Ship Country 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 ) in 88 feet (27 m) of water. [5] [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] Sidney Australia The wreck of the former HMAS Protector at low tide on 22 March 2008. After suffering damage in a collision with a 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. [9] 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. [10] 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 . [11] 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 . The wreck was destroyed on 24 March 1944. [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 ). [7] 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. [12] "Zibello" Italy The 160 foot barge was sunk off Internati Island National Park in the River Po . [13]