Thelist of shipwrecks in December 1943 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost duringDecember 1943.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Avanturine |  Royal Navy | World War II: The damagednaval trawler (296 GRT, 1930) was under tow when she wastorpedoed and sunk in theEnglish Channel offBeachy Head,Sussex byS 142 ( Kriegsmarine). All 24 crew were killed.[1][2][3] |
| DB-35 andDB-39 |  Soviet Navy | The No. 1-class landing boats were lost on this date. |
| F 573 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2Marinefährprahm was sunk by an air attack in the port of Kamysch Burun, Crimea.[4][5] |
| Konei Maru |  Japan | World War II: Convoy 1272: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean (01°16′N146°45′E / 1.267°N 146.750°E /1.267; 146.750) byUSS Peto ( United States Navy) with the loss of 39 crew.[6] |
| Nichiryo Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy 2612: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theCelebes Sea (01°28′N120°53′E / 1.467°N 120.883°E /1.467; 120.883) byUSS Bonefish ( United States Navy). Six passengers, one guard and 18 crew were killed.[7] |
| Oil barge no. 35 | Japan | Convoy No. 5233: The oil barge, being towed byNankai Maru No. 2 ( Imperial Japanese Navy), was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean betweenKwajalein and Truk after her towline broke during the night.[8] |
| SF 263 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSiebel ferry was bombed and damaged beyond repair by Allied fighter-bomber aircraft at Drvenik, Croatia, with the loss of 18 lives.[9] |
| Shoko Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy 3123: The Peacetime Standard D type auxiliary transport (1,933 GRT 1939) was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 280 nautical miles (520 km; 320 mi) west north west ofGuam (18°02′N138°55′E / 18.033°N 138.917°E /18.033; 138.917) byUSS Pargo ( United States Navy). All 42 crew were killed.[10] |
| Teiren Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Hong Kong (23°13′N114°05′E / 23.217°N 114.083°E /23.217; 114.083) byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force. The ship was beached and was consequently declared a total loss.[11][12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardito |  Regia Marina | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: Theminesweeper was bombed and sunk atBari, Italy byLuftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Assam | Japan | World War II: Thepaddle steamer was bombed and damaged on theIrrawaddy River,Burma byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of theRoyal Australian Air Force. She was bombed and sunk the next day byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Force.[14] |
| Barletta | Regia Marina | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The auxiliary cruiser was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. There were 40 dead and 44 wounded.[13][15] |
| Bollsta |  Norway | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship (1,832 GRT, 1924) was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five of her 30 crew. She was raised in 1948, repaired and entered Italian service asStefano M.[13] |
| Cassala |  Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship bombed and damaged at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was declared aconstructive total loss.[13] |
| Corfu | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship bombed and damaged at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was declared a constructive total loss.[13] |
| Devon Coast |  United Kingdom | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: Thecoaster (646 GRT, 1936) was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| F 566 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2Marinefährprahm wastorpedoed and sunk in theBlack Sea offEupatoria (45°11′N35°56′E / 45.183°N 35.933°E /45.183; 35.933) byD-4 Revolutsyoner orShch-209 (both Soviet Navy). All 12 crew were rescued.[16][17] |
| Fort Athabasca |  Canada | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheFort ship (7,132 GRT, 1943) was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[18] |
| Fort Lajoie | Canada | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The Fort ship (7,134 GRT, 1943) was bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe at Bari. |
| Frosinone | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] She was subsequently refloated and scrapped.[19] |
| Genespesca II | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Goggiam | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship bombed and damaged at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was declared a constructive total loss.[13] |
| Hermann | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thepatrol boat ran aground and sank in Norwegian waters. She was later salvaged, repaired and served as theVorpostenbootV-6107 Hermann.[20] |
| Himalaya Maru | Japan | World War II: Thehospital ship was bombed and sunk in theSouth China Sea (0°52′S148°50′E / 0.867°S 148.833°E /-0.867; 148.833) byUnited States Army Air Force aircraft.[21] |
| Inaffondabile | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: Theschooner was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. |
| John Bascom | United States | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheLiberty ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. The wreck was scrapped in 1948.[22] |
| John Harvey | United States |  World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheLiberty ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. 10 gunners and four crew killed. The wreck was scrapped in 1948.[22] |
| John L. Motley | United States | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheLiberty ship was bombed, blew up and sank at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. All on board were killed, 22 gunners and 42 crew.[22] |
| Joseph Wheeler | United States | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheLiberty ship was bombed, blew up and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. All on board were killed; one passenger, 13 gunners and 15 crew. The wreck was scrapped in 1948.[23] |
| Koki Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship struck amine and sank in thePacific Ocean offMacau[4] |
| Lars Kruse | United Kingdom | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship (1,807 GRT, 1923) was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 19 of her 33 crew.[13][24] |
| HMS LCA 553 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft assault (9/12 t, 1943) was sunk in collision withLCF 24 ( Royal Navy) near Bourn Gap Buoy, offSouthampton. There were no injuries.[25][26] |
| USS LCT-242 | United States Navy | World War II: Thelanding craft tank was wrecked off Naples, Italy, possibly by a circling torpedo, and was beached. There were 16 killed and one wounded.[27][28] |
| Lom | Norway | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship (1,268 GRT, 1920) was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four of her 32 crew.[29] |
| Luciano Orlando | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Lwów |  Poland | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| MB 10 13 | Regia Marina | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The boat was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Nitsa |  Greece | World War II: The cargo ship (4,732 GRT, 1915) was torpedoed and sunk byI-27 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) in theGulf of Aden (11°42′N45°32′E / 11.700°N 45.533°E /11.700; 45.533). Eleven of her 40 crew were killed.[30][31] |
| Norlom | Norway | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheDesign 1105 ship (6,326 GRT, 1919) was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. Five crew were killed during the raid or died in the next days. She was refloated in November 1946 and scrapped at Bari in 1947.[32][33] |
| Porto Pisano | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Puck | Poland | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Samuel J. Tilden | United States | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: TheLiberty ship was bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft. There were 17 troops and ten crew killed. The wreck was scrapped in 1948.[34] |
| Testbank | United Kingdom | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship (5,083 GRT, 1937) was bombed and sunk, or was sunk byJohn L. Motley (United States) blowing up at Bari during an air raid by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13][35] Seventy of her 74 crew were lost.[36] |
| Volodda | Italy | World War II:Air Raid on Bari: The cargo ship bombed and sunk at Bari by Luftwaffe aircraft.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azuma Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheAzuma Maru-class emergency auxiliaryoiler wastorpedoed and sunk in theMolucca Passage (06°34′N131°40′E / 6.567°N 131.667°E /6.567; 131.667) byUSS Tinosa ( United States Navy). Her captain, 49 crew and 18 passengers were killed.[37][38] |
| Touchet | United States | World War II: TheType T2-SE-A2 tanker was torpedoed and sunk in theGulf of Mexico (25°50′N86°30′W / 25.833°N 86.500°W /25.833; -86.500) byU-193 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of ten gunners. Eleven survivors were rescued byUSS Falgout ( United States Navy), and 43 byLillemor (Norway) on 5 December.USS Raven ( United States Navy) rescued the remaining 16 survivors on 6 December.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asakaze Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheKoshin Maru-class auxiliarycollier/oiler was sunk atKwajalein Atoll by US Navy aircraft. There were 19 crew killed.[40] |
| Chūyō | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTaiyō-class escort carrier wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean (31°55′N143°40′E / 31.917°N 143.667°E /31.917; 143.667) byUSS Sailfish ( United States Navy). A total of 730 passengers and 513 crew were killed.Sazanami andUrakaze (both Imperial Japanese Navy) rescued 160 survivors. 20 of 21 survivors fromUSS Sculpin ( United States Navy) on board were also lost.[41][42] |
| Daido Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarygunboat was sunk north ofPonape (08°22′N159°02′E / 8.367°N 159.033°E /8.367; 159.033) byUSS Apogon ( United States Navy). |
| Hiyoshi Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy No. 3201: TheShunko Maru-class auxiliary transport ship (4,049 GRT 1937) was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean about 280 nautical miles (520 km; 320 mi) northeast ofChichi-Jima, east ofHonshū (29°36′N145°54′E / 29.600°N 145.900°E /29.600; 145.900) byUSS Gunnel ( United States Navy) with the loss of 38 crew. Survivors were rescued byInazuma ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[43][44][45] |
| Kembu Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliary transport (6,816 GRT 1943) (a.k.a.Tatebu Maru) was damaged at Kwajalein Atoll by US Navy aircraft and sank the next day (09°00′N166°30′E / 9.000°N 166.500°E /9.000; 166.500). It resulted in 19 crewmen killed.[40] |
| Libertad |  Cuba | World War II:Convoy KN 280: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (34°12′N75°20′W / 34.200°N 75.333°W /34.200; -75.333) byU-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by the convoy escorts, includingUSS Natchez ( United States Navy).[46] |
| Mikuni Maru No. 5 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Theguard ship was sunk at Kwajalein Atoll by aircraft based onUSS Lexington andUSS Independence (both United States Navy).[40] |
| S 511 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MAS boat was bombed in theAegean Sea off Levitha Island byBristol Beaufighter aircraft and capsized and sank off Makronisos. Two men were killed.[16][47][48] |
| Takunan Maru No. 7 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliarysubmarine chaser was sunk atKwajalein Atoll by US Navy aircraft. Five crew were killed.[40] |
| Tateyama Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliary water ship was sunk atKwajalein Atoll by US Navy aircraft. Five crew were killed.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asakaze Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecollier was bombed and sunk atKwajalein,Marshall Islands (9°19′N167°25′E / 9.317°N 167.417°E /9.317; 167.417) byUnited States Navy aircraft based onUSS Essex andUSS Lexington (both United States Navy) with the loss of most of her crew.[49][50] |
| Choko Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheGenkai Maru-class auxiliarytransport ship (3,515 GRT 1939) was bombed 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north ofLittle Bustard Island (Orobeppu),Kwajalein byDouglas SBD Dauntlessdive bombers based onUSS Lexington andUSS Independence (both United States Navy). She sank the next day. Four crew were killed.[51] |
| F 305 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type BMarinefährprahm was sunk by an air attack in the port of Kamysch Burun, Crimea. There were no casualties.[52][53] |
| F 369 Donau | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type AMarinefährprahm was sunk by an air attack in the port of Kamysch Burun, Crimea. There were no casualties.[54] |
| Himeno Maru | Japan | World War II: Thecoaster was shelled and sunk in Alajacar Bay offCamiguin, Philippines (09°09′N124°29′E / 9.150°N 124.483°E /9.150; 124.483) byUSS Narwhal ( United States Navy).[55][56] |
| Mikuni Maru No. 5 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The guard boat was bombed and sunk by US Navy carrier aircraft atKwajalein,Marshall Islands.[57] |
| No. 3 | Soviet Navy | World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The pontoon was sunk by shelling byMFPs in the Black Sea.[52] |
| No. 103 | Soviet Navy | TheG-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
| RTSh-398 | Soviet Navy | World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The minesweeper was sunk by shelling byMFPs in the Black Sea.[52] |
| Takunan Maru No. 7 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was bombed and sunk by US Navy carrier aircraft atKwajalein,Marshall Islands.[58] |
| Tatiyama Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTatiyama Maru-class auxiliary water tanker (3,787 GRT 1937) was bombed and sunk by US Navy carrier aircraft 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) offEast Rochi Reef,Kwajalein,Marshall Islands (09°00′N166°30′E / 9.000°N 166.500°E /9.000; 166.500). Five crew were killed.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virgilio |  Germany | World War II: Thetroopship wastorpedoed and damaged in theMediterranean Sea offToulon,Var, France byHMS Uproar ( Royal Navy). She put in to Toulon, where she was declared a total loss.[16][60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faron |  Vichy France | World War II: Thetug wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea byOrphée ( Free French Naval Forces).[16] |
| Mar Bianco | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft atZadar,Yugoslavia.[61] |
| No. 96 | Soviet Navy | The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
| RTShch-105 | Soviet Navy | World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The K-15/M-17-class minesweeping boat was sunk byMFPs in the Black Sea off Eltigen. All six crew were killed, and probably all troops aboard too, up to 80 men.[52][62][63] |
| SKA-031 andSKA-0141 | Soviet Navy | Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The patrol boats ran aground in the night due to bad weather. Later managed to free themselves.[52] |
| Soyo Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy 4205B: TheRyoyo Maru-class auxiliary converted collier/oiler was torpedoed in thePacific Ocean 430 miles (690 km) north east ofTruk byUSS Pogy ( United States Navy), she sank the next day at (13°30′N15°20′E / 13.500°N 15.333°E /13.500; 15.333). Seven civilian refugee passengers and 35 crew were killed.[64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia |  Panama | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theCaribbean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north ofSan Blas Point (9°50′N78°55′W / 9.833°N 78.917°W /9.833; -78.917) byU-516 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 27 crew.[65] |
| F 514 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type CMarinefährprahm was bombed and sunk during an air raid onPorto San Stefano port. One crew was wounded.[66] |
| HMS LCP(L) 136 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (large) (6/8 t, 1942) was lost on this date. |
| HMT Rysa | Royal Navy | World War II: TheIsles-class trawler (545/770 t, 1941) struck amine and sank in theMediterranean Sea offLa Maddelena,Sicily, Italy with the loss of 19 crew.[67] |
| Sansei Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheSanto Maru-class auxiliary transport (3,234 GRT 1931) was torpedoed and damaged in thePacific Ocean 27 nautical miles (50 km) east north east ofIwo Jima (25°20′N141°46′E / 25.333°N 141.767°E /25.333; 141.767) byUSS Sawfish ( United States Navy). There were no casualties. She was towed to Iwo Jima and unloaded and then went toChichi Jima. Derequisitioned 5 February 1944, she broke in two and sank while still under repair 12 March 1944.[68][69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Padaran | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy HA 11: Thetroopship (8,009 GRT, 1922) wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea north east ofCape Spartivento, Italy (39°15′N17°30′E / 39.250°N 17.500°E /39.250; 17.500) byU-596 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 197 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMT Sheppey ( Royal Navy).[70] |
| F 580 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type C2Marinefährprahm was torpedoed and sank when cargo of ammunition exploded in theBlack Sea 20 miles (32 km) off Ak-Mechet,Crimea (45°29′N32°19′E / 45.483°N 32.317°E /45.483; 32.317) byS-31 ( Soviet Navy). All 12 crew were killed.[16][71] |
| No. 29 | Soviet Navy | TheNo. 19-class landing tender was lost on this date. |
| R-56 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-41 minesweeper was sunk by Soviet aircraft north of Norway.[72] She was later raised and repaired.[16] |
| Sanko Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: TheTenryu Maru-class auxiliary transport was shelled and sunk inHitokappu Bay,Etorofu Island,Kuriles.[73] |
| Sonja | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offKynthos, Greece byHMS Surf ( Royal Navy).[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DB-503 | Soviet Navy | World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The landing boat was sunk by German shore batteries, or by mines, in the Black Sea off the beachhead of Mount Mithridates.[74][75] |
| No. 35 | Soviet Navy | World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: TheNo. 11-class landing tender was sunk by a mine off the beachhead of Mount Mithridates with all hands.[52][75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Cuckmere | Royal Navy | World War II:Convoy KMS 34: TheRiver-class frigate (1,445/2,165 t, 1943) wastorpedoed and damaged in theMediterranean Sea offBougie,Algeria byU-223 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 16 crew. She was towed intoAlgiers but was declared a total loss.[76] |
| Lynghaug | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground atPreston, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated, but later declared aconstructive total loss. She was sunk as an artificial breakwater offArromanches on 10 June 1944.[77] |
| V 602Richard C. Krogmann | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thevorpostenboot was sunk off the Charente Estuary, France by two mines dropped by Royal Air Force aircraft.[4][78] |
| Suffolk | United States | Thecargo ship foundered and sank in a heavy gale about 20 miles (32 km) south ofMontauk Point, Long Island (40°43′N71°58′W / 40.717°N 71.967°W /40.717; -71.967) with the loss of all 42 men (merchant sailors and gunners).[79][80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herma Gorthon |  Sweden | Thecargo ship ran aground on the Negrillos Reef, off the coast of Colombia. She was refloated on 10 January 1944 but was declared aconstructive total loss. She was sold in October 1944, repaired and returned to service.[81] |
| HMS Holcombe | Royal Navy | World War II:Convoy KMS 34: TheHunt-class destroyer (1,087/1,490 t, 1942) wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea offBougie,Algeria (37°20′N5°30′E / 37.333°N 5.500°E /37.333; 5.500) byU-593 with the loss of 84 of her 164 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS Niblack ( United States Navy).[67][82] |
| Île d'Aix | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk atBremen during an American air raid.[16] |
| M 5206 Gnom | Kriegsmarine | Theminesweeper collided with another vessel and sank inOslofjord.[16] |
| Mars | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was severely damaged at Bremen during an American air raid.[16] |
| Tosei Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theFlores Sea (2°44′N126°14′E / 2.733°N 126.233°E /2.733; 126.233) byUSS Tuna ( United States Navy).[83][84] |
| HMS Tynedale | Royal Navy | World War II:Convoy KMS 34: TheHunt-class destroyer (1,000/1,340 t, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea offJijel, Algeria (37°10′N6°05′E / 37.167°N 6.083°E /37.167; 6.083) byU-593 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 73 of her 155 crew. Survivors were rescued byHengist (United Kingdom) andHMS Hyderabad ( Royal Navy).[85][67] |
| V 6106 Tirol | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheVorpostenboot was sunk inVarangerfjord (70°06′N30°26′E / 70.100°N 30.433°E /70.100; 30.433) bySoviet Navy torpedo boats, or by mines. 24 of her 59 crew were killed.[16][86][87] |
| Valery Chkalov |  Soviet Union | TheLiberty ship broke in two in thePacific Ocean (54°22′N164°04′E / 54.367°N 164.067°E /54.367; 164.067). Both sections were salvaged and the ship was repaired and returned to service.[88] |
| USS YCK-8 | United States Navy | Theopen lighter foundered in theAtlantic Ocean offKey West, Florida.[89] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Bischoff | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk atBremen byRoyal Air Force aircraft. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.[90] |
| Fukkai Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offPalau byUSS Pogy ( United States Navy).[16] |
| R 306 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and set on fire atKiel during an American air raid, and then scuttled to avoid an explosion. She was raised on 5 February 1944 but was then scrapped.[16][91][92] |
| South Coaster | United Kingdom | TheAdmiralty-chartered cargo ship ran aground in theRiver Exe in theExe Estuary inDevon. The crew remained aboard in hopes of being pulled off. Eight days later she was hit by a severe gale during which her crew was taken off, the ship was pulled off but then beached and abandoned after being stripped.[93][94] |
| T15 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType 37 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk by aircraft while docked at theDeutsche Werke yard inKiel.[95] |
| Tokiwa Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offNew Ireland byConsolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of theUnited States Navy.[16] |
| Totai Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy O-302: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Pacific Ocean south ofKyushu (30°25′N132°32′E / 30.417°N 132.533°E /30.417; 132.533) byUSS Sailfish ( United States Navy). Her cargo of incendiary bombs caught fire setting off high explosive bombs, sinking her. Three passengers, 12 gunners and 22 crewmen were killed.[96][97] |
| U-172 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk byGrumman TBF Avenger andGrumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based onUSS Bogue and also byUSS Clemson.USS Du Pont,USS George E. Badger andUSS Osmond Ingram (all United States Navy) with the loss of 13 of her 59 crew. |
| U-345 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIC submarine was severely damaged by bombs in the Howaldtswerke shipyard at Kiel during an American air raid ad was decommissioned on 23 December 1943. She foundered while under tow on 2 February 1944 in the Baltic Sea north of Warnemünde (54°20′N12°04′E / 54.333°N 12.067°E /54.333; 12.067). The wreck was raised in April 1953 and broken up at Stralsund.[16][98] |
| U-391 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The GermanType VIIC submarine wasdepth charged and sunk in theBay of Biscay north west ofCape Ortegal, Spain (45°45′N9°38′W / 45.750°N 9.633°W /45.750; -9.633) by aConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of53 Squadron,Royal Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew.[99] |
| U-593 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIC submarine was depth charged, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean north ofAlgiers,Algeria (37°38′N5°58′E / 37.633°N 5.967°E /37.633; 5.967) byHMS Calpe ( Royal Navy) andUSS Wainwright ( United States Navy). All 51 crew survived and were rescued by USSWainwright.[100][101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy Moller | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (4,087 GRT, 1911) wastorpedoed and sunk in theBay of Bengal byRo-110 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Thelifeboats were rammed and shelled, killing 55 of the 127 crew.[16] |
| Hakozaki Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean byUSS Herring ( United States Navy).[102] |
| Netztender 44 Prudente | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The net tender was torpedoed and sunk inMonaco harbor byHMS Untiring ( Royal Navy).[16][103] |
| USS PT-239 | United States Navy | ThePT boat burned in Lambu Lambu Cove,Vella Lavella,Solomon Islands (07°42′N156°47′E / 7.700°N 156.783°E /7.700; 156.783).[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aquileia | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Thehospital ship was attacked by Allied aircraft atMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was set afire and ran aground.[105] |
| Borgsten | Norway | The cargo ship (1,569 GRT, 1922) collided withPinguin ( Germany) and sank offBastøy Island, Norway. Raised in 1947, repaired and re-entered service in 1949.[106] |
| Genmei Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy KAI-13: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged off Timor by Dutch ArmyNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft. She was scuttled by shore batteries the next day. Four passengers, ten gunners and eight crew were killed.[107] |
| Nevada | United States | _sinking.jpg) The cargo ship was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean off the coast ofSouth Carolina with the loss of 34 of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued by thecutterUSCGC Comanche ( |
| Senkai Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theGulf of Tonkin off the coast ofFrench Indochina by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[16] |
| UJ-102 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser, a converted Type KT cargo ship, blew up and sank with all 53 hands in the Black Sea offEupatoria. At the time, she was droppingdepth charges on or near the wreck ofSanta Fé ( Germany), possibly detonating gasoline or munitions in the wreck, or being sunk by the explosion of one of her own depth charges.[108] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Brommy | Germany | World War II: Theaccommodation ship was sunk atBremen during a British air raid.[16] |
| Ginyo Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy No. 227: TheGinyo Maru-class cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk byUSS Flying Fish ( United States Navy) 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south west ofTakao. 118 passengers, three gunners and 66 crew were killed.[109] |
| Gyokurei Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy TAMA-24: TheKinrei Maru-class ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocxan (26°30′N128°15′E / 26.500°N 128.250°E /26.500; 128.250) byUSS Grayback ( United States Navy). 62 crew were killed.[110] |
| McDowell | United States | World War II: TheType T2-SE-A2 tanker was torpedoed and sunk in theCaribbean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north ofAruba,Netherlands Antilles (13°08′N70°02′W / 13.133°N 70.033°W /13.133; -70.033) byU-516 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 73 crew. Survivors were rescued byFairfax (United States) andUSS YMS-56 ( United States Navy).[111] |
| R 54 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-41 minesweeper was sunk by amine north west ofAnholt, Denmark (56°47′N11°12′E / 56.783°N 11.200°E /56.783; 11.200). The whole crew was rescued.[72][112] |
| HMS Rose Valley | Royal Navy | The naval drifter/inspection vessel (100 GRT, 1918), being used as a torpedo transport, sank in a collision off Scapa Flow (58°47′N03°47′W / 58.783°N 3.783°W /58.783; -3.783).[113] |
| U-73 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIB submarine wasdepth charged, shelled and sunk in theMediterranean Sea offOran,Algeria byUSS Edison,USS Trippe andUSS Woolsey (all United States Navy) with the loss of 16 of her 48 crew. |
| Vienti |  Finland | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen during a British air raid.[16] |
| Vulcan | Germany | World War II: Thetug was sunk at Bremen during a British air raid.[16] |
| USS YP-426 | United States Navy | Thepatrol boat ran aground and sank east ofTybee Island, Georgia (31°59′N80°48′W / 31.983°N 80.800°W /31.983; -80.800).[114] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS APc-21 | United States Navy | World War II: The coastal transport was bombed and sunk by Japanese dive bombers offArawe,New Britain (06°15′S149°01′E / 6.250°S 149.017°E /-6.250; 149.017). All 25 crew were rescued.[115][116] |
| Kingswood | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (5,080 GRT, 1929) wastorpedoed and sunk in theGulf of Guinea south west ofCotonou,French West Africa (5°57′N1°43′E / 5.950°N 1.717°E /5.950; 1.717) byU-515 ( Kriegsmarine). All 48 crew survived.[117] |
| Wakatsu Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy KAI-13: Thetransport ship was bombed, blew up and sunk offTimor byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of theRoyal Australian Air Force. There were 14 troops and six crew killed.[118] |
| Wakatu Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was attacked by Dutch aircraft and sank in thePhilippine Sea (8°26′S126°48′E / 8.433°S 126.800°E /-8.433; 126.800).[119] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arno | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and badly damaged in the Bay of Concarneau,Brittany, France by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft ofCoastal Command,Royal Air Force. Ten crew were wounded. She sank under tow in bad weather on 21 December offBrest.[120][121] |
| Christopholis | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea offMakronisos byORP Sokół ( Polish Navy).[16] |
| HMS Felixstowe | Royal Navy | World War II: TheBangor-classminesweeper (673/860 t, 1941) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Capo Ferro,Sardinia, Italy (41°10′N09°40′E / 41.167°N 9.667°E /41.167; 9.667) by amine. There were no casualties.[122][123] |
| Gyokurei Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy No. 227: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theEast China Sea (26°30′N128°15′E / 26.500°N 128.250°E /26.500; 128.250) byUSS Grayback ( United States Navy). There were 62 crew killed.[124][125] |
| La Foce | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea byHMS Universal ( Royal Navy). There were 18 killed and 31 survivors.[16][15][126] |
| Numakaze | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy No. 227: TheMinekaze-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea 50 miles (80 km) east north east ofNaha,Okinawa26°29′N128°26′E / 26.483°N 128.433°E /26.483; 128.433 byUSS Grayback ( United States Navy). The day after her bow broke off. The vessel was lost with the death of all 148 crew.[127] |
| SF 193 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheSiebel ferry was damaged byHMS MTB 637 ( Royal Navy), and went aground where she was attacked by Partizans. Six crew were killed, 11 reported missing and 29 later rescued. Possibly salvaged and put in Partizan service.[128] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy No. N-206: TheAlaska Maru-class transport was bombed and damaged in thePacific Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of the Gazelle Peninsula, offKavieng,New Ireland byConsolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of theUnited States Navy andConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of theUnited States Army Air Force. One crewman was killed. She sank the next day (03°45′N151°21′E / 3.750°N 151.350°E /3.750; 151.350). Survivors were rescued byCH-37 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[16][129] |
| James Withycombe | United States | TheLiberty ship ran aground offCristóbal, Colón, Panama (8°58′N79°32′W / 8.967°N 79.533°W /8.967; -79.533). She broke in two and was abandoned as aconstructive total loss.[130] |
| Kaito Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy No. N-206: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of the Gazelle Peninsula, off Kavieng, New Ireland by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy. A total of 262 troops and 26 crew were killed. She sank the next day (04°35′N151°21′E / 4.583°N 151.350°E /4.583; 151.350). Survivors were rescued byCH-37 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[129] |
| HMS LCP(R) 753,HMS LCP(R) 771 andHMS LCP(R) 795 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (ramped) (6/8 t, 1942) were lost on this date. |
| Selma | Germany | The cargo ship was severely damaged by an explosion of ammunition atNesodden, Norway. She was towed out of port,[16] but exploded and sank on 1 January 1944.[131] |
| Shoei Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The transport, a World War I British Type C standard cargo ship, (3,083 GRT 1919) was bombed and heavily damaged atKwajalein Atoll byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. Five crew were killed. She sank the next day.[132] |
| Zora | Greece | World War II: The Greek caique was sunk with demotion charges fromHMS Sportsman ( Royal Navy) after its crew was taken off.[133] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC Bodega |  United States Coast Guard | Thepatrol vessel became stranded while attempting to rescue the crew ofJames Withycombe (United States), and was subsequently abandoned. There was no casualty.[134][135] |
| Fernando L. de Ybarra |  Spain | The cargo ship was driven ashore atPeniche, Portugal in a storm and was wrecked with the loss of 23 of her 33 crew.[136][137] |
| Fuyō | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy No. 782: TheWakatake-class destroyer wastorpedoed and sunk in theSouth China Sea off Subic Bay, Philippines (14°45′N119°54′E / 14.750°N 119.900°E /14.750; 119.900) byUSS Puffer ( United States Navy).[138][139] |
| HMS LCM 33 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft mechanized (21/35 t, 1940) was lost on this date. |
| Phemius | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (7,406 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk in theGulf of Guinea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south ofAccra,Gold Coast (5°01′N0°47′E / 5.017°N 0.783°E /5.017; 0.783) byU-515 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of the 116 people on board. Survivors were rescued byCommandant Drogou ( French Navy).[140] |
| Tsuneshima Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy No. 1182: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of theBismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (01°26′N148°36′E / 1.433°N 148.600°E /1.433; 148.600) byUSS Gato ( United States Navy). Her whole crew was rescued.[141][142] |
| U-850 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType IXD2 submarine wasdepth charged, torpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (32°54′N37°01′W / 32.900°N 37.017°W /32.900; -37.017) byGrumman TBM Avenger andGrumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based onUSS Bogue ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 66 crew.[143][144] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aspherat |  Netherlands | World War II: The cargo ship (5,759 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft east ofMalta (36°16′N16°58′E / 36.267°N 16.967°E /36.267; 16.967). All 65 crew and 23 passengers were rescued.[145][146] |
| Carentan | Free French Naval Forces | TheCH-5-class submarine chaser (107/137 t, 1939) foundered in a storm in the La Manche. There were 20 crew (17 French and three British) deaths and six survivors.[3][147][148][149] |
| Kashiwa Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy OKI-904: TheKashiwa Maru-class auxiliary minesweeper (515 GRT 1938) was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean about eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south west ofKuchinoerabujima,Satsunan Islands (30°24′N119°53′E / 30.400°N 119.883°E /30.400; 119.883) byUSS Grayback ( United States Navy). The vessel was lost with all crew, including the survivors ofKonan Maru (at least 107 men).[16][150] |
| Konan Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy OKI-904: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean about eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south west ofKuchinoerabujima,Satsunan Islands (30°26′N129°58′E / 30.433°N 129.967°E /30.433; 129.967) byUSS Grayback ( United States Navy). There were 69 crew, three gunners and 576 of her 683 passengers killed.Kashiwa Maru rescued the survivors but was sunk with all hands, including the rescued survivors shortly later, also byGrayback.[16][150] |
| HMS LCA 645 andHMS LCA 646 | Royal Navy | Bothlanding craft assault (8.5/11.5 t, 1943) were lost in heavy sea offEddystone Lighthouse.[151] |
| Norhauk | Norway | World War II: the cargo ship (6,038 GRT, 1919) struck amine and sank in theThames Estuary (51°50′03″N1°33′01″E / 51.83417°N 1.55028°E /51.83417; 1.55028) with the loss of 11 of her 41 crew. The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.[152][153] |
| Terukawa Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTerukawa Maru-classfleet oiler wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean off theCaroline Islands (09°45′N152°00′E / 9.750°N 152.000°E /9.750; 152.000) byUSS Skate ( United States Navy). An unknown number of passengers and 12 crew were killed. Survivors were rescued byAmagiri ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[154][155] |
| Uyo Maru | Japan | World War II: Convoy O-106: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theBungo Channel byUSS Sailfish ( United States Navy). She was carrying 950 men of the 202nd Naval Construction Unit, and 192 were killed.[96][156] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS BV 42 | Royal Navy | TheParkgate-classguard ship (275 t, 1918) was sunk by an explosion atLeith,Lothian. Seven crew were killed.[3][157] |
| Ginrei Maru | Japan | World War II: TheKinrei Maru-classore carrier was bombed and sunk in theSouth China Sea 105 nautical miles (194 km) south ofHong Kong (12°12′N130°40′E / 12.200°N 130.667°E /12.200; 130.667) byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[158] |
| Havelland | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and damagedeast ofKashinosaki, Japan (33°30′N135°57′E / 33.500°N 135.950°E /33.500; 135.950) byUSS Gurnard ( United States Navy). She was subsequently towed in to aJapanese port. Acquired by theImperial Japanese Navy in 1944 and entered service as thesubmarine tenderTatsumiya Maru.[159][160][161] |
| HMS LCP(R) 613,HMS LCP(R) 661 andHMS LCP(R) 1035 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (ramped) (6/8 t, 1943) were lost on this date. |
| HMS LCP(S) 116 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft personnel (small) (3/5.5 t, 1943) was lost on this date. |
| Maria | Germany | World War II: The coaster was sunk byTK-13 ( Soviet Navy) with all hands. |
| Niobe | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheGazelle-classlight cruiser was torpedoed and sunk byHMMTB276 and HMMTB298 (both Royal Navy) offSilba,Yugoslavia after running aground on 19 December. The wreck was scrapped post-war. |
| TK-14 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The D-3-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by shelling byM 365 andV 6108, (both Kriegsmarine) and then was rammed byV 6108. Five crew were taken asprisoners of war byV 6115.[162] |
| UJ 6076 Volontaire | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval trawler/submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea south of Cap Sicié byCasabianca ( Free French Naval Forces) with the loss of 29 lives.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balkan |  Bulgaria | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theMediterranean Sea offMudros, Greece (39°44′N25°16′E / 39.733°N 25.267°E /39.733; 25.267) byHMS Sportsman ( Royal Navy). There were 3 dead and 68 survivors.[16][163][164][165] |
| MTB 357 | Royal Navy | World War II: Themotor torpedo boat (40/47 t, 1943) was shelled and damaged by German surface ships, and foundered the next day in theNorth Sea.[166] |
| Nankai Maru No. 2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The Peacetime Standard Type D auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk at Mili Atoll,Marshall Islands, (06°05′N171°43′E / 6.083°N 171.717°E /6.083; 171.717) byDouglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers of theUnited States Navy.[167] |
| Nanyo | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheNanyo-classgunboat, a former ChineseHo-class customs cruiser, was bombed and sunk in theSouth China Sea atMatsu Island, offFoochow (26°10′N119°55′E / 26.167°N 119.917°E /26.167; 119.917) byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[168] |
| Peshawur | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship (7,934 GRT, 1919) wastorpedoed and sunk in theBay of Bengal (11°11′N80°11′E / 11.183°N 80.183°E /11.183; 80.183) byRo-111 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). All aboard (master, 124 sailors and 9 gunners) were rescued by the minesweeping sloopHMAS Ipswich ( Royal Australian Navy).[16][169][170] |
| Raduga | Soviet Navy | World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine offSeskar Island in the Baltic Sea. There were 56 dead and 10 survivors.[171] |
| Raimo-Ragnar | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground south ofNygrundet, Sweden, and was later destroyed by storms. There was no casualties.[172][173] |
| Scotia | United States | Carrying a cargo of hundreds ofcases ofbeer, the 2,649-tonsteamcargo ship was stranded offAlcan Cove (52°43′45″N174°04′30″E / 52.72917°N 174.07500°E /52.72917; 174.07500 (Alcan Cove)) onShemya Island in theAleutian Islands. She broke in two and sank in January.[174][175] |
| Viking | The oil vessel burned seven miles (11 km) east ofGrayton Beach, Florida.[176] | |
| HMS Worcester | Royal Navy | World War II: TheW-classdestroyer (1,120/1,508 t, 1922) struck amine in theNorth Sea and was severely damaged. Declared aconstructive total loss, she spent the rest of the war as anaccommodation ship. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antone | United States | After herrudder broke, themotor vessel ran aground on thesouth-central coast of theTerritory of Alaska 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) south ofBarabara Point (59°29′10″N151°38′30″W / 59.48611°N 151.64167°W /59.48611; -151.64167 (Barabara Point)). She became atotal loss, but all 13 people on board survived.[177] |
| Dumana |  United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy STL 8: Theseaplane tender (8,427 GRT, 1923) straggled behind the convoy. She wastorpedoed and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west ofSassandra, Côte d'Ivoire (4°27′N6°58′W / 4.450°N 6.967°W /4.450; -6.967) byU-515 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 39 of the 169 people on board. Survivors were rescued byHMT Arran andHMT Southern Pride (both Royal Navy).[178]Dumana was on a voyage fromPort-Étienne,Mauritania toTakoradi,Gold Coast.[179] |
| Hans Christophersen | Germany | The cargo ship (2,034 GRT, 1921) was wrecked four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south ofSælgrund, Denmark.[180] Also reported as a war loss, striking a mine and sinking in theGulf of Bothnia.[181] |
| Heiwa Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in theMorotai Strait byUSS Raton ( United States Navy).[182] |
| HMS Hurricane | Royal Navy | World War II: TheH-classdestroyer (1,350/1,860 t, 1940) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean byU-415 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 152 crew. She was scuttled the next day byHMS Watchman ( Royal Navy).[183] |
| I-39 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheType B1 submarine wasdepth charged and sunk in thePacific Ocean off Lunga Point,Guadalcanal byUSS Griswold ( United States Navy) (or sunk byUSS Boyd ( United States Navy) on 26 November 1943 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west ofTarawa).[184][185] |
| USS Leary | United States Navy | World War II: TheWickes-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean byU-275 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 97 of her 176 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS Schenck ( United States Navy).[186] |
| HMS ML 1388 | Royal Navy | World War II:Convoy STL 8: TheHarbour Defence Motor Launch (44/52 t, 1943) was wrecked atHartlepool,County Durham.[187] |
| Nicoline Maersk | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was attacked by the destroyerLe Fantasque ( Free French Naval Forces) offTortosa, Spain and was deliberately run ashore atSant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain. She was declared a total loss.[16][188] |
| Seizan Maru No.2 | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy No. 8222-Toko: The Peacetime Standard Type D auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk about one point five nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north east ofMikizaki,Mie Prefecture, Homshu, Japan (34°03′N136°19′E / 34.050°N 136.317°E /34.050; 136.317) byUSS Gurnard ( United States Navy). 28 crew were killed.[189][190] |
| Tohuku Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | World War II: Convoy No. 8222-Toko: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean about one point five nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north east ofMikizaki,Mie Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (34°03′N136°19′E / 34.050°N 136.317°E /34.050; 136.317) byUSS Gurnard ( United States Navy). Three gunners and 49 crew killed.[83][43] |
| U-645 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of theAzores, Portugal (45°20′N21°40′W / 45.333°N 21.667°W /45.333; -21.667) byUSS Schenck ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 55 crew.[191][192] |
| Unknown landing boat | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The landing boat was sunk byPC-64 Neutralni ( Yugoslav Partisans) atKorčula Island.[193] |
| Unknown landing boat | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The landing boat was sunk, possibly by Partizan artillery, atKorčula Island.[194] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DB-1 | Soviet Navy | The No. 1-class landing boat was lost on this date. |
| Daikami Maru | Japan | The vessel sank from an unknown cause nearTsukumi. Two survivors were rescued byGokoku Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[195] |
| Frederick Bartholdi | United States | World War II:Convoy HX 270: TheLiberty ship ran aground offSkye (57°44′N6°26′W / 57.733°N 6.433°W /57.733; -6.433). All on board survived. She was later refloated but was consequently scrapped.[196][197] |
| HMT Kingston Beryl | Royal Navy | World War II: Thenaval trawler (356 GRT, 1928) struck amine and sank in theIrish Sea north of Ireland with the loss of all 28 crew.[67] |
| Osorno | Germany | The blockade runner struck the sunken wreck ofSperrbrecher 21 ( Kriegsmarine) and was beached on the coast of France to save her cargo.[198] |
| Tenryu Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheTenryu Maru-class auxiliary transport (4,861 GRT 1936) was bombed and sunk atKavieng,New Ireland (02°36′S150°49′E / 2.600°S 150.817°E /-2.600; 150.817) by United States Navy aircraft carrier-based planes. Five crew were killed.[199] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asian |  Hong Kong | The cargo ship was sunk in a collision withHarmatris ( United Kingdom) in theIndian Ocean, south ofNagercoil,India (7°45′N77°40′E / 7.750°N 77.667°E /7.750; 77.667). 40 crewmen were lost. There were 14 survivors.[200][201][202] |
| USS Brownson | United States Navy | World War II: TheFletcher-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offCape Gloucester,New Britain (5°20′S148°25′E / 5.333°S 148.417°E /-5.333; 148.417) by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 108 of her 336 crew. Survivors were rescued byUSS Daly andUSS Lamson (both United States Navy). |
| G 101 Nazario Sauro | Kriegsmarine | The guard ship was lost on this date. |
| Kyoku Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: TheKyoku Maru-classtanker was torpedoed and sunk in theTioro Strait 14 miles (23 km) north west ofKabaena Island (05°07′S121°38′E / 5.117°S 121.633°E /-5.117; 121.633) byUSS Ray ( United States Navy). Twenty-nine passengers and twelve crew were killed.[203] |
| Scharnhorst | Kriegsmarine | World War II:Battle of North Cape: TheScharnhorst-class battleship was shelled and sunk in theArctic Sea offNorth Cape, Norway byHMS Duke of York ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 1,942 of her 1,968 crew. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alsterufer | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The supply ship was bombed and set afire in theAtlantic Ocean off the west coast of France (46°40′N19°30′W / 46.667°N 19.500°W /46.667; -19.500) byConsolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron,Royal Air Force. She was scuttled by her crew. On 31 December, 74 survivors were rescued byRoyal Canadian Navycorvettes.[16][204][205] |
| Elna | United States Army | The 1,434-gross register ton, 240-foot (73.2 m)transport ship was wrecked in theShelikof Strait on the south coast of theTerritory of Alaska'sAlaska Peninsula nearWide Bay (57°22′N156°11′W / 57.367°N 156.183°W /57.367; -156.183 (Wide Bay)).[206] |
| José Navarro | United States | World War II: TheLiberty ship wastorpedoed and sunk in theLaccadive Sea 175 nautical miles (324 km) south west ofCochin,India (8°20′N73°55′E / 8.333°N 73.917°E /8.333; 73.917) byU-178 ( Kriegsmarine). All 166 people on board were rescued byHMIS Rajputana ( Royal Indian Navy).[207] |
| Kyūei Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: The Standard 1TL tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 162 nautical miles (300 km) west south west ofTakao (21°25′N118°05′E / 21.417°N 118.083°E /21.417; 118.083) byUSS Flying Fish ( United States Navy). There were 54 crew killed. Survivors were rescued by theescort shipMusawa ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[208] |
| NB-5 Ivan | Yugoslav Partisans | World War II: The patrol boat, a formerSC-1-classsubmarine chaser, was sunk by German aircraft.[209] |
| PC-61 Vadar | Yugoslav Partisans | World War II: The patrol boat was sunk by German aircraft. Raised and brought toVis Island in July 1944, but eventually scrapped.[210] |
| PC-67 Kerc | Yugoslav Partisans | World War II: The patrol boat was sunk by German aircraft.[211] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Axum | Regia Marina | World War II: TheAdua-class submarine ran aground off Kaifas,Greece. She was scuttled the next day. The whole crew joined the Greek partisans.[212] |
| Heizan Maru | Japan | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in theYangtze byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[16] |
| Koka Maru | Japan | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[16] |
| Oldenburg | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk offÅlesund, Norway (62°13′N5°08′E / 62.217°N 5.133°E /62.217; 5.133) byHMS Seadog ( Royal Navy). Six crew and one gunner were killed. There were 76 survivors.[16][213][214][215] |
| R-64 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheType R-41 minesweeper was sunk south ofHonningsvåg, Norway by a mine. 12 crew were killed.[87][72][216] |
| Robert F. Hoke | United States | World War II: TheLiberty ship was torpedoed in theGulf of Oman byI-26 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and abandoned. All hands (41 merchant sailors and the 27-men Armed Guard) were rescued by aRoyal Air Force crash boat. She was later towed to Suez but never returned to active service and was written off as a total loss.[16][114] |
| T25 | Kriegsmarine | World War II:Battle of the Bay of Biscay: TheType 39 torpedo boat was sunk in action withHMS Glasgow andHMS Enterprise (both Royal Navy) in theBay of Biscay. 85 crew were killed. The 100 survivors were rescued byU-505 ( Kriegsmarine) andKerlogue ( Ireland).[217] |
| T26 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Battle of the Bay of Biscay: TheType 39 torpedo boat was sunk in action withHMS Glasgow andHMS Enterprise (both Royal Navy) in the Bay of Biscay. 90 crew were killed. The 90 survivors were rescued byKerlogue (Ireland). |
| Unyo Maru | Japan | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[16] |
| PC-60-II Vjekoslava | Yugoslav Partisans | World War II: The patrol boat was sunk by German aircraft.[218] |
| Z27 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: Battle of the Bay of Biscay: TheType 1936A-classdestroyer was sunk in action withHMS Glasgow andHMS Enterprise (both Royal Navy) in the Bay of Biscay. A total of 93 men were rescued byU-618 ( Kriegsmarine), Spanish destroyers, andKerlogue (Ireland), but about 300 crewmen were killed. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daitei Maru | Japan | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in theYangtze byNorth American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United StatesFourteenth Air Force.[16] |
| Kukuzan Maru | Japan | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[16] |
| Ryuto Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship wastorpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean offPalau byUSS Silversides ( United States Navy).[219] |
| Shichisei Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Palau byUSS Silversides ( United States Navy) with the loss of 35 lives.[219][220] |
| Tenposan Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean offPalau byUSS Silversides ( United States Navy).[219] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Housman | United Kingdom | World War II:Convoy ON 217: The cargo ship (7,359 GRT, 1943) wastorpedoed and damaged in theAtlantic Ocean (60°30′N24°35′W / 60.500°N 24.583°W /60.500; -24.583) byU-545 ( Kriegsmarine). She then straggled behind the convoy and was again torpedoed and damaged on 3 January 1944 at60°50′N22°07′W / 60.833°N 22.117°W /60.833; -22.117 byU-744 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Elm andHMS Earner (both Royal Navy).Empire Housman was taken in tow but sank on 5 January.[221][222] |
| Ichiyu Maru | Japan | World War II: TheImperial Japanese Army-chartered Standard Wartime Type 1TMoiler was torpedoed and sunk in theJava Sea near theKarimata Strait (02°45′S109°10′E / 2.750°S 109.167°E /-2.750; 109.167) byUSS Bluefish ( United States Navy). Lost with all hands.[16][223] |
| Pinerola | Italy | World War II: Thecargo ship was scuttled offNaples. She was refloated in 1946 and subsequently scrapped.[224] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Clacton | Royal Navy | World War II: TheBangor-classminesweeper (656/820 t, 1942) struck amine and sank in theMediterranean Sea east ofCorsica, France with the loss of 32 of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued byHMS Polruan ( Royal Navy). |
| Empire Livingstone | United Kingdom | The cargo ship (6,997 GRT, 1941) ran aground atBizerta,Tunisia. She was consequently declared a total loss and was scrappedin situ. There were no casualties.[225][226] |
| Gennisis Theotokou | Greece | The sailing vessel ran aground in Naousa Bay,Paros Island, Greece and became a total loss. There were no casualties.[227] |
| HMS ML 1121 | Royal Navy | TheHarbour Defence Motor Launch (44/52 t, 1942) foundered in the Mediterranean Sea offPantelleria Italy. There were no casualties.[226][228] |
| Pasman | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minelayer ran aground and was captured.[229] |
| Shoho Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | World War II: Convoy No.5282: TheShoei Maru-class cargo ship (1,936 GRT 1937) was torpedoed and sunk in thePacific Ocean off theCaroline Islands (05°18′N160°20′E / 5.300°N 160.333°E /5.300; 160.333) byUSS Greenling ( United States Navy). 20 crew were killed. 106 survivors rescued byKitakami Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[230][231] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D-4 Revolutsyoner | Soviet Navy | World War II: TheDekabrist-classsubmarine was sunk in a minefield in theBlack Sea off the west coast ofCrimea after 2 December with a loss of all crew members.[16][232] |
| HMS LCA 723 | Royal Navy | Thelanding craft assault (9/12 t, 1943) was lost sometime in December. |
| Louis C. Tiffany | United States | TheLiberty ship was destroyed by fire while under construction and consequently scrapped.[233] |
| No. 24 | Soviet Navy | The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost sometime in December. |
| Oscar Chappell | United States | Convoy HX 271: The cargo ship collided withCharles C. Jones (United States) and was beached.[234] |
| Protée | Free French Naval Forces | World War II: TheRedoutable-class submarine was sunk by a mine in theMediterranean Sea (43°04′16″N5°32′14″E / 43.07111°N 5.53722°E /43.07111; 5.53722) off La Ciotat with the loss of all 74 crew after 18 December 1943.[235][236] |
| S-55 | Soviet Navy | TheS-class submarine was lost with all 52 crew members.[237] |
| S 631 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: TheS 631-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Royal Navy boats. |
| U-972 | Kriegsmarine | TheType VIIC submarine was lost on patrol on or after 15 December.[16] |
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