Ship State Description Alice L. Pendleton United States The 228-foot (69 m), four-masted lumber schooner (1,394 GRT, 1918) was abandoned at thePalmer Shipyard on the west side of theMystic River inNoank, 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 : Thecargo ship was bombed and sunk atGdynia ,Poland , byUnited States Army Air Forces aircraft.[ 2] Cretestem United Kingdom World War II: The 125-foot (38 m) concrete tugboat, was bombed and destroyed sometime in 1943.[ 3] D S S Co. No. 8 United States The 33-gross register ton , 54.2-foot (16.5 m)scow sank in theTaku River in theTerritory of Alaska .[ 4] Galveston United States TheUS Army Corps of Engineers dredge sank in a hurricane, probably offGalveston, Texas . 12 crew were killed.[ 5] Gelmer United States The dredge sank south ofApalachicola, Florida in theGulf of Mexico (29°19′N 84°55′W / 29.317°N 84.917°W /29.317; -84.917 [ 6] [ 7] Gambhira United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as atarget ship offLlandudno ,Caernarfonshire .[ 8] Gyoraitei No. 109 Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-classmotor torpedo boat (13.1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. Gyoraitei No. 110 Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-classmotor torpedo boat (13.1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. Gyoraitei No. 111 Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-classmotor torpedo boat (13.1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. Kaifuku Maru Japan World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea by thesubmarine USS Seawolf (United States Navy ) between 5 October and 27 November.[ 9] Miyadonu Maru Japan World War II: Thecargo liner wastorpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by thesubmarine USS Growler (United States Navy ) sometime between 17 February and 27 October.[ 10] Moliette United Kingdom The 125.5-foot (38.3 m), out-of-service, concrete-hulled merchant ship was put in use as a machine gun and rocket target for theUnited States Army Air Forces , and was sunk in this role on an unknown date offWest Mersea (51°46′N 00°59′E / 51.767°N 0.983°E /51.767; 0.983 [ 11] Sidney Australia The wreck of the former HMASProtector at low tide on 22 March 2008. tug offGladstone, Queensland , Australia, and being abandonedc. July 1943 , the former lighter – originally theflatiron gunboat HMAS Protector (Royal Australian Navy ) – wasscuttled for use as abreakwater atHeron Island off Queensland on an unknown date.Taiau Maru Japan World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by thesubmarine USS Gudgeon (United States Navy ) sometime between 1 September and 6 October.[ 12] Tateyama Maru Japan World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePhilippine Sea by thesubmarine USS Pickerel (United States Navy ) sometime between 10 July and 26 August.[ 13] Thaddeus S. C. Lowe United States TheLiberty ship was damaged while loadinglanding ships in heavy seas and was declared aconstructive total loss .[ 14] Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from theAmerican Shoal Light ,Florida at24°34′N 81°24′W / 24.567°N 81.400°W /24.567; -81.400 [ 6] Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 just off the north west coast ofKey West, Florida at24°35′N 81°48′W / 24.583°N 81.800°W /24.583; -81.800 [ 6] Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 east ofMarathon, Florida at24°42′N 80°52′W / 24.700°N 80.867°W /24.700; -80.867 [ 6] Wuhu Maru Japan World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea by thesubmarine USS Seawolf (United States Navy ).[ 9] Yamagibu Maru Japan World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theCelebes Sea by thesubmarine USS Pargo (United States Navy ) sometime between 13 June and 3 September.[ 15] Zibello Italy The 160-foot (49 m) barge was sunk offInternati Island National Park in theRiver Po .[ 16] 
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