World War II: The ferry (716 GRT, 1942) struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Patras off Missolonghi, Greece. 20 crew, 2 gunners and 56 British troops were killed.[2]
World War II: Convoy MI-29: The Hawaii Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea west of Yakushima Island (30°24′N128°17′E) by USSSea Devil (United States Navy). Lost with all hands; 1,843 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Infantry Division, 60 other troops, 83 gunners and 148 crewmen were killed. 60 explosive motor boats aboard were also lost.[6]
World War II: The cargo ship (1,463 GRT, 1923) struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Stora Pölsan, Sweden (57°46′N11°24′E). All crew survived.[3]
World War II: The Castle-class trawler (277 GRT, 1919) foundered in heavy weather in the English Channel (51°49′N05°11′W) while under tow due to engine failure.[7]
World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea (51°21′N3°00′E). Of her 41-man merchant complement and 28-man armed guard, 9 of the former and 6 of the latter were killed. Forty-six from both groups were injured, and one merchant sailor and one armed guard died later of their injuries. She drifted aground off Ostend, Belgium, where she was sunk by gunfire as a menace to navigation.[13][14]
World War II: The picket ship was damaged in an air attack at Rabaul, New Guinea and beached in Karavia Bay. Salvaged post war by HMAS Reserve and used as a tender at Madang.[29]
World War II: The LCT Mk 3-classlanding craft tank (350/625 t, 1942) was sunk by a mine off Missolonghi, Greece. Two crew and 13 Indian soldiers were killed.[30][2]
World War II: Convoy PK 20: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 15 nautical miles (28km) north of Tsyp-Navolok Cape (69°57′N32°53′E) by U-995 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 29 of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by MO-426 (Soviet Navy).[34]
World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed, blew up and sank in the South China Sea north of Bagui Bay, Luzon, Philippines (30°24′N128°17′E) by USSTrepang (United States Navy). A total of 913 naval personnel, 66 gunners and 94 crewmen were killed.[36]
World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north of Bagui Bay, Luzon (18°30′N121°57′E) by USSTrepang (United States Navy). A total of 1,383 troops and 44 crewmen were killed.[36]
World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The Yasukuni Maru-class ore carrier was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea north of Bagui Bay, Luzon (18°30′N121°57′E) by USSSegundo (United States Navy). Torpedoed and damaged again on 7 December by USSRazorback (United States Navy). She was beached and abandoned on Fugo Island 37 miles (60km) north of Cape Mayraira (18°59′N120°56′E). Three troops and 25 crewmen killed. The ship was bombed and destroyed by United States Navy carrier aircraft on 15 December.[38]
World War II: Convoy BE-1081-ST: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Bjørnefjord, Norway by HNoMSMTB 653 and HNoMSMTB 717 (both Royal Norwegian Navy). 36 crew were killed.[10][43]
World War II: Convoy TA-8: The transport was beached at San Isidro, (11°23′N124°23′E) to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps.[40]
World War II: Convoy TA-8: The Type 1A Standard cargo ship was beached at San Isidro, Leyte (11°23′N124°23′E) to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps.[40]
World War II: The Liberty ship (7,219 GRT, 1943) struck a mine and was damaged in the Scheldt, Belgium. The wreck was scuttled by a Royal Navy ship. Six crew were killed.[50][51]
World War II: Convoy TA-8: The transport was beached at San Isidro, Leyte (11°23′N124°23′E) to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States 5th Air Force fighter-bomber aircraft, and United States Marine Corps Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313.[40]
World War II: Convoy TA-8: The No.1-classlanding ship (high speed transport) was beached at San Isidro 30 miles (48km) north of Ormoc, the Philippines (11°23′N124°23′E) to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps.[40]
World War II: The Wickes-class destroyer was hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in Ormoc Bay and was abandoned. She was scuttled by USSO'Brien (United States Navy). Wreck found in 2017. The whole crew was saved, with only one injured.[54]
World War II: The PT boat was damaged by a kamikaze off Leyte (10°33′N125°14′E). Two crew were killed and 11 wounded. She was beached and abandoned.[67][68]
World War II: The MAS 526-class MAS boat was sunk off southern France by Sabre (Free French Naval Forces). There were 5 killed, 6 wounded and 12 prisoners.[71][72]
World War II: Operation TA-9: The Type 1B Wartime Standard cargo ship/transport was bombed and damaged 30 nautical miles (56km) off Palompon, Leyte Philippines, by Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of United States Marine Corps squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313. sinking the next day (11°20′N124°10′E). One gunner and 43 crewmen were killed.[75]
World War II: Operation TA-9: The Shanghai Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk 30 nautical miles (56km) off Palompon, (11°20′N124°10′E) by Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of United States Marine Corps squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313. 1,053 Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, 96 shipboard gunners and 48 crewmen were killed.[76]
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Davik, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Three German soldiers and the Norwegian pilot were killed. She was broken up in place in 1950.[10][87][88]
World War II: The destroyer struck a mine and sank after entering a German minefield northeast of Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland. 262 crew were killed, or 70 taken as prisoners of war.[90][91]
World War II: The destroyer struck a mine and sank after entering a German minefield northeast of Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland. Sunk with all 278 crew.[90][92]
World War II: The Brooklyn-class cruiser was severely damaged off Negros Island, Philippines by a kamikaze attack. Repairs took until 15 April 1945 to complete.
World War II: The Korkuryu Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed and damaged by aircraft from USSHornet (United States Navy) and beached off Suesute Point. Patched and refloated at high tide. She was bombed and damaged again the next day by aircraft from USS Hornet. She ran onto rocks on Caimon Reef, capsized and sank 300 yards (270m) off Olongapo Navy Base (14°45′N120°13′E). 728 killed, including 442 Japanese civilian evacuees, 286 prisoners of war, 38 gunners and ten crewmen.[100][101]
The Artilleriefährprahm, a converted Type C Marinefährprahm, was sunk in a collision off Thybören. There were 2 dead, 3 missing and 45 survivors. SHe was salvaged by the Soviets and put in service as BD-323 (Soviet Navy) in February 1946.[104]
USS LST-738 and USS Moale. Smoke from USS LST-742 in the left background.World War II: The LST-542-classlanding ship tank was damaged in the South China Sea off Mindoro by a Japanese kamikaze attack. USSMoale (United States Navy) rescued 88 survivors before LST-738 was scuttled by USSHall (United States Navy).
World War II: The salvage tug (135 GRT, 1905) was bombed and sunk at Krakhellesund, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. There was no casualties.[10][116]
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Scheldt and broke in two with the loss of five of her 42 crew. The bow section was refloated on 4 May 1952 and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[118]
World War II: The Shinfuku Maru-class auxiliary transport (a.k.a. Shinhuku Maru and Shinpuku Maru) was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea 30 miles (48km) west of Manila, Philippines (13°40′N115°50′E) by US Navy Consolidated PB4Y aircraft of Patrol Bomber Squadron VPB-104.[119]
World War II: The PT boat was sunk off Mindoro, Philippines (12°19′N121°05′E) by a kamikaze attack. Four crew were killed, four missing and six of the seven survivors were wounded.[124][125]
World War II: The cargo ship (4,922 GRT, 1940) was bombed and sunk at Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. Refloated in 1946 and repaired. Entered Polish service in 1949 as Warta.[126]
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a Royal Air Force air raid on Gotenhafen. She was later repaired and entered British service as Empire Concrete.[132]
World War II: The factory ship was sunk at Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft with the loss of 25 lives. She had been refloated by May 1945.[10][135]
World War II: The submarine tender was bombed and sunk by aircraft off the German coast. Raised in 1950 and transferred to the Soviet Union in 1951.[136]
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gotenhafen, Germany by Allied aircraft. She was refloated in 1945. Subsequently repaired and entered Polish service in May 1949 as Warta.[137]
World War II: The Type VIICsubmarine was bombed and damaged at Gotenhafen, Pomerania by a Soviet air raid. She was stricken from the navy register in April 1945. The wreck was scrapped in 1947.[140]
The cargo ship (56 GRT, 1914) collided with Bretagne (Norway) at Oslo, Norway, and sank with the loss of one crew member. Raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[126]
The cargo ship ran aground and sank about 250 metres (820ft) off the south east coast of Teuri Island (44°25′N141°18′E) in the Sea of Japan in a blinding blizzard with the loss of two crew.[145]
World War II: The cargo ship was severely damaged in an Allied air raid on Liepāja, Latvia. She was seized as a prize in April 1945. Offered to Sweden, but repaired in 1947 for German owners.[150]
World War II: The LST-542-classlanding ship tank was sunk in the Sulu Sea by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack with the loss of many lives. Survivors were rescued by USSConverse (United States Navy).
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Hamburg, Germany. Wreck scrapped in the Soviet Union from August 1950.[156] Also reported as being refloated in 1947, repaired and returned to Soviet service in 1950 as Magnitogorsk.[157]
World War II: Convoy TAMA-36: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk 9 nautical miles (17km) north of North San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines by USSBlenny (United States Navy). One thousand, seven hundred and forty-two troops were killed.[164]
World War II: Convoy HI-82: The Otowasan Maru-class auxiliary tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 25 nautical miles (46km) east of Quảng Ngãi, (15°07′N109°05′E) by USSFlasher (United States Navy). Fifty-six troops, a passenger, her captain and 62 crewmen were killed.[167][168]
World War II: Fifty Maru-ni Type explosive motor boats were destroyed in their base in a cave on Corregidor, Philippines, when an engine compartment fire detonated the explosives on board one boat as the boats are preparing to sortie. One hundred crewmen were killed.[174]
World War II: The cargo ship (6,140 GRT, 1943) struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel off Dunkerque, Nord, France (51°22′N2°25′E). She was beached but her back was broken. Declared a total loss.[179]
World War II: The Liberty ship sank after a kamikaze attack in Leyte Gulf with the loss of two crew. The wreck was refloated and used as a stationary depot ship. The vessel was scrapped in 1948.
World War II: The coaster (790 GRT, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk off Olskjær, Norway by HNoMSMTB 627 and HNoMSMTB 717 (both Royal Norwegian Navy). Raised post-war, repaired and entered Swedish service as Servus.[190]
World War II: The Captain-class frigate (1,192/1,436 t, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19km) north-east of Cherbourg (49°50′N1°41′W) by U-486 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 76 of her 156 crew.[191]
World War II: The Liberty ship was damaged in the Philippine Sea at Mindoro, Philippines by Japanese ships and then bombed, probably by an American aircraft. She was later written off as a total loss. All 33 crewmen and 27 Armed Guards survived.[192][193]
The Daicho Maru-class auxiliary transport ship blew up and sank while loading ammunition at Djakarta, Java's port, Tanjung Priok (06°15′S106°45′E).[197]
World War II: Convoy HX 326: The cargo ship (4,098 GRT, 1936) collided with the tankerWellesley (United States) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (51°21′45″N3°14′22″W). All crew survived.[198][199]
World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk in the Philippine Sea off Mindoro by a Japanese kamikaze attack. The ship exploded and sank killing all 28 gunners and 40 crewmen.[206]
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft off Horten, Norway with the loss of 39 of the 40 crew on board at the time.
World War II: Convoy TBC 21: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel by U-322orGerman submarineU-772(2) (both Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 69 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMSDahlia (Royal Navy). She broke in two, with the stern section sinking. The bow section was beached and later scrapped.[212][213][170]
World War II: The cargo ship either struck a mine and sank 20 nautical miles (37km) off the Utklippan Lighthouse with the loss of nineteen of her twenty crew,[219] or was torpedoed and sunk by K51 (Soviet Navy).[10]
World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The CH-13-classsubmarine chaser was bombed and sunk at the mouth of Lingayen Gulf (06°30′N120°18′E) by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force.[224]
World War II: The Liberty ship was bombed and sunk in the Philippine Sea off Mindoro, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. One crew was killed, another and two gunners were wounded.[14][225]
World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged by a Japanese aircraft, without casualties, in the Philippine Sea 20 nautical miles (37km; 23mi) off Mindoro, Philippines. She was beached on Ambulong Island. She was later refloated and towed to Subic Bay. Repaired and entered United States Navy service as USS Araner.[226][227]
World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The Sumedono Maru-class transport was bombed, exploded and sank off Santiago Island, Luzon north of Lingayen Gulf (17°17′N120°24′E) by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. All 94 passengers and all 71 crewmen were killed. There were only three survivors.[224][229][230]
World War II: Convoy KP 24: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea (69°56′N32°29′E) by U-956 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 47 of the 139 people on board. Survivors were rescued by BO-150 and T-115 (both Soviet Navy). Tbilisi was taken in tow by the tugs M-2 and M-12 (both Soviet Navy), eventually arriving at Murmansk. Although she was declared a total loss, she was repaired and returned to service in 1959 when the bow section from Horace Gray (United States) was fitted at Archangelsk.[231]
World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The government owned transport was bombed and damaged north of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon (17°17′N120°24′E) by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. The burning wreck drifted aground on the coast. Twenty-two passengers, fifteen gunners and 23 crew members were lost.[232]
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in Flekkefjord by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[10] She was refloated in 1946, repaired, and entered Norwegian service in 1947 as Nina.[49]
World War II: The sperrbrecher was severely damaged in an Allied air raid on Hamburg whilst under conversion. The conversion was consequently abandoned. She was repaired in 1945 and entered Dutch service as Prins Willem IV.[238]
World War II: Convoy TA-7, 2nd group: The SS craft No. 3-class landing ships, comprising an unescorted convoy, went missing on the night of 1–2 December, and lost with all hands after departing Palompon, Leyte, Philippines. USSConway, USSCony, USSEaton, and USSSigourney (all United States Navy) did report sinking an enemy vessel in the area the convoy would have been in.[244]
World War II: The Type IXD2submarine went missing on or after 1 December whilst on patrol in the Sunda Strait with the loss of all 65 crew. Cause unknown.
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