List of shipwrecks in 1946
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 1946 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1946.
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January
2 January
Ship | 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] |
3 January
Ship | 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).[3] |
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).[4] |
5 January
Ship | 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).[5] |
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).[6] |
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).[7] |
6 January
Ship | 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).[8] |
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).[9] |
7 January
Ship | 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).[10] |
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
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Safari | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine sank under tow in the English Channel. |
15 January
Ship | 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).[11] |
20 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Dursley | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire.[12] |
24 January
Ship | 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.[13] |
Cobble Hill | United States | The tanker ran aground off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[13] |
27 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Gradisca | United Kingdom | The troopship ran aground on Gavos, Greece.[14] |
USS Tamaroa | United States Navy | The tug collided with USS Jupiter in San Francisco Bay and sank.[15] |
30 January
Ship | 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.[16] |
Luray Victory | United States | The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[17] |
February
1 February
Ship | 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.[18] |
2 February
Ship | 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).[19] |
3 February
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Captive | Royal Navy | The rescue tug was beached in Potomas Bay, Cyprus.[20] |
I-505 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Sunda Strait by HNLMS Kortenaer ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[21] |
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.[22] |
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Yukon | Canada | The passenger ship ran aground in Johnstone Bay, Alaska, United States and broke in two.[23] All 496 passengers and crew were rescued.[24] |
5 February
Ship | 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.[25] |
6 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Sphene | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Cornwall. All five crew were rescued.[26] |
10 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Lindøy | Norway | Capsized and sank south of Sogneoksen whilst on a voyage from Bulandet to Bergen.[27] |
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).[28] |
11 February
Ship | 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.[29] |
Ponce de Lyon | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground at The Gantocks, off Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland.[29] |
12 February
Ship | 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.[30] |
15 February
Ship | 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, East Sussex, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of one of her seventeen crew.[31] |
I-502 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore by HMS Loch Lomond ( Royal Navy).[32] |
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.[33] |
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.[31] |
24 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Hodnaberg | Norway | Struck a mine in the Kattegat and sank with the loss of nine crew.[27] |
25 February
Ship | 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).[34] |
28 February
Ship | 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 boare Herisle and she sank with the loss of fiver of her 34 crew.[35][36] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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U-1197 | Kriegsmarine | The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the North Sea by the United States Navy.[37] |
March
1 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Sackett's Harbor | United States | The T2 tanker broke in half at sea, bow section sank off Adak, Alaska. Stern section reached Adak under its own power. Later fitted with a new bow and returned to service. |
2 March
Ship | 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.[38] |
Empire Waveney | United Kingdom | The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947.[18] |
5 March
Ship | 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.[39] |
16 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Falkenfels | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[40] |
Hugo Oldendorf | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[41] |
SS Karl Leonhardt | Germany | The 6,042 grt cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[42] |
Lotte | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[43] |
17 March
Ship | 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.[44] |
26 March
Ship | State | Description |
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J. P. Poe | United States | The Liberty ship ran aground near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[45] |
Muggur | Norway | The cargo ship capsized and sank in Ofotfjord after her cargo of herring and timber shifted.[27] |
Z-34 | Germany | The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[46] |
April
1 April
4 April
Ship | 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
8 April
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Despatch | United States Navy | The protected cruiser was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California. |
9 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Bridge | United Kingdom | collided with wreck of Fort Massac during salvage operations. Holed and quickly sank in upright position. Salvage attempt on 23 August only succeeded in turning her on her side. Declared a total loss. |
14 April
Ship | State | Description |
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RFA Oligarch | Royal Navy | The Template:Sclass2- 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.[74] |
15 April
Ship | 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.)[75] |
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.)[76] |
16 April
Ship | 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.[27] |
I-503 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Template:Sclass- was scuttled in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Japan by the United States Navy.[77] |
I-504 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Template:Sclass- was scuttled in the Kii Channel by the United States Navy.[78] |
17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Frithjof | Norway | The fishing boat sprang a leak and sank in the West Ice off Greenland.[27] |
21 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Christopher | United Kingdom | struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Martaban (14°09′N 98°03′E / 14.150°N 98.050°E). |
Ramø | Norway | Struck a mine and sank at Henningsvær, Lofoten Islands.[27] |
24 April
Ship | 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).[79] |
28 April
Ship | 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.[80] |
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
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I-121 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured I-121-class submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[81] |
Ro-68 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Type L4 submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[82] |
RO-500 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[83] |
USS Solar | United States Navy | The Template:Sclass- exploded and sank at Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, New Jersey with the loss of seven of her 213 crew. |
HMS Stubborn | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. |
May
1 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Georgetown Victory | United States | The troopship ran aground in the entrance to Strangford Lough, Co Down, United Kingdom and broke her back. All 1,100-plus on board were rescued by the Claughey, Donaghadee and Newcastle lifeboats.[84] |
6 May
Ship | 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.[85] |
8 May
18 May
Ship | 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.[97] |
21 May
Ship | 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).[98] |
23 May
Ship | 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).[99] |
24 May
Ship | 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
Ship | State | Description |
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H.C. Horn | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea.[100] |
28 May
Ship | State | Description |
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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).[101] |
Marianne | Denmark | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Øresund off Stevns.[102] |
31 May
Ship | 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).[103] |
June
4 June
Ship | State | Description |
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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).[104] |
6 June
Ship | 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.[105] |
9 June
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Solar | United States Navy | The Template:Sclass- was scuttled 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New York. |
13 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Fechenheim | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway.[106] |
20 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Oderstrom | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[107] |
28 June
Ship | State | Description |
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C 8 | Spanish Navy | The submarine was rammed by Lepanto ( Spanish Navy) and sank off the Balearic Islands with the loss of all 46 crew.[108] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Flowergate | United Kingdom | ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey.[109] |
James W. Nesmith | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical munitions.[110] |
July
1 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Anderson | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Sims-class destroyer was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
USS Carlisle | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
USS Gilliam | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
USS Lamson | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Mahan-class destroyer was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
Sakawa | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The captured Agano-class light cruiser ( Imperial Japanese Navy) was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
2 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | Norway | Struck a mine and sank at Hai Phong, Vietnam.[27] |
11 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Topdal | Norway | Sank whilst laid up at Bergen after some boys opened her sea cocks.[27] |
13 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Freiburg | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[111] |
Gertrud Fritzen | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[112] |
25 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Apogon | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
Arkansas | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Wyoming-class battleship was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
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. |
Pilotfish | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. She later was raised, moved to Eniwetok, and sunk there in another atomic bomb test in 1948. |
Saratoga | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Lexington-class aircraft carrier was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
USS Skipjack | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. 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 by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll as a test target. |
30 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Nagato | United States Navy | Operation Crossroads: The captured Nagato-class battleship ( Imperial Japanese Navy) 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.[113] 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
Ship | State | Description |
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American Farmer | United States | The cargo ship collided with SS 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.[114] |
SS Argyle | Canada | She ran aground and was wrecked near Punta Gorda, Cuba while on passage Baracoa for Miami with bananas[115] |
August
2 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Cross | United Kingdom | Capsized following an explosion and fire at Haifa, Palestine. Up to 25 people killed. |
10 August
Ship | 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.[116] |
16 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Finisterre | France | Fishing vessel driven ashore at St. Ives. Three crew killed.[109] |
22 August
Ship | 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.[18] |
25 August
Ship | 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.[18] |
Unknown date
Ship | 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.[117] |
September
3 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Fulani | United Kingdom | the cargo ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[118] Refloated the next day.[119] |
Sea King | Norway | The cargo ship sank in the Trondheimsleia following a collision with another ship. Was on a voyage from Skrova to Trondheim.[27] |
8 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Rhön | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway.[120] |
12 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Fort Fraser | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Paull, Yorkshire. Later refloated.[121] |
Helena Modjeska | United States | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Later broke her back, a total loss.[17] |
13 September
Ship | 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.[27] |
15 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Herøy | Norway | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank west of the Feistein Lighthouse, Klepp whilst on a voyage from Odda to Sarpsborg.[27] |
19 September
Ship | State | Description |
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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
Ship | State | Description |
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TID 62 | United Kingdom | The tug suffered a failure of her steering gear off Beachy Head, East 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.[122] |
29 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Fort Vermillion | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[123] Refloated on 6 October.[17] |
Torni | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Petard Point, Ravenscar, Yorkshire.[123] |
30 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Alta | Norway | The cargo ship sank off Makkaur. Raised in 1949 and converted to a barge in 1950.[27] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[27] |
Schuyler Colfax | United States | The liberty ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tilefish ( United States Navy).[124] |
October
10 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Fluor | United Kingdom | The coaster was struck by Strathnaver ( United Kingdom) whilst moored at Southampton, Hampshire and sank. All twelve crew escaped.[125] |
11 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Glamorganbrook | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak and sank off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of one of the fifteen people on board.[126] |
12 October
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[18] |
Ludwigshafen | Germany | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[127] |
14 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Eider | Germany | The former (hulked) cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[128] |
19 October
Ship | State | Description |
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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). |
24 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Bakkøy | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground east of Lindesnes whilst on a voyage from Korshamn to Oslo.[27] |
26 October
- For the loss of the German cargo ship Arizona on or after this date, see the entry for 17 April 1944.
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur Sewall | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[129] |
28 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Renascent | Norway | The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom to Kristiansand.[27] |
29 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Stanburn | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered off Sfax, Tunisia with the loss of four of her 35 crew.[130] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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George Hawley | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[131] |
November
2 November
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[18] |
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.[27] |
4 November
5 November
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[132] |
Valle | Norway | The coaster suffered engine failure and struck rocks whilst on a voyage from Grimstad to Haugesund.[27] |
11 November
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[18] |
13 November
Ship | State | Description |
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U-977 | United States Navy | The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts by USS Atule ( United States Navy). |
20 November
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[133] |
22 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Hirma | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground west of the Geita Lighthouse, Askvoll whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Bodø.[27] |
26 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Garth | United Kingdom | The dredger sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew.[134] |
27 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Lasknes | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off Rongevær, Norway, broke in two and sank. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Tillamok | United States | The tanker ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Still aground on 25 December.[135] |
December
1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[136] |
2 December
Ship | State | Description |
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HMCS Middlesex | Royal Canadian Navy | The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground on Shutin Island, Nova Scotia. She was subsequently scrapped in situ.[137] |
5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Rubens | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Bonacca, Honduras. Drifted ashore at Bonacca, a total loss.[38] |
6 December
Ship | State | Description |
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N16 | French Navy | The Type XXIII submarine was lost at Toulon, Var in a diving accident with the loss of a number of lives.[138] |
7 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Rafiah | Aliyah Bet: The Jewish immigrant ship (formally the Athina S.) was wrecked on Sirina, north-east of Crete.[139] |
8 December
Ship | State | Description |
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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.[140] |
Irma | Sweden | The cargo ship was driven onto Manacle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands).[140] |
Liberté | France | The ocean liner collided with the wreck of Paris ( France) and sank at Le Havre.[141] Later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
HMS Saltburn | Royal Navy | The Template:Sclass- minesweeper broke free from her tow and ran aground at Hartland Point, Devon.[140] |
Security | United Kingdom | The tug sank off Portland, Dorset.[140] |
HMS Truant | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine broke free from her tow and sank off the Channel Islands.[140] |
Wansford | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands).[140] |
13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Tove | Norway | The coaster capsized and sank in the Kattegat whilst on a voyage from Randers to Bergen. One crewmember was killed.[27] |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Leipzig | Royal Navy | The Template:Sclass- was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical weapons. |
T-21 | Germany | The torpedo boat was scuttled in the Skagerrak at 57°53′N 6°13′E / 57.883°N 6.217°E.[142] |
Z-29 | Germany | The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[143] |
19 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Havskaaren | Norway | The coaster ran aground at Kvalnesflæsa, Lofoten Islands.[27] |
22 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Prinz Eugen | United States Navy | The Template:Sclass- capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll. |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Marna | Norway | The coaster sank west of Gamle Hellesund whilst on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom.[27] |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Northeastern Victory | United States | The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[17] |
25 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Anastasia | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak and was beached at Skar Point, Walney Island, Lancashire.[144] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski | United States Army | The transport ship sank, Inside Passage, British Columbia. |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
F2 | Royal Navy | The escort ship sank in the North Sea during a storm.[145] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Monte Pascoal | Germany | The Monte-class ocean liner was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[146] |
Schwabenland | Germany | The seaplane tender/catapult ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[147] |
See also
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