Thelist of shipwrecks in January 1943 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost duringJanuary 1943.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Middleton |  United States | World War II:Convoy UGS 3: TheLiberty ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea (35°45′N0°45′W / 35.750°N 0.750°W /35.750; -0.750) byU-73 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 gunners, 43 crew, and twelve passengers, including all eleven crew ofUSS LCT-21 ( United States Navy; on board as deck cargo). Three gunners were rescued byHMS Boreas ( Royal Navy).[1] |
| Brageland |  Sweden | World War II: Thecargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (0°19′N37°26′W / 0.317°N 37.433°W /0.317; -37.433) byU-163 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 28 crew survived.[2][3] |
| Empire March |  United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theSouth Atlantic 150nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) north west ofTristan da Cunha byMichel ( Kriegsmarine). Thirty-three of her crew were killed. Hermaster, and 24 of her crew were taken asprisoners of war.[4] |
| Empire Panther | United Kingdom | World War II: TheDesign 1016 ship struck amine and sank in theIrish Sea eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) offStrumble Head,Pembrokeshire. Of the 48 men aboard, one sailor and three gunners were drowned.[5][6] |
| Eros | Sweden | TheRed Cross ship ran aground on the north west point of Polykandros,Greece and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[3][7] |
| Hamildoc |  Canada | The cargo ship broke in two while at anchor off Venezuela (9°10′N60°30′W / 9.167°N 60.500°W /9.167; -60.500) and sank. There were no casualties.[8][9][10] |
| MTB 105 | Royal Navy | World War II: TheThornycroftMTB-104-classmotor torpedo boat wasscuttled by theFlower-class corvetteHMCS Woodstock ( Royal Canadian Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean after floating away from the sinking Special Service VesselHMS Fidelity ( Royal Navy), sunk byU-435 ( Kriegsmarine) on 30 December 1942. Her eight crew were rescued.[11] |
| Muansa |  Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk inKongsfjord byL-20 ( Soviet Navy).[7] Nineteen of her crew were killed.[12][circular reference] |
| Novelist | United Kingdom | World War II: Thecargo ship was bombed and damaged atBône,Algeria. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[13] |
| Renzan Maru |  Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offRuorisaki lighthouse,Honshū (39°11′N141°44′E / 39.183°N 141.733°E /39.183; 141.733) byUSS Porpoise ( United States Navy) with the loss of 47 of her crew. Survivors were rescued byDelhi Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[14][15][16][17] |
| Rhakotis | Germany | World War II: The blockade runner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) north west ofCape Finisterre, Spain byHMS Scylla ( Royal Navy). Amongst those killed was one of the three survivors fromCity of Cairo at (23°30′S5°30′W / 23.500°S 5.500°W /-23.500; -5.500) (United Kingdom). The other two survivors were rescued byU-410 ( Kriegsmarine) and were taken asprisoners of war.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Alarm | Royal Navy | World War II: TheAlgerine-classminesweeper was bombed in the port ofBône,Algeria byLuftwaffe aircraft, and was later declared atotal loss.[19] |
| Ballot |  Panama | Thecargo ship ran aground offKildin Island,Soviet Union. She was declared a total loss.[20] |
| Ebon Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Theguard ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Argonaut ( United States Navy).[7] |
| Empire Metal | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bône byJunkers Ju 87 aircraft of IIStaffeln,Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe andFocke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft of IIIStaffeln,Schlachtgeschwader 10, Luftwaffe. Six crew were killed. She was raised in August 1949, but broke in two and was subsequently scrapped.[7][21][22] |
| F 162 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMFP-A landing craft was sunk by amine in theKerch Strait with the loss of two of her crew.[23][24] |
| USS Grebe | United States Navy | The fleettug, a formerLapwing-classminesweeper, was destroyed by atyphoon during 1–2 January 1943 atVuata Vatoa,Fiji Islands after becoming grounded while attempting to salvageThomas A. Edison (United States).[25] |
| St. Merriel | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bône byJunkers Ju 88 aircraft of theLuftwaffe. Five or six of her 58 crew were killed. She was bombed again on 9 February 1943 and broke in two.St. Merriel was refloated on 12 December 1948 and beached at "Grenovillere". The stern section sank off Cape Noli on 4 August 1950 while in tow to the breakers.[7][26][27] |
| Thomas A. Edison | United States | TheLiberty ship was destroyed by a typhoon during 1–2 January 1943 at Vuata Vatoa,Fiji Islands after becoming grounded on 4 December 1942.[25][28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baron Dechmont | United Kingdom | World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean north west ofCape San Roque,Brazil (3°11′S38°41′W / 3.183°S 38.683°W /-3.183; -38.683) byU-507 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 44 crew. Her captain was takenprisoner and died whenU-507 was sunk on 13 January 1943.[29] |
| British Vigilance | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy TM 1: Thetanker straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in theCaribbean Sea approximately 900 nautical miles (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) north east ofBarbados (20°58′N44°40′W / 20.967°N 44.667°W /20.967; -44.667) byU-514 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 27 of her 54 crew. The ship was abandoned and the survivors were rescued byHMS Saxifrage ( Royal Navy).British Vigilance was torpedoed and sunk on 24 January (approximately21°N45°W / 21°N 45°W /21; -45) byU-105 ( Kriegsmarine).[30][31] |
| HMS LCP(L) 17 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (large) was destroyed by fire atChittagong,India.[32] |
| Ulpio Traiano |  Regia Marina | World War II:Operation Principal: TheCapitani Romani-class cruiser was sunk atPalermo,Sicily by aRoyal Navyhuman torpedo.[33] |
| Viminale |  Italy | World War II: Operation Principal: Thetroopship was severely damaged atPalermo, Italy by aChariot manned torpedo.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barrister | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship ran aground atInishark,County Galway, Ireland and broke in two. She was declared atotal loss.[35] |
| HNoMS Bodø |  Royal Norwegian Navy | World War II: The navalwhaler struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea offAberdeen, United Kingdom. Thirty of her 32 crew lost their lives, the survivors being rescued by a British trawler. HNoMSBodø was returning from a special operation to Norway.[36][37][38] |
| Hellas |  Norway | The cargo ship sank in a storm inBenghazi harbour,Libya. She was a total loss. There were no casualties.[39][40] |
| Jenny Moller | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was beached at Benghazi. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[41] |
| Lyeemoon |  Hong Kong | The cargo ship was driven ashore during a gale at Benghazi and became a wreck.[42] |
| M 4242 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Theminesweeper wastorpedoed and sunk in theBay of Biscay (43°55′N00°42′W / 43.917°N 0.700°W /43.917; -0.700) byUSS Shad ( United States Navy).[43] |
| Schokland | Kriegsmarine | The Dutch cargo ship, under German command, carrying sacks of cement and iron girders and 284 troops returning from leave, sank after hitting a reef one mile (1.6 km) off Portelet Bay,Jersey,Channel Islands. One hundred and six of the troops, who had been in ahold, died.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Keifuku Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheDaifuku Maru No. 1-class auxiliary transport ship was bombed and sunk atRabaul,New Britain byBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress andConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United StatesFifth Air Force. Three of her crew were killed.[45][46] |
| John Marshall | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south ofPortpatrick,Wigtownshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 7 January and towed to theClyde for repairs.[47] |
| HMS LCP(M) 17 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (medium) was lost off theIsle of Wight.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kotohira Maru | Japan | World War II:United States Army Air Force aircraft sank thecargo ship offHoltz Bay on the coast ofAttu Island in theAleutian Islands,Territory of Alaska. There were 120 dead and only two survivors.[49][50] |
| HMS LCT 106 | Royal Navy | TheMk. 2 landing craft, tank was sunk by heavy weather in the port ofBenghazi,Libya.[51][52] |
| HMS LCT 107 | Royal Navy | TheMk. 2 landing craft, tank was sunk by heavy weather in the port ofBenghazi,Libya.[52][53] |
| Montreal Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheNanman Maru-class auxiliarytransport ship was sunk in theBering Sea north ofKiska, Territory of Alaska (53°28′N177°52′E / 53.467°N 177.867°E /53.467; 177.867 (Montreal Maru)) by aUnited States NavyConsolidated PBY Catalinaflying boat. There were no survivors. She was carrying 831 passengers including 216 soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army's 302 Independent Battalion, 76 engineers, 23 field hospital men, 64 gunners and 93 crewmen.[54][55][56] |
| U-164 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXC submarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean offPernambuco,Brazil (1°58′S39°22′W / 1.967°S 39.367°W /-1.967; -39.367) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of 54 of her 56 crew.[57] |
| USS YP-492 | United States Navy | Thepatrol boat was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast ofFlorida in a collision withUSS YP-6713 ( United States Navy).[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akabahra | Norway | World War II:Convoy MKS 5: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea (37°07′N4°38′E / 37.117°N 4.633°E /37.117; 4.633) by aircraft ofKampfgeschwader 26,Luftwaffe. Her 25 crew were rescued.[7][58][59] |
| Benalbanach | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy MKS 5: Thetroopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°07′N4°38′E / 37.117°N 4.633°E /37.117; 4.633) by aircraft ofKampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of 410 of the 472 people on board. She was on a voyage from theClyde toBône,Algeria.[7][60][61] |
| Bersagliere | Regia Marina | World War II: TheSoldati-classdestroyer was sunk by American aircraft atPalermo,Sicily, with the loss of 59 of her crew.[62][63] |
| HMT Horatio | Royal Navy | World War II: TheShakespearian-classtrawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape de Garde,Algeria byS 58 ( Kriegsmarine). Only two of her 33 crew survived the sinking; they were rescued byS 58 and madeprisoners of war.[33][64] |
| HMT Jura | Royal Navy | World War II: TheIsles-class trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) north east ofAlgiers, Algeria (36°58′N03°48′E / 36.967°N 3.800°E /36.967; 3.800) byU-371 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seventeen of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Stronsay ( Royal Navy).[33][65] |
| Majestic | United States | The cargo ship was stranded atKey West, Florida.[66] |
| Myoko Maru | Imperial Japanese Army |  World War II: Operation 18: Thetroopship was bombed and damaged by Allied aircraft and was beached atMalahang, Papua New Guinea (06°49′S147°04′E / 6.817°S 147.067°E /-6.817; 147.067). She was bombed again the next day and destroyed. Two gunners were killed.[50][67][68] |
| Nichiryu Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Operation 18: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk offLae, New Guinea (06°30′S149°00′E / 6.500°S 149.000°E /-6.500; 149.000) by aConsolidated PBY Catalina of11 Squadron.Royal Australian Air Force. Survivors were rescued byMaikaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy). According to one source, there were 456 dead and missing and 85 wounded. According to another 29 crew and 589 soldiers died.[50][69][70][71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Albert L. Ellsworth |  Royal Fleet Auxiliary | World War II:Convoy TM 1: Thetanker wastorpedoed and damaged (27°57′N28°50′W / 27.950°N 28.833°W /27.950; -28.833) byU-436 ( Kriegsmarine). Afire from bow to stern, she was abandoned by her 42 crew, who were rescued byHMS Havelock ( Royal Navy). RFAAlbert L. Ellsworth was shelled and sunk byU-436 the next day.[72][59] |
| M 489 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1940 minesweeper was sunk atRotterdam by sabotage. She was raised on 10 January, repaired, and returned to service.[73] |
| Meliskerk |  Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground offPort St. Johns,Union of South Africa. She was atotal loss.[74] |
| Oltenia II | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy TM 1: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (27°59′N28°50′W / 27.983°N 28.833°W /27.983; -28.833) byU-436 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seventeen of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Havelock ( Royal Navy).[75] |
| RD 56 | Regia Marina | World War II: TheRD-classminesweeper was bombed and damaged atBizerta,Tunisia by Allied aircraft. There were no casualties. She was run aground, to prevent her from sinking, but sank the next day.RD 56 was later raised, but was bombed and sunk again three months later.[76][77] |
| Yorkwood | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean offMacau, Brazil (4°10′S35°30′W / 4.167°S 35.500°W /-4.167; -35.500) byU-507 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 48 crew. Her captain was taken aboardU-507 as aprisoner of war and died when U-507 was sunk on 13 January 1943.[78] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | United States | World War II:Convoy TB 1: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (7°23′N55°48′W / 7.383°N 55.800°W /7.383; -55.800) byU-124 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of ten of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS PC-577 ( United States Navy)[79] |
| Brasil | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea south ofStavanger, Norway. Her 42 crew survived.[3][7][80][81] |
| Broad Arrow | United States | World War II: Convoy TB 1: Thetanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°35′N55°45′W / 7.583°N 55.750°W /7.583; -55.750) byU-124 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS PC-577 ( United States Navy).[82] |
| Collingsworth | United States | World War II: Convoy TB 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°12′N55°37′W / 7.200°N 55.617°W /7.200; -55.617) byU-124 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twelve of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued byDalvangen (Norway) andUSS PC-577 ( United States Navy).[83] |
| Corsaro | Regia Marina | World War II: TheSoldati-classdestroyer struck a mine and sank in theMediterranean Sea with the loss of 187 lives. There were 48 survivors.[7][84] |
| Emilio Morandi | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast ofTunisia byHMS Umbra ( Royal Navy). There were 66 dead and 32 survivors.[7][84] |
| Empire Lytton | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy TM 1: The Norwegian-type tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (28°08′N28°20′W / 28.133°N 28.333°W /28.133; -28.333) byU-442 with the loss of fourteen of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Havelock andHMS Saxifrage (both Royal Navy).[85][86] |
| Empire Spruce |  United Kingdom | The Maple typetug collided with aRoyal Navy ship and sank in theFirth of Clyde with the loss of four of her six crew. She was refloated on 23 February. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[87][88] |
| Louise Lykes | United States | World War II: TheType C2-F cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°15′N22°00′W / 56.250°N 22.000°W /56.250; -22.000) byU-384 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 83 crew.[89] |
| RFA Minister Wedel | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | World War II: Convoy TM 1: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (28°08′N28°20′W / 28.133°N 28.333°W /28.133; -28.333) byU-522 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 38 crew were rescued byHMS Havelock ( Royal Navy).[90][91] |
| Minotaur | United States | World War II: Convoy TB 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°12′N55°37′W / 7.200°N 55.617°W /7.200; -55.617) byU-124 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS PC-577 ( United States Navy).[92][93] |
| Norvik | Panama | World War II: Convoy TM 1: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west ofTenerife, Spain (28°08′N28°20′W / 28.133°N 28.333°W /28.133; -28.333) byU-522 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 45 crew.[94][95] |
| S-104 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 1939/40schnellboot was sunk by a mine in theEnglish Channel. One of her crew was killed and four were wounded.[96] |
| Sveajarl | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south of Stavanger (58°48′N3°36′E / 58.800°N 3.600°E /58.800; 3.600) with the loss of 37 of her 40 crew. Seven more sailors from the cargo shipEcuador (Sweden) died while trying to help the shipwrecked fromSveajarl.[3][7][80][97] |
| William Wilberforce | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of theCanary Islands, Spain (29°20′N26°53′W / 29.333°N 26.883°W /29.333; -26.883) byU-511 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued byMonte Arnabal ( Spain).[98] |
| Yoshinogawa Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheKeishin Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk east ofBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea (6°10′S156°00′E / 6.167°S 156.000°E /-6.167; 156.000) byUSS Nautilus ( United States Navy). Eight crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued byKisaragi Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[7][99][100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Argonaut | United States Navy | World War II: TheArgonaut-classsubmarine wasdepth charged, shelled and sunk in thePacific Ocean south of theBismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea byHamakaze,Isokaze andMaikaze (all Imperial Japanese Navy). There were no survivors from her 102 crew.[101] |
| Calino | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was sunk by an Italianmine in theMediterranean Sea offCapri (42°32′N14°10′E / 42.533°N 14.167°E /42.533; 14.167). Five of her crew were killed.[102] |
| Dalny | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea offSan Remo,Italy, byHMS Tribune, and was beached. Her crew were rescued. The wreck was attacked several times by submarines and aircraft, includingAréthuse ( French Navy) before being towed to Toulon and scuttled there in August 1944. The wreck was scrapped in 1945.[7][103][104] |
| Dorothy | United States | Thescow sank offFort Glenn, on the northeast coast ofUmnak Island in theAleutian Islands,Territory of Alaska.[105] |
| Empire Ford | United Kingdom | Thecoaster ran aground offSeahouses,Northumberland and was abandoned by her crew. She floated off the next day, but came ashore in theFarne Islands and sank. She was refloated on 27 February. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[106] |
| Marie Ferndinand | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine offSteinort. She was declared atotal loss.[107] |
| Norwalk | United States | The cargo ship was sunk north of Cuba (23°18′N80°00′W / 23.300°N 80.000°W /23.300; -80.000) in a collision withNidareid (Norway). A crew member was killed.[108] |
| Ocean Vagabond | United Kingdom | TheOcean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°17′N20°11′W / 57.283°N 20.183°W /57.283; -20.183) byU-186 ( Kriegsmarine).[109] |
| Okikaze | Imperial Japanese Navy |  World War II: TheMinekaze-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offKatsura (35°02′N140°12′E / 35.033°N 140.200°E /35.033; 140.200) byUSS Trigger ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardente | Regia Marina | TheCiclone-classtorpedo boat was sunk in a collision withGrecale ( Regia Marina) off Capo San Vito,Sicily. One hundred and eighteen of her 162 crew were killed, as were five crew fromGrecale and around 70 German soldiers aboard her.[117][118] |
| C. S. Flight | United Kingdom | World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in theCaribbean Sea (12°25′N63°00′W / 12.417°N 63.000°W /12.417; -63.000) byU-105 with the loss of 49 of her 72 crew.[119] |
| HMT Kingston Jacinth | Royal Navy | World War II: Thenaval trawler struck amine and sank in theEnglish Channel offPlymouth,Devon. Twenty of her crew were killed.[33] |
| Patrol Boat No. 1 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Thepatrol boat, a formerMinekaze-classdestroyer, wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offNew Hanover Island,Bismarck Archipelago (02°51′S149°43′E / 2.850°S 149.717°E /-2.850; 149.717) by thesubmarineUSS Guardfish ( United States Navy).[7][120] |
| USS PT-28 | United States Navy | TheElco 77'PT boat ran aground atDora Harbor,Unimak Island,Territory of Alaska, without casualties. Attempts to recover her in the next days failed and she was wrecked.[121][122] |
| USS Worden | United States Navy |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ailsa | United Kingdom | World War II: The steel sailing barge (67 t) was sunk by amine in Whittaker Channel, England. Both crew were saved.[124][125] |
| Iwasiro Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean betweenKwajalein andTruk,Marshall Islands (09°54′N167°07′E / 9.900°N 167.117°E /9.900; 167.117) byUSS Wahoo ( United States Navy) with the loss of 23 of her crew (probably all hands).[126][127][128] |
| U-224 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine wasdepth charged, rammed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea west ofAlgiers,Algeria (36°28′N0°49′E / 36.467°N 0.817°E /36.467; 0.817) byHMCS Ville de Quebec ( Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of 45 of her 46 crew.[129] |
| U-507 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXCsubmarine was depth charged and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean 330 nautical miles (610 km; 380 mi) offCape Saint Rocque,Brazil (1°38′S39°52′W / 1.633°S 39.867°W /-1.633; -39.867) by aConsolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of theUnited States Navy with the loss of all 54 people aboard. |
| Unnamed fishing vessel | Japan | World War II: Thefishing vessel was sunk in theMayu River byHMIS ML 438 andHMIS ML 476 both ( Royal Indian Navy).[130] |
| Virgo | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea offBorkum,Germany, with the loss of one of her 27 crew. One of the survivors later died from his wounds.[3][131][132] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ganjitsu Maru No. 1 Go | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Searaven ( United States Navy). Sixteen sea rescue sailors, three gunners and about eight crewmen were killed.[7][133] |
| Hitachi Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheHitachi Maru-classtransport ship was bombed and damaged offBuin, Papua New Guinea byConsolidated PB4Y aircraft of the United States Navy and later byBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Force. The ship flooded and sank at06°45′S155°50′E / 6.750°S 155.833°E /-6.750; 155.833. Four of her crew were killed.[134] |
| Narvalo | Regia Marina | World War II: Thesubmarine was torpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea south east ofMalta (34°08′N16°04′E / 34.133°N 16.067°E /34.133; 16.067) byHMS Pakenham ( Royal Navy) and aBristol Beaufort aircraft of theRoyal Air Force. Twenty-nine crew, eleven Italian military passengers and eight Alliedprisoners of war were killed. The British rescued 32 crew and 3 prisoners of war.[135] |
| Oued Tiflet | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offLoano,Italy byHMS Sahib ( Royal Navy). There were seventeen survivors and one person reported missing.[7][136] |
| Shiraha Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheShiraha Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (9°32′N130°42′E / 9.533°N 130.700°E /9.533; 130.700) byUSS Searaven ( United States Navy). Sixteen passengers and eleven of her crew were killed.[7][133] |
| UJ 1107 Star XX | Kriegsmarine | Thesubmarine chaser/navalwhaler collided withDessau ( Germany) and sank off theRotvær Lighthouse, Norway. One source gives four of her crew were killed, another says there were sixteen dead and 21 survivors.[7][137] |
| V 703 Henry Fricke | Kriegsmarine | TheVorpostenboot ran aground during a storm in the port ofAlderney,Channel Islands, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[138][139] |
| Wyetown | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship (624t) sprang a leak in bad weather, foundered and sank off the Suffolk coast (52°13′N1°56′W / 52.217°N 1.933°W /52.217; -1.933). All 14 crew were rescued.[8][140][141] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annitsa |  Greece | World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea (33°02′N21°58′E / 33.033°N 21.967°E /33.033; 21.967) byU-617 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Southern Isles ( Royal Navy).[142][143] |
| Harboe Jensen | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (33°04′N21°50′E / 33.067°N 21.833°E /33.067; 21.833) byU-617 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eighteen of her 24 crew. The survivors were rescued byHMT Southern Isles ( Royal Navy).[142] |
| HMS LCP(L) 80 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (large) sank in a storm in English waters.[144] |
| Mapele | United States | The cargo ship was wrecked atCape Devine (55°22′45″N160°09′00″W / 55.37917°N 160.15000°W /55.37917; -160.15000 (Cape Devine)) in theShumagin Islands,Territory of Alaska. A crew member and one of the embarkedUnited States Navy Armed Guard perished; the other 48 people aboard were rescued byUSS Discoverer ( United States Navy).[54] |
| Nichimei Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy S-28: The cargo ship was carrying Japanese troops and Alliedprisoners of war. She was sunk 200 nautical miles (370 km) south southwest ofRangoon,Burma (13°30′N97°30′E / 13.500°N 97.500°E /13.500; 97.500) byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 7th Bombardment Group's 9th Bomb Squadron,Tenth Air Force,United States Army Air Force. Five gunners and crewmen, 97 Japanese soldiers and 39 Dutch prisoners were killed. Nine hundred and twenty-five prisoners and 1,465 Japanese were rescued byMoji Maru ( Imperial Japanese Army).[145][146][147][148] |
| Ocean Courage | United Kingdom | World War II: TheOcean ship was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) south of theCape Verde Islands, Portugal (10°52′N23°28′W / 10.867°N 23.467°W /10.867; -23.467) byU-182 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 52 of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued bySilverwalnut (United Kingdom).[149][150] |
| UJ 1406 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMob-FD-classnaval trawler/submarine chaser was bombed and sunk atLorient,Morbihan, France during aRoyal Air Force air raid.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D'Annunzio | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was shelled and sunk in theMediterranean Sea south ofLampedusa (33°44′N11°30′E / 33.733°N 11.500°E /33.733; 11.500) byHMS Kelvin andHMS Nubian (both Royal Navy). There were ten survivors from around 300 men aboard.[7][151] |
| Emma | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed the day before in the Mediterranean Sea (40°37′N13°47′E / 40.617°N 13.783°E /40.617; 13.783) byHMS Splendid ( Royal Navy) and heavily damaged. The submarine torpedoed her again in the morning while she was being towed toNaples and this time her ammunition cargo exploded and she sank southwest ofCapri. Only seven of the around 350 men aboard (crew and Italian and German soldiers) survived. The explosion also killed eight men and wounded 22 aboard the twotugs that were towing her.[7][152][153] |
| F 174 | Kriegsmarine | TheMFP-Alanding craft sank in a storm in theBaltic Sea (59°02′N21°38′W / 59.033°N 21.633°W /59.033; -21.633) while under tow by theicebreakerNordlicht ( Estonia), which rescued her crew.[154] |
| Kimposan Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheKinjosan Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean south west ofKavieng,New Ireland, eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north east ofLos Reyes Island (02°47′S149°10′E / 2.783°S 149.167°E /-2.783; 149.167) byUSS Greenling ( United States Navy). Thirty-one of her crew were killed. Survivors were rescued byCH-17 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[7][155][156] |
| Northholm |  Canada | The cargo ship (447 t) foundered and sank in a gale northwest of Cape Scott,Vancouver Island, Canada. Fifteen of her crew died and only two survived.[8][157][158][159] |
| Schenectady | United States |  TheT2 tanker broke in two atPortland, Oregon. She was subsequently repaired and entered service in April 1943. |
| Tihuku Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of Kavieng (04°03′N151°55′E / 4.050°N 151.917°E /4.050; 151.917) byUSS Growler ( United States Navy). A crew member was killed.[160][161][162] |
| UJ 2103 | Kriegsmarine | Thesubmarine chaser ran aground and was wrecked offEuboea,Greece.[7][163] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bombardiere | Regia Marina | World War II: TheSoldati-classdestroyer wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea northwest ofMarettimo (38°15′S11°43′E / 38.250°S 11.717°E /-38.250; 11.717) byHMS United ( Royal Navy). There were 175 dead and 49 survivors.[7][164] |
| Heiyo Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The requisitionedcargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean about 216 nautical miles (400 km; 249 mi) north ofTruk,Caroline Islands (10°10′N151°25′E / 10.167°N 151.417°E /10.167; 151.417) byUSS Whale ( United States Navy). Nine hundred troops and 44 of her crew were killed.Asayama Maru andAtaka Maru (both Imperial Japanese Navy) rescue 1,021 troops and 70 crew on 21 January.[126][165] |
| Llanashe | United Kingdom | World War II: Thecargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theIndian Ocean south ofCape St. Francis,Union of South Africa (34°00′S28°30′E / 34.000°S 28.500°E /-34.000; 28.500) byU-182 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 33 of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued byTarakan (Netherlands). (Look 17/02/1943)[166] |
| Ostende |  Belgium | World War II:Convoy SC 115: The cargo ship either suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Atlantic Ocean,[167] or struck amine inLoch Lathaich and was beached on theIsle of Mull. Her cargo of ammunition exploded. Two of her 48 crew were killed.[168] |
| Polo | United Kingdom | Thecargo ship exploded and caught fire atBougie,Algeria. She was towed out of port the next day, before being shelled and sunk on 19 January.[169] |
| Tevere | Regia Marina | World War II: Thehospital ship ran aground atTripoli, Libya. She was scuttled as ablockship on 20 January. She was refloated on 16 January 1950 and scrapped.[34] |
| Tokachi Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTokachi Maru-class auxiliarycollier was sunk by a Japanese mine west ofSoerabaja,Java,Netherlands East Indies (06°50′S112°12′E / 6.833°S 112.200°E /-6.833; 112.200).[170] |
| Vestfold | Panama | World War II:Convoy HX 222: The whalefactory ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (61°25′N26°12′W / 61.417°N 26.200°W /61.417; -26.200) byU-268 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of the 75 people aboard. Survivors were rescued byRathlin (United Kingdom).[171] Three landing craft on boardVestfold, HMSLCT-2239, HMSLCT-2267 and HMSLCT-2344 (all Royal Navy), were also lost.[172] |
| Yachiyo Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecoaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan byUSS Finback ( United States Navy).[7] |
| Zenobia Martini | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (33°56′N11°06′E / 33.933°N 11.100°E /33.933; 11.100) byHMS Unseen ( Royal Navy). There were seven dead and 48 survivors.[7][84][173] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Sweden | World War II: Thecargo ship was bombed and sunk in theNorth Sea offDen Helder,North Holland, Netherlands by Allied aircraft with the loss of two of her 21 crew.[3][7][80][81] |
| Ankara | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank in theMediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north-east ofCani Island,Tunisia. All 109 crew and 118 passengers were rescued.[174][175][176] |
| Favør | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south east ofSardinia,Italy, byHMS Loyal ( Royal Navy).[7][177] |
| Jan Mayen | Norway | Thewhaler ran aground off Leirabodi,Reykjavík, Iceland and was abandoned. Salvage was abandoned on 26 January and she subsequently broke up and sank.[178] |
| Kalingo |  Australia | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theTasman Sea off the coast ofNew South Wales(34°07′S153°15′E / 34.117°S 153.250°E /-34.117; 153.250) byI-21 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[179] |
| Lipscomb Lykes | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Durand Reef, south east of theLoyalty Islands,New Caledonia. She was atotal loss.[180] |
| Senzan Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTenzan Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offKavieng,New Ireland (03°29′S149°02′E / 3.483°S 149.033°E /-3.483; 149.033) by aConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Forces. Seven of her crew were killed. Survivors were rescued byCH-16 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[181] |
| Sportivo | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea (33°00′N12°08′E / 33.000°N 12.133°E /33.000; 12.133) byHMS Unseen ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued.[7][182] |
| Tōei Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 100 miles (160 km) south west (06°21′N150°23′E / 6.350°N 150.383°E /6.350; 150.383) ofTruk,Caroline Islands byUSS Silversides ( United States Navy). Four of her crew were killed.[183] |
| Yamafuku Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theShortland Islands,Solomon Islands byBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress andBell P-39 Airacobra aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[184] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commercio | Italy | World War II: Thecoaster wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea byHMS Splendid ( Royal Navy).[7] |
| Cleopatra | Regia Marina | World War II: Theminesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea byHMS Splendid ( Royal Navy).[7] |
| Edda | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea byHMS Unbroken ( Royal Navy) and then sunk (33°45′N11°12′E / 33.750°N 11.200°E /33.750; 11.200) by British aircraft. All 69 men aboard (43 crew, 22 gunners and four passengers) survived.[7][185] |
| Eso | Regia Marina | World War II: TheGaleb-classminelayer was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offTunis,Tunisia by British aircraft. There were 24 dead and 75 survivors.[84] |
| Genyo Maru | Japan | World War II: Thetanker was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean off the coast of Japan byUSS Haddock ( United States Navy).[7] |
| HH 05 Deli | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The navaldrifter/patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in theNorth Sea off theHook of Holland,South Holland, Netherlands by Allied aircraft.[7] |
| Myoho Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy No. 6 Go transportation convoy, Convoy No. 35, Part C: TheMyoken Maru-class auxiliarytransport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north north east ofBuin, Papua New Guinea (05°38′S156°20′E / 5.633°S 156.333°E /-5.633; 156.333) byUSS Swordfish ( United States Navy). Sixty-one troops and three of her crew were killed. Eight hundred survivors were rescued byShigure ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[186] |
| San Giovanni Battista | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship, severely damaged by a torpedo in January 1942 and not repaired since, was scuttled as ablockship at Tripoli.[7][187] She was later refloated and scrapped.[188] |
| Seikai Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan byUSS Pollack ( United States Navy).[7] |
| Stromboli | Regia Marina | World War II: The military transport ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea byHMS Kelvin,HMS Nubian (both Royal Navy) andVasilissa Olga ( Hellenic Navy). There were seventeen dead and sixteen survivors.[7][189] |
| Tritone | Regia Marina | World War II: TheFlutto-classsubmarine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east ofAlgiers,Algeria (37°06′N05°22′E / 37.100°N 5.367°E /37.100; 5.367) byHMS Antelope ( Royal Navy) andHMCS Port Arthur ( Royal Canadian Navy). Twenty-six crew were lost, 25 survivors were rescued and becameprisoners of war.[190] |
For the loss of the American tankerBrilliant on this day, see the entry for18 November 1942.
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assiria | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled atTripoli,Libya.[7] |
| Asta | Sweden | World War II: The auxiliary sailboat was sunk by a mine offRåå. Both crew survived.[3] |
| Giulia | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Tripoli by alimpet mine placed byChariot XIII, operating fromHMS Thunderbolt ( Royal Navy).[7] |
| Irma | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in theMediterranean Sea offZuara, Libya byHMS Kelvin andHMS Jaguar (both Royal Navy).[191] |
| Jean Jadot | Belgium | World War II:Convoy KMS 7: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean offCape Ténès,Algeria byU-453 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 15 of the 414 people aboard. Survivors were rescued byHMS Verity ( Royal Navy) and thefishing trawlerDuguay Trouin ( France).[192] |
| Marco Foscarini | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Tripoli.[7] |
| Maria Angeletta | Regia Marina | World War II: Theguard ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea byHMS Saracen ( Royal Navy).[7] |
| Marrochino | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Tripoli.[7] |
| Meiu Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy No. 6 Go transportation convoy, Convoy No. 35, Part C: The auxiliarytransport ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean 286 miles (460 km) offTruk,Caroline Islands (03°52′N153°56′E / 3.867°N 153.933°E /3.867; 153.933) byUSS Silversides ( United States Navy). Four hundred troops and a crewman were killed. Survivors were rescued byCH-11 andChoun Maru No. 2 Go (both Imperial Japanese Navy).[183][193] |
| Santorre Santarosa | Regia Marina | World War II: Thesubmarine ran aground in the Mediterranean off Tripoli (32°55′N13°11′E / 32.917°N 13.183°E /32.917; 13.183) on 19 January and then was torpedoed and severely damaged on 20 January byHMS MTB 260 ( Royal Navy). Two of her crew were killed.Santorre Santarosa was scuttled on 21 January.[194][195] |
| Somedomo Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (3°52′N153°56′E / 3.867°N 153.933°E /3.867; 153.933) buUSS Silversides ( United States Navy).[196] |
| Surabaya Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy No. 6 Go transportation convoy, Convoy No. 35, Part C: TheIndus Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean (03°52′N153°56′E / 3.867°N 153.933°E /3.867; 153.933) byUSS Silversides ( United States Navy). Four hundred and sixty-two troops, her captain and 36 crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued byCH-11 andChoun Maru No. 2 Go (both Imperial Japanese Navy).Surabaya Maru was later scuttled byAsagumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[183][193] |
| Tanja | Germany | Thecoaster ran aground atKirkenes, Norway and was wrecked.[197] |
| Tevere | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Tripoli.[7] |
| Vesta | Sweden | World War II: Thefishing boat was sunk by an underwater explosion, probably due to a mine, in theKattegat. Her four crew were rescued.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Thornhill |  Newfoundland | The schooner (147 t) sprang a leak in a gale and sank 50 miles off White Head, Nova Scotia. The whole crew was rescued byHMCS Dundas ( Royal Canadian Navy).[8][207] |
| Giuditta | Italy | World War II: The auxiliary sailboat/transport was captured by aPartisan boat and was burned.[208] |
| Hassu Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecargo liner wastorpedoed and sunk in theBanda Sea byUSS Tautog ( United States Navy).[209] |
| Mount Mycale | Greece | World War II:Convoy SC 117: Thecargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (52°00′N50°30′W / 52.000°N 50.500°W /52.000; -50.500) byU-413 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 31 crew.[210][211] |
| Neva | Sweden | World War II:Convoy UR 59: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland (61°35′N14°15′W / 61.583°N 14.250°W /61.583; -14.250) byU-358 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Cape Portland ( Royal Navy).[3][212] |
| HMAS Patricia Cam | Royal Australian Navy | World War II: Thenaval trawler was bombed and sunk off theWessel Islands by aJapanesefloatplane. Five of her crew and three aboriginal passengers were killed, drowned or died of wounds. Another passenger was captured by the Japanese, and was executed on 4 May 1943.[213][214] |
| RD 33 | Regia Marina | TheRD-classminesweeper (207 t) foundered in a storm north of Plana Island, off the east coast ofTunisia with the loss of 18 of her 34 crew.[76][215] |
| RD 43 | Regia Marina | TheRD-classminesweeper (203 t) foundered in a storm north of Plana Island, off the east coast ofTunisia with the loss of 3 of her crew.[76][215] |
| Ruhr | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetransport ship was bombed and sunk offBizerta,Tunisia by Allied aircraft with the loss of four lives.[216][217][218] |
| Yashima Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean byUSS Tautog ( United States Navy).[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F 323 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMFP-Alanding craft was sunk by amine in theKerch Strait off "Eltingen" with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew.[225] |
| Hans Schmidt | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank offPola,Italy.[226] |
| Harusame | Imperial Japanese Navy |  United States Navy) and was beached to avoid sinking. She was salvaged and returned to service in late November 1943. |
| Kollbjørg | Norway | World War II:Convoy HX 223: Thetanker broke in two in a storm and sank in theAtlantic Ocean (58°28′N41°34′W / 58.467°N 41.567°W /58.467; -41.567) with the loss of eleven of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued byPan Maryland (United States). The bow section was scuttled on 26 January at58°20′N39°30′W / 58.333°N 39.500°W /58.333; -39.500 byU-594 ( Kriegsmarine).[227][228] |
| Pistoia | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea north north west ofUstica,Sicily by British aircraft based onMalta.[7][229] |
| Ringstad | Norway | World War II:Convoy ON 55: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 85 nautical miles (157 km) south east ofCape Race,Dominion of Newfoundland (45°50′N51°04′W / 45.833°N 51.067°W /45.833; -51.067) byU-333 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 30 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS Swanson ( United States Navy). (Look 24/01/1942)[230] |
| Teddy | United States | Thefishing vessel sank in theGulf of Alaska nearKodiak,Territory of Alaska.[231] |
| Unnamed launch | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Thearmed launch was sunk byHMIS ML 477 ( Royal Indian Navy) off the coast ofBurma.[130] |
| Unnamed launch | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The armed launch was damaged byHMIS ML 477 ( Royal Indian Navy) off the coast of Burma and was beached.[130] |
| Verona | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Ustica by aircraft based on Malta.[7][232] |
| Ville de Tamatave | United Kingdom | Thepassenger ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (50°17′N40°55′W / 50.283°N 40.917°W /50.283; -40.917) with the loss of all 88 people on board.[233] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Flint | United States | World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean off theAzores (34°47′N31°18′W / 34.783°N 31.300°W /34.783; -31.300) byU-575 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 65 crew.. One of the survivors was taken as aprisoner of war.[234][235] |
| HMS Corncrake | Royal Navy | TheFish-class trawler/minelayer foundered in theNorth Atlantic in a storm with the loss of all 23 crew.[236][237] |
| HMS LCM 58 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft mechanized was lost off the coast ofLibya.[238] |
| Lackenby | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy SC 117: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean south ofCape Farewell, Greenland (55°00′N37°50′W / 55.000°N 37.833°W /55.000; -37.833) byU-624 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 46 crew.[239] |
| Mouyassar |  Syria | World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in theMediterranean Sea byU-431 ( Kriegsmarine). There were no casualties.[240] |
| Omar el Kattab | Syria | World War II: The sailing ship was rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east ofCyprus byU-431 ( Kriegsmarine). There were no casualties.[241] |
| Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go | Imperial Japanese Navy | TheHokkai Maru-classnaval trawler/auxiliarystoreship ran aground about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) west south west of Banjo Zaki, North Paramushiro,Kurile Islands (50°39′N155°51′E / 50.650°N 155.850°E /50.650; 155.850) and was wrecked.[242] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asama Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea (2°37′N139°14′E / 2.617°N 139.233°E /2.617; 139.233) byUSS Wahoo ( United States Navy).[243] |
| Buyo Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheYoshida Maru No. 1-class auxiliarytransport ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean a few miles north ofDutch New Guinea (01°54′N134°57′E / 1.900°N 134.950°E /1.900; 134.950) byUSS Wahoo ( United States Navy).Wahoo surfaced and sank 20 boats with her 4-inch (100 mm) gun and .50-caliber machine guns. Eighty-six troops, 269British Indian Armyprisoners of war, and a crew member were killed. Between 750 and more than 1,000 survivors were rescued byChuko Maru No. 2 Go ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[244][245] |
| Emily | United States | The boat was wrecked atJuneau,Territory of Alaska.[246] |
| Fukurei Maru No.2 | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean 270 nautical miles (500 km; 310 mi) north of Dutch New Guinea (02°04′N140°10′E / 2.067°N 140.167°E /2.067; 140.167) byUSS Wahoo ( United States Navy).[244] |
| Hassan |  Syria | World War II: Thesailing ship was rammed and sunk by gunfire in theMediterranean Sea byU-431 ( Kriegsmarine).[247] |
| Krasnyj Partizan |  Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theBarents Sea (73°45′N17°30′E / 73.750°N 17.500°E /73.750; 17.500) byU-255 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 51 crew.[248] |
| Lewis Cass | United States | TheLiberty ship was driven ashore and wrecked onGuadalupe Island, Mexico.[249] |
| Nortind | Norway | World War II:Convoy HX 223: Straggling behind theconvoy, thetanker was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean east ofCape Farewell, Greenland (58°30′N34°00′W / 58.500°N 34.000°W /58.500; -34.000) byU-358 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 42 people aboard.[250][251]Nortind was on a voyage fromCuraçao,Curaçao and Dependencies toGibraltar.[21] |
| Tokai Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheKenai Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in shallow water with her decks are still above water inApra Harbor,Guam,Mariana Islands (13°27′N144°37′E / 13.450°N 144.617°E /13.450; 144.617) byUSS Flying Fish ( United States Navy). A crew member was killed. Her wreck was torpedoed again and further damaged on 5 May 1943 byUSS Permit ( United States Navy). She was refloated in early August 1943.[252] |
| Ushio Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePhilippine Sea west ofLuzon,Philippines, byUSS Grayling ( United States Navy).[253] |
| Unnamed | Japan | World War II: The ship was sunk in theMyebon Creek,Burma byHMIS ML 440 andHMIS ML 441 (both Royal Indian Navy).[130] |
| V 1105 Ernst Gröschel | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot struck amine and sank in theNorth Sea. Ten of her crew were killed.[7][139] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Decision | United States | World War II: TheType C1 ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (22°57′N47°28′W / 22.950°N 47.467°W /22.950; -47.467) byU-105 ( Kriegsmarine). All 77 people aboard survived and reached land in theirlifeboats.[254] |
| Julia Ward Howe | United States | World War II:Convoy UGS 4: TheLiberty ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off theAzores, Portugal (35°29′N29°10′W / 35.483°N 29.167°W /35.483; -29.167) byU-442 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 74 crew. Survivors were rescued byNRP Lima ( Portuguese Navy).[255][256] |
| Montgomery | United States | Thelighter sank off "The Keyhole",Key Biscayne, Florida (25°30′N80°12′W / 25.500°N 80.200°W /25.500; -80.200).[257][258] |
| MZ 702, and MZ 725 | Regia Marina | World War II: TheMZ-Alanding craft were beached near Pisida,Libya, after an air attack. Engineers blew them on the beach on 29 January during the Axis retreat from the area.[259][260] |
| U-769, and U-770 | Germany | World War II: TheType VIIsubmarines were severely damaged in an air raid onWilhelmshaven byBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United StatesEighth Air Force. Construction of both vessels was abandoned.[7] |
| Unnamed steamships | Japan | World War II: Two small steamships were sunk byHMIS ML 440 andHMIS ML 441 (both Royal Indian Navy) off the coast ofBurma.[130] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles C. Pinckney | United States | World War II:Convoy UGS 4: TheLiberty ship straggled behind the convoy. She wastorpedoed and damaged late in the evening of 27 January. Return fire from the Armed Guard temporarily drove off her attackerU-514 ( Kriegsmarine), which returned and sank her in the early hours of 28 January, in theAtlantic Ocean off theAzores, Portugal (36°37′N30°55′W / 36.617°N 30.917°W /36.617; -30.917) with the loss of 56 of her 70 crew. Survivors were rescued byCaritas I ( Switzerland).[261][262] |
| F 359 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheMFP-Alanding craft was sunk in an American bombing raid in the port ofSfax,Tunisia. Two of her crew were wounded ashore.[263] |
| SF 36 Goldbutt | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSiebel ferry was sunk in an American bombing raid in the port of Sfax.[264] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Chicago | United States Navy | World War II:Battle of Rennell Island: TheNorthampton-class cruiser wastorpedoed and damaged in thePacific Ocean betweenRennell Island andGuadalcanal,Solomon Islands, just before midnight. She was torpedoed again the next day and sunk (11°25′S160°56′E / 11.417°S 160.933°E /-11.417; 160.933) byImperial Japanese Navy aircraft. |
| I-1 | Imperial Japanese Navy |  World War II: TheJ1 type submarine was rammed and wrecked inKamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal byHMNZS Kiwi andHMNZS Moa (both |
| Kaldnes | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thecargo ship was torpedoed and sunk 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west ofStavanger, Norway byHandley Page Hampden aircraft of489 Squadron,Royal New Zealand Air Force with the loss of fourteen lives.[7][265] |
| M 4606 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliaryminesweeper was bombed and sunk atSt Peter Port,Guernsey,Channel Islands by Allied aircraft.[7] |
| Mosstrand | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Stavanger by British aircraft.[266] |
| Nichiun Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheChowa Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offNew Georgia, Solomon Islands (06°22′S156°04′E / 6.367°S 156.067°E /-6.367; 156.067) byUSS Gato ( United States Navy).[199] |
| HMS Pozarica | Royal Navy | World War II: Theflakship was torpedoed north ofBeni Ksila,Algeria (37°04′N4°36′E / 37.067°N 4.600°E /37.067; 4.600) bySavoia-Marchetti SM.79 aircraft of theRegia Aeronautica andHeinkel He 111 aircraft of IIIStaffeln,Kampfgeschwader 26,Luftwaffe. She capsized atBougie, Algeria on 13 February 1943. HMSPozarica was refloated on 5 March 1951. The wreck was scrapped inSavona, Italy, from 14 June 1951.[7][267][268][269] |
| RD 4 | Regia Marina | World War II: TheRD-classminesweeper was bombed and sunk in "The Narrows" by Allied aircraft. |
| Samuel Gompers | United States | World War II: TheLiberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offNew Caledonia (24°21′S166°21′W / 24.350°S 166.350°W /-24.350; -166.350) byI-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). A gunner and three of her crew were killed. Survivors were rescued by Frenchfishing boats andP-111 ( United States Army).[270] |
| Ufa |  Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theBarents Sea byU-255 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 39 crew.[271] |
| Umaria | United Kingdom | World War II, Convoy SL 129: The cargo ship was torpedoed byU-662 ( Kriegsmarine) west ofOuessant,Finistère, France.Umaria was on a voyage fromCeylon toLondon. She was scuttled the next day byHMS Wear ( Royal Navy) at46°44′N16°38′W / 46.733°N 16.633°W /46.733; -16.633. Survivors were rescued by HMSWear.[272] |
| V 2018 Vogtland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot struck amine in theNorth Sea and was severely damaged.[7] |
| Vercelli | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) offCape Bon,Tunisia by Allied aircraft. She sank under tow the next day1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) offCape Farina, Tunisia.[273] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aniello | Italy | World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in theMediterranean Sea byHMS Safari ( Royal Navy).[7] |
| Gemma | Italy | World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea byHMS Safari ( Royal Navy).[7] |
| Noto | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was bombed and sunk atBizerte,Tunisia byBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United StatesTwelfth Air Force.[7] |
| Parma | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by aircraft based onMalta.[7] |
| HMS Samphire | Royal Navy | World War II: TheFlower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offBougie,Algeria byPlatino ( Regia Marina) with the loss of 45 of her 85 crew. |
| Toa Maru No. 2 Go | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheSeia Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk in theSolomon Sea about 5 N.M.s south ofVella Lavella Island, north ofGizo Island,British Solomon Islands (07°43′S156°51′E / 7.717°S 156.850°E /-7.717; 156.850) byDouglas SBD Dauntlessdive bombers of Squadron VSMB-233,United States Marine Corps. Two troops and a crew member were killed.[274] |
| Unie | Regia Marina | World War II: TheGaleb-classminelayer was bombed and sunk at Bizerte by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Twelfth Air Force.[7] |
| V 1102 Gleiwitz | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was driven ashore and wrecked onHanstholm, Denmark.[7] |
| V 1109 Mähren | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was driven ashore on Hanstholm. She was later salvaged.[7] |
| USS YFD-220 | United States Navy | The floating dry dock sank in heavy weather off the coast ofCalifornia.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calypso | Regia Marina | World War II: TheCircé-classsubmarine was bombed and sunk atBizerte,Tunisia byBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United StatesTwelfth Air Force.[7] |
| Generale Marcello Prestinari | Regia Marina | World War II: TheGenerali-classtorpedo boat was sunk by amine south-east ofCani Island, Tunisia with the loss of 54 of her crew.[275] |
| Lisboa | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thetransport ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north ofSousse, Tunisia byHMS Unruffled ( Royal Navy).[7][276][107] |
| Nautilus | French Navy | World War II: Thesubmarine was bombed and sunk at Bizerte by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Twelfth Air Force.[7] |
| Prawn | United States | Thefishing vessel was destroyed by fire atWrangell,Territory of Alaska.[277] |
| Procellaria | Regia Marina | World War II: TheGabbiano-classcorvette was sunk by a mine west ofSicily.[278] |
| Spoletto | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, exploded and sunk at Bizerte by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Twelfth Air Force.[7][232] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Himori Maru | Japan | Thecargo ship stranded on the southern tip ofMikomotojima on or before 6 January. She was still stranded on 7 January. No further information.[279] |
| Kalinin | Soviet Union | The cargo ship was sunk atTuapse in mid-January with the loss of all crew.[280] |
| HMS LCP(L) 203, HMS LCP(L) 204, HMS LCP(L) 205, and HMS LCP(L) 206 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (large) were lost sometime in January.[citation needed] |
| Outarde |  Canada | The cargo ship (2,241 GRT, 1924) ran aground near the mouth of theSt Lawrence estuary nearSt Pierre and Miquelon.[281] She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Reichenfels | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk atTripoli,Libya byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United StatesNinth Air Force between 15 and 21 January.[7] |
| Teodolinda | Italy | World War II: Thetanker wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea byHMS Unruffled ( Royal Navy) between 23 and 31 January.[7] |
| U-337 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIICsubmarine was lost on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on or after 3 January with the loss of all 47 crew. |
| U-519 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXCsubmarine was declared missing as of 31 January.[282] |
| U-553 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIC submarine was lost on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on or after 20 January with the loss of all 47 crew. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Japan | World War II: Thefishing vessels were sunk byHMIS ML 439 ( Royal Indian Navy) atKyaukpyu,Burma.[130] |
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