Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates Arnhem Dutch East India Company 12 February 1662 An East Indiaman that ran aground on the Saint Brandon Rocks . Berwickshire United Kingdom 20 August 1944 A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-861 . [5] 30°58′S 38°50′E / 30.967°S 38.833°E / -30.967; 38.833 (SS Berwickshire ) Chivalry United Kingdom 22 February 1944 A cargo ship that was sunk by a Japanese submarine. 0°50′S 68°0′E / 0.833°S 68.000°E / -0.833; 68.000 (SS Chivalry ) City of Johannesburg United Kingdom 23 October 1942 A merchant steamer that was torpedoed by U-504 off East London , South Africa. 33°20′S 29°30′E / 33.333°S 29.500°E / -33.333; 29.500 (SS City of Johannesburg ) Clan Macarthur United Kingdom 12 August 1943 A Cameron -class cargo steamship that was torpedoed by U-181 off Madagascar. 23°00′S 53°07′E / 23°S 53.11°E / -23; 53.11 (SS Clan Macarthur ) Commissaire Ramel France 9 September 1940 A passenger ship that was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis . 28°25′S 74°23′E / 28.417°S 74.383°E / -28.417; 74.383 (SS Commissaire Ramel ) Cornelia P. Spencer United States 21 September 1943 A Liberty ship that was carrying 2,910 tons of steel and 300 tons of gum arabic that was sunk by U-188 . [6] 2°08′N 50°10′E / 2.133°N 50.167°E / 2.133; 50.167 (SS Cornelia P. Spencer ) HMS Cornwall Royal Navy 5 April 1942 A County-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid . 1°54′N 77°54′E / 1.900°N 77.900°E / 1.900; 77.900 (HMS Cornwall (56) ) HMS Dorsetshire Royal Navy 5 April 1942 A County-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid . 1°54′N 77°45′E / 1.900°N 77.750°E / 1.900; 77.750 (HMS Cornwall (56) ) Empire Chaucer United Kingdom 17 October 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-504 about 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) south of Cape Town , South Africa. 38°12′S 20°04′E / 38.200°S 20.067°E / -38.200; 20.067 (SS Empire Chaucer ) Empire Day United Kingdom 7 August 1944 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-198 about 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) east of Dar es Salaam , Tanzania. 7°06′S 42°00′E / 7.100°S 42.000°E / -7.100; 42.000 (MV Empire Day ) Fort Lee United States 2 November 1944 A T2 tanker that was torpedoed by U-181 . 27°35′S 83°11′E / 27.583°S 83.183°E / -27.583; 83.183 (SS Fort Lee ) Fort Longueuil United Kingdom 19 September 1943 A North Sands-class cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-532 . 57 out of the 57 onboard died in the sinking with two crew members surviving after being at sea for 143 days before coming ashore to Sumatra where they were taken prisoner by the Japanese. [7] 10°00′S 68°00′E / 10.000°S 68.000°E / -10.000; 68.000 (SS Fort Longueuil ) Frontier South Africa 27 September 1957 A cargo ship that ran aground east of East London, Eastern Cape , Africa. Hoihow United Kingdom 2 July 1943 A passenger ship that was torpedoed by U-181 . [8] 19°30′S 55°30′E / 19.500°S 55.500°E / -19.500; 55.500 (SS Hoihow ) I-27 Imperial Japanese Navy 12 February 1944 A Type B1 submarine sunk by the British destroyers HMS Paladin and HMS Petard . 01°25′N 72°22′E / 1.417°N 72.367°E / 1.417; 72.367 (I-27 ) I-60 Imperial Japanese Navy 17 January 1942 A Kaidai 3B-type submarine sunk by the British destroyer HMS Jupiter south of the Sunda Strait . 06°19′30″S 104°49′20″E / 6.32500°S 104.82222°E / -6.32500; 104.82222 (I-60 ) James B. Stephens United States 8 March 1943 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-160 about 150 miles (240 km) northeast of Durban , South Africa. 28°53′S 33°18′E / 28.883°S 33.300°E / -28.883; 33.300 (SS James B. Stephens ) Khedive Ismail United Kingdom 12 February 1944 A steamship that was torpedoed by I-27 , with 1,297 deaths. 01°25′N 72°22′E / 1.417°N 72.367°E / 1.417; 72.367 (SS Khedive Ismail ) Koning der Nederlanden Netherlands 5 October 1881 An ocean liner that sprang a leak and sank east of the Seychelles . 5°14′S 64°7′E / 5.233°S 64.117°E / -5.233; 64.117 (SS Koning der Nederlanden ) Kormoran Kriegsmarine 19 November 1941 A merchant raider that sank off Western Australia near Carnarvon due to damage sustained in combat with the Australian light cruiser Sydney . 26°05′46″S 111°04′33″E / 26.09611°S 111.07583°E / -26.09611; 111.07583 (Kormoran ) USS Langley United States Navy 27 February 1942 A seaplane tender scuttled 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Tjilatjap , Java , after sustaining damage in an attack by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. 08°51′04.2″S 109°02′02.6″E / 8.851167°S 109.034056°E / -8.851167; 109.034056 (USS Langley (AV-3) ) Lapérouse French Navy 31 July 1898 A Lapérouse -class unprotected cruiser wrecked during a storm on the coast of Madagascar at Anosy . Magicienne French Navy 24 August 1810 A Magicienne -class frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port . Marietta E United Kingdom 4 March 1943 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-160 . 31°29′S 31°07′E / 31.49°S 31.11°E / -31.49; 31.11 (SS Marietta E ) Monge French Navy 8 May 1942 A Redoutable -class submarine sunk by the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Active and HMS Panther off Diego-Suarez , Madagascar , during the Battle of Madagascar . Oceanos Greece 4 August 1991 A cruise ship that sank off Coffee Bay , South Africa . 32°07′15″S 029°07′13″E / 32.12083°S 29.12028°E / -32.12083; 29.12028 (MTS Oceanos ) USS Pecos United States Navy 1 March 1942 A Kanawha -class fleet replenishment oiler sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft south of Java . 14°27′S 106°11′E / 14.450°S 106.183°E / -14.450; 106.183 (USS Pecos (AO-6) ) HMS Pegasus Royal Navy 20 September 1914 A Pelorus -class protected cruiser that sank in the harbor at Zanzibar due to damage sustained earlier in the day in combat with the Imperial German Navy light cruiser SMS Königsberg during the Battle of Zanzibar . 06°08′54″S 039°11′36″E / 6.14833°S 39.19333°E / -6.14833; 39.19333 (HMS Pegasus ) Pinguin Kriegsmarine 8 May 1941 An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by HMS Cornwall . 3°30′0″N 57°48′0″E / 3.50000°N 57.80000°E / 3.50000; 57.80000 (German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin ) HMS Plym Royal Navy 3 October 1952 A River-class frigate obliterated in the Monte Bello Islands off Western Australia by the detonation of an atomic bomb within her hull in Operation Hurricane , a British nuclear test . Ramb I Regia Marina 27 February 1941 An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by HMNZS Leander in the action of 27 February 1941 . 1°0′N 68°30′E / 1.000°N 68.500°E / 1.000; 68.500 (Italian ship Ramb I ) Samuel Heintzelman United States 9 July 1943 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-511 . Originally it was believed that it was sunk by a Japanese surface raider. There would be no survivors of the ship from the sinking. [9] 9°00′S 81°00′E / 9.000°S 81.000°E / -9.000; 81.000 (SS Samuel Heintzelman ) HMS Sirius Royal Navy 23 August 1810 A frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port . HMAS Sydney Royal Australian Navy 19 November 1941 A Leander -class light cruiser that sank off Western Australia near Carnarvon due to damage sustained in combat with the German merchant raider Kormoran . 26°14′31″S 111°12′48″E / 26.24194°S 111.21333°E / -26.24194; 111.21333 (HMAS Sydney (D48) ) Texanita Liberia 21 August 1972 An oil tanker that collided with Oswego-Guardian off Stilbaai , South Africa . 34°48′S 21°24′E / 34.80°S 21.40°E / -34.80; 21.40 (Oswego-Guardian/Texanita collision ) Tjisalak Netherlands 26 March 1944 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by I-8 . 2°30′S 78°40′E / 2.500°S 78.667°E / -2.500; 78.667 (SS Tjisalak ) RIMS Warren Hastings Royal Indian Marine 14 January 1897 A troopship that hit a rock and was wrecked off Réunion .