World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Naples by Allied aircraft. She was beached in a sinking condition. She was refloated in March 1949 and scrapped.[3][4]
The cargo ship collided with Maasburg (Netherlands) in the Elbe, She broke in two and sank. The wreck was dispersed in 1948. The whole crew was rescued.[6][7]
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Palermo, Sicily, Italy by Axis aircraft with the loss of one of her 43 crew. She was refloated in 1946, repaired and entered Italian service as Teseo.[14][15]
World War II: The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was sunk off the Gironde estuary by Royal Air Force aircraft. Two crew were killed and 7 wounded according to initial report, but 5 crew were killed according to another source and the names of 8 crew who died this day are known.[29][30][31]
World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands by Royal Air Force aircraft. 13 crew were killed.[17][18]
World War II: The guard ship was sunk off Cape Set-Novoloc by German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter-bomber aircraft. Two crew were killed and one wounded.[42][43]
World War II: The tanker hit a mine off Bizerte, Tunisia. Five crew and two Armed Guard gunners were killed. She reached port under her own power, but was deemed damaged beyond repair.[49][50]
The A-class destroyer (1,350/1,765 t, 1930) was set on fire and severely damaged by the explosion of Fort La Montee (United Kingdom) at Algiers. Although she was towed to Taranto, Apulia, Italy for repairs, she was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in 1949. 28 crew were killed and 8 more died of wounds in the next days.[51]
World War II: The cargo ship was heavily damaged during an American air raid on Naples, Italy. She was scuttled by the Germans on 15 September. She was refloated in 1947 and scrapped in 1949.[3][53][54]
The ammunition cargo of the Fort ship (7,134 GRT, 1942) caught fire, and she exploded and sank at Algiers, Algeria. 17 crew and 5 armed gunners were killed, 2 crew and 1 armed gunner died of their wounds in the following days. There were also many casualties aboard HMS Arrow and in the port.[51][56]
World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk at Gibraltar by an Italian limpet mine. Depending on sources one or two crew died or died of wounds. She was a total loss and was scrapped in 1949.[49][50][57][58]
World War II: The troopship, badly damaged on 4 April 1943 by an air raid at Naples and laying since then half-sunk in the port, was bombed again and sunk during an American air raid. She was refloated 1946–47 and scrapped 1947–48.[17][54][61]
World War II: The Spica-classtorpedo boat was heavily damaged during an American air raid on Naples, and capsized and sank the next day. Two crew were killed.[17][54]
World War II: The tanker (9,944 GRT, 1937) was sunk at Gibraltar by an Italian limpet mine or manned torpedo. She was declared a total loss on 9 April 1945. Subsequently repaired and entered Norwegian service in 1946 as Giert Torgersen.[58][63][64]
World War II: The Siebel ferry was heavily damaged by Allied fighter-bomber aircraft in the Strait of Messina. Seven crew were wounded. She was no longer able to sail and was scuttled at Catona, Calabria, Italy on 16 August.[74]
The Type VIIA submarine collided with Lech (Kriegsmarine) at Memel, Lithuania and sank with the loss of four of her 43 crew. She was raised on 24 August and later scrapped.[78]
World War II: The Type C Marinefahrprahm was set on fire by Allied fighter-bomber aircraft at Nicotera, Calabria, Italy, and was destroyed when her ammunition cargo exploded. There were four dead and sevenwounded.[82]
World War II: The Type C Marinefahrprahm was badly damaged by Allied fighter-bomber aircraft off Bagnara. She was run aground and later scuttled. One crew was wounded.[92]
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (212 t) was bombed and strafed by Allied aircraft in the Strait of Messina and was seriously damaged. She was run aground near the mouth of the Petrace south of Gioia Tauro, Italy, and was abandoned.[95]
World War II: The PiLB 39 Type personnel landing craft was strafed and sunk off Faro Point, Sicily, by Allied aircraft. Two crew were killed. There were five survivors.[103]
World War II: The Type C Marinefahrprahm ran aground at Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy. Attempts to tow her failed and she was scuttled on 19 August. She was salvaged and put in Italian service as MTC-1104 (Italian Navy) in May 1950.[112]
World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Lae by North American B-25 Mitchell and Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[17]
The Kazan Maru-class auxiliary transport (a.k.a. Tangshan Maru) ran aground west of Erimo-Misaki (41°57′N143°12′E / 41.950°N 143.200°E / 41.950; 143.200). Attempts to refloat the vessel were unsuccessful. She sank on 20 August with part of her bridge above water.[124]
The cargo ship caught fire and was then sunk by the explosion of her cargo of ammunition at Hamnbukt, Porsanger Municipality, Norway. Depending on sources, 44 or at least 63 German soldiers who were fighting the fires were killed.[166][167][168][169]
World War II: The fishing boat disappeared in the North Sea northwest of Esbjerg, Denmark, with all four hands, in an area where drifting mines were seen.[7]
World War II: The tug was sunk by Allied aircraft at Messina, Sicily. She had been badly damaged by bombs during the night of 5 to 6 August and might have been scuttled.[199][206]
World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was damaged by Allied aircraft and was run aground near Siderno, Calabria, Italy. She was a total loss but there were no casualty.[26][210]
World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was damaged by Allied aircraft and was run aground near Siderno, Calabria, Italy. She was a total loss but there were no casualty.[26][211]
World War II: The Siebel ferry was damaged by Allied aircraft off Punta Pezzo, Calabria, Italy. She was scuttled at Catona, Calabria, Italy on 16 August.[215]
World War II: The disabled ferry ship was scuttled at Messina, Sicily as no tug was available to tow her to Italy. She was raised in 1949, repaired and resumed service in 1953.[218][219]
World War II: The motor-sail boat (45 t) was damaged on 15 August during an air attack on Vibo Valentia, Italy. She sank the next day when the port was subject to more naval and air attacks.[227]
World War II: The Siebel ferry was damaged by aircraft in the Strait of Messina and in the evening was beached near San Giovanni, Calabria, Italy to avoid sinking but was a total loss.[233]
World War II: The Siebelgefäß landing craft was heavily damaged by Allied fighter-bombers off Punta Pezzo, Calabria, Italy, and was scuttled by her crew.[239]
World War II: The Siebelgefäß landing craft was heavily damaged by Allied fighter-bombers near Scilla, Calabria, Italy, and was scuttled by her crew.[240]
World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft at Marinella di Palmi, Calabria, Italy. She was raised by the Germans in September 1943 and resumed service as F 4711.[244]
World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was torpedoed and sunk by Allied aircraft near Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy. There were no casualty.[26][247]
World War II: Convoy HX 252: The Liberty ship collided in the Atlantic Ocean with J. H. Senior (Panama) and caught fire. J. Pinckney Henderson was towed to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada where she was beached. The ship, which was on her maiden voyage was a total loss. J. H. Senior was towed to Bay Bulls, Newfoundland where she was also declared a total loss. There were three survivors from J. Pinckney Henderson and six from J. H. Senior.[260][261]
World War II: The coaster was sunk by an explosion, probably due to a mine, in the Great Belt, Denmark. Two of the four crew were killed. The ship was later raised.[7]
World War II: The patrol ship was damaged by German aircraft in Motovka Bay the day before and was beached near Cape Sharapov. Five crew were killed. She was bombed and sunk by German aircraft.[251][269][270][271][285]
The tanker ran aground in The Smalls, Cornwall and later broke in tow. All crew were rescued by lifeboats. She was declared a constructive total loss. The stern section was salvaged, a new bow section was constructed and she returned to service in December 1947.[286][287][288]
World War II: The sailing ship (68 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon by U-596 (Kriegsmarine). The crew had left the sailing vessel before it was attacked and safely reached the coast.[291]
World War II: The schooner was stopped in the Black Sea by ShCh-209 (Soviet Navy) that captured the whole crew. She was left to drift without a crew and eventually sank.[307][308][309]
The coastal minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in error in Puget Sound by United States Navy aircraft whilst acting as a target towing ship and practice torpedo retrieval vessel. The whole crew was rescued.[324]
World War II: The Heito Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk 1 mile (1.6km) east of Car Nicobar Island by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 7th Bomb Group, 10th Air Force. Four troops and 29 crew were killed (another source says 29 crew and 18 gunners were killed).[76][325]
The minesweeper ran aground in Kongsfjord, Norway. Declared a total loss on 27 August, the wreck was abandoned and was later torpedoed by a Royal Navymotor torpedo boat on 2 September.[17][326]
World War II: The SC-497-classsubmarine chaser was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea in Palermo by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. 20 crew were killed and 4 wounded.[17][331][332]
World War II: The schooner (33t) took fire for an unknown reason in the port of Krioneri, near Patras, Greece, and was sunk by gunfire when the fire went out of control.[342]
World War II: The StuBo42 type landing craft/motor launch was sunk by Soviet aircraft at Temryuk, Russia. Two soldiers were wounded. She was later raised but not repaired.[357]
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 48 nautical miles (89km) off Brindisi by HMSUnseen (Royal Navy). Four crew were killed and 12 survived.[17][367][368][369]
World War II: The recently raised Kenai Maru-class auxiliary transport ship (8,359 GRT, 1933) was torpedoed and sunk again in Apra Harbour, Guam by USSSnapper (United States Navy). There were no casualties.[17][373][374][375]
World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat (103 GRT) was sunk with gunfire and scuttling charges off Saseno Island, Albania, by HMSUnseen (Royal Navy). All 17 crew survived, two being captured by the submarine.[26][368]
World War II: The Spica-classtorpedo boat had run aground on 4 August near the town of Cirò Marina, in the Gulf of Taranto, and was still stranded there despite several attempts. She was torpedoed and sunk by HMSUltor (Royal Navy). 9 crew and a young boy on a fishing boat nearby were killed, and another crew died of wounds.[17][383]
World War II: Operation Safari: The Springeren-classtorpedo boat tried to escape to Sweden to prevent capture by the Germans but was intercepted by a German warship and was scuttled by sailing at full speed into the Stammenakke reef. There were no casualty.[17][389][390]
World War II: Operation Safari: The offshore patrol vessel was scuttled in the Great Belt to prevent capture by the Germans. She was later salvaged by the Germans and used as a patrol boat.[389][390][396]
World War II: Operation Safari: The minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised and repaired by the Germans.[389][390][393][397]
The landing craft assault (9/12 t, 1942) had been recently modified as a LCA (HR) by the setting of a Hedgerow rocket launching system, but it has been done in an improvised way and the craft was not specially strengthened as it should be. During the first trial in Bizerta Bay the shock of firing damaged the craft that took so much water she quickly sank off Bizerta. There was no casualty.[398][399]
World War II: Operation Safari: The Lougen-class minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised by the Germans, repaired and returned to Danish service in May 1945.[389][390][393][400]
World War II: Operation Safari: The minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised, repaired and put in Kriegsmarine service.[389][390][393][402]
World War II: Operation Safari: The Lougen-class minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised by the Germans, repaired and returned to Danish service in May 1945.[389][390][393][400]
World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by an explosion, probably due to a mine, in the North Sea west of Esbjerg, Denmark. All four crew were rescued.[7]
World War II: Operation Safari: The minesweeper was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised by the Germans and returned to Danish service post-war.[389][390][393][403][404]
World War II: Operation Safari: The minesweeper was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised by the Germans and returned to Danish service post-war.[389][390][393][403][405]
World War II: Operation Safari: Battle of Isefjord: The coastal defence ship was run aground after being damaged by German bombing in the Isefjord while trying to reach Sweden. Five crew were wounded, one fatally. Salvaged in October 1943 and put into German service as Nordland.[389][390][406][407]
World War II: Operation Safari: The coastal defence ship was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Later salvaged by the Germans and returned to service as the Adler (Kriegsmarine).[389][390][408]
World War II: Operation Safari: The minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.She was raised and repaired by the Germans.[389][393][390][397]
SøbjørnenWorld War II: Operation Safari: The Søløven-class minesweeper was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. She was raised by the Germans but broke during the attempt and was not returned to service.[389][393][390][410]
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off Istanbul, Turkey by Shch-215 (Soviet Navy). According to one source all 39 crew were rescued but another tells all 40 crew were killed and the names of 6 German men (2 sailors and 4 Flak gunners) who died aboard this ship on this day are known.[17][31][413][419]
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine disappeared on patrol in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all 52 crew. It was last reported on 30 August before doing a deep dive trial.[435]
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