List of shipwrecks in 1943

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The list of shipwrecks in 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1943.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1943
ShipCountryDescription
Alice L. PendletonFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The 228-foot (69 m), four-masted lumber schooner (1,394 GRT, 1918) was abandoned at the Palmer Shipyard on the west side of the Mystic River in Noank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. [1]
Cafernströn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gdynia, Poland, by United States Army Air Forces aircraft. [2]
D S S Co. No. 8Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The 33-gross register ton, 54.2-foot (16.5 m) scow sank in the Taku River in the Territory of Alaska. [3]
Galveston Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The US Army Corps of Engineers dredge sank in a hurricane, probably off Galveston, Texas. 12 crew were killed. [4]
GelmerFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The dredge sank south of Apalachicola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico ( 29°19′N84°55′W / 29.317°N 84.917°W / 29.317; -84.917 ) in 88 feet (27 m) of water. [5] [6]
Gyoraitei No. 109 Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945.
Gyoraitei No. 110 Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945.
Gyoraitei No. 111 Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945.
Kaifuku Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf (Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy) between 5 October and 27 November. [7]
Miyadonu Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Growler (Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy) sometime between 17 February and 27 October. [8]
Sidney Civil Ensign of Australia.svg  Australia
The wreck of the former HMAS Protector at low tide on 22 March 2008. HMAS Protector Remains S01.JPG
The wreck of the former HMAS Protector at low tide on 22 March 2008.
After suffering damage in a collision with a tug off Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and being abandoned ca. July 1943, the former lighter – originally the flatiron gunboat HMAS Protector (Naval Ensign of Australia.svg  Royal Australian Navy) – was scuttled for use as a breakwater at Heron Island off Queensland on an unknown date.
Taiau Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Gudgeon (Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy) sometime between 1 September and 6 October. [9]
Tateyama Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by the submarine USS Pickerel (Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy) sometime between 10 July and 26 August. [10]
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States The Liberty ship was damaged while loading landing ships in heavy seas and was declared a constructive total loss. [11]
Unknown shipwreckThe wreck was charted in 1943 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from the American Shoal Light, Florida at 24°34′N81°24′W / 24.567°N 81.400°W / 24.567; -81.400 . The wreck was destroyed on 24 March 1944. [5]
Unknown shipwreckThe wreck was charted in 1943 just off the north west coast of Key West, Florida at 24°35′N81°48′W / 24.583°N 81.800°W / 24.583; -81.800 . [5]
Unknown shipwreckThe wreck was charted in 1943 east of Marathon, Florida at 24°42′N80°52′W / 24.700°N 80.867°W / 24.700; -80.867 . [5]
Wuhu Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf (Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy). [7]
Yamagibu Maru Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by the submarine USS Pargo (Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy) sometime between 13 June and 3 September. [12]
"Zibello"Flag of Italy.svg  Italy The 160 foot barge was sunk off Internati Island National Park in the River Po. [13]

See also

References

  1. "Alice L. Pendleton". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Raid Damage At Gdynia". The Times. No. 49677. London. 15 October 1943. col E, p. 3.
  3. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)
  4. "The history of Dredging at the Port of Houston: ditching high and low to build a port" (PDF). westerndredging.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN   9781561641635 . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. "Gelmer (+1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Swordfish". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  8. "Growler (SS-215)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  9. "Gudgeon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  10. "Pickerel". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  11. "Liberty Ships - T - U - B". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  12. "Pargo". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  13. "Shipwreck of a World War II barge that sank in 1943 surfaces after Italy's largest river reaches low levels during drought". MSN.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
Ship events in 1943
Ship launches: 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Ship commissionings: 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Ship decommissionings: 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Shipwrecks: 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948