List of shipwrecks in November 1945

The list of shipwrecks in November 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1945.

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November 1945
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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Unknown date
References

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Seal	United States	The 43-gross register ton, 58-foot (18 m) fishing vessel sank in the harbor at Seldovia, Alaska. [1]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Senko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	Indonesian War of Independence: The Senko Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk at Emma Haven, Padang, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies, by Dutch aircraft. She had been seized by Indonesian rebels on 11 October 1945. [2]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
HMS MFV 12186	Royal Navy	The MFV 1001-class motor fishing vessel sank off North Scroby after colliding with HMS MFV 1161 (  Royal Navy). [3]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Edinburgh Castle	United Kingdom	The ocean liner, after being declared not worth to tow back to England, was sunk as an exercise target by gunfire from the armed trawler Cape Warwick, HMS Portchester Castle and HMS Launceston Castle (all   Royal Navy), some 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Freetown. [4]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
USS Oberrender	United States Navy	The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a gunnery target in the Pacific Ocean.

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
F 511	Kriegsmarine	The surrendered Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk by a mine in the Baltic Sea with the loss of 26 lives. [5]
Hai Chu	Republic of China	The ship struck a mine in the Pearl River at Bocca Tigris and sank with the loss of 500 lives. [6]
USS Hogan	United States Navy	The Wickes-class destroyer was bombed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.
Prosper Schiaffino	France	The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Porquerolles, Var. [7]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
FS-290	United States Army	The Design 381 coastal freighter sank in a typhoon off Okinawa. [8] [9]
FS-406	United States Army	The Design 381 coastal freighter was wrecked on a reef in a typhoon at Okinawa. [10]
FS-410	United States Army	The Design 381 coastal freighter was lost in a typhoon at Okinawa. [11] [12]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Abbot L. Mills	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. She was declared a constructive total loss but was sold, repaired and returned to service. [13]
HMCS Assiniboine	Royal Canadian Navy	The decommissioned C-class destroyer ran aground at East Point, Prince Edward Island ( 46°28′30″N61°58′00″W / 46.47500°N 61.96667°W / 46.47500; -61.96667 ) when her tow parted whilst she was on the way to be broken up. Scrapped in place in 1952. [14]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Hokkai Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	Indonesian War of Independence: The Kinai Maru-class auxiliary transport (8,416 GRT, 1933) caught fire, burned, and sank at Surabaya. The Indonesian People's Front had seized control of the ship on 2 October 1945. [15]
William Hume	United States	The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea off Istria, Yugoslavia, She was taken in tow but sank at 45°36′N14°41′E / 45.600°N 14.683°E / 45.600; 14.683 . [16]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Two unidentified junks	North Vietnam Navy	First Indochina War; Battle of Co To Island: The unidentified junks, being used to transport troops, were destroyed by French forces. [17]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Edith Howaldt	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of chemical ammunition. [18]
Jantje Fritzen	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea. [19]
Sesostris	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea. [20]
Tagila	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of gas munitions. [21]
Taurus	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak. [22]
Theda Fritzen	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of high-risk munitions. [23]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Cedar Mills	United States	The T2 tanker struck a mine and sank off Ancona Italy. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Taranto, Italy. [24]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher	France	The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Stromboli, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Saigon, French Indochina. [25] Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher later broke in two in a storm. Declared a total loss. She was scrapped in situ in 1947.

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
USS Canandaigua	United States Navy	The unclassified miscellaneous vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Connecticut. The wreck was later raised and sold.
Kiyokawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	The Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender, aground off Shida Beach, north of Kamioseki, Japan, since 20 July 1945, sank in heavy weather. She was raised in December 1948 and later was repaired and put in Japanese civilian passenger service. [26]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
U-2321	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by ORP Błyskawica (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy). [27]
U-2322	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by ORP Błyskawica (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy). [28]
U-2324	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by ORP Błyskawica (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy). [29]
U-2328	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°12′N9°48′W / 56.200°N 9.800°W / 56.200; -9.800 ) whilst under tow to be scuttled. [30]
U-2345	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ). [31]
U-2361	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by ORP Błyskawica (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy). [32]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
U-2325	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by ORP Błyskawica (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy). [33]
U-2329	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). [34]
U-2334	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). [35]
U-2335	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). [36]
U-2338	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). [37]
U-2350	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). [38]
U-2363	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°10′N10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W / 56.167; -10.083 ) by HMS Onslow (  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (  Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). [39]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Neah	United States	The 42-gross register ton, 58.9-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Boulder Bay ( 60°54′N146°38′W / 60.900°N 146.633°W / 60.900; -146.633 (Boulder Bay) ) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [40]
U-298	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°35′N7°54′W / 55.583°N 7.900°W / 55.583; -7.900 ). [41]
U-312	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°35′N7°54′W / 55.583°N 7.900°W / 55.583; -7.900 ). [42]
U-968	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°24′N6°22′W / 55.400°N 6.367°W / 55.400; -6.367 ). [43]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Outarde	Canada	A storm smashed the lake freighter against the Consul-Hall Coal Dock at Clayton, New York. Salvage and repairs to the ship were not complete until June 1946. [44]
U-170	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°44′N7°53′W / 55.733°N 7.883°W / 55.733; -7.883 ). [45]
U-281	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°50′N10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W / 55.833; -10.083 ). [46]
U-328	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°50′N10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W / 55.833; -10.083 ). [47]
U-369	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°31′N7°27′W / 55.517°N 7.450°W / 55.517; -7.450 ). [48]
U-481	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 56°11′N10°00′W / 56.183°N 10.000°W / 56.183; -10.000 ).
U-868	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean ( 55°48′N8°33′W / 55.800°N 8.550°W / 55.800; -8.550 ). [49]
U.S.O.	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated the next day. [50]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Hazel	United States	The 10-gross register ton 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Cordova, Territory of Alaska. [51]

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