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D. J. THORNHILL: Br/Can M/Fishing Vessel 1935 147gt
Arr 1940: 10/21; 12/9
D. L. HARPER: Pan M/T 1933 12,223gt
1939: 9/29
1941: As British 4/25 detained-proceeding 4/29; 8/2; 9/23; 11/29
1942: As British 8/31R; 11/11 delayed-engine trouble-proceeding 11/14 voyage abandoned-recleared 11/18
1943: As British 4/10; 4/16; 8/2; 10/2; 12/1
1944: As British 3/23 detained-proceeding 3/31; 5/18; 7/10; 9/18
1945: As British 1/3 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled; 1/6 delayed engine trouble-proceeding 1/12; 4/1; 5/26; 7/5
2/20/1941: As British ship, damaged in an air attack about 185nm west of Butt of Lewis at 58 50N-12 12W. She arr 3/3
in Halifax, left on 3/11 for PermR in New York. Voyage: Stanlow for Aruba in ballast.
DAGEID: Nor M/T 1932 6,361gt
1942: 12/2
1943: 4/10; 5/24; 7/22; 9/1; 10/29; 12/28
1944: 2/22; 5/18; 8/16; 9/27; 12/13
1945: 2/10; 3/23; 5/7
1/11/1944: In a collision with Erinna (Du-M/T) while in convoy HX-274 on voyage from New York. She put into St. Johns
NF and to Halifax. Returned to New York to discharge cargo. Repaired at Baltimore.
DAGFRED: Nor M/V 1930 4,434gt
1939: 9/20
Arr 1940: 7/5
4/6/1942: Sunk by gunfire from two IJN cruisers off Indian east coast about 60nm east of Masulipatham at 16 15N-82 09E.
Ordered to leave Calcutta (Sandheads) and go to Madras as fast as possible due to Japanese naval ships in the area.
DAGHESTAN: Br M/V 1941 7,248gt
1942: 8/8
1943: 8/13
1944: 1/5
1945: 6/1
1941-42: Equipped with a aircraft catapult and Hurricane fighter as a catapult armed merchantman (CAM).
DAGHILD: Nor M/T 1927 9,272gt
Arr 1940: 5/7; 12/3
1941: 6/25 delayed-proceeding 6/28; 9/2; 11/19
1942: 8/3R
1943: 1/11
9/12/1942: Torpedoed by U404 in North Atlantic at 49 02N-33 03W. Arr 9/16 in St. John’s NF for TempR.
Left St John’s on 9/ 20 with stops at Sydney CB and Halifax. Arr 10/7 in New York for PermR.
Voyage: Lyness (lv 9/2), and Loch Ewe (lv 9/4) in convoy ON 127 for New York and Curacao in ballast.
2/7/1943: Torpedoed by U402 in mid-North Atlantic at 55 25N-26 12W. Torpedoed and sunk next day by U608.
Voyage: New York and St John’s NF in convoy SC 118 for Liverpool with diesel oil and LCT-2335 on deck.
DAGRUN: Nor M/V 1928 4,562gt
1941: 6/6
1942: 5/18; 12/5
1943: 12/6
1944: 11/17
1945: 4/14
DAHOMIAN: Br S/S 1929 5,277gt
1943: 4/24R
1944: 2/5
4/1/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U852 about 8nm southwest of Cape of Good Hope at 34 25S-18 19E.
Voyage: New York (lv 2/6), and Trinidad, sailing independently for Cape Town with general, 17 aircraft and mail.
DAISY: Br/Can S/Tug 1912 248gt
1942: 10/1
DALBLAIR: Br S/S 1926 4,608gt
Arr 1940: 3/16
8/28/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U100 about 155nm northwest of Erris Head, Ireland at 56 06N-13 33W.
Voyage: Tyne in convoy OA 204 for Philadelphia in ballast.
DALCAIRN: Br S/S 1927 4,608gt
Arr: 1940: 6/17; 6/26
9/21/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U100 west of Ireland in approx 55N-19W.
Voyage: Montreal, and Halifax in convoy HX 72 for Hull with wheat in bulk.
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DALCROSS: Br S/S 1930 4,457gt
Arr 1940: 6/12; 8/6
1941: 4/23
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1943: 3/11
DALDORCH: Br S/S 1930 5,571gt
Arr 1940: 1/22
1942: 5/21R; 8/15
DALEMOOR: Br S/S 1922 5,796gt
1942: 1/6; 12/22R
1944: 3/1; 4/6; 4/20; 6/23; 8/10
6/13/1941: Damaged in an air attack about 8nm southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland at 57 04N-01 51W. Caught fire.
Towed to Leith. Voyage: Saint John NB for Leith and London with wheat.
1/15/1945: Mined and sunk about 28nm ESE of Spurn Head at 53 22 06N-00 50E.
Voyage: Antwerp for the Thames (after being diverted from Immingham) in ballast.
DALFONN: Nor M/T 1928 9,860gt
1939: 9/30
1944: 10/4; 11/13
1945: 2/16; 3/28; 5/12; 7/21
DALFRAM: Br S/S 1930 4,558gt
Arr 1940: 10/22
1941: 5/27; 5/31 delayed-proceeding 6/4
1942: 2/25
5/2/1942: Mined about 35nm southwest of Cape Town at 34 10S-17 49E. Returned to Cape Town that night for repairs and
to discharge cargo. Voyage: New York and, Cape Town for Alexandria with stores and general cargo.
8/4/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U181 in Indian Ocean about 55nm east of Reunion at 20 53S-56 43E.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Lourenco Marques, and Durban (lv 7/22) for Aden and Alexandria with coal.
DALHANNA: Br S/S 1930 5,571gt
1942: 9/17R
1943: 11/20
1944: 7/15; 10/4; 12/21
1/1-2/1943: Damaged in air attack at Bone Harbor. Fire spread from burning St. Merriel (Br) causing more damage.
DALHEM: Swe M/V 1931 2,992gt
Arr 1940: 7/29; 10/19
1941: 1/15; 4/11; 7/26
1942: 2/25; 5/23; 6/9; 10/8; 10/30
1943: 4/10; 10/18
1944: 2/25; 7/29
1945: 4/16
DALLAS CITY: Br S/S 1944 7,079gt
1944: 3/25; 5/4
1945: 3/7
DALLINGTON COURT: Br S/S 1929 6,941gt
Arr 1940: 12/30
1941: 12/30
1943: 1/9 delayed-collision-proceeding 1/20
DALMORE: Br S/S 1927 5,193gt
1942: 11/27
DALVANGEN: Nor S/S 1931 2,412gt
1941: 3/28
1945: 2/20
DALWARNIC: Br/Can S/S (Laker) 1920 2,394gt
1942: 10/9R
1944: 2/4; 8/5; 9/26
1945: 1/4; 8/25
DAMSTERDIJK: Du M/V Reefer 1930 10,155gt
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Arr 1940: 1/17
8/7/1940: Seized by Germans in Holland. Planned for use as KM transport in the invasion of England.
1941: To KM, renamed Mulhausen. Saw varied naval use. Used as a target ship in 1943 for aircraft and submarines.
5/1945: Damaged by fire at Kiel. Repaired and modernized after the war.
DAN BEARD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/16
1944: 1/20; 4/11
12/10/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U1202 in Irish Sea about 5nm WNW of St. David’s Head at 51 56N-05 29W.
Broke in two, forepart drifted ashore off Strumble Head. Voyage: Barry (lv 12/10) for Belfast in ballast.
DANAE II: Br S/S 1936 2,660gt
(ex DANAE-Fra 1940)
1942: 11/3
1943: 1/6
1944: 5/4
DANAHOLM: Swe M/V Reefer 1939 3,643gt
Arr 1940: 1/22; 1/31; 4/1; 4/8; 8/23
1941: 1/2
1942: 1/7
DANBY: Br S/S 1937 4,258gt
1941: 12/1
1943: 1/22
1944: 8/30; 9/30
DANDY: Am M/Tug 1888 115gt
1943: 2/27
DANIEL BOONE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 1/12; 4/21
10/25/1942: Mined off Panama after leaving Panamanian port to join a convoy. Towed into port with damaged stern.
12/1943: To US Navy as cargo ship renamed USS Ara (AK-136).
DANIEL CARROLL: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 12/10 delayed for repairs-register surrendered
1943: 10/23
1944: 6/8
2/28/1943: Torpedoed by U371 about 7nm north of Dellys, Algeria at 37 03N-03 58E. Towed to Algiers arr 3/1.
Repairs made at Gibraltar and New York. Voyage: New York in convoy TE 16 for Algiers with general cargo.
DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH: Am (EC2) 1942 7,200gt
1942: 12/22R
1943: 9/27; 12/9
3/6/1944: Struck two mines and sank when convoy strayed into an Allied minefield about 28nm east of Bizerte, Tunisia at
37 18N-10 22E. Voyage: Philadelphia, and Hampton Roads in convoy UGS 33 for Persian Gulf with general and
military cargo, ammunition, vehicles, tires and troops.
DANIEL DRAKE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 8/6; 10/23
1944: 7/15
1945: 7/7
DANIEL GETSON: Pan Schooner wood 3 mast 1917 361gt
1942: 1/21
DANIEL H. HILL: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,177gt
1945: 4/21; 6/30
DANIEL H. LOWNSDALE: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/8
1945: 8/31
DANIEL HIESTER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 11/7
1943: 2/6; 11/7; 12/21
1944: 5/26
1945: 2/26; 5/22
DANIEL HUGER: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 12/9
1943: 3/31; 7/5
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5/9/1943: Lay anchored and discharging cargo when badly damaged by bombs exploding nearby in an air attack on the
harbor at Bone. Aviation gasoline in drums ignited causing fires that were brought under control on next day. She
flooded and settled on the bottom. Raised. TempR. Returned to US.
Voyage: New York (lv 4/1) in convoy UGS 7 for Algiers, but went to Bone (arr 5/8) with gasoline in drums.
DANIEL L. JOHNSTON: Am (EC2) 1945 7,247gt
1945: 2/9
DANIEL WEBSTER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 2/27; 3/5; 5/13
1/10/1944: Torpedoed by aircraft about 17nm northwest of Mostaganem, Algeria at 36 07N-0 11W. Beached next day two
miles from entrance to Oran Harbor. Cargo partially discharged. Towed into Mers el Kebir on 1/12. Total Loss.
Voyage: Hampton Roads, and Gibraltar (lv 1/9) in convoy KMS 37 to Augusta and Naples with military cargo.
DANIEL WILLARD: Am (EC2) 1942 7,200gt
1943: 8/31; 11/18
1944: 5/1; 8/16
1945: 1/6; 5/22
DANIO: Nor M/V 1924 3,536gt
Arr 1940: 7/6
1941: 2/4; 9/24
1942: 5/6; 12/4R
1944: 4/20; 6/1; 8/1; 9/14
1945: 3/16
DAPHNE: Fin S/S 1920 1,939gt
Arr 1940: 10/19; 12/16
1941: 2/21 detained at request Finnish consul-will proceed 2/27
4/3/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U76 about 210nm south of Vik, Iceland at approx 60N-20W.
Voyage: Newport News for Petsamo with coal.
DAPHNELLA: Br M/T 1938 8,078gt
1943: 3/1; 3/8; 5/6; 6/19; 10/16; 12/24
1944: 1/11; 5/18; 7/12
DARCOILA: Br S/S 1928 4,084gt
1939: 9/29
9/28/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U32 in mid-North Atlantic at 55 43N-26W.
Voyage: Barry, and Milford Haven in convoy OB 217, leaving to sail independently for Philadelphia in ballast.
DARDANUS: Br S/S 1923 7,726gt
(ex FLINTSHIRE-Br 1939)
1939: 10/18; 10/31
Arr 1940: 4/8; 9/20; 10/21
1941: 3/15; 4/10
4/5/1942: Damaged in air attack near the mouth of Godawari River at 16 38N-82 30E while in convoy off the Indian east
coast. Attacked by air again next day in 15 55N-82 05E while being towed by freighter Gandara (Br). Three IJN
cruisers arrived to shell the vessel which was torpedoed and sunk by a destroyer about 70nm east of Masulipatham at
16 00N-82 20E.
Voyage: Calcutta, and Sandheads for Colombo and UK in ballast.
DAREL M. RITTER: Am (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 3/13; 6/8
DARIEN: Pan S/S Reefer 1924 4,281gt
1939: 9/13; 12/19 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled 12/20
Arr 1940: 3/20; 4/6; 7/22; 11/2; 11/25
1941: 3/21; 4/9; 8/20; 10/15; 10/31; 11/14; 12/6; 12/26
1942: 1/14; 1/30; 7/11; 9/23; 12/28 detained-awaiting navy orders
1943: 2/27; 5/13; 7/11; 9/1
1944: 2/26; 5/12; 8/11; 10/23; 12/27
1945: 3/12; 5/10; 7/12; 8/20
DARINA: Br M/T 1939 8,113gt
1941: 6/17; 8/20
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5/20/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U158 ESE of Bermuda at 29 17N-54 25W.
Voyage: Stanlow (lv 5/6), and the Mersey in convoy ON 93 for Texas City in ballast.
DARLINGTON COURT: Br M/V 1936 4,974gt
1941: 4/25; 5/1
5/20/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U556 about 150nm SE of Cape Farewell at 57 28N-41 07W.
Voyage: New York and Halifax, in convoy HX 126 for Liverpool with wheat and airplanes.
DARONIA: Br M/T 1939 8139gt
1941: 7/3; 9/6; 11/19
1943: 5/20; 6/22; 8/4
8/20/1944: Torpedoed by U861 about 370nm east of Durban at 31 10S-38 00E. Returned to Durban 8/24 for PermR.
Voyage: Durban in convoy DN 68 for Abadan with empty drums, general cargo and ballast.
DARRO: Br M/V Reefer 1943 9,733gt
1945: 1/17; 3/22
DARST CREEK: Br (T1-M-A1) 1944 1,135gt
1944: 2/24
DARTMOUTH: Am (T3-S-A1) 1943 9,879gt
1943: 4/28; 7/1; 10/12
1944: 1/3; 2/29; 4/21
1945: 7/1
DARTMOUTH PARK: Br (Scan) 1943 2,877gt
1943: 11/13
1944: 1/11
DAULTON MANN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 7/24; 10/14; 12/23
1945: 3/13; 5/21; 8/2
DAUNTLESS NO. 5: Am M/Tug 1914 74gt
1942: 4/17; 5/7; 7/23
1943: 5/5; 6/28; 7/16
DAUNTLESS No. 11: Am M/Tug 1936 146gt
1941: 10/16
1943: 8/11
DAVID A. CURRY: Am (EC2) 1944 7,207gt
1944: 8/2; 10/17
DAVID B. JOHNSON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 2/11; 7/24
1945: 3/8
DAVID BUSHNELL: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1944: 2/29
DAVID CALDWELL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/12
1945: 2/17; 5/2
DAVID F. HOUSTON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/20; 5/5; 10/30
DAVID G. BURNET: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 5/29; 8/2
1944: 12/28
DAVID G. FARRAGUT: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 3/31
DAVID H. ATWATER: Am S/S Collier 1919 2,438gt
1939: 11/14
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4/2-3/1942: Sunk at night by gunfire from U552 about 7nm east of Assateague Island, Virginia at 37 57N-75 10W.
Voyage: Lambert Point at Norfolk for Fall River, Massachusetts with coal.
DAVID HOLMES: Am (Z-ET) 1943 7,218gt
1943: 11/27
1944: 5/9
1945: 5/21
DAVID J. BREWER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 9/13; 12/1
1944: 9/27
DAVID L. SWAIN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 7/6
DAVID L. YULEE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1945: 1/12
DAVID McKELVY: Am S/T 1921 6,820gt
1941: 10/2
5/14/1942: Torpedoed by U506 about 40nm southwest of Southwest Pass, Mississippi delta at 28 30N-89 55W. Caught fire
and exploded. Reboarded on 5/29 by salvage crew. Taken in tow. Beached. Total Loss.
Voyage: Corpus Christi (lv 5/11) for New York with crude oil.
DAVID O. SAYLOR: Am S/S Concrete (C1-S-D1) 1943 4,826gt
1944: 3/23
6/8/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 1 off Utah Beach, Varreville, Normandy.
DAVID R. FRANCIS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 2/26; 5/18
1945: 2/25
DAVID R. LE CRAW: Am (N3-S-A2) 1944 1,870gt
1945: 1/5; 3/13; 4/9; 5/15; 6/12; 7/27; 8/22
DAVID S. TERRY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 5/29; 8/12
1944: 5/30; 8/10; 10/10
DAVID STARR JORDAN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/26; 4/4
1945: 2/2
7/25/1944: Damaged by strafing aircraft and bombs exploding nearby while anchored at Utah Beach, Normandy.
Voyage: Arrived from Southampton at Utah Beach with troops and vehicles.
DAVID STONE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1943: 9/18; 11/1
1944: 6/1; 8/15
1945: 6/28
DAVID WILMOT: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1944: 8/9
1945: 2/10
DAVIKEN: Nor S/S 1926 2,922gt
1943: 4/1 detained-crew trouble-proceeding 4/7; 7/13; 10/8R; 11/3R
DAVILA: Br M/T 1938 8,053gt
1941: 6/17
1942: 5/16; 11/16R
1943: 1/30R; 2/17; 4/23; 6/5; 7/14; 8/26; 10/11
4/8/1942: In collision with destroyer USS Wilkes (DD-441) between Boston and Casco Bay, Maine.
DAVY CROCKETT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 3/26
DAYLIGHT: Am M/T 1931 9,180gt
1942: 9/1; 11/6R
1943: 1/20 detained-awaiting navy orders; 5/3; 6/18; 11/26
1944: 1/23; 3/23; 7/15; 12/9
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1945: 3/29
DE GRASSE: France S/S Pass 1924 18,435gt
1939: 10/21; 11/29
Arr 1940: 1/8; 2/26
7/1940: Scuttled at Bordeaux. 8/40: Raised by the Germans to become an accommodation ship for Italian submarine crews.
6/4/1942: Returned to French Government. Laid up on the Gironde at Blaye. 1943: To merchant marine training ship.
8/30/1944: Depth charged by KM E-boat. Damaged, settled on the river bottom.
8/30/1945: Raised.
10/20/1945: Towed from Blaye to St. Nazaire arr 11/5 for repairs.
DE SOTO: Am S/S (C2-S-E1) 1944 6,165gt
1944: 7/17; 9/11; 11/14
1945: 1/17; 3/14; 7/6
DE VILLERS: Br/Can M/V 1899 200gt
1943: 11/25
1944: 5/11
(ex FRONTENAC-1940)
DEA: Nor S/S 1911 2,418gt
1939: 12/15
Arr 1940: 6/20
1941: 1/28; 3/26; 5/15
DEAN EMERY: Pan S/T 1919 6,664gt
1939: 11/30
1941: 7/1; 8/30; 11/2
1942: 3/22; 5/26; 11/11; 12/9
1943: 2/2; 4/2; 6/9; 7/23; 9/11; 11/24
1944: 2/10; 4/10; 5/5
1945: 3/20; 4/10; 6/2
DEBORAH GANNETT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,209gt
1944: 5/8
1945: 4/12
DEEBANK: Br S/S 1929 5,060gt
1942: 9/2
1943: 8/12
1944: 3/17
DEER LODGE: Am S/S 1919 6,187gt
1941: 1/29; 4/18; 6/21; 7/5; 9/25; 12/31
5/18/1942: Damaged in an air attack while empty and anchored in Kola Inlet. Beached for repairs.
Attacked again on 5/27 and 6/29 when near misses of bombs caused further ship damage.
Voyage: Oban (lv 4/10), and Reykjavik (lv 4/26) in convoy PQ 15 for Murmansk (arr 5/5).
2/17/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U516 along the coast 60nm east of Port Elizabeth at 33 46S-26 57E.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Baltimore, Balboa, and Saldanha Bay for Durban, Aden and Suez with military
cargo of trucks, oil, steel and deck cargo of four locomotives with tenders.
DEFACTO: Am S/S 1919 4,800gt
1939: 10/25; 12/8
1940: Transferred to UK renamed Empire Caribou*(sunk).
DEFENDER: Br S/S 1915 8,258gt
1942: 12/5R
1943: 4/11
DEFOE: Br M/V 1940 6,245gt
1941: 10/11
9/24/1942: An on board explosion blew the bow off west of Ireland at 52 11N-19 32W. Abandoned due to cargo, the fire
and chlorine fumes. Found two days later after the vessel had drifted east to 51N-18 10W.
Voyage: Manchester in convoy OS 41 for Famagusta with liquid chlorine in drums, aircraft lacquer and explosives.
DEIDO: Br M/V 1928 3,894gt
1943: 1/13
DEKABRIST: USSR S/S 1903 7,363gt
1941: 11/4
1942: 4/20
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11/4/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by aircraft in Barents Sea about 260nm north of North Cape at 75 30N-27 10E.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Iceland in OP FB-Eastbound for Murmansk.
DELAGOA MARU: Japan S/S 1919 7,148gt
Arr 1940: 8/23
11/2/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Trigger southeast of Kyushu, Japan at 28 55N-134 43E.
DELAIRES: Am S/S (C2-F) 1942 6,509gt
1942: 10/27; 12/27
1944: 1/7; 2/28; 4/14; 6/6; 8/2; 9/19; 11/15
1945: 1/16; 3/30; 5/14; 7/2
DELANE: Br S/S 1938 7,761gt
1945: 7/12
DELAWARE: Am S/T 1943 9,331gt
1943: 9/7; 12/13
1944: 1/18; 2/21; 3/27; 4/25
1945: 8/24
DELAWARE: Dmk S/S 1919 2,280gt
1939: 9/15
Arr 1940: 1/12; 2/13
7/7/1941: Damaged by a British aircraft attack in North Sea off the Elbe estuary. TempR made at Rotterdam on 8/41.
PermR made at Fredrikshavn on 11/41. Voyage: Rotterdam for Copenhagen with coke.
2/11/1945: Laid up at Troense. Sabotaged on 3/30 to prevent takeover by Germans.
DELAWARE: Fin S/S 1902 2,441gt
Arr 1940: 5/31; 8/27; 12/3
12/27/1941: Taken over by US at Galveston. Transferred to Panama renamed Puchero.
9/7/1942: As Puchero, grounded and wrecked on eastern Yucatan coast at Herrero Point at 19 18N-87 27W. Total Loss.
Voyage: Belize for Pensacola with mahogany logs.
DELAWARE SUN: Am S/T 1922 8,964gt
1943: 5/15; 6/15; 7/10; 7/24; 8/19; 10/4; 12/17
1944: 5/10; 9/7
DELFINA: Am S/S 1919 3,480gt
1939: 12/2
1941: 6/21; 8/23; 9/25; 10/29; 12/31
6/5/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U172 about 110nm north of Punta Borinquen, Puerto Rico at 20 20N-67 07W.
Voyage: San Juan PR for Charleston with raw sugar.
DELFSHAVEN: Du S/S 1930 5,281gt
1942: 6/22
8/6/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U572 in Central Atlantic west of Freetown at 07 24N-25 37W.
Voyage: New York, and Trinidad for Cape Town, Bombay and Bedi Bunder with general cargo.
DELFTDIJK: Du M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 10,220gt
Arr 1940: 1/27; 6/12
1943: 1/5; 6/5; 8/6; 10/9; 12/9
1944: 3/4; 5/9; 7/17; 9/3; 11/14
1945: 2/26; 6/23; 8/31
9/3/1940: Damaged in an air attack off Rattray Head, northeast Scotland. Towed to Aberdeen Roads. TempR at Leith.
PermR on the Tyne. Voyage: London for Brisbane with general cargo.
DELHI: Swe M/V 1925 4,592gt
1942: 8/19; 10/21R; 12/28R
1943: 2/9; 4/29; 7/29; 12/1
1944: 7/14; 9/15; 11/29
1945: 4/6
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Arr 1940: 4/8
4/16/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine HMS Turbulent, 3 miles off Villanova near Brindisi, Libya.
Voyage: Bari for Taranto.
DELISLE: Am S/S 1919 3,478gt
1941: 2/27; 3/31; 7/25; 11/26
1942: 11/23
5/5/1942: Torpedoed by U564 about 4nm east of Jupiter Island, Florida at 27 06N-80 03W. Abandoned.
Reboarded next day. Towed by USN tug to Miami. Taken in tow on 6/16 for Baltimore for repairs.
Voyage: Baltimore for San Juan PR with paint in drums and general cargo.
10/19/1943: Mined and sunk off Ray Bulls about 18nm southeast of St. John’s NF at 47 49N-52 27W. She had just left
port when she stopped to pick up survivors from freighter Penolver (Br). Mine was one of 60 laid 9/10/43 by U220.
Voyage: Kungnait, and St. John’s in convoy WB 65 for Sydney CB and New York with zinc concentrates, trucks,
tractors, asphalt and tractors.
DELIUS: Br M/V 1937 6,065gt
1942: 12/23R
4/27-28/1940: Damaged in an air attack at Romsdalfjord (Norway).
Voyage: Scapa Flow for Andalsnes (Norway) with military supplies.
11/21/1943: Damaged by an aircraft controlled glider bomb southwest of Ireland at 46 46N-18 30W. Caught fire.
Repaired at the Clyde. Voyage: Karachi for Hull with general cargo.
DELMAR: Am S/S (Hog) 1920 5,107gt
1943: 2/26; 5/12 detained-awaiting navy orders-proceeding 5/19; 12/27
1944: 4/29
1945: 4/11
1945: Renamed Delouro (Am).
DELNORTE: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 4,982gt
1942: 8/29; 11/10
1943: 3/30; 6/12; 8/22; 11/24
1944: 2/26; 5/9; 7/24; 9/12; 10/28
1945: 8/8
DELPHINULA: Br M/T 1939 8,120gt
Arr 1940: 2/28; 4/22
1941: 6/19; 9/22; 11/8
1942: 10/7R; 11/26R
3/12-13/1941: Damaged in a night air attack on Liverpool. A bomb passed through poop deck into engine room. Next day a
bomb fell on the dock alongside causing more damage. Repaired.
5/9/1943: Came ashore near Great Pass Beacon, Alexandria. Vessel caught fire and burnt out. Total Loss.
Voyage: Haifa for Alexandria with benzine.
DELRIO: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,052gt
1942: 8/8; 10/10
1943: 5/12; 7/14; 9/8; 11/8; 12/7
1944: 1/27; 4/17; 8/10; 12/8 delayed-awaiting orders-proceeding 12/14
1945: 3/14; 6/28
DELSUD: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 4,982gt
1942: 8/18
1943: 5/7; 7/29; 9/21; 11/27; 12/9
1944: 2/19; 4/15; 8/19; 12/18
1945: 3/23; 5/30; 7/13
DEMPO: Du M/V Pass 1931 17,024gt
Arr 1940: 8/21; 12/26
1941: 1/29
1942: As British ship 9/26-S
11/9/1943: Light damage from bomb near misses in air attack at Algiers.
3/17/1944: Back as a Dutch ship, she is torpedoed and sunk by U371 about 30nm northeast of Cape Carbon, Algeria at
37 08N-05 27E. Voyage: Naples in convoy SNF 17 for Oran in ballast.
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DEN HAAG: Du M/T 1925 8,971gt
Arr 1940: 1/30
2/15/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U48 about 160 miles southwest of Lizard Point at 48 02N-08 26W.
Voyage: Aruba, and New York for Rotterdam with petroleum products.
DENBIGHSHIRE: Br M/V 1938 8,983gt
1943: 10/15
DENEWOOD: Br S/S 1941 7,280gt
1944: 1/29; 6/8
1945: 3/31
5/24/1943: Damaged in an air attack at River Wear, Sunderland. Sunk. Refloated on 6/4. PermR at Blyth.
DENNY: Pan S/S 1915 1,225gt
1941: 9/24; 11/8
1942: 8/22
1943: 1/2
DERWENTHALL: Br M/V 1940 4,934gt
1944: 1/11
2/3/1941: Mined, lost her rudder in Suez Canal at position Km 135.8. Towed to Suez arr 3/29.
Towed to Calcutta for TempR. PermR at Liverpool. Voyage: Returning to UK via Suez Canal and Alexandria.
DESEADO: Br M/V Reefer 1942 9,641gt
1943: 1/4
DESERT LIGHT: Pan S/S 1903 2,231gt
(ex PANDIA-Fin 1941)
1942: 4/8
4/16/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U572 about 135nm ENE of Cape Hatteras at 35 35N-72 48W.
Voyage: New York for Bermuda with military cargo, ammunition and explosives.
DESIRADE: Br S/S Pass-Reefer 1921 9,645gt
(ex France)
1943: 1/29 detained-will proceed 2/7; 9/27
1944: 8/24; 10/24
1945: 1/12
6/18/1941: As French ship, captured by AMC HMS Pretoria Castle off St. Helena Island.
DETROITER: Am M/V (Laker) 1923 1,460gt
1941: 6/6; 8/7
1943: 7/10
1944: 7/24; 8/19; 9/13; 10/13
1945: 5/22; 6/22; 7/19; 8/10
DETTIFOSS: Iceland S/S 1930 1,564gt
1939: 11/6; 12/23
Arr 1940: 2/9; 3/28; 4/30; 6/17; 7/30; 9/4; 10/21; 12/9
1941: 2/15; 4/1; 6/10; 8/1; 9/22; 12/10
1942: 2/19; 5/12; 8/20; 11/16
1943: 1/23; 4/23; 6/29; 9/1; 11/24
1944: 3/4; 5/9; 7/10; 9/5; 11/23
1945: 2/1
2/21/1945: Torpedoed and sunk by U1064 in North Channel about 17nm east of Garron Point at 55 03N-05 29W.
Voyage: New York, and Belfast Lough for Iceland with general cargo.
DEUCALION: Br M/V 1930 7,516gt
1941: 9/27
12/20-21/1940: Damaged in a night air raid on Liverpool. Vessel laden with general cargo when caught fire..
8/12/1942: Damaged in air attack about 115nm northeast of Bone, Algeria at 37 56N-08 40E. Disabled. Later on same
day, sunk by aircraft torpedo 5 miles west of Cani Rocks, Tunisia. Italian submarine Dessie is reported to have fired a
torpedo at the ship. Voyage: Glasgow, and Gibraltar in Pedestal convoy for Malta with Government stores.
DEVIS: Br M/V 1938 6,054gt
1943: 1/19R; 4/5
4/6/1941: Damaged in an air attack at Piraeus (Greece). TempR made at Suez.
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7/5/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U593 about 8nm north of Cape Tedles (45nm west of Bougie) at 37 01N-04 10E.
Ship caught fire from exploding ammunition.
Voyage: Clyde (lv 6/24) in convoy KMS18B for Sicily with Canadian troops, two landing craft and stores.
DEXTER W. FELLOWS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 7/24; 12/18
DIAMOND HEAD: Am S/S 1918 5,859gt
1941: 6/30
DIAMOND ISLAND: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 10/5; 11/3; 12/8
1945: 1/25; 5/9
DILIGENCE (AR-18), USS: Naval Repair Ship (EC2)
1945: 4/6-S
1945: Transferred to Royal Navy.
DILLWYN: Am S/T 1919 6,913gt
1939: 10/28
1941: 10/1
1942: Renamed Cacalilao (Am)
DILOMA: Br M/T 1939 8,146gt
1941: 10/15
1942: 8/27 detained-awaiting orders-proceeding 9/2-further delayed-proceeding 9/4; 9/30; 11/17R; 12/17R
1943: 2/17; 4/23; 6/23
2/24/1942: Torpedoed by U158 in North Atlantic at 43 51N-43 41W. Arr Halifax on 3/1 and Baltimore on 4/17 for repairs.
Voyage: Liverpool in convoy ON 67 for Halifax in ballast.
DILWORTH: Am S/T 1919 7,045gt
1941: 5/30
1942: 7/8R; 8/29 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled 9/1; 9/29R
1943: 1/9; 2/22; 4/18; 6/19; 8/25; 12/11
1944: 3/10; 5/9
5/31/1945: To USN at Brisbane (Australia) as station tanker renamed USS Clifton (IX-184).
DIMITRIOS CHANDRIS: Gre S/S 1910 4,603gt
1941: 7/5 delayed-proceeding 7/9
DIMITRIOS INGLESSIS: Gre S/S (War) 1919 5,275gt
1943: 1/15R
DINARA: Yug S/S 1917 3,151gt
1941: 4/4; 9/5
DINARIC: Br S/S (War) 1919 2,555gt
(ex COATSWORTH-Br 1939)
1942: 2/23
7/6/1942: Torpedoed by U132 in St. Lawrence River about 25nm north of Cape Chat at 49 30N-66 30W. Vessel drifted
SW about 18nm and sank on 7/9 about 12nm NNW of Cap Chat at 49 15N-66 43W (sources differ on positions).
Voyage: Rimouski (lv 7/5), and Father Point in convoy QS 15 for Sydney CB and UK with timber and steel.
DIOMED: Br S/S 1922 10,374gt
1942: 11/26
1943: 9/14
1944: 5/17
DIPLODON: Br M/T 1941 8,149gt
1941: 11/8
1944: 4/24; 6/19; 8/2; 9/12; 10/30
1945: 3/8; 4/21; 6/22
DIRECTOR: Br S/S 1926 5,107gt
1942: 7/3R; 10/6R
7/14/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U198 about 40nm south of Inhambane, Mozambique at 24 30S-35 44E.
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Voyage: Middlesbrough, and Durban, sailing independently for Beira and Seychelles with general cargo.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Am S/T 1921 7,162gt
1941: 7/16; 8/2; 9/6; 11/21
2/2/1945: To USN as mobile storage tanker for gasoline and diesel oil renamed USS Serapis (IX-213).
DIXIANO: Am S/T 1921 4,323gt
1939: 11/12
Arr 1940: 4/6; 7/5
1941: 4/21; 5/23
1942: 2/16
1943: 10/28
1944: 1/11; 8/28; 12/2
DIXIE SWORD: Am S/S 1919 3,283gt
1941: 7/5; 9/25
2/11/1942: Grounded on Monomoy Island in East Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts at 41 35N-69 59W.
Broke up next day. Total Loss. Voyage: Halifax (lv 2/7) for New Orleans.
DJAMBI: Du M/V 1919 6,983gt
1943: 1/13
3/13/1943: Sunk in collision with freighter Silverbeech*(Br) about 35nm southwest of Cape Carvoeiro, Portugal at
39N-10W while in convoy OS 44.
DNEPROSTROI: USSR S/S 1919 4,756gt
1942: 1/8; 6/22
DOCTOR LYKES: Am S/S Pass (C3) 1940 7,773gt
Arr 1940: 9/5
1941: 2/1
1941: To USN as cargo ship renamed USS Hamul (AK-30). 1942: Converted to destroyer tender (AD-20) same name.
DODEKANISOS: Gre (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 6/6
DOLABELLA: Br M/T 1939 8,142gt
Arr 1940: 4/12; 6/17
1941: 6/12; 9/13; 11/6
1943: 8/6; 9/14; 10/29
1944: 1/27
1945: 2/3; 6/12
DOLIUS: Br M/V 1924 5,507gt
1942: 6/7R
1943: 2/22 delayed for repairs-register surrendered-clearance cancelled-now proceeding
4/24/1941: Damaged in air attack about 12nm southeast of Montrose, Scotland at 56 35N-02 11W. Ship proceeded to Leith
to discharge cargo. Voyage: Hongkong and Freetown for London with general cargo.
5/5/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U638 about 350nm south of Cape Farewell at 54N-43 35W.
Voyage: Avonmouth, and Milford Haven in convoy ONS 5 for New York in ballast.
DOLLY MADISON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 12/9; 12/14
1944: 3/4; 10/17
DOMBY: Br S/S 1932 5,582gt
1942: 9/21R; 11/11R
DOMINION HALSYD: Br/Can Aux Schooner wood 1927 228gt
Arr 1940: 3/1; 3/22; 5/9; 6/24; 7/15; 8/31; 11/9
1941: 2/15; 7/15; 9/30; 10/10; 12/27
1942: 2/14; 3/20; 5/6; 6/2; 6/26; 8/26; 9/24; 10/22
DOMINION MONARCH: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1939 27,155gt
1943: 12/28
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1944: 2/10; 3/22; 5/2; 7/1; 10/21; 12/8
1945: 4/6
DOMINION SHIPPER: Br/Can Aux Schooner 1925 339gt
1939: 11/7; 12/11
Arr 1940: 7/19; 8/10; 9/9; 12/5
1941: 1/3; 1/25; 2/13; 7/11; 8/8; 9/23; 11/1; 12/3
1942: 3/5R; 4/11; 5/15; 6/10; 7/10; 7/25R; 8/1; 8/17R; 8/24 detained for repairs-proceeding 8/29; 10/24
DOMINO: Am S/S 1919 3,170gt
Arr 1940: 1/12; 10/23; 11/13
1941: 1/8; 3/11; 3/28
1942: 4/3
6/2/1942: Lightly damaged by machinegun fire from surfaced U boat near entrance to Nuevitas (Cuba). Vessel was drifting
outside the port with stopped engines when attacked. U boat submerged when ship’s guns returned fire.
Voyage: Port Everglades for Nuevitas (Cuba) in ballast in a Puerto Rico bound convoy..
DON: Nor S/S 1924 2,010gt
Arr 1940: 5/22
1941: 9/17
1942: 5/15R; 12/24
1943: 8/13; 9/22; 10/27; 12/6
1944: 1/17R; 2/24; 4/4; 5/4; 6/3
DONA ANICETA: Philippines M/V 1939 5,011gt
Arr 1940: 2/19; 6/14; 6/27; 10/18; 10/31
1941: 3/1; 3/18; 7/23; 8/4; 11/21
1942: 1/20; 8/12
1943: 4/25; 11/18
1944: 1/22
DONA AURORA: Philippines M/V 1939 5,011gt
1939: 11/10
Arr 1940: 3/20; 4/2; 8/3; 8/19; 12/19
1941: 1/7; 5/5; 5/20; 9/17; 9/27
1942: 3/12; 5/2
12/25/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine Tazzoli about 220nm north of Natal, Brazil at 02 02S-35 17W.
Voyage: Beira and Cape Town for Baltimore with manganese ore, coffee, wool and hides.
DONA NATI: Philippines M/V 1939 5,011gt
Arr 1940: 3/25; 4/15; 8/6; 8/24
1941: 1/8; 1/23; 5/21; 5/31; 9/27; 10/11
DONACILLA: Br M/T 1939 8,113gt
Arr 1940: 6/27
1941: 11/15
1943: 7/7; 8/13; 9/27; 11/24
1944: 1/20; 3/10; 5/26; 7/10; 10/19; 11/29
1945: 3/2; 5/26
DONALD H. HOLLAND: Am (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 3/23
DONALD McKAY: Am M/V (C2) 1939 6,200gt
1939: 9/30; 10/14; 12/4
Arr 1940: 1/2; 2/21; 3/2; 4/16; 4/25; 6/17; 6/26; 8/23; 9/9; 10/31; 11/12
1941: 1/11
2/27/1941: To USN as stores ship renamed USS Polaris (AF-11).
DONALD W. BAIN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,200gt
1944: 9/20
1945: 1/17; 2/6
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DONAX: Br M/T 1938 8,036gt
1941: 3/19; 8/11; 10/9
10/22/1942: Torpedoed by U443 in mid North Atlantic at 49 51N-27 58W. Sank 10/29 in tow at 48 04N-24 41W.
Voyage: Avonmouth and Milford Haven, and Belfast (lv 10/17) in convoy ON 139 for New York in ballast.
DONBASS: USSR M/T 1935 7,925gt
1942: 5/15
11/7/1942: Sunk by German destroyer Z 27 in Barents Sea about 450nm NNE of Kola Inlet at 76 24N-41 30E.
No survivors. Voyage: Sailed independently from Murmansk for Iceland.
DONBASS: USSR S/T 1918/4,767gt (ex CALICHE-Am 1943)
1944: 5/20: Cleared for Vladivostok via Philadelphia with 5,826 tons general and 50 crew (Mormac).
1944: The tanker was chartered to USSR and subsequently returned to US flag.
DONOVANIA: Br M/T 1941 8,149gt
1942: 4/4
8/28/1941: Damaged in an air attack 3 miles SSW of St Ann’s Head. Proceeded to Milford Haven, anchored, leaving later
for Cardiff. Voyage: Avonmouth for New York in ballast.
7/21/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U160 about 16nm WNW of Galera Point, Trinidad at 10 56N-61 10W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Lagos (lv 7/13) for Trinidad in ballast.
DONPACO: Br/Can M/V 1935 241gt
1939: 9/5; 9/18; 9/30; 10/11; 10/21; 10/30; 11/8; 11/18
Arr 1940: 5/8; 5/20; 5/31; 6/10; 6/21; 7/1; 7/13; 7/23; 8/3; 8/12; 8/21; 9/3; 9/11; 9/21; 9/30; 10/14; 10/22; 10/29; 11/12
1941: 5/3; 5/12vac; 5/13; 5/23; 6/3; 6/11; 6/23; 7/2; 7/11; 7/22; 8/4; 8/15; 8/25; 9/3; 9/13; 9/24; 10/4; 10/20; 10/30; 11/8; 11/17
1942: 5/2; 5/13; 5/23; 6/2; 6/11; 6/22; 6/29; 7/9; 7/18; 7/29; 8/8; 8/17; 8/29; 9/5; 9/16; 9/24; 10/3; 10/14; 10/24; 11/5; 11/13
1943: 5/13; 6/9; 6/18; 6/28; 7/8; 7/20; 7/30; 8/9; 8/19; 8/28; 9/8; 9/20; 10/1; 10/11; 10/22; 11/2; 11/13; 11/24
1944: 5/8; 5/19; 5/29; 6/9; 6/19; 6/30; 7/10; 7/26; 8/7; 8/15; 8/25; 9/6; 9/15; 9/26; 10/9; 10/19; 10/30; 11/9; 11/24
1945: 4/28; 5/11; 5/21; 6/1; 6/13; 6/27; 7/9; 7/20; 7/30; 8/10; 8/20
DORCASIA: Br M/T 1938 8,053gt
1941: 7/5; 10/27
1942: 12/8R
1943: 2/17 detained-awaiting navy orders-proceeding 2/25; 4/27; 6/11 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled-recleared
with additional cargo-destination changed; 6/14; 7/24; 9/10 detained-awaiting navy orders-proceeding-9/15; 10/26R
1944: 10/18 detained for repairs-proceeding 10/21
1945: 1/14 detained for repairs-proceeding 1/19; 6/28
12/29/1940: Mined, two detonations off the Mersey in Liverpool Bay.
Voyage: Arrived at Manshester from Curacao with benzine.
DORCHESTER: Am S/S Pass 1926 5,649gt
1942: 3/4; 5/16
2/3/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U223 about 120nm southwest of Cape Farewell at 59 22N-48 42W.
Voyage: New York (lv 1/22), and St Johns NF (lv 1/29) in convoy SG 19 for Narsarssuak Fjord (BLUIE West 1)
Greenland with troops, passengers, general cargo, lumber and mail. Ship is noted for the loss of four US Army
chaplains of three different faiths. On board 751, over 600 lives lost
DORDRECHT: Du MT 1928 4,402gt
Arr1940: 11/6
1943: 1/23
DORINGTON COURT: Br S/S 1939 5,281gt
1942: 6/4
11/24/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U181 about 120nm southeast of Lourenco Marques at 27 14S-34 25E.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Calcutta, Madras (lv 11/4) and Lourenco Marques for Durban and UK with general.
DORIS: Gre S/S 1917 5,992gt
1939: 10/24
DORIS V. DOUGLAS: Br/Can Schooner wood 1935 149gt
Arr 1940: 11/30
DORNOCH: Br S/S 1939 5,186gt
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Arr 1940: 5/18
DOROS: Du M/V 1939 921gt
1939: 11/28
1942: 2/17
1944: 6/24; 8/18; 10/7; 11/17
1945: 1/14 detained for additional loading-proceeding 1/21; 1/15; 3/7; 4/25; 6/15; 8/2
DOROTEA: Swe S/S 1918 1,814gt
1941: 1/30
DOROTHEA L. DIX (AP-67); USS: Transport (C3-E)
(ex EXAMPLAR*-Am 1942; ex EMPIRE WIDGEON*-Br 1942; ex EXAMPLAR*-Am 1941)
1942: 12/17-USAT
1943: 2/15-USAT; 10/13-USAT
DOROTHY: Am S/S (War) 1918 4,647gt
1941: 10/25
1942: 11/18R
1943: 3/2; 7/15; 11/6
1944: 2/24; 9/26
DOROTHY DUKE: Br M/Yacht 1918 307gt
(ex American-1939)
1939: 12/5
1940-12/1945: In RN service as anti submarine patrol yacht HMS Dorothy Duke (FY.048).
DOROTHY LUCKEBBACH: Am S/S 1919 6,369gt
1941: 5/2; 10/31
1942: 5/1; 9/16
1944: 3/4
DOVREFJELL: Nor M/T 1940 9,862gt
1945: 8/17
1941-45: Laid up at Gothenberg
DRAFN: Nor M/T 1931 8,205gt
1943: 7/10; 12/11
1944: 1/31; 3/1; 4/5; 6/9
1945: 7/28
DRAMATIST: Br S/S 1920 5,443gt
1942: 8/11R; 11/10R
1943: 2/11; 5/5; 7/22
1944: 5/10; 7/14; 9/21; 10/24
DRAMMENSFJORD: Nor S/S 1920 5,339gt
1942: 6/26
1944: 6/14; 8/30; 10/17; 11/17
DRECHTDIJK: Du M/V Reefer 1923 9,338gt
Arr 1940: 1/29
2/12-17/1945: Mined in the Baltic during evacuation of German Forces from Baltic area.
DREWRY’S BLUFF: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 10/13; 11/14; 12/16
1945: 1/17; 3/30
DRIEBERGEN: Du S/S 1923 5,231gt
1939: 9/26
8/28/1940: Sunk in collision with Port Darwin (Br) about 9nm ENE of Alnmouth Bay, Scotland at 55 25N-01 22W.
DROMORE: Br S/S 1920 4,096gt
1943: 2/6; 6/29; 8/24; 9/8
1944: 7/1
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DROMORE CASTLE: Br S/S (War) 1919 5,242gt
Arr 1940: 3/1
12/12/1941: Mined and sunk about 27nm east of Spurn Head at 53 29N-0 52E.
Voyage: London in convoy for Leith in ballast.
DROMUS: Br M/T 1938 8,036gt
1941: 10/16
1942: 5/23 diverted to Chester (5/26); 11/10R
1944: 4/29; 5/4; 7/1
1945: 4/27; 6/6; 8/3
DROTTNINGHOLM: Swe S/S Pass 1905 11,182gt
1939: 9/27; 11/2; 12/23
Arr 1940: 1/29; 3/19
1942: 5/7; 6/3; 7/15
1945: 8/25
1940-46: In service of International Red Cross for exchange of wounded prisoners of war, diplomats and refugees.
DRUMAHOE: Br/Can S/S 1924 1,902gt
1942: 12/12; 12/18; 12/26
DRUPA: Br M/T 1939 8,102gt
1941: 10/8
1942: 5/7
1943: 1/8; 4/10; 8/19; 10/14
1944: 9/5; 10/21; 11/13
1945: 2/1; 3/17; 4/28
DRY TORTUGAS: Am M/Tug (V4-M-A1) 1943 1,117gt
1945: 5/5
DUALA: Nor M/V Reefer 1938 1,800gt (ex ST. SABINE-Vichy France 1942; DUALA-Nor 1940)
1944: 5/29
6/24/1940: Interned by French at Dakar after sailing from Brest 6/13 in a French escorted convoy for Dakar arr 6/19.
Seized by the French in 7/40. 1941: Renamed Ste. Sabine.
11/1942: As St. Sabine, captured by Allies in invasion of North Africa. Returned to Norway and previous name.
DUBRAVKA: Yug S/S 1905 3,798gt
1941: 7/3; 12/13
1942: 6/10
DUBROVNIK: Yug S/S 1938 5,156gt
Arr 1940: 8/19
1941: 11/15
1942: 2/14; 9/12R
1943: 8/28
1944: 5/30
DUC D' AUMALE: France S/S Pass 1912 4,464gt
1941: 6/9
DUCHESS OF BEDFORD: Br S/S Pass 1928 20,123gt
1942: 7/1-S
1944: 2/10; 3/22
1/30/1942: Damaged in air attack at Keppel Harbor, Singapore. She proceeded to Batavia and Colombo.
DUCHESS OF RICHMOND: Br S/S Pass 1929 20,022gt
1939: 9/3
1943: 12/28
DUDLEY M. HUGHES: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/16
1944: 2/26; 5/4; 7/10; 10/11
1945: 8/7
DUFFERIN PARK: Br/Can (Scan) 1943 2874gt
1943: 9/8; 10/14; 10/22
1944: 2/4; 3/6; 7/19
1945: 1/6; 3/30; 5/2
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DUKE OF ATHENS: Br M/V 1940 5,051gt
1944: 3/6
1945: 3/12
DUKE OF SPARTA: Br S/S 1940 5,397gt
1941: 10/11; 12/30
1943: 3/20
1945: 3/30
DUMFRIES: Br S/S 1935 5,149gt
1942: 9/26
12/23/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U772 in English Channel about 15nm SE of Durlston Head at 50 23N-01 43W.
Voyage: Bone (Algeria) in convoy MKS 71 for the Tyne with iron ore.
DUNAV: Yug S/S 1912 4,369gt
Arr 1940: 11/1
1942: 2/21; 5/13
1943: 3/12; 3/30R
2/9/1944: In a multiple collision, in fog, with freighters Winsum*(Du), Jaarstroom*(Du), Empire Tana (Br) and
Shirrabank *(Br), 10 miles out of Casablanca.
DUNBOYNE: Am S/S 1919 3,515gt
1942: 6/30
1943: 2/21; 5/21; 8/14
1944: 3/31; 5/25
1945: 2/24; 7/25
(ex MALLEMAK-Am 1941)
DUNCAN L. CLINCH: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 11/8
1945: 1/22
DUNCAN U. FLETCHER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/23
1944: 5/9; 10/30
DUNDURN PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1943 7,159gt
1944: 12/23
1945: 5/12
DUNELMIA: Br S/S 1929 5,207gt
1942: 4/29
1943: 3/24
DUNKELD: Br M/V 1937 4,944gt
1942: 11/11
1944: 11/5
DUNSLEY: Br S/S 1929 3,862gt
1941: 3/29
1942: 6/30
12/2/1940: Damaged by torpedo and gunfire from U52 about 300nm west of Ireland at 54 41N-18 41W.
Caught fire and sustained damage to plating, masts and derricks.
Voyage: Chatam NB in convoy HX 90 for Immingham with steel and timber.
DUNSTER GRANGE: Br M/V-Reefer 1928 9,494gt
1942: 12/7R
5/22/1940: Damaged by torpedo and gunfire from U37 about 125nm southwest of Land’s End at 49 20N-08 40W.
DUQUESNE: Am S/S 1919 6,262gt
Arr 1940: 6/11
1940: Transferred to UK renamed Empire Kudu.
9/26/1941: As Empire Kudu, ran aground in fog and sank 6 miles west of Point Amour, Belle Isle Strait NF.Total Loss.
Voyage: Pensacola and Tampa for Loch Ewe with steel scrap and phosphate.
DUQUESNE: Am (T3-S-A1) 1944 9,933gt
1944: 4/5; 5/6; 5/11; 9/2; 10/13 delayed-engine trouble-proceeding 10/22; 11/22; 12/30
1945: 3/14; 4/15
DURANGO: Am S/T 1920 6,986gt
1942: 1/27; 10/15R; 12/11
1943: 1/27; 3/3 detained-awaiting orders-now proceeding 3/6; 4/1; 4/30; 5/31; 7/5; 8/14; 9/14; 10/22; 11/23
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1944: 2/5; 3/6; 4/5; 5/5; 6/24
1945: 6/14
DURBAN CASTLE: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1938 17,388gt
1943: 12/4
DURBAN MARU: Japan S/S 1919 7,163gt
Arr 1940: 10/26
8/21/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Muskallunge off southern Indo-China at 11 45N-109 15E.
DURHAM: Br M/V Reefer 1934 10,893gt
1943: 2/15
1944: 4/23
1945: 8/10
8/22/1941: Mined west of Pantellaria Island. Arr at Gibraltar 8/24 for repairs.
Voyage: Gibraltar for Malta in ballast.
9/20/1941: Torpedoed in Gibraltar Bay by Italian two man submarine. Beached. Refloated 11/22. Drydocked.
Towed to Falmouth for further repairs.
DVINA: USSR S/S 1922 1,773gt
1943: 4/10
DVINOLES: USSR M/V 1931 3,946gt
1942: 1/24
2/4/1942: Sunk in a collision with freighter Havprins*(Nor) about 80nm east of St. John’s NF at 47 14N-50 44W.
In convoy HX 173.
DWIGHT L. MOODY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/27
1944: 3/6; 8/24
DWIGHT W. MORROW: Am (EC2) 1943 7,225gt
1943: 11/5
1945: 5/9
DYNASTIC: Am S/S 1919 5,773gt
1942: 4/27
1943: 3/9; 7/10 detained-awaiting navy orders-proceeding 7/16
1944: 4/29; 6/3; 8/30; 10/27