The list of shipwrecks in 1946 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1946.
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Ship | State | Description |
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USS Dorsey | ![]() | The hulk of the high-speed minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed. |
Empire Stella | ![]() | The Stella-type tug suffered a boiler explosion which wrecked her engine. Subsequently repaired with the engine from Empire Keith (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-516 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°06′N9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W ). [2] |
U-2502 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°06′N9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W ). [3] |
William H. Webb | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off Kildin Island, Soviet Union and broke in two. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Tigachi | ![]() | The coastal tanker ran aground at Nidingen, Sweden. Later broke in two, a total loss. [5] |
U-825 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight. The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°31′N7°30′W / 55.517°N 7.500°W ). [6] |
U-2336 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°06′N9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W ) by HMS Offa (![]() |
U-2351 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°50′N8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W ) by HMS Offa (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-541 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°38′N7°35′W / 55.633°N 7.583°W ). [8] |
U-901 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°50′N8°30′W / 55.833°N 8.500°W ). [9] |
U-2506 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°37′N7°30′W / 55.617°N 7.500°W ). [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-1109 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°49′N8°31′W / 55.817°N 8.517°W ) by HMS Templar (![]() |
U-2356 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°50′N8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W ) by HMS Onslaught (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-1010 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°37′N7°49′W / 55.617°N 7.817°W ) by ORP Garland (![]() |
U-1023 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°49′N8°24′W / 55.817°N 8.400°W ). |
U-2511 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°33′N7°38′W / 55.550°N 7.633°W ). |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Safari | ![]() | The decommissioned S-class submarine sank under tow in the English Channel while on her way to the breaker′s yard. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sierra Cordoba | ![]() | The passenger ship was damaged by fire. [15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Snowbell | ![]() | The hulk of the Ailanthus-class net laying ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
USS Southard | ![]() | The hulk of the fast minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
Ship | State | Description |
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British Loyalty | ![]() | The tanker was scuttled in the Indian Ocean at Addu Atoll, Maldives ( 0°38′12″S73°07′43″E / 0.63667°S 73.12861°E ). [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Roald | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel sank off Southeast Alaska at ( 56°30′N133°00′W / 56.500°N 133.000°W ) near Horn Cliff ( 56°47′40″N132°40′00″W / 56.79444°N 132.66667°W ). [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dursley | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire. [18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gradisca | ![]() | The passenger ship ran aground on the east coast of Gavdos, Greece. She was refoated on 9 July 1947 and laid up. She was consequently scrapped in 1950. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carnifex Ferry | ![]() | The tanker collided with F F Wolfe (![]() |
Cobble Hill | ![]() | The tanker ran aground off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kazan Maru | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USAT Crown Reefer | ![]() | During a voyage transporting perishables and cargo from Seattle, Washington, to Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, and military bases in the Aleutian Islands, the 5,100-ton United States Army Transport – a refrigerated cargo ship – was abandoned when she ran aground off Kirilof Point ( 51°25′15″N179°17′50″E / 51.42083°N 179.29722°E ) on the coast of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. A United States Navy rescue tug rescued her entire crew of 39. She later broke up. [22] |
Gradisca | ![]() | The troopship ran aground on Gavos, Greece. [23] |
USS Tamaroa | ![]() | The tug collided with the aviation supply ship USS Jupiter (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bluenose | The coastal freighter ran aground off Île à Vache, Haiti and broke up. [25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HDMS ME 1016 | ![]() | The minesweeper ran aground off Jernhatten. She was declared a total loss. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Antietam | ![]() | The tanker struck a mine in the Gironde Estuary and sank with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by a French pilot boat. Antietam was on a voyage from New York to Blaye, Gironde. [27] [28] |
Luray Victory | ![]() | The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Akagi Maru | ![]() | The merchant ship struck a mine and sank in the Seto Inland Sea off Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fort Massac | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Thornaby (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-764 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°06′N9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W ). [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Captive | ![]() | The rescue tug was beached in Potomas Bay, Cyprus. [32] |
I-505 | ![]() | The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Sunda Strait by the destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer (![]() |
Rian | ![]() | The coaster collided with the minesweeper HNLMS Jan van Gelder (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Per Gynt | ![]() | The 20-gross register ton 39.9-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Gardiner Bay ( 54°49′30″N131°57′45″W / 54.82500°N 131.96250°W ) on the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [35] |
Yukon | ![]() | With 480 people – 369 passengers and 111 crew members – aboard, the 5,746-gross register ton, 360-foot (109.7 m) steam passenger ship ran aground at Cape Fairfield in Johnstone Bay, Territory of Alaska, and broke in two. With surf reaching heights of 40 feet (12.2 m) and pounding the ship to pieces, rescue operations took three days. Eleven people – five civilians and six United States Army soldiers – died in the disaster. [36] [37] |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-1228 | ![]() | The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sphene | ![]() | The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Cornwall. All five crew were rescued. [39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Waveney | ![]() | The ocean liner caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished. [40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Severn | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with Leighton (![]() |
Girl Lena | ![]() | The trawler collided with HMS Saga (![]() |
Lindøy | ![]() | Capsized and sank south of Sogneoksen whilst on a voyage from Bulandet to Bergen, Norway. [44] |
U-975 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°42′N9°01′W / 55.700°N 9.017°W ) by HMS Loch Arkaig (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Greene | ![]() | The hulk of the seaplane tender, a former Clemson-class destroyer aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
Ponce de Lyon | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground at The Gantocks, off Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland. [42] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-501 | ![]() | The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca ( 3°05′50″N100°41′50″E / 3.09722°N 100.69722°E ) by HMS Loch Glendhu and HMS Loch Lomond (both ![]() |
U-3514 | ![]() | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°00′N10°05′W / 56.000°N 10.083°W ) by HMS Loch Arkaig (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Vis | ![]() | World War II: The cargo ship struck a naval mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Dalmatia. [47] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fulham VII | ![]() | The coaster collided with Alfred Victory (![]() |
Lake Crystal | ![]() | Under tow by a tug and carrying a cargo of coal, the 254-foot (77 m), 2,308-gross register ton barge sank in heavy seas in 130 feet (40 m) of water in Block Island Sound 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, at 41°15.985′N071°46.428′W / 41.266417°N 71.773800°W , with the loss of seven lives. There was one survivor. [50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-502 | ![]() | The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore by HMS Loch Lomond (![]() |
I-506 | ![]() | The Type IXD1 submarine was scuttled in the Bali Sea east of the Kangean Islands, Dutch East Indies by a Royal Navy ship. [52] |
Tijger | ![]() | The coaster collided with Edward R. Squibb (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Robert G. Cann | ![]() | During a voyage from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, via Tiverton, Nova Scotia, the 119-foot (36 m), 265-gross register ton coastal screw steamer sank in approximately 400 feet (120 m) of water in the Bay of Fundy 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan during a blizzard. Her entire crew of 13 men abandoned ship in a 17-foot (5.2 m) lifeboat, but by the time the lifeboat came ashore at Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, 19 hours later, 12 of them had died of hypothermia, leaving her captain as her only survivor. [53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Donbass | ![]() | The 10,488-ton Type T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the Pacific Ocean approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Adak in the Aleutian Islands. Three Soviet ships rescued 15 survivors from the forward part of the ship. The tanker Puente Hills (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emire Severn | ![]() | The cargo ship again collided with Leighton (![]() |
MAL 38 | ![]() | The MAL 2 type landing fire support lighter (Soviet designation unknown) was wrecked. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Edna S | ![]() | The 20-gross register ton, 42.4-foot (12.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Hoonah, Territory of Alaska. [56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Leeuwarden | ![]() | 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 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Herisle | ![]() | The cargo ship was hit by William A. Jones (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Lanikai | ![]() | The decommissioned schooner sank in Subic Bay in a storm in February 1946 or during a typhoon sometime in 1947. [60] [61] |
No. 13 | ![]() | The surrendered T51-class motor torpedo boat was lost in February. |
U-1197 | ![]() | The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the North Sea by the United States Navy. [62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Orphée | ![]() | The Diane-class submarine exploded at Casablanca, Morocco. Two of her crew were killed. [63] |
Sackett's Harbor | ![]() | The 10,488-gross register ton T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the North Pacific Ocean southeast of Attu Island, about 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) southwest of Adak, Alaska. Two cats died, but there was no loss of human life. Her bow section later was sunk by gunfire by the patrol frigate USS Orlando (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Waveney | ![]() | The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. She was refloated on 4 March. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947. [30] [65] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bolivar | ![]() | The cargo ship was wrecked and broke in two at Kish Bank, Ireland. [66] |
USS Extricate | ![]() | The hulk of the Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
HMS MFV 411 | ![]() | The MFV-1-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia. [67] |
HMS MFV 812 | ![]() | The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia. [68] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kielce | ![]() | The cargo ship, loaded with ammunition, collided with Lombardy (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS LSM-265 | ![]() | The LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium was sunk as a torpedo target by a United States Navy submarine in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. [71] [72] |
Osashi | ![]() | The incomplete Ohama-class escort foundered from leaks at Yokohama, Japan. |
Ship | State | Description |
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William L. Davidson | ![]() | The Liberty ship was driven ashore near the Osko Lighthouse, Norway. She was later refloated and towed to the United States. Subsequently served as a hulk with the United States Navy. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Roche | ![]() | The damaged hulk of the decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Yokosuka, Japan. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Byron Darnton | ![]() | The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom ( 55°17′N5°35′W / 55.283°N 5.583°W ). She broke in two, a total loss. [73] |
Falkenfels | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [74] [75] |
Hugo Oldendorf | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions. [76] |
Karl Leonhardt | ![]() | The 6,042 GRT cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions. [77] |
Lotte | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of poison gas munitions. [78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Byron Darmton | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom and broke in two. [79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS MFV 777 | ![]() | The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel burned at Hong Kong. [80] |
Venus | ![]() | The 42-gross register ton 52.4-foot (16.0 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in Sumner Strait near McNamara Point ( 56°19′50″N133°03′45″W / 56.33056°N 133.06250°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [81] |
Ship | State | Description |
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J. P. Poe | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated. [82] |
HMS LCI(L) 4 | ![]() | The landing craft infantry (large) was lost in the Far East. [83] |
Muggur | ![]() | The cargo ship capsized and sank in Ofotfjord after her cargo of herring and timber shifted. [44] |
Z34 | ![]() | The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak. [84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Essu | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the small-boat harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska. [56] |
Suiyang | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a mine in the Chao Phraya River 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) upstream of Paknam, Thailand. She was beached but was declared a total loss. [85] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Santa Rita | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea ( 42°35′N10°10′E / 42.583°N 10.167°E ). [86] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nickajack Trail | ![]() | The T2 tanker was wrecked at the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. She was on a voyage from Port Arthur to Yokohama, Japan. [87] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles S. Haight | ![]() | The 7,198-gross register ton Liberty ship was stranded on Flat Ground Shoal at Cape Ann off Rockport, Massachusetts. The ship burned out on 17 August and sank in up to 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at 42°40′38″N070°35′03″W / 42.67722°N 70.58417°W . [113] [114] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS S-35 | ![]() | The decommissioned S-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target. |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Despatch | ![]() | The former protected cruiser was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Bridge | ![]() | The coaster collided with the wreck of Fort Massac (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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RFA Oligarch | ![]() | The Ol-class tanker was scuttled in the Red Sea ( 27°30′N34°45′E / 27.500°N 34.750°E ) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [120] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ha-110 | ![]() | 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.) [121] |
Ha-112 | ![]() | 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.) [122] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Helen May | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Krakhellesundet whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Ålesund, Norway. [44] |
I-503 | ![]() | The Marcello-class submarine was scuttled in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Japan by the United States Navy. [123] |
I-504 | ![]() | The Marconi-class submarine was scuttled in the Kii Channel by the United States Navy. [124] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Frithjof | ![]() | The fishing boat sprang a leak and sank in the West Ice off Greenland. [44] |
USS Wasp | ![]() | The Essex-class aircraft carrier ran aground off the coast of New Jersey. [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Christopher | ![]() | The tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Martaban ( 14°09′N98°03′E / 14.150°N 98.050°E ). She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Singapore. [125] |
Ramø | ![]() | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Henningsvær, Lofoten Islands, Norway. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfios | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by HMCS Middlesex (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Warrigal | ![]() | The 9-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was stranded and lost at the southwest end of Chichagof Pass in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [127] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Thea | ![]() | The coaster capsized and sank in Bridlington Bay, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the eight people on board. [128] |
Ship | State | Description |
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SS-16 | ![]() | The surrendered SS-class landing ship sank at Yohimi. Raised and scrapped. |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Tarantula | ![]() | The decommissioned Insect-class river gunboat was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bay of Bengal off Trincomalee, Ceylon, by the destroyers HMS Carron and HMS Carysfort (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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S 7 | ![]() | The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
S 9 | ![]() | The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
S 12 | ![]() | The surrendered S 10-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ha-206 | ![]() | 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. [134] |
USS LST-884 | ![]() | The LST-542-class tank landing ship, heavily damaged by a kamikaze on 1 April 1945, was disposed of by sinking. [135] |
Ship | State | Description |
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K F C No 1 | ![]() | The 125-gross register ton barge sank at Point Gore ( 59°12′00″N150°57′30″W / 59.20000°N 150.95833°W ) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [145] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fort Sumter | ![]() | The T2 tanker broke in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean 720 nautical miles (1,330 km) south of Attu Island, Alaska. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to San Pedro. [146] |
H I C 5 | ![]() | The 51-gross register ton, 60.1-foot (18.3 m) scow sank in Excursion Inlet ( 58°25′N135°26′W / 58.417°N 135.433°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [147] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Bellona | ![]() | The Achelous-class landing craft repair ship, hard aground on Kama Rock, Iwo Jima, since 1 December 1945, was blown up with explosive charges after being stripped of all salvageable equipment. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dessau | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [148] |
Ship | State | Description |
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M-16 | ![]() | The minesweeper was scuttled at 58°10′N10°42′E / 58.167°N 10.700°E in the Skagerrak. [149] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-203 | ![]() | The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Caiman (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-201 | ![]() | The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Queenfish (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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DD-224 | ![]() | ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alcoa Banner | ![]() | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [151] |
HMS Lewes | ![]() | The decommissioned Caldwell-class destroyer, formerly USS Craven and USS Conway (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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H.C. Horn | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea. [152] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-14 | ![]() | The captured Type AM submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, at 21°13′N158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Bugara (![]() |
Marianne | ![]() | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Øresund off Stevns. [154] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-401 | ![]() | The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°12′N158°07′W / 21.200°N 158.117°W by two Mark 18 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Cabezon (![]() |
Spartan | ![]() | The Clyde Puffer exploded and sank off Lismore, Argyllshire. [156] |
Ship | State | Description |
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F 192 | ![]() | World War II: The Type AM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was scuttled sometime in May. |
Nattie | ![]() | The 10-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel drifted out to sea from Seldovia, Territory of Alaska, and was wrecked. [157] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-400 | ![]() | The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, at 21°13′N158°07′W / 21.217°N 158.117°W by three Mark 18-2 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Trumpetfish (![]() |
Kunashiri | ![]() | The Shimushu-class escort ship ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of Japan. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jan Wellem | ![]() | The tanker was wrecked in the Kiel Fjord, Germany. Scrapped at Blyth, United Kingdom, from November 1947. [159] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kamikaze | ![]() | The repatriation ship, a former Kamikaze-class destroyer, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at 34°38′N138°8′E / 34.633°N 138.133°E while coming to the aide of Kunashiri (![]() |
Kunashiri | ![]() | The repatriation ship, a former Shimushu-class escort, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at ( 34°35′N138°5′E / 34.583°N 138.083°E ). She was abandoned and scrapped 1946–1947. [160] |
Ship | State | Description |
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AF 112 | ![]() | The surrendered Type D Artilleriefährprahm sank on this date. |
Myōkō | ![]() | The captured Myōkō-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N100°40′E / 3.083°N 100.667°E . |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Solar | ![]() | The Buckley-class destroyer escort was scuttled 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New York. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fechenheim | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [161] [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Meerkerk | ![]() | The ship struck a mine off Westkapelle, Netherlands. 12 crew jumped overboard and were drowned. The remainder, including 14 passengers, were rescued. The ship sank on 18 June. [162] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hugh Williamson | ![]() | The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was later refloated and laid up. Consequently scrapped in 1946. [163] |
Wafico No. 8 | ![]() | The 8-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Halibut Bay on the southwest end of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska. [127] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gold Creek | ![]() | The T2 tanker ran aground off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas, to Providence, Rhode Island. [165] |
Ship | State | Description |
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C 4 | ![]() | The C 1-class submarine was rammed by the destroyer Lepanto (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Miss D | ![]() | The 23-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska. [167] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Flowergate | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey. [168] |
James W. Nesmith | ![]() | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical munitions. [169] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Anderson | ![]() | ![]() |
USS Carlisle | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Gilliam | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Lamson | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Mahan-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
Sakawa | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The captured Agano-class light cruiser (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gemlock | ![]() | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 31°44′N30°25′E / 31.733°N 30.417°E ) with a cargo of obsolete ammunition. [172] |
Topdal | ![]() | Sank whilst laid up at Bergen, Norway, after some boys opened her sea cocks. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Island Duke | ![]() | The 15-gross register ton 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor towing vessel was wrecked off Graveyard Point ( 58°52′N157°01′W / 58.867°N 157.017°W ) in Kvichak Bay on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska. [173] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Freiburg | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [174] [75] |
Gertrud Fritzen | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak as a means of disposing of poison gas munitions that had been loaded aboard her. [175] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Majaba | ![]() | The decommissioned and abandoned non-self propelled auxiliary vessel sank at dock in Subic Bay, Philippines. [176] [177] |
Somehow | ![]() | The 14-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Elfin Cove in Southeast Alaska. [64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Denham | ![]() | The tender struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay. [178] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Z45 | ![]() | World War II: The incomplete Type 1936B destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cougar | ![]() | The 43-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel sank in the Shelikof Strait 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Rocky Point ( 57°39′45″N154°13′50″W / 57.66250°N 154.23056°W ) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of three crewmen and seven or eight passengers. The sole survivor was a man who clung to a floating gasoline tank for 11 hours until a passing fishing vessel rescued him. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Apogon | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Arkansas | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Wyoming-class battleship was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS LSM-60 | ![]() | ![]() |
USS Pilotfish | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Saratoga | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Lexington-class aircraft carrier was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Skipjack | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Salmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She later was raised for further use as a target ship and sunk again in August 1948. |
YON-160 | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The fuel oil barge was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
Ship | State | Description |
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T37 | ![]() | The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard. [179] |
T38 | ![]() | The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard. [179] |
T39 | ![]() | The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard. [179] |
TF-11 | ![]() | The torpedo training ship, a former Type 1940 minesweeper, was scuttled in the Skagerrak by the Allies. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kanaga | ![]() | The 60-gross register ton, 61.6-foot (18.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Southeast Alaska, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Sitka, Territory of Alaska. [145] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nagato | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The captured Nagato-class battleship sank at Bikini Atoll due to damage sustained on 25 July 1946 as a test target in an atomic bomb explosion. |
Vipya | ![]() | 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. [180] The Malawi Department of Antiquities's sign at the Memorial site at Fort Johnston (now Mangochi) confirms the loss of life as being 145. |
Ship | State | Description |
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American Farmer | ![]() | The cargo ship collided with William J. Riddle (![]() |
Argyle | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked near Punta Gorda, Cuba while on passage from Baracoa for Miami with bananas. [182] |
Ship | State | Description |
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FS-172 | ![]() | The Design 330 coastal freighter was wrecked off the north coast of New Guinea to the north of Madang two miles off Mugil Point near Cape Croisilles in 60–120 feet (18–37 m) of water. [183] [184] |
Heinrich | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skaggerak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [75] |
Myōkō | ![]() | The surrendered Myōkō-class cruiser was scuttled in the Straits of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya ( 03°05′N100°40′E / 3.083°N 100.667°E ) sometime between 2 and 8 July. [185] |
Patrick Henry | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off the coast of Florida and was severely damaged |
Seishu Maru | ![]() | The crane ship ran aground in a typhoon near Hong Kong. Deemed a total loss and probably scrapped in situ . [186] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Peregrin | ![]() | The 13-gross register ton 34.3-foot (10.5 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Territory of Alaska. [35] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Cross | ![]() | The Intermediate-type tanker caught fire, exploded, capsized and sank at Haifa, Palestine. Her crew were rescued by HMS Venus and HMS Virago (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Homestead | ![]() | The T2 tanker was struck by lightning and burnt out at Jacksonville, Florida. Consequently scrapped. [165] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Red Wing | ![]() | The 20-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at "Bent Point" – probably Bent Cape ( 54°53′30″N162°25′00″W / 54.89167°N 162.41667°W ) – on Deer Island at the mouth of Cold Bay on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adur II | ![]() | The tug capsized and sank off Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of one of her crew. [188] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Banshu Maru No. 3 | ![]() | The refrigerated cargo ship caught fire and was scuttled in Singapore Roads. [189] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Rival | ![]() | The cargo ship was damaged at Haifa, Palestine by a limpet mine and was beached. She was later repaired and returned to service. [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Buccaneer | ![]() | The tug was accidentally shelled and sunk, while towing a target off the Isle of Portland, by HMS St. James (![]() |
Empire Peacock | ![]() | The Design 1037 ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 47°55′N8°30′W / 47.917°N 8.500°W ) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [191] |
Ship | State | Description |
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I-372 | ![]() | The refloated wreck of the Type D submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. [192] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Nutfield | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°03′N8°09′W / 48.050°N 8.150°W ) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [193] |
Fulani | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. [194] Refloated the next day. [195] |
Sea King | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Trondheimsleia following a collision with another ship. Was on a voyage from Skrova to Trondheim, Norway. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Rhön | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Arendal, Norway with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [196] [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fort Fraser | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Paull, Yorkshire. Later refloated. [197] |
Helena Modjeska | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Later broke her back, a total loss. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Marit II | ![]() | The tanker broke in two off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States ( 35°09′N73°24′W / 35.150°N 73.400°W ) and sank with the loss of eleven crew. [44] |
S. Wiley Wakeman | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground on a wreck off Tobago. She was refloated on 22 September. Subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1948. [198] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ohio | ![]() | 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. |
Ship | State | Description |
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TID 62 | ![]() | The tug suffered a failure of her steering gear off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was taken in tow by HMS Zephyr (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bantam | ![]() | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled off the coast of New South Wales, Australia with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [201] |
RFA Green Ranger | ![]() | The Ranger-class tanker was torpedoed and damaged at Portland Harbour, Dorset. [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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SS-22 | ![]() | The T-class landing ship was wrecked near Chipei-Hsiaotao, Pescadore Islands. |
T-20 | ![]() | The No.1-class landing ship ran aground in the Formosa Strait and was wrecked near Jibei Island, Penghu. Deemed a comprehensive total loss, she was abandoned there. [202] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski | ![]() | The transport ran aground and sank in the Grenville Channel, 1.3 miles south west of James Point, British Columbia. [203] |
Fort Vermillion | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [204] Refloated on 6 October. [29] |
Torni | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Petard Point, Ravenscar, Yorkshire. [204] |
Ship | State | Description |
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LCG(M) 132 | ![]() | The landing craft was driven ashore whilst under tow from Inveraray, Argyllshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom and was a total loss. [44] |
Schuyler Colfax | ![]() | The Liberty ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tilefish (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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June | ![]() | The 20-gross register ton, 43.2-foot (13.2 m) motor cargo vessel sank in Yakutat Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [206] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fluor | ![]() | The coaster was struck by Strathnaver (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glamorganbrook | ![]() | The coaster sprang a leak and sank off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of one of the fifteen people on board. [208] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [209] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur Sewall | ![]() | The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [210] |
Empire Severn | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled north west of the Hebrides ( 58°18′N9°37′E / 58.300°N 9.617°E ) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [30] |
Ludwigshafen | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak. [211] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eider | ![]() | The former (hulked) cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [212] [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMAS Waree | ![]() | The tug was run aground near the mouth of the Clarence River at Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, after beginning to take on water. She was declared a total loss. |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Saumarez | ![]() | Corfu Channel Incident: The S-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off. Eleven of her crew were killed and 25 others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was declared a total loss and scrapped. |
HMS Volage | ![]() | Corfu Channel Incident: The V-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off while she was attempting to tow HMS Saumarez (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur Sewall | ![]() | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [213] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Stanburn | ![]() | The cargo ship foundered off Sfax, Tunisia with the loss of four of her 35 crew. [214] |
Takao | ![]() | The surrendered Takao-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N100°41′E / 3.083°N 100.683°E , by opening sea cocks, planting explosives and shelling by HMS Newfoundland (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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George Hawley | ![]() | The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [216] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Woodlark | ![]() | The troopship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Hebrides ( 59°00′N7°40′W / 59.000°N 7.667°W ) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. [30] |
Gyoraitei No. 222 | ![]() | The surrendered Gyoraitei No. 31-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
Tora | ![]() | 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, Norway. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
A T T No. 1 | ![]() | The 3,577-gross register ton, 314.8-foot (96.0 m) barge was wrecked on the northeast coast of Amukta in the Aleutian Islands. [217] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gulli | ![]() | The motor vessel ran aground at Kragerø, Norway. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lund | ![]() | The naval trawler was sunk by the explosion of a depth charge whilst engaged in an operation to disperse the wreck of Flandres (![]() |
Valle | ![]() | The coaster suffered engine failure and struck rocks whilst on a voyage from Grimstad to Haugesund, Norway. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Pitt | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the English Channel off Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to the West Indies. She was declared a constructive total loss. [219] |
Ship | State | Description |
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U-977 | ![]() | The Type VIIC submarine was sunk as a torpedo target in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts by the submarine USS Atule (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charmouth | ![]() | World War II: The trawler (195 GRT) was sunk by a mine off Ballycotton, County York, Ireland. Nine crew were killed. There were five survivors. [220] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Flying Cloud | ![]() | The 20-gross register ton, 41.2-foot (12.6 m) fishing vessel sank off Point Gardner ( 57°01′N134°37′W / 57.017°N 134.617°W ) on the south end of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [221] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HNLMS Walcherin | ![]() | The Duiveland-class minesweeper was sunk by a Japanese mine on 19 November 1946 near Balikpapan, Netherlands East Indies. Three crewmen were killed. [222] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albany | ![]() | The coaster departed from Port Talbot, Glamorgan for Rosslare, County Wexford, Ireland. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; wreckage from the ship washed up near St. Davids Head, Pembrokeshire on 22 November. [223] |
Stormont | ![]() | The coaster was in collision with Empire Brent (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Garth | ![]() | The dredger sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew. [225] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tillamok | ![]() | The tanker ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Still aground on 25 December. [227] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tillamook | ![]() | The tanker was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 February 1947 and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan. [228] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMCS Middlesex | ![]() | The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground on Shutin Island, Nova Scotia. She was subsequently scrapped in situ . [229] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rubens | ![]() | The cargo ship was abandoned 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Bonacca, Honduras. Drifted ashore at Bonacca, a total loss. [230] |
Ship | State | Description |
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N35 | ![]() | The Type XXIII submarine was lost at Toulon, Var in a diving accident with the loss of 21 of lives. [231] [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rafiah | Aliyah Bet: The Jewish immigrant ship (formerly Athina S.) was wrecked on Sirina, north-east of Crete. [232] | |
Sea It | ![]() | The 17-gross register ton, 45-foot (14 m) motor cargo vessel sank off Point Adolphus ( 58°17′15″N135°47′00″W / 58.28750°N 135.78333°W ) in Southeast Alaska. [64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Eden | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Spurn Head, Yorkshire in a gale, but was refloated. |
Francis Batey | ![]() | The tug sank in the Tyne. [233] |
Irma | ![]() | The cargo ship was driven onto Manacle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee (![]() |
Liberté | ![]() | The ocean liner collided with the wreck of Paris (![]() |
HMS Saltburn | ![]() | The Hunt-class minesweeper broke free from her tow and ran aground at Hartland Point, Devon. [233] |
Security | ![]() | The tug sank off Portland, Dorset. [233] |
HMS Truant | ![]() | The T-class submarine broke free from her tow and sank off the Channel Islands. [233] |
Wansford | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tana | ![]() | The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea ( 41°20′N10°57′E / 41.333°N 10.950°E ). She was under tow from Olbia, Sardinia to Genoa, Italy. [88] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Leipzig | ![]() | The Leipzig-class light cruiser was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical weapons. |
T21 | ![]() | The torpedo boat was scuttled in the Skagerrak at 57°53′N6°13′E / 57.883°N 6.217°E . [235] |
Z29 | ![]() | The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak. [236] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Havskaaren | ![]() | The coaster ran aground at Kvalnesflæsa, Lofoten Islands, Norway. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Chichagoff | ![]() | The 44-gross register ton, 57.3-foot (17.5 m) fishing vessel was abandoned off Khaz Head ( 57°31′45″N136°01′00″W / 57.52917°N 136.01667°W ) off Piehle Passage ( 57°31′39″N136°01′44″W / 57.5275°N 136.0289°W ) in Southeast Alaska after she lost rudder control and a breaker carried away her pilothouse. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a dory and survived, but Chichagoff sank. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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VIC 31 | ![]() | The VIC-type lighter was driven ashore on Foul Point, Ceylon and sank. She was being towed from Colombo to Trincomalee. She was declared a constructive total loss but was salvaged in 1949, repaired and returned to service as Rahumani. [237] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Prinz Eugen | ![]() | Operation Crossroads: The Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll due to an unrepaired leak caused by damage when she was used as a target in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Afognak | ![]() | The beam trawler ran hard aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Point Gardner ( 57°01′N134°37′W / 57.017°N 134.617°W ) in Southeast Alaska. The mail boat Yakobi (![]() |
Marna | ![]() | The coaster sank west of Gamle Hellesund, Norway, during a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Northeastern Victory | ![]() | The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anastasia | ![]() | The coaster sprang a leak and was beached at Skar Point, Walney Island, Lancashire. [238] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Am-Mer-Mar | ![]() | The Liberty ship ran aground off Lindesnes, Norway. She sank on 1 January 1947. [210] |
Thackeray | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground off Outer Cat Island, Dominion of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States to Botwood, Dominion of Newfoundland. She was refloated on 24 May 1947 and put in to Saint John's. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. [239] |
Ship | State | Description |
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F 2 | ![]() | The F-class escort ship sank at Scapa Flow ( 58°50′N03°11′E / 58.833°N 3.183°E ) during a storm. Partially scrapped in place. [240] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Empire Wharfe | ![]() | The cargo liner caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to the Cameroons. She was towed in to Lagos Nigeria on 2 January 1947 and beached. She was refloated on 6 January. Subsequently repaired and returned to service as Zent. [241] |
Monte Pascoal | ![]() | The Monte-class ocean liner was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells. [242] |
Schwabenland | ![]() | The seaplane tender/catapult ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells. [243] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS H 97 | ![]() | The captured German destroyer was beached to prevent her from sinking due to corroded bottom plates. [244] |
HMS Truant | ![]() | The decommissioned submarine was wrecked while under tow to the breakers. [245] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice L. Pendleton | ![]() | 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. [246] |
Claus Von Bevern | ![]() | The test ship, a former G180-class torpedo boat, was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells. |
Koolama | ![]() | The cargo ship was scuttled. [247] |
Yu 1007 | ![]() | The surrendered Yu I-type Type 3 submergence transport vehicle sank in a storm at Mikuriya, Japan, in either 1945 or 1946. She later was salvaged, and was scrapped in January 1948. [248] [249] |
Ro-116 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ro-100-class submarine. Completed and commissioned in January 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk in May 1944 during her second war patrol.
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