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Revision as of 20:20, 21 December 2018

The list of shipwrecks in 1971 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1971.

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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
References


January

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1971
Ship State Description
Kolno  Poland The cargo ship ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden, withdrawn from service as a result and converted to a floating boilerhouse.
West Shore  Norway The supply vessel foundered in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) off the Ocean Viking oil rig. All thirteen crew rescued.[1]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1971
Ship State Description
Antilles  France The ocean liner ran aground off Mustique, St Vincent and the Grenadines and caught fire when her fuel tanks ruptured. All passengers and crew took to the lifeboats and were rescued by Queen Elizabeth 2 ( United Kingdom).

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1971
Ship State Description
Texaco Caribbean  Peru It was struck by the 12,000-tonne Paracas ( Panama) at 4:10 in thick fog. The Paracas having ignored the shipping lanes so that it could take a quicker route down the channel. The Texaco Caribbean, exploded from the bunker oil fumes in its hold[2]. It split in two, the bow section sinking immediately, the stern section drifting for several hours before sinking too resulting in 600 Tonnes of bunker fuel been spilled [3]. The incident occurred in the English Channel 13km off Folkestone with the loss of at least eight lives. The explosion was so great that property was damaged in Folkestone.[4][5] 20 survivors were rescued by Bravagos ( Norway) and the fishing vessel Viking Warrior ( United Kingdom). The survivors were taken to Dover, The "Paracas" was towed to Hamburg.[6]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1971
Ship State Description
Brandenburg  West Germany Despite the British coastal authorities placing 3 vertical green lights on site to warn other ships of the presence of the wreck,the 2,695 ton Brandenburg struck the wreck of Texaco Caribbean ( Peru)at 07:30 and sank within minutes with the loss of 21 lives. Life boats did not have time to respond and only 11 survivors were picked out from the water by fishermen.[4][5]

[7][8]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1971
Ship State Description
Pasteur  Panama Sank at 00°56′N 107°53′E / 0.933°N 107.883°E / 0.933; 107.883 when on a voyage from Sibu, Sarawak to Singapore. Was well off the normal route at the time.

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1971
Ship State Description
Hoveringham II  United Kingdom The dredger sprang a leak, capsized and sank off Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her four crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[9]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1971
Ship State Description
Princess Margarethe  Denmark The ferry ran aground off the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. All on board rescued by Kärmen ( Denmark).[10]

February

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1971
Ship State Description
Byzantium  Cyprus The ship caught fire at Gibraltar, with its bridge deck and accommodation gutted. Repairs were deemed uneconomic and the ship was scrapped later in the year.

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1971
Ship State Description
Aguedal  Italy The cargo ship ran aground 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the coast of Libya.[11]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1971
Ship State Description
Endeavour II  New Zealand The three-masted auxiliary barque was driven ashore in Parengarenga Harbour, a few miles south of North Cape. She was en route to New Zealand from Australia, and after being becalmed encountered a gale on rounding North Cape and failed to make Houhora Harbour. The crew of 13 men and one woman landed safely, there were no fatalities. She was the first square-rigged sailing vessel wrecked on the New Zealand coast for more than 50 years. Endeavour II had taken part in the 1970 bi-centenary re-enactment of James Cook's landing at Botany Bay, Sydney on 29 April 1970.[12]
Ocean Castle  United States The fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska near the Barren Islands (58°57′N 152°15′W / 58.950°N 152.250°W / 58.950; -152.250 (Barren Islands)) off the south-central coast of Alaska after colliding with the tanker Hawaiian Standard (flag unknown). Hawaiian Standard rescued her crew of four.[13]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1971
Ship State Description
Wafra  Liberia The tanker ran aground at Cape Agulhas, Libya.[14]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1971
Ship State Description
Niki  Greece The ship struck the wreck of Texaco Caribbean ( Peru) and sank with the loss of all 22 crew.[4]
Esso Antwerp  Belgium The ship collided with Panachaikon ( Liberia) and sank in the River Scheldt. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[15]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1971
Ship State Description
USS Reuben James  United States Navy The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target.

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1971
Ship State Description
Trinity Navigator  Sweden The tanker ran aground off Berry Head, Devon, United Kingdom.[16]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1971
Ship State Description
Henna  Panama The bulk carrier sprang a leak and foundered in the Indian Ocean (34°57′S 72°08′E / 34.950°S 72.133°E / -34.950; 72.133). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bunbury, Western Australia to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[17]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1971
Ship State Description
USS Gregory  United States Navy The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was deliberately run aground on San Clemente Island off Southern California for use as a target.

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1971
Ship State Description
Wafra  Liberia The tanker was towed out to sea and sunk by bombing from South African Air Force aircraft.[18]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1971
Ship State Description
Texaco Oklahoma  United States The tanker broke in two and foundered off North Carolina with the loss of 33 of her 44 crew.[19][20]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1971
Ship State Description
Panther  Liberia The tanker ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom.[21] She was refloated on 4 April.[6]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1971
Ship State Description
Christos  Liberia Ran aground on Kandeliusa Island, Kos, Greece.

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1971
Ship State Description
Christos  Liberia Refloated, but developed leaks and sank at 36°32′N 26°57′E / 36.533°N 26.950°E / 36.533; 26.950

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1971
Ship State Description
Cohansey  Panama The T2 tanker collided with Marimunda ( Sweden) off Pladju, Indonesia. Arrested and laid up at Singapore, she was scrapped in 1973.[22]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1971
Ship State Description
Stork  Royal Navy The Troubles: The survey launch, attached to the survey ship HMS Hecate ( Royal Navy), was towed out to sea, bombed, and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Baltimore, Ireland, by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit.[23]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1971
Ship State Description
Ostrich Bangladesh Provisional Government of Bangladesh Mukti Bahini Bangladesh Liberation War: The ship was sunk by Pakistani F-86 Sabre aircraft.[24]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1971
Ship State Description
Pacific  United States Carrying a cargo of heavy construction equipment, the motor vessel sank in Portage Bay on the coast of Alaska. Reports of the sinking do not indicate in which of several Alaskan bodies of water named "Portage Bay" the sinking took place.[13]

May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1971
Ship State Description
Tongass  United States The fishing vessel ran aground and sank at the south end of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued all six members of her crew.[25]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1971
Ship State Description
Herulv  Norway The tanker was involved in a collision off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was holed.[26]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1971
Ship State Description
Ellinis  Greece The ocean liner ran aground off Calshot, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated undamaged after two hours.[26]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown
Ship State Description
Viking L&R  Cayman Islands The converted yacht foundered in Montego Bay, Jamaica
PB 7  Republic of Korea Navy The PB 3-class patrol craft was wrecked sometime in May.[27]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1971
Ship State Description
USS Bugara  United States Navy The Template:Sclass- sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Flattery, Washington whilst under tow.

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1971
Ship State Description
Clyde Venture'  United Kingdom The coastal tanker sank in the Rothesay Dock, Clydebank due to the actions of vandals.[28]
HMS Artemis  Royal Navy The Template:Sclass- foundered at her moorings at Gosport, Hampshire. Subsequently raised and sold for scrap.

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1971
Ship State Description
Naniward Abone  Indonesia The cargo ship collided with Ocean Prime ( Liberia) and sank off Waikayama, Japan.[29]
Rakusui Maru  Japan The coaster collided with another ship and sank off Waikayama with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[29]
Koyo Maru  Japan The coaster collided with another ship and sank off Japan.[29]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1971
Ship State Description
Ocean Glory  Liberia The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Bengal. All crew rescued by Chilka ( United Kingdom).[29]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1971
Ship State Description
Selamat  Singapore The vessel ran aground at Kalampunian Island, Borneo. The ship was abandoned as a total loss.

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1971
Ship State Description
Mania  Liberia Caught fire off Bari, Italy and abandoned. Beached at Split, Yugoslavia on 8 August. Scrapped in November 1971.[30]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1971
Ship State Description
Stag  United States The crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather off Land's End (59°37′N 151°27′W / 59.617°N 151.450°W / 59.617; -151.450 (Land's End)) on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. A pleasure craft rescued her entire crew of three.[31]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1971
Ship State Description
Al-Abbas  Pakistan Bangladesh Liberation War: The cargo ship was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines at Chittagong.[32]
Hormux  Pakistan Bangladesh Liberation War: The cargo ship was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines at Chittagong.[33]
No. 6  Pakistan Bangladesh Liberation War: The barge was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines at Chittagong.[34]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1971
Ship State Description
Red Sea  Hong Kong Typhoon Rose: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Lanatu Island, Hong Kong. Refloated but scrapped the following month.[35]
USS Regulus  United States Navy
USS Regulus.

Typhoon Rose: The Template:Sclass- was driven ashore at Kau-i-chau, Hong Kong. Subsequently declared a constructive total loss.

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1971
Ship State Description
Billy  Liberia Typhoon Rose: The cargo ship was driven aground at Hong Kong. Declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrap.[30]
HAM 308[36]  Netherlands The dredger collided with Polycastle ( Norway) and sank in Jade Bight off Wilhelmshaven, West Germany with the loss of five crew and two other persons.[37][38]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1971
Ship State Description
Bertha Denz  West Germany The trawler was in collision with Achatina ( United Kingdom) and sank 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Heligoland. Two crew rescued by Achatina.[39]

September

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1971
Ship State Description
Viking King  United States The 87-foot (27 m) crab fishing vessel sank with the loss of two lives when she was swamped off Akun Island near Unalaska, Alaska. Her two survivors reached shore by clinging to an overturned life raft.[40]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1971
Ship State Description
Ricardo Manuel  Panama Cut in two by Zagora ( Morocco) and sunk at entrance to Casablanca harbour.

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1971
Ship State Description
Eleni  Greece The cargo ship collided with Princess Ragnhild ( Norway). Declared uneconomic to repair, scrapped in April 1972 at Santander, Spain.

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1971
Ship State Description
Precious Pearl  Hong Kong The ship caught fire and sank in the South China Sea.[41][42]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1971
Ship State Description
Shapta Dinga  Pakistan Bangladesh Liberation War: The cargo ship was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines at Chalna.[43]


24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1971
Ship State Description
Teviotbank  United Kingdom The Bank Line cargo ship was damaged by East Bengal guerrillas at Chalna, East Pakistan.[44]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1971
Ship State Description
Apollo  Cyprus Stranded 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Skije[where?] .[45]

October

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1971
Ship State Description
London Valour  United Kingdom The bulk carrier had run aground and broken her back at Genoa in April 1970, but Smit Tak International had refloated the after portion on 12 October 1971 and was towing it to be scuttled on the Balearic Abyssal Plain. About 90 miles (78 nmi; 140 km) out from Genoa the hulk sank in the early hours of 14 October.[46]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1971
Ship State Description
Softuk  United States The motor vessel was found abandoned in Orca Inlet in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. One person aboard her was lost[31]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1971
Ship State Description
Loch Seaforth  United Kingdom The mailboat ran aground off Skye. All 26 passengers rescued, ship later refloated.[47]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1971
Ship State Description
Nam Sanh  Vietnam Stranded in a typhoon at Chu Lai, Vietnam.

November

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1971
Ship State Description
Mahtab Javed II  Pakistan Bangladesh Liberation War: The Tanker was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines near Chittagong. Later raised[48][49]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1971
Ship State Description
Saratoga  United States The fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks near the mouth of Little Tonki Bay (56°20′N 152°04′W / 56.333°N 152.067°W / 56.333; -152.067 (Little Tonki Bay)) on Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago in the Gulf of Alaska. All seven men on board reached a rock, where a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[31]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1971
Ship State Description
Heythrop  United Kingdom The OBO carrier exploded and caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) East London, South Africa. All on board were rescued by Showa Venture ( Liberia). The captain and five officers later reboarded the ship, which was towed by the tugs Arctic and Statesman to Port Elizabeth.[50] The ship was repaired and returned to service.[51]
Maori  France The cargo ship sank 250 nautical miles (460 km) off the coast of Spain. There was only one survivor of her 39 crew.[50]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1971
Ship State Description
USS Samuel B. Roberts  United States Navy
USS Samuel B. Roberts being sunk.
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 195 nautical miles (361 km) north of Puerto Rico at 21°42.8′N 65°55.1′W / 21.7133°N 65.9183°W / 21.7133; -65.9183 ("USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823)).

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1971
Ship State Description
Elcano  Spain The tanker sank off the Cape Verde Islands following an onboard explosion with the loss of four of her 35 crew.[52]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1971
Ship State Description
Chrysovalandou  Greece Bangladesh Liberation War: The cargo ship was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines in the Pussur river.[53]


23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1971
Ship State Description
Mastro Stelius  Greece Bangladesh Liberation War: The cargo ship was sunk by Mukti Bahini frogmen with Limpet Mines in the Pussur river.[54]


30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1971
Ship State Description
Juliana  Liberia The tanker ran aground off Niigata, Japan and broke in two.[55]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date November 1971
Ship State Description
USS Roberts  United States Navy The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target.

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1971
Ship State Description
Seven Seas  United States The fishing vessel disappeared near Kodiak Island off the south-central coast Alaska during a voyage to Wide Bay (57°22′N 156°11′W / 57.367°N 156.183°W / 57.367; -156.183 (Wide Bay)) with the loss of all four people on board.[31]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1971
Ship State Description
PNS Comilla  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Rajshahi-class patrol craft was sunk by Indian Hawker Sea Fury aircraft in the Bay of Bengal off Chittagong.[56][57]
PNS Ghazi  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Ghazi-class submarine was sunk in the Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam, India, by Indian surface ships, or loss by accidental explosion while laying mines, with the loss of her entire crew of 92.[58][59]
PNS Khaibar  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Trident: The Badr-class destroyer was sunk in the Arabian Sea south of Karachi, Pakistan, by two SS-N-2 Styx missiles fired by the missile boat INS Nirghat ( Indian Navy). 289 crewmen killed.[60][61]
PNS Muhafiz  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Trident: The Mahmood-class minesweeper was sunk in the Arabian Sea south of Karachi, Pakistan, by two SS-N-2 Styx missiles fired by the missile boat INS Veer ( Indian Navy).[62][63]
Venus Challenger  Liberia Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Trident: The cargo ship was sunk in the Arabian Sea 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi) south of Karachi, Pakistan, by an SS-N-2 Styx missile fired by the missile boat INS Nipat ( Indian Navy).[64]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1971
Ship State Description
PNS Salamat  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The patrol craft was sunk by Breguet Alize aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy) in the Bay of Bengal.[65]
PNS Shahbaz  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The patrol craft was sunk by Breguet Alize aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy) in the Bay of Bengal.[66]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1971
Ship State Description
Ondarroa  Spain Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk by Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy) in the entrance to the Pussur River. Later raised. Crew sailed in lifeboats to Calcutta.[67][68][69]
Thetic Charley  Greece Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk by Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy).[70][71]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1971
Ship State Description
unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown,  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: Four unknown Patrol craft were shelled and sunk in the Bay of Bengal by INS Brahmaputra ( Indian Navy).[72]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1971
Ship State Description
PNS Balaghat  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The patrol craft was sunk by Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy).[73]
Gulf Star  Panama Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Python: The cargo ship was sunk by one SS-N-2 Styx missile fired by the missile boat INS Vinash ( Indian Navy) at Karachi, Pakistan.[74][75]
Harmattan  United Kingdom Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 - Operation Python: The cargo ship was sunk by one SS-N-2 Styx missile fired by the missile boat INS Vinash ( Indian Navy) at Karachi, Pakistan. Seven crew were killed.[74][76]
INS Khukri  Indian Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Khukri-class frigate was torpedoed and sunk in the Arabian Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) southwest of Diu by PNS Hangor ( Pakistan Navy) with the loss of 194 of her crew.
Mustali  Pakistan Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft in Chalna, East Pakistan.[77]
Makran  Pakistan Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft in Chalna, East Pakistan.[78]
Unidentified landing craft tank and unidentified landing craft tank  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The two landing craft tanks were sunk by Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy).[79][80]
Zoe  Greece Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Python: The tanker was shelled and set on fire at Karachi, Pakistan.[74]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1971
Ship State Description
Ocean Enterprise  Pakistan Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian aircraft at Chalna-Mongla East Pakistan.[81]
Nordpol/North Pole Unknown Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian aircraft at Chalna-Mongla East Pakistan.[82]
Padma Bangladesh Provisional Government of Bangladesh Mukti Bahini Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Ford-class ASW ship was sunk at Kulna on the Pussur River by Indian Air Force Folland Gnats. 14 survivors of Padma and Palash were rescued by INS Panvel ( Indian Navy).[83][84]
Palash Bangladesh Provisional Government of Bangladesh Mukti Bahini Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Ford-class ASW ship was sunk at Kulna on the Pussur River by Indian Air Force Folland Gnats. 14 survivors of Padma and Palash were rescued by INS Panvel ( Indian Navy).[85][86]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1971
Ship State Description
Al-Abbas  Pakistan Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk at Chittagong by Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft.[87]
Anisbaksh  Pakistan Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was sunk at Chittagong by Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft.[88][89]
Avlos  Brazil Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The tanker was sunk at Chittagong by Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft. Raised and scrapped April, 1972.[90][91]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1971
Ship State Description
Surma  Pakistan Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The cargo ship was bombed, capsized and sank at Chittagong by Indian Navy Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft.[92][93][94]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1971
Ship State Description
Saint Mark  United States The 139-gross ton, 79.6-foot (24.3 m) crab-fishing vessel disappeared in the Gulf of Alaska during a voyage from Kodiak to Seward, Alaska, with the loss of all four people on board. She was last seen off Port William on Shuyak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, apparently trying to escape rough seas.[31]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1971
Ship State Description
Tralee Trader  Panama The coaster foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Land's End, United Kingdom. All crew rescued by the trawler Petronella ( Netherlands).[95]

Unknown

List of shipwrecks: Unknown December 1971
Ship State Description
PNS Jessore  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Rajshahi-class patrol craft was damaged on 4 or 11 December by Breguet Alize aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy) in the Bay of Bengal and beached. Refloated after the War, repaired and put in Bangladeshi Navy service.[96][97]
PNS Sylhet  Pakistan Navy Indo-Pakistan War of 1971: The Rajshahi-class patrol craft was sunk on 4 or 6 December by aircraft from INS Vikrant ( Indian Navy) in the Bay of Bengal.[98][99]

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See also

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