List of shipwrecks in 1944

The list of shipwrecks in 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1944.

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May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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January

Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1944

February

Main article: List of shipwrecks in February 1944

March

Main article: List of shipwrecks in March 1944

April

Main article: List of shipwrecks in April 1944

May

Main article: List of shipwrecks in May 1944

June

Main article: List of shipwrecks in June 1944

July

Main article: List of shipwrecks in July 1944

August

Main article: List of shipwrecks in August 1944

September

Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1944

October

Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1944

November

Main article: List of shipwrecks in November 1944

December

Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1944

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 57	Kriegsmarine	The Type A Artilleriefährprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.
Alice L. Pendleton	United States	The 228-foot (69 m), 1,349-gross register ton four-masted lumber schooner 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]
F 241	Kriegsmarine	The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in the Winter of 1944/1945.
F 459	Kriegsmarine	The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.
F 615	Kriegsmarine	The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.
F 626	Kriegsmarine	The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.
F 855	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.
F 923	Kriegsmarine	The Type DM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.
F 949	Kriegsmarine	The Type DM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.
F 964	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.
F 1165	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.
G 310 Triglav	Kriegsmarine	The coaster was wrecked near Trieste. Raised, either by the Germans, repaired and returned to service, or by her Yugoslav owners post war. [2]
Gyoraitei No. 114	Imperial Japanese Navy	The Q/No. 114-class motor torpedo boat was lost in 1944 or 1945.
Gyoraitei No. 116, and Gyoraitei No. 117	Imperial Japanese Navy	The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boats were lost in 1944 at or near Rabaul. [3]
Gyoraitei No. 233	Imperial Japanese Navy	The Gyoraitei No. 31-class motor torpedo boat was lost in 1944 or 1945.
Gyoraitei No. 428	Imperial Japanese Navy	The Gyoraitei No. 36-class motor torpedo boat was lost in 1944.
H-1	Imperial Japanese Navy	The H-1-class motor gun boat was lost in 1944.
H-3, H-5, H-7, and H-8	Imperial Japanese Navy	The H-2-class motor gun boats were lost in 1944 or 1945.
Hai Kan No. 10	Imperial Japanese Navy	The training hulk, formerly the cruiser Tsushima, was sunk as a torpedo target in the Pacific Ocean off Miura, Kanagawa, Japan.
Herold	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bergen, Norway in December 1944 or January 1945. [4]
KFK 90	Kriegsmarine	The training ship, a KFK-2-class naval drifter, was sunk sometime in 1944.
KFK 307	Kriegsmarine	The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(L) 540	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (large) was lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(L) 760	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (large) was lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 640	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 652\	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 669	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 735	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 978	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 982	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 987	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 989	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 991	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 993	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
HMS LCP(R) 1023	Royal Navy	The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.
Libby, McNeill & Libby V No. 6	United States	The 79-gross register ton, 71-foot (21.6 m) scow sank in the waters of the Territory of Alaska sometime in 1944. [5]
M 4255	Kriegsmarine	The minesweeper, a KFK-2-class naval drifter, was sunk sometime in 1944.
Nichiyu Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Nichiyu Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and damaged by USS Halibut (  United States Navy) about 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) south west of Guam ( 10°25′N145°25′E / 10.417°N 145.417°E / 10.417; 145.417 ) on 2 March 1943. She was towed to Guam and declared unrepairable. The ship was further damaged on 12 June and 25 June 1944. The transport was apparently sunk during the Battle of Guam between 25 June and 10 August 1944 when she was removed from the IJN List. [6]
Ouessant	Kriegsmarine	The floating power station, formerly the submarine Ouessant (  French Navy), was scuttled at Pauillac, France. [7]
S 14	Kriegsmarine	The S 14-class E-boat sunk in the English Channel. [8]
SS-4	Imperial Japanese Navy	The SS-class landing ship was lost in August 1944 in the Philippines.
SS-8	Imperial Japanese Navy	The SS-class landing ship was lost in 1944 or 1945.
SS-10	Imperial Japanese Navy	The SS-class landing ship was lost in 1944 or 1945.
Shoei Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines by USS Paddle and USS Hammerhead (both   United States Navy) sometime between 25 November and 18 January 1945. [9]
Strasbourg II	Kriegsmarine	Strasbourg II World War II: The barracks ship was scuttled at Lorient, France.
T-134	Imperial Japanese Navy	The No. 103-class landing ship ran aground and was abandoned on the east coast of Iwo Jima, Kazan Retto ( 24°47′N141°20′E / 24.783°N 141.333°E / 24.783; 141.333 ) sometime on or after 2 August. The wreck was destroyed by a storm on 4 October. [10]
Tempo 7	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The tanker was scuttled. She was refloated in December 1944. Subsequently repaired and returned to French service as Vendémiaire. [11]
U-743	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland ( 55°38′N7°26′W / 55.633°N 7.433°W / 55.633; -7.433 ) in September or October 1944 whilst on patrol with the loss of all 50 crew. Cause unknown. [12]
UJ-2306	Kriegsmarine	The submarine chaser, a KFK-2-class naval drifter, was sunk sometime in 1944.
V 5509	Kriegsmarine	The Vorpostenboot , a former S 14-class motor torpedo boat, was sunk in La Manch sometime in 1944.
Victoria	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Hamburg whilst fitting out. She was subsequently laid up. She was completed in 1947–49 and entered Yugoslav service as Makedonija. [13]
Viking 1	Nazi Germany	World War II: The ferry was scuttled end of 1944 in the Repparfjord, Finnmark, Norway. [14]
Wilma G	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 29.6-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank at the entrance to Prince William Sound off Montague Island, Territory of Alaska. [15]
Unknown shipwreck		An unknown wreck was recorded at ( 30°12′N87°13′W / 30.200°N 87.217°W / 30.200; -87.217 ) south of Pensacola, Florida in 1944 in 80 feet (24 m) of water with a stack and masts above water. [16]
Unknown shipwreck		An unknown wreck was recorded east of Marathon, Florida at ( 24°42′N80°52′W / 24.700°N 80.867°W / 24.700; -80.867 ) on 31 March 1944. [17]

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