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W.C. LATTA: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 6/9; 8/9
W. C. TEAGLE: Am S/T 1917 9,552gt
1939: 10/19
Arr 1940: As Panamanian 6/27; 11/19; 12/9; 12/28
1941: As Panamanian 2/21 3/11; 5/5; 7/15
1941: Transferred to UK.
10/16/1941: As British ship, torpedoed and sunk by U558 about 390nm south of Iceland at approx 57N-25W.
Voyage: Aruba, and Sydney CB in convoy SC 48 for Swansea with fuel oil.
W. C. YEAGER: Am S/T 1941 11,615gt
1945: 2/24
W. E. HUTTON: Am S/T 1920 7,076gt
Arr 1940: 9/1
3/18/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U124 about 18nm southwest of Cape Lookout at 34 25N-76 50W.
Voyage: Beaumont (lv 3/12) for Philadelphia with fuel oil.
W. F. BURDELL: Am S/T 1920 7,044gt
1941: 12/11
1943: 7/5; 8/5R; 9/14 detained for repairs-engine trouble; 11/3; 12/7
1944: 3/11; 4/30; 5/22; 6/14; 11/9
1945: 1/26
W. H. FERGUSON: Am S/T 1942 8,135gt
1942: 10/6R
1944: 4/10
W. H. LIBBY: Am S/T 1921 7,992gt
1939: 9/29
Arr 1940: As Panamanian 5/26
1941: As Panamanian 1/10; 2/7; 4/30; 8/1; 11/10
1942: As Panamanian 2/21
1944: As Panamanian 6/29; 7/29; 8/22; 10/19; 11/8
1945: As Panamanian 2/11; 6/5; 7/12; 8/8
W. J. HARAHAN: Br S/Tug 1928 266gt
1941: 8/28
(ex American)
W. L. STEED: Am S/T 1918 6,182gt
1941: 5/31; 7/20; 8/6; 10/17
2/2/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U103 about 125nm ESE of Cape Henlopen, Delaware at 38 25N-73W.
Abandoned after first torpedo hit. U boat surfaced to shell the ship and fired another torpedo. Ship caught fire,
exploded and sank. Voyage: Cartgena (lv 2/23), and Port Everglades for New York with crude oil.
W. M. BURTON: Am S/T 1918 7,094gt
1943: 2/1; 3/9; 6/5; 7/4
1944: 2/15; 3/16; 5/19
1945: 2/28
W. R. GRACE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 2/25; 11/8
W. R. KEEVER: Am S/S 1920 5,350gt
1941: 6/24
1942: 6/8
1943: 3/31; 6/14; 8/6; 10/8
1944: 2/4; 5/5; 5/10 delayed-proceeding 5/16; 6/14; 8/24; 10/27
1945: Transferred to USSR renamed Cheliabinsk.
W. R. LUNDGREN: Swe M/T 1938 8,408gt
1945: 7/9; 7/28
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W. S. FARISH: Am S/T 1930 11,787gt
Arr 1940: 2/6; 2/24; 7/6
1941: 4/22; 10/14; 11/26
1942: 3/14; 4/11; 8/1; 9/9; 10/9R; 12/5
1943: 1/11; 4/17; 6/4; 8/3; 9/21; 11/23
W. S. JENNINGS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 10/30
1945: 1/6
W. S. MILLER: Am S/T 1920 6,984gt
1941: 10/19; 11/4; 11/19
W. W. BRUCE: Am S/T 1918 6,728gt
1942: 9/9R; 10/9R; 11/27; 12/31R
1943: 4/11; 5/11; 6/10; 7/15; 10/18; 11/23; 12/27
1944: 1/6; 2/25; 3/30R; 6/8; 9/8R
1945: 5/15
W. W. MILLS: Am S/T 1921 6,816gt
1942: 10/7 detained-awaiting navy orders-proceeding 10/12; 12/17R
1943: 1/30R; 4/16; 5/15; 6/15; 7/17R; 11/3; 12/7
1944: 4/4R; 5/12; 5/24; 9/1; 11/14
1945: 2/21
WACOSTA: Am S/S 1920 5,432gt
1939: 9/20
Arr 1940: 5/18; 7/8; 12/2
1941: 7/30
1942: 4/28R
9/13/1942: Sunk in an air attack in Norwegian Sea about 90nm WSW of Spitsbergen at 76 10N-10 05E. She was astern of
the Mary Luckenbach*(Am) which was torpedoed and blew up when it’s ammunition cargo exploded. The concussion
severely damaged the Wacosta causing her to stop engines. Dead in the water when an aerial torpedo dropped on the
deck, exploded, sinking her.
Voyage: Philadelphia, Reykjavik, and Clyde in convoy PQ 18 for USSR with tanks on deck and military cargo.
WACOSTA: Am S/S (C2-S-E1) 1944 6,165gt
1944: 5/13; 7/17
1945: 1/9; 5/9; 7/24
WADE HAMPTON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 2/17
2/28/1943: Torpedoed by U405 about 280nm east of Cape Farewell at 59 49N-34 43W. She fell behind the convoy to secure
deck cargo when hit by two torpedoes. Abandoned after losing her stern, propeller and steering gear. Broke in two on
next day and sank. Voyage: New York, in convoy HX 227 for Loch Ewe and USSR with foodstuffs, military cargo,
two PT boats RPT-1 and RPT-3 (ex PT-85 and 87) on deck.
WAGON BOX: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
1943: 12/30
1944: 1/18; 2/21; 3/27; 5/2; 6/7; 7/9; 8/10; 9/9
WAHOO SWAMP: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 8/2; 9/2; 10/5
WAIGSTILL AVERY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/12; 7/20
WAIMEA: Am S/S 1919 5,670gt
1939: 12/17
Arr 1940: 4/24
WALES MARU: Japan S/S 1921 6,586gt
1941: 3/13
5/24/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Lapon in South China Sea at 07 20N-109 20E.
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WALKER D. HINES: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 8/9
WALKER TAYLOR: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 7/8
1944: 6/3
WALLACE E. PRATT: Am S/T 1937 7,991gt
1942: 4/29; 5/29; 8/29; 10/7R; 10/18; 11/21R; 12/19
1943: 2/17; 3/31 detained due to weather-expect to proceed 4/6; 5/18; 6/29; 8/13; 10/4; 11/12
1944: 1/10; 3/20
1945: 4/17
WALLOWA: Am (T2) 1943 10,448gt
1944: 4/22; 5/26
WALT WHITMAN: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 8/18
1944: 2/11
1945: 2/17
11/8/1942: In collision with LST HMS Bachaquero on arriving off an Oran beachhead.
Voyage: Clyde (lv 10/22) in convoy KMS1 for Oran with troops, vehicles, artillery, cased gasoline and stores.
1/20/1943: Torpedoed by aircraft about 80nm north of Algiers at 36 55N-03 07E. Proceeded on to Algiers arr 1/25.
Towed to Gibraltar 4/43 for repairs. Voyage: Bougie (lv 1/20) in convoy MKS 6 to Algiers and UK in ballast.
WALTER A. LUCKENBACH: Am S/S 1918 6,005gt
1941: 6/17; 11/7; 12/9
1942: 6/26
1943: 11/18
1944: 1/22; 4/26
WALTER D. MUNSON: Gre S/S 1917 3,703gt
1940: 1/26
1940: Renamed Mount Kyllene*(Gre).
(ex American 1939)
WALTER E. RANGER: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 3/1 diverted to Halifax instead of Casablanca; 5/13
1945: 6/16
WALTER FORWARD: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,180gt
1943: 5/13; 9/11
WALTER FREDERICK KRAFT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1945: 5/29
WALTER HINES PAGE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 5/27; 8/31; 10/18
1944: 11/9
1945: 4/2
WALTER JENNINGS: Am S/T 1921 9,563gt
1942: 5/26 diverted to Galveston instead of Aruba (6/7); 10/23; 11/21R
1943: 2/27; 4/27; 7/29; 9/21; 11/13
1944: 11/7
12/23/1944: To USN as station tanker renamed USS Vandalia (IX-191).
WALTER KIDDE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1945: 2/18; 3/8; 5/17
WALTER L. FLEMING: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 4/5
1945: 3/3; 6/6
WALTER M. CHRISTIANSEN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1945: 1/12
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WALTER Q. GRESHAM: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 3/6
3/18/1943: On her maiden voyage, torpedoed and sunk by U221 southwest of Iceland at 53 35N-28 05W.
Voyage: New York in convoy HX 229 for the Clyde with powdered milk, sugar, foodstuffs and general.
WALTER RALEIGH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 3/3; 12/14
1944: 8/30; 12/27
1945: 5/30
WALTER REED: Am (EC2-FTS) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 8/24
1945: 5/28
WALTER WELLMAN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1944: 11/3
1945: 1/17
WANDA: Fin S/S 1897 1,896gt
Arr 1940: 8/21
WANDERER: Br S/S 1925 5,079gt
1943: 1/29; 10/4; 12/7
WANJA: Swe S/S 1919 2,668gt
1939: 9/11
10/15/1939: Wrecked at Burness, Orkney Islands.
WANSTEAD: Br S/S 1928 5,486gt
1943: 1/2; 2/12
4/21/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U415 about 250nm south of Cape Farewell at 55 46N-45 14W.
Voyage: Tyne, and Oban (lv 4/8) in convoy ONS 3 for New York in ballast.
WAR ADMIRAL: Pan S/S 1930 2,836gt
1942: 5/2; 7/9; 11/9; 11/27R
(ex E. M. DOUGLAS-Dmk 1941)
WAR BONNET: Am (T2) 1945 10,172gt
1945: 4/14
WARD: Am M/V 1921 6,167gt
1939: 12/20
1942: 9/5 detained-proceeding 9/9
1943: 11/23
(ex EXTON*Am 1942; WARD-Am 1940)
WARD HUNT: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 5/13
1944: 12/18
1945: 3/13; 8/24
WARFIELD: Br S/S 1917 6,070gt
1943: 4/29
7/25/1942: Caught fire in the hold when a nearby ship blew up while in convoy.
Voyage: UK for Cape Town and Suez with partial cargo of ammunition and explosives.
8/15/1943: Sunk in an air attack about 165nm WNW of Cape Finisterre, Spain at 39 59N-12 58W.
Voyage: Glasgow in convoy KMS 23 for Gibraltar and Alexandria with ammunition, gas bombs, mail and general.
WAROONGA: Br S/S Pass 1914 9,365gt
(ex HORORATA-Br 1939)
1939: 9/22
Arr 1940: 4/6
1941: 9/27
1943: 3/24
4/5/1943: Torpedoed by U635 about 300nm southeast of Cape Farewell at 57 10N-35 30W. Sank next day.
Voyage: Sydney NSW, Panama CZ and New York (lv 3/25) in convoy HX 231 for Liverpool with lead, beef, canned
meat, butter and general cargo.
WARREN DELANO: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/16; 7/15; 12/8
1945: 4/18
WARRIOR: Am S/S 1920 7,551gt
Arr 1940: 3/25
1941: 8/29
1942: 6/13
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7/1/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U126 about 9nm WNW of Galera Point, Trinidad at 10 54N-61 02W.
Voyage: New York and Trinidad for Cape Town and Bandar Shapur with fuel, military and general.
WARRIOR: Am S/S (C2-S-E1) 1943 6,165gt
1943: 11/12
1944: 1/18; 3/18; 5/10; 7/8; 8/26; 12/8
1945: 4/23; 6/20
WARWICK CASTLE: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1931 20,107gt
1941: 9/30
1941: In collision with troopship Windsor Castle (Br) while in a convoy.
11/14/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U413 about 175nm WNW of Cape Espichel, Portugal at 38 44N-13W. Broke in two
in heavy seas. Voyage: Homeward bound from the North African landings, she sailed from the beachhead at Arzeu
(Algeria), and Gibraltar (lv 11/11) in convoy MKF 1XG for UK in ballast.
WASHINGTON: Am S/S Pass 1933 24,289gt
1939: 9/1; 9/22; 11/3 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled 11/4
Arr 1940: 2/8; 3/4; 4/1; 4/29; 5/28; 6/21; 7/15; 8/27; 10/2; 12/26
1941: 2/21; 3/8
6/16/1941: To USN at Philadelphia as transport renamed USS Mount Vernon (AP-22).
9/26/1942: Bareboat chartered to US Army as troop transport USAT Washington.
WASHINGTON: Am S/S 1919 5,564gt
1939: 12/16
Arr 1940: 10/1
1941: 1/18; 4/26; 10/27
7/5/1942: Damaged in air attack in Barents Sea about 410nm north of Kola Inlet at 76 25N-33 41E. Caught fire. Exploded.
Sank next day. Voyage: Philadelphia, and Reykjavik convoy PQ 17 which scattered, then sailed independently for
Archangel with military cargo.
WASHINGTON: Am S/T 1920 7,030gt
1942: 11/23
1943: 6/5; 7/5; 8/25; 10/4; 11/6; 12/7
1944: 1/6; 2/5; 3/1; 3/31; 4/30; 5/26; 7/14; 8/9 voyage abandoned- clearance cancelled; 8/11; 9/2; 9/30
1945: 1/3; 1/24; 5/26; 6/15
WASHINGTON ALLSTON: Am (EC2) 1944/7,176gt
1944: 3/7
1945: 1/20
WASHINGTON EXPRESS: Nor M/V Reef 1933/3,643gt
1942: 6/18; 7/18; 8/21; 10/7; 11/11; 12/26
1943: 2/20; 6/5; 7/10; 9/10; 10/23; 12/9
1944: 2/11; 4/14 delayed-engine trouble-proceeding 4/23; 6/7; 8/2; 9/11; 10/21
1945: 2/10; 3/22; 5/2; 6/12; 7/24; 8/27
WASHINGTON IRVING: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 11/6
1943: 2/6; 5/18; 12/21
1944: 3/27
WASHINGTONIAN: Am S/S 1919 6,617gt
1939: 11/7
Arr 1940: 4/8; 4/29; 10/1; 10/14
1941: 4/25
1942: 1/2
4/6/1942: Torpedoed by IJN submarine I-5 in Eight Degree Channel, Laccadive Islands at 07 25N-73 05E. Fuel bunker
caught fire that was still burning the next day. Vessel eventually sank.
Voyage: Suez for Colombo and Calcutta in ballast with general cargo and captured German tanks.
WASHITA: Am (T2) 1943 10,172gt
1944: 1/18; 2/21; 3/27; 7/17; 9/28; 12/9
1945: 1/25; 3/1
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WATCH HILL: Am M/Tug (V1-M-A1) 1943 1,117gt
1944: 1/29
WATERLAND: Du S/S Reefer 1922 6,847gt
1941: 10/4; 12/17
1942: 2/21; 5/6; 6/29; 9/15; 11/26
1943: 2/17; 10/17; 12/21
1944: 3/20; 6/17; 8/30; 11/22
1945: 2/16; 4/22
WATERTON: Br/Can S/S (Laker) 1928 2,140gt
1942: 1/22 delayed due to accident-expect to proceed 1/25; 5/25R
10/11/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U106 in Cabot Strait about 22nm ENE of Cape North CB at 47 07N-59 54W.
Voyage: Corner Brook NF (lv 10/10) in convoy BS 31 for Sydney CB and Cleveland (Ohio) with wood sulfate and
newsprint.
WATERTOWN: Am S/T 1919 6,372gt
1941: 11/28
1943: 4/26; 5/26; 6/25; 8/7; 9/24; 11/3
1944: 1/31; 3/1; 3/31; 4/25; 6/2; 9/18; 12/14
1945: 3/3; 3/27
WATSONVILLE: Pan S/S 1918 2,740gt
(ex American 1940)
1942: 2/8; 4/27R
5/23/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U155 about 6nm northwest of Kingstown, St. Vincent at 13 12N-61 20W.
Voyage: Bermuda and St. Vincent (West Indies) for Trinidad with general.
WATUKA: Br/Can S/S 1918 1,621gt
1943: 9/2; 9/24
3/22/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U802 about 28nm east of Halifax at 44 30N-62 51W.
Voyage: Louisburg NS in convoy SH 125 for Halifax with coal.
WAUHATCHIE: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 12/16
1945: 1/25; 2/26; 5/29; 6/19; 7/12
WAVE EMPEROR: Br S/T 1944 8,196gt
1945: 2/10 detained for repairs-proceeding 2/18
WAVE GOVERNOR: Br S/T 1945 8,190gt
1945: 4/23
WAVE KING: Br S/T 1944 8,189gt
1944: 8/26
WAVE MONARCH: Br S/T 1944 8,159gt
1944: 12/8
WAVERLEY PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1945 7,148gt
1945: 4/21
WAXHAWS: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
1944: 12/20
1945: 2/18; 3/22; 4/23
WAYFARER: Br S/S 1925 5,068gt
1942: 9/17R; 11/26R
1943: 2/7; 4/26; 6/22
8/19/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U862 about 100nm east of Mozambique City at 14 30S-42 20E.
Voyage: Colombo, from Beira sailed independently for Port Said and UK with copper and coal.
WAYNE MACVEAGH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
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WAYNEGATE: Br S/S 1931 4,260gt
Arr 1940: 12/23
2/24/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U73 about 280nm SSW of Vik, Iceland at 58 50N-21 47W.
Voyage:Newport in convoy OB 288, leaving it to sail independently for Freetown with coal.
WAZIRISTAN: Br S/S 1924 5,135gt
Arr 1940: 4/17
1941: 11/21
2/2/1941: Damaged by near miss of a bomb in air attack about 215nm northwest of Butt of Lewis at 61 22N-10 50W.
Taken in tow on 2/6 for Kirkwall arr 2/10. TempR. Voyage: Tees for Halifax in ballast.
1/2/1942: Attacked by aircraft then torpedoed and sunk by U134 while stranded in ice in Norwegian Sea about 10nm south
of Bear Island at 74 09N-19 10E. She became separated in bad weather in a two ship convoy.
Voyage: New York, and Sydney CB in convoy SC 60 to Hvalfjord,(lv 12/26) in convoy PQ 7A for Murmansk.
WEARFIELD: Br S/T 1943 9,795gt
1943: 4/3; 5/24; 7/7; 10/1
WEARPOOL: Br M/V 1936 4,982gt
1942: 10/9R
WEARWOOD: Br S/S 1930 4,597gt
1942: 9/25R; 10/15
1945: 2/19
3/13/1941: Damaged in an air attack at Liverpool.
WEBB MILLER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/5; 3/3; 3/11; 10/30
WELCOMBE: Br S/S 1930 5,122gt
Arr 1940: 11/1
4/4/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U98 about 270nm SSW of Vik, Iceland at 59 09N-22W.
Voyage: Baltimore, and Halifax in convoy SC 26 for Loch Ewe with grain.
WELLANDOC: Br S/S 1927 1,987gt
1941: 9/24
WELLESLEY: Am (T3-S-A1) 1943 9,933gt
1944: 1/2; 2/29; 4/5; 5/19; 6/23; 8/2; 9/11; 10/13; 11/10; 12/16
1945: 1/27
12/27/1944: In collision with and sinking freighter Jamaica Planter*(Br) off Barry at 51 21N-03 14W.
WELLFIELD: Br M/T 1924 6,054gt
1941: 4/1
6/4/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U48 in mid-North Atlantic at 48 34N-31 34W.
Voyage: Liverpool in convoy OB 328 to Curacao in ballast.
WELLINGTON COURT: Br S/S 1930 4,979gt
1941: 5/7; 5/10; 7/19; 10/4
1942: 4/1; 11/17R
1944: 12/7
WELSH PRINCE: Br S/S 1940 5,148gt
Arr 1940: 7/30; 12/4
1941: 4/21; 8/4; 10/17
9/26/1940: Damaged by near miss of bomb in air attack about 8nm east of Rattray Head at 57 37N-01 34W.
Proceeded to Scapa Flow for repairs. Voyage: London for New York in ballast.
12/7/1941: Mined about 31miles southeast of Spurn Head (R. Humber) then grounded 33nm ESE at 53 23N-0 58 55E where
broke in two and sank. Voyage: London for New York with general and Government cargo.
WELSH TRADER: Br S/S 1938 4,974gt
1942: 1/6
1944: 10/31
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WELTEVREDEN: Du M/V Reefer 1937 7,077gt
1939: 11/14; 12/7
Arr 1940: 4/4; 9/3; 10/9
1941: 3/27; 4/14; 9/9
1942: 2/14 delayed-proceeding 2/18
WENDELL L. WILKIE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1945: 7/14
WENDELL PHILLIPS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 4/28; 6/16; 7/6; 9/13; 12/11
1944: 4/29
1/14/1944: In collision with and sinking freighter Sainte Maxime*(France) off Cape Bon, Tunisia.
WENTWORTH: Br S/S (War) 1919 5,212gt
1941: 2/14
1942: 12/9
5/5/1943: Torpedoed by U358 about 330nm south of Cape Farewell at 53 59N-43 55W. Badly damaged.
An attempt by corvette HMS Loosestrife to sink her was unsuccessful. Sunk same day by gunfire from U628.
Voyage: Middlesbrough, and Oban (lv 4/22) in convoy ONS 5 for Macoris (Cuba) in ballast.
WENTWORTH PARK: Br/Can (Scan) 1944 2,877gt
1944: 11/13
1945: 1/6; 5/4
WEST CACTUS: Am S/S 1919 5,581gt
1941: 5/17
1942: 2/10
10/17/1944: In a collision in Sydney Harbor, Australia, with US Army operated freighter Empire Hamble which was
in Sydney to repair engine problems.
WEST CAWTHON: Am S/S 1919 5,611gt
1939: 10/30
Arr 1940: 2/20; 3/14; 6/11
1940: Transferred to UK, renamed Empire Bison.
11/1/1940: As Empire Bison, torpedoed and sunk by U124 about 240nm south of Vik, Iceland at 59 30N-17 40W.
Voyage: Baltimore and Halifax in convoy HX 82 for the Clyde with scrap steel and trucks.
WEST CELERON: Am S/S 1919 5,763gt
Arr 1940: 12/11
1941: 2/13; 4/29
1944: To USSR renamed Vostok. Returned to US, reverted to West Celeron.
1945: To USSR as Vostok.
WEST CELINA: Am S/S 1919 5,722gt
1941: 7/17; 10/11
8/18/1942: Torpedoed at night by U162 about 45nm southwest of Point Salines, Grenada at 11 45N-62 30W. Sank after
midnight on next day when hit by a second torpedo. Voyage: Calcutta, and Trinidad (lv 8/18) in convoy TAW 15(S)
for Guantanamo Bay and Boston with manganese ore, mica, rubber, monkeys and general.
WEST CHATALA: Am S/S 1919 6,187gt
1939: 12/29
1940: Transferred to France renamed Ile d’Oussant*
11/8/1942: As Ile d’Oussant, sunk by air and USN gunfire at Casablanca during Operation Torch.
WEST CHESWALD: Am S/S 1919 5,711gt
1941: 3/31; 8/20; 9/6
1942: 6/13; 10/26
1943: 5/28 detained; 9/3
6/7-11/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 1 off Utah Beach, Varreville, Normandy.
WEST CHETAC: Am S/S 1919 5,627gt
1941: 5/10; 9/29; 10/18
1942: 6/23
9/24/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U175 about 135nm NNE of Demerara at 08 45N-57 00W.
Voyage: Norfolk, Aruba, and Trinidad in convoy TAW 14 for Cape Town and Bandar Shapur with military cargo.
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WEST CUSSETA: Am M/V 1920 5,428gt
1939: 9/2
Arr 1940: 1/16
WEST DURFEE: Am S/S 1918 5,522gt
1943: 12/18; 12/28
1944: 6/24; 8/28
WEST GOTOMSKA: Am S/S 1918 5,728gt
1943: 6/10
1943: Transferred to Chile renamed Andalien*.
WEST GRAMA: Am M/V 1918 5,326gt
1941: 11/15
1942: 2/25
6/8/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 2 off Omaha Beach, St. Laurent, Normandy.
WEST HARSHAW: Am S/S 1919 5,756gt
Arr 1940: 1/4
1940: Transferred to UK renamed Empire Oryx*(sunk).
WEST HOBOMAC: Am S/S 1918 5,755gt
1939: 11/29
1940: 3/18
1940: Transferred to France renamed Ile de Batz*(sunk).
WEST HONAKER: Am M/V 1920 5,428gt
Arr 1940: 10/14
1941: 3/29; 8/20; 9/6
1942: 3/6; 4/25 delayed-proceeding 4/29
1943: 4/19; 8/10; 11/27
1944: 2/5
6/8/1944: Torpedoed by aircraft while headed for Normandy. Scuttled as a breakwater in Gooseberry 1 off Utah Beach.
WEST HUMHAW: Am S/S 1918 5,527gt
1939: 12/20
Arr 1940: 3/29; 7/26; 11/12
1941: 3/15; 7/2; 10/31
1942: 3/26; 9/3
11/8/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U161 about 60nm southwest of Takoradi at 04 19N-02 44W. Voyage: New York,
Trinidad, and Freetown for Takoradi and Lagos with lubricating oil, empty oil drums, trucks, and general.
WEST IMBODEN: Am S/S 1919 5,751gt
1939: 12/6
Arr 1940: 4/30; 8/10; 12/9; 12/17
1941: 4/9; 5/2; 8/28; 12/21
4/20/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U752 about 185nm east of Nantucket Island at 41 14N-65 55W. The U boat
missed with it’s first five torpedoes, hit with the sixth, then shelled the freighter for two hours which sank on fire.
Voyage: Durban and Trinidad for Boston.
WEST IRA: Am S/S 1919 5,681gt
Arr 1940: 8/1
1941: 6/17; 11/3; 11/18
1942: 6/4
6/21/1942: Torpedoed and sunk at night by U128 about 145nm east of Barbados at 12 28N-57 05W.
Voyage: New York for Cape Town and Persian Gulf with general.
WEST IRMO: Am S/S 1919 5,775gt
Arr 1940: 2/23; 8/16; 11/20
1941: 3/8; 6/13; 9/26
1942: 2/27
4/3/1942: Torpedoed by U505 about 210nm SSW of Abidjan at 02 10N-05 35W. Taken in tow next day, stern first, by
escorting trawler HMS Copinsay. Sinking slowly. Sunk by a depth charge from the escort at 02 17N-05 25W after
having gone only 15 nm. Voyage: New York, and Marchall (Liberia) for Takoradi with general cargo.
WEST ISLETA: Am S/S 1919 5,680gt
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1939: 9/2; 12/20
Arr 1940: 1/2; 2/6
1940: Transferred to UK renamed Empire Merlin (sunk).
8/25/1940: As Empire Merlin, torpedoed and sunk by U48 about 125nm west of Butt of Lewis at 58 30N-10 15W.
Broke in two. Voyage: US in convoy HX 65A for UK with general cargo.
WEST IVIS: Am S/S 1919 5,666gt
Arr 1940: 9/3
1942: 1/23
1/26/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U125 east of Cape Hatteras. Voyage: New York (lv 1/24) for Buenos Aires.
WEST JAFFREY: Am S/S 1919 5,663gt
1941: 5/24
2/8/1942: Came ashore near Peases Island Light House about 40nm WNW of Cape Sable at 43 36N-66 30W. Total Loss.
WEST KEBAR: Am S/S 1920 5,620gt
1939: 10/26
Arr 1940: 2/6; 5/23; 9/14
1941: 2/21; 5/28; 8/28; 12/17
1942: 6/5
10/29/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U129 about 360nm ENE of Barbados at 14 57N-53 37W.
Voyage: Lagos and Freetown for St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) and New York with mahogany, manganese
ore, rubber and palm oil.
WEST KEENE: Am S/S 1919 5,600gt
1941: 2/3; 4/16; 7/25; 10/11; 12/19
1942: 1/1; 4/11
1943: 4/8; 6/19; 8/24; 9/20
1944: 5/30; 7/14
WEST KYSKA: Am S/S 1918/5,552gt
1941: 7/12
1942: 1/7; 10/30
1943: 9/4
1944: 1/6; 5/5; 7/29 delayed-proceeding 8/4; 10/12; 12/23
WEST LASHAWAY: Am S/S 1918 5,637gt
1939: 9/23
Arr 1940: 4/13; 8/16; 12/19
1941: 5/3; 8/30; 12/17
1942: 6/2
8/30/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 about 340nm east of Trinidad at 10 30N-55 10W. Voyage: Matadi, sailed
independently from Takoradi for Trinidad and New York with cocoa beans, tin, copper and palm oil.
WEST MADAKET: Am S/S 1919 5,565gt
1943: 3/12
5/5/1943: Torpedoed by U584 about 325nm south of Cape Farewell at 54 47N-44 12W. Sunk by RN escort.
Voyage: Avonmouth, and Milford Haven (lv 4/20) in convoy ONS 5 for New York in ballast.
WEST MAXIMUS: Am S/S 1919 5,561gt
1941: 6/20; 9/6; 12/8; 12/20
1942: 6/15; 8/17
5/5/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U264 about 200nm south of Cape Farewell at 55 10N-43W.
Voyage: Newport, and Milford Haven (lv 4/20) in convoy ONS 5 for Boston or New York in ballast.
WEST MODUS: Am S/S 1919/5,690gt
1941: 6/17; 8/18; 10/21
1943: Transferred to USSR renamed Argun.
WEST NILUS: Am S/S 1920 5,494gt
Arr 1940: 7/31
1941: 6/27; 9/13; 12/5
1942: 12/3
1943: 2/27; 5/11; 10/22
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1944: 2/12
7/16/1944: Scuttled as replacement breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 2 off Omaha Beach, St. Laurent, Normandy.
WEST NOHNO: Am S/S 1919 5,769gt
1941: 5/24; 12/19
1942: 5/15
1943: 6/20; 9/27; 10/18 voyage abandoned-clearance cancelled
1944: 2/19
1/10/1942: Dragged her anchor in a strong gale and collided into heavy cruiser USS Wichita in Hvalfjordur Harbor.
6/7-11/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 1 off Utah Beach, Varreville, Normandy.
WEST NOTUS: Am S/S 1920 5,492gt
1941: 2/25; 5/10; 10/25
1942: 2/26
6/1/1942: Stopped by shellfire from U404 about 350nm ESE of Cape Hatteras at 34 10N-68 20W. Steering gear damaged.
Abandoned. Shelling resumed. Reboarded next morning by the U boat crew and sunk with explosive charges.
Voyage: Buenos Aires and Trinidad for New York with flax seed.
WEST POINT: Br S/S (War) 1920 4,999gt
1941: 12/27
1943: 7/29; 8/31
1945: 8/4
WEST PORTAL: Am S/S 1920 5,376gt
(ex EMERGENCY AID-Am 1939)
1942: 8/22; 12/30
2/5/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U413 southeast of Cape Farewell at approx 53N-33W. No survivors.
Voyage: New York in convoy SC 118 for Liverpool military cargo and mail.
WEST TEXAS: Am S/S (Laker) 1920 2,696gt
1943: 2/20; 9/16-USAT
1943: Bareboat chartered to US Army as cargo ship USAT West Texas.
WEST WALES: Br S/S 1925 4,353gt
Arr 1940: 12/11
1/29/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U94 about 205nm NNW of Erris Head, Ireland at 56N-15 23W.
Voyage: New York, and Halifax in convoy SC 19 for Newport with steel.
WESTBANK PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,161gt
1944: 5/4; 9/26
WESTCHESTER: Honduras S/S Pass 1917 797gt
1943: 4/8
(ex American 1942)
WESTEND PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,160gt
1944: 9/5
1945: 2/15
WESTERLY VICTORY: Am (VC2) 1944 7,607gt
1944: 12/23
1945: 1/18
WESTERN CHIEF: Br S/S 1918 5,759gt
(ex American 1940)
1941: 2/13
3/14/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by Italian subamarine Emo about 285nm SSW of Vik, Iceland at 58 52N-21 13W.
Voyage: New York, and Halifax in convoy SC 24 for Newport with steel.
WESTERN CITY: Br S/S (War) 1918 6,113gt
(ex American 1941)
1941: 5/20
1942: Renamed Empire Turnstone.
10/22/1942: As Empire Turnstone, torpedoed and sunk by U621 in mid-North Atlantic at 54 40N-28W. Vessel fell behind
convoy on 10/10 due to engine trouble. Put back on 10/21 to return to UK. No survivors.
Voyage: Tyne, and Loch Ewe in convoy ONS 136 for Port Sulphur (Louisiana) in ballast.
WESTERN HEAD: Br/Can S/S 1919 2,599gt
(ex CUMBERLAND-Am 1939)
1941: 3/18; 6/12
1942: 4/23
5/28/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U107 in Windward Pass about 50nm east of Guantanamo Bay at 19 57N-74 18W.
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Voyage: Sailed independently from Port Antonio and Kingston (Jamaica) for Sydney CB with sugar.
WESTERN PRINCE: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1929 10,926gt
1939: 9/1; 11/6
Arr 1940: 3/19; 5/7; 7/1; 8/10; 10/4; 11/22
4/20/1940: Damaged in an air attack near Edinburgh Light Vessel in Thames estuary.
12/14/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U96 about 235nm south of Vik, Iceland at 59 32N-17 47W. Voyage: New York, and
Halifax (lv 11/29) in convoy HX 92 for Liverpool with passengers, metals, foodstuffs and general cargo.
WESTERN QUEEN: Am S/S 1918 5,853gt
1942: 6/7
1943: 3/3; 6/11; 8/19; 9/14
1944: 2/25; 4/25; 8/28
WESTERN SUN: Am S/T 1930 9,100gt
1944: 6/14
WESTERN SWORD: Am S/S 1920 4,794gt
Arr 1940: 12/6
1941: 4/5; 6/6
1942: 9/2R; 10/27R
1943: 10/23
1944: 8/8; 10/17
WESTERNLAND: Du S/S Pass 1918 16,479gt
(ex Germany 1939)
1939: 9/16; 11/10
Arr 1940: 2/5; 3/12; 4/26
1/1942: To RN as a depot and repair ship HMS Westernland.
WESTLAND: Du M/V Reefer 1931 5,888gt
1941: 1/11; 6/26; 8/26; 11/11
1942: 2/3; 4/10; 6/12; 8/21 detained-proceeding 8/25; 11/17
1943: 1/21; 3/31; 6/6; 8/6; 10/10; 12/14
1944: 4/4; 6/1; 8/24; 10/28
1945: 1/12; 7/26
WESTMOOR: Br M/V 1924 4,359gt
1942: 1/15; 3/27R; 9/18; 12/10
1943: 10/30
1945: 6/13 detained for repairs-proceeding 6/23
WESTMORELAND: Br S/S Reefer 1917 8,967gt
1941: 9/10
1/29/1941: Mined 3 miles southwest of Bar Light Vessel, Mersey. Towed to Liverpool arr 1/31 with flooded engine and
boiler rooms. Voyage: Glasgow for New Zealand with general cargo.
6/1/1942: Sunk by torpedo and gunfire from U566 about 215nm NNE of Bermuda at 35 55N-63 35W.
Voyage: Wellington NZ and Colon CZ for UK with refrigerated, foodstuff, wool, mail and general cargo.
WESTVIEW PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,162gt
1944: 12/13
1945: 4/27
WEYBANK: Br M/V 1945 7,368gt
1945: 6/14
WHITE BIRD CANYON: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 8/10; 9/11; 10/21; 11/22; 12/25
1945: 1/25; 3/28
WHITE CLOVER: Pan S/S 1920 5,462gt
(ex MONFIORE-Ita 1942)
1943: 3/19; 6/25; 7/8R; 11/27
1944: 3/20; 8/19
1945: Transferred to USSR renamed Leo Tolstoy.
WHITE FALCON: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 5/12; 7/8; 8/26; 10/13; 11/30
1945: 1/25; 5/1; 8/11
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WHITE PLAINS: Am (T2) 1942 10,172gt
1942: 12/9
1944: 7/12
1945: 4/19
WHITE RIVER: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 4/14; 5/19; 6/22; 7/25; 9/8
WHITE SQUALL: Am S/S (C2-S-AJ1) 1944 8,258gt
1944: 2/9; 4/4; 6/14; 8/9; 10/21; 12/8
1945: 3/14; 5/1
WHITEHORSE: Am (T2) 1944 10,317gt
1944: 5/11; 7/17; 8/18; 9/27
WHITEROCK PARK: Br/Can (Park-V) 1944 7,166gt
1944: 11/28 detained for repairs-proceeding 12/9
1945: 5/2
WICHITA: Am M/V 1920 6,174gt
1939: 10/27; 12/2
Arr 1940: 4/15; 4/29; 9/20; 10/4; 10/21
1941: 4/23; 5/24; 10/30; 11/18
9/19/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U516 about 340nm ENE of Barbados at approx 15N-54W. No survivors.
Voyage: Takoradi (lv 9/1) for St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) and Trinidad.
WICHITA FALLS: Am S/S (Laker) 1920 2,559gt
1941: 9/23; 11/27
1942: 2/15
1943: 1/2-USAT
1942: Bareboat chartered to US Army as cargo ship USAT Wichita Falls.
WIDESTONE: Br S/S 1920 3,192gt
1942: 4/10; 9/28R
11/17/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U184 about 400nm SSE of Cape Farewell at 54 30N-37 10W. No survivors.
Voyage: Cardiff, and Milford Haven in convoy ON 144 for St. John’s NF with coal.
WIGRY: Poland S/S 1912 1,859gt
(ex RIVER DART-Br 1939)
1941: 8/21
1/15/1942: Ran aground in heavy weather near Reykjavik at 64 05N-22W in ballast. Total Loss.
WIIRI: Fin S/S 1912 3,417gt
Arr 1940: 1/12
7/17/1940: Sunk in an air attack 30 miles off Malta. Voyage: Tyne for Piraeus with coal.
WILBUR WRIGHT: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 3/20
WILDWOOD: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 5,042gt
Arr 1940: 7/26
1941: 8/13; 11/15
1942: 4/15; 12/3
1943: 3/2; 6/5; 9/14
1944: 5/9; 8/9 detained for repairs-proceeding 8/16; 10/18
1945: 6/12
WILDEWOOD PARK: Br/Can (Park-VT) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 5/4; 8/11; 9/10
1945: 5/5
WILEY POST: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 5/19
1945: 2/10; 3/21
WILFRED R. BELLEVUE: Am (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 5/31
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No Information
1942: 6/11-Cleared for Hamilton, Bermuda with 119 tons ballast, 8 crew (Bermuda Trans Co)
WILJA: Fin S/S 1914 3,396gt
(ex GERTRUD-Fin 1939)
1939: 11/18
2/17/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U48 about 70nm SSW of Land’s End at 49N-06 33W.
Voyage: Savannah for Antwerp and Rotterdam with tobacco, resin gum, wheat and turpentine.
WILL R. WOOD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 11/18
WILL ROGERS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,200gt
1943: 9/8; 11/18
1944: 4/4; 9/27
1945: 3/17
4/12/1945: Torpedoed by U1024 in Irish Sea about 29nm north of Holyhead, Wales at 53 48N-04 46W. Taken in tow, then
under own power went to Holyhead arr on same day. Beached. Refloated. Towed to Liverpool arr 4/22.
Voyage: New York, and Liverpool (lv 4/12) in convoy BB 80 for Antwerp with steel landing mats and general cargo.
WILLARD HALL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 2/1; 9/21; 12/21
1944: 4/26; 12/28
WILLARD R. JOHNSON: Am (EC2) 1945 7,247gt
1945: 3/13
WILLESDEN: Br S/S 1925 4,563gt
1941: 11/1
1942: 2/28
4/1/1942: Sunk by gunfire from KM raider Thor in mid-South Atlantic, west of St. Helena at approx 16S-16W.
Voyage: New York and St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) for Cape Town and Alexandria with general cargo.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,177gt
1943: 3/17; 6/12; 8/20
1945: 3/8
WILLIAM A. JONES: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/14; 11/23; 12/21
1944: 3/4; 12/17
WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,187gt
1943: 3/18; 5/27
WILLIAM AND MARY VICTORY: Am (VC2) 1945 7,604gt
1945: 7/26; 8/30
WILLIAM B. ALLISON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 2/20
5/25/1945: Torpedoed by aircraft while anchored in Nakagusuku (Buckner) Bay, Okinawa discharging Navy cargo.
Heavily damaged. Repaired by USN at Kerama Retto.
7/30/1945: To USN as a floating store for lubricants at Ultihi Atoll. Renamed USS Gamage (IX-227).
WILLIAM B. GILES: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/20
1944: 2/18; 7/10
1945: 3/18
WILLIAM B. TRAVIS: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 11/7
1943: 1/29; 4/13; 7/20
9/12/1943: Mined about 30nm east of Bizerte at 37 17N-10 30E. Port side holed, hold flooded and a broken keel.
Arr at Bizerte under own power and beached. Refloated. TempR. PermR at Mobile.
Voyage: Palermo (lv 9/11) in convoy for Bizerte in ballast.
WILLIAM B. WILSON: Am (EC2-TT) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 3/10
1945: 4/2; 5/26
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WILLIAM B. WOODS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/25R; 8/26
3/10/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U952 about 35nm northeast of Palermo at 38 36N-13 45W.
Voyage: Palermo (lv 3/10) for Naples with military vehicles, ammunition, stores and US troops.
WILLIAM BEAUMONT: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 12/16
1945: 5/5 detained for repairs-proceeding 5/21; 8/13; 9/25
WILLLIAM BLACK YATES: Am (EC2) 1943 7,199gt
1943: 10/23
1944: 2/19; 7/24; 12/8
1945: 4/6
WILLIAM BLOUNT: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 6/14; 8/21
1945: 4/2; 7/13
WILLIAM BLUMER: Nor S/S 1920 3,604gt
1939: 10/3
Arr 1940: 1/16
4/2/1945: Attacked by British aircraft and sunk at Sandefjord, southeastern Norway. Raised in 1946. Repaired 1948.
WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON: Am S/T 1921 7,061gt
1941: 1/20
1942: 5/9
1943: 4/26
5/22/1942: Torpedoed by U558 about 85nm SSW of Portland Point, Jamaica at 16 26N-77 51W. Arr next day at
Montego Bay. Repaired at Guantanamo. Voyage: New York for Curacao in ballast.
7/7/1943: Torpedoed by U185 about 155nm east of Ceara, Brazil at 04 05S-35 58W. Sunk by depth charges
and gunfire from escorting ships. Voyage: Bahia (lv 7/3) in convoy BT 18 for Trinidad in ballast.
WILLIAM BRADFORD: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 1/6R; 5/13; 11/17
1944: 5/12; 11/9; 11/18
1945: 8/23
9/15/1943: Attacked by strafing and bombing aircraft over a period of time while anchored in Salerno Bay.
WILLIAM BREWSTER: Am (EC2) 1942/7,176gt
1943: 1/21; 3/31; 5/12; 12/2
1944: 3/11; 5/5; 9/2; 10/27
1945: 4/14; 8/14
WILLIAM BYRD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,225gt
1944: 10/4
1945: 3/3
WILIAM C. ATWATER: Am S/S 1919 2,450gt
1942: 3/10
WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 1/9; 3/27
11/29/1944: Ship’s superstructure slightly damaged from friendly fire when struck by a shell fired from an Allied ship
while anchored off Leyte Island. Voyage: Hollandia (lv 11/15) for Leyte with gasoline in drums.
WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 3/18; 5/28
1944: 2/11; 4/27; 11/3
WILLIAM C. GORGAS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,197gt
1943: 2/26
3/10/1943: Torpedoed by U444 at night in mid-North Atlantic at 51 35N-28 30W. Abandoned. Torpedoed and sunk
next morning by U757. Voyage: Mobile, and New York (lv 2/28) in convoy HX 228 for Liverpool with metals,
food, TNT, general cargo and on deck, airplanes, landing craft and two PT boats.
WILLIAM CARSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 7/29; 9/21
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1945: 2/9; 3/12; 5/19; 7/24
WILLIAM CLARK: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 8/22
11/4/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U354 in Greenland Sea about 80nm west of Jan Mayen Island at 71 02N-13 05W.
Voyage: Boston in convoy BX 35 for Halifax, and in convoy SC 99 to Hvalfjord, Iceland, from where she sailed
independently in Operation FB for Murmansk with airplanes, tanks and ammunition.
WILLIAM CODDINGTON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 3/2; 5/13; 7/29; 10/1
1944: 1/21; 4/29
WILLIAM COX: Am (EC2) 1945 7,198gt
1945: 2/1
WILLIAM CRANE GRAY: Am (EC2) 1944 7,240gt
1944: 10/14; 12/27
1945: 4/16
WILLIAM CROMPTON: Am (Z-ET) 1943 7,218gt
1944: 1/20; 3/20; 5/4; 6/23
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 3/17; 5/26
1944: 1/21; 3/21; 4/29; 5/1-USAT; 7/24; 11/1
1945: 4/7; 8/8
7/21/1942: Torpedoed by U84 about 48nm southwest of Key West, Florida at 24 08N-82 23W. Towed to Key West
arr 7/23, and Tampa arr 7/27. PermR made in New York.
Voyage: Hilo (Hawaii), and Guantanamo (lv 7/16) in convoy TAW 4J for Philadelphia with sugar.
WILLIAM CUSHING: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 5/28
1945: 3/13
WILLIAM D. BLOXHAM: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 9/11
WILLIAM D. BURNHAM: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 9/15
11/23/1944: Torpedoed by U978 about 15nm northeast of Cherbourg at 49 46N-01 15W. Disabled with a broken shaft,
damaged propeller and loss of rudder. Taken in tow by USN tug and beached west of Cherbourg. Total Loss
Voyage: St. Helens Roads (Cowes) (lv 11/22) for Cherbourg with food and vehicles.
WILLIAM D. BYRON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 3/4
1945: 3/8 detained-proceeding 3/13
8/15/1945: Struck two mines about 22nm southeast of Savona, Italy at approx 44N-09W while headed south from
Savona for Naples. Taken in tow and beached off Savona. Total Loss.
WILLIAM D. HOXIE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 8/2
WILLIAM D. MOSELEY: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 3/31
WILLIAM D. PENDER: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 3/30 detained-awaiting navy orders-additional deck cargo loaded-proceeding 4/6; 6/23
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 5/13; 11/6
1944: 4/26; 7/10; 9/12
1945: 2/6
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WILLIAM DUNBAR: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/14; 12/1
1944: 6/15
WILLLIAM E. BORAH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,180gt
1943: 10/10
1944: 2/29; 5/25; 8/2
WILLIAM E. DODD: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 8/2
1945: 1/20
WILLLIAM E. PENDELTON: Am (Z-ET) 1943 7,218gt
1943: 12/21
1944: 3/4; 4/25; 6/8
1945: 7/1
WILLIAM EATON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/14; 9/21; 12/1
1944: 6/9
1945: 5/16
WILLIAM ELLERY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 3/24R
1944: 8/30
7/30/1943: Torpedoed by U197 about 280nm southeast of Durban at approx 32S-36E. Proceeded to Durban arr 8/1.
Repairs completed 4/44. Voyage: Basra (lv 7/9) for Durban and Paramaribo in ballast.
WILLIAM EUSTIS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,196gt
1943: 3/6
3/16/1943: Torpedoed by U435 in mid-North Atlantic at 50 10N-35 02W. Badly damaged. Abandoned. Left to drift
when RN escort was unable to sink the ship with depth charges. Torpedoed and sunk seven hours later by U91.
Voyage: New York (lv 3/8) in convoy HX 229 for the Clyde with sugar, milk, dried eggs and food.
WILLIAM F. CODY: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 3/18; 5/27
WILLIAM F. EMPEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 5/26
WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY: Am S/T 1921 7,982gt
1942: 3/5
7/16/1942: Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from KM raider Michel in South Atlantic at 05 37S-00 56E.
Voyage: Cape Town for Trinidad in ballast.
WILLLIAM F. JERMAN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1945: 4/16
WILLIAM FEW: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 10/7
1943: 5/8; 8/20
1944: 7/1
1945: 2/20; 5/8; 7/19
WILLIAM FLOYD: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 7/28
1943: 5/13
1945: 5/12; 7/31
WILLIAM FORD NICHOLS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1945: 4/26
WILLIAM FREDERICK HOWES: Am (N3-S-A2) 1944 1,896gt
1944: 7/31
WILLIAM G. FARGO: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 9/11
1945: 1/12
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WILLIAM G. LEE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 7/26
1945: 2/26; 5/2
WILLIAM GASTON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1942: 9/5
1943: 2/6
1944: 5/15
7/24/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U861 in South Atlantic about 280nm southwest of Rio de Janeiro at 26 42S-46 12W.
Voyage: Rosario and River Plate (lv 7/19) in convoy JT 39 for Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Baltimore with corn.
WILLIAM GRAYSON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1943: 12/8; 12/20
1944: 3/11; 11/8
WILLIAM H. ASHLEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 3/11
WILLIAM H. ASPINWALL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,194gt
1943: 8/21
1944: 1/20
WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,196gt
1943: 10/21
1944: 11/28
1945: 2/20; 5/2; 7/25
WILLIAM H. EDWARDS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1944: 11/8
1945: 3/28; 6/4
WILLIAM H. GRAY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/10; 12/21
1944: 5/5
1945: 6/9
WILLIAM H. JACKSON: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 4/2
WILLIAM H. LANE: France (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 4/27
WILLIAM H. McGUFFEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/4
1944: 5/30
WILLIAM H. MOODY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 3/28
WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 7/7; 9/4; 10/4; 12/14
2/2/1944: Sustained severe cracks to hull and deck plates in heavy seas of North Atlantic. Arr St Johns NF. Repaired.
Voyage: Cardiff for New York in ballast.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 3/31; 7/8; 11/6
1944: 4/12; 8/11
WILLIAM H. WEBB: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/10; 7/8; 9/21
1944: 1/12; 5/25
6/14/1943: Mined about 125nm southeast of New York Harbor at 39 03N-72 10W. Returned to port due to damage.
Voyage: Baltimore (lv 5/23) for Casablanca with general cargo.
WILLIAM H. WELCH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 4/30; 12/14
2/26/1944: Came ashore in a storm at Black Bay, Fura Island at entrance to Loch Ewe, Scotland where broke in two.
After part sank. Total Loss. Voyage: London for Loch Ewe and New York.
WILLIAM H. WILMER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 12/1
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1944: 3/4; 5/19; 11/2
1945: 5/31
WILLIAM HANSEN: Nor S/S 1939 1,344gt
1939: 10/10; 11/4; 12/13
Arr 1940: 1/2; 2/10; 3/5; 5/31; 7/29
1942: 1/10
1/21/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U754 off Renews NF about 40nm south of St. John’s NF at 46 56N-52 47W.
Voyage: Argentia for St. John’s NF. Chartered to US Army in operations to Canadian Maritime Provinces.
WILLIAM HARPER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 10/1
WILLIAM HAWKINS: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1943: 2/5; 4/16; 10/14
1945: 2/5
WILLIAM HODSON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1945: 8/10
WILLIAM HOOPER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1942: 4/24
7/4/1942: On her maiden voyage, torpedoed by aircraft in Barents Sea, about 290nm north of North Cape at 75 57N-27 15E.
Abandoned and sinking condition when torpedoed and sunk by U334
Voyage: Philadelphia, and Reykjavik (lv 6/27) in convoy PQ 17 for Archangel with trucks, tanks and ammunition.
WILLIAM HUME: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 9/28
WILLIAM J. BRYAN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 7/22; 10/1
1944: 5/19; 11/1
1945: 7/10
WILLIAM J. DUANE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,180gt
1943: 8/27R; 11/17
WILLIAM J. PALMER: Am (EC2-AT) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 7/14
8/4/1945: Struck mine, rolled over and sank 5 miles from Trieste at 45 34 15N-13 36 15E. Voyage: New York (lv 7/17),
and Ancona for Trieste with clothing, barley, forage and 360 horses. Only six horses which were on deck saved.
WILLIAM J. SALMAN: Am S/S 1919 2,616gt
1941: 6/14; 10/30; 11/29
1942: 3/13
5/18/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U125 about 120nm SSE of Cabo Corrientes, southwest Cuba at 20 08N-83 46W.
Voyage: New Orleans for Antigua with building materials and general.
WILLIAM J. WORTH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 4/29; 9/14; 10/23
1944: 6/30; 10/4
1945: 2/9; 5/18
WILLIAM JAMES: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 12/28
1944: 5/9; 12/13
1945: 8/8
WILLIAM JOHNSON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 6/29; 10/2
1943: 6/29; 9/1
1944: 8/15
1945: 4/12
WILLIAM K. KAMAKA: Am (EC2) 1945 7,247gt
1945: 2/10
WILLIAM KEENE: Honduras Aux Schooner, wood two mast 1866 63gt
1943: 4/5
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WILLIAM KENT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,187gt
1943: 10/10 detained-from Houston to load cargo-proceeding 10/18
1944: 8/24
1945: 6/14
WILLIAM L. DAVIDSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 11/25
1944: 1/27; 6/8
1945: 3/27; 6/6
WILLIAM L. MARCY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/23
8/7/1944: Torpedoed by E-boat while anchored 6 miles off Juno Beach, Normandy at 49 23 42N-0 26 36W. Abandoned
with stern under water. Towed by two tugs to Isle of Wight arr 8/10 and to Falmouth arr 8/17. Beached off Mumbles
on 8/21. Refloated. Taken to Swansea. Total Loss. Vessel was empty, waiting to join a convoy for London.
9/25/1945: Towed to Bremerhaven to be loaded with obsolete and surplus ammunition for scuttling in the North Sea.
WILLIAM L. McLEAN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,198gt
1945: 3/17
WILLIAM L. SMITH: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,196gt
1943: 2/27; 5/27
1945: 6/1
WILLIAM L. THOMPSON: Am S/S 1920 6,202gt
(ex PACIFIC SPRUCE-Am 1941)
1941: 7/2; 12/30
1942: Bareboat chartered to US Army as troop transport USAT William L.Thompson.
WILLIAM L. WATSON: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1945: 4/21
WILLIAM L. YANCEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/14
1944: 6/20
WILLIAM LEAVITT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 8/30
8/24/1944: In collision with freighter Kelmscott (Br) off Atlantic City, New Jersey.
WILLIAM LEROY GABLE: Am (EC2) 1945 7,198gt
1945: 2/20
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1944: 10/6
WILLIAM LYON PHELPS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 9/19
1945: 32; 5/3
WILLIAM M. EASTLAND: Am (EC2) 1944 7,244gt
1944: 4/29
WILLIAM M. MEREDITH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,180gt
1943: 11/5
1944: 3/20
1945: 6/30
WILLIAM M. RAYBURN: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 11/24
1944: 2/26; 4/25; 8/16; 12/13
1945: 3/3; 6/6
WILLIAM M. STEWART: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 9/15
1943: 6/12
1944: 2/19
WILLIAM MACLAY: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 8/4
1943: 2/6; 4/26; 10/14 detained-awaiting equipment-proceeding 10/19
1944: 3/21; 7/19; 9/12; 11/14
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WILLIAM MATSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 2/19; 6/23
WILLIAM MCKINLEY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 5/28; 8/12; 11/18
1944: 2/4; 6/17; 9/27
1945: 5/22
WILLIAM MOULTRIE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1942: 7/1
1943: 1/12; 4/16
1944: 1/12
WILLIAM MULHOLLAND: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 3/24; 6/12; 10/1
1944: 7/10
1945: 4/17
WILLIAM N. PAGE: Am S/S 1918 5,438gt
1944: 5/11
WILLIAM N. PENDLETON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,244gt
1943: 6/5; 8/19; 10/29
1944: 4/1; 9/28
WILLIAM OSLER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 4/6
11/1943: Converted at New York to US Army hospital ship USAHS Wisteria.
WILLIAM P. DUVAL: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 10/19
WILLIAM P. FESSENDEN: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 1/9; 4/21
WILLIAM PACA: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 8/18
1943: 5/26; 12/21
1944: 10/24
1945: 2/1
11/30/1944: In collision with, and sinking ore carrier Empire Ness (Br) in the Scheldt River, near Terneuzen.
WILLIAM PATTERSON: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 10/26R
1943: 9/21
1945: 7/28
WILLIAM PENN: Am M/T 1920 8,447gt
1943: 1/23; 3/24; 6/11; 10/20
1944: 9/15
1945: 3/29
WILLIAM PEPPER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 12/21
1944: 3/4; 6/17; 9/27
1945: 2/16
WILLIAM PEPPERELL: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 11/25
1944: 2/4; 4/4
1945: 4/21; 7/13
9/18/1943: A torpedo fired by U260 exploded in ship’s anti-torpedo streamers about 500nm southwest of Iceland at
55 02N-29 27W. The explosion made a small dent in the hull and slightly damaged the engine and a dynamo.
Voyage: St. John’s NF in convoy HX 256 for UK with wheat, lumber and general cargo.
WILLIAM PHIPS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/14; 11/11
1945: 1/27
WILLIAM PIERCE FRYE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
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1943: 3/17
3/29/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U610 about 390nm SSE of Vik, Iceland at 56 57N-24 15W. She fell behind convoy on
3/23 to stop and repair an engine problem. When torpedoed, her lifeboats were already badly damaged or lost in the
heavy seas. An LCT on deck floated off as she was sinking and saved a few lives. Other crewman who crowded into
the lone useable lifeboat were lost. Voyage: Boston and New York (lv 3/18) in convoy HX 230 for Barry with wheat,
explosives, general and five LCT landing craft on deck.
WILLIAM PROUSE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1945: 4/6
WILLIAM R. DAVIE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,177gt
1943: 2/6; 5/18; 7/23
1944: 7/15
WILLIAM R. DAY: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 3/20R; 11/18
1944: 4/26
WILLIAM R. LEWIS: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1945: 5/25
WILLIAM RAWLE: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,191gt
1943: 4/28
1945: 3/22
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER: Am S/T 1921 14,054gt
1942: 3/14
6/28/1942: Torpedoed by U701 about 22nm ESE of Cape Hatteras at 35 07N-75 07W. Abandoned on fire. Drifted 15 miles
in eleven hours before sinking. Voyage: Aruba (lv 6/19) for New York with fuel oil.
WILLIAM S. BAER: Am (EC2) 1944 7,210gt
1944: 8/2
1945: 3/8; 5/15
WILLIAM S. HALSTED: Am (EC2-AT) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 4/13; 10/2
1944: 7/8
WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS: Am (EC2-LTS) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 4/27; 10/11
1/6/1944: While anchored at a berth in Gulf of Naples, about 8nm south of Naples at 40 10N-14 15E, a gale came up that
caused the ship to drag anchor and drift into a mine, and in minutes into a second mine. The vessel was in ballast
waiting to join convoy NV 14 headed for USA.
WILLIAM S. THAYER: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 2/26
4/30/1944: Torpedoed and sunk by U711 in Norwegian Sea about 30nm southwest of Bear Island at 73 52N-18 26E. Broke
into three parts, two sinking, the third sunk by gunfire from convoy escort.
Voyage: Murmansk (lv 4/28) in convoy RA 59 for Loch Ewe in ballast and Russian passengers.
WILLIAM S. YOUNG: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 5/24; 8/12
1944: 3/30
1945: 8/29
WILLIAM STURGIS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 11/12
1945: 1/17
WILLIAM T. BARRY: Am (EC2-LTS) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 5/15
1945: 4/7; 7/14
WILLIAM T. COLEMAN: Am (EC2) 1942 7,187gt
1943: 9/22; 11/23; 12/21
1944: 2/26; 6/19
7/16/1943: Slightly damaged from a nearby bomb explosion while anchored in the harbor off Syracuse. Still at the same
berth on 7/20 when a tanker tied to the same buoy was bombed, caught fire and exploded. She got underway to escape
from the fires but ran aground. Voyage: Alexandria (lv 7/6) for Syracuse (arr 7/13) with vehicles, ammunition, cased
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WILLIAM THORNTON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/13
1944: 5/26; 11/8
WILLIAM TILGHMAN: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1943: 3/31 detained-proceeding 4/13; 12/21
1944: 3/20
1945: 2/26
WILLIAM TYLER: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 9/19
1945: 2/6
WILLIAM TYLER PAGE: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 9/20; 12/9
1944: 4/17; 8/24; 11/8
1945: 3/13
WILLIAM W. GERHARD: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 6/12
9/21/1943: Torpedoed by U593 in Gulf of Salerno about 35nm south of Salerno at 40 05N-14 43E. In a sinking condition,
she was taken in tow by RN and USN tugs in an attempt to save her. A fire broke out in a hold causing ammunition to
explode, breaking the ship in two and sinking about 25 miles southwest of Salerno.
Voyage: Oran (lv 9/14) in convoy NSS 3 for Salerno with army cargo, guns, gasoline, ammunition and troops.
WILLIAM W. LORING: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 4/4
1945: 4/25
WILLIAM W. MAYO: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1943: 10/31
1944: 9/5; 12/30
1945: 7/10
WILLIAM W. McKEE: Am (EC2) 1945 7,176gt
1945: 7/13
WILLIAM W. SEATON: Am (EC2) 1945 7,198gt
1945: 4/20
WILLIAM WHEELWRIGHT: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1944: 9/20
1945: 2/10; 6/12
WILLIAM WHIPPLE: Am (EC2) 1942 7,181gt
1943: 5/27
12/5/1943: Vessel had just docked when in an air attack bombs caused shrapnel damage to topside and hull at Kiddecor
Dock, Calcutta. Repaired at Calcutta. Voyage: Charleston and Egypt to Calcutta with general cargo.
WILLIAM WILKINS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,242gt
1943: 4/10; 6/29
1944: 3/4; 5/9; 7/24; 9/19
1945: 3/17; 5/10
WILLIAM WINDOM: Am (EC2) 1943 7,194gt
1943: 7/22; 9/14
1944: 2/26; 5/18
1945: 3/15
WILLIAM WIRT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,191gt
1942: 8/18R
1943: 5/21; 12/28
1944: 3/17; 7/8; 10/17
1945: 4/19; 6/3; 7/26
1/7/1943: Damaged by dud bomb off Bougie, 70 miles west of Philippeville. Bomb went through side of hull of a forward
hold, flooding it. She proceeded to Philippeville arr 1/9. Repaired.
Voyage: Liverpool in convoy KMS 7 for Philippeville with containered aviation fuel.
2/7/1943: Near miss of a bomb damaged stern gear and shaft near Gibraltar. Proceeded to Liverpool for repairs.
WILLIAMSBURG: Am (T2) 1944 10,296gt
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1945: 3/30; 5/19
WILLIE JONES: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 3/26
1944: 3/31; 8/2; 10/12
1945: 1/31; 5/15
WILLIMANTIC: Br S/S 1918 4,558gt
(ex American 1941)
1941: 8/7
6/24/1942: Sunk by gunfire from U156 southeast of Bermuda at 25 55N-51 58W.
Voyage: Sailed independently from Durban, and Cape Town (lv 5/30) for Charleston and Baltimore in ballast.
WILLIS A. SLATER: Am S/S-Concrete (C1-S-D1) 1944 4,826gt
1944: 3/8
6/7-11/1944: The concrete freighter was scuttled as a breakwater in Gooseberry 1, Mulberry Harbor, Normandy.
WILLIS VAN DEVANTER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1945: 3/12
WILLMOTO: Am M/V (Hog) 1919 4,998gt
Arr 1940: 4/17; 9/3
1941: 1/23; 5/24; 6/4
1941: Renamed Melvin H. Baker*(Am-sunk).
WILLOWDALE PARK: Br/Can (Park-VT) 1944 7,243gt
1944: 9/27; 12/15
1945: 5/24
WILLY: Nor S/T 1916 5,832gt
Arr 1940: 5/16
1941: Transferred to Brazil, renamed, Itamarty*.
4/29-30/1940: Caught fire in Cooper River off Charleston. Beached next day after fires extinguished. Repaired.
Voyage: Arrived from Corpus Christi headed for UK with aviation gasoline.
WILSCOX: Am M/V 1919 5,861gt
1941: 10/14
1942: 2/3 delayed-proceeding 2/6; 2/26
1943: 6/30
6/8/1944: Scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 2 off Omaha Beach, St. Laurent, Normandy.
WILSON P. HUNT: Am (EC2) 1943 7,176gt
1944: 1/12; 6/17; 10/9
WILSONS CREEK: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 5/2; 5/29; 8/10; 9/12
1945: 2/14
WINAMAC: Br S/T 1926 8,621gt
1941: 9/2
8/31/1942: Torpedoed and sunk by U66 about 380nm east of Trinidad at 10 36N-54 34W.
Voyage: Trinidad (lv 8/28) in convoy T 3, leaving it to sail independently for Gibraltar with fuel oil.
WINCHESTER: Am (T2) 1943 10,195gt
1943: 10/18; 12/1
1944: 1/7; 2/19; 4/22; 5/29; 6/28; 8/10; 9/16; 10/28; 11/30 detained-engine trouble-proceeding 12/9
1945: 1/20
WINCHESTER CASTLE: Br M/V Pass-Reefer 1930 20,012gt
1942: 8/19-S
WIND RUSH: Am S/S 1918 5,586gt
Arr 1940: 9/9
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1941: 3/22; 5/28; 10/7
1942: 4/29
1943: 4/13; 8/9; 12/22
1944: 4/5; 7/15; 9/14; 11/18
1945: Transferred to USSR renamed Kavkaz.
WINDING GULF: Am S/S 1918 5,438gt
1944: 5/11
WINDSORWOOD: Br S/S 1936 5,395gt
Arr 1940: 2/2
6/25/1940: Torpedoed and sunk by U51 southwest of Ireland at 48 31N-14 50W.
Voyage: The Tyne in convoy OA 172 for Freetown with coal.
WINFIELD SCOTT: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1942: 10/6
1943: 6/12; 11/12
1944: 2/19; 7/24; 9/20
WINFRED L. SMITH: Am (EC2) 1943 7,191gt
1943: 4/27; 8/31; 12/9; 12/21
1944: 9/27
1945: 2/10
WINHA: Fin S/S 1904 3,391gt
Arr 1940: 7/15; 9/3
1941: 5/17
1941: Transferred to UK.
6/8-9/1944: As British ship, scuttled as a breakwater blockship in Gooseberry 3 off Gold Beach, Arromanches, Normandy.
WINKLEIGH: Br S/S 1940 5,468gt
1942: 9/9
1943: 10/6R
1945: 1/30
WINKLER: Pan M/T 1930 6,907gt
1939: 11/14
Arr 1940: 1/9
1941: 6/12; 6/30; 12/29
1942: 5/17; 10/1; 11/5R; 12/16R
1943: 1/14R
2/23/1943: Torpedoed by U628 in mid-North Atlantic at 46 48N-36 18W. Torpedoed and sunk two hours later by U223.
Voyage: Avonmouth, and Belfast Lough in convoy ON 166 for New York in ballast.
WINONA: Am S/S 1919 6,197gt
1942: 1/12; 9/30R
1943: 5/1; 9/24 destination changed-to New Orleans instead of Santiago per Naval orders
1944: 4/17; 7/14; 9/27
10/16/1942: Torpedoed by U160 about 18nm northwest of Galera Point, Trinidad at 11N-61 10W. Returned to Port of
Spain next day listing badly with two holds flooded. Repaired. Left Trinidad 2/3/1943.
Voyage: New York, and Port of Spain in convoy for Rio de Janeiro with coal.
1945: Transferred to USSR renamed Akadmik Pavlov.
WINONA PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,147gt
1945: 6/23
WINSLOW HOMER: Am (EC2) 1942 7,176gt
1943: 1/25R
1944: 5/10; 10/10
WINSTON SALEM: Am S/S 1920 6,223gt
Arr 1940: 7/30; 11/6
1943: 5/12; 8/14
1944: 2/15; 4/20; 5/30; 7/14; 9/15
7/7/1942: To evade attacks by aircraft and U boats on the ill fated and scattered convoy PQ 17, the vessel was intentionally
run aground by her crew at Obsiedya Bay, Novaya Zemlya and abandoned. Refloated and found undamaged. Arrived
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in Molotovsk as the last straggler from the convoy. Voyage: Reykjavik (lv 6/27) in convoy PQ 17 for Archangel.
WINSUM: Du S/S 1921 3,224gt
1942: 8/29; 11/2R
1943: 1/30R; 2/11; 3/24; 6/15; 7/23
1944: 5/10; 6/22
2/9/1944: In multiple collision in fog, 10 miles out of Dakar with freighters Shirrebank*(Br), Empire Tana (Br),
Dunav* (Yug), Jaarstroom*(Du).
WINTERSWIJK: Du S/S 1914 3,205gt
1939: 11/27
9/10/1941: Torpedoed and sunk by U432 about 150nm northeast of Cape Farewell at 61 38N-40 40W.
Voyage: Tampa, sometime later in convoy SC 42 for Methil with phosplates.
WINTHROP L. MARVIN: Am (EC2) 1944 7,176gt
1945: 2/27; 5/7
WIPUNEN: Fin S/S 1913 4,103gt
1941: 6/11; 11/26
12/27/1941: Seized by US at Norfolk. Transferred to Panama, renamed Granville* (sunk).
WIRTA: Fin S/S 1909 4,028gt
Arr 1940: 1/27; 7/29; 12/12
1/21/1941: Ran aground at Skerjafjord, Iceland. Total Loss.
WISA: Fin S/S 1907 3,846gt
1941: 4/30
1944: Renamed Alden (Fin).
WISCONSIN: France S/S 1930 8,062gt
Arr 1940: 3/8
12/1941: Taken over by US. Transferred to Panama.
11/1945: Returned to France.
WISLA: Poland S/S 1928 3,106gt
Arr 1940: 8/19
1941: 3/21; 6/11; 8/26; 11/1
1942: 1/17; 4/6; 6/22; 8/22; 11/7
1943: 2/2; 4/5; 8/3; 10/15
1944: 1/5; 3/22; 6/21
WITHROW PARK: Br/Can (Park) 1944 7,142gt
1944: 11/18
1945: 3/2
WM. G. WARDEN: Am S/T 1917 9,114gt
Arr 1940: 5/29; 6/24
1942: 9/28R; 11/12R; 12/14R
1943: 6/2R; 7/15; 8/25; 10/2; 11/3; 12/11
1944: 1/11; 2/19; 3/25; 6/14; 8/11; 9/13; 11/4
1945: 2/16; 6/10
WOLF CREEK: Am (T2) 1944 10,448gt
1945: 2/17; 3/17; 5/24
WOLF MOUNTAIN: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 4/5; 5/11; 6/15; 7/17; 8/18 delayed- bulk and deck cargo laden at NY on clearance 8/18 retained on board-no additional
cargo-proceeding 8/25; 10/9
WOLVERINE: Am S/S (Hog) 1919 4,990gt
1941: 1/10; 4/26; 8/15;12/20
1942: 5/26
1943: 2/6; 4/27; 12/7
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1944: 4/4; 8/30; 10/21; 12/22
1945: 4/25; 6/23
WOOD ISLAND: Am M/Tug (V4-M-A1) 1943 1,117gt
1944: 2/25
WOOD LAKE: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 5/2; 5/29; 7/17; 8/20
WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS: Am (EC2) 1943 7,200gt
1943: 2/6; 10/4; 12/14
1944: 5/1; 10/28
1945: 3/13
WOODROW WILSON: Am (EC2) 1943 7,177gt
1943: 3/29 detained for repairs-now proceeding 4/13; 6/23; 10/4; 12/28
1944: 3/10; 6/9; 12/27
1945: 5/21
WOODSTOCK VICTORY: Am (VC2) 1944 7,607gt
1944: 11/6; 12/23
1945: 2/17; 4/23; 8/24
WYNN SEALE: Am (EC2) 1944 7,247gt
1945: 2/6
WYOMING: France S/S 1930 8,062gt
Arr 1940: 2/13
1943: 3/2
3/15/1943: Torpedoed and sunk by U524 about 78nm north of Graciosa, Azores at 40 18N-28 56W.
Voyage: New York (lv 3/5) in convoy UGS 6 for North Africa with food, medical supplies, steel mats and general.
WYOMING VALLEY: Am (T2) 1944 10,172gt
1944: 3/17; 4/22; 5/29; 8/26; 9/28; 10/29; 12/9
1945: 5/1; 6/6