Ship State Description Alice L. Pendleton United States The 228-foot (69 m), four-masted lumber schooner (1,394 GRT, 1918) was abandoned at the Palmer Shipyard on the west side of the Mystic River in Noank , Connecticut , sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.[1] Cafernströn Sweden World War II : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gdynia , Poland , by United States Army Air Forces aircraft.[2] D S S Co. No. 8 United States The 33-gross register ton , 54.2-foot (16.5 m) scow sank in the Taku River in the Territory of Alaska .[3] Galveston United States The US Army Corps of Engineers dredge sank in a hurricane, probably off Galveston, Texas . 12 crew were killed.[4] Gelmer United States The dredge sank south of Apalachicola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico (29°19′N 84°55′W / 29.317°N 84.917°W / 29.317; -84.917 [5] [6] Gambhira United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a target ship off Llandudno , Caernarfonshire .[7] Gyoraitei No. 109 Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. Gyoraitei No. 110 Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. Gyoraitei No. 111 Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. Kaifuku Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf (United States Navy ) between 5 October and 27 November.[8] Miyadonu Maru Japan World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Growler (United States Navy ) sometime between 17 February and 27 October.[9] Sidney Australia The wreck of the former HMAS Protector at low tide on 22 March 2008. tug off Gladstone , Queensland , Australia , and being abandoned ca. July 1943, the former lighter – originally the flatiron gunboat HMAS Protector (Royal Australian Navy ) – was scuttled for use as a breakwater at Heron Island off Queensland on an unknown date.Taiau Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Gudgeon (United States Navy ) sometime between 1 September and 6 October.[10] Tateyama Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by the submarine USS Pickerel (United States Navy ) sometime between 10 July and 26 August.[11] Thaddeus S. C. Lowe United States The Liberty ship was damaged while loading landing ships in heavy seas and was declared a constructive total loss .[12] Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from the American Shoal Light , Florida at 24°34′N 81°24′W / 24.567°N 81.400°W / 24.567; -81.400 [5] Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 just off the north west coast of Key West, Florida at 24°35′N 81°48′W / 24.583°N 81.800°W / 24.583; -81.800 [5] Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 east of Marathon, Florida at 24°42′N 80°52′W / 24.700°N 80.867°W / 24.700; -80.867 [5] Wuhu Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf (United States Navy ).[8] Yamagibu Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by the submarine USS Pargo (United States Navy ) sometime between 13 June and 3 September.[13] "Zibello" Italy The 160 foot barge was sunk off Internati Island National Park in the River Po .[14] 
