The list of shipwrecks in 1946 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1946.
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January
edit1 January
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Dorsey | United States Navy | The hulk of the high-speed minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed. |
2 January
editShip | State | Description |
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U-516 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W).[1] |
U-2502 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W).[2] |
William H. Webb | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off Kildin Island, Soviet Union and broke in two.[3] |
3 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Empire Tigachi | United Kingdom | The coastal tanker ran aground at Nidingen, Sweden. Later broke in two, a total loss. |
U-825 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight. The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°30′W / 55.517°N 7.500°W).[4] |
U-2336 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W) by HMS Offa ( Royal Navy). |
U-2351 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W) by HMS Offa ( Royal Navy).[5] |
5 January
editShip | State | Description |
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U-541 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°35′W / 55.633°N 7.583°W).[6] |
U-901 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°30′W / 55.833°N 8.500°W).[7] |
U-2506 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°30′W / 55.617°N 7.500°W).[8] |
6 January
editShip | State | Description |
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U-1109 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°49′N 8°31′W / 55.817°N 8.517°W) by HMS Templar ( Royal Navy).[9] |
U-2356 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W) by HMS Onslaught ( Royal Navy).[10] |
7 January
editShip | State | Description |
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U-1010 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°49′W / 55.617°N 7.817°W) by ORP Garland ( Polish Navy).[11] |
U-1023 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°49′N 8°24′W / 55.817°N 8.400°W). |
U-2511 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°33′N 7°38′W / 55.550°N 7.633°W). |
8 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Safari | Royal Navy | The decommissioned S-class submarine sank under tow in the English Channel while on her way to the breaker′s yard. |
14 January
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Snowbell | United States Navy | The hulk of the Ailanthus-class net laying ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
USS Southard | United States Navy | The hulk of the fast minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
15 January
editShip | State | Description |
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British Loyalty | United Kingdom | The tanker was scuttled in the Indian Ocean (0°38′12″S 73°07′43″E / 0.63667°S 73.12861°E).[12] |
18 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Roald | United States | The 8-gross ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel sank off Southeast Alaska at (56°30′N 133°00′W / 56.500°N 133.000°W) near Horn Cliff (56°47′40″N 132°40′00″W / 56.79444°N 132.66667°W).[13] |
20 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Dursley | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire.[14] |
24 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Carnifex Ferry | United States | The tanker collided with F F Wolfe ( United Kingdom) in The Downs off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged at the bows.[15] |
Cobble Hill | United States | The tanker ran aground off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[15] |
27 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Gradisca | United Kingdom | The troopship ran aground on Gavos, Greece.[16] |
USS Tamaroa | United States Navy | The tug collided with USS Jupiter ( United States Navy) in San Francisco Bay and sank.[17] |
28 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Bluenose | The coastal freighter ran aground off Île à Vache, Haiti and broke up.[18] |
30 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Antetam | United States | The cargo ship struck a mine in the Gironde Estuary and sank with the loss of one of her 41 crew.[19] |
Luray Victory | United States | The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[20] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Akagi Maru | Japan | The merchant ship struck a mine and sank in the Seto Inland Sea off Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service. |
February
edit1 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Fort Massac | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collided with Thornaby ( United Kingdom) near the Sunk Light Vessel ( United Kingdom), 10 nautical miles (19 km) east south east of Harwich (51°53′N 1°32′E / 51.883°N 1.533°E). Fort Massac sank, Thornaby put into Harwich with severely damaged bows.[21] |
2 February
editShip | State | Description |
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U-764 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W).[22] |
3 February
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Captive | Royal Navy | The rescue tug was beached in Potomas Bay, Cyprus.[23] |
I-505 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Sunda Strait by HNLMS Kortenaer ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[24] |
Rian | Netherlands | The coaster collided with HNLMS Jan van Gelder ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and sank off Ramsey, Isle of Man. All six crew were rescued by Jan van Gelder.[25] |
4 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Per Gynt | United States | The 20-gross ton 39.9-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Gardiner Bay (54°49′30″N 131°57′45″W / 54.82500°N 131.96250°W) on the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[26] |
Yukon | United States | With 480 people – 369 passengers and 111 crew members – aboard, the 5,746-gross ton, 360-foot (109.7 m) steam passenger ship ran aground at Cape Fairfield in Johnstone Bay, Territory of Alaska, and broke in two. With surf reaching heights of 40 feet (12.2 meters) and pounding the ship to pieces, rescue operations took three days. Eleven people – five civilians and six United States Army soldiers – died in the disaster.[27] All 496 passengers and crew were rescued.[28][29] |
5 February
editShip | State | Description |
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U-1228 | Kriegsmarine | The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States.[30] |
6 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Sphene | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Cornwall. All five crew were rescued.[31] |
10 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Lindøy | Norway | Capsized and sank south of Sogneoksen whilst on a voyage from Bulandet to Bergen, Norway.[32] |
U-975 | Kriegsmarine | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°42′N 9°01′W / 55.700°N 9.017°W) by HMS Loch Arkaig ( Royal Navy).[33] |
11 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Girl Lena | United Kingdom | The trawler collided with HMS Saga ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel near the Eddystone Lighthouse and sank. The crew were rescued by Saga.[34] |
USS Greene | United States Navy | The hulk of the seaplane tender, a former Clemson-class destroyer aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
Ponce de Lyon | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground at The Gantocks, off Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland.[34] |
12 February
editShip | State | Description |
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I-501 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca (3°05′50″N 100°41′50″E / 3.09722°N 100.69722°E) by HMS Loch Glendhu and HMS Loch Lomond (both Royal Navy). |
U-3514 | Kriegsmarine | The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 10°05′W / 56.000°N 10.083°W) by HMS Loch Arkaig ( Royal Navy). She was the last U-boat sunk in Operation Deadlight.[35] |
14 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Fulham VII | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Alfred Victory ( United States) 16 nautical miles (30 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of one of her seventeen crew.[36] |
15 February
editShip | State | Description |
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I-502 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore by HMS Loch Lomond ( Royal Navy).[37] |
I-506 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type IXD1 submarine was scuttled in the Bali Sea east of the Kangean Islands, Dutch East Indies by a Royal Navy ship.[38] |
Tijger | Netherlands | The coaster collided with Edward R. Squibb ( United States) east of the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All eight people on board were rescued.[36] |
17 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Donbass | Soviet Union | The Type T2 tanker ran aground in the Pacific Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) south south east of Adagha Island, Alaska, United States and broke in two.[39] |
19 February
editShip | State | Description |
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MAL 38 | Soviet Navy | The MAL 2 type landing fire support lighter (Soviet designation unknown) was wrecked on this date.[40] |
24 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Hodnaberg | Norway | Struck a mine in the Kattegat and sank with the loss of nine crew.[32] |
25 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Leeuwarden | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Dieppe, France. All crew were rescued by the trawler André Marcel ( France).[41] |
28 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Herisle | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was hit by William A. Jones ( United States) after the latter broke free from her moorings in a gale at Gibraltar. Two hours later, there were two explosions on board and she sank with the loss of five of her 34 crew.[42][43] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Lanikai | United States Navy | The decommissioned schooner sank in Subic Bay in a storm in February 1946 or during a typhoon sometime in 1947.[44][45] |
No. 13 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The surrendered T51-class motor torpedo boat was lost in February.[46] |
U-1197 | Kriegsmarine | The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the North Sea by the United States Navy.[47] |
March
edit1 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Sackett's Harbor | United States | The 10,488-gross ton T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the North Pacific Ocean southeast of Attu Island, about 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) southwest of Adak, Alaska. Two cats died, but there was no loss of human life. Her bow section later was sunk by gunfire by the patrol frigate USS Orlando (PF-99) ( United States Navy). Her stern section reached the vicinity of Adak under its own power, where the tug Sarsi ( United States) came to its assistance. The stern section was towed to Anchorage, Alaska, where it served as a floating power plant from 1946 to 1955. It was then towed to Seattle, Washington, where it received a new bow around 1957 and returned to service as Angelo Petri ( United States).[48] |
2 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Belgian Tenacity | Belgium | The cargo ship collided with Esso Belgium ( Belgium) in the Scheldt and was beached to avoid sinking. Later repaired and returned to service.[49] |
Empire Waveney | United Kingdom | The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947.[21] |
4 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Bolivar | Norway | The cargo ship was wrecked and broke in two at Kish Bank, Ireland.[50] |
USS Extricate | United States Navy | The hulk of the Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
HMS MFV 411 | Royal Navy | The MFV-1-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[51] |
HMS MFV 812 | Royal Navy | The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[52] |
5 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Kielce | Poland | The cargo ship collided with Lombardy ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All crew were rescued by Lombardy.[53] |
6 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Osashi | Imperial Japanese Navy | The incomplete Ohama-class escort foundered from leaks at Yokohama.[54] |
9 March
editShip | State | Description |
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William L. Davidson | United States | The Liberty ship was driven ashore near the Osko Lighthouse, Norway. She was later refloated and towed to the United States. Subsequently served as a hulk with the United States Navy.[3] |
11 March
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Roche | United States Navy | The damaged hulk of the decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Yokosuka, Japan. |
16 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Byron Darnton | United States | The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom (55°17′N 5°35′W / 55.283°N 5.583°W). She broke in two, a total loss.[55] |
Falkenfels | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[56] |
Hugo Oldendorf | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[57] |
Karl Leonhardt | Germany | The 6,042 GRT cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[58] |
Lotte | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[59] |
17 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Byron Darmton | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom and broke in two.[60] |
25 March
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS MFV 777 | Royal Navy | The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel burned at Hong Kong.[61] |
Venus | United States | The 42-gross register ton 52.4-foot (16.0 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in Sumner Strait near McNamara Point (56°19′50″N 133°03′45″W / 56.33056°N 133.06250°W) in Southeast Alaska.[62] |
26 March
editShip | State | Description |
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J. P. Poe | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[63] |
HMS LCI(L) 4 | Royal Navy | The landing craft infantry (large) was lost in the Far East.[64] |
Muggur | Norway | The cargo ship capsized and sank in Ofotfjord after her cargo of herring and timber shifted.[32] |
Z34 | Germany | The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[65] |
30 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Nickajack Trail | United States | The T2 tanker was wrecked at the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. She was on a voyage from Port Arthur to Yokohama, Japan.[66] |
April
edit1 April
edit2 April
editShip | State | Description |
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SS Charles S. Haight | United States | The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The ship burned out on 17 August.[90] |
4 April
editShip | State | Description |
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USS S-35 | United States Navy | The decommissioned S-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target. |
5 April
edit8 April
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Despatch | United States Navy | The former protected cruiser was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California. |
9 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Empire Bridge | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with the wreck of Fort Massac during salvage operations. She was holed and quickly sank in an upright position. A salvage attempt on 23 August only succeeded in turning her on her side, and she was declared a total loss. |
14 April
editShip | State | Description |
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RFA Oligarch | Royal Navy | The Ol-class tanker was scuttled in the Red Sea (27°30′N 34°45′E / 27.500°N 34.750°E) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[95] |
15 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Ha-110 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Type SS submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[96] |
Ha-112 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Type SS submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[97] |
16 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Helen May | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the Krakhellesundet whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Ålesund, Norway.[32] |
I-503 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Marcello-class submarine was scuttled in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Japan by the United States Navy.[98] |
I-504 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Marconi-class submarine was scuttled in the Kii Channel by the United States Navy.[99] |
17 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Frithjof | Norway | The fishing boat sprang a leak and sank in the West Ice off Greenland.[32] |
21 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Empire Christopher | United Kingdom | The tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Martaban (14°09′N 98°03′E / 14.150°N 98.050°E). |
Ramø | Norway | World War II: The ship struck a mine and sank at Henningsvær, Lofoten Islands, Norway.[32] |
24 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Alfios | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. Her crew were rescued by HMCS Middlesex ( Royal Canadian Navy).[100] |
26 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Warrigal | United States | The 9-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was stranded and lost at the southwest end of Chichagof Pass in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[101] |
28 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Thea | Netherlands | The coaster capsized and sank in Bridlington Bay, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the eight people on board.[102] |
30 April
editUnknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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SS-16 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The surrendered SS-class landing ship sank at Yohimi. Raised and scrapped.[107] |
May
edit1 May
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Tarantula | Royal Navy | The decommissioned Insect-class river gunboat was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bay of Bengal off Trincomalee, Ceylon, by the destroyers HMS Carron and HMS Carysfort (both Royal Navy). |
2 May
editShip | State | Description |
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S 7 | Royal Navy | The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.[108] |
S 9 | United States Navy | The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.[109] |
S 12 | United States Navy | The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.[110] |
6 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Ha-206 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The wreck of the incomplete Type STS submarine – refloated in April 1946 after sinking in a typhoon in August 1945 – was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. The wreck again was refloated in 1952 and scrapped.[111] |
8 May
edit10 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Fort Sumter | United States | The T2 tanker broke in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean 720 nautical miles (1,330 km) south of Attu Island, Alaska. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to San Pedro.[121] |
14 May
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Bellona | United States Navy | The Achelous-class landing craft repair ship, hard aground on Kama Rock, Iwo Jima, since 1 December 1945, was blown up with explosive charges after being stripped of all salvageable equipment. |
18 May
editShip | State | Description |
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M-16 | Germany | The minesweeper was scuttled at 58°10′N 10°42′E / 58.167°N 10.700°E in the Skagerrak.[122] |
21 May
editShip | State | Description |
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I-203 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Caiman ( United States Navy).[123] |
23 May
editShip | State | Description |
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I-201 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Queenfish ( United States Navy).[123] |
24 May
editShip | State | Description |
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DD-224 | United States Navy | The decommissioned Clemson-class destroyer, formerly USS Stewart, was sunk as a target by aircraft off San Francisco, California. |
26 May
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
H.C. Horn | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea.[124] |
28 May
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
I-14 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Type AM submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Bugara ( United States Navy).[125] |
Marianne | Denmark | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Øresund off Stevns.[126] |
31 May
editShip | State | Description |
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I-401 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°12′N 158°07′W / 21.200°N 158.117°W by two Mark 18 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Cabezon ( United States Navy).[127] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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F 192 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type AM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was scuttled sometime in May.[128] |
Nattie | United States | The 10-gross ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel drifted out to sea from Seldovia, Territory of Alaska, and was wrecked.[129] |
June
edit4 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Kunashiri | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Shimushu-class escort ship ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of Japan. |
I-400 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°07′W / 21.217°N 158.117°W by three Mark 18-2 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Trumpetfish ( United States Navy).[130] |
6 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Jan Wellem | Germany | The tanker was wrecked in the Kiel Fjord, Germany. Scrapped at Blyth, United Kingdom, from November 1947.[131] |
7 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Kamikaze | Japan | The repatriation ship, a former Kamikaze-class destroyer, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at (34°38′N 138°8′E / 34.633°N 138.133°E) while coming to the aide of Kunashiri ( Japan) and was declared a constructive total loss.[132] |
Kunashiri | Japan | The repatriation ship, a former Shimushu-class escort, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at (34°35′N 138°5′E / 34.583°N 138.083°E). She was abandoned and scrapped 1946–1947.[133] |
8 June
editShip | State | Description |
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AF 112 | Kriegsmarine | The surrendered Type D Artilleriefährprahm sank on this date.[134] |
Myōkō | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Myōkō-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N 100°40′E / 3.083°N 100.667°E. |
9 June
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Solar | United States Navy | The Buckley-class destroyer escort was scuttled 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New York. |
13 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Fechenheim | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway.[135] |
18 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Hugh Williamson | United States | The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was later refloated and laid up. Consequently scrapped in 1946.[136] |
Wafico No. 8 | United States | The 8-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Halibut Bay on the southwest end of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[101] |
20 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Oderstrom | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[137] |
25 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Gold Creek | United States | The T2 tanker ran aground off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas to Providence, Rhode Island.[138] |
28 June
editShip | State | Description |
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C 4 | Spanish Navy | The C 1-class submarine was rammed by Lepanto ( Spanish Navy) and sank off the Balearic Islands with the loss of all 46 crew.[139] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Flowergate | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey.[140] |
James W. Nesmith | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical munitions.[141] |
July
edit1 July
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Anderson | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Sims-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Carlisle | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Gilliam | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Lamson | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Mahan-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
Sakawa | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The captured Agano-class light cruiser ( Imperial Japanese Navy) was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
2 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Agnes | Norway | World War II: The ship struck a mine and sank at Hai Phong, Vietnam.[32] |
7 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Kjeøy | Norway | Ran aground at Ytre Sula, Norway. Salvaged and found to be damaged beyond repair.[142] |
11 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Topdal | Norway | Sank whilst laid up at Bergen, Norway, after some boys opened her sea cocks.[32] |
13 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Freiburg | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[143] |
Gertrud Fritzen | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[144] |
14 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Somehow | United States | The 14-gross ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Elfin Cove in Southeast Alaska.[48] |
20 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Z45 | Germany | World War II: The incomplete Type 1936B destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrack.[145] |
25 July
editShip | State | Description |
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USS Apogon | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Arkansas | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Wyoming-class battleship was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS LSM-60 | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned LSM-1-class medium landing ship disintegrated in the explosion of an atomic bomb suspended beneath her at Bikini Atoll during atomic bomb testing. |
USS Pilotfish | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Saratoga | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Lexington-class aircraft carrier was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Skipjack | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Salmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She later was raised for further use as a target ship and sunk again in August 1948. |
YON-160 | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The fuel oil barge was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
26 July
editShip | State | Description |
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T37, T38, and T39 | Germany | The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boats were scuttled by the United States with chemical weapons aboard.[146][147] |
TF-11 | Germany | The torpedo training ship, a former Type 1940 minesweeper, was scuttled in the Skagerrak by the Allies.[148] |
30 July
editShip | State | Description |
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Nagato | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The captured Nagato-class battleship sank at Bikini Atoll due to damage sustained on 25 July 1946 as a test target in an atomic bomb explosion. |
Vipya | Nyasaland | The sternwheel ferry capsized and sank in a storm while only on her fourth voyage on Lake Nyasa 7 nautical miles (13 km) near Florence Bay with the loss of 145 lives.[149] The Malawi Department of Antiquities's sign at the Memorial site at Fort Johnston (now Mangochi) confirms the loss of life as being 145. |
31 July
editShip | State | Description |
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American Farmer | United States | The cargo ship collided with William J. Riddle ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean and was severely damaged and abandoned. All passengers and crew rescued by William J. Riddle. American Farmer was initially reported to have sunk, but later reported to be still afloat.[150] |
SS Argyle | Canada | She ran aground and was wrecked near Punta Gorda, Cuba while on passage Baracoa for Miami with bananas[151] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Patrick Henry | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off the coast of Florida and was severely damaged |
August
edit1 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Peregrin | United States | The 13-gross ton 34.3-foot (10.5 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Territory of Alaska.[26] |
2 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Empire Cross | United Kingdom | Capsized following an explosion and fire at Haifa, Palestine. Up to 25 people killed. |
5 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Homestead | United States | The T2 tanker was struck by lightning and burnt out at Jacksonville, Florida. Consequently scrapped.[138] |
7 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Red Wing | United States | The 20-gross ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at "Bent Point" – probably Bent Cape (54°53′30″N 162°25′00″W / 54.89167°N 162.41667°W) – on Deer Island at the mouth of Cold Bay on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[13] |
10 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Adur II | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank off Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of one of her crew.[152] |
16 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Finisterre | France | Fishing vessel driven ashore at St. Ives. Three crew killed.[140] |
22 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Empire Rival | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was damaged at Haifa, Palestine by a limpet mine and was beached. She was later repaired and returned to service.[21] |
25 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Empire Peacock | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (47°55′N 8°30′W / 47.917°N 8.500°W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[21] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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I-372 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The refloated wreck of the Type D submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan.[153] |
September
edit3 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Fulani | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[154] Refloated the next day.[155] |
Sea King | Norway | The cargo ship sank in the Trondheimsleia following a collision with another ship. Was on a voyage from Skrova to Trondheim, Norway.[32] |
8 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Rhön | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway.[156] |
12 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Fort Fraser | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Paull, Yorkshire. Later refloated.[157] |
Helena Modjeska | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Later broke her back, a total loss.[20] |
13 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Marit II | Norway | The tanker broke in two off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States (35°09′N 73°24′W / 35.150°N 73.400°W and sank with the loss of eleven crew.[32] |
S. Wiley Wakeman | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground on a wreck off Tobago. She was refloated on 22 September. Subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1948.[158] |
15 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Herøy | Norway | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank west of the Feistein Lighthouse whilst on a voyage from Odda to Sarpsborg, Norway.[32] |
19 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ohio | United Kingdom | Both halves of the tanker, which had broken in two in 1942 due to combat damage, were sunk as gunnery targets in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. |
20 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
TID 62 | United Kingdom | The tug suffered a failure of her steering gear off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was taken in tow by HMS Zephyr ( Royal Navy) and anchored off Folkestone, Kent where she later sank with the loss of a crewman.[159] |
25 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
SS-22 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The T-class landing ship was wrecked near Chipei-Hsiaotao, Pescadore Islands.[160] |
29 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski | United States Army | The transport ran aground and sank in the Grenville Channel, 1.3 miles south west of James Point, British Columbia.[161] |
Fort Vermillion | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[162] Refloated on 6 October.[20] |
Torni | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Petard Point, Ravenscar, Yorkshire.[162] |
30 September
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alta | Norway | The cargo ship sank off Makkaur, Norway. Raised in 1949 and converted to a barge in 1950.[32] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
LCG(M) 132 | Norway | The landing craft was driven ashore whilst under tow from Inveraray, Argyllshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom and was a total loss.[32] |
Schuyler Colfax | United States | The liberty ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tilefish ( United States Navy).[163] |
October
edit10 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Fluor | United Kingdom | The coaster was struck by Strathnaver ( United Kingdom) whilst moored at Southampton, Hampshire and sank. All twelve crew escaped.[164] |
11 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Glamorganbrook | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak and sank off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of one of the fifteen people on board.[165] |
12 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Arthur Sewall | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[166] |
Empire Severn | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled north west of the Hebrides (58°18′N 9°37′E / 58.300°N 9.617°E) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[21] |
Ludwigshafen | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[167] |
14 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Eider | Germany | The former (hulked) cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[168] |
17 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMAS Waree | Royal Australian Navy | The tug was run aground near the mouth of the Clarence River at Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, after beginning to take on water. She was declared a total loss. |
19 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Takao | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Takao-class heavy cruiser was sunk as a gunnery target in the Strait of Malacca at 03°05′05″N 100°41′00″E / 3.08472°N 100.68333°E by the Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Newfoundland ( Royal Navy). |
22 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Saumarez | Royal Navy | Corfu Channel Incident: The S-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off. Eleven of her crew were killed and 25 others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was declared a total loss and scrapped. |
HMS Volage | Royal Navy | Corfu Channel Incident: The V-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off while she was attempting to tow HMS Saumarez ( Royal Navy) to safety. One of her crew was killed and seven others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was eventually repaired and returned to service. |
24 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Bakkøy | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground east of Lindesnes whilst on a voyage from Korshamn to Oslo, Norway.[32] |
26 October
edit- For the loss of the German cargo ship Arizona on or after this date, see the entry for 17 April 1944.
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Arthur Sewall | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[169] |
28 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Renascent | Norway | The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Lowestoft, United Kingdom to Kristiansand, Norway.[32] |
29 October
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Stanburn | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered off Sfax, Tunisia with the loss of four of her 35 crew.[170] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
George Hawley | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[171] |
November
edit2 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Woodlark | United Kingdom | The troopship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Hebrides (59°00′N 7°40′W / 59.000°N 7.667°W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[21] |
Gyoraitei No. 222 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The surrendered Gyoraitei No. 31-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[172] |
Tora | Norway | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Åland Sea west of Almagrundet, Sweden whilst on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Stavanger, Norway.[32] |
4 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Gulli | Norway | Ran aground at Kragerø, Norway.[32] |
5 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lund | Royal Navy | The naval trawler was sunk by the explosion of a depth charge whilst engaged in an operation to disperse the wreck of SS Flandres ( Belgium) off Deal, Kent. Four crew were killed and three were injured.[173] |
Valle | Norway | The coaster suffered engine failure and struck rocks whilst on a voyage from Grimstad to Haugesund, Norway.[32] |
11 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Pitt | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the English Channel off Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France and broke her back. She was declared a constructive total loss.[21] |
13 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
U-977 | United States Navy | The Type VIIC submarine was sunk as a torpedo target in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts by the submarine USS Atule ( United States Navy). |
20 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Albany | United Kingdom | The coaster disappeared on a voyage between Port Talbot and Rosslare. |
Stormont | United Kingdom | The coaster was in collision with Empire Brent ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and sank with the loss of 160 of the 210 cattle she was carrying.[174] |
22 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Hirma | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground west of the Geita Lighthouse, whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Bodø, Norway.[32] |
26 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Garth | United Kingdom | The dredger sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew.[175] |
27 November
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lasknes | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off Rongevær, Norway, broke in two and sank. |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Tillamok | United States | The tanker ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Still aground on 25 December.[176] |
December
edit1 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Tillamook | United States | The tanker was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 February 1947 and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[177] |
2 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMCS Middlesex | Royal Canadian Navy | The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground on Shutin Island, Nova Scotia. She was subsequently scrapped in situ.[178] |
5 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Rubens | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Bonacca, Honduras. Drifted ashore at Bonacca, a total loss.[49] |
6 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
N16 | French Navy | The Type XXIII submarine was lost at Toulon, Var in a diving accident with the loss of a number of lives.[179] |
7 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Rafiah | Aliyah Bet: The Jewish immigrant ship (formerly Athina S.) was wrecked on Sirina, north-east of Crete.[180] | |
Sea It | United States | The 17-gross ton, 45-foot (14 m) motor cargo vessel sank off Point Adolphus (58°17′15″N 135°47′00″W / 58.28750°N 135.78333°W) in Southeast Alaska.[48] |
8 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Eden | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Spurn Head, Yorkshire in a gale, but was refloated. |
Francis Batey | United Kingdom | The tug sank in the Tyne.[181] |
Irma | Sweden | The cargo ship was driven onto Manacle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands).[181] |
Liberté | France | The ocean liner collided with the wreck of Paris ( France) and sank at Le Havre.[182] Later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
HMS Saltburn | Royal Navy | The Hunt-class minesweeper broke free from her tow and ran aground at Hartland Point, Devon.[181] |
Security | United Kingdom | The tug sank off Portland, Dorset.[181] |
HMS Truant | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine broke free from her tow and sank off the Channel Islands.[181] |
Wansford | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands).[181] |
13 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Tove | Norway | The coaster capsized and sank in the Kattegat whilst on a voyage from Randers to Bergen, Norway. One crewmember was killed.[32] |
16 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Leipzig | Royal Navy | The Leipzig-class light cruiser was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical weapons. |
T21 | Germany | The torpedo boat was scuttled in the Skagerrak at 57°53′N 6°13′E / 57.883°N 6.217°E.[183] |
Z29 | Germany | The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[184] |
19 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Havskaaren | Norway | The coaster ran aground at Kvalnesflæsa, Lofoten Islands, Norway.[32] |
22 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Prinz Eugen | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll due to an unrepaired leak caused by damage when she was used as a target in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. |
23 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Marna | Norway | The coaster sank west of Gamle Hellesund, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom.[32] |
24 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Northeastern Victory | United States | The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[20] |
25 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Anastasia | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak and was beached at Skar Point, Walney Island, Lancashire.[185] |
27 December
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Am-Mer-Mar | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground off Lindesnes, Norway. She sank on 1 January 1947.[166] |
30 December
editShip | State | Description |
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F2 | Royal Navy | The F-class escort ship sank at Scapa Flow (58°50′N 03°11′E / 58.833°N 3.183°E) during a storm. Partially scrapped in place.[186] |
31 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Monte Pascoal | Germany | The Monte-class ocean liner was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[187] |
Schwabenland | Germany | The seaplane tender/catapult ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[188] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS H 97 | Royal Navy | The captured German destroyer was beached to prevent her from sinking due to corroded bottom plates.[189] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Claus Von Bevern | Kriegsmarine | The test ship, a former G180-class torpedo boat, was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[190] |
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