World War II: The cargo ship (1,016 GRT, 1914) struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. She was beached, but was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[1]
Netherlands
The coaster (391 GRT, 1939) collided with (Norway) in the English Channel south of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. All crew were rescued by Madrono.[2]
2 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship (2,364 GRT, 1918) struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of , Albania. There were 5 dead and 35 survivors.[1][3]
United Kingdom
World War II: The ship was (6,579 GRT, 1922) torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) north of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (22°24′N21°11′W / 22.400°N 21.183°W / 22.400; -21.183) by U-65 (Germany Navy). All 105 passengers and crew survived. Some were rescued by and (both United Kingdom), others reached land in their lifeboat.[1][4]
3 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Finland
World War II: The cargo ship (1,460 GRT, 1911) was bombed and sunk at Bremen, Germany by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was later salvaged.[1]
Germany Navy
World War II: The naval drifter/minesweeper (113 GRT, 1916) was lost on this date.[5]
United Kingdom Navy
The naval trawler (70 GRT, 1912) foundered in a gale in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent.[1]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (2,466 GRT, 1930) struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Southend Pier, Essex with the loss of six of her 18 crew.[1]
Finland
World War II: The Royal Air Force bombed a bridge over the Kiel Canal dropping it on the cargo ship (2,803 GRT, 1908), sinking her. The ship was raised and removed, and the canal reopened.[1]
4 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (1,326 GRT, 1918) was bombed and sunk south east of Haugesund, Norway, by Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Royal Air Force. All crew were rescued by (Germany Navy).[6][7]
World War II: : The cargo ship (6,718 GRT, 1923) foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Cape Race, Newfoundland with the loss of 34 of her 58 crew.[10]
Germany Navy
World War II: The vorpostenboot (391 GRT, 1929) struck a mine and sank off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of 22 lives.[1][11][12]
Italy
World War II: The coaster (273 GRT, 1918) struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya. The crew was saved.[1][13]
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,965 GRT, 1940) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides (59°14′N12°43′W / 59.233°N 12.717°W / 59.233; -12.717) by U-124 (Germany Navy) with the loss of nine or her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by (United Kingdom Navy). Empire Thunder was on her maiden voyage.[1][14][15]
Gadra
United Kingdom
World War II: The trawler (219 GRT, 1906) struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Myling Head, Faroe Islands with the loss of seven of her ten crew.[1]
United Kingdom
World War II: The tug (87 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the River Medway with the loss of all 5 crew.[1][16]
7 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of the North Goodwin Lightship. (Look 07/01/1940)( Trinity House ).[17]
World War II: The MOB-FD-class naval trawler/submarine chaser (527 GRT, 885 t, 1940) was sunk by mines off Feiestein with the loss of 10 lives.[19][20]
World War II: The Type 24 torpedo boat (933/1,320 t, 1928) struck a mine shortly before midnight while returning from a mine-laying operation and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France, with the loss of 45 crew.[1][21][circular reference]
World War II: : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of County Galway, Ireland by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew. (Look 30/01/1940)[24]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (8,703 GRT, 1920) struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm, Glamorgan. The entire crew were rescued.[1]
Vega
Italy Navy
World War II: Operation Excess: The Spica-classtorpedo boat (775/1,005 t, 1936) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon, Tunisia by HMS Bonaventure and HMS Southampton (both United Kingdom Navy). There were 122 killed and 6 survivors.[1][25][3]
World War II: The cargo ship (1,216 GRT) struck a mine and sank off Copenhagen, Denmark with the loss of 4 of her 17 crew.[1][26][27]
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (688 GRT, 1901) struck a mine and sank off Malmö, Sweden. The Swedish pilot and some crew were wounded.[28][29]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (1,142 GRT, 1923) was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five crew. She came ashore the next morning at Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. Refloated on 14 January.[1]
World War II: The Capitan Dumitrescu-class minesweeper (375/443 t, 1918) was sunk in the Danube Estuary off Sulina by a mine laid the day before by the minelayer Aurora ().[30][31]
The ocean liner ran aground off Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. There was no casualty among her 192 passengers and 482 crew. She was refloated on 4 February, repaired and returned to service.[32][33]
World War II: The motor torpedo boats were destroyed whilst under construction at Vosper Thorneycroft's yard, Southampton, Hampshire during a Luftwaffe air raid.[1]
Oriole
United Kingdom
World War II: The trawler (172 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Faroe Islands with the loss of all 10 crew.[1][34]
World War II: The Town-classcruiser (9,090/11,360 t, 1937) was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Malta by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe with the loss of 81 of her 748 crew. She was scuttled by HMS Gloucester and HMS Orion (both United Kingdom Navy).
The pilot boat (280 GRT, 1925) ran aground in the and was wrecked.[1]
Netherlands
The cargo ship (7,073 GRT, 1916) ran aground in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom and was wrecked. There were no casualties.[35]
Denmark
The cargo ship (2,212 GRT, 1912) ran aground in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[36][37]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (7,472 GRT, 1921) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (8°55′N15°03′W / 8.917°N 15.050°W / 8.917; -15.050) by Comandante Cappellini (Italy Navy). There were 337 soldiers and crewmen aboard. 315 were rescued by Spaniare and Bengali (both United Kingdom Navy) but some died of their wounds, bringing the number of dead to 27 or 32 depending on sources.[1][38]
United Kingdom Navy
World War II: The Hunt-classminesweeper (710/930 t, 1919) struck a mine in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was beached. She was repaired and returned to service in June 1941.[1]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (4,079 GRT, 1911) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°45′N23°59′W / 52.750°N 23.983°W / 52.750; -23.983) by Luigi Torelli (Italy Navy) with the loss of 12 of her 32 crew. Survivors boarded the drifting (Greece) the next day and were later rescued by HMS Highlander (United Kingdom Navy).[39][40]
World War II: The coaster (354 GRT) struck a mine and was damaged in Liverpool Bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the (United Kingdom) and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. One crewman was killed. She was later refloated, arriving at Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs on 10 April.[39]
United Kingdom
World War II: The sludge carrier (1,286 GRT) struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of the (United Kingdom). All crew were rescued.[39]
World War II: The cargo ship (5,101 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (52°33′N24°13′W / 52.550°N 24.217°W / 52.550; -24.217) by Luigi Torelli (Italy Navy) with the loss of 17 crew. She was abandoned, but reboarded on 16 January, along with survivors from (Norway). They were rescued by HMS Highlander (United Kingdom Navy). The ship later sank.[39][40][42][43]
Stalker
United Kingdom
World War II: The trawler (197 GRT) was bombed in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft, and was beached in a sinking condition. All 11 crew were rescued. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[39][44]
16 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom Navy
World War II: The naval trawler (213 GRT, 1912) struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank. All crew were rescued.[39][45]
Greece
World War II: The cargo ship (4,581 GRT, 1919) was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (55°15′N11°40′W / 55.250°N 11.667°W / 55.250; -11.667) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. All crew were rescued. Meandros was taken in tow by a Royal Navy ship, but was scuttled on 20 January.[11][39]
Greece
World War II: The cargo ship (3,111 GRT, 1904) was torpedoed and sunk by Luigi Torelli (Italy Navy) with the loss of three crew.[39][46][47]
World War II: The passenger ship (14,118 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°28′N12°00′W / 56.467°N 12.000°W / 56.467; -12.000) by U-96 (Germany Navy) with the loss of 106 of the 249 people on board. Survivors were rescued by , and HMS Westcott (all United Kingdom Navy).[39][48]
World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The coastal defence ship was shelled and damaged in the Gulf of Siam off French Indo-China by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all France Navy). She ran aground, but sank when towed off.[39]
Ingenieur Riebell
Germany Navy
World War II: The ship was (675 GRT, 1911) torpedoed and sunk by a Royal Navy ship at an unknown location.
Royal Thai Navy
World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The torpedo boat (318/470 t, 1938) was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off French Indo-China by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all France Navy).[39]
Royal Thai Navy
World War II: Franco-Thai War: The coastal defence ship (2,015/2,265 t, 1938) was torpedoed and damaged by La Motte-Picquet (France Navy). She was beached in the River Chantaboum, French Indo-China.[39]
World War II: Franco-Thai War, Battle of Ko Chang: The coastal defence ship (2,015/2,265 t, 1938) was severely damaged by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all France Navy). She was beached, but was later repaired and returned to service.
Royal Thai Navy
World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The torpedo boat (318/470 t, 1938) was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off French Indo-China by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all France Navy).[39]
World War II: The tanker (6,987 GRT, 1927) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (26°34′N30°58′W / 26.567°N 30.967°W / 26.567; -30.967) by Kormoran (Germany Navy) with the loss of one, or 10, of her 45 crew with 27 captured and made prisoners of war, and 7 rescued by (United Kingdom Navy).[39]
World War II: The cargo ship (4,664 GRT, 1911) struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat.[39]
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship (1,384 GRT) struck a mine and sank at La Spezia, Liguria.[39]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
World War II: : The cargo ship (4,909 GRT, 1929) was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off the (United Kingdom) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two crew.[39]
World War II: The Adua-classsubmarine (686/843 t, 1938) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete by HMS Greyhound (United Kingdom Navy) with the loss of all 46 crew.[39][3]
World War II: The cargo ship (5,597 GRT, 1928) was captured in the Atlantic Ocean 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) west of Freetown, Sierra Leone (approximately 7°S3°E / 7°S 3°E / -7; 3) by Admiral Scheer (Germany Navy). She was scuttled the next day.[39]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship (471 GRT, 1920) was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[52]
World War II: : The cargo ship (6,516 GRT, 1919) straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean (53°43′N16°07′W / 53.717°N 16.117°W / 53.717; -16.117) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was torpedoed and sunk on 26 January by U-105 (Germany Navy) with the loss of eight crew.[11][39]
Belgium
World War II: The cargo ship (1,550 GRT, 1906) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 50°N19°W / 50°N 19°W / 50; -19) by Marcello (Italy Navy) with the loss of all hands.[39][54]
United Kingdom Navy
World War II: The naval trawler (245 GRT, 1914) struck a mine and sank in the Crosby Channel, Liverpool with the loss of 19 crew.[39]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (5,103 GRT, 1937) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (9°27′S3°00′W / 9.450°S 3.000°W / -9.450; -3.000) by Admiral Scheer (Germany Navy). All crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.[39]
World War II: The Rescue Tug (487 GRT, 1937) was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 18 crew.[39][56]
Norway
The cargo ship (1,620 GRT, 1913) collided in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Butt of Lewis, United Kingdom (60°40′N12°09′W / 60.667°N 12.150°W / 60.667; -12.150) with (United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of two of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Banda Shahpour.[57][58]
Mary E. O'Hara
United States
The 92-foot (28 m), 108-gross register tonfishing vessel sank in 50 feet (15 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Outer Boston Harbor, 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) east of at 42°23′00″N070°55′00″W / 42.38333°N 70.91667°W / 42.38333; -70.91667 (Mary E. O'Hara) after colliding with the bargeWinifred Sheridan (United States). A total of 18 people from the two vessels lost their lives.[59][60]
The 187-foot (57 m), 934-gross register tonbarge sank in up to 50 feet (15 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Outer Boston Harbor, 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) east of at 42°23′00″N070°55′00″W / 42.38333°N 70.91667°W / 42.38333; -70.91667 (Winifred Sheridan) after colliding with the fishing vesselMary E. O'Hara (United States). A total of 18 people from the two vessels lost their lives.[60]
22 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Diego
Italy
World War II: The schooner (63 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Tobruk, Libya by HMAS Vampire (). All ten crew were rescued and made prisoners of war.[39]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (4,098 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel off Barry Island, Glamorgan and was beached at Barry. She was refloated on 13 February and beached in Whitemore Bay, refloated again 5 days later and taken to Barry where she was repaired.[39][61]
The ocean liner (15,354 GRT, 1913) was bombed and damaged by Royal Air Force aircraft in 1940. She was subsequently scuttled at Tobruk, Libya. Later she was salvaged.[39][64]
United Kingdom Navy
World War II: The naval trawler (234 GRT, 1914) struck a mine and sank in the Humber. All crew were rescued.[39][65]
World War II: : The cargo ship (3,564 GRT, 1916) was bombed and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean 280 nautical miles (520 km) west of Galway Bay, Ireland (53°46′N16°00′W / 53.767°N 16.000°W / 53.767; -16.000) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of 16 of her 51 crew. She the straggled behind the convoy and was abandoned. Survivors were rescued by HMS Arabis (United Kingdom Navy) and (Sweden). Lurigethan was later torpedoed and sunk on 26 January at 53°50′N15°40′W / 53.833°N 15.667°W / 53.833; -15.667 by U-105 (Germany Navy).[11][39][73]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (1,859 GRT, 1909) was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°30′N14°52′W / 54.500°N 14.867°W / 54.500; -14.867) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of two crew.[11][39]
24 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (1,096 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of three crew.[39]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (5,144 GRT, 1920) was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of the Seychelles (4°18′S61°00′E / 4.300°S 61.000°E / -4.300; 61.000) by Atlantis (Germany Navy) with the loss of five of her 81 crew. The survivors were taken as prisoners of war.[39]
World War II: : The cargo ship (1,744 GRT, 1930) was bombed and damaged in the Thames Estuary by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of six crew of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Cotswold (United Kingdom Navy): Belgia came ashore at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service as Empire Bell.
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (1,568 GRT, 1919) struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary and was beached. She was later refloated.[39]
World War II: The coaster (407 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man.[39]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Netherlands
The cargo liner (4,930 GRT, 1922) ran aground on the Pladdy Rock. She was later refloated and taken in tow for the Clyde, but sank whilst under tow on 10 September 1942.[80]
Norway
The cargo ship (737 GRT, 1895) ran aground and sank at Brønnøysund, Nordland with the loss of one crew member. Later raised, repaired and re-entered service as Bodø.[81]
While under tow by the tugLaPoint (flag unknown) off the coast of British Columbia in the vicinity of the Queen Charlotte Islands, the 240-foot (73.2 m) logbarge – a former five-mastedschooner – disappeared when her towline broke in bad weather. She drifted 125 nautical miles (232 km; 144 mi) north as a derelict, and the United States Coast Guard discovered her wreck in Cordova Bay in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska east of Long Island in February 1941.[83]
Greece
World War II: The cargo ship (5,197 GRT, 1919) struck a mine and sank off Artemisium, Euboea, Greece. Two crewmen were killed.[39][84]
World War II: The cargo ship (1,944 GRT, 1926) was bombed and damaged at 55°34′N10°22′W / 55.567°N 10.367°W / 55.567; -10.367 by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was beached in Lough Swilly but later broke in two in a storm and was declared a total loss.[11][39]
South Africa
World War II: The tanker (13,640 GRT, 1930) struck a mine in the Bristol Channel (51°21′N3°16′W / 51.350°N 3.267°W / 51.350; -3.267) and was beached at Porthkerry, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 27 March and beached at Whitemore Bay but broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss. Tafelburg was salvaged, repaired and entered service as Empire Heron.[14][39]
World War II: Convoy SC 19: The tanker (10,468 GRT, 1935) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south east of Rockall, Inverness-shire (56°00′N15°23′W / 56.000°N 15.383°W / 56.000; -15.383) by U-93 (Germany Navy) with the loss of four of her 47 crew. She was taken in tow by HMS Anthony (United Kingdom Navy) but broke in two four days later. The bow section was scuttled on 6 February; the stern section sank on 13 February. Survivors were rescued by HMS Antelope (United Kingdom Navy) and HMS Anthony.[87]
29 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1941
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (11,900 GRT, 1926) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of St. Vincent by Kormoran (Germany Navy). All crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.[39]
World War II: The cargo ship (5,723 GRT, 1912) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (8°15′N25°04′W / 8.250°N 25.067°W / 8.250; -25.067) by Kormoran (Germany Navy) with the loss of 15 of her 81 crew. Survivors were rescued by Kormoran and (Spain). Those on Kormoran were taken as prisoners of war.[39]
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship (5,886 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-93 (Germany Navy). All crew were rescued.[39]
. World War II: Convoy SC 19: The tanker (10,468 GRT, 1935) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-93 (Germany Navy) with the loss of four crew. She broke in two. The bow section was scuttled by HMS Anthony (United Kingdom Navy).[39]
World War II: The cargo ship (9,001 GRT, 1917) struck a mine and was damaged in the Irish Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) due west of the (United Kingdom) and was abandoned. She was later reboarded and towed into Liverpool, Lancashire.[39]
World War II: : The cargo ship (3,677 GRT, 1925) was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of County Galway, Ireland by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew.[24][39]
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (2,530 GRT, 1924) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the (Germany).[39][91]
World War II: : The collier (3,091 GRT, 1920) struck a mine and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of North Rona Island, Scotland with the loss of four of her 15 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Verbena (United Kingdom Navy).[39][42]
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,436 GRT, 1926) struck a mine and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of North Rona Island. The 34 crew were rescued by (UK) and two Royal Navy corvettes.[39]
World War II: The cargo ship (2,203 GRT, 1923) struck a mine and sank in the Elbe.[94]
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off North Rona, Inner Hebrides. (See above Botusk)[95] NB: Molton was the original name of Botusk, it's the same ship!
World War II: The cargo ship (1,367 GRT, 1923) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain (49°03′N19°40′W / 49.050°N 19.667°W / 49.050; -19.667) by Dandolo (Italy Navy) with the loss of 23 of her 29 crew. The survivors were rescued by (United Kingdom) and landed at Lisbon, Portugal.[39][96]
World War II: The balloon barrage ship (200 GRT, 1935) struck a mine in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She came ashore at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. Later refloated and towed to Douglas.[39]
Egypt
World War II: The transport ship (1,290 GRT) was bombed and damaged by Luftwaffe in the Mediterranean Sea off Sidi Barrani. Later she was beached.[39]
Italy
World War II: The tug (407 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Adriatic Sea (42°50′N16°30′E / 42.833°N 16.500°E / 42.833; 16.500) by HMS Rorqual (United Kingdom Navy) that also damaged the floating battery GM 239 that Ursus was towing. Nine of the 18 crew of Ursus and 14 of the 49 of GM 239 are killed or missing.[39][97][98]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1941
Ship
Country
Description
Narval
World War II: The submarine (1,132/1,418 t, 1926) was sunk by enemy action with the loss of all 50 crew.[99]
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