Thelist of shipwrecks in August 1944 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost duringAugust 1944.
| August 1944 | ||||||
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | ||
| References | ||||||
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seia Maru |  Japan | World War II: The ammunition transporter (6,659 t) was bombed and sunk in theBanda Sea 20km east of northern entrance of Chapalulu (Tjapaloeloe) Strait, Sula Islands, Netherlands Indies (1°46′S125°35′E / 1.767°S 125.583°E /-1.767; 125.583), byConsolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of theUnited States Navy. 41 passengers and 22 crewmen were killed.[1][2][3][4] |
| TK-334 |  Soviet Navy | World War II: TheG-5-classmotor torpedo boat was sunk by amine with all hands in theDniester estuary.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DC 10 Schwan | .svg) Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theguard ship struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea offEiderstedt,Schleswig-Holstein.[1] |
| FH 02 Orne | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The harbour protection vessel was sunk atLe Havre,Seine-Inférieure, France in an air raid by aircraft ofBomber Command,Royal Air Force.[1] |
| USS Fiske |  United States Navy |  World War II: TheEdsall-classdestroyer escort wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (47°11′N33°29′W / 47.183°N 33.483°W /47.183; -33.483) byU-804 ( |
| Garibaldi |  Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid onGenoa.[1] |
| Kondor | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetorpedo boat was destroyed at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1] |
| Konei Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Thecargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Kukizaki, south west ofNagoya (33°37′N136°20′E / 33.617°N 136.333°E /33.617; 136.333) byUSS Tautog ( United States Navy). 11 crew were killed.[2][7][8] |
| KT 20 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thelanding craft was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa.[1] |
| M 4430 Sopot | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper struck amine and sank in theEnglish Channel off Le Havre.[1] |
| Maas |  Germany | World War II: Thecoaster was set afire at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1] |
| MAL 16 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was bombed and heavily damaged by Soviet aircraft offEmajõgi estuary inLake Peipus, Estonia. She was towed along the Emajõgi river by MAL 24 but was grounded 12 km of Tartu and became a total loss after the explosion of her ammunition. One crew was killed and 6 wounded.[9] |
| NT 28 Planet | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thenet tender was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1] |
| RA 257 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 251-class minesweeper, a formerVAS 301-classsubmarine chaser, was sunk inGenoa Bay by Allied aircraft.[10] |
| S 39 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1][11] |
| S 114 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1][11] |
| Wilhelm A. Reidemann | Germany | World War II: Thetanker was gutted by fire in an Allied air raid onNantes,Loire-Inferieure, France.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Dal |  United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy HX 300: The cargo ship (4,258 GRT, 1910) collided withJacksonville (United States) in theRviver Mersey and was beached.Elisabeth Dal was declared a total loss and consequently scrapped.[13][14] |
| HMT Gairsay |  Royal Navy | World War II: Thenaval trawler (545/770 t, 1943) was sunk in theEnglish Channel by aKriegsmarineMardermidget submarine. 31 crew were killed.[1][15][16][17] |
| HMS LCG(L) 764 | Royal Navy | World War II: Thelanding craft tank (350/570 t, 1943) was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. Eight crew were killed. There were 27 survivors.[1][15][16][18][19] |
| Pascoli | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged atLa Ciotat,Var, France byFrench submarine Curie ( Free French Naval Forces). She was consequently scrapped.[20] |
| HMS Quorn | Royal Navy | World War II: TheHunt-classdestroyer (1,000/1,340 t, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk off Normandy by aKriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. 130 crew were killed.[1][15][16][21] |
| Samlong | United Kingdom | World War II: TheLiberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1943) wastorpedoed and damaged in the English Channel offNormandy, France. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[22] |
| Seiko Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarynetlayer wastorpedoed and sunk in theMolucca Sea outside Tobabi Port, Tobabi Island, north coast of Mangole Island, Sula Islands (1°46′S126°15′E / 1.767°S 126.250°E /-1.767; 126.250) byUSS Cod ( United States Navy). Two crew and 56 passengers were killed.[1][2][3] |
| TShch-127 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Mantsinsaari island,Lake Ladoga. 6 names of killed crew are listed for this loss on the OBD Memorial website.[23][24][25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enju Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II:Operation Scavenger:Convoy 4804: TheEnju Maru-class auxiliary transport was sunk in thePacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west ofChichijima28°33′N141°48′E / 28.550°N 141.800°E /28.550; 141.800 by aircraft of Task Group 58.1,United States Navy. Twenty-one passengers and 52 crewmen were killed.[1][2][26] |
| GK 61 Pétrel |  Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theguard ship wastorpedoed atHeraklion,Crete, Greece, byHMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1] |
| Koshu Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheAnshu Maru-class transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in south end of theStrait of Makassar (04°05′S117°40′E / 4.083°S 117.667°E /-4.083; 117.667) byUSS Ray ( United States Navy). Aboard were 1,513 Javanese laborers to repair the Japanese airfield at Makassar and 540 other passengers. 1,239 laborers, 273 passengers and 28 gunners and crewmen were killed.[1][27] |
| Lena Luckenbach | United States | The 1120-class cargo ship was scuttled offNormandy as ablockship/breakwater forGooseberry No. 2, Omaha Beach.[28] |
| M 422 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was bombed and sunk in the English Channel offSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France, by Allied aircraft.[1][29] |
| M 424 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged in the English Channel off Saint-Malo by Allied aircraft. She was not repaired.[1] |
| M 444 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in theBay of Biscay offBrest,Finistère, France by an Allied air attack.[1] |
| Matsu | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy 4804: TheMatsu-classdestroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Chichijima (27°40′N141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E /27.667; 141.800) byUSS Cogswell,USS Ingersoll andUSS Knapp (all United States Navy) with the loss of 205 of her 210 crew. |
| Maycrest | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater for Gooseberry No. 2, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.[30] |
| Miyagi Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Thepatrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offHonshu (28°11′N141°43′E / 28.183°N 141.717°E /28.183; 141.717) byUSS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1] |
| No. 15 | Soviet Navy | The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| Petrel | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea off the south coast of France byHMS Universal ( Royal Navy).[1] |
| Ryoku Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecollier was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off theBonin Islands byUSS Biloxi ( United States Navy).[31] |
| SAT 12 Globe | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in theNorth Sea offWalcheren,Schleswig-Holstein.[1] |
| Sierra Cordoba | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theaccommodation ship was damaged by fire in an Allied air raid atHamburg. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[32] |
| Sperrbrecher 146 Havik | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was bombed and sunk atPauillac,Gironde, France, in an Allied air raid.[1] |
| Syogen Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean (27°40′N141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E /27.667; 141.800) byUnited States Navy aircraft carrier-based aircraft.[33] |
| T-4 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheNo.1-classlanding ship was bombed and damaged at Futami Port,Chichi Jima, (27°07′N142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E /27.117; 142.200) by aircraft fromUSS Cabot ( United States Navy). She was bombed and sunk (27°07′N142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E /27.117; 142.200) with all crew on 5 August by aircraft fromUSS Bunker Hill ( United States Navy), or stranded and flooded at Futami Port on 4 August and bombed and further damaged on 5 August.[34][35][36] |
| T-133 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II:Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: TheNo. 103-classlanding ship was bombed and sunk off Chichi Jima, (24°47′N141°20′E / 24.783°N 141.333°E /24.783; 141.333) by aircraft of Task Group 58.1, United States Navy.[1][34] |
| Tannenfels | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as ablockship in theGironde, atLe Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde.[1][37] |
| Theologos SA 83 |  Greece | World War II: The sailing vessel (25 GRT) was shelled and sunk at Heraklion byHMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1] |
| Thetis | Greece | World War II: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk at Heraklion byHMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1] |
| Tonegawa Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II:Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: TheRyunan Maru-class auxiliary transport was shelled/bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west ofChichijima, at the north end of theOgasawara Islands, (27°40′N141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E /27.667; 141.800) byUSS Mobile ( United States Navy) and United States Navy aircraft. Sixty-one troops and 83 crewmen were killed.[38] |
| Unkai Maru No. 7 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II:Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Chichijima27°05′N142°11′E / 27.083°N 142.183°E /27.083; 142.183 by aircraft of Task Group 58.1, United States Navy.[1][39] |
| Zensho Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Thepatrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu byUSS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eiko Maru No. 2 | Japan | World War II: The ammunition transport was sunk atHalmahera,New Guinea byConsolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of theUnited States Navy.[1] |
| Gunnaren |  Sweden | World War II: Thefishing trawler (62 BRT) struck amine and sank in theSkaggerak offSkagen, Denmark. The whole crew survived[1][40] |
| Hinemoa |  New Zealand | The cargo ship was scuttled with explosives inPegasus Bay, New Zealand after being used as a target earlier in the day.[41] |
| Hinko Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The wreck of theHinko Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and destroyed where she was beached inFutami Bay,Chichijima by United States Navy aircraft.[42][43] |
| Kanno Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | The auxiliary guard ship was lost on this date. |
| HMS LCT 1039 | Royal Navy | TheMk 4-classlanding craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) was lost on this date. |
| HMS LCT 1076 | Royal Navy | TheMk 4-classlanding craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) foundered on this date.[44] |
| La Mailleraye |  Vichy France | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by Allied forces atPauillac.[45] |
| M 271 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was bombed and sunk atPauillac,Gironde, France by Allied aircraft.[46] |
| M 325 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Pauillac by Allied aircraft.[47] |
| Mefküre |  Turkey | World War II: The motorschooner was torpedoed and sunk atConstanţa,Romania, byShch-215 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of 305 lives. |
| Miyako Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean byUSS Barbel ( United States Navy).[1] |
| No. 708 | Soviet Navy | The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| No. 907 | Soviet Navy | The KM-4-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date. |
| Shirohama Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheZuikai Maru-class auxiliary transport (a.k.a.Shirahama Maru) was bombed and sunk in shallow water while docking inBeaton Bay,Celebes (05°00′N123°00′E / 5.000°N 123.000°E /5.000; 123.000), or offBoetoeng,Api Island,Celebes Islands (04°40′S122°47′E / 4.667°S 122.783°E /-4.667; 122.783) byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Forces. The wreck was abandoned two days later.[1][48] |
| T-2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheNo.1-classlanding ship was bombed and damaged offChichi Jima (27°07′N142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E /27.117; 142.200) by aircraft fromUSS Bunker Hill ( United States Navy). Later, in a storm, she struck a reef and sank at27°05′N142°09′E / 27.083°N 142.150°E /27.083; 142.150.[36] |
| Tsurumi Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheShiretoko-class fleet oiler was torpedoed and sunk inDavao Gulf (05°53′N125°41′E / 5.883°N 125.683°E /5.883; 125.683) byUSS Cero ( United States Navy).[1][49] |
| U-671 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theEnglish Channel south ofBrighton,Sussex, United Kingdom (50°23′N0°06′E / 50.383°N 0.100°E /50.383; 0.100) byHMS Stayner andHMS Wensleydale (both Royal Navy) with the loss of 47 of her 52 crew.[50] |
| V 725 Petit Poilu | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was bombed and sunk at Pauillac by Allied aircraft.[1] |
| Yayoi Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheYayoi Maru-class transport ship was either torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean byUSS Cobia ( United States Navy),[1] or bombed and heavily damaged by aircraft from Task Force 58 on 4 August, 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of Mukojima,Ogasawara Gunto, setting her ablaze and later abandoned by her crew. She sank the next day at28°33′N141°48′E / 28.550°N 141.800°E /28.550; 141.800.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyste | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk atSt. Malo, France.[52] |
| Ch 1 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheCh 1-classsubmarine chaser was bombed and sunk atToulon,Var by Allied aircraft.[53] |
| Empire City | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy DKA 21: The cargo ship (7,295 GRT, 1943) wastorpedoed and sunk in theMozambique Channel (11°33′S41°25′E / 11.550°S 41.417°E /-11.550; 41.417) byU-198 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two (Engineers) of her 70 crew. The rest of the survivors reached land in theirlifeboats. |
| Fukuju Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy TAMO-29: TheFukuju Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea south of Shushan Island (34°10′N128°58′E / 34.167°N 128.967°E /34.167; 128.967) byUSS Picuda ( United States Navy). 28 crewmen killed.[54] |
| HDML 1060 | Royal Navy | World War II:Battle of Crete: TheHarbour Defence Motor Launch (44/52 t, 1942) was sunk by an ammunition explosion inPoole area. Three crew were killed.[55] |
| M 133 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1935 minesweeper was scuttled atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France[56] |
| M 206 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled atSaint-Malo.[57] |
| M 263 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was shelled and sunk north of the Île d'Yeu byHMCS Haida,HMCS Iroquois (both Royal Canadian Navy),HMS Ashanti andHMS Tartar (both Royal Navy).[58] |
| M 486 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk off Les Sables-d'Olonne.[59] |
| M 4612 Walkerie | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| Mameluck | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheLe Hardi-classdestroyer was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon.[1] |
| Otto | Germany | World War II: Thecoaster was sunk in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu byHMS Ashanti,HMS Bellona,HMS Tartar (all Royal Navy),HMCS Haida andHMCS Iroquois (both Royal Canadian Navy).[1][60] |
| SG 3 Sans Souci | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSans Souci-classsloop was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Les Sables-d'Olonne (46°30′N01°47′W / 46.500°N 1.783°W /46.500; -1.783) by Allied aircraft with the loss of 40 lives.[1][61][62] |
| Shiroganesan Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy SAMA-16: The Type 1B Wartime Standard cargo ship (a.k.a.Siroganesan Maru) was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea (14°10′N117°02′E / 14.167°N 117.033°E /14.167; 117.033) west ofLuzon, Philippines byUSS Rasher ( United States Navy). Fifteen passengers, fourteen gunners and 22 crewmen were killed.[63] |
| Shonan Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MOTA-22: The Shonan Maru class ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea (30°55′N129°45′E / 30.917°N 129.750°E /30.917; 129.750) north west of Kuroshima Island, Japan byUSS Pintado ( United States Navy). Five crewmen were killed. Four Daihatsu landing barges go down with the ship.[64][54] |
| Showa Maru No. 6 GO | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was lost. |
| Thétis |  French Navy | World War II: The unrepairedhulk of theCircé-classsubmarine sank atToulon,France, due either to neglect or damage inflicted bybombs during anAllied air raid.[65] |
| U-471 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIsubmarine was bombed and sunk at Toulon byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Force. She was raised in 1945, repaired and enteredMarine Nationale service in 1946 asMillé.[66] |
| U-736 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (47°19′N4°16′W / 47.317°N 4.267°W /47.317; -4.267) byHMS Loch Killin ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 28 of her 47 crew. |
| U-952 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was sunk at Toulon in an American air raid.[67] |
| U-969 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was bombed and destroyed at Toulon by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[68] |
| UJ 6085 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheUJ 6077-class submarine chaser was sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft. |
| Uwajima Maru No. 15 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theBanda Sea byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force.[1] |
| V 215 Oliva | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1] |
| V 414Sachsenwald | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk by Royal Navy warships in theBay of Biscay north of theÎle d'Yeu, France. |
| V-1594 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thecable ship was sunk by Royal Navy warships in theBay of Biscay north of theÎle d'Yeu, France.[60] |
| Zuisho Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea byUSS Ray ( United States Navy).[69][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | United Kingdom | World War II: Thehospital ship (4,220 GRT, 1930) was sunk by amine while taking casualties fromJuno Beach,Calvados, France. A total of 55 patients, tenRoyal Army Medical Corps staff, 30 crew and elevenprisoners of war were killed.[1][71] |
| Chuiloide |  Brazil | The cargo ship collided withTiete (Brazil) in theAtlantic Ocean offSanta Catarina, Brazil (28°05′S48°30′W / 28.083°S 48.500°W /-28.083; -48.500). Both ships sank.[72] |
| Condé | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theaccommodation ship was bombed, set afire and sunk atNice,Alpes-Maritimes, France She was refloated on 28 December and used as acoal hulk atMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France.Condé was sold for scrapping on 9 May 1947.[73] |
| Empire Day | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (7,242 GRT, 1941) wastorpedoed and sunk in theIndian Ocean offDar es Salaam,Tanganyika (7°06′S42°00′E / 7.100°S 42.000°E /-7.100; 42.000) byU-198 (Kriegsmarine). Her captain was taken aboardU-198 as a prisoner of war. The rest of her 42 crew reached land in theirlifeboats. |
| F 963 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 968 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Kinshu Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecoaster was torpedoed and sunk in theLuzon Strait byUSS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Kusagaki | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy MI-13: TheMikura-class escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea (14°50′N119°57′E / 14.833°N 119.950°E /14.833; 119.950) north west of Subic Bay,Luzon, Philippines byUSS Guitarro ( United States Navy). 97 crew were killed. 30 survivors were rescued byAsakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[74] |
| Kyo Maru No. 2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in theMoro Gulf offZamboanga City, Philippines byUSS Puffer ( United States Navy).[1] |
| USS LCT-182 | United States Navy | TheLCT Mk 5-classlanding craft tank foundered in heavy seas in theKula Gulf off theSolomon Islands.[75] |
| L'Impetuese/FR 54 | Germany | World War II: TheÉlan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Marseille.[76] |
| M 3201 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper struck a mine and sank in theNorth Sea offZeebrugge,West Flanders, Belgium.[1] |
| Nagara | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheNagara-classcruiser was torpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea off theAmakusa Islands (32°09′N129°53′E / 32.150°N 129.883°E /32.150; 129.883) byUSS Croaker ( United States Navy). 349 crew died. There were 237 survivors.[77] |
| Rikke |  Denmark | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank inØresund.[1] |
| RO 8 Irene | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetransport ship was scuttled as a blockship atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1946.[78] |
| Shinten Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait byUSS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[1] |
| William L. Marcy | United States | World War II: TheLiberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in theEnglish Channel byKriegsmarineschnellboote and was declared aconstructive total loss.[79] |
| Yamatama Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theCelebes Sea south ofMindanao, Philippines byUSS Bluegill ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiralty Floating Dry Dock No. 23 | Royal Navy | Thefloating dry dock suffered a broken back, broke in two and sank atTrincomalee,Ceylon when improperly pumped out with the battleshipHMS Valiant ( Royal Navy) in the dock.[80] |
| Conte Verde | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The ocean liner (a.k.a.Teikyo Maru) was bombed and sunk in theHuangpu River atShanghai, China by aConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 373rd Bomb Squadron,United States Army Air Force. She was raised by the Japanese on 16 December and towed to Shanghai for repairs.[81] |
| Ezra Weston | United States | World War II:Convoy EBC 66: TheLiberty ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) offTrevose Head,Cornwall (50°47′N5°03′W / 50.783°N 5.050°W /50.783; -5.050) byU-667 (Kriegsmarine). All 71 crew were rescued byHMT Jacques Morgand andHMS LCT 24 (both Royal Navy).[82][83] |
| F 434 | Kriegsmarine | The Type CMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Fort Yale | United Kingdom | World War II: TheFort ship (7,134 GRT, 1942) struck amine and was damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (49°25′N0°27′W / 49.417°N 0.450°W /49.417; -0.450. She was taken in tow, but was torpedoed and sunk at50°23′N0°55′W / 50.383°N 0.917°W /50.383; -0.917) byU-480 (Kriegsmarine) on 23 August.[84] |
| M 366 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in theBay of Biscay offÎle Noirmoutier,Finistère, France byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of236 Squadron,Royal Air Force and404 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][85] |
| M 367 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][86] |
| M 422 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay offGironde, France, by British aircraft.[87] |
| M 428 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][88] |
| M 438 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][89] |
| PiLB 264 | Kriegsmarine | The PiLB 40 type landing craft was lost on this date. |
| HMCS Regina | Royal Canadian Navy | World War II:Convoy EBC 66: TheFlower-classcorvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Trevose Head (50°42′N5°03′W / 50.700°N 5.050°W /50.700; -5.050) byU-667 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 30 of her 96 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Jacques Morgand andHMS LCT 644 (both Royal Navy).[90] |
| Sperrbrecher 134 Falke | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay offLorient,Morbihan, France by Allied aircraft.[1][91] |
| Tama Maru No. 6 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offHonshu byUSS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boko Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea north west ofTokunoshima (27°56′N128°47′E / 27.933°N 128.783°E /27.933; 128.783) byUSS Barbel ( United States Navy).[92] |
| Hiyoshi Maru No. 3 | Japan | World War II: Thefishing trawler was sunk in theStrait of Malacca byHMS Trenchant ( Royal Navy).[1] |
| Koshin Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | Convoy MOTA-22: TheKoshin Maru-class transport (6,350 GRT 1938) was sunk when her cargo of ammunition caught fire and exploded in the East China Sea north west ofFormosa (26°10′N124°15′E / 26.167°N 124.250°E /26.167; 124.250). Twenty-eight crewmen were killed.[93] |
| HMS LCM 618 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft mechanized (22/52 t, 1942) was lost on this date. |
| HMS LCM 640 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft mechanized (22/52 t, 1942) was lost on this date. |
| USS PT-509 | United States Navy | World War II: TheELCO 80'-class PT boat was shelled, rammed and sunk offJersey,Channel Islands by aKriegsmarineminesweeper. 14 crew were killed and the sole survivor was captured.[94][95][96][97] |
| Spichern | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetanker was bombed and severely damaged atBrest,Finistère, France in an Allied air raid. She was scuttled as ablockship on 31 August. She was raised in 1947, repaired and returned to service in May 1949 as the NorwegianRingfjell.[98] |
| Splendor | Italy | World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in an Allied air raid onSavona.[1] |
| TA19 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetorpedo boat, a formerCurtatone-classdestroyer, was torpedoed and sunk in theAegean Sea byPipinos ( Royal Hellenic Navy).[1] |
| Tokuyu Maru or Tokuyusan Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk atHalmahera,New Guinea byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Force.[1] |
| V 241 Oliva | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The KFK 2-classVorpostenboot was sunk in the English Channel offFécamp,Seine-Inférieure, France byHMGB Grey Owl andHMGB Grey Shark (both Royal Navy).[1] |
| Yagi Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea north west of Tokunoshima (27°56′N128°47′E / 27.933°N 128.783°E /27.933; 128.783) byUSS Barbel ( United States Navy).[99] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FN 02 Kunlabori | Kriegsmarine | The guard ship was sunk on this date. |
| Iddesleigh | United Kingdom | World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed by aKriegsmarineE-boat and was beached atLangrune-sur-Mer,Calvados, France. She was sunk on 17 August by amanned torpedo.[100] |
| Johanna | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship departed fromIstanbul, Turkey on this date. Believed to have been subsequently torpedoed and sunk in theBlack Sea. Raised post-war, repaired and put intoSoviet service asMarshal Tolbukhin.[72] |
| Kertosono | Germany | World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled atNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated in August 1945 and scrapped in 1947.[78] |
| HMS LCT 1092 | Royal Navy | TheLCT Mk 4-classlanding craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) sank while under tow.[101] |
| Lindau | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theaccommodation ship was set on fire in theLoire River at Nantes (47°13′N01°34′W / 47.217°N 1.567°W /47.217; -1.567) by German Forces and sunk by the explosion ofmines being stored on the ship. She was raised in 1946 and towed toAntwerp, Belgium, for scrapping.[102] |
| M 133 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was scuttled atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1] |
| M 384 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled atNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France.[103] |
| Monsun | Germany | World War II: The tanker (8,038 GRT, 1929) was bombed and sunk at Nantes by Allied aircraft. She was refloated in March 1945, repaired and entered French service in March 1948 asBrière.[104][105] |
| R 34 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-25 minesweeper was sunk by aircraft offMilos, Greece. |
| R 89 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was sunk in an Allied air raid on "Lepsoe", Norway.[1] |
| RA 260 | Kriegsmarine | TheRA 251-class minesweeper ran aground atCape Mortula, Italy, and was wrecked.[1] |
| Sakue Maru Go | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an air attack at Rabaul.[106] |
| Santos | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk atBorkum,Lower Saxony in a British air raid.[1] |
| Seiyo Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Bowfin ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Shinei Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: The Standard Type 1TM tanker was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Philippines (16°15′N119°45′E / 16.250°N 119.750°E /16.250; 119.750) byUSS Guitarro ( United States Navy). A crewman was killed.[107] |
| Sperrbrecher 16 Tulane | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher (5,488 GRT, 1940) was bombed and damaged atLa Pallice,Seine-Inférieure, France by Allied aircraft. She sank the next day. Raised on 30 July 1946, repaired and returned to Norwegian service in February 1949 asTulane.[1][108] |
| Toseki Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in theMolucca Sea south of theCelebes Islands,Netherlands East Indies byUSS Cod ( United States Navy).[1] |
| U-608 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay offLa Rochelle,Charente-Maritime, France (46°30′N3°08′W / 46.500°N 3.133°W /46.500; -3.133) by aConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of53 Squadron,Royal Air Force and byHMS Wren ( Royal Navy). All 52 crew survived.[109] |
| Vierlanden | Germany | World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes. She was refloated in October. Subsequently repaired, and entered French service asPalmyre in May 1946.[1][110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antarktis | Germany | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled atCouëron,Loire-Inférieure, France. The wreck was partly raised in 1946, and scrapped in 1948. The part not raised was scrappedin situ in 1948.[1][111] |
| Baudoinville | Germany | World War II: The ship was scuttled atNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France.[1] |
| Erling Lindøe |  Norway | World War II: The cargo ship (1,281 GRT, 1917) struck a mine and sank in theKattegat with the loss of nineteen of her 25 crew.[112] |
| Ermland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Nantes. The wreck was raised and broken up in February 1945.[113] |
| Giuseppe Dormio | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in theMediterranean Sea while sailing from Pola to Fiume. There were 6 dead.[1][114][115] |
| Gotland | Sweden | World War II: Thefishing trawler (63 BRT) struck amine and sank in theSkaggerak offHanstholm, Denmark with the loss of all five crew.[1][40][116] |
| Ikuta Maru | Japan | World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank offSumatra,Netherlands East Indies.[1] |
| Kraft | Germany | World War II: The salvage vessel was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| La Baise |  Vichy France | World War II: The tanker was destroyed on the stocks at Nantes[1] |
| La Mayenne | Vichy France | World War II: The tanker was destroyed on the stocks at Nantes.[1] |
| M 27 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper struck a mine and sank in theGironde atPauillac,Gironde, France. 41 crew were killed.[1][117] |
| M 84 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled atLe Havre,Seine-Inférieure, France.[118] |
| M 384 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was scuttled at Nantes.[87] |
| M 4408 Harle | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| Monsun | Germany | World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| Olinda | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| Passat | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The tanker (8,998 GRT, 1926) was scuttled Nantes.[1] The wreck was raised and broken up in 1949.[119] |
| R-70 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines in theGulf of Finland (60°20′N27°50′E / 60.333°N 27.833°E /60.333; 27.833) with the loss of 21 lives.[120][121] |
| Roko Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean offHonshu byUSS Tang ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Shinsei Maru No. 6 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theMolucca Sea byUSS Cod ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 16 Tulane | Kriegsmarine | TheSperrbrecher was sunk on this date. |
| Sperrbrecher 20 Kolente | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled and Nantes.[1] She was refloated post-war, repaired and returned to French service asSaint Michel.[110] |
| TA1 | Germany | World War II: The incompleteLe Fier-classtorpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| TA2 | Germany | World War II: The incompleteLe Fier-classtorpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| TA3 | Germany | World War II: The incompleteLe Fier-classtorpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| TA6 | Germany | World War II: The incompleteLe Fier-classtorpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| Tenerife II | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| U-385 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay (46°16′N2°45′W / 46.267°N 2.750°W /46.267; -2.750) by aShort Sunderland of461 Squadron,Royal Australian Air Force and also byHMS Starling ( Royal Navy) with the loss of one of her 43 crew.[122] |
| U-967 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIC/41submarine was scuttled atToulon,Var, France with the loss of two crew. |
| V 623 Jupiter | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| V 723 Jeanne Marie | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| Wangerland | Germany | World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| Wilhelm A. Riedemann | Germany | World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes.[1] She was refloated on 1 May 1945 and scrapped in 1947.[12] |
| Wille | Germany | World War II: The salvage vessel was scuttled at Nantes.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fusijama | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as ablockship atBassens, Gironde, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[123] |
| Himalaya | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship inthe Gironde. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[124] |
| Kentuckian | United States | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater for Gooseberry No. 2 offOmaha Beach,Calvados, France.[125] |
| Koan Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Barbel ( United States Navy).[1] |
| M 84 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was bombed and destroyed atLe Havre,Seine-Inférieure, France in an Allied air raid.[1] |
| M-370 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and damaged in theBay of Biscay offRoyan,Charente-Maritime, France byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of235 and248 Squadrons,Royal Air Force. She was beached.[1][126] |
| M-468 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper struck amine and sank north ofSeter, Norway.[127] |
| M 4204 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk atLa Pallice, Charente-Maritime, France in an Allied air raid.[1] |
| Marina Raskova,T-114 andT-118 |  Soviet Union | World War II:Convoy BD 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in theKara Sea byU-365 (Kriegsmarine). The submarine then sank theT-111Starshiy Leytenant Lekarev-class minesweeperT-114 andT-118 offBely Island (73°22′N66°35′E / 73.367°N 66.583°E /73.367; 66.583).Marina Raskova was sunk by acoup de grâce fromU-365 the next day at73°21′N67°20′E / 73.350°N 67.333°E /73.350; 67.333. Of the 632 men on the three ships, 373 were lost and only 259 were rescued. 186 were picked up byT-116 ( Soviet Navy) and 73 others by SovietBeriev MBR-2 aircraft.[128][129] |
| Mayachi Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theSea of Okhotsk offSakhalin byUSS Pompon ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Mikage Maru No. 20 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk off Sakhalin byUSS Pompon ( United States Navy).[130] |
| Nämdö | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship (2,816 BRT) struck a mine and sank at the mouth of theElbe (53°51′11″N8°56′58″E / 53.85306°N 8.94944°E /53.85306; 8.94944) with the loss of four of her 27 crew.[1][40][131][132] |
| R 15 | Kriegsmarine | The minesweeper collided withS 629 ( Kriegsmarine) atŠibenik,Yugoslavia and sank. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[1] |
| Shinpo Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy MI-13: The Standard Type 1TM-class tanker (a.k.a.,Shimpo Maru andShinho Maru) was torpedoed and damaged in theSouth China Sea off Cape Calavite,Mindoro, Philippines (13°18′N120°11′E / 13.300°N 120.183°E /13.300; 120.183) byUSS Puffer ( United States Navy). 20 crewmen were killed. She was towed to the beach and abandoned off Cape Calavite. She was torpedoed and sunk on 17 August byUSS Bluefish ( United States Navy).[1][133] |
| Sperrbrecher 7 Sauerland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was shelled and destroyed atLa Rochelle, Charente-Maritime byHMS Diadem,HMS Onslow (both Royal Navy) andORP Piorun ( Polish Navy).[1] |
| Teikon Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MI-13: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (13°18′N120°11′E / 13.300°N 120.183°E /13.300; 120.183) byUSS Puffer ( United States Navy). There was no loss of life.[134][135] |
| U-198 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXD2submarine was sunk in the Indian Ocean near theSeychelles (3°35′S52°49′E / 3.583°S 52.817°E /-3.583; 52.817) byHMS Findhorn ( Royal Navy) andHMIS Godavari ( Royal Indian Navy) with the loss of all 66 crew and twoprisoners of war. These were the captains ofEmpire City andEmpire Day (bothUnited Kingdom). |
| U-981 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged, mined and sunk in the Bay of Biscay at La Rochelle (45°41′N1°25′W / 45.683°N 1.417°W /45.683; -1.417) by aHandley Page Halifax aircraft of502 Squadron,Royal Air Force with the loss of twelve of her 52 crew.[136] |
| Unknown | Unknown | World War II: A small local craft was sunk byHMIS HDML 1118 ( Royal Indian Navy) after being fired on at the entrance to theNaaf River,Burma.[137] |
| V 410 Germania | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk in the Gironde by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[1] |
| V 720 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was shelled and set afire in the English Channel byHMS Albrighton ( Royal Navy),HMCS Assiniboine,HMCS Qu'Appelle,HMCS Restigouche andHMCS Skeena (all Royal Canadian Navy). She was beached atPenmarc'h,Finistère, France.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Leader | United States | World War II: The 1022 Hog Islander-class cargo ship was scuttled off Normandy as a blockship/breakwater forGooseberry No. 2, Omaha Beach.[138] |
| Asahari Maru No.2 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theSouth China Sea offHong Kong byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[1] |
| Cagliari | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk atPoreč,Yugoslavia in an Allied air raid.[1] |
| Ch-12 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk inDavao Gulf byUSS Bluegill ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Dietrich von Bern | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliaryminelayer was sunk in an Allied air raid onGenoa, Italy.[1] |
| USS Flier | United States Navy | World War II: TheGato-classsubmarine struck amine and sank in theBalabac Strait with 12 of her 60 crew escaping the boat, but only 8 reaching the shore.[139] |
| Hamayoshi Maru No. 3 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the south west tip ofNew Guinea byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of theRoyal Australian Air Force.[1] |
| Kojun Maru | Japan | World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the entrance toDavao Gulf east ofMindanao (06°17′N126°10′E / 6.283°N 126.167°E /6.283; 126.167) byUSS Bluegill ( United States Navy). A total of 42 people were killed.[140] |
| M 383 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1940minesweeper was sunk in theNorth Sea offLangeoog,Lower Saxony byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of254 Squadron,Royal Air Force.[141][142] |
| Misago Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the entrance to Davao Gulf east of Mindanao (06°17′N126°10′E / 6.283°N 126.167°E /6.283; 126.167) byUSS Bluegill ( United States Navy). Five crewmen killed.[140] |
| Radbury | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (3,614 GRT, 1910) was torpedoed and sunk in theMozambique Channel (24°20′S41°45′E / 24.333°S 41.750°E /-24.333; 41.750) byU-862 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 55 crew.[143] |
| Schodack | United States | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off the coast ofCalvados, France.[125] |
| Sperrbrecher 6 Magdeburg | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was bombed and severely damaged atRoyan,Charente-Inférieure, France, by Allied aircraft with the loss of eight of her crew. She sank the next day. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[1][144] |
| TF-11 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The torpedo training ship, a formerType 1940 minesweeper, was sunk in theBaltic Sea offNida, Lithuania bySovietDouglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[1][145] |
| Toei Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south ofHokkaido byUSS Tambor ( United States Navy).[146] |
| U-270 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay west ofLa Rochelle,Charente-Maritime, France (46°19′N2°56′W / 46.317°N 2.933°W /46.317; -2.933) by aShort Sunderland aircraft of461 Squadron,Royal Australian Air Force. All 71 crew survived.[147] |
| V 723 Jeanne Marie | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was shelled and sunk atBrest,Finistère, France.[1] |
| V 1101 Preußen | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off Langeoog by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asaka Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MATA 26: The transport was driven ashore in the Bashi Islands, north ofLuzon Philippines, by a typhoon. She was later refloated and returned to service.[148] |
| Daigen Maru No. 7 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTosho Maru-class auxiliary transport wastorpedoed and sunk in theYellow Sea offIncheon,Korea (37°30′N125°50′E / 37.500°N 125.833°E /37.500; 125.833) byUSS Croaker ( United States Navy) with the loss of 13 crewmen.[1][149] |
| Gueydon | French Navy | World War II: The hulk of the decommissionedarmored cruiser was bombed and sunk atBrest,France, byRoyal Air Force aircraft. |
| Ikomasan Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MATA 26: The transport was driven ashore in the Bashi Islands, north of Luzon, by a typhoon. She was later refloated and returned to service.[148] |
| Kofresi | United States | World War II: The 1022 Hog Islander class cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater for Gooseberry No. 2 offOmaha Beach,Calvados, France. Other sources say 14 July.[125][150] |
| HMS LCI(L) 99 | Royal Navy | World War II:Convoy EBC 72: Thelanding craft infantry (194/387 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west ofHartland Point,Devon (50°56′N4°47′W / 50.933°N 4.783°W /50.933; -4.783) byU-667 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine crew.[151] |
| USS LST-921 | United States Navy | World War II:Convoy EBC 72: Thelanding ship tank was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west of Hartland Point (50°56′N4°47′W / 50.933°N 4.783°W /50.933; -4.783) byU-667 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 43 of her 113 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Londonderry ( Royal Navy) andUSS LST-920 ( United States Navy).LST-921 had lost her stern, and was towed toFalmouth, Cornwall, where she was declared a total loss. Subsequently used by theUnited States Army as a floating machine ship atAntwerp, Belgium.[152] |
| M 206 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was scuttled atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1] |
| M 4463 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in theEnglish Channel offLa Pallice,Seine-Inférieure, France.[1] |
| M 4612 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo.[1] |
| Miikesan Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theEast China Sea offFormosa.[1] |
| HMAS ML 430 | Royal Australian Navy | World War II: TheFairmile B motor launch (76/86 t, 1943) was shelled and sunk north ofBiak,New Guinea byHMAML 819 ( Royal Australian Navy).[153] |
| Sperrbrecher 5 Schwanheim | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was bombed and sunk atRoyan,Charente-Inférieure, France (45°37′N1°02′W / 45.617°N 1.033°W /45.617; -1.033) by Allied aircraft with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[1][32] |
| Sperrbrecher 6 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was wrecked during/after an air attack at Royan, France. |
| Sumatra | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Gironde. She was refloated in 1945.[154] |
| T-129 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheNo.103-class landing ship was torpedoed and sunk in theBanda Sea about 40 miles south ofBoeroe Island, Netherlands East Indies (04°17′S126°46′E / 4.283°S 126.767°E /-4.283; 126.767) byUSS Cod ( United States Navy).[155][156] |
| Taketsu Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MATA 26: Thetanker (a.k.a.Butsu Maru) broke up and sank in a typhoon off the Bashi Islands north of Luzon. Eight crewmen died.[148] |
| Teisho Maru | Japan | The government chartered cargo ship was driven aground in a typhoon while anchoring offSaei (22°40′N120°14′E / 22.667°N 120.233°E /22.667; 120.233). Refloated 12 September. Taken toTakao for repairs, arriving 27 September.[157] |
| Todaro | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled inthe Gironde. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[158] |
| Tonan Maru No.2 | Japan | World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea south ofShanghai, China byUSS Pintado ( United States Navy).[1] |
| U-618 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay west ofSaint-Nazaire,Loire-Inférieure, France (47°22′N4°39′W / 47.367°N 4.650°W /47.367; -4.650) byHMS Duckworth andHMS Essington (both Royal Navy) and aConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of53 Squadron,Royal Air Force with the loss of all 61 crew.[159] |
| V 605 Arthur Duncker | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off La Pallice.[1] |
| V 727 Goeland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled at Saint-Malo.[1] |
| Zuisho Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north west ofBorneo byUSS Ray ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FL 04 Edouard Gougy | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler was lost on this date. |
| USS LCI-1588 | United States Navy | World War II:Operation Dragoon: Thelanding craft infantry struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1] |
| USS LCI-1590 | United States Navy | World War II:Operation Dragoon: The landing craft infantry struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1] |
| USS LST-282 | United States Navy | World War II:Convoy EBC 72: Thelanding ship tank was damaged by a Germanglide bomb offSaint-Tropez, Var. She was beached and abandoned (43°25′N06°50′E / 43.417°N 6.833°E /43.417; 6.833).[160] |
| HMS LST-404 | Royal Navy | World War II:Convoy FTM 69: The landing ship tank (1,625/4,080 t, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged in theEnglish Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) south east ofSt Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight (50°02′N0°38′W / 50.033°N 0.633°W /50.033; -0.633) byU-741 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight crew and several Germanprisoners of war. She was taken in tow byUSS ATR-4 ( United States Navy) and was beached atRyde, Isle of Wight. HMSLST-404 later broke in two and was declared a total loss. Scrapped atZeebrugge,West Flanders, Belgium in June 1948.[161] |
| M 275 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was shelled and severely damaged in theBay of Biscay byHMS Mauritius,HMS Ursa (both Royal Navy) andHMCS Iroquois ( Royal Canadian Navy) and was abandoned.[1] |
| M 385 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay offLes Sables-d'Olonne,Vendée, France, byHMS Mauritius,HMS Ursa (both Royal Navy) andHMCS Iroquois ( Royal Canadian Navy).[1][162] |
| M 4001 Este | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk atBrest,Finistère, France in aRoyal Air Force air raid.[1][163] |
| M 4047 Vaterland | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| USS PT-202 | United States Navy | World War II:Operation Dragoon: ThePT boat struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1] |
| USS PT-218 | United States Navy | World War II:Operation Dragoon: The PT boat struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1] |
| R-29 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-25 minesweeper was sunk by Soviet aircraft in theGulf of Finland. |
| Richthofen | Luftwaffe | World War II: TheHans Albrecht Wedel-classseaplane tender sank atKönigsberg,East Prussia during fitting out, or was shelled and sunk off Les Sables-d'Olonne byHMS Mauritius ( Royal Navy).[1][164] |
| Sakura Maru No. 14 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north ofTimor,Netherlands East Indies byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force.[1] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 25 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The escort ship was sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[165] |
| SG 21 Bernd Von Arnim | Kriegsmarine | World War II:Battle of Port Cros: TheChamois-classaviso was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offPort Cros, Var byUSS Somers ( United States Navy).[166] There were 99 survivors.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 157 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was sunk in the Bay of Biscay byHMS Mauritius,HMS Ursa (both Royal Navy) andHMCS Iroquois ( Royal Canadian Navy).[1] |
| Sudetenland | Germany | World War II: The tanker was sunk at Brest in a Royal Air Force air raid.[1] She was subsequently refloated and scrapped.[167] |
| Tosho Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in theBanda Sea byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1] |
| U-741 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in the English Channel offLe Havre,Seine-Inférieure, France (50°20′N0°34′W / 50.333°N 0.567°W /50.333; -0.567) byHMS Orchis ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 48 of her 49 crew.[168] |
| UJ 6082 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheGabbiano-classcorvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) south ofCannes,Alpes-Maritimes, France byUSS Somers ( United States Navy).[1] |
| V 728 Vierge de Massabielle | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. |
| V 803 Wiesbaden | Kriegsmarine | TheVorpostenboot was sunk on this date. |
| William D. Byron | United States | World War II: TheLiberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Mediterranean Sea. She was towed toSavona, where she was declared aconstructive total loss.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BKA-323 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The MBK/Project 161-class motor gun boat was sunk by German aircraft in Lake Peipus. Four crew were killed.[169][170] |
| Brinkum | Germany | World War II: Thecoastaltanker struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea off "Lepsoe", Norway.[1] |
| HMS BYMS-2022 | Royal Navy | World War II: TheYMS-1-classminesweeper (207/270 t, 1942) sunk by a mine in theGulf of Frejus offSaint-Tropez,Var, France (43°24′N06°46′E / 43.400°N 6.767°E /43.400; 6.767).[171] |
| Courageous | United States | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater offOmaha Beach,Calvados, France.[125] |
| Empire Lancer |  United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (7,037 GRT, 1942) wastorpedoed and sunk in theMozambique Channel (15°00′S44°00′E / 15.000°S 44.000°E /-15.000; 44.000) byU-862 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 42 of her 79 crew.[172][173] |
| KTShch-152 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk by a mine offSevastopol. All nine crew were killed.[169][170][174] |
| Lena Luckenbach | United States | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off Omaha Beach.[125] |
| M 4207 Les Baleines | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine in theGironde estuary, France.[175] |
| MAL 22 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter ran aground nearMeerapalu, Estonia and was abandoned after failed towing attempts.[176] |
| HMS MFV 624 | Royal Navy | Thenaval trawler sank in theEnglish Channel offNormandy, France.[177] |
| HMS MGB 313 | Royal Navy | World War II: TheFairmile C motor gun boat (69/75 t, 1941) was sunk by a mine off Normandy. Eight crew were killed.[15][178] |
| HMS ML 563 | Royal Navy | World War II:Operation Dragoon: TheFairmile B motor launch (76/86 t, 1943) struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°25′N06°43′E / 43.417°N 6.717°E /43.417; 6.717) while trying to assist YMS-24 ( United States Navy). All crew survived but one later died of wounds.[179][180][181] |
| USS PT-202 | United States Navy | World War II: TheHiggins 78'-classPT boat was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°23′N06°46′E / 43.383°N 6.767°E /43.383; 6.767). One crew was killed.[182][183] |
| USS PT-218 | United States Navy | World War II: TheHiggins 78'-classPT boat was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°23′N06°46′E / 43.383°N 6.767°E /43.383; 6.767). The whole crew survived.[183][184] |
| R 20 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-17 minesweeper was sunk by a mine offSylt,Lower Saxony with the loss of 9 lives.[185][186] |
| R 217 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-151 minesweeper was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[187] |
| RA 3 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1] |
| RA 4 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper, a formerCH-5-classsubmarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris. |
| RA 5 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1] |
| RA 6 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper, a formerCH-44-classsubmarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1] |
| RA 7 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper, a formerCH-44-classsubmarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1] |
| RA 8 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper, a formerCH-44-classsubmarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1] |
| Rovigo | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled inMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[188] |
| Taito Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in theYellow Sea offIncheon,Korea (36°16′N125°49′E / 36.267°N 125.817°E /36.267; 125.817) byUSS Croaker ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Trémintin | French Navy | World War II: Theaccommodation ship, a formerarmored cruiser, was bombed and sunk byRoyal Air Force aircraft atBrest, France. |
| USS YMS-24 | United States Navy | World War II: TheYMS-1-classminesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°25′N06°43′E / 43.417°N 6.717°E /43.417; 6.717). Five crew were killed.[95][180][189][190] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artushof | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk atStettin,Pomerania in an air raid by theRoyal Air Force.[1] |
| HMS BPC 1 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft tank was lost on this date. (See below LCF(L) 1) |
| F 619 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| I-27 | Soviet Navy | The KM-2 Type motor launch was lost on this date. |
| Jun Maru No. 2 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in thePacific Ocean south of "Miscol" byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force.[1] |
| KFK 510 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thenaval trawler struck amine and sank in thePiast Canal.[1] |
| HMS LCF(L) 1 | Royal Navy | TheLCT-2-classlanding craft tank (455/540 t, 1941) was lost on this date. |
| HMS LCT 631 | Royal Navy | TheMk 4 landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1943) was lost on this date. |
| HMS LCT-1092 | Royal Navy | TheLCT-1-classlanding craft tank sank off in theEnglish Channel offNormandy, France. (Look 10/08/1944)[191] |
| Lissa | Italy | World War II: Thecargo liner was bombed and sunk by aircraft inZara,Yugoslavia.[192] |
| MAL 20 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was bombed by Soviet aircraft on theEmajõgi river betweenLake Peipus andTartu, Estonia. There were two killed and eleven wounded. She was towed to Tartu on 19 August and scuttled there the next day.[193][194] |
| No. 28 | Soviet Navy | The No. 16-class landing tender was lost on this date. |
| No. 108 | Soviet Navy | The No. 16-class landing tender was lost on this date. |
| No. 211 | Soviet Navy | The No. 19-class landing tender was lost on this date. |
| Otto Alfred Müller | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Stettin in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Peter Bornhofen | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk atKirkenes, Norway bySoviet aircraft. There were one dead and two wounded.[1][195][196] |
| Sebu | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Kirkenes in a Soviet air raid.[1] |
| Skjervøy | Kriegsmarine | The ship was sunk atHustadvika, Norway. (See below "V 6803 Burgunder")[197] |
| TA35 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The torpedo boat, a formerRosolino Pilo-classdestroyer, struck amine, blew in half and sank in theFasana Channel near theBrijuni Islands. 71 crew were killed.[1][117][198] |
| Toni III | Germany | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled atPort-de-Bouc,Bouches-du-Rhône, France byVichy French forces. Although declared a total loss in April 1945, she was refloated in February 1947. Subsequently repaired and entered Swiss service in 1950 atNeuchâtel.[199][200] |
| UJ 2223 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheGabbiano-classcorvette was sunk in an Allied air raid onGenoa, Italy.[1] |
| UJ-6073 Nimet Allah | Kriegsmarine | World War II:Battle of La Ciotat: Thearmed yacht was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offLa Ciotat,Bouches-du-Rhône, France byHMS Aphis,HMS Scarab (both Royal Navy) andUSS Endicott orUSS Somers (both United States Navy).[1][201] |
| UJ 6081 | Kriegsmarine | World War II:Battle of Port Cros: TheGabbiano-classcorvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offPort Cros byHMS Aphis,HMS Scarab (both Royal Navy) andUSS Somers ( United States Navy).[1][70] |
| UJ-6082 | Kriegsmarine | World War II:Battle of La Ciotat: TheGabbiano-class corvette was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Ciotat byUSS Endicott ( United States Navy).[201] |
| Usko |  Finland | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft atStettin, Germany. Wreck scrapped in 1945–1946.[202] |
| V 6803 Burgunder | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The floating torpedo battery (151 GRT, 1915) was sunk on this date. |
| Yamateru Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theYellow Sea offIncheon,Korea byUSS Croaker ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alba Julia | Germany | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in a port. She was refloated in 1945. Subsequently repaired and enteredSoviet service in 1947 asNikolaev.[203] |
| Capo Alga | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled atNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1948.[204] |
| Caroline | United States | The 61-gross register ton, 66.6-foot (20.3 m)fishing vessel was wrecked onWolcott Reef (57°40′15″N154°11′45″W / 57.67083°N 154.19583°W /57.67083; -154.19583 (Wolcott Reef)) in theShelikof Strait on the coast ofKodiak Island in theTerritory of Alaska.[205] |
| Eishin Maru | Japan | World War II: Convy HI 71: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea byUSS Rasher andUSS Redfish ( United States Navy).[1][206] |
| Florida II | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid onSavona,Italy. She was refloated post-war and scrapped.[123] |
| HMS Fratton | Royal Navy | World War II: Thearmed boarding vessel (757 GRT, 1925) was sunk in theEnglish Channel offNormandy, France, by aKriegsmarineMardermidget submarine.[1][207] |
| I-O-48 | Kriegsmarine | TheSiebelgefäß landing craft was sunk on this date. |
| Kim Hup Soen | Japan | World War II: Thejunk was shelled and sunk in theStrait of Malacca (04°00′S99°32′E / 4.000°S 99.533°E /-4.000; 99.533) byHNLMS Zwaardvisch ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[208] |
| La Galissonnière | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheLa Galissonnière-classcruiser was sunk in an American air raid onToulon,Var, France.[1] |
| HMS LCF (II)-1 | Royal Navy | World War II: Thelanding craft was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. (Look "LCF(L)-1" 17/08/1944)[1] |
| Leda | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk atBremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Lennox | Norway | World War II:Operation Schneehuhn: The motor boat (50 GRT) was shelled and sunk in theVan Mijenfjord, Svalbard, byU-307 (Kriegsmarine). All three crew survived.[209] |
| M-27 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper struck amine and sank in theGironde Estuary, France.[210] |
| M 4207 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary.[1] |
| M 4618 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an air raid onBrest,Finistère, France by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| HMMTB 707 | Royal Navy | TheFairmile D motor torpedo boat (102/118 t, 1943) was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north ofIreland in a collision withL'Escarmouche ( Free French Naval Forces).[211] |
| Nairung | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (5,414 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in theMozambique Channel (15°00′S42°00′E / 15.000°S 42.000°E /-15.000; 42.000) byU-862 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 92 crew.[212]Nairung was on a voyage fromDurban,Union of South Africa toBombay,India.[213] |
| Nansei Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy MI-12: Thetanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (08°39′N116°39′E / 8.650°N 116.650°E /8.650; 116.650) byUSS Ray ( United States Navy). Three gunners and 23 crewmen were killed.[69] |
| Natori | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheNagara-classcruiser was torpedoed and sunk in thePhilippine Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) east ofSamar (12°29′N128°49′E / 12.483°N 128.817°E /12.483; 128.817) byUSS Hardhead ( United States Navy) with the loss of 330 of her 438 crew. One hundred and eighty-three survivors in three boats rowed 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) toMindanao, Philippines, arriving on 30 August. Ten of the party died during the voyage; four were rescued byUSS Stingray ( United States Navy) on 31 August, and 44 were rescued byUSS Marshall ( United States Navy) on 12 September, twelve of the party died earlier.[214] |
| Numidia | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theAdriatic Sea offPoreč,Yugoslavia byHMMTB 295 andHMMTB 371 (all Royal Navy) with the loss of 14 lives, 5 Flak gunners and 9 sailors.[1][20][114][215][216][217][218] |
| Olbers | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Philip Heineken | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| R 218 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel offCap d'Antifer,Seine-Inférieure, France byHMMTB 208,HMMTB 209,HMMTB 210 andHMMTB 212 (all Royal Navy).[1] |
| Rio de la Plata |  Argentina | Thepassenger ship was sabotaged, caught fire atAcapulco, Mexico. She was towed out of port and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) offshore.[219] |
| Robin Gray | United States | World War II: The 1079 class cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater for Gooseberry No. 2 offOmaha Beach,Calvados, France.[220] |
| Sperrbrecher 37 Kapolena | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The incompletesperrbrecher was scuttled in the Charpentier Channel, offSaint-Nazaire,Loire-Inférieure, France. The wreck was broken up in 1951.[204] |
| Sperrbrecher 152 Fauna | Germany | World War II: The incompletesperrbrecher was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Strasbourg | Vichy France | World War II: TheDunkerque-classbattleship sank at Toulon following an American air raid on 15 August. |
| T22 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheElbing-classtorpedo boat wandered into a German minefield and sank inNarva Bay west of theKurgalsky Peninsula with the loss of 143 lives.[117][221] |
| T30 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheElbing-classtorpedo boat wandered into a German minefield and sank inNarva Bay west of theKurgalsky Peninsula with the loss of 114 lives.[117][222] |
| T32 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheElbing-classtorpedo boat wandered into a German minefield and sank inNarva Bay west of theKurgalsky Peninsula with the loss of 137 lives.[117][223] |
| Taiyō | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II:Convoy HI-71: TheTaiyō-classaircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea offCape Bolinao,Luzon(18°10′N120°22′E / 18.167°N 120.367°E /18.167; 120.367) byUSS Rasher andUSS Redfish (both United States Navy). Most of her crew were lost and about 790 passengers perished; but her captain and just over 400 crew and passengers survived.[1][224] |
| Taketoyo Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk inPelawan Bay byUSS Ray ( United States Navy).[69] |
| Teia Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II:Convoy HI-71: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea offCape Bolinao,Luzon (18°10′N119°56′E / 18.167°N 119.933°E /18.167; 119.933) byUSS Rasher andUSS Redfish (both United States Navy). 2,316 troops, 275 other passengers, six guards, four gunners, ten specialists and 54 crewmen were killed.[1][206] |
| Teiyo Maru | Japan | World War II:Convoy HI-71: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea offCape Bolinao,Luzon (18°10′N120°22′E / 18.167°N 120.367°E /18.167; 120.367) byUSS Rasher andUSS Redfish (both United States Navy).[206][225] |
| U-107 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXBsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay (46°46′N3°49′W / 46.767°N 3.817°W /46.767; -3.817) by aShort Sunderland aircraft of201 Squadron,Royal Air Force with the loss of all 58 crew. |
| U-129 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXCsubmarine was scuttled atLorient,Morbihan, France. The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1946.[226] |
| U-621 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was depth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay offLa Rochelle,Charente Maritime, France (45°52′N2°36′W / 45.867°N 2.600°W /45.867; -2.600) byHMCS Chaudiere,HMCS Kootenay andHMCS Ottawa (all Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of all 56 crew.[227] |
| U-1054 | Kriegsmarine | TheType VIIC submarine was in a collision withPeter Wessel ( Germany and was severely damaged. She was consequently decommissioned.[1] |
| UJ 1103 Gustav Korner | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost in a collision offLista, Norway with the loss of 14 lives.[228][229] |
| V 406 Hans Loh | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in theGironde Estuary with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[1][230] |
| V 6112 Friese | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk offVardø, Norway, (70°13′N31°04′E / 70.217°N 31.067°E /70.217; 31.067) byM-201 ( Soviet Navy). One of her 28 crew was killed.[1][196][231] |
| Vesta | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] She was refloated post-war, repaired and returned to service.[232] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Awa Maru | Japan | World War II:Convoy HI-71: The transport wastorpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean byUSS Bluefish ( United States Navy). She was beached nearPort Currimao, Luzon. She was pulled off and towed toManila, arriving on 21 August.[1][224][233] |
| Colmar | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theArctic Sea offKirkenes, Norway bySTS-206 orTKA-219 (both Soviet Navy) with the loss of all hands.[1][234][235][236] |
| Commandant Teste | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theseaplane carrier was sunk byAllied bomber aircraft atToulon,France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1950. |
| F 941 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Harpagus | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (7,271 GRT, 1942) struck a mine inSeine Bay and broke in two. The bow section sank, the stern section was beached. It was later towed to theTyne and a new bow section was fitted. The ship was returned to service asTreworlas.[1][237][238] |
| Hayasui | Imperial Japanese Navy |  United States Navy). Her captain was killed.[239] |
| Jean Laborde | France | World War II: Thecargo liner was scuttled in theÉtang de Berre.[240] |
| M 292 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was bombed and sunk in theGironde Estuary byde Havilland Mosquito aircraft ofCoastal Command,Royal Air Force.[1] |
| M 4023 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk atBrest,Finistère, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Noshiro Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II:Convoy HI-71: TheNoshiro Maru-class transport wastorpedoed and damaged in thePacific Ocean byUSS Bluefish ( United States Navy). She was beached nearPort Currimao, Luzon. Refloated and proceeded on to Santiago Bay andSan Fernando, Luzon.[233] |
| R 218 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-218 minesweeper was sunk in theEnglish Channel by surface ships.[241] |
| S 26 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1939/40E-boat was sunk in theSulina branch of theDanube by a Soviet air attack.[1][11] |
| S 40 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1939/40E-boat sunk in the Sulina branch by a Soviet air attack.[1][11] |
| S 57 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1939E-boat (102 t) was heavily damaged in theAdriatic Sea betweenKorčula andDubrovnik,Yugoslavia byHMMGB 658,HMMTB 653 andHMMTB 675 (all Royal Navy), and was scuttled. Two crewmen were killed and nine wounded.[1][242][243][244][245] |
| Saint Enogat | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy ETC 70: The cargo ship (2,360 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south east ofSt. Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight (50°16′N0°50′W / 50.267°N 0.833°W /50.267; -0.833) byU-413 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Duke of Argyll ( Royal Navy).[246] |
| Tamatsu Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy HI-71: TheMayasan Maru-class landing craft depot ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west ofVigan City, Philippines (17°34′N119°24′E / 17.567°N 119.400°E /17.567; 119.400) byUSS Spadefish ( United States Navy). 4,755 troops and 135 crewmen were killed.[247][224] |
| TKA-203 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The A-2 (Higgins 78')-classmotor torpedo boat was sunk in the Arctic Sea offKirkenes, Norway byM 202 (bothKriegsmarine). Six crewmen were killed, nine were taken asprisoners of war.[1][248] |
| U-123 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXBsubmarine was scuttled atLorient,Morbihan, France. She was raised in 1945, repaired and enteredMarine Nationale service asBlaison. |
| U-466 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was scuttled atToulon,Var, France. |
| V 6102 Köln | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea offKirkenes, Norway byTK-222 andTKA-215 ( Soviet Navy). Twenty crewmen killed, five wounded.[1][235] |
| V 6112 Friese | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea offKirkenes, Norway byM-201 ( Soviet Navy).[1][235] |
| Wayfarer | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (5,068 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk 150 nautical miles (280 km) east ofPortuguese East Africa (14°30′S42°20′E / 14.500°S 42.333°E /-14.500; 42.333) byU-862 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 51 of the 62 people aboard.[249] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy DN 68: The cargo ship (7,464 GRT, 1912) wastorpedoed and sunk in theIndian Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) east south east ofDurban, South Africa (30°58′S38°50′E / 30.967°S 38.833°E /-30.967; 38.833) byU-861 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her 102 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Norwich City ( Royal Navy).[250] |
| Bourges | Germany | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled atPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône,Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated on 25 December and subsequently scrapped.[251] |
| Chuko Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theSouth China Sea offHong Kong byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[1] |
| Coral | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy ETC 72: Thecoaster (638 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in theEnglish Channel south east ofSt. Catherine's Point,Isle of Wight (50°13′N0°48′W / 50.217°N 0.800°W /50.217; -0.800) byU-764 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued byRoebuck (United Kingdom) and aRoyal Navymotor launch.[252] |
| Daronia | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy DN 68: Thetanker was torpedoed and damaged in theIndian Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) east ofDurban,Union of South Africa byU-861 (Kriegsmarine).Daronia put into Durban on 24 August. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[253] |
| F 568 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMarinefährprahm was sunk atConstanța, Romania in aSoviet air raid.[1] |
| F 886 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 889 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 925 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DM minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Gonneville | France | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Marseille. The wreck was scrappedin situ 1944–46.[254] |
| M 4214 Jean Marthe | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was sunk atLes Sables-d'Olonne,Vendée, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| No. 12 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The T 51-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
| No. 107 | Soviet Navy | The KM-4-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date. |
| NMS Năluca |  Royal Romanian Navy | World War II: TheSborul-class torpedo boat was sunk at Constanța by Soviet aircraft.[255] |
| Potenza | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled atPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône,Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was raised in 1947 and scrapped.[256] |
| R 37 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk at Constanța in a Soviet air raid.[1] |
| Richard Montgomery | United States | .JPG) World War II: TheLiberty ship ran aground in theThames Estuary (51°27′57″N0°47′12″E / 51.46583°N 0.78667°E /51.46583; 0.78667) and was declared a total loss. She still remains there as of 28 November 2025 due to her cargo of live ammunition being deemed too dangerous to salvage. |
| S 42 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40torpedo boat burned during a Soviet air attack on the shipyard at Constanța where she was being repaired.[1][257] |
| S 45 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The damagedType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was decommissioned at Constanța after being damaged earlier by a Soviet air attack.[1][257] |
| S 52 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Constanța in a Soviet air attack.[1][257] |
| S 131 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Constanța in a Soviet air attack.[1][257] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 16 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheÉlan-class sloop was scuttled atMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[1] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 17 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheChamois-classaviso was scuttled west of Marseille.[258] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 22 | Germany | World War II: The uncompletedChamois-class minesweeping sloop was scuttled atPort-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône.[1] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 25 | Germany | World War II: The uncompleted sloop was scuttled at Marseille.[1] |
| SM 206 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| U-9 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IIB submarine was sunk in theBlack Sea at Constanța bySoviet Air Force aircraft. |
| U-413 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in the English Channel south ofBrighton,Sussex, United Kingdom (50°21′N0°01′W / 50.350°N 0.017°W /50.350; -0.017) byHMS Forester,HMS Vidette andHMS Wensleydale (all Royal Navy) with the loss of 45 of her 46 crew. |
| U-984 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was depth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay west ofBrest,Finistère, France (48°16′N5°33′W / 48.267°N 5.550°W /48.267; -5.550) byHMCS Chaudiere,HMCS Kootenay andHMCS Ottawa (all Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of all 45 crew.[259] |
| U-1229 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXsubmarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°20′N51°39′W / 42.333°N 51.650°W /42.333; -51.650) byGrumman TBM Avenger andGrumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based onUSS Bogue ( United States Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her 59 crew.[260][261] |
| V 409 August Bösch | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk at Les Sables-d'Olonne in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Yamada Maru No. 3 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in thePacific Ocean north east ofCeram Island,Netherlands East Indies byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of theRoyal Australian Air Force.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMCS Alberni | Royal Canadian Navy | World War II: TheFlower-classcorvette (950/1,280 t, 1941) wastorpedoed and sunk in theEnglish Channel (50°18′N0°51′W / 50.300°N 0.850°W /50.300; -0.850) byU-480 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 59 of her 90 crew. Survivors rescued byHMS MTB 469 andHMS MTB 470 (both Royal Navy). |
| Albula |  Switzerland | World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in theport of Marseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France when the retreating German troops blew up the quayTraverse d'Arenc. She sank in the harbour. The crew was forced by the Germans to leave the ship the day before.[262] |
| Cap Corse | France |  |
| Durban Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: convoy MASA-10: TheDelagoa Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea offFrench Indochina (11°45′N109°46′E / 11.750°N 109.767°E /11.750; 109.767) byUSS Muskallunge ( United States Navy). Six crewmen and 509 troops were killed.[266] |
| Explorateur Grandidier | France | World War II: Thepassenger ship was scuttled at Marseille. The wreck was scrapped in 1948.[254] |
| F 812 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk by an air attack on theRhône river nearAvignon, France.[267] |
| F 814 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type DMarinefahrprahm was scuttled on the Rhône.[268] |
| F 1166 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk by Allied aircraft offMalamocco, France. There was one dead and 10 wounded.[269] |
| HMS HDML 1179 | Royal Navy | TheHarbour Defence Motor Launch (46/54 t, 1943) sank in a storm off Jamaica.[270] |
| Karibisches Mer | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled as a blockship atRouen,Seine-Inférieure, France.[1] |
| Kinryo Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MI-12: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk inPaluan Bay (13°20′N120°11′E / 13.333°N 120.183°E /13.333; 120.183) byUSS Haddo ( United States Navy). A total of 65 troops and three crewmen were killed.[271][272] |
| HMS Kite | Royal Navy | World War II: TheBlack Swan-classsloop (1,350/1,880 t, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in theBarents Sea byU-344 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 203 of her 217 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Keppel ( Royal Navy).[273] |
| M 292 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was bombed and sunk in theGironde Estuary, France, byde Havilland Mosquito aircraft ofCoastal Command,Royal Air Force.[1][274] |
| M 6029 Cap Noir | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| Manø | United Kingdom | The cargo ship (1,418 GRT, 1925) was wrecked onGeirfuglasker. Iceland.[275] |
| Norfolk Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy MI-12: TheNanman Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk inMindoro Strait (13°23′N120°19′E / 13.383°N 120.317°E /13.383; 120.317) byUSS Haddo ( United States Navy). A gunner and sixteen crewmen were killed.[276] |
| HMS Orchis | Royal Navy | World War II: TheFlower-classcorvette (925/1,170 t, 1940) was severely damaged by amine and beached offJuno Beach,Calvados, France. Later declared aconstructive total loss.[277] |
| RA 259 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVAS 301-classsubmarine chaser was sunk inGenoa Bay by Royal Navy ships.[10] |
| T 155 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The torpedo boat struck a mine in theBaltic Sea offGriefswalder Oie and was severely damaged. She was declared a total loss.[1] |
| Taketoyo Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy MI-12: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk inMindoro Strait (13°23′N120°19′E / 13.383°N 120.317°E /13.383; 120.317) byUSS Guitarro,USS Haddo andUSS Ray (all United States Navy). Thirteen crewmen were killed.[1][278][279] |
| U-230 | Kriegsmarine | TheType VIICsubmarine ran aground offToulon,Var, France (43°07′N06°00′E / 43.117°N 6.000°E /43.117; 6.000). All 50 crew survived. She was subsequently scuttled duringOperation Dragoon. |
| Uga Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MI-12: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Paluan Bay (13°20′N120°11′E / 13.333°N 120.183°E /13.333; 120.183) byUSS Guitarro,USS Haddo andUSS Ray (all United States Navy). Two gunners, 96 passengers and 29 crewmen were killed.[1][278] |
| V 401 Jan Mayen | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled atBayonne,Basses-Pyrénées, France.[1] |
| V 402 Dr. Adolf Spilker | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled at Bayonne.[1] |
| V 413 Ferdinand Niedermeyer | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk atLe Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of236 Squadron,Royal Air Force and404 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] |
| VAS 255 |  National Republican Navy | World War II: TheVAS 301-classsubmarine chaser was sunk nearGenoa by Royal Navy ships.[10] |
| Viper | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The training ship was scuttled at Bayonne.[280] |
| Z23 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1934A-classdestroyer was sunk atLa Pallice,Charente-Maritime, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Bickerton | Royal Navy | World War II: TheCaptain-classfrigate (1,432/1,823 t, 1943) wastorpedoed and damaged in theBarents Sea byU-354 (Kriegsmarine). She was scuttled byHMS Vigilant ( Royal Navy) at (71°41′N19°11′E / 71.683°N 19.183°E /71.683; 19.183). |
| Chenonceaux | Germany | World War II: Thetroopship was scuttled atMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône France. She was refloated in April 1948 and subsequently scrapped.[251] |
| Claus | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[281] |
| Eisbär | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank offKristiansand, Norway.[282] |
| F 859 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 883 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was wrecked on this date. |
| F 940 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Freigelet | Germany | World War II: Thecargo ship was damaged by an explosion on the quayside at Marseille. She sprang a leak and capsized. She was refloated on 26 August 1946. Subsequently repaired and returned to French service in 1948 asDjenné.[283] |
| Hakko Maru No. 2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy TAMA-24A: The Standard Merchant Type 1TLtanker was torpedoed and damaged inPacific Ocean (18°48′N120°46′E / 18.800°N 120.767°E /18.800; 120.767) byUSS Spadefish ( United States Navy) and beached in Pasaquin Bay,Luzon, Philippines. Later refloated but wrecked by heavy swells while still in Pasaquin Bay on 18 September 1944.[284] |
| Hiburi | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheHiburi-classescort ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePhilippine Sea offBataan, Philippines (14°15′N120°25′E / 14.250°N 120.417°E /14.250; 120.417) byUSS Harder ( United States Navy). One hundred and fifty-four crewmen were killed and wounded.[285][286] |
| Iméréthie II | France | The ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated on 25 October and subsequently scrapped.[287] |
| Jean Labourde | France | World War II: The ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated in 1946 and subsequently scrapped.[287] |
| HMS Loyalty | Royal Navy | World War II: TheAlgerine-classminesweeper (940/1,225 t, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in theEnglish Channel south east of theIsle of Wight (50°09′N0°41′W / 50.150°N 0.683°W /50.150; -0.683) byU-480 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 55 of her 85 crew. |
| M 4465 Frisa IV | Kriegsmarine | The guard ship was sunk on this date. |
| Marechal Lyautey | France | World War II: Thecargo liner was scuttled at Marseille. The wreck was scrapped in 1947–48.[287] |
| Mariette Pacha | France | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. The wreck was scrapped in 1948.[287] |
| Massalia | Germany | World War II: Theaccommodation ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated post-war and scrapped.[287] |
| Matsuwa | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheEtorofu-class escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea off Bataan (14°15′N120°25′E / 14.250°N 120.417°E /14.250; 120.417) byUSS Harder ( United States Navy). One hundred and thirty-four crewmen, including her captain, were killed.[288] |
| HMS MTB 243 | Royal Navy | World War II: TheVosper 72'-class motor torpedo boat (39/47 t, 1942) was expended as a target in theMediterranean Sea.[289] |
| Nansatsu Maru No. 2 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Tang ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ole Wegger | Germany | World War II: The tanker (12,201 GRT, 1914) was scuttled as ablockship in theRiver Seine atSahurs,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was raised in August 1945 but found to be uneconomic to repair and was scrapped in 1947.[290] |
| Orvieto | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[287] |
| Platon | Germany | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated on 1 July 1945. Consequently condemned and scrapped.[291] |
| R 51 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-41 minesweeper was scuttled at Rouen, France.[292] |
| RA 251 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 251-class minesweeper, a formerVAS 301-classsubmarine chaser was sunk in Genoa Bay by Royal Navy ships.[10] |
| RA 255 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 251-classminesweeper was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offAntibes,Alpes-Maritimes, France in a battle with Royal Navy ships.[1] |
| RA 259 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 251-class minesweeper was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Antibes in a battle with Royal Navy ships.[1] |
| Randazzo | Germany | World War Ii: Thecargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated in 1947 and scrapped.[251] |
| S 148 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSchnellboot struck a mine and sank in theBlack Sea offBurgaz,Romania.[1][293] |
| Sado | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheEtorofu-class escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea off Bataan (14°15′N120°25′E / 14.250°N 120.417°E /14.250; 120.417) byUSS Haddo andUSS Harder (both United States Navy). 73 crewmen were killed.[1][271][294] |
| Saint Cyrille | France | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated in 1948 and scrapped.[295] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 16 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The escort ship was scuttled at Marseille. The wreck was scrapped in 1945.[296] |
| Sinaia | Germany | World War II: Thehospital ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated on 9 December 1946. Declared a total loss, she was scrapped in 1953.[295] |
| Sugi Maru No.5 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (11°40′N92°45′E / 11.667°N 92.750°E /11.667; 92.750) byHMS Statesman ( Royal Navy).[297] |
| Tempo I | Germany | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled at Marseille. She was raised in April 1946, but was declared a total loss on 6 June and subsequently scrapped.[251] |
| Tonan Maru No. 2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy TAMO-23: TheTonan Maru No. 2-class auxiliaryoiler (19,262 GRT 1937) was torpedoed and sunk inSouth China Sea (29°53′N125°19′E / 29.883°N 125.317°E /29.883; 125.317) byUSS Pintado ( United States Navy). Four crewmen were killed.[298] |
| Tusima Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II:Convoy Namo 103: TheTsushima Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk south west ofSuwanosejima byUSS Bowfin ( United States Navy) with the loss of 1,529 passengers, including 682 children being evacuated fromOkinawa, and 21 gunners and 24 crewmen. Later, only 59 of the children were saved.[299][279] |
| U-344 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBarents Sea north east ofBear Island, Norway (74°54′N15°26′E / 74.900°N 15.433°E /74.900; 15.433) byFairey Swordfish aircraft of825 Squadron,Fleet Air Arm based onHMS Vindex ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 50 crew.[300] |
| V 405J. Hinrich Wilhelms | Kriegsmarine | Thevorpostenboot was scuttled atBordeaux,Gironde, France. |
| V 435 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was sunk on this date. |
| W 22 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Theminesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off theMandate Islands byUSS Batfish ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AF 41 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was sunk atIJmuiden,North Holland, Netherlands in an air raid by theRoyal Air Force. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[1] |
| Dessau | Germany | World War II: Convoy W 127: Thecargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in theTanafjord bySoviet submarine S-15 (2) ( Soviet Navy).[12] |
| Empire Roseberry | United Kingdom | World War II: TheEmpire Pym-typetanker (2,370 GRT, 1944) struck amine and sank in theSeine Bay.[1][307] |
| F 820 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DM minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 938 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DM minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Fukurei Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy MOTA-23: The transport wastorpedoed and damaged byUSS Ronquil ( United States Navy). The partially flooded ship drifted ashore with 210 troops and four crewmen killed. The ship was abandoned about three months later.[308] |
| USS Harder | United States Navy | World War II: TheGato-classsubmarine wasdepth charged and sunk inDasol Bay byImperial Japanese Navy ships with the loss of all 60 crew. |
| Havre Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheYoshida Maru No. 1-class auxiliary transport (5,467 GRT) was driven aground by a heavy rainstorm on a sand bar 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) north east of Jolo (06°03′N120°59′E / 6.050°N 120.983°E /6.050; 120.983). The ship could not be refloated. The wreck was bombed and heavily damaged on 30 October, and was abandoned as aconstructive total loss.[309] |
| Kelmscott | United Kingdom | The cargo ship (7,039 GRT, 1943) collided with theLiberty shipWilliam Leavitt (United States) in theAtlantic Ocean offAtlantic City, New Jersey, United States and was beached. Later repaired and returned to service.[310][311] |
| NMS Lascar Catargiu | Royal Romanian Navy | World War II: TheLascar Catargiu-classriver monitor was sunk in theDanube bySoviet aircraft. Raised, repaired and returned to service in 1953.[312] |
| M 4004 Ibis | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk atBrest,Finistère, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| M 4453 Diester | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| NMS Mihail Kogălniceanu | Royal Romanian Navy | World War II: TheLascar Catargiu-class river monitor was sunk in theDanube by Soviet aircraft. Raised, repaired and returned to service 1953.[312] |
| Ölschiff 1 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled offRouen,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 20 April 1946 and was beached on 15 August atHénouville, Seine-Inférieure for scrapping.[313] |
| R-219 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-218 minesweeper was sunk off Cape Antifer by surface ships.[241] |
| SG 14 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheChamois-classaviso was bombed and sunk in Acqua Fredda Bay, Italy by Allied aircraft. Eight crew were killed.[258][314] |
| Sahale | United States | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater offOmaha Beach,Calvados, France.[125] |
| SM 221 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 51-class minesweeper was sunk in an air attack on this date.[315] |
| Shiretoko Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk atPadang,Netherlands East Indies byFleet Air Arm aircraft based onHMS Indomitable andHMS Victorious (both Royal Navy).[1] |
| Shonan Maru No.5 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was bombed and sunk atChichi-jima byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[1] |
| T24 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheElbing-classtorpedo boat was bombed and sunk atLe Verdon-sur-Mer orSoulac-sur-Mer,Gironde, France byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and404 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force. 18 crew were killed.[1][117][316] |
| Toan Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea offFormosa byUSS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[317] |
| Tosei Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offCape Erimo,Hokkaidō byUSS Seal ( United States Navy).[318] |
| U-354 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was depth charged and sunk in theBarents Sea (72°49′N30°41′E / 72.817°N 30.683°E /72.817; 30.683) byHMS Keppel,HMS Loch Dunvegan,HMS Mermaid andHMS Peacock (all Royal Navy) with the loss of all 51 crew.[319] |
| U-445 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was depth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay west ofSaint-Nazaire,Loire-Inférieure, France (47°21′N5°50′W / 47.350°N 5.833°W /47.350; -5.833) byHMS Louis ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 52 crew.[320] |
| V 1401 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk at IJmuiden in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Vita |  Bulgaria | World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in theBlack Sea byShch-215 ( Soviet Navy).[1] |
| Yosida Maru No. 3 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy MOTA-23: The transport was torpedoed and sunk byUSS Ronquil ( United States Navy). Ninety-six of 99 troops, ten gunners and all 70 crewmen were killed.[308] |
| Z37 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1936A-classdestroyer was scuttled atBordeaux,France.[321] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Abeba | Italy | World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in theAdriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste byHMMTB 373 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 5 lives.[114][216][322] |
| Batopahat Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy TAMA-24: TheKinrei Maru-class ore carrier wastorpedoed and sunk north north east of Cape Bojeador,Luzon, Philippines (18°31′N120°32′E / 18.517°N 120.533°E /18.517; 120.533) byUSS Picuda ( United States Navy). Seventeen crewmen and an unknown number of troops were killed.[323] |
| F 126 | Kriegsmarine | TheSiebel ferry was sunk on this date. |
| F 521 | Kriegsmarine | The Type BMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 848 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type DMarinefahrprahm was intentionally run aground south ofVarna. Salvaged and put in Soviet service asBDB-4 ( Soviet Navy) in October 1944.[324] |
| F 895 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was wrecked on this date. |
| F 908 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DM minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| Frisco | Italy | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled as ablockship atBourg, Gironde, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[123] |
| KKO-2 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The survey ship was torpedoed and sunk in theGulf of Finland (60°02′N29°04′E / 60.033°N 29.067°E /60.033; 29.067) byU-242 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 32 crew.[325] |
| Kotoku Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy TAMA-24: The transport was torpedoed and sunk off north north east of Cape Bojeador (18°42′N120°49′E / 18.700°N 120.817°E /18.700; 120.817) byUSS Picuda ( United States Navy). Sixteen crewmen were killed.[323] |
| HMS LCS(M) 42 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft assault (11/13 t, 1944) was lost on this date. |
| HMS LCT 1074 | Royal Navy | World War II: Thelanding craft tank (350/586 t, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in theEnglish Channel (49°50′N0°45′W / 49.833°N 0.750°W /49.833; -0.750) byU-764 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew.[326] |
| M-266 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was sunk atKiel,Schleswig-Holstein by British aircraft. Later raised.[87] |
| M-304 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was scuttled atBordeaux,Gironde, France.[87] |
| M-344 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was scuttled at Bordeaux, France.[87] |
| M-347 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was sunk offEngelsmanplaat,Friesland, Netherlands by rocket-armedBristol Beaufighter aircraft of theRoyal Air Force.[1][327] |
| M-363 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was scuttled at Bordeaux, France.[328] |
| M-463 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was scuttled at Bordeaux, France.[329] |
| M 3857 Rotherbaum | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| M 4040 Odenwald | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliaryminesweeper was sunk atBrest,Finistère, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| M 4202 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled atLa Rochelle,Charente-Maritime, France.[1] |
| M 4404 Les Illates | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| Nanko Maru No. 8 | Japan | World War II: Thecoaster was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Tang ( United States Navy).[1] |
| Orminster | Brazil | World War II:Convoy FTM 74: The cargo ship (5,712 GRT, 1914) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in theEnglish Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) north west ofCap d'Antifer,Seine Maritime, France byU-480 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Damsay andHMS Pennywort (both Royal Navy).[330][331] |
| Pruth | Kriegsmarine | The Type AMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| R 203 andR 205 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-151 minesweepers were scuttled in theBlack Sea offConstanța, Romania.R 205 was raised, repaired, and put in Soviet service asBO-52.[187][332] |
| Rastenburg | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship atBassens, Gironde, France. Wreck scrapped in 1945.[333][334] |
| S 28 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The damagedType 1939/40torpedo boat was scuttled at Constanța.[1][257] |
| S 49 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The torpedo boat was scuttled at Constanța.[1] |
| S 72 | p | World War II: The torpedo boat was scuttled at Constanța.[1] |
| S 91 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk by British ships.[257] |
| S 149 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk by aircraft,[257] or scuttled at Constanța.[1] |
| S 501,S 502,S 503,S 504,S 505,S 506, andS 507 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMAS boats were scuttled at Constanța.[335] |
| Scharlachberger | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in theGironde, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1946.[336][334] |
| Schwarzes Meer | Germany | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled off Bordeaux. She was refloated on 2 March 1945 and subsequently scrapped.[32] |
| SM 101 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| Sperrbrecher 14 Bockenheim | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher (7,019 GRT, 1929) was sunk as a blockship in the Gironde.[337] Raised in 1946 and scrapped in 1948.[338] |
| Sperrbrecher 68 Flora | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled atSaint-Nazaire,Loire-Inférieure, France.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 122 Cap Hadid | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled at Saint-Nazaire.[1] She was refloated in June 1946, repaired and returned to French service asCap Hadid.[283] |
| Sperrbrecher 136 Phönix | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled at Saint-Nazaire.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 162 Delia | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was sunk at Brest in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 180 Midas | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was sunk by Allied aircraft at Brest. |
| TA13 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheLa Melpomène-classtorpedo boat was scuttled atToulon,Var, France.[1] |
| U-18 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IIBsubmarine was scuttled atConstanța, Romania. |
| U-24 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IIBsubmarine was scuttled at Constanța. |
| U-178 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXD2submarine was scuttled atBordeaux, Gironde. The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1947. |
| U-667 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine struck amine and sank in theBay of Biscay offLa Rochelle,Charente-Maritime, France (46°00′N1°30′W / 46.000°N 1.500°W /46.000; -1.500) with the loss of all 45 crew.[339] |
| UIT-21 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheCalvi-classsubmarine was scuttled at Bordeaux.[1] |
| UJ 105 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thesubmarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea offVarna, Romania.[1] |
| UJ 115 Rosita | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled at Constanța.[1] |
| UJ 116 Xanten | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled in Bulgarian waters. |
| UJ 301 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The KFK-2-class naval drifter/submarine chaser was scuttled at Constanța.[1] |
| UJ 302 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The KFK-2-class naval drifter/submarine chaser was scuttled at Constanța.[1] |
| Usaramo |  Regia Marina | World War II: The submarinedepot ship was scuttled as ablockship at Lagrange, Gironde.[340] |
| V 6713 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was sunk on this date. |
| VRD-96 Del'fin | Soviet Navy | World War II: The barge was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland (60°02′N29°04′E / 60.033°N 29.067°E /60.033; 29.067) byU-242 (Kriegsmarine).[341] |
| Yūnagi | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy TAMA-24: TheKamikaze-classdestroyer was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) north north east of Cape Bojeador (18°46′N120°46′E / 18.767°N 120.767°E /18.767; 120.767) byUSS Picuda ( United States Navy) with the loss of 32 crewmen. 202 survivors including her commanding officer were rescued byCD-35 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). |
| Z24 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The destroyer was bombed and sunk by aircraft offLe Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of236 Squadron,Royal Air Force and404 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AF 51 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was scuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[1][342] |
| AF 53 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was scuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[1][343] |
| AF 56 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was scuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[1][344] |
| AF 97,AF 105, AF 110, andAF 111 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahme were sunk in theEnglish Channel offFécamp,Seine-Inférieure, France, byRoyal Navymotor torpedo boats andUnited States NavyPT boats. One hundred and twenty survivors were rescued byS 174 andS 177 (both Kriegsmarine).[1] |
| Ashmun J. Clough | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy EBC 82: TheType N3-S-A1 cargo ship (1,791 GRT, 1943) wastorpedoed and sunk in the English Channel north ofCherbourg,Manche, France (50°10′N1°41′W / 50.167°N 1.683°W /50.167; -1.683) byU-989 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of sixteen of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMML 450 ( Royal Navy).[345] |
| Baltenland | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date. |
| Burano | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled as ablockship atPauillac,Gironde, France. She was refloated in 1946 and scrapped.[204] |
| Dresden | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled, either in theGironde or atBordeaux,Gironde.[1] She was refloated in September 1944, repaired and entered French service in 1946 asDoba.[346] |
| Elsa Essberger | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in the Gironde at Lagrange.[1][347] |
| Exford | United States | World War II: The 1022 Hog Islander class cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater offUtah Beach,Calvados, France. She was refloated in 1951, but collided with a sunken Phoenix Cassion and sank again. Upper works scrapped in place.[125][348] |
| F 576 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2Marinefahrprahm was wrecked on this date. |
| M 262 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| M 304 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| M 363 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| M 4043 Pommern | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper struck amine and sank in the English Channel offLa Pallice,Seine-Inférieure, France.[1] |
| M 4631 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| MAL 2 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1 type landing fire support lighter ran aground nearShabla Lighthouse, Bulgaria, and was scuttled by her crew.[349] |
| Nord | Soviet Navy | World War II: The hydrographic survey ship was shelled and sunk in theKara Sea (75°35′N89°50′E / 75.583°N 89.833°E /75.583; 89.833) byU-957 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eighteen of her 22 crew. Survivors were taken aboardU-957 asprisoners of war.[350] |
| Nordmeer | Germany | World War II: The tanker was scuttled as a blockship atBassens, Gironde. She was refloated in February 1945, repaired and entered French service in February 1948 asArtvine.[1][351][352] |
| Osorno | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] She was later refloated and scrapped.[351] |
| Samidare | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: After running aground on Velasco Reef offPalau on 19 August, theShiratsuyu-classdestroyer was torpedoed byUSS Batfish ( United States Navy) with the aft section sinking in the Pacific Ocean (8°30′N134°37′E / 8.500°N 134.617°E /8.500; 134.617). Three crew killed and 34 others were reported missing. Survivors were rescued byTake ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[353][354] |
| SM 106 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| Sperrbrecher 1 Saar | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was sunk atBrest,Finistère, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 3 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled off Bordeaux (44°50′N0°34′W / 44.833°N 0.567°W /44.833; -0.567). She was refloated on 9 July 1947. Subsequently repaired and entered French service in 1951 asNicole Schiaffino.[111] |
| Sperrbrecher 14 Bockenheim | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled off Bordeaux. The wreck was later refloated, and was scrapped in 1949.[1][355] |
| Sperrbrecher 135 Adolph Kirsten | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was bombed and sunk at Brest in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1][356] |
| T-45 Antikajnen | Soviet Navy | World War II: The auxiliaryminesweeper was torpedoed and sunk inNarva Bay byU-745 ( Kriegsmarine).[357] |
| U-188 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXC/40submarine was scuttled atBordeaux,Gironde, France. The wreck was raised in 1947 and scrapped.[358] |
| V 404 Baden | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled at Bordeaux.[359] |
| V 411 Saarland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk atLe Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and404 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] |
| V 2009 Niedersachsen | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk in theScheldt byRoyal Navymotor torpedo boats.[1] |
| Vojvoda | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary river minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AF 13,AF 98 andAF 108 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahme were sunk in theEnglish Channel offFécamp,Seine-Inférieure, France byRoyal Navymotor torpedo boats andUnited States NavyPT boats.[1] |
| HMS Britomart | Royal Navy | World War II: TheHalcyon-classminesweeper (815/1,350 t, 1939) was bombed and damaged in the English Channel offCap-d'Antifer,Seine-Inférieure, France byHawker Typhoon aircraft of theRoyal Air Force with the loss of 14 of her 80 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Lord Ashfield ( Royal Navy). HMSBritomart was scuttled byHMS Pytchley.[360] |
| Clemenceau | French Navy | World War II: The incompleteRichelieu-class battleship was bombed and sunk atBrest,Finistère, France byUnited States Army Air Forces aircraft. The wreck was scrapped post-war. |
| F 893 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| HMS Hussar | Royal Navy | World War II: TheHalcyon-classminesweeper (815/1,370 t, 1935) was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off Cap-d'Antifer by Hawker Typhoon aircraft of the Royal Air Force with the loss of 55 of her 80 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Colsay ( Royal Navy). HMSHussar was scuttled byHMS Pytchley.[360] |
| Lavosier | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary river minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| USS LST-327 | United States Navy | World War II: The US Coast Guard-crewed US Navylanding ship tank wastorpedoed and damaged in the English Channel byU-92 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 22 of the 100 people on board. She was towed toPlymouth, Devon where she was declared a total loss. Scrapped in September 1948.[361] |
| M 266 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was sunk atKiel,Schleswig-Holstein in an air raid by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was later refloated and repaired.[1] |
| Nanshin Maru No. 25 | Japan | World War II: Thecoastaltanker was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea offMinodro, Philippines byUSS Guitarro,USS Haddo andUSS Ray (all United States Navy).[1] |
| Nanshin Maru No. 27 | Japan | World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Minodro, Philippines byUSS Guitarro,USS Haddo andUSS Ray (all United States Navy).[1] |
| R 38 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Aegean Sea off Paros.[1] |
| HMS Salamander | Royal Navy | World War II: TheHalcyon-classminesweeper (815/1,330 t, 1936) was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off Cap-d'Antifer by Hawker Typhoon aircraft of the Royal Air Force. She was consequently declared aconstructive total loss.[360] |
| SM 144 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type AMarinefährprahm was scuttled in theDanube atCorabia,Romania.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 4 Oakland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was severely damaged at Brest by Allied aircraft. She was scuttled on 31 August. She was refloated in 1947, repaired and entered French service in 1950 asAlain L-D.[1][351] |
| V 1269 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was sunk on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AF 35 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2Artilleriefährprahm struck amine and sank in theGulf of Finland (60°29′N27°35′E / 60.483°N 27.583°E /60.483; 27.583) with the loss of six lives.[1][362] |
| AF 52 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm wasscuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[1][363] |
| AF 54 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was scuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[1][364] |
| AF 55 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheArtilleriefährprahm was scuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[1][365] |
| AT 913 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DArtilleriefährprahm was sunk on this date. |
| RFA Broomdale |  Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Thetanker (8,334 GRT, 1937) was severely damaged atTrincomalee,Ceylon, by a torpedo accidentally fired byHMS Severn ( Royal Navy). One crew was killed. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[366] |
| Cape Clear | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship collided with theLiberty shipHenry Dearborn (United States) and sank in theGulf of Suez (28°21′00″N33°11′30″E / 28.35000°N 33.19167°E /28.35000; 33.19167). Her crew survived.[367] |
| Derindje | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetransport ship was scuttled as ablockship atBordeaux,Gironde, France. She was refloated in 1945, repaired and entered Finnish service in 1947.[346] |
| F 211 | Kriegsmarine | The Type BMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 333 | Kriegsmarine | The Type AMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 378 | Kriegsmarine | The Type AT tankerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 445 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2M minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 447 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2M minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 448 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2M minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. Salvaged and put in Soviet service asBDB-68 ( Soviet Navy) in November 1946. |
| F 585 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2TMarinefahrprahm tanker was sunk on this date. |
| Friedrieke | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled as ablockship atConstanţa,Romania. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and enteredSoviet service asVolganeft.[254] |
| Illinoian | United States | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater for Gooseberry No. 2 offOmaha Beach,Calvados, France.[368] |
| Isbjørn | Norway | The cargo ship foundered inLyme Bay, United Kingdom (50°22′10″N3°04′06″W / 50.36944°N 3.06833°W /50.36944; -3.06833) after her cargo shifted in a storm. Eight of her 23 crew were lost. Survivors were rescued byOsterhaven ( Netherlands).[369] |
| John Barry | United States | World War II: TheLiberty ship wastorpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (15°10′N55°18′E / 15.167°N 55.300°E /15.167; 55.300) byU-859 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 68 crew. Survivors were rescued byBenjamin Bourn (United States) andSunetta (Netherlands).[370][371] |
| M 3814 Oceaan III | Kriegsmarine | The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M 3821 Volharding | Kriegsmarine | The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M 3836 Gozina Hillegonda | Kriegsmarine | The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M 4208 Picorre | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M 4208 Ker-Yar-Vor | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| M 4601 Elisabeth | Kriegsmarine | The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M 4610 Gaulois | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M 4614 Jean Vauquelin | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| M-6062 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliaryminelayer was destroyed atMarseilleBouches-du-Rhône, France.[258] |
| M 6063 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minelayer was scuttled at Marseille.[1] |
| Mexico Maru | Japan | World War II: Thetanker was torpedoed and sunk in theCelebes Sea byUSS Jack ( United States Navy).[372] |
| Mica | United States | The 366-foot (112 m) Design B7-D1 concrete-hulled barge was scuttled atGuam (13°46′N144°00′E / 13.767°N 144.000°E /13.767; 144.000) as part of theGlass Breakwater.[373] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 12 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The escort ship was scuttled at Marseille.[374] |
| Schnelles Geleitboot 23 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The escort ship was scuttled at Marseille. The wreck was scrapped in 1946–1947.[375] |
| Shapur | Germany | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled in theGironde.[376] |
| SM 143 | Kriegsmarine | The Type AMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. Salvaged and put in Soviet service asBDB-8 ( Soviet Navy) in October 1944. |
| SM 242 | Kriegsmarine | The Type AMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. Salvaged and put in Soviet service asBDB-9 ( Soviet Navy) in October 1944. |
| Sperrbrecher 8 Neckar | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher, which had been severely damaged in an air raid on 26 August, was scuttled atBrest,Finistère, France. She was refloated in 1946 and scrapped.[1][377] |
| Titti | Sweden | World War II: Thecoaster (209 BRT) struck a mine and sank in theKattegat offNidingen, Sweden with the loss of three lives. There were three survivors.[1][40][378] |
| UJ-1433 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheKUJ-classsubmarine chaser was sunk in theEnglish Channel offFécamp,Seine-Inférieure, France byHMMTB 252,HMMTB 254, andHMMTB 256 (all Royal Navy).[1][379] |
| V 222,V 223, V 224,V 225, V 226 andV 227 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboote were scuttled at Brest.[1] |
| V 404 Baden | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled, either in theGironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| V 407 Dorum | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F 304 | Kriegsmarine | The Type BMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 340 | Kriegsmarine | The Type AMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 431 | Kriegsmarine | The Type CMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 469 | Kriegsmarine | The Type CT tankerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 472 | Kriegsmarine | The Type CMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 567 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 571 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2M minelayerMarinefahrprahm was scuttled atSwistowo.[324] |
| F 572 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2M minelayerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 575 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2Marinefahrprahm was scuttled atSwistowo. Salvaged and put in Soviet service.[324] |
| F 582 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2T tankerMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 591 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2AMarinefährprahm was scuttled in theDanube atTurnu Măgurele, Romania.[1] |
| F 849 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| F 894 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. Salvaged and put in Soviet service asBDB-8 ( Soviet Navy) in June 1945. |
| F 896 | Kriegsmarine | The Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| M 3800 Stoomloodsvaartuig 16 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper was sunk in theEnglish Channel offBerck-sur-Mer,Pas-de-Calais, France by Allied aircraft.[1][380] |
| M 4215 Marie-Elisa | Kriegsmarine | The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| MAL 4 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1 type landing fire support lighter was scuttled offVarna, Bulgaria.[381] |
| Mexico Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy H-33: TheTacoma Maru-classtransport wastorpedoed and sunk in theCelebes Sea (02°50′N123°29′E / 2.833°N 123.483°E /2.833; 123.483) north of Celebes byUSS Jack ( United States Navy). A gunner, 826 troops and 21 crewmen were killed. 1,609 survivors were rescued byPB-105, 760 byCH-31, and 935 byCH-46 (all Imperial Japanese Navy).[382] |
| Najade | Kriegsmarine | The Type CMarinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. |
| S 47 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The damagedType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was scuttled atConstanța,Romania.[257] |
| S-51 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The damagedType 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was scuttled at Constanța.[257] |
| SM 203 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 204 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 205 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 207 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 208 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 209 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 210 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk on this date. |
| SM 211 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| SM 222 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The RA 51-class minesweeper was scuttled by her crew.[315] |
| SM 223 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The RA 51-class minesweeper was scuttled by her crew.[315] |
| Sperrbrecher 176 Valeria | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was sunk by Allied aircraft off Elbe 1 Beacon. |
| PC-47 Sv.Nikola-I |  Yugoslav Partisans | World War II: The small patrol boat was sunk bymortar fire from shore. Her political commissar was killed and three crew were wounded.[383] |
| UJ 118 | Kriegsmarine | The submarine chaser, a converted Type AMarinefahrprahm, was sunk on this date. |
| W-28 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy H-33: TheW-19-classminesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in theCelebes Sea (02°50′N123°29′E / 2.833°N 123.483°E /2.833; 123.483) north of theCelebes byUSS Jack ( United States Navy).[384] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | Germany | World War II: Thecoaster (592 BRT) was sunk atStettin,Pomerania in an air raid by theRoyal Air Force Bomber Command.[1][385] |
| De Grasse | Vichy France | World War II: Thebarracks ship was scuttled atBlaye,Gironde. Refloated in August 1945, repaired and re-entered service in July 1947.[1][386] |
| F 570,F 572 andF 582 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMarinefährprahme were scuttled at Varna.[1] |
| F 1076 | Kriegsmarine | The incomplete Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk at Gollnow-Werk,Stettin. |
| F 1077 | Kriegsmarine | The incomplete Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk at Gollnow-Werk,Stettin. |
| F 1078 | Kriegsmarine | The incomplete Type DMarinefahrprahm was sunk at Gollnow-Werk,Stettin. |
| Finnland | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged by aircraft off Stettin. The ship sank in tow atLiepāja, Latvia, on 18 October 1944.[387] |
| Jacksonville | United States | World War II:Convoy CU 36: Thetanker was torpedoed and split in two, with the bow sinking in theAtlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north ofLondonderry (55°30′N7°30′W / 55.500°N 7.500°W /55.500; -7.500) byU-482 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 30 gunners and 48 crewmen. The only two survivors, a gunner and a crewman, were rescued byUSS Poole ( United States Navy). Escorts scuttled the stern section.[388][389] |
| KFK 512 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thenaval trawler struck amine and sank in theStettin Lagoon.[1] |
| M 3853 La Lorientaise | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled atDieppe, France. She was raised after the war by the French and resumed service as a trawler.[390] |
| M 4032 Sardella | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled nearBrest, France.[391] |
| MAL 18 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was sunk by Soviet bombers in port atRannapungerja,Lake Peipus. One crew was wounded.[392][393] |
| MAL 23 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was ssunk by Soviet bombers in port atMustvee,Lake Peipus.[392][394] |
| MAL 24 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was sunk by Soviet bombers in port atRannapungerja,Lake Peipus. One crew was killed and two were wounded.[392][395] |
| R-35 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-25 minesweeper was scuttled at Varna.[396] |
| R 37 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-25 minesweeper was scuttled atVarna, Bulgaria.[396] |
| R 163 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-151 minesweeper was scuttled atVarna, Bulgaria.R 163 was raised, repaired, and put in Soviet service asBO-54.[1][187][332] |
| R-164,R-165,R 166,R-197, R-196,R 203,R 205,R 206,R 207,R-209,R-216 andR 248 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-151 minesweepers were scuttled atVarna, Bulgaria.[1][187][332] |
| R 206 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-151 minesweeper was scuttled atVarna, Bulgaria.R 206 was raised, repaired, and put in Soviet service asBO-53.[1][187][332] |
| R 193 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-151 minesweeper was sunk at Stettin in an air raid by Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft.[1][187] |
| R 248 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-218 minesweeper was scuttled atVarna, Bulgaria.[241] |
| S 45,S 47 andS 51 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The motor torpedo boats were scuttled at Varna.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 3 Belgrad | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux.[1] |
| Sperrbrecher 26 Mostrand | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSperrbrecher was sunk by Allied aircraft at the mouth of the Elbe. |
| St Louis | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thedepot ship was bombed, set afire and severely damaged atKiel in an Allied air raid. She was beached. Repaired post-war and put in service as ahospital ship.[1][397] |
| UJ 2301 andUJ 2305 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thesubmarine chasers were scuttled at Varna.[1] |
| Vs 615 | Kriegsmarine | The KFK-2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was sunk on this date. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chiyoda Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy MI-15: Thetanker (4,700 BRT) wastorpedoed and sunk in theLuzon Strait (20°55′S121°17′E / 20.917°S 121.283°E /-20.917; 121.283) byUSS Queenfish ( United States Navy). 328 passengers and 15 crewmen were killed.[1][2][398][399] |
| F 471 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type CMarinefahrprahm was sunk by Rumanian artillery on theDanube nearCalafat, Rumania. She was salvaged and put in Soviet service asBDB-21 ( Soviet Navy) in October 1944.[400] |
| Fengyang Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship (3,977 BRT) was bombed and sunk in theYangtze by aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[1][2] |
| Hinode Maru No. 20 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliaryminesweeper (281 BRT) was torpedoed and sunk in theBashi Channel byUSS Barb ( United States Navy) with the loss of two crewmen.[1][399][401] |
| Kabuchi Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offCeram Island, Netherlands East Indies byConsolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1] |
| Kairyu Maru No. 2 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Ceram Island by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1] |
| M 4452 Mulsum | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| M 4454 Wesermunde | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| Okuni Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy MI-15: The transport (5,633 BRT) was torpedoed and sunk in theBashi Channel (20°55′S121°17′E / 20.917°S 121.283°E /-20.917; 121.283) byUSS Barb ( United States Navy) with the loss of three crewmen.[1][2][399][401] |
| Perros Guirec | Germany | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled atRouen,Seine-Inférieure, France. The wreck was dispersed post June 1945.[291] |
| Sanko Maru No. 8 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theBanda Sea north ofAlor Island, Netherlands East Indies byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force.[1] |
| Shirataka | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy MI-15: Theminelayer was torpedoed and sunk in the Bashi Channel (21°05′N121°26′E / 21.083°N 121.433°E /21.083; 121.433) byUSS Sealion ( United States Navy). Casualties are unknown but her captain was killed.[399] |
| Suruga Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship (525 BRT) was bombed and sunk offIwo Jima (24°46′N141°19′E / 24.767°N 141.317°E /24.767; 141.317) by F6F aircraft of the United States Navy. Four crew were killed.[1][2][4] |
| Tokuhei Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship (3,439 BRT) was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze by aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. 18 crew were killed.[1][2] |
| Toshi Maru No. 8 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliaryminesweeper (281 BRT) was bombed and sunk offIwo Jima (25°00′N141°50′E / 25.000°N 141.833°E /25.000; 141.833) by F6F aircraft of the United States Navy.[1][4] |
| U-1000 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIC/41submarine struck amine and was damaged in theBaltic Sea offPillau,East Prussia. She was consequently taken out of service and scrapped.[402] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CB-3 | National Republican Navy | World War II: TheCB-classmidget submarine was scuttled at/offConstanța between 25 and 30 August.[324] |
| Chateau Larose | France | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled atMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône. Refloated in December 1946, repaired and returned to service.[403] |
| Condorcet | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thebarracks ship was scuttled atToulon,Var, France. |
| F 559 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in August. |
| F 562 | Kriegsmarine | The Type C2Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in August. |
| FB 01 Ebro | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler was lost sometime in August. |
| FB 20 Pelikan | Kriegsmarine | The anti-aircraft vessel was scuttled sometime in August. |
| Ferrara | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was sunk in an air raid atGenoa. She was refloated in 1947, repaired and returned to service.[251] |
| G 3183 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 51-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in theIrben Strait sometime in August (location seems unlikely).[315] |
| Göttingen | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The incompletehospital ship was scuttled atMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[404] |
| H 42 Cordoba | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetransport ship was scuttled as ablockship atLe Havre,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated post-war and scrapped.[346] |
| Havre Maru | Japan | After suffering a bent propeller shaft she was towed toJolo on 24 August. After the next "few weeks" of repair she was driven aground by a heavy rain storm on a sand bar 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) north east ofJolo town at06°03′N120°59′E / 6.050°N 120.983°E /6.050; 120.983. The ship was not refloated.[405] |
| Konistra | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in Marseille. Later raised and scrapped inFos-sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, from July 1946.[406] |
| HMS LCP(L) 84,HMS LCP(L) 85,HMS LCP(L) 88,HMS LCP(L) 97, HMS LCP(L) 98,HMS LCP(L) 110,HMS LCP(L) 118,HMS LCP(L) 128, HMS LCP(L) 137,HMS LCP(L) 145,HMS LCP(L) 146,HMS LCP(L) 149, HMS LCP(L) 162,HMS LCP(L) 163,HMS LCP(L) 198,HMS LCP(L) 200, HMS LCP(L) 230,HMS LCP(L) 231,HMS LCP(L) 232,HMS LCP(L) 233, HMS LCP(L) 235,HMS LCP(L) 238,HMS LCP(L) 239,HMS LCP(L) 241, HMS LCP(L) 242,HMS LCP(L) 246,HMS LCP(L) 247,HMS LCP(L) 269, HMS LCP(L) 293,HMS LCP(L) 294 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (large) were lost sometime in August or September. |
| M-262 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was scuttled atBordeaux,Gironde, France on 15 or 25 August.[87][407] |
| M 4013 Broesen | Kriegsmarine | The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was lost sometime in August. |
| M 4441 St. Pierre | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost sometime in August. |
| M 4450 Otto Flohr | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary minesweeper was lost sometime in August. |
| M 6021 Courlis | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost sometime in August. |
| M 6023 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper, a formerVon der Goltz-classVorpostenboot, was scuttled atLa Ciotat sometime in August. |
| M 6062 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary fast escort was scuttled atMarseille sometime in August. |
| Marechal Petain | France | World War II: Thepassenger ship was torpedoed and sunk atPort-du-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône by aKriegsmarine vessel. Refloated post-war, repaired and returned to service atLa Marseillaise. |
| Massilia | Germany | World War II: Theocean liner was scuttled as ablockship at Marseille. She was refloated post-war and scrapped.[408] |
| Norjerv | Norway | World War II: TheDesign 1080 ship was sunk as a blockship on the coast of Normandy. She was refloated in 1949.[409] |
| PA-4 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: ThePA-class patrol ship was scuttled incomplete atNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France sometime in August.[258] |
| Paul et Jeannine | Kriegsmarine | The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost sometime in August. |
| RA 55 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheRA 51-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in theIrben Strait sometime in August (location seems unlikely).[315] |
| San Pedro | Vichy France | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was refloated post-war and returned to service in 1948.[376] |
| Senneville | Germany | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled at Marseille. She was salvaged in 1947–48 and partly scrappedin situ. Final scrapping took place atSavona, Italy.[295] |
| SG 13 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary fast escort was scuttled at Marseille sometime in August, possibly on 24 August. |
| SG 24 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The incomplete auxiliary fast escort was scuttled at Marseille sometime in August. |
| SG 44 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The incomplete auxiliary fast escort was scuttled at Marseille sometime in August. |
| Tempo 4 | Germany | World War II: Thetanker was scuttled at Marseille. She was later refloated and scrapped.[291] |
| U-925 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was lost on patrol in theArctic Ocean orNorwegian Sea with the loss of all 51 crew. Cause unknown.[410] |
| UJ 101 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thesubmarine chaser was scuttled in theBlack Sea offKaliakra, Bulgaria between 26 and 30 August.[1] |
| UJ 103 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled in the Black Sea off Kaliakra between 26 and 30 August.[1] |
| UJ 107 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled in the Black Sea off Kaliakra between 26 and 30 August.[1] |
| UJ 116 Xanten | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled in the Black Sea off Kaliakra between 26 and 30 August.[1] |
| UJ 118 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled in the Black Sea off Kaliakra between 26 and 30 August.[1] |
| UJ 2223 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheGabbiano-classcorvette was bombed and sunk atGenoa, Italy, by American aircraft on 16 August 1944, or sunk byUSS PT-202,USS PT-213, andUSS PT-218 (all United States Navy) on 24 May 1944.[411] |