSWICK: Br S/S 1930 3,970gt
1941: 3/28
1943: 3/8; 5/21
RUPERRA: Br S/S 1925 4,548gt
Arr 1940: 9/12
10/19/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U46 about 250nm northwest of Erris Head, Ireland at approx 57N-16W.
Voyage: New York, and Halifax in convoy HX 79 for Greenock and Leith with steel billets, scrap iron and aircraft.
RUPERT E. CRAFT: Br/Can M/V 1919 298gt
1943: 5/19
RUSSELL A. ALGER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/4
1944: 6/1; 8/9; 11/28
RUSSELL R. JONES: Am (EC2) 1945 7,247gt
1945: 2/16; 5/6; 7/20
RUTH I: Nor S/S 1900 3,531gt
Arr 1940: 7/5
1941: 4/25 delayed-proceeding 5/3
4/6/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U302 in mid-North Atlantic at 45 05N-35 11W. Broke in two.
Voyage: Halifax in convoy SC 156 for Loch Ewe and Hull with steel and pit props (lumber).
RYDBOHOLM: Swe M/V 1933 3,197gt
1939: 10/2; 10/14
Arr 1940: 1/11; 4/1; 9/27
2/25/1941: Torpedoed by U47 about 160nm WNW of Erris Head, Ireland at 55 32N-14 24W. Abandoned after being
bombed on following morning. She drifted north 16nm and sank at 55 48N-14 25W
Voyage: Garston in convoy OB 290 for Freetown in ballast
RYN: Du S/S
Arr 1940: 4/9
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